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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Women's Colored Border Handker- chiefs, 5c each.
 Women's Plain White Handkerchiefs, 3, 4 and Sc each.
 Women's White Hem Handkerchiefs, 9, 10 and 15c each. Women's Initial Hem Handkerchiefs, 12 1-2c each.
 Women's Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 12 1-2c each. Women's Silk Embroidered Handker- chiefs. 17c each.
 Gents Initial Handkerchiefs, 10 and 12 Pc each.
 Ladies' Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, 25c each. Ladies' White Silk Initial Handker- chiefs, 12 l-2c each. Gents' Black Silk Handkerchiefs, 50 and 69c each. /. l Cents Muffiers from 25c to $5.
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These rooms have been thrown open tc

These rooms have been thrown open to the public and to make it a pleasure for you to visit them we are selling out 50 dozen handsome Calico wrappers made of the best Simpson Grey and American Prints, with four pointed ruffle back, at 69c each; the $1.25 wrapper usually.
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STEVENSON.
LosT. SPRAYED OR STOLEN

LO3T, STKAYED UK STOLEN
 Strayed, from the north side of Bag burn Hill, IS staples and gone to parts unknown, so far as the owner knows.
 R. s. Hinman attended the farmers convention in Meriden, this week.
 Birdsev McEwen Is on the sick list pr Beardsley of Monroe attends him.
 The place to see pleasant faces will be at Old Mill hall Christmae evening when the tree will be divested of its burdens. Union Bueiness College, Bridgeport.
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In Fairfield Go lnty.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
MISS CURTIs-MR GILBERT.


 A very pretty church wedding was held in the Methodist church, Wednes- day afternoon, December 19. The con- | tracting parties were Miss Flora c. Cur tis and Francis E. Gilbert. The church was tastefully decorated with potted plants, evergreens, palms and chrysan- themums. Each seat was trimmed with
 ground pine and ivy, further adorned with bow of white satin ribbon. At 3.30 o'clock the bridal couple marched ln to the music of. Mendelssohn's march, Prof Platt at the organ. The bride was handsomely dressed in LansdoWn silk, couples many friends, the church was packed to it's utmost seating capacity to | witness the solemn and impressive cere- mony performed by Rev MT Merwin. Mrs Gilbert will be greatly missed in the church as she was an active member of the Christians Endeavor society, being the recording secretary. They were driven from the church to the home of the bride, and then to Botsford depot where they took the 5.04 train amid shower of rice for Canada, taking in Niagara Falls and other points of interest en route. The ushers were Ebert Hull, Charles F. Nichols. The happy couple were the recipients of many handsome presents. Many guests were present from out of town. These from Bridge port were MT and Mrs Julius Benham, Mrs c. B. Potter, Mrs John Beach and Mrs A. l.. Blood. Mrs Fred Curtis of Saybrook was also present,
 THR ARION BUZZER. The club met with Miss Winnifred Wakeman, last Monday evening. but as
 number of our members were ill, there was not enough present to constitute g quorum so there was no business tram
 sacted. The evening was spent very pleasantly in social time, at the con- clusion of which those present departed after assuring their hostess of very en- Ijoyable time. The next meeting will be held for the election of officers, on Mon- day, December 24, at the home of Miss Blanche Purdy.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport. c. l.. Smalley is better.
 Mrs B. H. French visited over the Sab-.
 bath in Newtown.
 The lectures illustrated by stereopti- con given by Rev MT Gurney will be cOn- lcluded in the schOolh0use on Friday ievening, December 28. Owing to mat ! ters beyond his control MT Gurney will be obliged to omit the meeting, this week. The attendance has steadily i'm creased and the interest also has inn proved.
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UMBRELLAS.

N'thing more appropriate as an Xmas gift, for man or woman. We've a big variety, best materials, novelty handles. Prices same as we sell everything, al- ways the lowest.
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HON! R!!!(lE!. [!

