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EASTON.
CENTER STREET.

The Sunday evening prayer meeting: held at the Methodist church by Rev Robbins are we'll attended and consider able interest is manifested.
 Mrs Georgie Jennings and daughter Mary, spent Sunday with friends in Southport.
 Mrs Hattie Wakeman and her grand mother, Mrs Meeker, have visited rela, tives in Redding.
 Miss Edith Osborne and her brother, Louie, have purchased new bicycles at the office of the Y. M. c. A, in Bridge port.
 The whooping cough is almost an epi- demic here. Nearly every family of the place has been afflicted with it.
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return, as they had Go walk part of the way back.
 Mrs John Wade, who has been away for some time, returned last week.
 A Junior League will be organized t the hall at 4.3O p. m, on Thursday, the 2lst. The pastor, Mir Warriner, invites all between the ages of eight and l5 who would like to join to attend that meet ing.
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BETT EL.
THE HATING mnADE.

The firm of c. H. Hart & Go. has com menced the manufacture of hats. The new firm have rented of the town the old Grassy Plain school buildings and re- modelled into hat shop. Water has been put in and drain connected with the brook near Edwin Shorts hat fac tory. NJ. C. ScbOonmaker, 8 well known and experienced natter, takes charge as business manager. Charles H. Hart ia an experienced hat curler by trade and has for many years worked for the firm of Cole & Amber. The firm is backed by men of capital, which will enable them to compete with older firms buying ma- teriH used in the business. The new firm have the best wishes of the town.
 F. Mackenzie & Sons, we understand at present writing, have not adjusted their insurance in full. Their plans for further business has not been made known to the public.
 | Most of the hat factories are running about two days in the week.
 l F. 4. Judd, the senior member of The Judd t Cunning Hat Co.,, through the duil times, leaves the business to the younger members of the fem. Mir Judd spends most of his tune on his Grassy Ridge farm, which is located just outside of the borough limits east of the village.
 lc's a healthy occupation for hat man. ufacturer if ne only has hired man to do the hard work. The profits are small
 when potatoes sell for 20 cents per bush
 el and other things in proportion. The occupation of farmer is enjoyable and it gives man a healthy, simon-pure tar color and refreshing sleep at night.
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\t ~.5o a. m., Holy Communion; at 30 3. m., Evening Prayer and sermon.
 Mrs Elisha Booth of Bridgeport and her daughter, Bertha, spent Sunday here.
 On last Sunday night Charles A. Hall lost valuable pointer dog.
 On Sunday, May 10, occurred the death "f Vera Hyacinth, infant daughter of Mir @nd Mrs David 5. Leavitt. The little stranger had only gladdened their home for five months and 7 days, and her loss S sadly felt by the bereaqed parents, MhO have the sympathy of a large circle cf friends in their anliction. The funer- al was held from the house on Tuesday afternoon, Rev Edward Warriner onici- ating, and the interment wa8 in the Long Hill cemetery.
 Mir and Mrs keinard from Springfield have been guests at the home of Mrs Harriet Leavitt.
 Mrs Lewis Curtis of Southport has vis- tied her mother, Mrs Samuel Beardsley. Mrs Curtis rides a new bicycle, which she brought to Long Hill with her.
 Mrs Burton Lewis and daughter, Miss Hattie Farrand, have been on the sick list for 8 week past.
 Our butcher, Frank Wheeler, has been missed from his usual route while he has been attending to a case of measles.
 Miss Eva Barton rides B new Crescent bicycle.
 Mir and Mrs k. Cunning and son pass ed Sunday as guests of Mir and Mrs Gran vile Cunning.
 Miss Belle Dayton of Bridgeport spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs c. A, Hall.
 Miss Bertha Mattegat has been with her sister, Mrs F. J. squinobaI.
 A number of gentlemen, members of the>Seaside bicycle club of Bridgeport, paid R. c. Tousey 8 visit, last Sunday.
 Mrs Dr DeWolf has been passing few days with her parents, Mr and Mrs R. c. TouseV, this week.
 Merchant c. c. Downs has had new front steps built for his store.
 Miss E. M. Beardsley and Miss Bran don, both of New Haven, have been spending a few days in town as guests of Miss k. J. Burroughs.
 It is said that flag is soon to be pre-. scented to the new school in Long Hill.
 All members of Parlor Rock CounolI, o. U. A. M, are notified that business of special importance will be presented at the next meeting, May 20, and are re- quested to be present. Mr and Mrs D. S. Leavitt wish to thank their many friends who kindly profered them assistance in the hour of their recent bereavement.
 F, l.. Turney is making extensive re- pairs about the old Spencer Curtis place, making new barn out of the old one, and adding other Improvements.
 MT Lewis wife and daughter are sick with grip.
 Mrs French is doing dressmaking in Shelton.
 Frank Wheeler, our butcher, has been sick with mock measles. W. Ketchal and 'Al'' Coan have done his peddling for few days. How the new bicycles do shine Two ladies who started towards Bridgeport found 1t much easier to go down than to
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iron bridge over the Naugatuck river be- low Naugatuck.
 Rev Father O'Nei1 of the Dominican order, one Of the preachers who assisted in giving the mission in the Immaculate Conception church the past two weeks, and Rev Father McGuinness, have been recent guests of Father O'Donnel.
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DEFRFIFLD DISTRICT,

