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NICHOLS.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

The observance of Children's day, which was to have taken place at the Methodist church, was omitted on ac- count of the storm but will take place next Sunday. The morning service will consist of sermon by the pastor, the ad- ministration of baptism to several candi- dates and the receiving of members on probation and in full connection. A fine program will be rendered by the Sunday school in the evening.
 The Ladies' Aid society will hold their monthly sOciable at the residence of Mrs NJ. A. Nichols, Thursday, June 25s The spacious house and beautiful grounds will enable all to have 8 sOciabIe time. An elaborate program has been prepared,
 Rev and Mrs T. N. Laine will soon take tour through New York state.
 Dr A. L, House is visiting in New Haven.
 Miss Grace E. Nichols has returned from visit in Shelton.
 Bridgeport parties are looking at A. B. FaiTchild's house.
 The private school of Miss Florence W. Laine will close up theIr years work with a picnic at Beardsley's Park, July 3.
 Miss Sarah Evitts has been on the sick list for the past week.
 A. s. c. Cook drives a new horse.
 Miss Emma Peck has moved to Strat- ford.
 The Shakespeare club held their last meeting at the residence of Miss Emma Peck.
 The district school held a very enjoy able party at the schoolhouse, Friday last, which ended the term.
 MT and Mrs McKendrick and daughter, Miss Gladys, from Brooklyn have visited at the parsonage,
 Charles Hockey and Albert Sanford are riding new wheels, and others are thinking of purchasing.
 MT Rundecker has sick horse.
 Mir and Mrs H. E. Reed have been on
 Misses Jessie Cook and Florence Nichols spent Sunday out of town.
 Miss Inez E, French has been on the sick list.
 Several young people went to the park, Saturday, June 6, and were much disap- pointed to find that the band had gone to the circus.
 Our cemetery fence presents 8 fine ap- pearance.
 Nathan Warner is building & new veranda on his house.
 A party of our boys visited the Cincin- uatti while stationed at Black Rock, and found much pleasure in examining it.
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LYONS PLAINS.
PERSONAL AND CHURCH INTERESTS.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH INTERESTS.
 Eli Wakoman of Bridgeport spent Sum- day at c. W. Johnson's with his wife, who is spending some time there.
 Miss Jessie NJ. Kellogg went to Stam- ford on Friday. She will be present at the reception given by her brother anC his wife, Mir and Mrs Ambert Kellogg, on Monday evening, the 10th, at their new home.
 Miss E. k. Adams of Good Hill went to Kingsland, N. J., on Tuesday. She will on Thursday be accompanied by her aunt, Mrs Nesbitt, in an excursion to Great Darlington where she will spend d month. It is hoped it may be of benefit to her health.
 On Thursday, the 25th, in the church parlor the Willing Workers of Emanuel church. will give an entertainment assist ed by MT Jackson of NOrWalk who will give a lecture with stereopticOn views. Frank Hawley has commenced to re, pair his buildings.
 Mrs Il. H. Nichols returned from 8 two weeks visit in Danbury on Saturday, much improved in health.
 Mrs Moses D. TreadWell enteTtained Mrs Louisa Treadwcu and Mrs T. W. Treadwall and children on Tuesday.
 Miss Ncsta T. FantOn took Mrs Phebe A, FanJ0n for ride on Friday. They drove to the pleasant home of her cousin, Mrs Charles Bradley on Greenfield Hill. They were entertained after dinner with music by Mrs Bradley and shown many @uri0sities, some over 100 years old, She has hanging in the alcOYe between her two parlors, the Burr, Coat of Arms, '' on one side and on the other, the Brad ley and Wakeman, Coats of Arms join ed together.
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Miss Parrack of Easton, last

