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The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
NICHOLS.

PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY JoTTINGs.
 Mrs Philander Owen, who has been quite poorly for some time, is conVales' cent.
 Dr A l.. House of Torrington was at the parsonage over Sunday.
 Mrs Howard B. Curtiss is quite ill. Dr Cogswell attends.
 The Young Peoples Shakespearean club will not meet this week, but will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, December g, at the home of Miss Iuez E French.
 Thatcher Gilbert of New Haven was at N. E. Curtiss' on Sunday.
 The Afternoon Whist Club met with Mrs Sidney W. NiChols, Wednesday, December Is.
 Mrs Dr Jordan has been eDending a few days st Boston, Mass. Si!e has also been at Minnesota.
 The people of Nichols are glad to find that they are not to be left without a physician at the departure of Dr House. John L Peck, M. D., has his sign out, for home practice.
 The district school closes to-day for the Christmas holidays. Mr Grady is in- tending to visit his home in York stat :.
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EASTON.
CONGREGATIONAL CHU

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev c. c. Merrill will preach for the last time next Sunday morning as pastor of the Congregational church, Rev k. P. Aver will preach the last Sunday in De- cGmber.
 The annual society meeting of the Congregational church will be held SaJur- day, December 26. 4 good attendance is desired.
 Please don't forget the ladies' enter tainment Friday evening at Academy hall. Besides MT Gallup's lecture on his European trip, music and a dialogue full of fun with five actors, MT Gallup and Mr SiIliman and Misses Turney, Porter and Perry. If stormy Friday evening, it will be the following Monday evening.
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AT EMMANUEL CHURCH.

A Christmas tree celebration will be held in Emmanuel church, Friday even ing December 20, at p. n.
 Thursday last Rev Kenneth Mackenzie preached an Advent sermon in Emmanu- el church.
 Next Friday being Christmas day there will be II 8. n. service in the church and at 7 D. n. the children's festival will be held. Albert Williams and Charles Bedient have re-roofed the blacksmith shop of Josiah Williams. MT and Mrs Eli Wakeman of Bridge. port were at Capt c. W. Johnson's, Sun. day.
 Monday Rev Alexander Hamilton at tended the annual meeting of the Fair field County Clericus, which was held ID Trinity parish, South Norwalk.
 Mrs l.. R Hoyt left her home, Monday for Bridgeport, where she will visit her sister, Mrs F. E. Silliman.
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RETHNL..
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

1t1h BOhOCN41 END VASANAA A'
 William H. Shepard of Maple street met with painful accident, last week, while cutting fodder for his COW. He pushed his hand to far into the machine and clipped of his index finger above the first joint.
 Ammi Carter and helpers, under the direction of the selectmen, haH built over r and enlarged two bridges near the resi- dience of George Miller on Chestnut Ridge road. It has been general com plaint through the town that the sluices and bridges are too small to carry oil the floods of water during heavy showers and spring thaws.
 The warden and burgesses are revising the bylaws of the borough of Bethel. A large number of Bethel farmers are attending the Farmers convention held l in Danbury three days, this week. MT and Mrs Samuel Wunderlich are guests of friends in Plumtrees. Miss Agnes Mallory has returned | from a three weeks visit in BrOoklyn,N N l Y.
 Mrs Eunice E Taylor of Elmwood has gone to Bridgewater to spend the winter 1 with her daughter, Mrs George Erwin. A. H. DimOnd & Son have a fine line | Nothing pleases 8 boy better than 8 | handsome pair of skates, and even some
 men get them on occasionally. Old Glory may be seen floating in the the breeze on a pfomihent part of Shelter Rock Patriotic school children have
 planted flag staff on 'Rock of Ages
 Rev Theodore Beebe, pastor of the
 Disciples church, held neighborhoOd
 meeting on Tuesday evening week ir Plumtrees at the residence of Clark Stone. They also hold a meeting on Fri. day evening in that neighborhood.
 The old grist mill, formerly known by l the name of Hollister's saw and gris' mill and now better known as Hodges
 mill, is out of repair. No grinding 1 has been done there this winter. The 1 dam and lower part of the mill washed away last summer and has not been re- paired since. The mill was once noted 1 for making the best flour in the state. 1 Joe Knowlton has bought out the Bethel meat, fish and fruit market near
 the Depot. He is selling pot roast from l three to six cent per pound, prime roast eight to Toe, shoulder steak four pounds ! for 25c, hams Il and 12c, Norwall
 oysters BOG quart, 40c peck in the shell
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HUNTINGTON.
THE CENTER AND VICINITY


