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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-10
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 9.-The local wheat
market opened quite strong this morning
and ruled strong and active throughout the
morning session. That is to say, 1t was
active cCmSaiTed with any day for the past
ten. There was no rush. SIMPLY a qulet
demand with the feeling prevalent that there
was something in the wind to deve!ope later
and thai il would not be well to be caught
short The news of the day generally
encouraging but the gossip was largely com
posed of tips as to what is about to be
done which. as a rule, are OF little value
May wheat opened at $3.50 against $3.50
9312c yesterday advanced to $3.50. lost Lice
firmed up to $3.50. lost &c. frmed up to 9fc,
gradually declined to 9312c and ga ned 1sc
by noon. July wheat opened at 92Ac against
921kG92Ac yesterday. advanced to- 92Ac l)st
nc, again sold at 92%c, lost &c and gained
The cash wheat market was very slow in
deed today. The demand for No. L northern
was next to nothing. In fact the most OF the
offerings CT No. l was held over. This stu
alton is only temporary, however, and Ie7haps
by tomorrow we shall have a different story
to tell Low grade wheat sold well. Re
ceipts here were 243 cars and q cars shipped
out.
The wheat market ruled quite strong CUR. g
the early part of the noon hour, recovering
all the loss made about midsession. Prices
touched the top of the morning but weakened
before the close through free realizing. Feb
ruary wheat closed at 93Ac, May at 93Ac
and July at 80 Lice.
RANGE OF PRICES.
Open High Low Closing.
Wheat. ing. est. est. To-Day. Yes.
E Es9Foa a, -. ssH 81 $50 81 So So Sc
July -. 49,. .92A 93& 80 80 lis !2A
On Track-No / hard, 94Ac; No. l north
ern, 94c; No. 2 northern, size; February oats,
2412c; corn, 263sc.
Curb on May wheat Observation-Disclosures 31s
Puts on May wheat ........................9 1925
Calls on May wheat ......................95&
SAMPLE SALES.
No. / northern, 1 car ....................95 12
No. l northern, 1 car ....................9 1915
NO. northern, car .......................S 1914
No. l northern, cars ....................95
No. northern, cars NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9l12
No. l northern, l car ......................9 "a
No. l northern, 1900 blu to arrive ....... .9514
No. 1 northern, 5000 bu to arrive $50
No. 2 northern, IL cars ...........-......9 80
No. northern, cars Observation-Disclosures 11a
No. northern. cars Observation-Disclosures. 914
No. northern, 1000 blu to arrive ........ S1A
FLOUR.
The -four trade is dull and heavy, with but
little demand at prices current There are no
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet. Wheat-No. spring. SIC; No.
No. ,. 27ssG2Sc; No. . yellow, &c. Ga $
No. 2, 245sc: Nc. 3 f. o. b., 2414 12Sc; No. 3
white, f. O. b, 26G26%c. Rye-No: ?, 4Sc.
Rarley-NO. . f. o. b., 3O134c. Flaxseed-
No. l. $1.241a; n. w, $1.29. Timothy Seed
Prime, $2.7715. PCrk-Mess. per Dbl, so 80
G10 30. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $5.02l5. Short Ribs
Sides Qoose) $5.0EG535. Shoulders-Dry
(bc Aad) $5.40G5.5O Whisky-Distllers' fin
ished goods, per gal. S1.1S1A. Sugars-Re-
loaf. sole; graduated oslo. Receipts-Flour,
24.G90 bbls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, Col COO br.;
bu. Shipments-Flour, IS coo bbls; wheat, 12.-
coo bu: corn 203. 600 bu; oats 159, GOO bu; rye,
none; barley, 900 blu. On produce exchange
today the bu ter market was firm; creameres,
13G19c; dairies, 11G17c. Eggs weak; fresh,
13c.
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The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks reported by the Associated

