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ROXBURY.
RoxBuRY NOTES BY MOTOR.

There is no doubt about it. James Ennis has a considerable supply of the milk of human kindness in his compost tion. At any rate, the Methodists think so, for in connection with their picuic on the Fourth he found 8 pleasant close shaven lot on his farm, where under shade of the trees the tables were set, and in addition to this, his willing hands were employed in conveying tables and chairs to the site of operations. In fact he rendered most effective secvIces and did it well.
 The picnic was pleasant gathering It does not appear that anything of a special character has hitherto belonged to the Fourth, excepting the changing of bells in the eally morning hours, with the accompaniment of crackers and sun- dry izzling. Hence the institution of this Sunday school picnic is a step in the right direction and should he remember ed for future years.
 The alternate union services on Sun, day evenings in the Congregational and Methodist churches still continue. On Sunday evening last, the gathering was at the Methodist church. The local pas. tors were present, but the sermon was preached by Dr Beach, presiding elder of the Methodist church, delivered an ex. eelleut discourse. Holy CommuniC was afterwards partaken of, the same being 8 particularly pleasing one, because of the ningling of the members of the various churches.
 Temperance sentiment is moving and something more than sentiment is doubt less intended. That earnest worker, Rev J. H, James, of the State Temperance Union has recently been here and said q great deal to set us thinking and some
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EASTON.
PERSONAL CHAT.

E. s. Glllett is having a new picket fence built about his house.
 c. W. Candee is harvesting his crop of early potatoes, which are ripe. Mr Can- dee has early sweet corn ready for mar ket; in fact, he Is model market gar dener, He says that baby girl, born March l, is hard to beat and having nev- CT caught Mir Candee in untruthfulness, your correspondent will not doubt the statement.
 William ReIyea, who has charge of Mrs Hi c. smiths 400 acre farm, is justly proud of his fine red haired oxen and 15 sleek miloh cows. His small dog haa caught 23 woodcnucks this season.
 Louie Edwards of Bridgeport, who has
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perfect patent for a steam apparatus in connection with boiler building.
 Ms Stcbbius of Bethel and Mrs Ralph ,aodlct If Ilattcrtowu were guc2ts of Mrnud Mr4 JoAn Benedict, one day last week.
 Arthur B. Curtis is in Brooklyn, under the care of a New ' York specialist, who is prescribing for his health.
 M-s J,hu Ht1edict was on the sick list and under the doctors care trr few days during the ppst week, but her many friends win b. glad to know she k better.
 Mrs Koju of Bridgeport has engaged board at Mrs susan O5born's.
 Seventy lively fresh air youngsters cam" to town, Monday, to spend a week with F. W. uawIcy and II, K. Green. Goorgrs s. Turner at the Depot has been entertaining his niece, Miss Irene Turner, from New Yorl, state.
 Miss Elizabeth Lcavcnworth, who ppssrd few days as the guest of Mir and Mrs C. W. Edwards returned to her 1 home in Nrwtown, Tuesday. Daniel Mullert and daughter of Strat- ford wrr, guests of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sclcc6, last Friday.
 Miss Mabel Clarke has gone to Bridge port to spend her vacation. Mir and Mrs C. Bender of Bridgeport spent saturday at D. W. Edwards, talk ing Master Harry back with them for a short time,
 Curtiss Taylor of Greenfield Is visiting his brother, W. Hanks.
 Miss Clara Downs is spending d few days at her Rraudmothcr's
 Mas- vlInc said at tSt Strphon'- church at To io on Sunday morning.
 Nrand Mrs George burrtt have visited in Au,ouiu, the guests of David IIulL
 John Hurrjtt has exchanged horses with Mir Candcr and now owns "roman- che ltmgrr.
 David I',ruy hus made record in the rajJroud tie business. For out of 1oo, aii accepted u5 first ciu-s ut 10. each, two being thrown out on account of being split at the ends and not under size.
 NJ, Lcgoy sherman and >lrs (. A.. | Flwyu have visited in Bridgeport.
 rImcr Hayes, .ir.. of New Hav"a .~ guest uf Ed-on Hayes
 Theodore rh,tt of New Milford has been the guest of Mrs Jauctto juImso=.
 Mis- r@ur Johp-ou hae vj~ind Ms Au-ofn Ferry If Bridgeport.
 Arthur pcnGeld of Brlag.rort has bnra ct5traiucd s,t the homuof (. }. Nhrrlrs. .. Sweet corn Mt4 hrno bud for several days from C.. .O-bora'~ gprlrn.
 Mrs E.I..@aplcs and Miss Gail Staples are guests of C. E. Wheeler.
 Henry p,ut nnd Richard Blakouan .i.nt Sunday w,h friends in Eoxburv.
 Mi-, Allie Powell. @od'a Miss Judd. cmployc- of thc D. NJ. Read l.o., came up on thrlr wheels, sunday, aud spent alo day With Mr and Mr. Edwards Urald7Icy,
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METHODIST cHrHcu NOTES.

