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ous. The king bolt broke while going down the hill near the Junction, throw ing out the occupants of the carriage. causing nothing more than few scratches. The horse stopped at the Junction with no great injury to the carriage.
 Mrs Edmund Wild has been spending few days with Miss Susie Whitcome of Woodside.
 Howard Andrews is drawing timber for his new barn from Hawleyville, the frame being shipped from Woodbury via the New England road.
 Mrs David Clarke and child from Shelton has been visiting her sister, Mrs W. B. Roe, and E. c. Smith.
 A. $. Mansfield is putting in years supply of coal for St Paul's.
 Henry Noble and Mrs Thomas Smith, children of the Rev H. D. Noble of this town, were in town one day, last week, calling on old acquaintances.
 Quite number of the members of the Grange intended visiting Pohtatuck Grange on Monday evening, but the threatening weather prevented all but three from going.
 Roads in many sections of the town are quite badly washed, and as but few of them have been worked much, it makes travelling not much of a luxury.
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bakes, some distance from the house, ohviates the possibility of it's proving objectionable to those not taking part in 1t.
 The Lake Grove house at Quassapaug is now open for the season. E. k. Richard son, the genial proprietor, has been busy for some weeks making many and varied improvements, the most important ones being the addition of a roomy, comfort able and handsome veranda, which over looks the lake, presenting to the eye one of the finest of the many fine views at Quassapaug, and enlarging the dinning and waiting rooms. He is now putting an addition on one of his cottages. From the preparations being made one is led to believe that this season is to be one that will prove the largest in the history | of the house. Courteous treatment and strict attention to the wants of his pat rons are two points that are specialties with Mir Richardson.
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EASTON.
TwENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.
 Sunday afternoon, May 20, 1866, a young man awaited with young woman until the services were finished in the Baptist church at Easton and with hesi- ration, and diffidence approached the minister, Rev John Warren, ,and requested that he marry them. The young man was Seth Jennings, a farmer who had not yet attained his majority and the young lady was Miss Hester Marsh, one of a very numerous and well known family of Easton. The reverend gentleman kindly obliged the happy couple and they went upon their honeymoon. TWenty-eight years have passed and they have contri- buted the sunshine and showers of life upon the happy couple with much more sunshine than shadow. MT Jennings is now one of the prosperous dairy farmers of Bridgeport, the father of two bright children, son being in partnership with him, in business. For eight years he was familiar figure in Easton and for eight years he has been engaged in the milk business in Bridgeport. To ceIe- brate the event of their marriage anni- versary MT and Mrs Jennings entertain cd few relatives at a supper on Sunday
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May 27, first Sunday after Trinity : 9.3O a. m., Holy Communion; lO.3O. morning prayer; Sunday school after morning service.
 On account of the storm but few were out at the churches, Sunday.
 Harry SweeZey has returned from a weeks visit in New York and other places.
 Irving Coan has been buying a number of COWS and turned them out to pasture on land he has hired of George Clark.
 Solon Wales has bought business wagon built by the Long Hill Carriage Co. They have others on hand.
 The Methodist Sunday school is being supplied with new singing books. The title of the book is ''Wondrous Love-"
 Miss May Osborn of Stepney has visit ed at +. 5. Shelton's.
 Mrs Margaret Radcliffe is better. Her daughter, Miss Emma, has been taking care of her. She is having her house painted. G. Radcliffe is doing the work.
 Miss Lillie Beers has been visiting in BrOokfield.
 Sunday afternoon a small black and white female dog came to F. s. Shelton's. It acted lost, not knowing where to go. It still stays around. Mr Shelton wishes the owner would call it home. as it is not wanted where it is.
 Charles J. Hughes has just erected a handsome marble tablet at the graves of the late Mrs DelnOce and daughter, in our cemetery. The same concern has al- so put in a foundation for handsome monumentI for Elijah Summers and fam fly. They have also placed neat mar Die tablet at the grave of the late George French.
 Among the flowers at the funeral of Arthur Coe, was very handsome wreath with the word, "Schoolmate'' wroug ght on it, given by the children of the school at Long Hill, where Arthur attended.
 J. w. Smith, father of Mrs Boylston, is home again at the rectory.
 Miss Brandin of New Haven is with Miss k. J. Burroughs.
 Horace Betts from Brookfield is visit ing his sister, Mrs l.. Nichols.
 George Gabler has returned from New ork City, where he has been for some time past.
 Miss Anna Beach of Bridgeport is vis- iting at her grandparents, MT and Mrs L.. G. Beers.
 The Kickapoo Indians will give free public entertainment on the green, the 24th and 25tb. If unpleasant, the enter tainment in the hall.
 A happy party of 20 youpg people met on Saturday evening, the 12th, at the home of Miss Kathrine c. Lynch, in hon. or of her birthday. With music, games and dancing they whiled away the hours pleasantly until l1.30, when they sat down to bountiful collation.. They left many pretty tokens, both useful and or namental, such as handkerchiefs, book of poems and handsome ring. All joined in wishing their hostess many happy re- turns of the day.
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KENT.

