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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-15
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-15
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-15

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-15

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CORNWALL BRIDGE.

METHODIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
 The Canaan Pine Grove campmeetiEg will commence, next Monday, the 18th Many annual visitors from this village are making preparations to attend.
 Rev H. Q. Judd preached an interest ing sermon at the Methodist church, last Sunday. At presenG MT Judd has $ charge in Huntington, L. l. He wa: pastor here 2G years ago. His appoint ment here was his first field of labor af ter joining conference. Miss Hattie Manvel of Shelf 9ld, Mass. and Miss Sadie Hollister of Granville. N Y., are visiting with Miss Edith Wad hams.
 Mrs Charles Fabrique of New Haver has returned home, after visit of sever. al days with Mrs L. A. Robinson. Frank Reitz had the misfortune to re. ceive bad kick by a vicious horse, breaking his leg below the knee. Mrs Haines and sister have established a dressmaking shop at their home or Mill street.
 E. W. Andrews is engaged in digging a well on his premises.
 Ralph Beers has purchased Reming ton bicycle, recently, and Jimmie Smitt Hartford safety.
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and Mrs Alanson Atwood have returned from weeks sojourn at Walnut Beach, Milford.
 George and Charles Hadson have bought two lots of J. H. Taylor and in- tend to build two handsome residences immediately.
 Rev J. H. O'D onnell attended the funer- al of Vicar General Hughes in Hartford, last Saturday.
 The selectmen are busy at work re- pairing the roads after the washout of last week.
 John A. Buckingham and family are spending their summer vacation in the Adirondack mountains. ~--
 John Watson and family are making preparations to move to Waterbury. Mir Watson and family came to WatertOwD from Pennsylvania four years ago since whi.h time tn have been cons stantly employed at the Heminway & Bartlett Silk Go. -. Francis NJ. Painter is able to be around after three weeks sickness. < s4George Hudson has gone on a two weeks visit to his oldthome in Canada. Last Thursday evening Columbia lodge, No. 12, K. of F., worked the rank ot Knight. The NJ. Heminway 6 Sons Silk Co.,. have received a consignment of new | machinery from the Atwood Machine Co. | Stonington.
 Patrick Collins, fireman at the NJ Heminway & Sons Silk Co.,, is quite sici from congestion of the brain. pr Variel | is in attendance.
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HUNTINGTON.
LONG HILL.

Miss Carrie Bennett is visiting her sis. ter, Mrs Henry Wells, Tn Wells Hollow
 Marcus Munson, who assists Selectman Palmer with his farm work, fell from a load of hay, last week, and broke two oi his ribs. He suffers much pain and is confined to his bed.
 Our Changers attended the picnic oi Far Mill River Grange at Meadows End Thursday.
 In China, June IS, Phebe Kinney Beard arrived at the summer home of Rev Willard l.. and Ellen l.. H. Beard on Sharp Peak at the mouth of the Mir river. Mir Beard says it is quite difficult to send letters from Sharp Peak, China
 Miss Lillie Gordon is engaged as teach. CT for the Long Hill school.
 The children have Sunday school at 3.15, Sunday afternoon, in the school, house.
 Misses Lucy and Estella Beard are wis. iting their sister, Mrs Frank Blakeman in Oronoque.
 Mrs Bertha Wilkinson and daughter returned to their home, last week
 Mrs Gideon Wakelee is away for 8 wis. it.
 Miss Mary Beard is spending the week with her grandparents on White Hills.
 A party of young people from here went up the river on naptha launch, recently. They report an enjoyable trip
 Miss Marion Fowler returned to New York, last Wednesday.
 Mrs Grace Beard spent Sunday in New. burgh, at her old home.
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LONG HILL
PERSONAL JoTTINGs.