 Edward Reeves has moved his family into Nicholas HOyer's house.
 James Peck of Bridgeport is spending some time at Charles JudsOn's.
 Miss Gladys Smith has been on the sick list.
 Charles Workman and family have moved to Redding.
 The district schools throughout the town close on Friday for three weeks vaCa ion.
 St Puurs church will hold their usual Christmas eve service. There will also be 8 Christmas tree for the children. Miss Adelle Hill of Morris is the gaest of Mrs Frederic BOtsfOrds
 D. Chatdeld has been at BonnibroOk for few daya.
 Gustave Rehnberg has started 8 repair ing shop at his house, and is now ready to mend shoes, harnesses, etc. He is an experienced workman and it is hoped the public will patrOnize him to a large extent,
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ON LONG HILL

Mrs Nj. Blakeman Stowe and little sOE spent the week with her parents, recent ly.
 James Webster fell about week since hurting his shoulder. It remains sore and gives him much pain.
 Mrs Olive Wilkinson and children are with her parents, Mir and Mrs Royal Birdsey, on Walnut Tree Hill.
 Mrs Grace M, Beard and little son re- turned to South Britain, last week.
 Mrs DelOs Platt, Jr., is reported very i'll with measles at her hOmein Brooklyn. Miss Beatrice has gone to their assist ance.
 Miss OrceIia Wilkinson is visiting in New York, this week,
 Clara and Georgie Webster have the humps.
 School closes Friday for three weeks vacation.
 MT and Mrs Charles B. Nichols of Nichols visited at Century Farm, last week.
 Miss Flora Beard is expected. home Saturday for the holiday vacation.
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SHERMAN.
CHURCH AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs

CHURCH AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs.
 Mrs Gelston has been visiting friends in Great Burlington.
 Mrs J. M. Pickett has been confiaed to the house few days with illness.
 The funeral of an infant child of Ed ward Fish was attended at the Center, last week.
 Next week Thursday evening will be the Christmas tree entertainment in the Congregational church.
 Last week Wednesday in New Haven occurred the marriage of Miss Jennie BIydenburgh to Thomas Stevens of Dover. Friends in this vicinity attended the wedding.
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sloO REWARD sIOo

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In Litchfe!d County.
WOODBURY.
TOWN AND PERSONAL. Lnrr

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTMGS.
 William Cuthren and Miss Katie M. oodrutf are suffering from the epidemic malarial colds. Dr Rodger attends them. Our community is full of these colds.
 Reuben MOnsOn of Colorado has been recent visitor at Shelden Summers.
 Frederick A. Gilbert, who has been very ill of pneumonia, is reported as con- valescent.
 Calvin Harvey and family partook of Thanksgiving dinner at Charles M. liar vev's.
 The Christian Endeavor Pomperaug Union held convention of the Union, last Saturday. The principal address was given by Rev Mr Sou of Naugatuck. Mr SOule was one of the "Congregation- al Pilgrims" who went to England and Holland, last summer, and gave an inter- esting account of the trip.
 A grindstOne burst, last week, at the American shear works. No one was injured.
 Dwight W. Graham is a clerk at the corner drug store.
 Miss Carrie Mallett is on the sick list.
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Searchers for ho liday gifts will find the store of the c. Fl. Bennett Shoe Co.,, 367 Main street, Bridgeport, headquarters for articles which are both useful and orna- mental in the line of slippers, shoes, rub Der boots, leggins, etc. It is safe to say that there is not another such gigantic showing iu this section of the state as is now displayed throughout this spacious establishment and the prices placed upon each pair are so low as to insure large sale between now and Christmas. Those who are undecided as to what to select for gift will find it to their interest tC call on the c. H. Bennett Shoe Co, who are prepared to put you in the way ol ecOnOmizing in your shoe bill.
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ROXBURY,
A GREAT TREAT IN STORE,

