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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS - Bacon. &c p fb for heavy,
7c p ID for light medium. &c p ID for light, 10c
q ID for extra light and l2c q ib for sugar-cured;
Eastern Srgar-cnred Hams, lie; california Hams,
91a@Sl0c Mess Beef, 81 q bb; extra Mess do, So;
family Go. $a@9 so: extra prime Pork, SO q bbl
extra clear. 8I4 p bbi; mess. Sl6 bbl: Smoked
Beef, 91a@ol0c p H.
LARD-Eastern, tierces. is quotable at &c p
b for compound and 7ac for pure; pals, Sc; Cali
fornia tierces 51ac for compound and &c for pure;
balf-bbs 614c: 1O.fb tins &c; do BIB, 7@714c p ID.
coTToLENE-7i4c in tierces and &c = b In To-
m
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-There is absolutely nothing new
CREAMERY-Fancy. 27@2Sc; seconds, 25@26c
. ID.
DAIRY-Fancy, 23@25c good TO choice, 2l@
22l2c; lower grades lS@20c.
GHEESE-Fancy mild new, 111a@l8c q ID;
common to geed s1s@10c p ID: Cream Cheedar,
11012c; Young America, 110l2c; Western, lSG
&c; Eastern. 12@l3c q 10.
EGGS-ReceipIs yesterday we're double those of
Friday, as will be seen elsewhere, and the market
was easy IN consequence. Store Eggs, l260l &c;
ranch Eggs, l4(9l6c T. dozen.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS = Dealers continue to report a duh
market. BaYos, sI@l 10 q ctl: Small Whites
81 25@1 60, Pea, 81 50@l 65; Large Whites,
81 l5GaI 20; Pink. 90c@sl Is; Reds, 81 35@1 40;
Lmas, 81 50@2 rs; buffers, 81 6O@1 20 q ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard Is quotable at 81 95
tard 81 4O@I SO; Flax, $l 70@1 75; Canary, 3I4
@312c q ID; Alfalfa 612@7c q ID; Rape, lsz
92c 2 ID; Hemp 4c Q ID.
DRIED PEAs-Nominal at 81 25@l so q ctl for
Niles
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NEW YORK sToCKs.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money call easy at 5%. Prime mercantile
paper, 6@7%. Bar silver, 6714e. Mexican dol
lars, 5314c Sterling exchange Is weak, with
actnal brslness In DANGERS bills at 81 S7l4 STA
for sixty days and $4 SS@4 SS14 for demand.
Posted rates, 81 SSG4 1872. Commercial bills.
81 S6Gk S6s4 Government bonds steady: State
bonds dull; ranroad bonds easier Silver at the
hnard negIaCled.
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SUMMARY OF THE arARKErs,

salmon trade lively in 1885,.
Twenty-seven Failures last week,
Another Jump in Wheat.
Bran going up.
Silver fraction higher.
Bank Clearings lose 81 per cent.
Barley. Oats and Corn dull.
Rye firm.
beans neglected.
bay coming in more freely.
Wool quiet.
Hides dull and unchanged.
Provisions ditto.
Oregon Potatoes cheaper
Onions continue to weaken.
Butter and Cheese as before.
Eggs slightly lower
Game and young poultry firm.
Turkeys lower.
Citrus Fruits unchanged
small Customs Collections.
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Sales Of futures on the Produce Exchange in
January were 23S 800 tons Wheat and 29. 1aO tons
Barley, making total sales for the first
months ofthe current crop year of ,234, 200 tons
Wheat, 162 800 tons Barley and 100000 Calcutta
Grain Bags.
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San rRANoIsoo MEAT MARKEr

