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The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11
WINTER LIFE ON CANAL BOATS.
IRON THE BOSTON TRANsoR1pr.l

Every summer the Hudson river is
lined with professions Of canal boats,
fat, blunt-nosed, unwieldy craft, plow-
| ing along in the wake of putting tug
boat, each tugbost having string OF s
or 10 canal boats trailing along behind it
connected by heavy cables. The canal
boats come from vorious points in New
York state down the Erie canal, and on
reaching Albany they are collected il
patches, the clumsy things being poked
and pushed, with many collisions and
much confusion, until they are finally
lined up and fastened to the cables ready
Tor the towboats to take them in char &c
for the remainder of the voyage to New
York, and until cold weather closes the
river and canal to navigation. These
canal boats are continually collecting
along the East river waterfront of New
York. They are moored three and four
deep along the wharves land their curious
ehara cIeristics, the families that live
upon them, the bright colored washings
that are hung out TO dry over the fiat
decks, the primitive expedients of habi-
Gation, the animals that share the family
quarters, hens, horses. dogs and cats,
the ociable aspect of these strange and
uncouth houseboats clustered together
ten orarily, their occupants gayly chat
ting together, the children scampering
from deck o deck, and enjoying them
selves variously, form very interesting
and odd features of the scenes along the
waterfront of New York city. To these
temporary water villages comes the
bum-boats, which carry everything
imaginable to sell, each like little coun-
try store afioat, selling meats, groceries,
clothT, cheap jewelry, shoes, hardware,
and such things. They scurry about
from one boat to another. disposing of
their goods with much haggling and
bargaining. the canal boat people swarm
ing after them, 7scrambling from deck to
deck with much laughter and badinage,
bidding on the goods and cha fling each
other and the merchants. The daily adj
vent of the bum-boats is like the arrival
of the butchers or grocer's cart in a
country town, and the competition is keen
and eager between the respective mer-
chants and their goods. It is a curious
and busy scene, and one that is always
watched with great interest by the oc-
cupants of neignboring wharves and
passing vessels. In England there are
| women peddlers among the boats along
tho xUha rupa who aell small wareg rib.
bons and laces and fancy goods. s'Pina.
| foren has such character in Little But
| tercupassghe American bum-boat is an
iml ~ English custom revised.
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She gained strength rapidIy. Sooa ~
was m perfect health.
Since then ! havs kept Dr.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People Ia ths hoses a.
ways and have done maeh good with them.
aOne examples
here s young gil friend Of my
daughter who seemed almost Transparent.
She was white and very thin. We wers
afraid she would fail dad 10 is strext
when she went out.
begged her to taks Dr.. Williams, Pink
Pills Tor Pale People, and finally indaced
her to Try them. They helped hef won
derfuny, probably saved her Life and ne
stored her 10 perfect health. Now she =
recommending them 10 other young women.
II earnestly advise mothers with srov-
ing daughters to keep Dr.. William Pink
Pills always on hand IS a hors<hold remedy.
Aany women's lives are miserable be-
cause sueh symptoms Is Mrs. Tansey's
daughter showed were neglected while they
were developing into womanhood. During
that period Of rapid DEVELOPMENT the blood
needs the highest degree Of stsength to re-
pair the tissues that are rapidly wasted.
These needed elements are supplied BY
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for PALE People.
The vegetable ingredients Of these pills act
Ike magic In restoring strength to ths men-
eles and roses to the checks Of growing girls
or adults weakened by overwork.
All druggists sell Dr.. William Pink Pills
for Pale People. They cost 50 eent bax,
six boxes $3.50.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES
CENTER STREET CHURCH NOTES.