Rev MT Gurney and Frank Hadley at. tended campmeeting at Jamesport, l.. l.. 8 few days last week. Mrs Carrie Marshall and Miss EdiCh Hendee of Str tatford are boarding at F. 5. Shelton's. There seems to be quite a bicycle rage just now in the place. Twenty-three have wheels and more are talking about getting them.
 Mrs Hubbell of Bridgeport visited her son, Mr Had1ey, last week.
 John Dunning. brother of Granville Danning, died at his home in Bridgeport, last Sunday. The funeral was held on Wednesday from his late home in Bridge port. The interment was in Tashua in the family plot.
 A number have hired cottage at Wall nut grove, Milford, and expect to occupy it about the 10th. A number of boys ex- pect to take a tent and go to the same grove for few days.
 Granville Dunning's family were all home oyer Sunday.
 George Mah0ney has gone to Bridge port. He has taken position in a drug store.
 John Mahoney has returned from g visit in Milford.
 Fred Turney is driving new trotter.
 Lewis Hoyt lost his horse with collie, brought on by eating too many apples.
 Porter Mallett has put new fence in front of his house.
 4 good number went on the Sunday
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SOUTHPORT.
PERSONAL NOTES.

Selectman Buckingham has made al arrangement with the Consolidated rail road, whereby the road near Watson's blacksmith shop will be widened. The road here is very narrow, since the build ing of the trolley. The railroad com pany have agreed to give the town 8 strip of land about eight feet wide and l50 feet in length. When finished the road will be greatly improved. The Traction Co.,. are to widen the road near the land of Edward Henshaw, thus re. moving another dangerous place.
 J. H. Thomas has purchased the coal business of Fillmore s. Banks. He will begin business September l, and will put in a new stock.
 John Wooster, who left town, last week, has not yet returned. He leaves wife and two children.
 Miss Heydrieh is in Denver, Col, at tending the annual meeting of the A. s. A.
 The Kings Daughters held large meeting at the home of Miss Stella Jen- nings on Wednesday,.
 The stores of Simon Banks and E. T. Hall are fast reaching completion.
 Dr Morgan has returned from Maine where he was called by the death of his father.
 LA. Wakeman, formerly of this village, will begin his duties as clerk in the City Bakery, Brid idgeport, on Monday.
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BLOOMFIELD.
PERSONAL AND FARM NOTES

PERSONAL AND FARM NOTES.
 The fall term at the Union business col. lege, Main and Congress streets, Bridge port, opens September ?. This school provides more students with positions than all other schools in Bridgeport con- bined. Write for new catalogue.
 The old Curtis Morris place at the Iron Works has been so thoroughly repaired and refitted as hardly to be recognized. With the dilapidated barn removed, also the north end of the house, and the new and harmonious colors in painting, makes it an entirely new place.
 Tobacco has made very rapid growth. the last week. The warm, moist weath- CT has also made rapid growth of suck CTS. It all hastens the harvesting of the crop, which will begin next week with early pieces. The green worms have not been so plentiful as usual, some pieces having scarcely any. So far the growth is medium, with less than ordinary dam age from worms, grasshoppers or black feas, but there has been so much hail grower looks with anxiety the approach of thunder shower.
 There is now not much doubt that the last week of wet weather has caused the rot to show itself in the potato crop. As yet it's appearance is shown more by dulIness in the color of the skin, which soon entends to to body Of the tuber. A the largest are the most likely to be af- fected it means the most salable part of the crop will be more or less of loss, depending to some extent upon the ground on which they are raised, heavy soils the most likely to produce the dis ease. The experience of most growers
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FOUR SCORE YEARS.