cousin, Miss Parrack of Easton, last week.
 Mrs Hamilton Shelton and son of Bridgeport gre spending 8 few weeks at Mrs SheItOn's old home here.
 Mir and Mrs E. F. Pease have visited friends in GuilfOr1.
 Clifford Banks rides a new wheel
 Contractor Charles Gray has been put ting new roofs on the buildings of Horace Burr.
 Frank E. Perry i8 preparing to build 8 new house on Congress street.
 Miss Laura DOwd is visiting friends out of town.
 F. C. Banks has a fine new carriage.
 Mrs k. F. Dunham of Southport visited friends in this place, last week.
 Interesting meetings have been held aC Safe Guard chapel during the past two weeks by young enthusiastic min ister from New York. The meetings have been well and regularly attended. But through the united efforts of several in the vicinity the chapel doors have been closed against him, and he now holds open air services at the chapel.
 D. E. Adams has recently purchased of Andrew Hull a tract of land near his residence.
 Mir and Mrs George Sherwood has visited at MT IObdelTs.
 Mrs George Gorham has visited her son, George MCrWin.
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figures in the street life of the City Yesterday marked a new era in the delivery facilities of tho store and Drought an innovation in this line to town when MelEs & Co. put Into use 4helr new Tinkham carrier.
 Now a Tlnkham carrier Is nothing more nor less than a tricycle. between the rear wheels of which Is mounted a closed box in which goods are car ried. The rider sits immediately Tn front of this box and propels the ma chine as an ordinary bicycle. The ma chine is beautifully finished and at .tracted much attention as 1t sped through the streets yesterday. Man ager +. D. Bell evidently believes in Keeping at least abreast of the times as this addition to his facilities proves, and his example will doubtless be fol- lowed by other wideawakee firms;
 Indeed, 1t is Tumored that large dry goods firm Is to have a machine shortly. The Ives X Williams Co.,, of Itnis City, are the general agents for these carriers. Such a method of de. liyering goods has been In use in sev' ternl European cities for some time and successfully, but is comparatively new in this country.
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WEST BEDDING.

A GOOD ROUTE FOR PLEASURE DRIVING.
 The road workers have finished work ing the road and the roads are in fine shape. People arc out for pleasure driv- Ing cannot find a pleasanter drive than from Danbury to West Bedding.
 Rev K, !. Beach was the guest of Mir and Mrs Field over Sunday.
 The exercises for Ghildren's day were postponed until next Sunday evening on account of the storm of last Sunday.
 Miss Stella White of Danbury has been visiting Miss Emma White for a few days.
 Mrs Smith of Bethel has been visiting her niece. Mrs Henry Griffin.
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nnmELNEraMn AND ELnLNLIY.

Mrs r. \. E.Md icy i~ having h'r house sEt E.oa. har.ra F"rhjns i doirg hr work.
 Mrs r. D. Shepard sud daughtcr h.v" visited Mr- Tlvl3r of Bethel
 MT aud Ms r. C. Duva3r .ud Mr and Nrs Eugene Duvsnt arv ~n.at'Hg@ week ut the sn1 s0nr".
 Mise Nellie WhH,'..rl l. hnn.r fur .'N summer vacation.
 Mrs Nary HecE. ,.ho '.u. hs..u 3,e.auy house tnr Nr J .m~- Ha- r.tuH,& 7.' Rrilmrn.lrt.
 LC. rqsnr of Hrt@--... ,rrnt :>~r- urdNv in Dadgngt gto"-n.
 Nr N'Ir uf NrIr js p.o3."g a .s. days v!.r h..t'auLA',.. N. J " 8.H.
 Ihptr at.. ~.v,la, city o..ujrl- ur tUl P,nasrvt IIuI Cottag".
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GEhMEE DRANAIT.a-

An original r0mrGE-drama in five act 5 entitled "Thr Doacou." vjll be rrpscutcd upon thr stage at .ho Tnwn hali. runr-- day evening, June 25, lN9G. by the mem hcra nf po0tarpck Grange. "The Dea. con i. u first rate comedy in every r,- aprct, Ic is of a high grade has well Laid plot, and is quite a general favorjtr for amatcnr thcw rjce!-. It is sure 10 hold the jntrrr-t of the audience from bcgin- ming tn cid. Reserved seats for 1.-The Deacon" on sale at E. r. Hawlrv's store. Thur-dNy, June k, at tn" usual price, 35 "oufs, The general admission will be 4Jc. The performance opens at s p. III. sharp, Doors open at 1.I5.
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nL.Aru OF EnGAN sLILNMAN.