1
Revival meetings will be held in the
Center Street church, next week Tues
day. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings. All are welcome.
The presiding elder is expected to be
here, this week. The quarterly meeting
| will be announced.
| Mrs John Wheeier's condition is 20
much improved that she xpects to leave
the hospital in Bridgeport on November
Ia. She will stay for time with friends
in the city.
Miss Georgia Dayton is staying nights
with Mrs W. M. Weeks at the parsonage.
Mrs w. nj. Weeks and Mrs FL. w.
at New Haven.
G. W. Candee has, recently, bought
IL, 900 shipgle for his new barn of A. B.
Curtis of Stepney.
e. 2. Fisher has been working for
John Candee, cementing his barn cellar.
Harry Palmer is working for w. E.
Andrews.
Rev G. L. Aver and Miss Aver of
| Bethlehem are with their son, Rev E. P.
| Aver.
Miss Julia Sanford and the Misses Nc.
Donald of Redding were calling Cd
friends in the Center, FRIDAY.
Through the kindness of Dea Nichols
| load of wood ready to burn was de.
livered at the Congregational church,
| last week.
Ell. G. Mcclellan Ia putting new floors
in s. N. Osborne's house.
The charcoal ard lumber wagons have
become quite feature of our street.
They pass every morning about O'Clock
and return in the afternoon loaded with
charcoal and lumber from the woods.
Their destination is Bridgeport. On
que stioning the drivers one man said he
had made the trip every day since last
March with three exceptions.
George j. Banks has jniued the ranks
of the wheelmen by riding fine new
Liberty bicycle.
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fer England to the sullen neighbor on
the north, from which quarter the king
dom's enemies have come from time i'm
memorial. Lii Hurg Chang and Prince
KunQ, the Prime Minister and substitute
for Ii in the latter's absence, have CO.
qHetted with Russia in order to bring
England t. the point-thst is, substan-
tial guaranty of the integrity of China
against Russian aggression, and no ar
raugemept that has been entered into
wauld be allowed to stand in the way of
a favorable convention with the United
States,
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SHELTON.
TEE BOROUGH VICINITY.

The wedding Of Miss Adelaide M. Nor.
gan and Frederick A. Martin took place,
last Wednesday, at p.m., at the home
of the bride, Rev r. II. Matthewson per-
forming the marriage ceremony.
On Wednesday evening the ladies OF
the Methodist and Congregational
churches each held entertainments ano
although the weather was stormy ano
unpleasant,E they each secured an addi-
ton to their funds.
On Thursday morning, lest week, Rev
T.. M. Keneston received TELEGRAM. from
West Anderson, N. H., that his mother
was quite ill and wished to see him.
He took the next train for home. he
returned the following Thursday and oc-
cupied his pulpit, last Sunday.
There was q parade through some OF
| our streets, last Monday, by the Cove :.
nor's Horse Guards. Gov Cooke and his
staff were in the procession in carriages.
MANY of the citizr ms displayed bunting
| on their stores and dwellings and the,
were large numbers or pecrators: me
display was very credisable one by the
| Horse Guards, who are fire looking 81 {
of men. They were the guests of the
CITY of Derby and entertained by them,
! Work has commenced by the contrsc :
or on the Bridgeport road, In grading
what is called Doran's hill.
Samuel Wright and Miss Alice Round.
are the delegates from the ,Btptist SUE
day school 30 the State Sunday scnoa
convention and Cyrus e. Lewis from the
Methodist.
Ephraim Cushman, while riding OIL
his bicycle, had all and dislocased III
81 shoulder.
i G, w. Blakeelee & Son have finishet
/ their contract for paving Canal street
below Cornell street, for the borough.
Eddie Hayes, a tr0ant and incarr1gi
HE child. was sent 10 the State K flrD
school, last Friday.
Z The Cosmian circle, q literary club
. have had lectures the past week, u re-
i evenings, by w. j. Calville. The audi
ences were not large.
The aboard sfer admission OF elec'o
, completed their LAHORE, last FRIDAY nlg o
at O'Clock. There were about SO mao
electors out of about 40 on the iist.
AT the Episcopal parsonage, last Ihurs
, day evening, there was large rec pa
4 of the members of the parish by co
/, young rector, and very pleasant,eI JOY
I able time.
: There was a bad accident at the HON
: Of =. Burkhardt, which is in process {
: erection. Eve EFT Hoyt, brother {
: tha contractor, fell from the third sGor
:. TO the basement, striking on ooard Q
> the first story hatchway, which vas b.
ken in two and tbus bis fail was som
what lessened In its results. No Don'
4 were broken but he was internally y u
z ed.
from their place In lsiDglass 70 this
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suggestion.

Many girls Of sixteen years seem to
have consumption, although they have It
not.
I heir anxious parents and friends watch
them slowly fade away.
A death-ike pallor, transparent conn
p1exion and Estlessness are signs Of this
condition.
The body lacks blood.
Mrs. John ansey knows the meaning
OF these sym Ptoms, and the cure.
She lives at 100 Baker Street. Detroit,
Mich.
Her advice to mothers has been of great
value to her neighbors. She tells the story
to help others who are at distance.
She said:
"When my daughter was sixteen years
old she began to waste away.
Had not known there was no faint of
consumption In the family woa1d have
believed her lungs were affected.
She grew thinner and thinner every day.
She lacked only the hacking coush to show
all the outward signs Of consumption.
"Our doctor called the disease by an odd
name, which learned meant simply weak
blood.
No treatment seemed to do her any good.
She was fading away before Our eyes.
II was induced to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and the change they
made was almost magical.
Before she had taken half box there
was great improvement IN her looks, ap-
petite and weight.
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Town TOPICS.
The Bee Buzz.
THOUGHTS ON EVOLUTION.