Very recently one of our octogenarians celebrated his S1st birthday and the oc, casion was made one of hearty congrat ulations from his friends. Among the pleasant remembrances of the day were birthday greetings from his two grand daughters but II years old. They read as follows: "Composed by Elnora c. H. for her grandpa on his Slst birthday Since God hath given you 8 life so long,
 Let us praise Him with heart and with song Praise Him because you are so wonderfully strong,
 And pray for forgiveness for all you've done wrong,
 And when the grand harvest at last is reaped, Think Of the glories that on you will be heaped. Mourn not for the past, And not tor the lost. Is not the bread which you cast On the waters co ming back at last2 Think of the long lite thou hast had,
 And the many things to make thee sad. But think of the life that is to be,
 Then be glad and greatly rejoice,
 For canst not thou hear the SAvior's voice
  And then thou shalt be in eternal peace? Let us try this peace to gain, Then our lives will not have been in vain. "Composed by Cleora c. H. for heI grandpa on his Slst birthday: Dear Grandpa, we'll try to make this birth day happy one, And we hope that you think we have nicely begun. Eioh+1, o,, a voarS of ,,afiant stpita Won't be without it's fruits in this life, And then comes the great reward in tn, next Of which we're assured by many text. | I think that with God thou hast often walked And with the Lord Jesus hast often talked, And hope thou wilt have much pleasure, While ot peace very good measure. l And now, as I wish you many happy birth days,
 I hope that our Father will guide you in Hi ways. These lines by two exceedingly brigh and clever children bear their own hap py comment and ought to make glad ant regenerate any grandfather even at thu
 advanced age of S1 years. l On Monday, Mrs Barry's, little gir went past MT Bennett's dog and spokt
 to him as usual, when he sprang upor
 her, knocking her down, and it is sup posed bit her on the lip, as there was
 slight wound there, although it is no certain. What seems strange is, tha
 the child has been in the habit of play ing with the dog. She is the same little
 girl who fell into MT Bennett's we'll
 last spring. Mir Bennett, on hearing oi
 this accident, had another slight attacl of the heart. ... .. MT and Mrs Barrie spent Sunday with Homer E. Clarke. Mrs Emily Provost of Mount Vernon
 and Mrs F. B. Wheeler, late of Schenecta dy, are visiting at F. W. Wheeler's. F
 B. Wheeler also has been there, arriving
 Saturday, and leaving on Monday. Weir Goidsborough is home. Uncle Charles Bennett, who fell and
 broke his hip few weeks ago, died at the Bridgeport hospital at the age of 93 years and six months. By his death our town loses it's oldest inhabitant. His body was brought to Monroe for inter- ment.
 Miss Minnie Lewis will spend part ot her vacation at Walnut Grove, Milford,
 with friends from Fairfield.
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A premium list of the coming Grange fair will soon be issued. This pamphlet will give list of all articles in the sever. al classes which will be entered for com. petition and the judges of the same, be- sides complete instruction and rules tor exhibitors to follow. It has been decid- ed that medal with ribbon attached will be awarded to exhibitors taking premiums, instead of a cash premium, which would necessarily be of small value while the medal, something of neat de- sign and durable, would be the better ap- preciated by exhibitors. If all lend a hand the fair will De booming success.
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R>!a!a!l! >!!a!! fs%asSl ksksieS
 ABSOLUTELY pURE

is that nothing is gained by digging un' til the diseased tubers have passed into
 the stage when they can without doubt
 be thrown out. Mir and Mrs Stanley Terrill took g
 weeks vacation the first week in August One tobacco grower in town spent three days, last week, in setting up to
 bacco blown down by the shower o1 August 3. Mrs Henderson of New York is spend ing few days with her sister, Mrs A. H Taylor.
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In Litchfield County.
WATERFOWL.