Mrs Nettie Curtis has returned from \ weeks visit with friends In Aneonia md Shelton.
 Married. Monday, November ID, Fl fhe |Congr ational parsonage n Derby by
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S M IT TT H,

ruler. The Springfield Republican makes these interesting comments on young Nicholas: "Czar Nicholas II seems to have some ideas of his duty to his peo- tablished Russian standard, if the reports Of his utterances and his intentions are true. It is natural to doubt the story that he is considering the establishment of Parliament, which involves a con- siderable degree of popular government, for Nicholas is not generally credited with being a radical, CT reformer. He has, it is true, shown confidence in, which neither his grandfather nor his father dared to do, and has promised to correct some of the worst abuses in domestic administration for which the bureaucracy is responsible. Even Step- niak is hopeful, and the Nihilists seem to have stayed their hands in anticipa- tion of possible reforms at the hands of the young czar. Stepniak says that the test of Nicholas's disposition will be his treatment of political offenders. and Stepniak is substantially right. The worst blot on Alexander ITS memory is Siberia and the political prisons, and if Nicholas reverses the policy which made that stain, he will prove himself to be stronger and wiser than any ruler Russia has had in recent years."
 The many friends of Reuben H. Smith, formerly editor of THE BEE, will be in- terested in his review of the time heawas connected with the Waterbury Ameri- can. This paper, by the way, is just eel ebrating it's 5oth anniversary, issuing an anniversary number with special articles, last week Friday. The American has kept pace with the growth of Waterbury and easily ranks with such journals as the Springfield Republican, the Boston Herald and the New York Times, Her. aid or Tribune. It may be said of the American that during its 50 years of life 1t has never been tainted by sensational ism, and has upheld all that is clean and progressive. Such paper deserves long life and the prosperity which must be it's portion. The paper was started as a weekly in ls44, when Waterbury had a population of only 5000. It became q daily lJanuary l, 1860. There are but three or four papers in the state it's sen for. It's editors in turn have been 'Fath- err E. B. Cook. James M. Woodward, M. |. Scudder, John c. Kinney, Reuben H. Smith and c. F. Chapin.
 
 An interesting decision has just been made in the United States Court of App peals, which demonstrates that clauses |in lifc insurance policies providing that the company shall not be liable to pay ment In case of the policy holder's sui- 1s NJ .ass4s S.. ' ,. 9s IT &s..sA
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NOAH'S ARK

is an attraction for the old as we'll as the young. See old Santa as he sits reading about the good things he expects to find for the little folks from it.
 We've got grist of good things for Christmas that will be worthy your att tention in the Dry Goods Section. Fol- low us with few desirable and useful presents:
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AN EPIDEMIC OF BURGLARY.

Sunday morning, Northrop Brothers
 carpenter shop was entered by burglars. They gained entrance by prying of the lock to the back door. The safe was
 blown open with dynamite, two holes
 being drilled for that purpose. The
 neighbors were awakened by the explos-
 ion and went to discover the cause of the
 noise. They saw man standing near the shop who gave the alarm to the hur- glars and they all escaped. The safe is completely ruined and the loss to North
 rop Brothers will amount to consider able, though there was little money in the safe.
 Union BusinessC College, Bridgeport. The fair and supper given by the Daughters of the King in Trinity chap el, last week, was great success. About
 fancy work was quickly disposed of.
 The money taken in amounted to over $1OO, which will be added to the fund for
 the new organ for Trinity church.
 The trolley is to be extended to the
 center of the village soon and the fare will probably be made i've cents to and
 from Bridgeport.
 The Christmas exercises for the Sum day school of Trinity will be held ext Friday, the 18th, in the church at 30 p. m.
 A number from here heard the ssMes- siah' at the Hyperion theater, New Hav- en, on Tuesday. R. F. Wakeman has completed the breakwater near his residence. The Star social club WilI have their an- nual ball at Washington hall, December 31. s' 's7 A daughter WAS born U Rev and Mrs q. Q. BoaWell, Inst week. The Chautauqua Gircle met If the resi- ldence of Miss 0race Ranlzs on Friday. Josiah Hawkins, 5. Cs Sherwood and A. E. Wak6man were on the jnry m tlle district court at Hartforll.
 The public sckools close today tor the Christmas vacation.
 A meeting III the vestry II Trinity was held on Wednesday eveuing.
 In tho matter 1T ideninG tho ch8nnel at Southport, C'hairm4n H. N Cartis mn Iappointed fhe follonIne Sanf1enen m imembers IT the aoutlkfo forf hasbor colue Imtttee John XII Js I1ivlnEsto Meeker, Chaf TIT V
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l7-I7!'77 2 g 2 s'l- ' .-773
 BETHEL.
WOLF PITS.