Sidney Wakelee and sister of Bridge port have been guests at their uncle s, II. F.. Dowd's.
 Miss Lottie Bradley visited her cousin, Miss Elsie Sherwood, on Burr street, Saturday.
 Dr Charles B. Baker and family of Bridgeport were guests at Charles Nichols, Sunday afternoon.
 W. E. Nichols was d guest over Sun- day in Brid gep0rt.
 The children of the Deerfeld school enjoy a new croquet set.
 Horace Lyon and Miss Mary SchIump of Strattield avenue were entertained at his uncle's, Charles Nichols, Tuesday afternoon.
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Litobfield County News.
WATERTOWN.

MEAT DEALER THORP HAS AN EXCITING
 TIME.
 Charles o. Thorp, while peddling meat near the reservoir, last Saturday after noon, met with a smashup. The horse became Frightened, throwing him out, one of the wheels passing over Thorp's head. The horse kept on and struck the new bridge over the Branch, where the wagon became total wreck.
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Mrs Lucien R. Hitchcock gave de- lightful tea to her numerous friends, Tuesday afternoon. About 100 were present.
 Goodrich's famous circus and thew American wagon shows" will exhibit in town, Friday afternoon and evening.
 James White, 2d, conducted the ser vice at the Linkfield schoolhouse, Sun day afternoon.
 Rev F. D. Buckley of Waterbury will deliver the oration here on Memorial day.
 Henry E. Scott is overseeing the con struetion of building two piles for an
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

Rev c. c. Merrill of Yale divinity school preached very acceptably in the Congregational church, Sunday morning, and will also occupy the pulpit Sunday, May 24th.
 Rev J. H. Kimball, Mrs Henry Osborn and Mrs Mary Silliman were appointed a committee to make a choice of new hymn book for the church.
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4 gain to day shall continue the sale of any of these, were we in the MILLINERY BUSINESS could bring from 75c to dollar and a half but we're n0t-s0 we say this one price for all, and quick one.
 All day Monday and Monday evening you G|Ug Iiga i' s1 E' l'''r (e co,ti H we best of them.
 LACES.
 We thought we had told of good Lace val ues bGtore, but this time we've a bigger sur prise than ever,
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Black Silk Gou don iLaces, extra wide widths, some that have brought 50u, I-c and $l per yard. We make two prices, put them on counter table and th"vll go when you learn about them, I2 4c and l9c A yard RIBBONS.
 More of the Fancy Taneta Silk Ribbons, at SIG a yard; the kinds that have been I5c all the season.
 Watch this space for another sale of Blue Enamel Ware to start Wednesday or Thurs duy morning. This time to beat anything yet.
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WOLF PITS.

R.J Wildman lost 8 COW, the only one he had,
 Edward Edm0nds has lost a horse.
 George Whittlesy has moved into the Stevens house.
 Harlow Benedict and family have been at W, F, Hoyt's.
 Warren Wells, who has been away on a pleasure trip, has returned home bring ing his friend, William Wakely of Sandy Hook, with him.
 MT NIurry has entertained his daugh- ter and family of Danbury. D. G. Wood has a new pair of horses. bought in I ork state.
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MISS MURPHY-MR BRAHEN,

Philip J. Brahen and Elizabeth I. Murphy were married at St Johns church, Watertown, Tuesday, Rev Fath- CT O'DOnnell officiated. The couple were the recipients of large number of handsome and useful presents. Among the guests were MT and Mrs John Moriarty of Waterbury and John Null vile of New Haven.
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MONROE.
AT THE CONGREGATIoNAL CHURCH.