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers are as fellows:
BEEF-First quality, 51s@6c; second quality,
A1at05c; third do. 31yatl4c q b.
VEAL-Large. 5G9bc; small 6t97c q 10.
MUTToN-.Wethers. 61a97c; Ewes, 6@61ac
q ID.
Handspring Lamb. l21a; yearlings, 7@sc
p ID.
PoRK-Live Hogs, 3s4@4c for large and ssz@
DC for small; dressed do 5G6e q ID.
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S1a@lOc for paper-shen, jobbing: Peanuts 5@6c
for Eastern and 31h@411o for California; Hickory.
Nuts, 5@6c; Pecans, &c for rough and &c for pol
ished; Filberts, s09c; Brazil Nuts 71a@8c v h: (:
Cocoanuts. $4 5015 q 100.
HONEY-Comb is quotable at l0@12c q ib for
bright and S@9c p 10 for lower grades; water
white extracted, b@51sc b; light amber ex-
tracted, 414@p434c; dark amber, 4c; dark, 2@3c
BEESWAX-Z462Tc "a ID.
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COINAGE OF THE MINT.

The January coinage at the United States Mint
in this City was follows: Double Eagles, 81 $780,
600; Halt Eagles, s22b.50O. The coinage for the
first seven months OF the fiscal year was follows:
Double Eagles. $l4,070,000: Eagles, $2t7 800;
Half Eagles, 1926. 500. Half Dollars, S462,500;
Quarter Dollars, $65, 600; total, 81 s, ,060 800.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Feb. 1.-The spot market
is frmer at IS lod. cargoes are firm at 2ss Sd
october.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: Feb
ruary, 5s 912d; March, 6s l0d, April, bs lOd;
May, 5s l0d; June, bs lUd.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 1.-Consols lot 1915;
silver, 30s4d; French Rentes, l02f l712c.
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ROYAL NAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CTEAMERs LEAVE AsPINwALL <ana.
- fortnghtly for the West indies and Es8ss68
southampton, calling en- route at Cerbourgn.
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, in connection with the
Pacific Mail s. S. Co., issued for freight aud treas.
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco TO Plymouth,
Cherbourg, Southampton. First class, $195: third
class, $97 So For further particulars apply 70
PARROTT & CO., Agents,
306 California st
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HYDRoGRAPHIo BULLETIN.

BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIc OFFICE. u g. N :,
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO February l. .1sg6
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped
exactly at noon today. e at noon of the l20to
meridian, or exactly at p. NJ, Greenwich time,
A. +. FEcHTELER
Lieutenant U. 8. N, In charge,
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CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS

Local customs collections in January were S327,-
200. against S5ls,1OO in January, 1895. Last
months totals was one of the very smallest ever
known at this port.
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LUMBER. EXPORTS.

The exports Of Lumber from san Francisco for
the month OF December and for the year were as
follows: For December, 20S9,00O feet, against
l,2l6,2OO feet IN December; 1894; for the year
iSS5, l7,569,O00 feet, against lS,42S,0OO feet
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 81
failures In the Pacific Coast States and Territories
for the week ending yesterday compared with %
for the previous week and l6 for the corresponding
week or 1895. The failures for the past week are
divided among the trades as follows: ! millinery
2 saloons. restaurants, melal-roofer, contract
goods, general stores. l hardware. clothing,
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DEC1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

APPLEs-We quote s5c@$1 p box for good to
choice, b0@75c for common 10 fair and SI 25@
so for fancy.
CITRUS FRUITs-No further change to report
Oranges, 75e@$l 25 for Seedlings and SLAP "a
box for Nayels: badly frosted stock goes st4il
lower; Lemons, $1@1 so for common and $2@2 rs
for good to choice; California Lines, 75cG1SI "a
box; Mexican Lines, Sb 5O@6; Bananas, 81 25C1
2 90 p bunch; Pineapples, $3@6 q dozen.
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Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Abel reports
stocks of Grain in Call Board warehouses February
l as follows, in tons:
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

(Via SausaIito Ferry.
From San Francisco, beginning October a. 1895
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill Valley and San Rafael-7 80, 9.15, IL 200
A. NJ; as, 3:45, 5.15, 6:30 p N.
San Quentin: 80, 9:15 A. NJ; 1:4b 5:15 P. n.
Extra trips for San Rafael Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays at IL 30 P. NJ
SUNDAYS.
For Mil Valley, San Rafael and San Quentin
500, 1000, IL 80 A. NJ; i 80, 800, 4:3U, &6:l5
r. H. sDoes not run to San Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS.
1880 A. n weekdays-Cazadero and way stations
1;45 P. n Satnrdays-Tomales and way statiops.
S:0O A. y. Snndays-Point Reyes ann way stationa
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BANK CLEARINGs.
STOCKS OF GRAIN. .