4
The naturs list tells Us that Man Is an
epitome of all Creation. Fletcher SAYS
1T Ia fact Of the highest interest and
moment that as the brain of every tribe
of animals appears TO pass, during its
development, In succession through the
types OF all those below it, so the brain
OF man passes through the types Of those
OF every tribe in the creation.
| So then we are all akin to all the
| creatures below US, IL not to all thos G
above US. We are related to all the
orders of animal life. We are part fish,
part bird, part beast; and so man has
more or less Of each sort, and kind of
brute life and character In him. Perhaps
this is why Individual men and women
are known as resembling some relative
In the lower tribes of the animal king
dom. People do look like, and some
times act like lions, eagles, foxes, rats or
other creatures below them In the natuT-
al scale of life. Indeed we often charac-
teriZe our Il How beings as being too
feline or canine, or as having too much
of some parcti, ular likeness to some
more or less distant. relative, fab, fowl,
mollusk or mammal, by the law of re-
version.
This great law OF evolution does real
ly seem TO help US to understand our
selves and our fellow ortals. If man
is too fishy we can see that he either
stayed too long in the fish period, in
herited to much of that element, or has
cultivated IL too long. Ii one is TOO foxy
we understand why. Every animal has
his we'll known characteristics and we
know in these days about how much rat,
cat, or horse there ought to be in good
Christian man.
On this principle we can understand
that good American citizens need to be
"wise as serpents and harmless aa
Doves" and that Tammany politicians
are a species of mankind mostly hog and
byens.-[O. o. Wright.
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ed OF each check for from $50 to $3.50,
! ~ he thought they could respectively
afford to pay.
When asked how long he would want
the money his reply was: 81 want it for
keeps. + am building q church
In 40 minutes he had the whole sum. He
took the checks to the bank and fer them
received a certificate OF deposit in the
bishops name.
| The bisf OPP had seen bis coming and
answered the summons In person. Hand
| ing him the certificate, Abe said :--as-
Take that for starter, bishop. 10
| won't be enough, for chul ch Is like an
old quartz mill. The cost always ex-
ceeds the estimates good deal; but go
ahead, and when you need more money
we will levy another assessment on the
Internal Sinners
The bishop preached and prayed over
Abe's dead body three years after; he
took last, long look at Abe's still, clear
cut, splendid face as it was composed in
death. Abe never joined the church, and
am told that he swore little to the
last. His part in building the church
was simply one OF his whims, bat for
years he was providence there to scores
of people. No one knew half his acts Of
bountiful, delicate charity, or in how
many bones bitter tears were shed when
he died. -saF'
But the bishop knew enough TO know
and feel as he was praying over the re-
mains that while it was well as q matter
of form, it was quite unnecessary that
so far as Abe was concerned he was safe );
that in the beyond, where the mansions
are and where the light Is born-where,
over all, are forever stretched out the
brooding wings OF celestial peace-Abe
had been received, and that upon his
coming, while the welcomes were sound
ing and the greetings were being made
to him, flowers burst through the golden
floor and blossomed at his feet.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

There Is more Catarrh In this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years Was supposed to
be incurable For great many years doc
tors pronounced it q local disease, and pre-
ing to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurab1e. Science has pro en- catarrh q
be s con stltutionai disease, and, therefore, re-
auiras constitu, ional treatment. halls ca
tarrh cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney q
Co.. Toledo O is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to q teaspoOnful. 1t acts al
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces q
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any ca Sc it feils to cure. Send for c1rcu
lars and testimonials. Address,
FL CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
HB-Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11
An ODE TO THE BEE. "

We welcome thee with gladness,
Our own, our NEwTowN BEE;
For every sweet thou getherest,
OF that, right proud are we.
We watch and wait thy coming,
Hoping each week to fnd
Some honey from thy many hives
With which to store our minds.
Although thy days have been but few,
TIL u hast grown much in size;
From many states they call to you
To come end make them wise.
Thine is O. noble mission, to
strive and make men better;
So YOU must be a cautious BEE,
And ponder well each letter.
Don't let ugly bees come nigh you,
Or associate with drones;
But be a faithful worker
To brighten all our homes.
When winter evenings reach US
And the outside world is cold,
You must tell us tales Of wonder
OF the new things, and the old.
And we shall treasure all you say;
Then, perhaps, in time to come,
All the world will know, and love you
For the good that You have done.
ia. r. NJ. in THE BEE, April 4, 1877
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pLATTSVILLE.
HoYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.

