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BOOKS. -Exquisitely Bound Dresden
Editions of the Classics, small l6mo size,
&c. usual soc. book.
1000 Cloth Bound Books, over 100
titles, lie. each.
St. Nicholas Series of fine Cloth Bound
Books for boys and girls, 25c.
Small Dalntily Cloth Bound l6mo.
Classics, over 100 titles, your choice l5c.
Woo len Toys. Iron Toys, lin Toys,
Paper Toys.
Boys lypewriters that write letters
perfe ,tly-you can see 1t at work in
the basement Or SL.5O.
100 Doll Carriages, &c.,, others up to
Sass.
locking Chairs, &C., others up to
1925.
Backing Boxes. 9sc.. others up to so.
800 Wooden Umbrella Stands, 25c.
Girls Tricycles up to 1898.
Infants high Chairs, white painted,
Csc.
Rocking Horses $780,, others up to Sl5,
special lot Extra Large Tool Boxes.
25c
TOY BOOKS.-5.00O Bright Colored
Stiff Books, sc.
All the newest Mechanical Books, 25c.
Richmond's largest Picture Depart
ment.
small Gilt Frame Oil Paintings, 25c.
Oil Paintings, l4x22. 59c.
White Frame French Water Colors,
Xxi, SOC.
Heavy Gilt and Plush Frame Pas
telles. Iox2O, CSC.
Bamboo Easels, 25c.
100 White and Gilt Carved Easels 75c
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The greatest Of

ihe biNh'eos VI
s. Jackets is here
this week. made
exactly like this
picture. Of Jet
black h cav y
rough cheyiots,
full ripple back,
with 8 ashed man
dolin sleeves, n
most extraordi-
nary garment for
SO little money.
Only % in this
lot.
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Shoe Department.

Complete as it should be in winter
time. when there's so many different
kinds in demand. :,
Mems Lace and Congress Shoes, oil
shapes. made of Calfskin stock, sold
everywhere for 50. for 81.
Ladies' Rubbers. 25c.
Ladies' Storm Rubbers, 35c.
LADIES' Hand. Sewe1 Button and Lace
Shoes, the very latest styles, widths A,
b. G, d, and +. made of the finest
French Kid stock, sold everywhere for
"a, for SO.
Misses Dongols Kid Button Shoes,
solid soIes and counters, shoes that will
cost YOU at shoe stores sl.5O, 9Sc.
Children's DonQola Kid Button Shoes,
all shapes and widths, sizes 81 to II, Tor
rs. -. -,
BOYS Calf Lace Shoes. the latest
STYLES all warranted solid, for Sl.24.
Ladies' Dongola Kid Button Shoes
Opera. Piccadilly. and Common-sense
Toe-sl. 80 value for $50.
Ladies Hand-Sewed Button Shoes. all
styles and widths. made OF French Kid
stock. regular SO Shoe for 81 90.
Ladies' Dongols Kid Macy Seved
Button and Lace Shoes, all shapes and
widths. regular 81 Shoe for sl.4a
We have about 60 pairs OF Ladies
Button Shoes, in Pointed and Common
Sense Toe, sold everywhere for Sl.75.
that We will close out at SLID.
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Domestic Counters.