Can. Pac -....... ssh South. Pac $50. 1874
Can. South 557s U. P, D. & G.. SA
Cen. Pac IA Wheel. & l.. E 27B
Chi. & Alton. .166 do pfd ......... 13
Chi. E. ...... 5912l Adams Exp ...... 165
d. & R. G 500. 1312l Amer. Exp ......119
do pfd ........ SIS U. S. Exp ........ 43
FIT. Wayne ......11 Wells-Fargo Exp. lis
L. E. & W. pfd.. 1872 Am. Cot. Oil pfd 10
Manhattan L -. 14%4 Am. Tob. pfd lis
Met Street R'y. 1914 Con. Gas 1857
Mich Cen ..... .113asi Com. Gable Co $50
NJ. o .......... SIG Illinois Steel 5294
Chi, Ind. & L.. 912ILead pfd 49,. 10SA
do pfd ....... 81 Nat Lin. OIL. is
n. Y, c. & St L. IA Silver certificates. 56lA
do 1st pfd 49,. 70 S. R. & f.. 37s
do I'd pfd 80. 371@l Sugar pfd .......112
Or. R. & Nav. 81 U. S. Leather. I
Or Short Line. PASS U. S. Rub. pfd.. ssh
Pittsburg -. .169 Northwestern 1888
st. L. & S. F.. III do pfd .........171
do 1st pfd 49,. 577s Rio G. West -. %
st. Paul pfd ...14612 do pfd ......... 5912
st. P. & ON -. 1879 st. L. & S. W.. AZ
do pfd ........ 145 do pfd ....... 9s4
st. P. NJ. & NJ 135
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GRAND ARMY HAS THE LAND.

A"pSiS SiSheG transferring % 900
Acres in Texas.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Tribune special from
victoria, Tex: The papers have been signed
oy John b. Pierce, of Tres Palacios. for the
25.OC0 acres of land in Matagorda county
sold by him TO the Grand Army of the ReDub-
Iic which will organize colony and establish
model and modern community on Mata-
gorda pay, where thousand families Will
be provided for. Ii is understood the nIsn
VIII be at once put in execution.
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BONDS.

U. s. new As reg. 12SaslN. Y. Cen. lists .117A
do coup .12S% n. ]. Cen. 5s. .11412
do As .113$s n. Car. 6s ......125
DO coup $500. -11412 do As ...........l03
do IDS 100 Nor Pac. LIST Is. .119
do 5s reg 49,. 113$4 do prior is .... 9712
do 5s coup ....113a do gen. IS 49,. 6338
District 65s. .1lS12N. Y, C.&St.L.4s. 1914
Ala, class los Nor. & W. 6s.. .12Sl2
do ...........1OI N. W. cons 49,. IA y
90 ..-.-......1GO do deb. 5s ....1lS52
do Currency loo O. Nav. lists -. ia
Atchison As go. 931al do As .......... 96zi
do adj. Is 81 o. s. Line 6st.r.1249s
Can. So IDS ....11212 do 5s, t. -. leo
c. & n. p. t.r.5s. 81 o. Imp. lists, I. lips
C. & Ohio 5s... .11524 do 5s, t. .... 81
c., H. & D. 41as 104$s Reading Is $50. S61a
D. & R. G. lists. .111A R. G. W. lists. 50
do As ........... 10 ST. L.&I. NJ con. IS. 915s
East Tenn. lists .107 st L.&S.F. gents. 11934
Erie gen. IS -. IS St Paul con ....14415
f. w. &D1sts,t. "A st. P. C. &P. 1sts.120
Gen. Elec. 5s ..10115 do IS ..........1 16$4
G. Fl. &c S. A. 6s 103 South. Ry 5s go. 94I4
do 2ds ..........155 S. R. & T. 6s... 5714
II. & T. c. 5s. no Tenn. new set IS. 81
do con. 6s ......106 T. P. L. G. lists 1919
Iowa Cen. lists. .1O1 do reg. IDS .... 1924
K p. con. t. .113t5 Union Pac lists. .127ls
do list O.D.)tr.12S L. P, D.&G.1sts. BIZ
La. new cons. As. 102 Wab LIST IS 80. 1O93s
L. 6 n uni. As. S91s do DDS .......... so
Missouri 6s LOO w. Shore As ... 1898
NJ. K. & T. 2ds.. 64A Va. Centuries &c. II
do is .......... 903sl do deferred 80. Az
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Sheep-Firm. Receipts sold early.
REPRESENTATIVE Sales
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an active demand at big advance.
Corn-No. yellow, 2612c; No. s. 26Ac No.
4, 2524c.
Oats-No 9. 24Ac: No. 3 white, 2414c
Rye-No 2 to arrive, 45c.
Barley-No. 3. 271Ac.
Feed-Trade is good on all lines
Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, in
sacks, per ton, sacks extra, to job
peIS Oliy .SIU 81
No. ground feed, % corn, 1-3 oats, So
lb sacks, sacks extra ................. II GO
No. ground feed, Y corn, e oats, 10
lb sacks. sacks extra ............... II %
No. 8 ground feed, % GA s, 75-Ib sacks,
sacks extra OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II 50
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MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL.
Bar silver, New York 562s 56l4
Cell money, New York g. IA IL
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RANGE OF PRICES.