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 It is expected that Key MT Earle will give his lecture on ''The life of Christ, B next Tuesday evening, May 19, in the Congregational church of Monroe. The lecture will be illustrated with fine stereopticon views and thus present to the eye, step by step, q continuous view of our Lords life. Mir Earle's lectures on the Bible began in his own church and were considered so very fine that he finally yielded to the urgent request of many pastors and churches to give his entire time to this work. The pastor of Shelton church speaks most warmly of the excellent satisfaction the lecture gave to his people. The admission will be free. A collection will be taken for the benefit of the lecturer.
 On Sunday, May 24, Rev T. Tsunas- hima of Japan will speak in the Monroe Congregational church, morning and evening.
 Rev Otis Barker ofIiciated at the Con- gregational church, last Sunday, ex- changing with Rev MT Lutz.
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BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

It is regretted that larger congrega- tion was not present, Sunday, to have listened to the exceptionally fine dis course delivered by Rev W. NJ. Weeks from the text "Why was not this oint- ment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? Let her alone," St John I2th chapter and the 9th and 8 part of the 7th verse.
 c. Burr Tucker and George s. Burr are serving as jurors at Bridgeport in the civil side of the Common Pleas court.
 John Tyler spent Sunday in Norwalk as 8 guest of Miss Hattie Silliman.
 Ernest Sanford, while returning from school, recently, on his wheel, had the misfortune to break down, thereby necessitating his walking home.
 Mrs Levi Hall has returned home after an absence of seven weeks caring for Mrs James Tyler.
 0. J. Banks and Fred R. Wheeler were appraisers on the estate of the late John Hull.
 Miss Allie T. Bradley and c. Middle
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Did you eyer stop to think what in- digestion really means? 1t means simply that your stomach is tired. If our legs areEtired, we ride. The horse and the steam engine do the work. Why not give your stomach ride; that is, Jet something else do it's work. Foods can be digested outside of the body. All plants contain digestive principles which will do this. The Shaker digestive corr dial contains digestive principles and is a preparation designed to rest the stomach. The Shakers themselves have such unbounded confidence in 1t that they have placed 10 cent sample bottles on the market, and 1t is said that even so small quantity proves beneficial in 8 vast majority of cases. All druggists keep It. Iaxol is the best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it in place of castor oil.
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Monroe Center is quite lively at pre- sent with the Improvements at Marshall Beach's, MT Andrews decorating at Town Clerk Nichols, ,and E. Sherman and sever al others painting and decorating for Albert Wheeler.
 The vocal class closed last week with a pleasing entertainment of quartet, trio and solo singing.
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Biiiousness, indigestion, Headache. A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
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LOckwOOd's Shoe Store, where you will lind 8 large line of Ladies' and Gentemen's Boys and Girls, Shoes, which we are selling very cheap and also give coupons with every pair for Sllverware which we give away. This is our way ot advertising Do not forget the, place. We want your trade and you waIA our geOds- Call and see us.
 A. B. LOCKWOOD, FOUNTAIN PLACE BETHEL. CT
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DEATH OF MRS MARY RICHMOND.

Mrs Mary Richmond, wife of Edward Richmond, died at her home on Green wood avenue, Wednesday evening of last week, aged fl years. The funeral was held at the house on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev H. l.. Slack Otliciated. Mrs Richmond leaves a husband and family of children. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was a member of the Congregational church and was an active person until failing health prevented her from leaving home and family cares, where she will be greatly missed.
 David Cottreu has leased the old Put nam club grounds for the summer and expects to make it pleasant for all who choose to give him a call. Visitors will be accommodated with boats for pleas ure or fishing. Refreshments may be had at all hours.
 H. H. Baird who has been very i'll the past 10 days, is reported to be improving.
 Nathan Ives Bennett and family of New York have returned to ther sum- ner residence in Plumtrees to spend the season of hot weather and enjoy the cool green fields and trout brooks of Plum tyepB
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AT GRACE CHURCH.

sunday after Ascension Day, May | @ ,\t $50 a. m., Holy Communion; at 30 ?. m., Evening Prayer and sermon.
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Editorial Ink Drops

The meeting called for Saturday after noon at the Town hall to take final action in the organization of anagrjcultural as- aociation ought to call out n large and representative gathering of our citiz"ns. There is no doubt but what Newtown can maintain fair which shall be credit to the town. Let the attendance on Satur. day show that the interest in this project Is genuine.
, 1896-12-16