Ii 1A4 I 3H s l GOOD FOR FATHER O'DONNELL. Rev James H. O'Donnell, parish priest of St Johns, we'll known by his contribu- lions to the press and other literary work is fearless and outspoken advocate ot temperance. For some time it has been suspected that cider and whiskey was sold in town and that the Lords day was being desecrated by it's sale and c0nsump- tion. The reverend gentleman hearing of this denounced it strongly in his ser mon of Sunday and said it must be stop- ped. Father O.Donnell is one of those men who mean just what he says, so those who are indulging in the habit of hanging around these places and those who are illegally selling. Beware!
 WATERFOWL HAS A BUILDING BOOM.
 Eight dwelling houses are now in pro- cess of erection and B. H. Mattoon, real estate agent says that there is more to follow and predicts more houses going up next year than this.
 Painter Daniel +. Hannon and his as- sistant, George H. Warmer, are at work on the residence of Robert H. Warner at Oakville. MT Hannon is an adept at swinging the paint brush, as his work testifies.
 Master George Cook, son of Conductor George Cook, is making his first visit away from home alone, with his aunt, Mrs Joseph Hunt of Bethlehem.
 c. w. Atwood, the lumber and feed dealer, has furnished the lumber for four new houses and two barns in the village, and has contracted to furnish as many more. His prices are hard to beat.
 Gilbert Williams and family and Mir
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school picnle, last Thursday, and had a pleasant time.
sTRATFoRD.

BIGYGLIsTs. KEEP OFF THE WALKS.
 A small child of Bayard Butler was struck and knocked down by bicyclist, who was violating town ordinance, by riding on the sidewalk. The child escap. ed without serious injury
 Mrs Sylvanus Dickinson is visiting friends in Glen Cove. Rev Frank Fitch of Buffalo officiated at the funeral of the late Samuel Bunce at the family residence, last week. MT Bunce was one of the oldest and best known men in town. p. c. Wood is supplying Camp Coffin Wltn vegetables during encampment week.
 The Eagles gave their fifth shore dinner at George Smiths hotel, Milford Beach. The yacht Pelican, of the Sea Wanna kee Yacht club, has recently been in the river.
 Capt Walter Wheeler, of the Dolphine, has returned from a trip to the eastward. Capt John B. Miller has returned to l San Domingo, where he is superintend- | ing the erection of sugar mill, machinery. F. 5. Bunnell is home from the sum- mer school at Harvard. Mrs A. F. Lewis and son have gone to New York for short visit. Commodore Frank Burritt caught seven good sized bass on Saturday last in the river. Oystermen say this seasons set is un- ] commonly large. l B. s. Romer is reported to have caught 300 harbor blues, at the point of the beach, on Saturday. The yacht, Blue R, ok, Capt George Jack, took party to New York and ad. jacent points, last week.
  ! visit to Pittsfield, Mass. A number of our people took in the butchers barbecue and picnic, at Avon Park, on Wednesday,. l The graded school building is being cleaned and put in order for the fall tern | of school. ...s..3 The young friends of Master Sturges gave him a surprise party, Thursday evening. Those present report a splendid | time.
 Mrs Charles Silliman and daughter have returned from two weeks outing at Morris Cove, New Haven.
 Miss Helen Birdsey Curtis has gone tt Walnut Beach for a weeks outing.
 Miss Constance A. Curtis of BroaC street, returned from visit to friends il Fairfield.
 Clinton & Holmes have bought two o1 the small stores and are altering them in to one large one, to meet the demands O their increasing business.
 Contractor Stagg, four men and pal of horses, worked all day after the storm removing the dirt which had washed il over the trolley tracks, under the rail road bridge.
 Charles Stagg, wife and daughter, hav gone to Montreal, for vacation trip.
 Charles K. Stagg, of Meriden, has beel ! cnandinr hie in II Mir and Mrs Hiram Smith have gone t.
 Cobalt, Conn.,, to spend few weeks. Miss Louise Whitehead has returne'
 from trip to New York
 Mr and Mrs W. R. Smith have return
 ed to their home in Texas.
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days with Mrs Colgan's parents, MT and Mrs F. Mcdonald.
MONROE.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENI.