The -four trade is dull and heavy, with but
little demand at prices current. There are no
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IN WI. Price. No. VT.
Mixers and Spring

III CTS
l COW 49,. for SO 90
90 2 c. and 2 C. for SO co
q l C. and l C. for % 90
30 l C. and l C. for % 90
80 4 c. and . c. for fO5 %
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WESTON.
IN GRANGE CIRCLES,

IN GRANGE CIRCLES.
Norfield Grange program, which was
in charge Of Worthy Ceres, Miss Mabel
Sturges, on Friday evening, was much
enjoyed by the patrons present. There
were vocal and Instrumental selections by
Mrs Lloyd Godfrey, Miss Emma Gilbert,
Miss Jean Stockwell and c. T. Gregory ;
reading by Miss Annie Fitch; recita-
tions by Miss Florence Lane and Samuel
Sturges; paper on "The early history
Of the grains' was read by Vanderbilt
Godfrey. Westport Grange will visit
Norfield on the evening of August 26.
Congregational church members held a
prayer meeting at the house Of Mrs
Ephraim Fitch on Tuesday evening.
George A. Sturges' large mastiff, ''Ro-
ver," died last week, after few days
Illness.
Mrs Dennis Chase and Mrs G. Scofield
have spent few days in Brooklyn.
Harry Turney of Brooklyn has visited
his uncle, A. E. Turney.
DR. and Mrs Frank Gorham have visited
New Haven friends.
Miss Minnie Gilbert of Portchester has
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs A. B.
Gilbert.
Master Ralph Gregory has a new bicy.
Gle.
Mr. Kingsley of Middletown. N. Y, has
been the guest of Joel Perry.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
In the Thick of the Fight.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM JAMES BREN-
NAN

James Brennan, a blOsher o. Mrs o.
car Pltzschler, WAS in the thick of the
fight at Santiago. Another Newtown
boy, James Rooney, was Oh the "Iudi-
ana" The following letter from Mr.
Brennan to Oscar Pitzscbler, the genial
barber at the Newtown Inn, will be read
with interest:
Dear Oscar: You must excuse me for
not writing you before this, but l could
not. When | left Montana with the reg.
iment we went to Cbickamauga, then to
ChickamauGa Park, from there to Tampa,
Fla, from there to P0tt TalaEa and
boarded the transports for Seboney,
where we landed under hot fire from
the Spanish. We rested and stood them
of for several days, to get artillery from
the ships. After that we moved on San
tiago, fighting all the way, for the Span
ish were bush whacking, until we got to
withip about three miles of the city. The
battle commenced July l, and lasted three
days, when the Spanish run up flag of
truce, which lasted till July 10. Had
another battle July II, and that satisfied
the Spsniards that the Yankees were
best. was on the lighting line all the
time and never got hit, but men on my
right and my left did. 1t did not bother
me bit more than shooting rabbits, and
you can bet did shoot, it was hot time
and a time to shoot. This is all for the
present. viii write more next time
With best love to all, Yours, -[ James
Brennan, Company E., I'd U. S. Infantry
Santiago de Cuba, July 20, 1898.
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camp, Monday, after spending a delight
full week at 'tAnehor cottage"

camp, Monday, after spending delight
full week at ''Anehor COTTAGE
Franklin Perry ia building house for
Lafayette Archer, 32x22, located east of
Wilson's Mills, near the river.
Mrs Caroline Gould has been improv
ing her residence by new blinds.
Miss Agnes L. Gorman, mother CT
Samuel Jennings German, is seriously
Ill at the residence of her son.
Among the guests at the pleasant
homestead Of Mr. and Mrs Willis Bronson
are William Richardson, treasurer of the
Wilmot 6 Hobbs Manufacturing Co.,
and Mrs Richardson, Mrs Wheeler and
Mrs Lee all of Bridgeport, Mrs w. B.
Box, Miss Whittemore and Miss Emily
L. Birdseye, all of Brooklyn.
Mrs E Pinkerton of BROOKLYN Is
spending little time with Mrs G. L..
Burr.
Mrs Horace Nichols of Bridgeport re-
Gently spent week at her farm house
on Pavement Hill.
G. F. Nichols of New York is at the
old homestead for visit.
Mr. and Mrs Richerson of Bridgeport
are boarding at Rose Lawn.
Mr. and Mrs Fisher have gone to Dan
bury for weeks vacation. They made
the journey on their wheels.
Mr. and Mrs Milton Racket have gone
to housekeeping in Bridgeport.
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HATTERTOWN.
MRS JOHN B. PARMELEE.