Mrs Hughes Of Brookfield has yisited George Dickens and M. \. Hoyt.
 " Fl. Smith has been tn WescOn.
 Representative Elect Whee1er of Weo-
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ton has been with his. daughter, Mrs Ar
 thur Mead.
 George Dickens was in Brookfield the first of the week.
 A. Fl. Dimond & son are doing 8 good
 holiday trade. They have a special line of goods in decorated crockery and hard l ware. Their windows contain fine line
 of skates for the boys and girls. Edward Ireland, former resident of Elmwood district, died at Westor, last | week. of heart trouble, and was brought
 to Elmwood district for burial, last Fri
 day. He was about 62 years of age, and
 belonged to the Grand Army. He re-
 ceived his pension just before his death.
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Editorial Ink Drops.

A curious feature of the immigration movement is the continued persistence of the new corners in avoiding the Southern states. Of the 2s5 ,63o who landed in the last fiscal year, only about 12,000 had their faces set toward the South.
 The leading advertisers journal in the country Is probably Printers Ink, and what 1t says about advertising "goes." In regard to the local paper as an adver- tising medium, it says:
 Local papers are good advertising for local merchants, even though their circula- tion be small and their editorials weak. You can't talk to as many people about your goods in six months as you can in one day In your home paper.
 Charles Lamb, one of the brightest spirits extinguished by drink, wrote mournfully looking back upon his child hood:
 
 first glass was delicious, look into my desola ton and be made to understand what dreary thing 1t is, when a man feels himself going down precipice with open eye and passive will, to see his destruction and not have pow Of will to stop it, and yet. to feel 1t all the goodness empfied out of him, and yet not be able to forget the time when 1t was otherwise, how he would avoid the first temptation to
 There Ia great expectation among the little folk, and questions fly thick and fast as hailstones about what they wish Santa Claus would bring them. And then the occupants of the miserable no-fire- place houses, have been in q quandry oyer the matter of how the jolly old saint is to get into such boxed up rooms where no chimney corner Is to hang stockings in. After great deal of curly headed meditation they have come U the conclusion that he can come in by . door as well as down chimney, and thae stockinEs hung In . conspicuous plsce will be easily found by the Joy giving, peace bringing old feliow. { Happy chIldhoodl Itisapity we can < TIT always carry 1t with n.
 1ks syes of Fl natIons are nov el e1 Ruasis, III i1as yoath11l
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Fine Velvet Coats all satin lined. equal in every respect to the sl5 jackets cold by the trade. sl0 each. See these gar ments and you'll wonder how ii can be 60.
 Mems Lounging and Bath Robes. Just 75 of them usually sold for $5. Our price S2.95. The materials of the poor est one cost more. Elder Down Loupg- Ing Robes, 8, usual price S7 90.
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JEWELRY DEPARTMENT.

No need to go elsewhere, You can find all kinds here from the cheapest kind to the rich kinds, in fancy plush and brocade satin cases. Elegant Silver Novelties, Silver and Gold Watches for the Ladies, Rings, Gentlemen's Tie Pins and everything belonging to this trade to be found right here, and at lower prices than elsewhere.
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Josiah Hawkins, Frank ". Rowley Lew is B. Curtis.
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TRUMBULL.
CHAUTAUoUA MEETING

CHAUTAUQUA MEETING
 The ChautauQua circle met at the par sonage, Monday evening. The "quiz' was conducted by Mrs Booth and Miss Sherwood. The program was as fol lows: Paper, ''The relation between England, the church of Rome in Wiclifs time," Mrs W. F. Wheeler. A study, "In what did wiclir's heresy con sist?''
 Table talk, "Wiclif's methods O dissemina ting his doctrines. Other religious leaders and sects that have followed & similar plan '
 Paper, "SOme famous followers of Wiclif notably John Huss and Jerome of Prague Miss Tait.
 Miss Alice Burton presided at the pi. ano. The next meeting will be omitted on account of Christmas exercises.
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BISHOP WILLIAMS AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 Bishop Williams confirmed class of l6 persons in Christ church, Sunday evening. As usual large audience wit messed the ceremony and listened to an eloquent address by the Bishop.
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GIVE Us GOOD ROADS.

