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The Newtown bee., 1899-10-27
BETHEL.
BETHEL's BUDGET OF NEWS.


 At the Methodist church on Thursday evening 8 large audience listened to 8 very interesting sermon by Rev Joseph York East Confe renee. After the serv ice the second and third quarter ly con- ference was he'd.
 On Monday evening the Current Events club met with Mrs Charles DibbIe of Grassy Plain district. A very interest ing program on "Our Country" was repdt red.
 Next Sunday morning the interests of the Five Points Mission, New York City, will be presented by Rev A. K. Sanford, superintendent of the mission.
 William A. Gilbert and wife have re- turned from short vacation spent in New York.
 MT and Mrs Perry Fairchild of Stam- ford spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Plumtrees is the busy part of the town. Four and five men are steadily employ ed at the cider mill. Several teams with large loads of apples are waiting to take their turn to unload and return home with their cider.
 The old home of Willis Stearns has been turned into 8 cooper shop. Several \ thousand apple barrels are being set up to enable farmers to ship away their \ kE6hL R1NS OA hPpICSs
 The highway west of the Tomlius0n place has been cut down and fl has been made with the gravel near the resi- dence of Clark Stone, which makes a marked improvement in the grade of the road.
 Sunday hunting Is indulged in notwith. standing the lsw which makes the day closed against taking game. The prac- tice will be met by prompt prosecution \ by the game wardens of the town, which will meet with the full approbation of every land owner in the state. Probably no true sportman will evade or break the Sunday game law.
 Every person on or before the f"st day of Novembar should remember to carry in tax list duly sworn to. The neglect thereof will add 10 per cent to his or hel list.
 Mir and Mrs Arthur s Wood of Water town, N. Y., are visiting friends in towr this week.
 Mir and Mrs T. H. Price of New Yorh are the guests of MT and Mrs c. T. HicS ok of East street.
 The widow of the late Trad Carter 0: Bedding is spending 8 week with her son Ammi Carter, of Plumtrees dis rict.
 Rev Fl. Q Judd of Great Neck, N. Y. is making brief stay in Bethel.
 Isaac Crofut of Washington spent Thea uay night with Frank A. Judd on Mil waukee street. Mir Crofut accompanieI his son-in~law, Rev H. Q. Judd, to hi home at Great Neck, where MT Crofu Eexpects to remain for the winter, under the care of his only daughter, Mrs Judd MT Crofut has spent the greater part o1 his life in Woodville school district. H' leaves his old home with great reluc tance.
 Mir and Mrs Clark Stone and daughter Bertha, have returned from a pleasan visit with friends in Southburv. Mrs George HsnpOr has rntu-neC from her recent viPit in Orange, N. Y.
 John Eckert on PIumt rees road is re building his residence, raising the roof
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eral years, due mostly to the very short pasturage, as consequence they receiV- cd nearly one fourth cent mere for the summer. This shortage has been most noticeable in the hay crop, not more than onesthird of crop being secured. Many farmers are frightened when they think of carrying their stock through the wir- ter. Forage of all kinds have been sOwn but the continued dry weather has pre-, vented 8 good yield but the hay crop has been very materially extended by these forage crops. Short pasture has prevailed up to date. Farmers turn out their cows wondering how they can And anything to eat. They have not hay they want to fodder yet, 80 cows dimin. ish their flow of milk to degree that would not be allowed under any other circumstance. Many dry up that should be in milk for two or three months yet
 Another cause for milk shortage is that most farmers are reducing theiz stock by selling off the less pro fitable ones, the high price of beef making this a very satisfactory way out, and they will not replace this stock before another summer. Again many farmers are thinking of turning part of their atten tion to beef, by raising their calves til two years old, then turning them into beef.
 For various reasons it would seen probable that the present shortage vii be likely to continue till farmers fee that they can begin to feed full wiute rations, but there will be less stock t. make milk from and the scarcity of fod der will with the majority of farmers keep their cows below their average con dition. Good prices for milk will stimu late dairymen to feed so as to produc more than usual but 1t would seem tn local supply must be short for some tim and perhaps all winter.
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Custom House:fsr to days trad ing. The glove has sold way ahead of our first importation. All colors. Americas best dol-I lar kid glove.
 Boston Bags. cloth covered, leather bound and leather bot tom. Price 50c each; value 75c.
 Dog Collar Belts, prices 25, 50 and 75c.
 Jet belts, prices 59 ard 75c.
 Double frame combination pocketbooks. 25 and soc each.
 Mems fleece lined gray shirts and drawers, price 38c, ss good as most stores ask 50c for. Women's fleece lined ribbed vests and pants, price 25c each.
 Golf capes for misses and Ia dies wea-, witf plaid lining and silk hoods, prices from S3 95 te S2O. Ladies black silk waists. cord ed front and back prices S5 snt $5 95- excellent value 1 Boys two pieced suits. heavl lwarm suits. of black blue SD, mix~d cloths. price Sl.95 each lvalue S2 75.
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Editorial Ink Drops.
The Milk Question.