I'--A I'll OF EDGAR SHERMAN,
 Edgar sherman, ahu haq hceu tick the past yerr died ac his home un Center street. !a-r Saturday. Tue lua~raI was hrlG on Monday atrt ruOJu, ar fine house. Hcv (. X. Nu.@st} aifi.iatnd < !arpc del. sgatuu uf hrr tiai-harz. ,h1i. n,-.r~ from tur ,Iu0d l& Dluniug h4t f&r,p~<. uttcnd- e3 ju huur qnd acttd ne p.E hoarprs. INc jrto~nfrnr "as in the ~oufh street (, I3etcrr. The drCr@srI v,,a IT vcara cid. UC lnavrs wife to niaufa !It4 los.
 .Iahn '. Whrg;ar ap-rt 5. uo. ,5 hot tga and sca,drd hit r gt:- ,u..d, lat Saturday.
 N. y. Hubbard openod fit D}rant's F. .tcs 'tu A Gi ~+r..'r " irpt' needed bus Ia,s. It t@>l-, Il7Aesa iop.ljr shUp,
 Lat week F. 4. Judd, with teams and svurkwtu, greatly improved the drive way on the Old Put club grounds, near Putnam park.
 Howard Mackenzie, one of the late firm of Andrews tG Mackenzie, has lately purchased the Aaron TreadweIl farm in LOnetown di5trIcr, Reading, Mir Mac Epnzie will retire from hating business and turn his attention to raising cattle and tilling the soil.
 The hating firm of Frederick Macken- zig ,G Son, who was burned out in D4n- 5uFy aS reported, VIII lCL build aEalu thIS trade. Frederick Mackenzie the senior member of the firm, will go out of busi- ness 0n account of poor health.
 By special invitation your correspond euJ attended a school entertainment held at the sch0oIhouse in Taunton district on Friday evening, last week. A small ad- mission fee was charged at the door for the purpose of procuring funds to buy school flag. The program of songs, dia- l0gues and reCitatiOns were we'll rendered by all from the oldest down to the young est scholar, which was great credit 10 both scholars and teacher, Miss Ed mOnds, who has had the school in charge for a number of terms. By what we heard we judge she has given remarkably good satisfaction in the district as q teacher. The children were bright and had been well trained in the exercises of the evening. Quite number of grand parents were among the interested spec CatOrs. When the old folks show by their presence such interest in the rising generation the young children and pupils have great encouragement to keep up with the times.
 Children's day services at the C0ngre- gatiOnal church, on account or the rain. were postponed until next Sunday morn ing. The evening service will be a lee 5ure addressed to the Bethel high school graduating class of 1896, by Rev H. L. Slack, by request of the class.
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GRANGE JOTTINGs.

MT and Mrs s. c. Bradley, Miss Brad Icy, Mir I. c. Fanton, Mrs Georgia Jen- nings and Messrs s. Pease and A. B. Wakeman were among the Greenfield patrons who attended the meeting Of Fairfield County Pomona Grange at New Canaan, last Wednesday.
 A number of Greenfield Patrons visited WestpoTt Grange, Iast week.
 The ladies of the Grange met with Mrs s. Pease, last Saturday afternoon, to make arrangements for the guilt darwing.
 F.B. Perry spent Sunday with his parents.
 Mr and Mrs George Merwin have en- tertained friends from out Of town.
 Miss Sally Hubbell entertained her
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Cattle Commissioner Clifton Peck of Iantic, assisted by Dr k. $. Todd, New Milford well known veterinarian, have been examining herds of cattle in New Milford and Washington for tuberculosis with the tuberculine test. In New Mil ford, four cows belonging to Andrew An dersOn were examined and were con- demned. The herds of Charles Beach Joseph Iumpf, E. l.. Randall and Bert Squires were found to be all right. One COW belonging to Oscar Swanson was condemned and five on the George Hick- OK farm were condemned and slaughter ed. A large number of farmers were present at the autOpses. Dr Todd, who performed the autOpsies, is an enthusias- tic believer in the test, and is of the opiE- lon that it will become universal. Com missioner Peck will visit New Milford BroOkfeld and Newtown in the near flu ture to make further tests.
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SHELTON, CONN.
FARMERS, ATTENTION.