Local bank clearingslast week were Sll ,eSa; ;769
against $13,032, 1852 for the same week in 1895,
q loss Of S7%.
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE SALES.

!sge1e1 sgS printing, hotel undertaken stoves
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
tPACIEIo SYSTEM)
Trnins leave and are due to arrive Ae
SAN FRANCISCO.


LEAVE FROM NOVEMBER 20. 1895 ARRIVE
COCOA Haywards, Niles and Way Stations. IO:i5A
z:0OA Atlantic Express Ogden and East. S:A5P
.mento and BEDDING via Davis. is 7:I5P
7:3OA Martinez, San Ramon, Napa, Calls
toga and Santa Rosa. 6:15P
S;30A Niles, San Jose, Stockton, lone
Sacramento, Marysviile. Red Bluff
and Sundays excepted Oroyille.... 4;lbP
s5:3OA Peters and Milton ................ S7:I5P
9:OOA San Leandro Haywards Way Sins II:45A
9:OOA Los Angeles Express, Raymond
(for Yosemite), Santa Barbara
and Los Angeles. .l............... 9;43R
s:00A Martinez and Stockton. ........,..... I0:45A
10:0GA San Leandro, Eaywards and Niles. I:45P
12:OOM San Leandro. Haywards Way Stns 2:4EP
I:00P Miles, San jose and Livermore...... SABA
sl:00P Sacramento River Steamers. +O:0OP
fI:3OP Port Costa and Way Stations t.:45P
3.0OP San Leandro, Haywartls& Way Stns 5:4oP
4:0oP San Leandro, Haywards WayStns 6:SSP
4'ooP MARTINEZ, San Ramon; Vallejo
Santa Rosa. Raa a. .sno . s,IsA
z;ees Bepicia Esparto Woodland.
oroyiiIe slts and si sacrsmento ,. ......: Is.4sA
Stockton n............s............ 7;Isr
5,0OP San 1eandro, Haywards Way Stns s:A5P
s;S0f NewQrleans Express. Fresno, Bakers
field, Santa Barbara Los Angeles,
Demng, ElPaso, New Orleans sud
for mojavs aud East. .s - Io,45A
6:O0P European Mail, Ogden and East.-.. 9:d0A
6;00P Haywards, Niles and San JOSEF. S:s9A
47;O0P Vallejo Observation-Disclosures. f7:45P
7sOOP Oregon Express, Sacramento Marys-
vile. Hedding, Portland. Puget
Sound and East .................. I0.4oA
T:OOP San Leandro Eaywards& Way St'ns IO:5OP
qeesP sSsR TrsSo IoI
and East. ast...............,......... sIS445P
ftllil5y San Leandro. .Haywards & Wey St'ns 5:10A
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LICK HOUSE.