Frank Sherman is carting stone and filling up the swamp road above the store. We hope the selectmen will keep him at it until it is raised at least two feet so we can have decent road. It has been disgrace to the town long enough. Money has been expended in other parts of the town where there is but little travel and this has been left with little done to it. Give us good roads if it does cost 8 little more. You can't expect good road where there is g very wet swamp on each side of it with the road the lowest.-CTax Payer. The funeral of Mir Carl was attended at his late residence, Tuesday, at D. ID. Rev MT Gurney officiateG, assisted by colored preacher from Bridgeport. Mrs Hattie Rugg was taken to Bridge port hospital, last week.
 The school closes Friday of this week for two weeks.
 The Radcliffe Brothers are running with part of their help. They soon will start up with full force.
 The fair at the hall was success. It was well patronized. The Aid society cleared about $75.
 Miss Mary H. Burroughs is at home. Miss Emily J. Burroughs is with friends at Washington.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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LONG HILL.
AT GRACE CHU RCH.


 Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 23 At 9.3O a. m., Holy Communion l0,3O a. m., morning prayer, Litany and sermon; Sunday school after morning service.
 Tuesday, Christmas day: At 10 a. m., morning prayer, sermon and Holy Com. municn-
 Friday, December 2s, Feast of Holy lnnocents: At '. 30 p. m., Sunday school Christmas sociable at the residence ot Fred L Turney.
 The customary Christmas tree festival at the church will be omitted this year, and in it's place 8 sociable will be held at the pleasant home of Mr Turney, where the children of the Sunday school will be entertained at supper and the Christ mas gifts will be distributed. The members of the parish are also expected to attend the sociable and the ladies are requested to provide refreshments, send ing them to the house as early as con- venient on Friday, December 2s.
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An interesting decision has just been made in the United States Court of Ap- peals, which demonstrates that clauses in lifc insurance policies providing that the company shall not be liable to pay. ment In case of the policy holder's suE cids VIII not always ayail. Itseems that on IT Robbins II Lincoln, Neb., held l
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CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCH.

CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCH.
 Sunday morning, the pastor will preach a Christmas sermr n and the choir will render appropriate music. The church will be decorated with greens as usual. Tuesday night there will be 8 Christmas tree and Sunday school con- cert. Plans are under consideration to make this very pleasant occasion. On account of the children the exercises will begin at o'clock. The public is cor dially invited.
 ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
 The anniverary exercises of the En-
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< Ins syes of Fl nakIons are nov
 esl {. Rp.sis. III tAs youthzahl h
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Castoria.

'sCastoriaisso well adapted tocATdrsn that Irecommend t as superior toany prsscriptson known to me. H. A ARcH IT D.,
 i'll So. Oxford st., BroGklyn, N. Y.
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Ax4s Damask Towels, 33c each. 10 Fancy Fringe Table Sets, $2.95. l2-4 Fancy Fringe Table Sets, $3.95. Ladies White Aprons, handsomely trimmed, at 25, 37 12 and soc.
 CLOCKS. French and Ansonia.
 JARDINIERES. Big Assortment.
 PICTURES. Genuine French Oil Paintings, Oleographs. {! Steel Engravings. Photographers. French and German Bisque Figures.
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DEATH OF A FORMER STAMFORD BOY.
 The many friends of Henry Curtis of Brook sheriff Charles and Robert Curtis, will regret to learn Gf his death at his home last week at the age of 57 years: The remains were taken to Milford tor interment last Saturday. Mir Curtis leaves 8 wife and daughter to mourn hi lfAcS A .E -a
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q The use Of sCasforiAs . a untvsrsal and its merits % ven known that it seem . work of mrereEugn&5on to endOfse it. Hew axe the intelligent families who do not keap Chsbnria within eaU reach. .
 CAn10s HA1ErH D. Ds,
 6ew Huk Og.
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PLENTY OF PATRIOTS IN STAMFORD.

Postmaster Spall's term Ot office expired on
 the 9th. No one has been appointed to suc- ceed him, but there are 8 plenty of patriots who are willing to assume charge of the office.
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The anniverary exercises of the En-
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,.N
 LAMPS.