Iyin@ time is here, again and tiHlr get tools rca
 E, F. IIawcy has the best of every thing for tn" business his low cash prices
 Look at our soc sytbc~, regular 7 rntv Hay Ral~ Io Sole agent for the celebrated National Rake; best made. Knife sections for the Buckeye and Wood machines.
 Been doing hustIng business in Farming Tools, this spring and arc still at it, selling the Pnr jr. CuIi>aor~ at &,50 with Horse Hoe; steel frame Cuator with horse hoe, 5.5o, wing Shovel Flows for milling only >; best Steel Hoes 23r; Grinl~toncs with frame ,. ?.
 Come and get of great Ca~h Bargains. Store is full of 'pm.
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Fairfield County News.
BETHEL.

THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT EX-
 ERCISES. The eighth commencemente exercises of the Bethel high school will occur on Wednesday evening, June 24, in the Con- gregational church. The program will be as follows Music, "La Danze Des Gnomaa," Bazzini SaIutatOry, "The Industrial ReVOluuOn,"
 Harold Booth Judd "HonOr," Anna Veronica Mcdonald "Fhe Mission of Wealth." Rosalie Anna Ohler "MOtive FOrCes,' Arthur Edward Smith Music. "MeIody," PaderewstCi. "Th0 Powers anu Beauties of Nature,"
 Francis Arthur Stevenson "FNmOus SOngs," MHry Elizabeth Murphy "MOdcrn Journalism, . 'Edwaf q Francis CTOfutt Music, "CaZOnetta," Victor Herbert "C ass rophecy4" Fannie Eliza Durant our Flug,' Abraham Meyers "Stcps Toward Success" with NaledictOry Address, ElVirA Jennie Slack Music, "RoInanc"," Nieuptomps. Presentation of Diplomas,
 Rev William MOuAl BuuGdictinu,
 emusic by Prot Nowlan and Miss Annie L.. smith.
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old home and gone to live with her daugh- ter, Mrs Eli GOodsell of Danbury.
 Mrs Bates returns this week from 8 three weeks visit with Mrs Blackman of Stratfield.
 Mrs Henry Osborn has been in Bridge port the past week caring for her sister, who is sick with the measles.
 Don't forget the entertainment at Academy hall next week Thur day even
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GREENFIELD HILL.
THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT.

F. DE@G1SF lEi+D 1JlS lNICls
 A number from this place attended the Grange meeting in New Canaan, last week.
 Mrs s. R. Jennings was the guest of Mrs John Wakeman of Hull's Farms, recently.
 Miss M. M. Burr is visiting Mrs Fair child of Nichols.
 Mrs A. H. Pease took Miss Nellie Booths place as school teacher, while she was absent to the Grange meeting at New Canaan.
 Born, a son to MT and Mrs Peter Sharrity.
 MT and Mrs George Norton and children of Bridgeport visited at Charles Nichols, Friday last.
 Mrs R. B. Jennings of Congress street has visited her daughter, Mrs Pease.
 Miss Laura A. Dowd left, Saturday, for visit in Rye and NewY ork.
 Mrs C.. R. Nichols still continues quite poorly.
 Miss Sadie selleck and Miss Hattie Banks has visited at Mrs Horace Ray mOnd's.
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D. N. CLARK,

sermon and concert at the Congregation al church were postponed till next Sunday.
 Mrs Reid, who has for some weeks been with Mrs Sarah J. HOYt, has been called to New Haven because of sickness at her home.
 The funeral of Johnnie Stuart was attended on Sunday afternoon in the church, The bereaved parents and friends have the sympathy of all in their sorrow.
 George Bryan is home from school in Montclair N. d., where he has just graduated.
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CHuRCH INTERESTS.