1t would be a great triumph il Lara.
mile could secure the location of one
Of the experimental storage res
ervoirs at the site of the big basin, west
Of the city. This natural reservoir is
fully 10 miles long and an average OF
perhaps two miles wide. Without posi-
tive demonstration, it is Judged that 1t
would hold water to the depth of more
than Is feet. and would back 1t up al
most to Sheep mountain on the west.
It Is low enough for the Big Laramie
to be readily conducted into it. and thus
the flood waters OF June could be stored
and drawn off as required later in the
season. Deep canals or even tunnels
could be constructed through the nat
ural embankments to the east and
northeast Of this great reservoir. Its
natural construction is such that there
would be no danger of its banks giving
away and its waters flooding the coun>
try below. 1t is not believed that a bet
ter site could be found in all the west
for an experiment in the line contem,
plated.
, 1896-12-16

The November number of Illustrated
Colorado contains a splendid short
story from the pen of Geo. r. Caldwell,
b capable representative of the Rocky
Mountain News. The title of the story
Is, THE Hand Of God, or Between the
Rising and Setting Sun" The first
scene Is the parting of a New England
father and son. the old man sending
the younger away from the family root,
tree with harsh words. The young mar
goes to Colorado, becomes wealthy and
10 years after the parting in New Eng,
land he meets his aged sire upon the
brink Of a Colorado precipice with a
frantic team e~ndeavoring to get away
The young man OF course rushes to the
rescue and horses and men go down to.
gether, giving the story an ending akir
to a Shakespearean tragedy.
, 1896-12-16
THE MAGIC RING.
A Boys First Circus and His Impression
of CO-slic the Peerless.

A Boys First Circus and His Impressions
of Co-slic the Peerless.
A thud Of unseen hoofs first set us
a-quiver; then a crash of cymbals, u
janglo of bells, Il hoarse, applauding
roar, and Coralie was in the midst of us.
whirling past 'twixt earth and sky,
now erect, flush, radiant, now Crouched
to the flowing mane, swung and tossed
and nodded by the m%addening dance
music of the band. The mighty whip Of
the count in the frock coat marked time
with pistol shots; his warcry, w%hooping
clear above the music. fired the blood
with a passion for splendid deeds, as
Coralie, laughing exultantly, crashed
through the paper hoops. We gripped
the red cloth in front of us, and our
souls sped round and round with Co.
ralie, leaping with her, prone with her,
swung by IA or tail with her. 1t was
not only the ravishment of her delirious
feats, nor her cream colored horse of
fairy breed, long tailed, roe footed-an
enchanted prince surely, if ever there
beauty-iisplayed, too. under condi-
tons never vouchsafed to us before
that held us spellbound.
What princess had arms so dazzling.
ly white. or went delicately clothed in
such pink and spangles? Hitherto we
had known the outward woman AZ but
q drab thing, h%ourglass shaped, nearly
legless. punched here, CONSTRUCTED there,
slow of movement and given to depre-
cotinu 1usty action IF limb Hero was
q revelation. From henceforth our i'm.
aginations would have to be revised and
corrected up to date. In IL of those
swift rushes the mind makes in high
strung moments I saw myself and Co.
ralie, close EMBODIED, pacing the world
together, DER hill and plain, through
storied cities, past rows of applauding
relations, l in my Sunday knickerbock-
ers, she in her pink and spangles.-
Kenneth Grahame in S%cribner's.
, 1896-12-16

And as to the tendency of the growth
of great cities to enervate nations. there
is no proof Of it at all unless we identi-
f. the life of great cities with the pas
sion for idlcness and pleasure and self
Indulgence, which sometimes, but by
no means universally. accompanies their
growth. When you get u large prol-
etariat living, Is that Of an,ielt Rome
and rcssibly Of Nineveh and Babylon
did, Oh the aims Of the rich and power.
ful, then no doubt you have the condi-
tons of Il thoroughly unnatural and I'M
healthful life, and no one can wonder at
the rapid decay of such cities and Of
the nations which gloried in them. But
where the honest working class far out
number the proletariat, wher, the mid
die classes of distributors and manufac-
turers and professional men are labo-
rious and energetic, and even the class
hat lives on its accumulated wealth
contains a considerable sprinkling of
serious and disinterested workers, we
do not believe that there is the smallest
evidence of any greater danger in the
life of the agricultural village or the
pastoral tribe Indeed. we should regard
Olive Schroiuer's picture of the life of
the modern Beers as indicating q condi-
ton of things more prolific OF morbid
elemclts, with Its almost complete abb
sencs of Any stirring or active intelli-
pCnce. than any kind of modern life
that is honestly laborious at NIL. The
Boer life is too sleepy, too destitute of
stirring thought OF effort, to be alto
gether natural. 1t needs at least the old
element of danger and necessary vigil
lance to render it even bracing. LON
don Spectator.
, 1896-12-16