TO CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY.
 A meeting was held in the Town hall, last Wednesday, to make arrangements for proper celebration of Decoration day. Below are few of the members of the several committees: Reception committee, Rev Messrs Wright and Biel- by. J. F. Gibbs, George Hopson, B. G Pratt; decorations and flowers, Mrs J. F. Gibbs. Mrs Cha mberlain, Mrs A. 5. Lane, Miss Chamberlain, Messrs Segar and others; music, Miss Amy Hopson. Miss Mansfield, Miss Hattie Snedeker, Mrs E. J. Ingersoll and others; collation., Mrs Wildman, Mrs Berry, Mrs Roberts, Mrs w. Stone. Mrs Millspaugh and others.
 Mrs George Hopson and Miss Hopson are quite sick.
 Miss F. A. Mallory is teaching the Kent Plains school during the absence of Miss Virginia Bronson, who is home sick.
 The union service on the Sunday before Decoration day will be held in the Con- gregational church at 3 p. m.
 A Swede was taken over to Litchfield jail, last Saturday, by Mir Mallory and John Finn. He was found in the Con- gregational parsonage at midnight and could give no satisfactory answer to be- ing there at such an unseemly hour. His explanation is looked for next October when the courts sits and he has been ad- vised by counsel.
 Justice Barclay is the first man to set out tobacco this year. We fear the early bird will get the worms, if our own gar
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STAMFORD.

hoNoho Io A FOfLMER STAMFORD BOY,
 Some Of the New York papers gave an account of dinner at Delmonico's, given in honor of Samuel w. Fairchild, president of the New York College of Pharmacy. MT Fairchild is a former Stratford boy and his many friends in town will be glad to know of the honor shown him by his business associates in the great city.
 The fair and festival held in the Con- gregatlonal lecture room, last Thursday. by the mission circle was a success so cially and financially.
 Ihe many friends of John Hard will be glad to know that he is recovering from his illness and is able to be about,
 The U. A. NJ. will listen to Rev Joel 5. Ives in the Congregational church on Sunday evening, by special invitation.
 Mrs Jenkins of Bridgeport has inter- ested the Methodist people with some very interesting Bible readings.
 Mrs Brown will sing in the Congrega- tional church at the Sunday morning service.
 A delegation from Elias Howe Coun- cl, Bridgeport, visited Pequonnock Council at the regular meeting, last week.
 The servant girl employed in the fam fly of William Strong, who has been suf- fering from an attack of diphtheria, is reported as getting along very favorably.
 grandchild of Mrs Dunbar is sick with the measles at the family residence on East Broadway.
 The Chautauqua circle met, this week, with Miss Mamie Wilcoxson.
 Maple Drum Corps are practicing for public appearance on Memorial day.
 A town meeting was called for Thurs ~ 0 n Ffny {~A A,lr proposed extension, and change of Iav- out of tracks of the Traction company, preparatory to the substitution of elec- tricity for horse power. Rev A. V. R. Abbott occupied the pull put in the Methodist church, last Sun day.
 The high wind of Sunday blew quite a number of trees down about town.
 Samuel Dickinson of New York spent Sunday in town. The Osceolas defeated team from the Bridgeport high school at game of ball played at Seaside Park, by a score of 39 to 15.
 Work is progressing rapidly on R. NJ | Curtis new house on St JChn avenue. The '. F. s. c. K. of the Congrega- tional church will hold festival in the Town hall, July f. Quite large number of boats were injured during the gale of the early part l of the week.
 Miss Edith Allen has gone to Yonkers l for visit.
 Frank Staples of Bridgeport is build | ing a cottage at the Lordship farm. Rev A. k. Beeman preached in Christ church, Sunday evening.
 Miss Parker of Virginia is visiting 1 Mrs A. A. Blakeman. Rev N. E. Cornwall, rector of Christ church, talked to the members of Lun- dy's Lane Baptist church, last Sunday afternoon, on Al time for everything > Rev A. R. Olney, D. D., and wife of the West Troy Presbyterian church have been the guests of Rev Mir Shackleton I and wife for few days. Clinton & Holmes, our enterprising bakers, have put in operation two de- livery wagons.
 Rev MT Shackleton and wife spent Sunday in Port Jefferson.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