Henry Whitaker led the Y. P. s. c. E. meeting, Sunday evening.
 The prayer meeting will be held as usual, Friday evening, at 7. .45. The sub ject will be ''Heaven, what it is, and where.'
 Children's day services will be held here, Sunday morning, at 10.30 o'clock.
 Rev J. B. Kettle returned to Greenfield, last week, after an absence of three weeks.
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MISS DIhBLE-MR cRoFUTr.


 A very interesting and pretty wedding ceremony occurred in Bethel, Wednesday evening, June 10. at $ o'clock, at St Thomas Episcopal church, when George H. Crofutt and Miss Edith Augusta bib ble were joined io marriage by Rev Will liam MOrrell, rector, in the presence Of a large number of relatives, friends and spectators. At the close of the ceremony Mir and Mrs Cr0futt gave 8 reception at the home of the brides parents, Mir and Mrs Horace Virgil Dibble, on Elm street. One hundred or more invited guests were present and partook of the wedding sup per. The bride and groom were recipi- ents of many valuable wedding presents. NJ and Mrs Cr0futt took 8 late train for Norwalk and will probably spend about two weeks traveling before they return gain to friends and business. MT CrO- fott ja d junior mcmhcr Of the Judd & Du2HUg Hat company.
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THE FLOOR DROPPED OUT FROM UNDER
 HIM,
AT THE CrRTIs SCHOOL.

The Curtis school closes, this week, after very successful year. Although the hard times have affected boarding schools generally, yet MT Curtis school has been well filled, could have accom- modated but one more, With the annual outlay for improvement of all kinds, especially those tending to good sanita, tion, MT 9Curtis is getting his school well equipped as those of more preten tious aspiration.
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READ THIS AND SEE WHAT CASH WILL DO FOR YOU.

200 Window Shades complete with self-acting roller worth 25c now lOc each, 25 pieces good Straw Mating worth I5c now 7c yd. Best all wool IDgrain Carpets, 6Oc quality, 42 l-2c. Tapestry Brussels, G2 1 2c quality, 45c. 2OOO Rolls Wall Paper. per double roll 7c. 5000 rolls Heavy Gilt P2rIor Paper, l2 l-2c and I7c 1900 Shirt Waists, 75c quality, now 49e. Best Indigo Prints l-2c. Good Heavy and Fine Unbloached Shooting 4c. Best Ginghams, 40 patterns, -4c.
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Small in size, but great in results. DeWitt's Little Early Risera act gently but thoroughly, curing indigestion, dys- pepsia and constipation, Small pill, safe pill, best pill. E. N. Hawley, New town; 5, c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. D. Blakeman, Botsford B, Hawley < Co.,, Stepney.
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STRAW BERRY sHoRTCAKE SERVED, THIS
 EVENING

The ladies of the Congregational church will serve in the lower room of the church this (Friday) evening strawberry shortcake, strawberries and cream, and ice cream, The native berries are now in their prime, and this will be a good chance to enioya delicious meal. The hours for the supper are from to s o'clock. Come p4rly
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l.ATn NE DAVID LLLL- -LI.DI