One of the most serious questions the New England farmer has had to deal with and to meet squarely is: What shall we do to make our farms pay ! Men above the average have settled the matter for themselves only by going in. to some speciality. But the average farmer, which means the greatest num- Der of them, what shall they doP Ex- perience has shown long ago that 1t was best to let everything alone in which the West was much of a competitor. Grain was given up long ago and beef 15 or 20 years since. Slowly and gradually dairy ing has come to receive the attention of 6 large part of the New England farmers in some form. So common has it be- come that this line is felt by many to be overdone. In the interiors back from railroads butter and cheese have been made as this form of product can be 80 easily transported. Where the farms are easily accessible to railroads the raw milk is sent to the cities. In this form the, West cannot yet compete agalnst milk produced within 200 miles of the place of consumption. It would naru- rally seem in such cases fairly remuner. alive prices ought to be received, but Il Is not the case. Not long since the New York Tribune made the statement that $16,000, 900 was paid to the city for the milk the year before. Of this sum the farmers received $5, ,0Oo, ,ooo, the middle. men, $10,O00, 900. Quite leak. One big enough to let out all of. the profits and some of the principal. Those send ing milk to New York feel they do no get their sharep of the money paid fol their milk so stand ready to switch of ol to anything else that may turn up eithe3 In part or wholly. Just now we ar' hearing the city milkman crying mill famine, . welcome sound, if 1t will d. the milk producers any good. Can VI account for 1t in any way or is 1t only temporary affair."
 Probably as a rule farmers general. have prodsced less milk from thei farms for the past summer than for Gsy
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HUNTINGTON.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Miss Abbie Willard is visiting in Stevenson
 MI and Mrs Albert Marks entertained friend, Mir Kaynor from Lockport. over Sun day.
 The lamps in the St Paul's church are fin- ished and services were held on Sunday ev. ening.
 Mf and Mrs William Hooper lett on Tues. day for their new home in New Haven,
 MT and Mrs Lewis Gray attended the we'd ding of 8 cousin in Weston on Wednesday of last week.
 port.
 Mrs A. Hill, who has been in Seymour tor 6 few days has returned home. George Crofoot, who hss been very sick for several months, was taken to the Bridgeport hospital, last week. Miss May Brownson spent Ia few Edays in New Milford, recently. Horace Graves as.returned from the New Haven hospital, where he has been undergo ing treatment for his knee which he injured qu1Ge badly. some time ago, with an ax.
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LYONS PLAINS.
MISS MERwIN-MR BRows.