Whiting, widow of the late Isaac H.. Whiting, on Tuesday, May 15, at the ad- vanced age of S5 years. removes another prominent Bridgeport lady of a past generation. Her funeral was attended at the residence of her son, Russell T. Whiting, No. 522 Fairfield avenue. on Friday, the 18th, Rev MT Beeman, acting rector of Christ church, officiating The pail bearers were: Messrs George Munger, Philip B. Segee, l.. H. Mills, James Staples, F. w. Smith, and Row land R. Lacey
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GREENFIELD HILL.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Mir and Mrs Holton of Danbury are re. joicing over young daughter. The mother is well known in this vicinity being formerly Miss Kittie Middlebro ok Mrs David Smith entertains her siste r. Miss Hattie Banks.
 Mrs George Banks and family have moved to Westport.
 MT Staugh and family are to move in at the Eunice Wilson place, which Mrs George Banks has just vacated.
 Frank Banks is having his house paint ed. William Hoag is yielding the brush. Mrs Elmer Buckley and two children have been vaccinated, also Miss Maggie kealie, teacher at Banks South school. Elmer Disbrow is assisting his father in carpenteripg at Miss Blackman's.
 DEERFfELD.
 Mrs Clark Nichols is on the sick list. and her daughter, Mrs Edward Brother ton, is caring for her.
 Miss Laura Dowd is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Miss NJ. M. Burr is spending a week with her sister, Mrs Charles Nichols. Miss Alice J. Nichols is visiting friends in Rye, \. Y.
 James Nichols is doing carpenter work for Mrs Kate Nichols in Fairfield Woods.
 H. R. Elwood is having painting done by parties from Bridgeport; also B. F. Banks
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den is any criterion, and the worms will get the early tobacco.
NEW MILFORD.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

HE ll-laNTE ANlb lClNlI1.
 The drama. "Through Snow and Sun shine,' given by the teachers and pupils of Center school, last Friday night, was very successfully presented. There was a good attendance, the entertainment netting about S90.
 Although the law forbids the catching of bass from the river, before July l, we understand quite number have been caught during the past two weeks.
 MT and Mrs George Noble and child ren of Easthampton, Mass, are visiting in town.
 In the matter of the appeal of John B. Smith from the decision of the county commissioners granting license to Solo, mon Kirby of sharon, there was hear ing before Judge Fenn, Tuesday, but at this writing. Wednesday forenoon. no decision has been rendered.
 The band stand on the South Park has
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NICHOLS.
A DRAMATIC SUCCESS.

A large audience assembled in Cooks hall last Tuesday night, to enjoy the production of "Uncle Toms Cabin" The hall was packed with people, many of whom had to stand, quite number being present from Bridgeport and the sur rounding towns. The play was great success. It was repeated again Thurs day evening, and although it's being stor- my prevented many from attending there was quite number present. Ice cream and cake were served, during and after the play. All present enjoyed pleas ant evening. The amount cleared was between $75 and SSO.
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In New Haven County.
SOUTH BRITAIN.

Andrew Bradley and wife are spending a few days at the old home.
 MT and Mrs W. l.. Mitchell, who came ID from Bridgeport to attend the Mitch ell-Wakelee wedding remained until Mon- day of this week.
 Mrs stephen Hayes from Bethlehem has visited her daughter, Mrs H. M. Can field.
 Mrs Cook, who has been spending few weeks with II. r. Mitchell's family, re- turned to her home in Bridgeport on the Thursday following the wedding. k. O. Mitchell is having slight attack of grip.
 Mrs George Stoddard and daughter from Providence is spending some time with her parents.
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PLATTSVILLE.