Davlu Hill .Iudd. a 0esceudan5 of the dr-t ~otJt'r5 of Dtubuly, died from gen ".sI breaking Gusyu If oId age aJisi- home oI E~a>pI street, Juus. II. iEla funeral va> aj,rDdrG fr2al Ej- 'tls rrShtnucc or %lrWoHy afGvrHnJn ii 2o'v.,ck. The in. s.rnont wa, iu thp ~eutn street cemc-
 nry. The paI b"arvTs Were l., Bamaiue Havnu0,, Ri <. juGd, uharts Bailey, '.lG"op N. Irci,, William p@ttt, >,.lnford H"-:t. R < H. f. ~l~r< nUi.rtlrd Nr luoJ .c..+ H"cu iu itradJng 79 r":,ra ago. jjj. n:t-.y day. }y"ro srra. ln New town. t" h@- lived i" Bot"oj fnr th' p~st 30 tpars @:d for a uuu.bar If vrHrS h, Id the .),j.!.I If fnrem4u .n J4j6 < t't's hut ttc. :r}. Ill., "it. d5.o .h'ur 32 year- .5r. Ntnr.., L'VH ujyca-, M3~. Is.c.u' Cru-
 lj5 and Mr- Ed4e-l tGapi. EaYc kcps " A.-s tur Di,o and kiudtv cared f1r him ln his oId "g" and during his 3a-l sick
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A CARD TO THE PuBLIC.

The genuine Monogram coffee packed in sealed two pound cans, is composed of the finest Arabian Mocha and Monogram Java and is sold only by Morris. The Monogram Java Gin bulk without Mocha is sold only by Hawley. The world grows no finer coffee than these two. Booth & Bailey, importers, New Ork. {"
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Local Affairs.
mE1Gs & co $ CARRIER DELIVERY.

e. ea,. L>o---~~ss.
 Some years ago, and not so many years. either. people went to the store and carried their purchases home with them, whether of groceries or meat or clothes. Today unbo.Iy wants to carry home bundles of any sort and so has grown up the delivery system whlcn is now maintained hy every store of {n7nortance in every line of trade. The big clothing store of Meigs x Co. has been delivering the goods to purchasers by means of handsomely uniformed young men, who have become familiar
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Miss Nora +, Keane has been replacing the pipe leading from her house in Cold Spring to the hydraulic ram located in the brook just below the dam. The old pipe was bruised and leaked badly in places,
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ing, June 9, if pleasant; if not the frs fair evening.
STEPEE BY.

Master Harry Bender of Bridgeport i boarding at Mrs Daniel Edwards.
 Miss Jennie Wells has been suffering from ivy poisoning on her hand and 8 m,
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Mrs Sarah N. Beers and her daughter, Miss Susan, who have been spending a few weeks at Hill Crest since their re- turn from abroad, left town on Tuesday for the healthful climate of Colorado. F F. Johnson accompanied them.
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Mrs Fred B. Hubbell with friends drove from Westport, last Saturday, passing the day with her parents, Mir and Mrs l. R. GoadseIt
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ssThe Deacons and hia celebrated con- pany hold forth at the Town hall, next Thursday evening, June 25 Don't miss them. Reserved seats at E. F. Hawley's store at usual prices.
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Make an engagement to see "The Dea- con-" Thursday evening, June 9. You will find him very entertaining.
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Secure your reserved seats for "Tho Deacon at k. F. Hawley's store. You will not be disappointed, for "The Dea- con- is quite curiosity and he seldom comes this way.
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"The Deacon" and ''Peten' Why, who are they? Call at the Town hall, next Thursday evening, June 25. They will be on deck. There are no flies on them either.
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SH 2 K. M. AN.

CHURCH AND PERSONAL NOTES. On account of the storm the childrensg
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Mir and Mrs James Ward return on Monday from q pleasant visit with friends in Staten Island.
 Miss A. F. Seeley and Miss Carrie See ley were in Hartford the past week to at tend the funeral of their friend, Mrs Messenger.
 Mrs Angeline Wakeman has left her
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E ASTON.
GOOD WORK AT THE ACADEMY.

The trustees of Eaeton academy visit ed ". Nj. Gallup, Wednesday, June r. Mr Gallup closes his school June 26, com pleting his eighth year. His many friends wish him to remain another ytar.
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We can't send a special messen ger to every reader of this paper. If we could we would call your atten- tiOn to the fact that you can save some money by trading at the 'up-to-d date" store. We propose to sell every sum mer Suit and every thin garment in the store during the next few months To accomplish this we have cut the prices. The Spring has been cold and backward, the markdown has come early,