II have seer the statement that no
man could drink half u gallon Of brandy
a day for more than u very short time"
said John L. Smith Of Linden, Va,
''but there il a man living in the town
/ reside in who has never missed drink
ing that much brandy in a day for 20
years. His name is John Hudnall, and
he owns a brandy distillery near Linde.
he has used liquor as a beverage since
early youth, and for the past 20 years
has consumed half u gallon of brandy a
day. He is not an inebriate by any
means, not becoming intoxicated by the
brandy. He is hale and hearty and
stands we'll in the community where he
lives as q business man. No explanation
can be given Of his remarkable power
Of withstanding the effects of liquor,
but no who knows him doubts the
statement as to his having taken the
amount l have said. 1t has not impaired
his digestion in the slightest degree. as
it is usually claimed it will do. -
Washington Star.
, 1896-12-16
CONSULTING TIE CLOCK.
Familiar Faces That Are seldom Over
looked by New Nor!er..

Familiar Faces That Are seldom Over
looked by New Workers.
One of the popular habits of the pso-
pie of New York city is to consult the
clock almost on every occasion when an
opportunity is presented. 1t matters lit
tie whether any special weed requires
That consultation Or not, the clock will
thus be consulted. Especially is this the
case Il a particular clock has the repu-
tatlon of being q good timekeeper. So
well is this known by many storekeep-
ers that they will place clocks in their
stores SO situated as to be easily seen by
persons who may be passing along the
adjacent sidewalk. If the clock pas q
good reputation, and the pedestrian is
fortunate enough to carry a watch, "a
comparison il almost suIe to be made.
Many times a clock with u good repu-
tation placed in the bacl; part If u store
becomes n protection thereof, especially
ut night. if near it is located a light
strong enough to illuminate its face and
show the time. A policeman told n re-
porter the other day that a good clock
thus situated is better than II private
"uttbLItIi " - y'NtiIN stolt, 40 SNCIS
belated passerby is likely to look through
the store to see what time it is, and
would be almost certain to notice any
thing unusual i'll the appearance Of the
place. 1t therefore becomes Indirectly a
silent Waterman guarding the premises
against the depredations of burglars and
makes the pedestrians, as it We're, as-
s%istants in tho work
Church clocks have always had o
large number of patrons in the work of
consultation, and nothing seems to be so
annoying as to find such a clock mac
tive. When an event of this character
occurs, especially if the church is located
on or near a busy thoroughfarc, the
fact of the clock being stopped, or that
some defect appears to exist, is often
made the subject of n notice in the daily
papers. Especially was this the case
when the steeple of old st. Paul's was
recently undergoing renovation, and it
was n joy to many on noticing that the
newly gilded hands of the clock were
again travelling along their accustomed
circuit and the deep toned bell was
ready to strike the hour once more. -
New York Mail and Express.
, 1896-12-16
school Improvement

In the Federated Clubs of Illinois the
women are working earnestly to i'm
prove ths public schools of the state.
With this aim they take Up different
phases Of school work, in the first place
visiting the schools not as critics but as
learners. 30 Us to cooperate with school
teachers in securing improvements that
are needed. Certain members study the
hygienic conditions of the schools others
make it their duty to watch all school
legislation and to learn something Of
the value Of the best new methods Of
education.
, 1896-12-16

Excuse me-" observed the man in
apectacles. but I an a surgeon, and
ma y not where the liver is" never
9 mind where his liver is" retorted
n Other. If 1t was in his big toe or
M lett q DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
- would reach 1t and shake It for him
O hat you can bet your gig-lamps-
ca. N. settele.
, 1896-12-16

The old way Of delivering messages
by post-boys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old tedi-
III method Of breaking" colds COM
pared with their almost instantaneous
cure by One Minute Cough Cure. Chas.
N. Setttele,
, 1896-12-16

The old lady was right when she
said the child might die II they waited
for the doctor. She saved the little
ones life with a few doses of One Min
Group before. Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-12-16
REPUBLICAN BOOK COUPON.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1896

The Rawlins penitentiary might be
used for a gymnasium by the Carbon
county acrobats. Let Johnny Osborne
practice his great window act in this
building.