Mr. and Mrs L. A. Jennings spent a
pleasant week in visiting relatives in
Tashua, Long Hill and Trumbull.
Miss Ada Jennings is stopping with q
friend on Greenfield Hill.
Miss Emogene Whitaker, who has
been with Mrs e. B. Sherwood, has re-
turned home.
Mrs Eliza Jennings, Miss Ada Jep-
niDgs and Wilbur Jennings have visited
at e. B. Sherwoods.
Wilson Brothers are building q new
corn house. Thomas France is doing
the work.
Charles Jennings is building a new
chicken house.
Mrs E. B. Sherwood is convs les cent.
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G.. W. Fairchild 6 Son of 357 Main
street. Bridgeport, the popular and reli-
able jewellers of the Park city, are TO
have an opening week, November IL to
20. They cordially invite everyone to
inspect their store, newly arranged, and
their magnificent holiday stock. Home
and foreign markets have been searched
Tor the best and most sound things In
the jewelry line. They have fine
store and they are tiae people to deal
NTH
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11
TASHUA,

Mr. and Mrs Heman Beardsley of Rox-
bury visited Randolph Bradley, last week.
Miss Nellie Edwards is spending some
time with Mrs Charles Gilbert.
Mrs Winnie Bradley visited in New
York, last week.
Mrs and Miss Stevens of Long Hill
have been guests of Mrs Blsckwood for
a few days during the past week.
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MONROE.

placed on bis house. Frank p. Curtis
did the work.
Frank P. Curtis has an interesting old
paper, The Log Cabin, published in Al
bany in 1910. 1t is interesting as con-
trasted with the daily and weekly pap
ers of to-day.
Frederick and Cliff I'd Douglass of
Bridgeport are guests of Frank P. Cur
tbs.
Frank P. Curtis has moved from the
Smith place into the house of Miss
Adelia Curtis.
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Mrs John 81. Wheeler is much improv
ed since going to the Bridgeport hospi
tai, and is able to sit up. Her many
friends hope for complete recovery soon
Apple bloss oms were picked from 8
tree at the parsonage on Monday of this
week. The tree has been in b o, sUm flo,
early three weeks.
The parsonage Is receiving new coat
of paint. Also new furniture, togetbe,
with the repairing of the old, will give
freshness and cheer to this pleasant home
of Methodist preachers.
Your correspondent was sorry to find
Leroy Ferry so very ill. He is great
sufferer, and has the sympathy of sll.
Mrs Seame, WI o has been quite sick, 10
now much better.
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laee, taking residence on Cliff avenue.
At the democratic caucus, last Nor
dav evening, there was a large attend
ance and quite an uproar. They voted
for candidate for representative first by
bal'os, then by check list, nominating
William Hurley for that office. Oscar L
Beardsley was the opposing candidate.
For justices of the peace, jay M. Hub
bell, Clark S. Beardsley, William q.
Booth and Bennett French were named.
There were six deaths in town in o.
tober, four being infants under one year
Of age.
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An American, long resident in Picking,
who had opportunities for acquainting
himself with the true sentiment of the
ruling class in China at the present time,
asserts, says Harper'a Weekly, that the
Chinese do not love Russia, but regard
America as their natural ally, and pre-
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11
PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS

Last Saturday afternoon the following
gentlemen, composing the Board OF
schf oil visitors, met in the brick building
for the purpose of examining teachers.
Judge Charles Fairman, Charles A. Par
sons, John o. Doleherv and Silas B.
Wheeler. There were 10 teachers pres .
ent, all of whom passed . successful ex-
animation. Their names are here ap
ropAaI
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Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Minute
Cough Cure. It 10 so good children cry
for iG. It cures GROUP, bronchitis, pneu
U onis, grippe and all throat and lupG
diseases. <. F. Hawley, Newtown; s. @
Bull & Co., SANDY Hook; A. B. Blake
man, Botsford; B. HawleY & Co., Step
nav.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

When you ask for De Wits Witch
Hazel .Salve don't accept a counterfeit or
imitation. There are more cases of piles
being cured by this, than all others
combined e. r. Hawley, Newtown; s,
@. Bull & Co, Sandy Hook; A. b,
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co,
Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

Mrs z. G. Chamberlain OF McIndoes,
Vt, and Mrs A. G. Collirs, are guests of
MIS- NJ. @. Rodgers. Mrs Chamberlain
Is the mother, and Mrs Collins, sister Of
Mrs Rodgers.
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1t often happens that the doctor Is out
of own when mc st needed. The two
yes old daughter of j. Y SehenecF, OF
Caeldo, Ind. Ter, was threatened with
Group, he writes. @My wife insisted
that I go for the doctor at once; but as
he was out of town, purchased bottle
of Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy ~hich
relieved the child immediately" A bot
lie of that remedy In the house will often
save the expenee of doctor's bill, be.
sides the anxiety always eccasioned by
serious sickness. When 1t Is given rs
soon 40 the croupy cough appears, It will
prevent the attack. Thousands Of moth
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STEVENSON.