Mrs John B. Parmelee, who has long
been a sufferer from droPsy, passed away
at her home on Saturday last. While her
death was not unexpected, yet it came
with suddenness, and mary friends
mourn her demise, for she was q woman
much respected by her neighbors and
acquaintance. She leaves a husband
and one son, David B., to mourn her loss,
and they have the heartfelt sympathy of
the community. The funeral was held
from the home on Monday afternoon, Rev
Mr. Braman of the Baptist church at
Stepney officiating. The remains were
laid at rest in the village cemetery at
Stepney in the family plot.
Mrs Sarah Crane of Bridgeport and
son, Ray, have been guests of Mrs Will
liam Fischer.
A merry party Of Line young people
from Newtown enjoyed their annual
weeks outing at Brookside cottage, last
week.
Miss Josephine Briscoe entertained
friends from Danbury over Sunday.
Mrs Fl. A. Pratt and son, Freddie, are
spending two weeks with Mrs Pratt's
parents in Hebron.
Mrs C. s. Warner of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Mrs Arthur Smith of Danbury have
visited at G. D. Stillson's.
The triennial meeting of the Hunting.
town Burial Ground Association will be
held at the cemetery, Saturday afternoon
A full attendance of all persons interest
ed in the cemetery is requested.
o. N. Platt attended the reunion of his
regiment at Bristol, last week.
d. N. Platt has purchased new horse
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ASPETUCK AND VICINITY.

Misses Julia and Ma mie Hannigan,
Miss Anna Henke and Mrs Mary Smith,
all Of Brooklyn, are guests of Mrs John
r. Sammis, Jr.
John +. Sammis, Jr. has recently built
a new dam on his farm and is to stock il
with from 5000 to 10000 Dung tt out.
John r. Sammis, Jr., is agent for the
famous Hoyt nursery stock Of New Cam
aan. He has two new specialties, the
October purple plum and Green Noun
tain grape, which are praised by all who
have grown them.
Horace E. Hill of Greenfield Hill is the
guest of his br other, J. B. Hill.
Miss Nellie Elwood of Westport ia
spending the week with her friend, Miss
Silliman.
An Endeavor sociable, to be given at
Academy hall In the near future, is being
planned. Further r Office will be given
later.
Harry e. Turney, who has been visit
ing his grandm other, Mrs A. T. Turney,
left, Tuesday, on his wheel for Albany,
N. Y.
Miss lone Chivers and Miss Faye G.
Potter, who have been visiting Miss Hat
tie Perry, have returned TO their home at
Guilford.
The Misses Lovely OF Redding and
Miss Aida Wemmerus and two friends
from Bridgeport were at Fl. G. McCol-
lam's, last week.
Miss Lucy Aver has returned from a
months study with f. H. Tubbs, direct
or OF the New York Vocal Institute, and
will receive pupils for vocal lessons.
Rev Mr. Aver preached an unusually
instructive sermon at the Congregation
al church, last Sunday morning, from
The Newtown bee., 1898-08-19
THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT.


Mr. and Mrs James Dew of Shelton
visited Mrs Dew's parents, Mr. ard Mrs
William Relyea, recently.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Nichols have enter
tanned their son and family from Boston.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Banks and family
were guests of their aunt, Miss Mary
Banks, Sunday.
George Dew and family spent Sunday
at Bridgeport.
Miss Laura A. D0wd has entertained
her cousins, Mrs Edward Wakelee and
Miss Alice Wakelee.
Mrs E. B. Nichols and daughter and
Miss Alice Nichols spent Monday at Mrs
Sarah c. Mellen's at Redding.
Fred Relyea has visited his sister, Mrs
James Drew, at Shelton.
Mr. Sniffen of Bridgeport has spent
several days at Clark Nichols.
Charles Nichols and family have visit
ed Mr. and Mrs Horace Lyon at Stratfield.
!
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In New Haven County
SOUTHBURY.