A great treat is in store for our town
 on Wednespay next, the 23d inst, when
 Prof Parker of New York, gives an en-
 tertainment in the Town hail. The pro-
 gram is of unusual excellence and while
 to a large extent musical, also includes recitation and tabIeaux. The professor
 is supported by the Misses Harriette
 Ford, Mabelle Ford, Mary Barpes, Lera
 Warehouse and Frank BeaIdsley. The
 recent vists of the talented professor and
 his effective helpers to Roxbury is fresh
 in the recollection of the large audience assembled to hear them and repititiOD of the keen enjoyment then provided may be confidently expected, The .en- terrainment commences at 30 pm, the doors being opened half au hour earlier. Admission 25c, children under l2, l0c. Persons intending to be present are re- quested to come early, in order to secure | seats. The proceeds are to be devoted to the pastoral fund Of tue local MethO- 1 dist church.
 The Methodist social at the residence
 of Nil and Mrs Charles Thumas in the south part of the town on the 10 Il inst, was an unqualified success. w. saw the l friends there we wished to see, the house was full to ovet flowing, the genja! host 1 and hostess were happy in the midst Of 1 their many guests aud sgOOd will rejgued 1 supreme. May we all meet tbere again ! ere long.
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Miss Annie Godfrey of Bridgeport, is the guest of Mrs Vanderbilt Godfrey.
 The next meeting of Norield Grange, 28.
 Mrs Theodore Comstock of Wilton has visited Miss Maud Williams.
 Mrs Angeline Gorham has returned from months visit in Wilton.
 Mise Lizzie Wakeman returned to New York on Monday.
 Miss Estella Wheeler entertained the Bedding whist club, on Thursday even ing.
 Douglas Williams has returned home after spending two weeks with Mrs Haw- ley Williams.
 The Norfleld Y. P. s. c, E., held a special meeting on Monday evening, at the home of Miss Annie Fitch.
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CENTER sTREET AND vICTNTTY.

The many friends of Thomas Kelly will be sorry to hear that he is very sick. The doctor is afraid his sickness will develop into typhoid fever.
 MT and Mrs I. c. Fanton were guests at dinner party given by MT and Mrs Charles Everett
 Miss Anna Staples has visited her cou- sin, Mrs NJ. J. Gould.
 Miss Peck from Norwalk has spent a week with Mrs M. B. Williams.
 Miss Jennie Kelly is home from Greens Farms helping to care for her sick Broth-
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TASHUA,
CHRIST CHURCH NOTES

Last year we revived the old custom of making much of Christmas eve festi- val, and this year we wish to have it as successful. Therefore we are meeting every evening in the basement of the church to prepare greens for the decora- ti0ns. The church will be elabOrately trimmed, and efforts will be made to have the music exceptionally fine. The choral service and Christmas sermon will be followed by the Christmas tree and carols. All are invited Thursday, December 24, z pm. The celebration of Holy Communion will be held Christmas day at 1030 am, at a union service of both parishes at Christ church, Easton.
 Service was held in Christ church Sun day last, after being closed for sever- al Sundays.
 The sick at Rev R. B. Whipple's are on the gain.
 The timber for the new church sheds has arrived. Abraham Klein is to build them.
 Miss Lyon of E4ston met with quite an accident recently near c. s. Mallett's. Her horse taking fright backed, throw ing Miss Lyon out and brusing her con- siderably. The carriage was broken.
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NOAI1 5 AIih,
 Full to Overfowtng with Holiday Gifts. Everything you could possibly think of. It is E0C hard to choose from this large selection; Toys, Games, Books, Bric-a-Brac, Dishes, Silver, Skates, Lamps, Japanese Ware, Dolls, etc, etc.
 You can make many happy hearts by your selections here CHRISTMAS GIFTS IN CARPET DE-
 MENT. RUGS.
 Any house keeper will appreciate the gift of nice floor rug. Here you may select from 8 we'll assorted stock of smyrna Rugs, Moquette Rugs, Wilton Rugs, etc, in all sizes; prices according to size and quality, as low as we can possibly make them.
 BABY ROBES.
 Thcse come in goat and sheep fur with quilted lining, small or large size, Also large, unlined sheepskin rugs, enough to make two robes. We have to keep ordering these every week to sup ply the dpmand. FUR RUGS.
 Fine combination Fur RugS, in two cOIors, and animals. lined, large and small sig, in three qualities. Also a few unlined white goat rugs at very low price. CARPET SWEEPERS. We have just opened q number of cases of Sweppar~ 2 ,C up for the Christ mas trada, in ftncv woods and nicely finished. There are three grades and l 4ll are good-swoPpcr5 that will sweep. | HANDk
 Double the spec given up to this Handkerchief selling, and never has
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SOUTHVILLE.
PERSONAL CHAT,