Mrs Hannah Hoyt of Norwalk is the guest of Mrs Nelson Smith.
 The young people of Lees Chapel are rehearsing for a flag drill to be given in the Good Templar hall, next month.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Emily Roberts and William K. Disbrow, Thursday evening, May 31.
 Master Willie Lane is sick with the humps, also Charles Fisher.
 Mrs Charles Marsh of Bridgeport is sick at her fathers, F. J. Booths.
 A. H. French is making great im- provements about his place by grading the ground around his house and lay ing cement walks.
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In litchfield County.
WASHINGTON.

AN ENJOYABLE GRANGE AFFAIR
 A large, delegation of Changers went from here Tuesday evening to visit the Morris Grange. Washington Grange supplied the lecturers hour and Morris Grange furnished the chief attraction, to many, viz the refreshments. It was hard to tell which was enjoyed the most. inc literary program was well carried out and reflects much credit on Miss Ella Ihayer, our worthy lecturer. The singing was especially good and was en- joyed by all. The piece An old fash toned song," in which there was a large chorus and all the singers were dressed up in the most approved old fashioned style, was very taking and elicited great deal of laughter from the audi ence. Funny recitations which kept the audience laughing most of the time, were well rendered. A German piece by Worthy Master Averill, an Irish "selecJion" Albert Titus, "A warning against ministers "a cDg horses on Sun day" by Lewis Mason. "Darius Green and bis wonderful flying machine" by Frank Halleck. There were also two comical dialogues, An old Head on Young shoulders" and "Answering a matrimo- nial advertisement, also a pantomime "Wanted, a wife, After the literary entertainment, a bountiful repast was served. Master Averill said in his open remarks that the Washington Changers came on purpose to get something to eat On the whole everything went off very smoothly and everybody seemed to en- Joy themselves just as grangers always do and aS they always try to make every one else.
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Mrs Jennie Amber is having her house painted, Charles Thorp doing the work.
 Frank Plumb and family of Bridge port have moved to their residence here for the summer.
 MT Hubbell, our genial mail carrier, kindly brought from Bridgeport, all the ice cream used both evenings, for the en- tertainment, last week, free of charge, besides donating money.
 On account of the storm, Sunday, there was no regular session of the Methodist Sunday school.
 Miss Elsie Nieholssentertains friend from Bridgeport.
 The Methodist Sunday school is to have new library to correspond with the wood work in the room.
 N. B. Curtis and wife are visiting friends in New Milford and Sharon.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR MATTERS.

At the regular semi-annual meeting of the \. P. s. c. E. held in the lecture room of the Methodist church, Monday night, the following officers were elect ed; President, Augustus Murr; vice pres ident, Mrs A. K. Gardner; secretary, Howard B. Curtis; treasurer, Miss Julia
 Thorp; chairmen of the several commit- tees Prayer meeting, Miss Anna Reed ; lookout, Mrs James Durward; social,
 Nathan $. Curtis; flower, Mrs H. c. whitney; music, Miss May Reed; well coming, Eugene Hotchkins. Our school Is enlarging quite fast. It now numbers
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lns and Mrs M. T. Rene, of Nichols, George E. Mott, William l.. Collins and Miss Evie Lawyer of Jersey City, N. J. :, George and Miss Lillian Jennings, Oscar Jones, besides a half dozen children. nephews and nieces of the happy and successful connie
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ROXBURY.

Mrs Bronson entertains her nephew, MT Peck, the past week
 pr l.. J. Pons attended the convention of health officers held at Litchfield, last Saturday.
 James Inniss and Mrs Bruce Hodge are having new iron fences erected in front of their residences.
 Mrs Merwin spent last week with her daughter, Mrs Howard Smith, at their home in Waterville.
 Myron O'dell is in with a car load of cattle.
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HUNTINGTON.

A BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
 Friday evening the lightning struck the barr of George P. Bidwell, passing throug the roof down near the cows and oxen ana out at one corner, without in- jury to the cattle and doing very little damage to the building.
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THE EENTER

THE CENTER AND VICINITY. D. D. Coley and grandson of Weston are visiting at E. $. Hawley's.
 Mrs P. A. Bartlett is visiting c. N. Curtis of Monroe.
 Nil and Mrs Lewis A. Downs of Chica- go, H., are spending few days with Mrs D. Mather and Mrs PhiIo Birdseye.
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WEST CORNWALL.