TOWN AND PERSONAL AFFAIRS.
Mr. and Mrs Irwin Tuttle welcomed q
daughter on Tuesday last.
Mrs Shove of Woodbury. was calling
in town on Friday.
Mrs Mary Stone lie having her residence
reshingIed.
Mr. james of Ansonia has visited his
aunt, Mrs Burr futile.
Maj Richard Goodman OF Newt ton, N.
j., has been the guest of his aunt, Mrs
Elizabeth Shelton.
Mrs q. B. Russell has spent few days
at George Russell's.
The Methodist church was closed on
Sunday, as Rev o. j. Range was taking
his annual vacation.
Mrs Knowles OF New Milford has been
with her daughter, Mrs [. futile.
Mr. and Mrs Sedgwick of Waterbury
spent Sunday with their nephew, Charles
Roswell.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith have the
sympathy of the community in the loss
of their youngest child.
Mr. and Mrs Lamphier of WATERFOWL
| have visited here.
Miss Mary Monsop, Mrs C. T. Gray
Mr. and Mrs Hermon Perry, Kate Board
man and Mrs Emily Lewis are at the
Camp ground and others are expecting
TO 60 later.
Mrs Ellen Walker of Hopewell, N. S.
| is in town.
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Mrs Henry Nichols entertained her
brother and friend from Danburv, on
Sunday.
DR. Frank Gorham and wife visited
New Haven for two daye, trying the
trolley from Westport to New Haven.
There was quite family reunion at
Mr. and MRS Isaac .Thope's on Sunday
week, Is children and grandchildren met
there, from Brooklyn, Bethel and Lyons
Plains. It is some years since they have
all been together before.
Master Richmond Hoyt of Danbury is
visiting his uncle, L. R. Hoyt, on his re-
| turn home after camping week at Belle
Island.
Milton Hoyt of Harvard, who has been
visiting L. r. Hoyt, left last Friday for
East Hampton, and a cruise on Long Is
land Sound. He expects to be gone two
weeks or more.
John Williams spent last Saturday and
Sunday in Norwalk and Rowayton.
Miss Ethel Salmon ia visiting at DR.
Frank Gorham's, Valley Forge.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Treadwell have
q new daughter which arrived at their
house last Thursday.
Miss Charlotte Hamilton and friend of
Norwalk called on friends here, Monday.
L. r. Hoyt, who has been on the sick
list for two or three days, is out again as
well as ever.
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QUAKER FARMS.
NEWS NUGGETS.

NEWS NUGGETS.
Miss Jane DeForest of New York il
spending some time with Mrs Montague
A number of the public spirited citi-
zers of this place gathered at the school
house, last Monday, and graded the
grounds around the schoolhouse, which
makes a decided Improvement in the
looks of the premises.
Philip Rowland returned from his va
cation, last week.
S. S. Mallett is on the sick list.
Mr. Ryan, who lis employed by Mr.
Mallett, is on the sick list.
Miss Kate McEwen of Bipghampton,
N. Y, is visiting for couple of weeks
at her uncle's, Wooster B. McEwen's.
q. Edward Meigs and Miss Mary Meigs
of Waterbury are enjoying the healthful
breezes of Quaker Farms for a few
weeks.
On account of the weather having
bSSA 81 S0tSh'hb AoIOiJt SoLhC Va
farmers have not finished haying.
There was large attendance at both
the church and mission, last Sunday, no
doubt on account of the pleasant wealth
er. The Sunday school, which was start
ed few weeks ago at the mission, Ia
progressing fsvorablv. There is quite q
marked increase in interest and atten-
dance.
Mrs G. l.. Shaeffer returned, last Sat
urday, from five weeks visit at her
former home at Lebanon, Pa.
The caucus for the election of dele
gates to the several conventions will be
held at the Town ball, Oxford, next
Tuesday evening, August %.
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NICHOLS.
TRINITY CHURCH.