Miss Millie Norrhrop visited frie nd5 in Danbury, last week.
 Mrs B. Booth was the guest of friends in New Milford, last week.
 Mrs R. Clark is on the sick list.
 Mir and Mrs William Booth and daugh- ter from New Milford and Mr and Mrs B. Booth of this place took trip to Danbury, last week Thursday.
 G. W Northrop has sold bis fat steers to Mir Ferris of Stamford.
 Mrs Annie Wilmont is visiting her daughter, Mrs Fred Elsenboss, in Brook field.
 MT and Mrs Henry Bristol visited friends in Danbury, Sunday.
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painted white with green blinds by Me- Kenzie &5 Go.
 Leroy Clarke purchased COW recent ly.
 Charles Jennings has carted hay from Bedding for Wilson Brothers.
 James Clarke ia able to go out, but is not yet on the milk wagon.
 Mrs E. Jennings is visiting her brother, D. A. Wakeley, of Chestnut Hill, Trum-
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Beach, will preach at Lees chapel, Sun.
 day, December 27, at 10.30. Mrs Jennings and Mrs Kent have. re- gently visited in Georgetown. Miss Alice Seeley is visiting in Deep River. A. H. French, who has been on tie sick list, is improving. Miss Richardson of Bridgeport spent i Sunday at F. s. Staples.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

John Cassidy is putting up & new building, lGx28, for feed store. Henry Manville is doing the work.
 Messrs Everett and A. N. Platt and their families spent Tuesday in Water bury, it is presumed in search of St Nicholas, whom they hope to coax to South Britlan this Christmas as usual.
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'h"re been such values any previous Christmas.
 Ladies lace edge handkerchiefs, st 5c.
 Ladies white hemstitChed handker- chiefs, three sizes of hem, half inch, inch and inch and q half, price 5c each.
 Ladies cOiored border handkerchiefs, good quality. 5c each.
 Ladies white Swiss embroidered haudkerchiefs at IOc each.
 Ladies fine Swiss embroidered hand kerchiefs, ar l2 I-2c each.
 Ladies filp Swiss embroidered hand kerchieIs at l : and I9e each.
 Ladies initial handkerchiefs, at l2 l-2c and De each.
 L~dies' silk initial handkerchiefs, aS F x each.
 Gents colored border white and hem stitched handkerchief, al 5c each.
 Gents white haudkerchiets, tape border ti"c quality, at IOc each.
 Gents aII linen hantkerchiefs. at 12- p each. . Gents all linen bandkerchiefs, fine qualjrv at 25c each.
 GLOVES. " Our collection for the holidays was never brighter, all the popular kinds and the new styles are ready.
 The SOuviu r. Cen-ermcri and Dent . Alcroft. Also full line of Boys, 1 MI-ses' and C1ildrPn's for lined gloves.
 Our black -ilk mltten for ladies at 59c | per pair are g~eat value. 1 CANDY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 1 The puresJ and best cnnfecriOns are | here. and frOsl now to Xmas we shall give you the best at the lowest price. , No matter tha qIanitv eye can care for you. Chu~ch-~ and Sunday Schools are invited to try our randies, we know how you'll be pleased with our prices.
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DEATH OF EDWARD BANKS.

Edward Banks of Little Boston, life long resident and well known citizen of Bedding, died last week after long and lingering illness. He served during the war in the 23d regiment, c. ", and re- ceived pension for disabilities incurred in the service. His voucher was made out on the 4Ch, but his check arrived too late Co do any good. He leaves 8 widow and two sons. The funeral took place, Friday.
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BEDDING.
DEATH OF W. A. SWAN.

W. A. Swan, father of Rev w. A. Swan, died at his home in Augusta, Me, on Friday, December II, in the 67th year of his age. He served during the late war in the 5th Battery, Maine Light Artillery, and was member of Seth Williams post, c. A. R. The burial ser vice were held on Sunday under the di' recrion of the G. A. R., and at St Marks P. K. church. Rev W. A. Swan, whe has been in constant attendance on his father during his long illness, will re- turn in time to hold services as usual or Sunday.
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LYONS PLAINS.
ruNNING AFTER CLANS

Our local sportsmen are turning their attention toward the sea, for recently Gill Kellogg and Phil Gerhardt went clamming and each came home with 8 bushel and half of fine long clans.
 Boss Cliff PaJchen has built wood. house and also erected a commodious wagon shed for Selectman Smith.
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A genuine ghost-story has yet to be attested; but not so a genuine blood purifier. Over and over again 1t has been proved that Ayers sarsaparilla stands alone among medicines as the most reliable tOnic-alterative in phar' macy. It stood alone at the World Fair.
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WESTON.