Rev Mir Rollins of Elston will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church on sunday morning, in exchange with Rev Mir Warrlncr, who will administer the sacrament of the Lords Supper at Mir Rollins charge.
 Miss Luccla Wheeler of shelton has been a guest of Mrs Burr Hawley, this week.
 Miss M. E. Seeley has entertained Mrs Carlos Warner and daughter during the past week.
 Edward Corning has raised the frame for his new barn, which is to be good sized one and situated near his old barn, north of the house.
 Deputy Sheril 0, II. Hull drives 3 new stopper, purchased of F, W. Vince. CT of Monroe.
 The cottage prayer meeting at Lower Stepney this (FEiday) evening, Is to be held at the home of Alonzo Purdy.
 John Burrltt has been trying his luck at trading horses, exchanging with Can dee X Jennings at the Depot.
 Miss Elizabeth NJ. Vetter came, Mon- day, to spend the summer at the Metho- dist parsonage with Rev and Mrs War riner.
 Hay has been flying at lively rate ev cry pleasant aay, this week. The farm ars are head over.heels hustling the work along so as to be rid of the hardest farm work of all the year.
 Miss Sarah A. Warriner of Hinsdale, Mass, passed Sunday with Rev and Mrs Warriner at the Methodist parsonage.
 Miss Edna Warriner was in Easton, a guest of her friend, Miss Fanny sher- wood, for few days. Miss Sherwood returned with her to stepney and has been entertained Ut the parsonage.
 A son came, last Saturday morning, to gladden. the hearts of MT and Mrs Wl- Ham D. Bigelow.
 NJ. D. Hawley has had the foundations laid and ls building nmali shop In tho rear Of his house, where he expects to
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4 NKEnITAKIE EXHIBITION

4 CREuITABI.E EXHIBITION.
 Scribncr & Smiths circus gave an ex- hibition on the Conctia Park fair grounds on Monday of this w"tk. They gave d gaod show and were fai)ly well patron- z q. A thunder shower somewhat in- rprfcrcd with the afternoon uttcndquce. kpcpi~g some away. The storm blew down one of their tents and quite little panic was created by those near but no one wua hurt and in a few mcmcnts quiet was restored and All went as usual.
 A number of Workmen for the South orD New England Telephone Company are at work m this village, this week, changing wires, straighteuing up poles and giving the telephone line a general ovcrhauIing.
 The well known cm Of Miller * Hunt, manufacturers of temperance beverages, have built up 8 large trade, the result of goods that please and can he depended on. The firm is composed of Messrs C. NJ, Hunt and l. A Miller, two gentle men who know the details of the busi- ness. TheiC establishment is located on Railroad street, where they have the l&- test machinery for bottIiug the various beverages. M Hunt has been in the business some II years, while the present partnership has existed for five years or more. Their goods go almost entirely within radius of 70 miles.
 