With all the great bargains advertised
OF these counters nothing is advertised
as certain brand unless it bears that
brand. When goods are remnants they
are so advertised. We do this in justice
to you, that you may know what to ex-
pect when you come to look.
Cotton.TwIl Plaid. large and small
bright Plalds, worth ut least 6!c.,
for BIC.
80 pieces Russian Fleeco-Back Wrap.
per goods, bright and dark styles-new
goods worth at least l2c., ioI o.. yard.
Atwood Striped Cray and Black
Skirting Flannel, worth at least i7c., for
Zoe. yard.
Cream Cotton Flannel, in remnants OF
five yards each, worth at least &C.. iol
2ic. yard.
One case genuine Fruit-o the-Loom I
Cotton. full piece, and each piece with
the brand, 7sc.-full yard wide.
Full vard-wide White Shaker Flannel,
worth at least l9c.. for lOc. yard.
Heavy Round Thread l0-4 Unbleachsd
Sheeting, worth at least l6ac., for llc
yard.
Good Heavy Twill Back Fluffy Fleece
Canton Flannel, worth at least lOc., for
6ic. yard.
Pure Wool J. r. +. Fireman Flannel,
25c. yard.
Full 1O-4 Heavy Kound-Thread
Bleached Sheeting for 22c. yard.
Best-made full 10-4 Utica Bleachei
Shooting. Zoe. yard.
Cream Saxony Flannel, worth at least
Csc, for lac. yard.
Strictly Wool Cream Flannel, pink
border, worth at Q ,st Soc, for 25c.
Full yard wide Wool Flannel, Cream.
border, worth at least 5Oc., for 29c.
yard
All-Wool Cream Flannel Skirting,
with finch Silk Embroidery, worth at
least Sl.Z5, for 500 yard.
Full-width Figured oateens, worth OF
least l2c., for 5.c.
10 pieces Extra Heavy Mixed Duck for
Ladies suits, worth at least l5c., for
&c.
Our offerings OF Blankets aud Com
fortables was OF very large lots. Some
OF every lot are here still for sale. To
these are added for this week:
Case Of Marseilles Pattern Bedspread.
selvedge stitched. entirely new, 81.
Case OF eleyen-quarter size Crochet
Dedspread, true Soc. value, for 5Jc.
Heavy Cretonne Covered Bed Com
fortables, white cotton filling, 81.
French Satlne Covered Bed Comfort
ables, pure white cotton filling. well
made. $3.50
Seems like Colored Dress Goods
season is over in most stores-not SO
here. Just as tie season ends MANU-
facturers and importers make sacrifice
prices. Then it Is We can offer greatest
bargains.
20 pieces, one half wool, Bright Plaid
Dress Goods, Zoe.
All-Wool Imported Silk-Striped
Bright, also Black end White Plaid
Dress Goods, soc. a yard.
All our 5Oc. Fine WOOL tneyotS, ALI
Wool Gray Debege, and ali shades
Mixed Melarge, all Tor Sac.
AL Wool Cancels Hairs, II yards
wide, long. heavy effect, all shades.
French Armure. pure small figures.
solid colored Dress Goods, double
width, cost all over 50c.. here for 37ic.
yard in any shade.
Rough Boucle in Fancy Mixed Colors.
also Solid Colors, silk and wool mixed,
for S9c ; all wool for 7jc.
One case Gray Mixed Half-Wool Che
viot, double-width, SIC. a yard.
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Second Floor SpeCiaIties.

Eiderdown Carriage Afghans, four
corners, silk embroidered. pinked
edges, sl.l9.
White Fur Afghans, lined, pinked
edges, S1.9J.
Large Double Fur Afghans, finest
felt lined, S6.gS.
Ladies' Cashmerette Waists, extra
large sleeves, full front, yoke back, o9c.
80 Pure Wool Knit Skirts, dark
colors-ruffied edges, sl.25.
Infants Flannel Slips, lie.
Infants Cream Flannel Cloaks with
Silk Embroidered Capes, 69c.
Infants Red Eiderdown Cloaks, back
fur trimmings, Sl.75.
Fancy Breakfast Shawls. l9c.
Double Blanket Shawls, pure wool,
tied fringe, dark brown. gray. fancy
borders, s. quality. for $3.50.
Eiderdown House jacques, crochet
edge, satin ribbon, $50.
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xov.Y,,,. for chri.tmas-present..

Before purchasing presents. call to see
the beautiful Swiss Music-Boxes. Music
Cabinets. handsome Plano scars, anu
S .ools, and novelties Of all KINDS at
Hume-Mlnor Company's. 600 Broad street.
All. TO be sold at greatly reduced prices.
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Genuine English Bristle Hair Brushes,
enamelled back. regular 81 brush. Spe-
sale price Goo. 800,
Lamp shade Crepe Paper, full width,
10c.
Roger & GaIlett's Perfumes are cre-
ating sensation.
Iris Blanc. full size bottle, CSC. in
stead OF 81.
Murry & Lamnin's Florida Water, 42c'
fellows Swandown, DC. a box.
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first SIZE, &c.
ChiIdren's Fine Ribbed Union SUITS,
GRAY and White, all sizes, 4 to IL years.
soc. suit.
Ladies' Full Bleached Fine Ribbed
Vests. silk draw strings. finest pearl but
tons. 5Oc.-both narrow and wide rib
Special lot Ladies' Non-Shrinkinle
Wool Ribbed Vests, gros-grain silA-rio,
bon front silk draw strings, pants ana
shirts to match, Sl.25 sult
Extra Large Size Ladies' Nom
Shrinking Wool Vests, Zoe.
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Work Baskets ex-
actly like this pc
ture. s other styles,
1Oc. each.
o h er 8 yle s
Work. scrap, aud
Fancy Baskets to be
81 81
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Boys Clothing.