MISS MERwIN-MR BROWN.
 George Brown, eldest son of Daniel Brown. and Miss Nellie Merwin, eldest daughter of Mrs Mary Merwin, were united in marriage at the parsonage, by Rev Ralph Jefferson. on Wednesday evening. October IS. They went immediately to housekP eping in Mrs Mills house, which they had previously rented and furnished. They have the best wishes Of a host of friends. Mir and Mrs Eli Wakeman spent Saturday night and Sunday at E. W. Johnson's.
 Josiah Williams moved to WesIport, last grandson. ;
 Mrs Isaac Thorpe of Bradleyvtlle and Mrs Frank Lyon returned home, Friday after 8 visit of several days with MT and Mrs Elmer Treadwell in Bethel
 Mrs Frank Banks presided at the organ in Emmanuel church on Sunday. It Is hoped she will do so permanently
 at L. R Hoyt's.
 Mrs John Williams and son Douglass spent last Tuesday in Bridgeport
 MT and Mrs Otis Sweet entertained friends from out of-town, last Thursday.
 Mrs t5bie Tens of Norwalk spent last Sum- day with her parents and her sons, who are boarding here.
 Miss Nellie Merwin of Norwalk spent Sun. day with her mother.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
JOHN Ii. MO DONALD.

John M. McDonald, aged 35 years, died on Wednesday morning. He is sur vived by wife and three children. MT Mcdonald conducted the hotel at Brook field Junction for the last six years. He was 8 member of King Solomon's lodge of Woodbury and Hiram chapter of San dy Hook. MT Mcdonald was 8 genial whole hearted ms and his many friends will be pained to 'arn of his early death. The funeral will be held fr,m his late home in Brookfeld to-day (Friday) at 10 8. m., the ramsins being taken to S. uthbury on the train leaving Hawley. vile at 11.46. Mir Mcdonald formerly lived at HaN leYville and is we'll knowr in town.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.
STEPNEY.
DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT.

DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT.
 J. Spencer Nichols, who was found drowned in the harbor at Port Jeff, rsOn, l.. l., last week, was & native of this town. He was & son of Frederick Nich- ols, and was nearly "A years old. MT Nichols spent the greater share of his life in Stepney, where he was well known and held in high esteem by bis neighbors, and for over 20 years was identified with the Methodist choir as their organist, and in those early days of organs in churches it was quite an accomplishment for one to be able to play well and lead in the music service. But few now remain as members of this church who attended in those days, now long years into the past. About 28 years ago he moved to Bridge port, and for many years he was fore man in the shoe filters department of the Wisner Boot and Shoe Company's sfacto- ry, He was considered the best work man in this line of work to beEfouud, and since the closing of Wisner factory, he has done this work for the various local achoemakers in Bridgeport and vicinity, He married Miss Della Wheeler, also o1 this place, and passing beyond the "gold' en anniversary" lived happily together for over 63 years. The mother and seven children survive him. The children are Mrs Lucy Hayes of thls village, Walter and Milford. lncated in Wyoming, Mre Alice Kinney of Hartford, Mrs Sylvia Brown of MerideH, Robert and Char les of Bridgeport. He was buried st Bridge port in the family plot.
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BEDDING.
A HERO AND NO MISTAKE.