LAMPS. Banquet Lamps. Parlor Lamps. Piano Lamps. --..- Prices the same as if the evenings were not so long.
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: Tor nsveral ysaz. I hnRs n.uug nanasa your Castuia nnd ahnl atuays eunkamso U doso as | has inysEi.h0 apns1cial xs1nItn-
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-11-08

management good. The orchestra was
excellent and was great assistance,
the instrumental selections being by no
means an unimportant part of the pro-
duction.
The comedy parts were well sustained
by Oscar Girard and A. M. Holbrook,
who had plenty to do but not so much
as to make their parts tiresome to the
audience. David Terrence, who sang
the role of "Fortunio," has a rich, deep
baritone voice that was treat to hear,
and the tenor solos of Harry Brockett
were particularly pleasing. The chorus
was strong, correct and had plenty to
do. In fact, in every respect was the
company of the highest class, and fully
up to their work.
The attendance was the largest of the
season, nearly every seat being sold,
pleasing testimonial and appreciation
of the public to Manager Capron for his
excellent judgment in booking such an
attraction.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-11-08
WESTMORELAND DEPOT.

The first snow of the season came
Tuesday morning.
Harris Wright and wife of Jeffrey Wis
tied friends here the past week.
Mrs. Barrey and three children have
gone to Prince Edwards Island. Mr..
Barrey will work on the railroad this
winter and board with Mr.. Mahoganey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rugg and little grand
daughter of West Swanzey called on
B. G. Aldrich one day last week on
their way to Grafton, VT, to visit
friends.
The vote here in Tuesdays election re-
suited as follows: For governor, Charles
A. Busiel, 1876; Henry o. Kent, 70. For
representative in congress, Henry NJ.
Baker, 1913; Charles Mcdaniel, 81. For
county commissioners, Warren III, But
Ter, 1913; Daniel r. Cole, 116; Russell Ell
Kittredge, III; Asa HI. Bullock, 70;
Curtis r. Crowell, rs; George Ell.
Games, 70. For representative to gen
eral court, James w. Lord, ia; Allen
A. Barker, 80. For supervisors of the
check list, George S. Aldrich, lis;
Joseph e. Fuller, 105; Warren w. Shell
ley, 108; Frank J. Bennett, 81: Alba j.
Buffum, 81; Frank S. Wilbur. 8S. For
moderator, Fred E. Cole 112; James A.
Craig, So.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-11-08
As Played at Claremont.

The Bellows Falls eleven went to
Claremont Tuesday and were defeated
II to 4. The game opened with the ball
in Claremont's hands. They kicked
away down the field but Joubert punted
back and Andrews got the ball, lodging
the interfere ce for touchdown which
was not allowed, the referee claiming
ofi-side play by Bellows Falls. Clare
mont kicked off again and though
Bellows Falls got the ball they could
make no gain. Sleeper made touch
down for Claremont and Smith kicked
goal.
Bellows Falls kicked off and were
working the ball toward Claremont ter
ritory when they lost it again. By a
series of pretty plays Claremont again
worked the ball across the touch line
but did not kick a goal.
Bellows Falls kicked off and had the
ball within ten yards of the Claremont
goal when time was called after II
minutes of play. They should have
had four minutes more, but the time
man got ratified.
The ball was kicked off by Bellows
Falls in the second half and they
worked it over Claremont's line for
touchdown; no goal was kicked. Glare
mont kicked off and there was a strug-
gle in the middle of the field till Thrash
er made run around the right end for
another touchdown. A goal was
kicked
The Bellows Falls boys played very
ragged game, in some respects the
worst they have put up this year. Ba-
con did some excellent work, tackling
hard and sure.
Neither of the goals kicked by Glare
mont counted, as the rules say that the
try for goal must be by punt-out OR a
place kick. The first goal was made by
a drop kick and the second by punt,
neither of which were correct.
The referee admitted that he called
time in the first half before he should,
and as Bellows then had the ball with
in ten yards of their opponents line on
the first down, there is a probability
that they would have made a touch
down and possibly goal. But as the
game was played the score was u to 4.
The ground was wet and slippery,
snow covering the field in places SO that
it was impossible to see the lines. Our |
boys were not prepared for this kind of
playing, but the Claremont men had |
cleats on the soles of their shoes which |
prevented them from slipping. The
Claremont interference was excellent |
point but the score should have been
different if our boys had played with
their accustomed vim.