You remember the Spot-Cssh Pur-
chases we told OF last week-weli don't
think they are al g)ne-ior it will take
many days to sell SO many-Dut the
news is still more interesting this week,
for many more lots have been received
and were placed on sale for the first
time Saturday.
$3.50 SUIT SALE:
BOYS Double Breasted Suits OF Pure
All-Wool Double Breasted Scotch Che
yiot. silk. worked button-holes, sleeves
Farmer satin lining. and Suits made to
cell for $3.50, bought for this Spot-Cash
Purchase to sell for S3.50-sIzes to ID
wears. No meagre lots-dozens of ditfe-
rent patterns and OF different sizes.
All. Wool Black Bouce Cheviot Suits
for boys. from 8 to ID years, for $3.50,
worth 81.
Solid Brown Pure Wool Cashmere
Suits. worth 81 ; Gray and Black mixed
All. Wool O. eyiots, worth 3d. 81 solid
Black solid Blue. Nobby Thibet, worth
81. and many patterns OF Finest Me-
sdium Colored aud Dark Colored Scotch
Cheviots, ali in one lot at a choice OF
g. 80 Suit
SPECIAL SUITS, $500.
No matter what prices you have been
paying for ordinary Double Breasted
Suits, whether 81, IS, 80, or $40. you
can get il in here in oar lot for 50
Suit That con prizes old Back. Solid
Blue. and Fancy Cheviots. and were 1t
not for this Spot Cash Purchase we
could not ourselves sell them under 81,
So, 81. or SlO Suit
SEQ Boys Heavy Chinchilla Reef "a
the kind that sell everywhere for S2.JO-
here in this spot-Cash Purchase 70 10
sold for Sl.J9 each. sizes to ) years.
The % Refers will sell for $3.50.
All-Wool 81 Eeefers We sell for
$3.50.
Fancy $3.50 Refers We sell for s..
81 Oyercoats for 50. 99. Little boys,
5tos wears old, solid brown ALI Wool
Boucle Chevo,. with embroidered capes.
for 3. 80. We're il n0t .or this spot
Cash Purchase 1t would cost you s.
g Sailor Blouse suit Tor sl.99.
Heavy Nayy-f lae flannel, silk en-
broiderei, sues B TO 5 years-snd lots
o. other We sell for Si.99.
Many great lots Of Fine Refers Suits
in this spot Cash Purchase.
Fancy Wool Cheviots, Sl.59.
Solid Black Blue for Sl.99.
ATWOOD Black Boucle for 500.
inest Wool scotch Choylots, S5.oo-
sizes from l3 10 10 years Old.
Aavy- Blue Chevlots- heavy weight,
for g. and s6. VIII cost you $500
ia other clothing stores.
H2exe>19- G<~ &2teGN
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Mems Pure Wool
Natural Gray double
breasted and double
back silk bound large
pearl buttons, a usual
81. 80 Shirt, every
size, for 81.
same in Finest
Nledicated Red. SIT.
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Bed Coverings.

With cold wave a-coming you'll need
them. Here's variety to afforl enough
selection. The prices in several instances
are less than they should be.
Case of Msr.eilIes Pattern Bedspread,
selvedge stitched, entire.y new. 81.
Case of eleven quarter size Crochet
Bedstead. true Soc value for o9c.
Heavy Cretonne-C overed Bed Com
fortables. white cotton filing, 81.
French Saline Covered red Comiorta-
bles, pure white cotton filling, well made
$3.50.
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The Curtain Stock

here at Meyers is proverbial for the
closest selling thh Richmond sees year
in and year out. This week the stock
is at its greatest pitch. 1t will pay to
look here for any quality.
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Shining Silks.