hOO 81 r..
A Bradshaw. Portland
w H McMann, San Jose
w III Sehy, Sisson
g L Mason, Los Angeles
w A Wheelock. N Y
J King 81 W, San Jose
Mrs w HartnettGsd, Salns
= T Wilson, Nevada CITY
w Brooks, Oakland
] c Williamson, Oakland
Dr. Armstrong, a Stockton
9 A Starke, ,SantaBarbara
i al Thompson, TuIare
Silas Carrie, Sacramento
z 3 Ostrander, Merced
y Blair. Los Angeles
] 4 Hampton, Wash, d q
A. .Morrissey, Santa Clara
FL White d w, Chicago
III Schiller, Baltimore
L HSommerfield, LosAng
HOTEL
"a. Drowen, Sacramento
9 2 Pelhemus. San Jose
" u Dargie. Oakland
~ r Layman, Los Ang
Mrs Hayes 81 FIN, Phila
! J Roberts, Portland
Miss l. Kohn. Lakeport
A Marquis, Honolulu
I'll Victor 81 w, San Jose
] w Kelly & w, Bodie
Miss NJ G Perrin, Cal
A @ Eisen, Fresno
L A Sheldon, Pasadena
NJ Burk, Los Gatos
Mrs Brown, San Jose
W Morton, Redding
] T Walden, Fresno
DR. A A CASTOR d. w, Cal
9 E Honsken, Stockton
9 B Hill, Sacramento
F \ ost, Stockton
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Consignees.

Per Corona Darymens Union; Hadwed. Swain
Il Co; Del Monte Milling Co: NJ F Cabrai iii d al
mas & Co: Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson; Code.
Rey; HOFFMAN & Alexander; San francisco Brew
cry; Gilbert Clements & Sons; H o GREENWOOD:
Scale Co; Carnpodonico d Malcolm; InameI q co:
Levi Spiegel 4 Co; H Dutard; A Call Fruit CO: w
Gruppe; Oregon Frait and Produce Co; Chiuda q
Jones; Chas Brown d Sons; E Wallace: Col umbia
d. Co; Gray & Barbieri; Levi Bros; Cohn;
per d Co; Newmark & Edwards; + Belcher: q
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J n Vogt, Oakland
Mrs ID Wallace. Portland
w E Rogers. Amalia
w I Bell, Portland
VIM Stousland, Visalia
+ r Hamilton, Sacto
] d Culp, San Felipe
Mrs G G Briggs, Davslle
e S harrington, New
] A Williams, Cal
J b Devine, Sacramento
G H Lily d. w, Seattle
Fl NJ Shreve, Tuiare
81 b Lauttitt, Berkeley
G Hueter, Alma
Mrs A r. Saville, Cal
E ii Adams & W, N Y
w Wilson & ", San Jose
/ ] Rhodes, st Louis
J H DAILY Baltimore
E j Rogers, Sausalito
GRAND
T e Peery, Virginia
Capt ] d Higgins, Brkely
Mr. Bradlow, Oakland.
] Sullivan, Sacramento
T ] Eastman, Mass
VIM Hayes, Philadelphia
Miss E Kohn, LakepOrt
A ] Owens, Boston
DR. Armstrong, stockton
S s Hall, Sacramento
Mrs A w Hall, Crockett
" Brsidenbach, st Louis
r B Stanton, Los Ang
c Z Schumacher, Mich
Miss Clark, San Jose
Mrs Packer, San Jose
s E Wrenn. Portland
Mrs # B T Locke, ,SnJose
A l. Harrison, San Jose
s e Perl berg, Chicago
J Thleben, Sacramento
r Connor, San Jose
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SANTA CRUZ nIyISION Marrow Gangej.