Joseph R. Hawlev proved himself quite 8 hero at the burning of the Nutmeg State, according to the New Y York Journal. By
 tYis coolness and courage, he not only es- capped unharmed, but was instrumental in
 saving others. He described the conduct
 of the crew as most cowardly, and says
 the women were the brave ones. He
 tt Ills of touching incident, that happen
 ed among many others IA little child
 pulled at my coat, she led me to the edge
 of the line of smoke, pulled my ear down
 to her mouth and amid her sobs said
 Mamma" and pointed to the. flames. l threw my coat over my head and went in, fell over the woman's body, and dragged her out. We lowered her into a row boat which had come to our rescue. It was shabby looking affair, but it saved six lives. The scene on the burn ing steamer he describes as ter life. The women had to fight for life. Sometimes 6 woman or tile child would fall down right in the line of the fire, which cut the boat amidships, and then some one of ue would drag the poor one out, screaming with pain. It is very evident that if all { had kept their heads as well as our friend Joe, there would not have been such 8 ! loss of life. He describes the conduct o1 Capt Brooks and Pilot Witherwax as be. ; yond praise. He left the boat with them, , the last to go. It may be said in passing | that Hawley is something of 8 sailor, having made several trips to Galveston i on steamer some years ago, as stewards assistant. His many friends will be glad
 to hear that he has obtained the position of conductor on the Brooklyn Rapid
 Transit road.
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Miss Sarah Beardsley is spending 8 few weeks at Cl ford Springs.
 Miss Kate Hnrlbut is in Waterbury for the winter.
 Mrs E7ter Ward has several bosrders.
 Fred Bes rdsley has returned to Boston
 Miss Belle Bradley is visiting ia town.
 Mrs Charles Palmer is very tow.
 Mrs Hine of Washington is spending 6 few weeks with her son, Henry Hine.
 Miss Amelia Davidson is visiting at J. W. Minors, thls week; also Miss Ethel Bent.
 Rev and Mrs York, with MT and Mrs Edward Preston, drove to New Haven, Tuesday and returned Wednesday.
 Mrs Futile and Mrs Shelton from Bridgeport re visiting in town.
 Mrs Horace Gillette from Denver, Col, is at David Gillette's. Fred Schwartz of Easton and Miss Irene Hubbell of Rexbury were married on Monday, October l6, at the Congre- gational pars onage at Roxbury Center, Rev MT York performing the ceremony Richard Daley, Edwin Daley and Miss Mary Daley, all of New Milford, spent last Sunday withstheir parents, MT and Mrs Walter Daley. Mrs Frank Pierce, who has been SC seriously i'll, is now gaining slowly. Edward Seeley ot Roxbury one of the most | popular and hiohly esteemed young men O | the town, and Miss Elizabeth Bailey of Dan ! bury were marl jed at Danbury, Wednesday October 25 MT and Mrs Edward Seeley are tC | make their home in Roxbury at Mfr Seeley' home.
 1 MT and Mrs Truman Judd of Bristol were guests, las t week, of Mir and Mrs H. L. Fair l child.
 l A representatiI of THE BEE stopped, tht | other day, at the home ot G W Lendeveg an( was shown Mrs Lendeveg's handsome flock o | poultry. It is well worth quite 8 trip to SCI l them.
 | Allen Joyce, the popular merchant at tn | Depot, anticipates the wants ot the times anC | he IS now showing a fine lot ot bed com I iortables and blankets, horse blankets of al | kinds, Also a full line Of felt and rubbe | boots. Drop in and look them over. | Miss Mary Warner and Mrs Caroline Wal ner returned. last week, from a tour weeks | visit to friends in Asbury Park, ocean Grov | and Long Branch. 1 Mrs August Kreger Is visiting relatives a Long Branch for few we eks. ! Mrs L. Espetitie of New Milford IS a guest ( her mother Mrs D. T Brown. l Mrs B F. Emigh Of Pennsylvania is a gues
 ot Mrs Eugene W ard.
 Mrs Harry P. Norris of Bridgeport is spend ing few weeks with her parentss Mr and Nil c. K. Prindle.
 Mir and Mrs Horace Wheeler of Shelt o | spent few days, this week, with H. H. Wa ner.
 Two couples from Roxburv attended tn dance at New Preston, last Friday, and IT port very pleasant time.
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THE METHODIST CHURCH.

The ladies' prayer meeting for next Tuesday at Is appointedt to be held at Mrs Graham's.
 The preaching of RevsW. T. Gilbert in the Methodist churcb, last Sunday, was very much enjoyed. His text in the even- ing was from Nal. ] :1.5. 8 finely written sermon and well delivered. He was en. tertained at Mspleton.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
.oCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs D. M. Mitchell and Miss Charl ntte Mitchell are spending few days in New York.
 The Ladies' Whist club met at Mrs A.. D. Munson's, last Friday evening.
 Miss Y. V. Daniels is visiting in New Milford.
 Mr Clark of Milford is at B. c. Brad lev's for few days' hunting.
 Mrs Baldwin is spending short time at her old home.
 Mrs ", B. Mitchell entertained Mz and
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Samuel Mead has been repairing his house, getting ready fer winter.
 Mrs Arthur Mead drives new horse. It's 8 f1rer.
 Miss Sarah Seeber of Mt Vernon, N. r., is visiting with her parents.
 Mrs Fanny Leroy and son have been visiting with her parents, Mir and Mrs Eli Hoyt.
 The dogs h ve been troubling w. F. Hoyt's sheep, but being discovered in time, the dams g was slight.
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Mrs Nickerson and mother, of Bridge port, over Sunday.
 Mrs A. D. Munson and Miss Daniels spent few days in Oxford, last week.
 Mir and Mrs D. H. Judson of New Hs- ven are visiting at c. A Bradley's and A. D. Munson's.
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The fajrest paper in the commonwealth in the matter of giving credit for what It uses from other papers in the State is the Danbury News.
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Robert E. Carter for the benefit of the Homeland Circle in the ha l on the Green, Wednesday, November 1, at 7.30 p. n. Admission. 25c. Children, 15c.
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The fol owing list of values repeatel for to- days sales. Avail yourself of these grand op- portunities. They certainly cannot last