Mr. and Mrs Edward Richmond well
coined a son in their home, on November
3.
Patrick Lynch has completed a new
shed, 1890, to be used for storing vehi
Giles.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

Late to bed aud early TO rise, prepares
man for his home In the skies. But
early to bed and q Little Early Riser, the
pill that makes life longer and better and
wiser. Edgar r. Hawley, New
town; s. G. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B.
| HaWIeY & Co., StepneY.
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Mr. and Mrs j. G. Keller of Bethel
were at <. L. Johnson's over Sunday
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11
CHURCH MOTIFS.

The Ladies' Aid &C ciety will meet a
Mrs Walker Sherwood's on Tbursda,
evening, November II; IL stormy tn,
first fair evening.
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BRCOKFIELD.
A HORSE WITH DEMOCRATIC LEANIN

| HORSE WITH DEMOCRATIC LEANINGs
Saturday evening, just as V. e. Patch
had Earnessed one of his young horses to
| sulky, the animal thought she " ould
AXE run down to the Center to see how
the democratic caucus was progressing
but just before reaching the Town hall
she was caught by Robert Greene, the
popular clerk at Peck & Somers'. He
| took her to his barn and after caring for
her drove to the home of Mr. Patch and
informed him where the horse was. Mr.
and Mrs Patch very grateful to MI
Greene for his kindness.
The Catholic young people are 10 hold
sociable on November 16 at the club
room, when the prizes won at the recent
fair are to be distributed. They are
counting on an enjoyable time.
Miss Katie McGuinpiss returned, last
week, from two weeks visit to friends
in Bristol.
Miss Lillian Hewlett was in New Mil
ford, last week, visiting friends.
Jay Potter is repairing his barn, put
ting under new sills and newly recover
ing it.
Mrs s. T. Keller was in East CRANKY,
laot week. viSitip g friends for a few days.
V. z Patch is now sole proprietor of
the fuc factory at the Iron Works having
bought out his partner, J. Sennett. who
contemplates engaging quite extensively
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

Gloves, mite, bats and caps. hosiery
and neckwear, bestshnd cheapest,at Levy
Brother's, DanburF.
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Constipation prevents the body from
Kidding itself OF waste matter. DE Wits
Little Early Riser will remove the
trouble and cure sick headache, bilious
ness, Inactive liver ard clear the COM
pla EXON. rs call, sugar coated, don't
gripe ar Cause nausea. Edgar II. HaW-
lev, Newtown; S. @. Bull s. Co., Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; b
Hawley &c Co.. Stepney.
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Mr. and Mrs S. B. Camp visited witt
Orange friends over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

The sooner cough or cold is cured
without harm to the sufferer the better.
Lingering colds are dangerous. Hacking
cough is distressing. One Minute Cough
Cure quickly cures it. Why suffer when
such i cough cure is within rescb LIZ Il
pleasant to the taste. E. r. Hawley
Newtown; S. G. Bull & Cos SANDY
Hook: A. B. Brakeman, Botsford
b. Hawiey & Co.. Stennev.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

Call and see Lew Brothers 99c worl
ing pants, at their Danbury store.
The Newtown bee., 1898-11-11

In the poultry business. Mr. Patch Ia
building a suspension bridge over the
river.
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NAME


NAME. DISTRICT.
Thomas j. Corbett, Pootatuck
Emma R. Lake, Lake George
Ella Peck, Pootatuck
Anne Is. Lake, Hawleyville
Carrie l.. Lake, South Centre
Essie l. Camp, Middle
Estella G Judd, North Center
Sadly e. Curtis, Taunton
Nellie l.. Candee, Sandy Hook
Carrie Durand, Flat Swamp
Lucy Allis, Sandy Hook
Lucy A Baldwin, Hanover
Mary Fl. Curtis, Palestine
Sarah t. BeardsleY, Grays Plain
Elsie Bradley, Hallway River
Ida j. Botstord, Gregory's Orchard
Antonette b. French, Huntingdon
Charles b. BotsfoTd, Hopewen
Andrew Egan, San y Hook
There will be another meeting of the
Board held at the same time and place
next Saturday to examine those who
we're not present last week From THE
NEwTowN BEE, April 4, 1873.