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, Au-
gust 81. At 10 80 a. M, Morning Prayer,
Litany and Hely Communion.
Rev T.. N. Booth OF Bridgeport, arch
deacon Of Fairfield, will make his offic-
ial visitation at Trinity church on SUM-
day morning, August 81.
Miss May s. Nichols is enjoying the
pleasure OF camp life with party of
friends In Massachusetts,.
Mrs Henry e. Reed has entertained
company from out OF town.
Miss Edith @. Nichols has vieited at
Long Hill, Huntington.
Mrs s. w. Nichols is out Of town for a
number OF weeks.
Mrs o. w. Smith and son OF Milford
The Newtown bee., 1898-08-19

Mrs A. M. Davis died at New Rochelle,
Monday, August Is, while visiting her
daughter.
James Pratt is to visit friends, next
week, in New Jersey.
A. B. Wskeman is building a new
wagon shed, 14x16, doing his own work.
The Jennings Woods wheel club are to
have some races on Labor day, two and
q 10 mile race.
John A. Wells, son of G. c. Wells,
while picking pears, fell from ladder a
distance Of Is feet. When picked up he
was unconscious. No bones were
broken. and he is coming out of the &C.
cident all right.
James Pratt has bought a fine horse.
Mrs Mark T. Sniffen and children of
Bridgeport and her mother, Mrs Victo-
rine LifeYure, are stopping at William e.
Nichols'.
Miss Anna L. Banks of Weston Ia visit
ing her grandmother, Mrs Simeon e.
Banks, Of Gross Highway.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Raymond of Black
RocK are the proud parents of q son,
born Friday, August II.
Mrs Harry Hull and grandson, Harold
Hull, have visited in Plattsville, guest of
Mrs Frank Edwards.
Mrs Abram Banks is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs Frank Ray
mond of Black Rock.
Mrs Elizabeth Brotherton has visited
at Mrs Edward Henshaw's in Southport.
Mrs Charles Gray, Mrs Harriet Mer-
win, and Mrs Harry Hull enjoyed a days
outing at paradise Green" last week.
Mrs Bertha Beers has been guest of
her sister, Mrs Robert Mills, during the
past week.
The Village Improvement society held
their monthly afternoon tea on Wedneg-
day at Mrs George L. Burr's.
First Selectman Simon e. Bradley
and friends have been camping out for a
week at Pine Greek. They occupy
Charles Gray's cottage.
Mr. and Mrs George Hull of Bridge
port were guests, last week, of Mrs S. Ell.
Burr.
Simon H. Burr, who has been in poor
health for year, is not quite ag well at
present.
Mrs George T. Parrack has been the
guest of her sister, Miss Adelia Hubbell.
Mrs Parrack has also been with her
daughter, Mrs Wesley Burr.
Mrs Arthur S. Hubbell and son, Perry.
OF York state, are guests of Miss Adelia
Hubbell.
Miss Sally 8. Hubbell OF Greenfield
Hill is visiting her sister, Mrs Chester
q. Reed Of Syracuse, N. x. Her brother,
George n. Hubbell Of British Columbia,
is with her.
B. B. Middlebrook's, who has been
quite sick with lung trouble, is Iconsider-
ably improved.
Edward Brotherson has begun the
harvest OF his crop OF white onions.
The band concert given on Greenfield
Hill green was we'll attended, consider
Ing the stormy evening. The Southport
band will bold forth on the green levery
Thursday evening I'LL further notice.
The Greenfield Outing Lclub broke
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WEST REDDING.
CHURCH NOTES

CHURCH NOTES
Rev Wilbur Osmusd of Danbury is to
preach at the Long Ridge Methodist
church for the ensuing year.
The cottage PRAYER meeting on Thurs
day evening % TO be held at Charles
Stones.
FAVOBITE RESORT FOR CITY FOLKS.
Long Ridge is gettirg to be favor: 9
summer resort for New Workers.
Miss Martha Durgy, who has been
visiting friends in Roxbury the past few
days, has returned home.
Mrs Van Klein and wo children and
her brother from New York are boarding
at Edgar Crofut's.
Mrs Adams and child of New York are
boarding at James Grifin's.
Joel Crofut spent Sunday at Low Point
visiting friends.
| Mrs Nellie Turner of Danburv spent
Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. anG
Mrs James Knapp.
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spent last week with her sister-in law,
Mrs W. B. Nichols.
Miss Harriet L. Clark was at her faith
ers', over Sunday.
The Misses Florence Nichols, Inez
French and Jessie Cook start Saturday
with their bicycles, on trip to Cheshire
and PlainVille.
Miss Flora Beard was at c. B. Nichols
over Sunday.
Miss Mary Evitts is visiting at c. r
Evitts'.