SANTA EBUN HIVISION lNarrow Gangej.
s:ibA Newark C,enterville San J ose FELTON,,
Boulder Creek Santa Cruzand Way
Stations. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. os5O1
s2:15P Newark, Centerre. San Jose, New a
Almader, Felton, Boulder Greek,
Santa Cruz and Principal Way
A:15P Newark, San Jose. and Los Gatos...: 9:50A
Way Stations a..,, 1- .e@e .n t7.aor
COAST DLyISiNN. Clhird & Townsend Sts.)
6:45A San Jose and Way Stations (New
Almaden Wednesdays only).,.... 1:45p
&;15A San Jose. Tres Inos. Santa Cruz,
Pacific Grave Paso Roblez. San
Luis Obspo, Guadalupe and Prin-
cipal Way Statiops .,............ z:05P
lO:40A San Jose aud Way Stations. ........ SCOOP
HASA Palo Alto and Way Stations 3:30g
s2:3OP San Jose, Groy, Tres Pinos, Santa
Cruz, Salinas, Monterey and Pacific
Grove OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I0:4OA
s3;5OP San j Jose and Principal Way Stations 9.47A
s4:3Op San Jose aud Way Stations. ......... "s;06A
5:sS0P San Jose and Way Stations. ........ +SsASA
6;3OP San Jose and Way Stations .......,. 6:35A
tIIs45P San Jose and Way Stations ,....... f7:45E
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRAEgIsGo-FoOt Of Market Street (Slip 3D.
s7Is 600 l1:o0A.M. {i:oe *2;oa t3:ot
400 t5:oo ss;ooP.M
From 0AKLAND-Foot Of Broadway 1900 500
lo:o0A.M. 1890 tl:eo 1900 $500 1900
H5:ooP.M,
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Eoraipn Ports.

NEW Y fORK-Sailed Jan 3l-Stmr Advance, I
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WOODBURY.
woopns KY HAS GOOD FIRE PROTECTION

woupm ll HAS GOOD FIRE PROTECTION. Our fire department was called out for practice, ls.t Thur -d&y evening, and the rrj4l of tIIl. hose. ctc., was made near the Fir-t church. Ihr roof of the editice ,ya4 drluyr6 with water, and the force of tIl, >vatyr va sn great that the face of no clock wa~ "usNy touohcd. IrWas de- yilcd ta practice every Friday evening SO .s to become rxpo in the handjiDg of th" apparatus.
 c"pt Jlus- + Thomas i, reported as Dsiug in poor hgatJh.
 The rarknr hnu,o will receive summer burdoys tht- a.nn-
 Mir and Nr- Grorge r. Allen arrived home from Florj'e, last week,
 Mir E1ch,non hes the mtaSl"s and on that account the North Woodbury dis triyt school is closed.
 l. E Dq~s3u WAS last week in south Britain acting az one of the appraisers of the goods in A. F.. Potrcr's store.
 Watson C. Frisbio gives nocicc that he .,ilI upru ic:' cream ptrlora in Strong block the middle of this month.
 The fury lat eek brought in 8 verdict against l.. E. Curtis for the illegal sale of Iiuuor. Mir Curtis was fined 350 but he appealed.
 Our friend. tue editor of the Reporter, ts to have the horeHr of water from our water supply om the Scuppo hills.
 Abprnerhy s. stone escaped a severe burning, last wcek, by some very active work while burning brush on his land on the E4-tern hills. While lighting the fire some matches in lis pocket were ignited and set his attire on fire. By some pret- ty vigorous disrobing and other high ink, he di-posseseed himself of his fry garments, and made his way home, not seriously burned.
 Miss Djvina Stewart has gone to Wa tcrbury to reside, having secured posi- ton with the Benedict & Burnham Man. ufacturtng Go.
 Cattle Doalcr Julius II. Galpin brought iI u car load of cattle, last week, and an other this week. He also brought in a few horses.
 Assessor T. B. Terrnl brought fine p1ir of cattle of Horace Allen of New Milford aud has since sold them to pr Smich of south Wilton.
 
 A. E. Buckingham has swapped five ycar-od colt with Charles Terriu for a black mare M~ Buckingham has traded on some of lis turnouts with Wood ~ulTot Washington for new vehicles and expects to be better able to attend to bis livery business.
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SOUTHFORD.
DEATH OF MRS BURTON IIINMAN