 A. NJ. Bradley has bought cut the res taurant business of George Thatcher ou Railroad street. He has frightened up the room by paint and made various changes and Improvements. Being To- cated conveniently nc2r the center, and close by the depot, he expects A share of tho transient patronage.
 Charles Leach, wh3 gave up farm ing in Sherman the t1rst of the year and moved to this village, has worked up good business in the oil trade, He bought out the oil business of Hobart Thompson and has largely increased the same. He has several utside routes which he c0v- CTS cnpo in three weeks, Mlrbledale a d Worthwhile, Merrrall, Sherman and Gay 10; dsvjlIc, Brid&cHatcr, Chestnut Land and Ltuesvlle, Three days week he dcvotes to his village trade. II has some 800 five gallon cans out among his customers. Mir Leach is plea ed with New Milford. He came to the village especially to give his children the bene fit of the schools, which are highly spoken of,
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BEDDING.

cuNDNtDATIuNALC Cul I;yI NuTEa
 The urrng~nents made for the con- 'crl at the Congregational church, Tues day evening, July 2l. include a progmm which cannot fail to fill delightful evening Tine popular banjo and gui- tar club, rhc 'rroubadours of Danbury, will furnish fine program and they will DC assisted by quartet .~hoso rcputa- jon is too well established to need com urut No lover of good music in thi. vicinity should lose this treat. The public are most cordially invited No admission will be charged Refrcsh- ncnts including ice cream, etc., will be served after the concert. If stormy the concert will be held first pleasant even ing.
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cutting their stalks and coarse feed as in this fGtm it'is nearly all eaten.
TRuMRULL.

Theodore Wheeler hae recovered from the measles so that he is able to be out again.
 Rev Mr White rides a new wheel, the Victor.
 Trumbull Grange meets this (Friday) evening. A large attendance is re- quested, especially those who have parts assigned to them.
 Mrs Spear of New York is boarding at s, J. Parks.
 Mrs Andrew and Miss Lena Nichols are visiting in Bridgeport.
 Miss Olive Watrous is visiting in Stamford.
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In Western MAssachusctt-. if ls claim
 ed, the army worm peat is assuming ser iouy proportions, and reports from new IocMitc- un>ctcd ar" multiplying The situation which romront thr farmers i. s.rou-. The worm ha- invaded th, m,r,doa about .h~ city or Nortl4taptap nuumhrrs highly .u&4r rjvcor its name. and is actively engaged m iJs work of de- 4tructjou. Fjnc, 1aNuvmnt doId+uf grass in thnI section have hccu slipped by thr work of the army worms. Whole ncr', of corn a-c dryastotrd, and thr dircfa
 dr.trup..r- -'.i, not ut at my growing pI.nl. r>.rs.a"g 5- food for the pest. which ,- olyuurIug north.~lrd. Some aothoum aaeip that aroo1d the infect. ed field rhur be r'ov,da drrp lurrow, with A -jdrlul pDow tfpo-. lhIr, the earth heing turned sway frnm ttc field. Into this djlvh tlsr worrl, will crawl in great numbers. aud when thc collection is -uf- Grirntly numerous dry @'uhbDr hould be placed in the arrh nnd covered with crude oil, and linen jguityd. Ev rcp"ot- ing thIs operation thc advaurc nf thr worms can hr chcyllcI lot us hope this pest will give Counocurut the go-by.
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MIDDLEBUEY.
METHODIST CHURCH MOTHS.