Different kinds in only the most de-
sirable and fashionable shades at prices
not nearly as much as they were few
weeks ago.
Colored All Silk Tsifeta Stripes, 44c.
Figured Chengeaole Tafieta, Z5c.
Dresden Figured Sstins. 3oc.
Dresden Figured Crepon, 2oc.
3l-inch-w vide ALL 'ilk Crepe, 29c.
"a ineh-wide aii-~ilk Surah Plaid. 95c.
All silk Black satin Brocsde. 45c.
All silk Black Taffeta stripe, lac.
All silk Tafleta, one inch wide satin
stripe, SC.
Black Taffets with colored stripe. 800.
all-Silk Snrah, black with coiored
figures. 75c.
Colored Silk Velveis. 7jc.
Colored silk Velvets, 81.
Black All.Silk Suisb, double warp,
soc.
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A 20-dozen lot, hardly more than
enough to last 3 days, Of Mems Pure
Ne Heated Wool. silk fronts, silk bind
ing, silk stitched, ribbed tails. regu-
Jar 75c. Shirt and Drawers, for 59c. a
garment.
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Miller 4 Rhonds.

Don't fail 10 read Miller & Rhoads'
lad" on pae II. II viii interest you.
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and heayy silk-lined, Tor 1919.
Those. Very Long Double Seal Plush
Capes, extra wild in the sweep, with both
cape and collar edged with fine Black
Tibet fur, and lined with silk through
out. This week for Sl2.5S. To see
them you would think them $40 gar
ments.
Real Astrachan Fur Capes, 30 incl OF
long, very wide sweep. wide storm col
lar, heavily silk-lined throughout, Tor
sl7. In this lot there are both long
and short curl Astrachan.
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Meyers for Underwear,
Cotton, Merino, Wool,
Half Wool.

Infants' Silk Stitched
Wool Mixed Ribbed
Wrappers with fine pearl
buttons, like this picture,
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Exact same style of Coat. with line
English tan covert cloth. largest shell
buttons, velvet collar, $500. Usual
IS % Coat.
For $3.50. Two special lots, half silk
lined, full ripple back Goats, cut spe-
cial long wasted, of heavy cloth, and
new Rough Armure Cloth Jacket, N 1de
in same style and same price. Both lots
in high and low cuts in front.
at choice of Sl0.--Five special lots,
all two-buttton effects. withslashed man.
dolin sleeves, high and low cut, some
half siik-lined, some all-silk iaed, some
made of curly lambswool bouce, some
caterpillar boucle, some diagonal bou-
Gle, sone boucle chegiots all with
largest pearl centre buttons. or buttons
changed to suit purchaser.
Caterpillar Boucle jackets, heaviest
satin duchess Inc, $3.50.
Lambswool BoucIe Jackets, such ex-
quislte quality as to exactly resemble
lambswool fur. The same style collar
as real Lambswool Jackets, and heavy
satin duchesse lined throughout-Sl6,
usually S25.
III Chlldren's Long Coats came to us
with this spot cash purchase.
Fancy Cloth ones, sizes, 6 to IL years,
81.
Some of the s. and Sc styles for 1899.
4 styles, including 81, $3.50, 81, and
S7.5J styles-your choice for 50.
Three and four of kind Of Fancy
Rough Boucle and Cheviot ones at 800,
$3.50, and $40.
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All Wool Scothc
Tam o. Shanters, Dark
Blue and Gray mixed,
ust like this picture.
FOR 33c.
Three lot OF
ROB-nOY HATS,
like this picture,
Scotch Plaid CASH
mere. l9c.
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Silver Plates
Brushes Ii k o
this picture,
for hats, % and
45c.; clothes,
SSc.
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Ladies' Furnishings.

Just as complete as you'd expect to
find it, with prices a great deal less than
you'd hoped ir
Ladies Pure Y DOL Black Cashmere
Gloves, Sc. pair.
Another case of Ladies Black Felt
Sailor hats, silk ribbon bound and
bands, better than the average SOC.
Sailors, selling here for 2jc. each.
100 dozen, 1900 pairs, every size.
Ladies' Heavy Seamless Fast Black
Hose, worth at least l2sc., to be sold Tor
z Lee. Pair.
Ladies' Real Lisle- Thread Hose. plain
Isle. drop stitch Isle, fancy lace isle
all SOC. Hose-for 29c. pair.
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Innings.