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 Rev c. M. Arthur will preach Christ. mas sermon, next Sunday morning, and will salso conduct the Y. P. 5. c. E meeting in the evening, at the Congrega- tional church,
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SEVEN MORE TRADING DAYS TO
 CHRISTMAS

open every weekday evening Don't put buying week make selections We'll keep them for till ready delivered The throng fatterg
 ae enterprise preparation pleasure old Claus Posoc, Santa Claus Descending Chimney Old Shoe and all her children Little Log
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Singers, public speakers, actors, que tioneers, teachers, preachers, and all who are liable to over-tax and irritate the vo cal organs, find, in Ayers cherry pecto rAl, safe, certain, and speedy relief. A timely dose of this preparation has pre- vented many throat trouble.
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FAIRFIELD.
HOYDEN's HTLLl.

$. Wisner has completed sowing 8 five acre lot of rye.
 Miles Gordon is moving into the Asahel Wakeman place.
 Marcus Jennings is having his house
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HOTCHKISSV SVILLE

Dr Shopp is entertaining his mother and sister from New Jersey.
 Mrs Harriette Isbell has returned to Seymour.
 E H. Cowles spent Sunday out of town.
 Miss Ruth Sloan, of the Waterbury hospital, is a guest of Miss Allen.
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By using Halls half renewer, gray faded, or discolored hair assumes the natural color of youth, and grows luxuri. ant and sGrong, pleasing everybody.
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Only one more week before Christmas. Buy your presents now. Don't wait till the assortment is broken and the place to find best assortment, lowest prices Of course is my store HE. F. Hawley.
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PLATTsVILLE.
METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS

MHIHV1UIsI UHUFEJI LIE1lI5s
 The Sunday school at Lees chapel is making great preparation for their con. cert, to be given in the church On Christ mas night, December %. Alla Invited to attend, The presiding elder, Rev Dr
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Don't worry about health. Keep your blood pure by taking Hoods sarsaparilla and you need not fear the grip, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia or typhoid fever
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AT CHRIsT CHURCH.

A union service of the two parishes of Tashua and Easton will be held here Christmas day at l0.30 a. m. The church will be handsomely trimmed and there will be special Christmas music. All are invited.
 Mrs Mary Spencer has recently enjoy- ed a pieaaant visit with her daughter, Rosa, in Manchester, N. H.
 Mrs Mary Silliman enjoys 6 pleasant
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Hoods pills are the favorite family ca tbartic, easy to take, easy to operate,
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

HOODS PILLS cure Liver IIas A pleasant laxative. All Druggistss
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The Editors Familiar Chat.

The public meeting at the Town hall in behalf of Suffering Armenia was a success, we'll planned and credit to those who arranged 1t. The response on the part of the people was generous, and doubtless before another BEE reaches it's readers the money will be relieving star yation and distress. Any towns desiring illumination will not make mistake in sending for MT Samuelian.
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IN WOLF PITS DISTRICT,

Mir and Mrs Eli Hoyt have been away on g visit as far north as Vermont.
 W. F. HoYt and daughter have visited in Middlebury.
 The Sunday school is to have a Christ mas tree next week at the schOolhOuse.
 George Wells hog was the largest that A. R. Briacoe has butchered this year; ; weight, 490 pounds.
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visit of few days with friends in Vest

Charles Haugh of Bridgeport and fam fly spent Sunday at William Shermans. Miss Anna Roberts returns thls week from a pleasant visit of three weeks with friends in New Jersey and Brooklyn.
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NEW MILFORD.
IN MASONIC CIRCLES.

St Peters lodge, No. 2I, F, & A. M., held it's annual meeting Tuesd"y even ing, December l5, and made choice of it's principal officers for rhe snsuing Vt ar : Arthur G. Todd. W, NJ; J. E, Hunger ford, 5, W; Dr. F. E, King, J. w; Yes ton P. Staub, secretary.
 The Maurice Drew theatrical c0mpanl gave fair entertainment st the IT, WI hall in this village on Tuesday evening. to fair sized audience. The piani t was exceptionally fine and on the wholt people were quite we'll pleased with the
 Winter arrived ii in this village early Wednesday morning, 8 furious snow storm having set in in accordance with the prediction of the weather prophets It looks at this writing as though Santa Claus would have hard sledding for Christmas and that our hills and valleys would not be arrested for the wearing of the green.