DEATH OF MRS BUXTON HINMAN
 Mrs Burton Hinman died su1d danIv, last Saturday, at the advanced ag' Of N| wears. The funeral was attended, Iast Monday, from her late rcsiderce, Rev {. !. Range off ,iating. The intrrm"nt wa in rhe 50uthford cemetery. Mrs Human has been life long rp-ident ofthis place, respected by all ~ho knew hrr, and an ac. i've member Of the Mstbodi-t church in Sou-hDucy for uany yrars. Much sympathy has bccn felt for her in thela-t wears of her life. but her p!tl"nt c'tiu-- ance of her hIinduess ard >"n-'pos If helvlDssnus~ lA- b'"u un eN4mpie [" &..
 Miss Margaret Y. Wsb-trr If south Bathlehom, Pa., has been vi-isirg her grandmother, Mrs r.. A. Wheeler.
 Mrs Frank Nichols recently gave " ! o'clock tea in honor of her c.u~ia, Ml-> French. of Sfopncy, Tine other guests from out of ts"n were Mj-~ LNljr French of Bethel and Mi=z Lizzie N:chol- of VA tcrt0Wn.
 The Southbury baseball ujrr 2i-itcG the Rex box shop nine, :nst 9ttu'tAy : four innirgs were playcd, in which inc visiting nine came out victorious.
 Harry Carpenter of Norwich spent Sunday ali Ejs home here.
 Mrs r.. A. Wheeler has been much in disDosed from the effects of la"ge swelling on her face.
 A. P. Speed entertains his brother lately arrived from Scotland.
 Thomas St4ther7 of New York, a vel e.an printer, has been the guest of h.: friend, W. C. Wheeler, the well En""I blacksmith.
 Mrs X. x. Allen, who has been affect ed with the grip, i7 somewhat better. NJ Allen has also sutrrod during the DIS few weeks with a bad cold,
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LONG HILL.

Mrs William Gabler had to stay out of the shop, one day this week, with sick ness.
 Mrs Newton Barlow returned from New York, last Saturday.
 The bridge near Turney Halls is in a poor condition and liable to have horse step through and make the town expense, if not attended to.
 Miss Nellie Fogarty and Miss Ellen McMahon are taking lessons on their new Columbia and Victoria wheels.
 Albert \. Bronson of South Britain was a recent guest of Miss Lillie F. Beers.
 John French took day off, this week, looking up the speckled beauties.
 Miss Gladie BeardsIey is out of school with hard cold.
 Mrs Hattie Farrand is suffering with a threat trouble.
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EG.l ; tsi,.
-H rLuMTKEEs DISTRICT.

Mrs Merrill, who has been keeping house for rharlns Grummau, has moved into II. II. Baird's tenement house in Bethel.
 Richard Arndt has been confined to the house, threatened @ith Typhoid Aver.
 Nj. E. Hodge has purchased a new span of horses fer his ice wagon.
 W. E. C. umman bas resigned hi< posi- rion in the bat shop in NorwuIk, where he has been working for the past three wears, and moyed8hs family to Bcrhel, where he will assist his father on the farm.
 Harry Crofuc of Ne~towr, while mov- ing two stoves to Bethe), last week, broke down his wagon. The travel on theroad was blockaded for a few hours and liar " was so delayed that he had to stay with friends in PIumtrees over night.
 The Sunday school in PlumtTees elect od their officers, last Sunday, for the en suing year; Charles Grumman, superin rcndeut; Miss Fannie Case, secretary Miss Miuta Edmunds, treasurer. The school is in a flourishing condition.
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WEST MORRIS.
" MOBILES BARN BURNED

c " MOBILES BARN BURNED.
 CIV. Nobles' barn was burned, Thurs day night, with all the sheds and out buildings. The wind drove the flames toward his new house, which would also have been burned but for the persistent work of few neighbors who happened to be up at the time. Besides the barn there WAS one horse which he had bought recently in Woodbury, three cows, four calves, two sows and II sucking pig i; four horses and six shOats were got out a d saved. Mir Nobles was insured with Bishop of Litchfeld, who came down Friday afternoon to look at the ruins.
 Mrs Baldwin, who has been housekeep- CT for MT Nobles, left here on Thursday morning on a visit to friends in New Haven and elsewhere.
 c. Delebar has left the employ of Lewis Hagar and gone 10 work for MT Hall in Hardscrabble, where they have been having quite a time fighting forest fiee. Delebar reports about 4000 acres burned over, extending from Petersville through Warren and into Cornwall.
 Mr and Mrs J. B. Sanford united with the Congregational church at Washing tor, Green, last Sunday.
 Miss Nellie Logan, who has been at her fathers home quite ill with the measles, has returned to her work on Washington Green.
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STEPNEY AND VICINITY.