Best limitations Of Real Hair.Cloth in
Pure White. Gray, and Black Herring
Bone Weave, for l5c.
Black and Gray Grass Cloth-the lOc.
grade for 4c. yard.
Paper lnterlining in Gray, Black, and
Nat, worth l2lc., for &c. yard.
Fast Black Fig. Silesia, special grade,
tic. a yard.
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COrsetS.

Three kinds to measure full depart
ment by:
The best value for 75c. is our Extra
Long Waist Sateen-Covered Corsets.
bones, silk stitched and french trim,
in White, all sizes, for j9c.
h. and G. Extra Length and Quality
oatine Corset. any size, for 81.
French CoutilIe silk Stitch Young La
dies Corset, for JOc.
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IA Pairs
| nit alton
Brussels Cur
fine
nets, 7 dr.
lerent pat
terms, Whites
and ECru,
Fine Ih e.
and Fur
Dollar Yal-
ueS, for
$2.50Pair.
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The Last Month of '95 Will
See Great Selling at Meyers.


stocked fill
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ALI Wool Solid-Color and Plaid Elan
mel, 29c.
Finest All-Wool Scotch Plaids, DOC.
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Fine Zeal Plush
Capes. precisely like
this picture. wi { b
Block Ihibet fur, 3t-
yards sweep, silk
lined throughout, for
1888. Such Capes in
our regular s C k
would cost Sl2.
Heavy Seal Plush
Capes, Of same style.
with Baltic seal fur
instead of Thibet,
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East COrinth.

The East Corinth creamery made
5000 pounds of butter last week. The
milk is continually increasing and they
are doing thriving business.
Mrs, r. d. Currier has recently been
quite i'll but at present writing is much
better.
Rev. Mr.. Smith preached for the
Universalists Sunday Afternoon and
evening.
W. E. Merrill of West Newbury,
Mass, is visiting at Charles Rogers.
Mrs j. F. Fulton and daughter,
Florence, of Lakeport, N. HI are in
town visiting relatives and friends.
If recent rumors should prove correct
we shall soon be in need of another
harness maker in East Corinth. A
man of sober habits and reasonable
prices would find here good business
An American would be preferred.
A. c. Stevens is visiting friends in
Manchester, N. Ii and Boston for a
few days.
Mrs. Nj. j. Armstrong is sick with
pneumonia at the home of her son-in-
law, E. r Taplin. AT present writing
she is more comfortable.
About six inches of snow fell Thurs
day morning, so we shall have more
good sleighing this spring. Last year
the farmers had nearly finished sugar
ing by this time.
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Lyme.

A man who has been in tire employ
of j. G. & w. G.. Piper was arrested
by Sheriff Brown charged with set.
ting fire to buildings i'm Grafton and is
now in Haverhill Jail as he could not
get the necessary bail.
John Davis is out of the creamery,
Sidney A. Converse is the butter max
er for the present.
j. G. 81 w. G.. Piper have closed
their mill at Reservoir pond starting
their mill at the Plain TO saw single
W. w. Whitcher having hired out to
Z. l.. Covey to work in his grist mill
will not move TO Springfield as has
been stated.
Llbe Washburn, Harry B. Holmes,
Florence Dayton. and Levi Washburn
are homo from Colby Academy and
a. p. Fairfield from X. U. A. to spend
a few days vacation. t@r
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ellsworth are in
Boston this week.
Elmer Blood has gone to Henniker.
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East Orange.

Rev. T. Trevillian was in town
Wednesday making calls.
DIR. s. N. Goss of Chelsea was in
town last week to visit Lizzie Quimby
and made several professional calls.
Ora Chynoweth of Waits River com.
menced his work Monday for the sea-
son for G. M. Colby.
Mrs. Scion Morse has gone to Barre
for few weeks stay.
James Huntoon has tapped 500 trees,
that looks like business.
Those onthe sick list are generally
improving.
Rev. Il. Trevilian closed his labors
as pastor here last Sunday. His many
friends regret his departure very much
but wish him success in his future
field of labor.
Ethel Hamilton is home from God.
dard Seminary at Barre to spend her
vacation and is i'll with the chicken pox
The auction sale at Warren Curtis
Tuesday is reported a success.
Nellie Hutchinson is home for a few
weeks stay previous to going TO j. B.
Locke's her grandfather's in Corinth.
Will Downing is moving on to the
Chester Dickey farm vacated by Lewis
Parker who has moved to Waits River.
Warren Curtis is moving to the Nc
Duflee place at Visits River.
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A VALUABLE FIND