Mrs Charles Listman is very sick at her home.
 Miss Delle Cochrane has returned from an extended visit in Bridgeport and Long Hill.
 William Preston and wife spent Sun day at Winsted.
 Mrs E. Sanford has spent a few days with relatives.
 Cochrane Brothers have few horses left from the car load received a few weeks ago.
 Miss Seeley of Shelton spent Sunday as the guest of her mot her, Mrs NJ. A. Seeley.
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LADY BICYCLISTS IN MILFORD.
 The members of the Ladies' Bicycle Club take runs almost daily. The ladies of Milford are excellent riders, and enjoy their wheels thoroughly.
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heen tastefully painted. electric lights b en attached, making one of the best equipped band stan ds in this section. The band give their ii rst concert this (Friday) evening.
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ROUND THE STATION.


 MT and Mrs Austin Burritt of Water- bury are visiting relatives at Roxburv. The Treat-Davidson place is being very much improved by the addition of a veranda on the south and east sides of the house.
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MIDDLEBURY.
ApIT.E-pTE npnEI,

EVERYTHING IN APPLE-PIE ORDER.
 Improvements are in order at the Dews house at Lake Quassapaug. Ed win Dews, the proprietor, is having this season's business. MT Dews has placed ou the lake, this season, a new steamer. the gallant little Minerva, a noiseless and smooth running boat. He
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Go supply all applicants. 'ihls house has q large grove on the lake and can easily accommodate dozen different picnics and yet all be separated from each other. special grove for clam
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.ssbbYyIELD..

4 RUNAWAY WITH NO SERIOUS RESULTS.
 Miss Sarah Bradley met with an acci- dent which might have been quite seri-
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These times of depression have taught the value of a snug savings bank account, which have kept the wolf from the door in many instances in the manufacturing centers. It is interesting to note that the country savings banks went through the recent panic quite as well, if not bet ter, than the city institutions, suffering less from withdrawals, etc. In several instances also, the country institutions did not require any notice for withdraw als. This was true of our excellent Newtown savings hank, the Mil ford savings bank, and others that might be named
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spent in music and singing after the bounteous repast. Those present were MT and Mrs Seth Jennings, William Col
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In writing for newspapers, the majori- ty of people are careless as to their pen manship, and are awfully shocked after ward when a mistake appears. These people expect to make marks, which re- semble hens tracks more nearly than penmanship, and then expect the editor and proof reader to read it.. Printers Ink on this point says: "Compositors and proof readers get much blame for the few errors they make and little praise for the many blunders they recti- fy." In writing for newspapers be sure at first to make all proper names plain. Print them out if you can't write plainly.
 
 Prof k. w. Bemis of the Chicago uni versty, native of Springfield, Mass, has been looking up the matter of earn ings made by the average bituminous coal miner who is now on a strike. He finds that :-
 The average wages of the 24 323 miners in Illinois were only $6.s7 Il week Of the l9,59l Ohio miners SG.76; ot the B, ,7sO bituminous miners of Pennsylvania, $755; and of the 70 Gd9 anthracite men, SC 2l, The report for 1892 of the Ohio bureRu of labor statistics confirms this for it gives the average weekly earnings in 1892, In that state, as seer. In most states wages average about s2 6 day, when the men have work, but this Is usually not over 200 days In the year.
 The reason why the conference at Cleveland failed after the operators had declined to accept the proposition of a restoration of wages is now apparent. It Is against a considerable reduction of the earnings mentioned above that the men are striking. Prof Bemis Is an old friend of the editor of THE BEE. The advance of Prof Bemis has made in the last dozen years since he graduated from Amherst college has been almost phe- nomenal. He now occupies prominent position under President HarEer at Chicago university, and has a national reputation as q lecturer and writer son social and economic questions.
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Columbia and is happy. Brother, 20 thou to Wilkinson & Manwaringss. Bridgeport, and do likewise. I5s' .3,'
 The death of Mary A. (Hitchcock)
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BRIDGEPORT.

Notwithstanding the hard times the Swords Lumber Co, are doing rush ing business, having received at their dock ship containing 100000 feet of North Carolina pine, one containing 4OO. .OOO feet or spruce timber and lath, also a barge from Albany containing 100000 rect Of pine, making a grand total of !,4ou,OUo feet of lumber, all of which will be sold at rock bottom prices.
 M y wheel saves time. energy, car fare. patience and shoe leather, says Rev J
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HOODS Sarsaparilla wins its way into the confidence of the people by the good it is doing. Fair trials guarantee permanent CURES.