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 IuYitatiun= have been extended 10 the senior ulru,Jyr- If the Methodist church to b" lEr.ent at thv Sahhath morning service. R.v vJ.U 0 MuIeon will pres cb special srrmou to .lo c >.ho are in the advA>re tjue of the chuIcA. The choi will render d umb, r If s:sc'uy:y sorg that were jn flvyr Go yeat- t4e.
 The ladies ure enthus ixs,icaHy prcp4r- ing for the tea to he given in the base uent of the caurcb, uH July 33, An cx celcnt supper, berries ard cream, booth for ice cream, the op hing Of bircbday bags and some lxercjse- by the little tots are among some of the attractions named.
 Tba sunday ey-ring meetings are in- cccasipg in numbers and interest On the evening uf the 29n, the Epwur, h League of Watcrtown have a ar4ngrd to send delegation to conduc. the service.
 At the suggestion of Ms Start Hoyt, a committee of ladies has 5oen appointed who will take their turn 1t dee ratilg the church. On Sunday the flowers, which were in pr0fusjJu, were ta>trfuIly arranged by Ms Grace Abbott.
 Mrs Frank Wheeler spent & fe@ days in Wutcrhury Visitiog her sister Mrs, Peek and Mrs Cow"n.
 Mis- Rose and Miss B2rtha White will attend the Epw3rth L.2gu4 convention at Ocean Grove.
 Thomas Shaw died .on sunday after & long Hlaess, agcd 7l. His funeral wa attcadcd by Rev 0, Murson.
 Mir and Mrs LoaviugS Abbott, Mir and Mrs Frank Wheeler and Rev and Mrs J Q. Munson and Clarence attended a most enjoyable tea, given by Mrs J .rc Cowar and daughters at their home On High. land avenue.
 News was received by Mrs Perkins of the death of her granddaugh in New Haven. She was a very interesting and promising child of I2 years.
 It is a matter of surprise to the sum mcr bOarders that there i5 no dress maker in Mjddlebury. Tuose mothers who aspire to keep their little boys in shoe , are equally amazed that there is no vii lagc c0bOler We are sure b@ghr woman, just the right one, could fed rooma near the center and ma ke com- fortablc living, and cYbbIcr sncms a. nee essary as a blacksmith.
 Miss Nellie Tyler is at home for the summer.
 Howard Bronson is i'll with the measles.
 Arthur Judd has been spending a V eek visiting his father, Henry Judd.
 The order of the household of Luzerne Camp was disturbed by the housemaid and nurse, both being taken very ill at the same time. Mir Camp was equal to the situation, and in few hours had a physician, and nurse and kitchen help CT, duly installed to fill the occasion.
 Miss Best of Millville is keeping house and nursing for Mrs Perkins.
 Mrs Tracy is with her hus band at Her man Abbott's.
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According to the nunouuc"mrnl made, last week, supper will hr given in tn" Town h,ll on Thursd " evening July 2t for the hrucHl of tho librqrv. All are in vted This institution. which has met with much support u chr ppst, ough to be remembered agaju. thl% -rA3ou. The supper will hagtn af a.3o D. lo. |. j2 r"- qucstcd thnt people respond to the call for food for this octt .jon without further invitation. Willing workers will be nee r2sury early lhursday t"ptopurr the tub lets us there will undoubtedly hcu grand rush to thr library supper.
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STEVENSON.

Mrs Birdsoy McEwen was called to as sist in caring for her aged mother, Mrs AlODz0 Taylor, last week.
 Miss Carrie R tdclne returned to her dressmakng labor8 in Huntington, this week.
 Miss Alice Sherman returned home, last week Saturday.
 If this is dog day weather, what will it be when dog days arrive.
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In Litch6eId County.
NEW MILFORD.
A PROSPEROUS SAVINGS BANK.

PROSPEROUS SAVINGS BANK.
 The regular annual meeting of the New Milford savings bank was held on Friday of last week and directors were chosen as follows: Isaac B Bristol, Fur ney Soule, Charles H, Booth, Charles NJ. Beach, George W. Anthony, II. l.. Ran dau and R. E. CantaId. Mir Garfield who has been pre- ident of the bank for the past several years, declined to act further in that position on account of feeble health. After the stockholders meeting adjourned the board of directors made choice of Isaac B. Bristol as its president, who had filled the position of vice president for quite il long time, and Turncy Soule was chosen as vice presi- dent II, Leroy Randall was rc4ppoiut- cd a8 secretary and treasurer and Edwin !. EmmOns, clerk.
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been very low with malarlal fever for the past three weeks, fg, it is hoped on the >~ad to recovery.
 !...I tr"t,', ,,@a nut a hav. -lat" roof on th" ,l1 part of lin houo".
 N.I. I}.tth ard FranA Sbervood are har2r.s3 z" g""d crop of rasphorries.
 Ffrdal" E"ty.a. had the rsi-ftrtune to f"!I f:ns. p h'r. Q and burt his icg,
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,r.-- Latest U. s. Govt Report

Williams of Bcthcl,wh will have charge of Woodaidc market and barns, ever alert for the many customers who will make their daily visit.
 The Misses Grace, Eva and Ruth Hunnaford of Chicago are summer guests of their aunt, Mrs Henry Sanford.
 Wilbur Woodruff is quarantined at George Shcrman's with the measles.
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OXFORD
AN ENJOYABLE MUSICAL EVENT.