After years of study and labor. there has
at last been discovered sure and never
railing remedy. 1t has been tested on
patients, who have despaired of ever being
cured, the results have been in every case
wonderful. Groff's Rheumatic Cure is I'M
equaIed as positive remedy IN all cases
OF Chronic and Acute lnfammatory
hIheumatism, GOut, Lumbago Sciatica.
4, Neuralgia; especially Ovarian Neura gia,
DysmenorrhRa and all kindred affections.
IL Is also valuable Blood Purifier being
especially useful in Eczema, Psoriasis.
ScIOlular, all Glandular Enlargements and
DISEASES ts OF the Liver and Kidneys. IL is
absolutely free from all narcotics. Severe
auiaeks are relieved i'm from one 10 three
aays and positive cure effected in from
n nv. TO eighteen days. For sale by A. II.
CLARKE, bradford, VT 234s
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West COrinth.

! Charles Hanson died last Friday
night and was buried Monday. He
has been a great sufferer for several
weeks from the effects of the grippe
three years ago which resulted in heart
disease and finally dropsy. He has
lived in this place for over forty years
and was one of the most highly esteem
ed citizens of the town. His age as
II years. He leaves a wife and an
adopted son who have the sympathy of
the whole community.
Mrs. Lucy Kelley from Laconia, N.
H.. came to Mrs Charles Hanson's last
Frlday and will stay with her awhile.
The sad news reached this place last
Tuesday night that Mrs. Alonzo Han
son died at the home of her son I'll. l..
Hanson in Lebanon, N. H., that day.
For the last twenty-five years she has
lived in this place until two years ago
last fall she was obliged on account of
poor health to give up her home and
with her husband 60 10 her sons where
ever since then she has had every thing
done for her that loving hands could
do to make her declining years COM
Portable and happy. There seemed
to be complication of diseases but at
this writing it is not known just wha.
was the immediate cause of death. She
was woman loved and respected BY
every one who knew her. Her age
was &C years.
Mrs. George Fits of Vershire has
been canvassing for wall paper in this
community the past week.
George Burroughs little boy is very
sick with the prevailing distemper.
Harry Clough of Washington has
hi ed out with G.. B. Blake.
r. II. Williams went to Lebanon to
attend Mrs. A. Hanson's funeral.
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West TOpSham.

William Rogers died last Sabbath
morning at the ripe age of eighty-four
years. He has been gradually failing
, for several weeks, but his mind re.
NAMED clear until the last moment.
lie made all the arrangements for his
funeral, which took place on Tuesday
at 80 p. m. and was attended by Rev.
J. D. Cross of Vershile. Mr.. Rogers
was most tenderly cared for by Mrs
E. w. Eastman, who has always lived
with her parents since her marriage.
A sketch of his life appears in the
Topsham edition of the OPINION this
week, the details of which he gave Mr..
Walbridge only few weeks ago, also
much information regarding the early
settlement of our town, as he was pos
sessed with an extraordinary memory.
There is still great deal of sick.
ness about town. Mrs. Marinda Bill
is very sick and it is feared she may
not recover. Mrs. .E. M Collins is
just getting up from an attack of the
grip 0. f. Bagley's family had four
sick patients at one time, but all are re-,
covering, while many other families
are afflicted with the prevailing disem
per.
The meetings were rather poorly at.
tended last week on account of so much
sickness, and so they were discontinued
after Wednesday evening.
Revs Keeader and Ford were bo,h
present and held services last Sabbath
morning and evening.
The w. G. T u. met with Mrs. Hor.
ace White last Friday afternoon.
g. f. Smith attended Warren Curtis
auction at East Orange last Tuesday as
auctioneer, also some others from here
attended the same.
Some of the farmers are common
cling sugaring this week but the sugar
season is at least three weeks later than
last year.