Canned cherries and eyaporatfd d peaches of the best quality. Best 50c tea always on hand at W. N. Hurd's.
 George E. Mattegat's dog brought home, one day last week, fine tame white rabbit.
 Frank Russell of New Haven, a nephew of Mrs Caroline Dayton, died at his home Thursday, April 30, of consumption, at about 10 years of age. He leaves q wife and daughter to mourn his loss. The funeral was held from his late residence, Sunday, May 3
 Miss Florence Stelle of Naugatuck is the guest Of Mrs ". N. Hurd; also J. Il Beard and wife were Sunday guests.
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G0N ROE.
AT ST PETER 5.

Conformation was held in ot Peters church, Saturday afternoon, at 3 p. m', Bishop Williams preaching very able sermon on the importance of public wor- ship. He confirmed seven adults: MT aud Mrs Stephen French, Miss Estelle Rose Wheeler, Miss Annie and Frank Fohrenbach, Miss Marguerite k. Weeks and Miss Magic Hubbell. The bishop congratulated the people on their finely furnished church editice.
 Boukard Goldsborough, who has been at sea for the past three years, is home for q few weeks vacation.
 Mrs D. A. Nichols has choice bed of tulips at the south of the house which are beautiful, being of a variety of colors
 D. NJ. Burr is treating his house to a new coat of white paint.
 Joe Busser had his horse break through cbe bridge near Julius Beers hurting it's
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Fairfield uoty News.
 EASTON.
EAST0N.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev 6. r. Pierce of New Haven preach ed in the Congregational church, Sun day, giving a very interesting and in- structive sermon.
 Next Sunday committee will be ap pointed to decide on the new hymn books for the church.
 The young ladies of the Enterprise society are preparing play, "The champion of her sex" to be given in Academy hall the last of this month.
 Mir and Mrs Zina Beard of shelton spent Sunday at T. W. TuTney's.
 T. W. Turney has bc ught new horse of Mir Cole, who seems very successful in disposing of his horses.
 Charles Turney has moved his family from Easton to Roundout, N. |.
 Eli Winton attended the confirmation service at Tashua, Sunday afternoon. Coles & Robinson have sold most of their horses and expect to return with i another lot in short time.
 Elmer Downs and wife of keddine have visited relatives the pat week,
 Ifna C. Beard and family of shelton were recent guests at Y, W. Turney's-
 William Ftceborn of New York has visited at Edward Frceborn's, the past week.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
!u litchlicld Court,
WASHINGTON
A BAD RUNAWA Al

Fiday morning, wh lc Fu~m} Oije.t WI. driving his two hor.c t"a'n on tn" road above Mr Turner's ncV h"u-r, " trace uuhookcd, letting thr p"Ic-tor2ur ,l5wu.aud the horses started o" g Jun uI, pet Mrs MyGrath's, uVertaEi"g Miss May Uirkox. who WAL diving alone m :" c,rragp, aud before she heard " bat w"- coming the harecs struck the carriage. throwing hrr out and over the sidewalk into Mir Bakers y#ld, completely +mAah- ing the carriage. Dr FoId was coming do5u the road by tic Epi, co"oI church. and arrived in time to stop the thro" horses which he said were all in a tangir upon the wreck If the carriage. Mis- iijckrx. besides u s>vrre shaking up fron her nl ing loal, "aa upir jared. Mf Q DrlI was not hurt and his granddaugh-
 rr. Miss MtIie prtLt, received a sevfe b-uisirg of one aru, with u2 bones in j1trd. wa- fortunate escape for "ll concerned.