AN ENJOYABLE MUoIUAL ENENI.
 The concert in the Congregational church on Thursday evening last week was one of the most entertaining musical occasions that has been in this place for a long time. Those who took part were the Misses Hattie, Grace and Calista Bristol of New Haven, who are artists on the piano, violin and guitar, and Misses Katie McEwen, Beulah Adams, Lena Ed wards and Mrs s. F. Wright of Seymour, There was not as large an audience as there would have been but for the threat ening weather, but those who did attend were more than repaid for the risk they ran of getting caught in the rain. The receipts were Sl3.
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BLOOMFIELD.
TWO THIRDS OF A HAY CROP.

Having does not progress as rapidly as farmers would like, owing to lack of sunshine. Those who are we'll advanced place the crop at two thirds of last years, which was considered quite light. Sev- eral farmers are blowing old meadows after moving and putting in sowed corn, in drills. H. W. Andrews has planter run by horses which is doing very satis- factory work.
 A veranda has been recently built across the front and north end of the house of Mrs R. s. Clarke, which very much improves the appearance and con venience of the place.
 A. s. Mansfield is building an addition to his barn and cider mill, anticipating the rush of business later in the season.
 Eugene Lake was on the shelf, few days last week, from Illness.
 Clarence KeeIer, who is making a speciality of poultry raising, has now over 400 spring chicks, which are all doing finely,
 Winter grain both rye and wheat is not proving as satisfactory as was expect ed, so much being winter killed.
 The prospects of good chestnut crop are very good, as it Is seldom such full blow is seen. Our common forests seen from distane have the appearance of being covered with snow.
 Miss Florence Kellogg is visiting 8 friend in Rhode Island.
 The Junior Guild met at the home of Mir and Mrs F. H. Beers on Tuesday night.
 Quite number of our farmers are thinking of putting up wind mills for
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STAMFORD.
PAY YOUR AXES PROMPTLY

PAY YOUR "A NEs PROMPTLY.
 The tax collectors reports good part of the taxes due July 10 as being paid. There will always be some who put on payment till the last moment. It would be good business for taxpay- CTS to pay what is due, promptly, so the town fathers could have the cash to use in payment of town expenses.
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STEPNEY AND VICINITY

luD lpWEU ~rtI.>Il MON ~lN NpAN
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 onirrrs w.rp rIp,-rd to serve th, Lower ~.rpnpy lrj.n ~uldly .cha"I o thu cou"g year, o1 list Sl1dt3 even ing a fHlow- Sap rAt, llnnt, C W EIwlrds, a+.i*ttut superintendent Charles rurJy, secretary and treasurer, Mrs c ,orgo S. Farmer; orgtnl-f, Mis- Blanche rurjy. in tn" future the hou. for holding tn" inn of the school will br6 o'chrJl jn tn. evening aud B cordial invitation i- extended to thr nsighbnrhood to come and nIl thr school hnu-r,
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ford is yi~itIag with her parents, Mir and Mrs JJh1 Chactield, in the Center.
 Mrs WaI..- Il. Perry has for guests her mother, -l.s Johnson and sisters. Mrs " -.ll4'a hs ' and Miss Eva Jthnson, fun N.H ls.u2st ivk, NJ.
 >upd a. Monday were two of the hoetc-t daE. so :ar of the season, the tha-moue'.r sLo, ing from @5 to ~ each day. Fasme-s are taking advantage of the clear ho- weather to gather their hay, which Will finally prove a better crop than last year.
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Editorial Ink Drops.