 This town on Saturday was the scene of terrible accident, another instance of carelessness in handling firearms. Two young men, Charles Thompson and Frank Cook, occupy a small house about quarter of mile below Dr Stew ens'. Frank Cook had gun. George Bennett, whose land adjoins the cottage, was within, and while talking, was hand ling the gun and snapping it, not know ing it was loaded or perceiving that it had an old black cap on. Suddenly It went off. The charge, a heavy one, went into the hip of Charles Thompson, who stood few feet off, making dreadful wound. Dr Stevens was immediately summoned also Dr Beardsley, who a. . rived later. Before anything could be done, MT Bennett, who has heart diff ficulty, fell over insensible. He was taken to his own house as soon as help could be had, and it was long time be- fore he came out of it, and then he was in precarious condition for day or two. The wounded man was bandaged up and Dwight Burr and Patsy German put bed in wagon and took him to the Bridgeport hospital, where it was found muscle had been shot away and otherwise badly injured. It is not at last accounts known whether he would lose his leg or not. MT Thompson is doing finely, and unless blood poisoning sets in, will probably recover. 1t will take about five weeks before he can get around.
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BEDDING.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KILLED. In the violent electrical storm of Au. gust 12. William riley of Branchville was struck by lightning and instantly killed. All were asleep when the light ming bolt plowed it's way through the roof and entered the bed room in which MT and Mrs riley were sleeping. The bolt killed MT riley instantly and set the house on fire. Mrs riley was badly burn- ed but did not lose consciousness. Mrs Tiley's screams brought her husbands mother to the room and the flames were speedily extinguished.
 REscINDs ITS VOTE FOR GOOD ROADS. A special town meeting took place on Monday, at which the vote passed at the meeting on Saturday, August 3, was re- scinded, so we shall have to get along a few years more with the roads of our fathers. Perhaps the next generation may be more public spirited and the time will come when our highways will be passable at all seasons of the year.
 The Williamsburg City Insurance Co.,, through it's agent, E. P. Shaw, has set tied the loss of George H. Waterman, whose house was burned July IT,
 Mrs William B. Whitehead invited a few of her friends the other night, to witness the unfolding of night bloom ing cereus. It was beautiful sight and filled the room with it's fragrance.
 Gershom Hill has sold his place at the Center to Mrs Mitchell. This is the third owner in few years to this place, which was formerly owned by Thomas Sanford.
 D. s. Sanford and party are expected home from Europe on the 20th.
 Miss Kitty Shaw is spending few weeks with her uncle's family in East Bridgeport.
 During the electrical storm of Monday morning the telephone wires at J. B. Sanford's were burned out.
 Workmen are repairing the telegraph line which passes through the Center. It is reported the line will at no distant date be removed to some other locality.
 MT and Mrs Daniel s. BIackman, Mis- Clara Blackman, Mir and Mrs Charles Hubbard of Ridgefeld, George F. Par- rack and MT Ogden of Easton, Mrs Charles H. Godfrey and son, of Danbury, and Miss Bessie Wood of Stamford were recent guests of Mrs M. J. Leavenworth.
 MT and Mrs John Colgan of East Bridgeport have been spending few
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NEW MILFORD.
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

GA1LORDSf1LLE.
 Rev NJ. NJ. Curtis and wife are at the Pine Grove campmeetiDg.
 George Newton and wife are enjoying a two weeks outing in New Jersey. Miss Nellie Hatch is visiting at Pitts field, Mass.
 Jobn Gaylord, one of the oldest resi- dents of the village, has been confined te his house for several days.
 Some of the tobacco growers have commenced harvesting their crop. The lawn party, last week, on the par. sonage grounds, proved an enjoyable time.
 Rev MT Mcknight was in town, last week, visiting some of his congregation. The Methodist Sunday school are ar. ranging for picnic in two weeks. Clarence Evans, our photographer, has some fine views on exhibition at the de pot.
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The residents of Newtown and Wash- iugton, and hundreds of his friends in the country at large, will take keen inter- est in the fact that William Hamilton Gibson, who brings such a rare poetic spirit to the study of plants, is to issue an illustrated book on mushrooms, which will be as reliable guide as any one could ask. It will be published in hand some style by the Hampers and will take place not held by any other book. We m ike the suggestion in advance that the committee on books of the Newtown Ii. brary, should place copy of this book on it's shelves.