'Oh ''' write, one of Inn BnE's most faithful rorro~p ~poudcuts, "thnt we could divrat oursclvcs of our flesh and ait in our skeletons these hot days. I's too hot to grind out ncws for people who are too hot tu read it."
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SMITH, MURRAY & CO.,, CONN.
tif}L1}(3EGO8T,

Rev Mr Morris ito 1i,c series of ad dresses of the traits of good rhuraeter of the men and women of the Bible. Mex. Sunday his subject vii hr "Niadnrss. "
 Mrs F. 0. Cable of O.v,&,, <. T.. visited A few days, last week, with re'@- tivc3 in town.
 Miss Ruth Sanford ha 'a. a~ d.l,- gate from the Ansonia Endcavor Cmou to the convention at Washington. Mi-- Carrie Robinson accompaubd Il her
 Mrs F. 4. Tucker and daugltcl f M'-
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Ar IlIE BAPTIST cIINcIr.

Fh' largest audience since Key Mr Brtm1u's coming greeted him at tn" Baptist church, nst Sunday morning. and h. delivered very excellent dis course. The Sunday school also showed signs of increased numbers.
 The union service, next Sunday, the l9.h, will be held in the Baptist church. There will be a regular preaching ser vice.
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ANoruhH MEDAL CONTEST,

The k. k. r. C. contemplate having another medal contest some time in Aug, ust. Two prizes will be offered, one to the successful lady competitor and one to the best gentleman speaker, The contest will he open to all without lim- tatlon of age. Those desiring to com. pete will please send in their names to Al. Sherwood as soon as possible. A further notice will be given when the time and place are fixed upon.
 SPECIAL SERVICE AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 The surpliccd choir of St James church Danbury, Dr SkinC, rector, will render a full choral service in Christ church, Wednesday evening, July 29. Rev Mir sherman, rector St Paul's, Bridgeport, and archdeacon of Fairfield county, will deliver an address. All are Cor. dially invited. Refreshments on the rectory lawn at 6 p. m., and immediate lY after service.
 Our farmers have commenced having in earnest and the music of the machine may be heard from early morn to dewy eve.
 Mrs E. P. Shaw and her daughter, May, started for Lowell Mass, for a two weeks visit to her mother, who re- sides there.
 Mrs Bertha Jones and children of Rldgefeld spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs F. J. Bradley.
 Rev B. c. Fnlsbury exchanged with Rev k. J. Beach of West Redding on Sunday.
 s. C.. Shaw and his friend, Clemins, made quite delightful excursion, last week. Taking the New England to Newburgh, after visiting Washington's headquarters there, they mounted their wheels and rode down the bank of the Hudson to Yonkers and thence home via Stamford and Norwalk.
 Seth Sanford has come into the possession of quite property by the death of his brother.
 selectmau Adams is making quite ex- tension repairs on his buildings.
 Owing to tue rush of business, W. .. Sanford has added new man, Edward
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THERE'S SIMPLY AN UNLIMITED

Amount of interest about the these July days Impossible
 for give in this small p2 week Each week must bring something for you and it's only by visit inst you'll get to know all that's going ho Customers express these re- marks daily saying well hadn't heard these goods did you advertise bem?" Mo- These special things and quick visit cea is b best way keep post ed You can afford leave any of the good offerings ware gv ing you here thi= month.
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AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
 The Sunday evening meetings at the church are largely attended.
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TIRED MOTHERS find help
 z in Hoods SarsapaIrilla, which gives them pure blood, q good appetite and new and needed STRENGTH.
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A DISTRESSING FATALITY

4 very sad accident occurred, last Fri day noon. Patrick Dulan, Jr., white at tu ding the horses in the barn, was kcled in the back near one kidney and fatally n jured, aud died Saturday fore uoou. IIo vas very es unable young man of 20 years of age and vas fon of Patrick Dolan, the contractor. The fu- neral look place at 9 o'clock, Sunday m0rDis Z, in St Mary's church.