One hundred pairs of wool blankets. with colored borders, price $2.25 a pair; value S3.50.
 Flannelette skirt patterns, price 25c each.
 Flannelettes. short lengths, thousands of yards. all bright pretty eolors, price 5c 8 yard.
 Fancy Ribbons--A big pur- chase of fancy ribbons. all the very newest styles, ,imany of them worth from 35 to 45c 8 yard. The quantity, although large, at Our sale prlce will not last but a few days The sale price is but 19c 8 yard.
 Chiff,n neck boas, fluffy and will stay in place. price S1 ea"h
 Satin back velvet ribbons special sale of one hundred pieces of a satin back, No. 16, black vel vet ribb n, price for to day only 23c yard; every day price BOG yard.
 |Countese Gloves.
 Another invoice of the Countess gloves, came from the New Yorl
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Mrs Charles Hswley of Sandy Hook, who has been very poorly since her acci- dent, last summer, is more comfortable. Her aister. Mrs Willis of New Milford, has been with her the past week.
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Mrs E. P. Shaw and her daughter May have been visiting her brother, J. M Parkhurst, of East Bridgeport.
 The population of Bedding has been in, creased by the advent of three babies within short time. MT and Mrs Louis Ramsey, Mir and Mrs Henry Beck and Mir and Mrs J. M. Sullivan are rejoicing in additions to their family circles. The first two are girle, the latter boy.
 W. A. Bassett is engaged in putting
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DEATH OF MRS MARY STREET.

Mrs Mary Street died at her home In Plumtrees, Monday, October 16. She leaves husband and five sons, BeDja- min, Le Grand, Francis, James and Sam uel Street, all of Bethel and vicinity. Mra Street was "A 1-2 years old. Rev Mir Slack of the Bethel Congregatio Al church conducted the funeral services.
 Mrs 8. B. Knowles spent several days ID Bridgeport, this week, visiting friends.
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new roofs on the residence of Mrs s. B. Osborn.
ROXBURY.
THE STATION AND VICINITY.


 Mrs William Newton of Danbury is visiting her old neighbors and friends. Mrs Cook of Southburv has been guest of Mrs W. B. Seward, both taking a pleasure drive for few days,recently. A number of scholars attend the Be oth's school at the Center, from here. Edward Smith and Jay Fowler of Woodbury were in town, Sunday.
 Miss Hattie Bishop has gone to Falls Vi lage.
 A. Turner, who had charge of the Creamery, has retur led to his home. He wi be missed by his many friendp. Elder Warren N. Penney of Massa- chusetts, artist, evangelist and crayon lecturer, will speak in Mission Hall at the Station on Saturday evening of this week, at 7,30. Also Sunday morning at 10.30 and afternoon at 2 30. MT Penney will interest both the old and young. Let everybody come. All invited. No ad- mission charged.
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WASHINGTON.

Stereopticon entertainment, interest. ing and comicsl pictures, given by Rev
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7HEDwMALLN@.
Bed Spreads

3-4 bed size crochet quilts, csc, 79c and 89c each.
 Full size crochet quilts, 69c, 75c, 89c, 98c and 1.25: 3-4 bed size Marseilles quilts, $l.5o, I.98 and 200.
 Full bed size Marseilles quilts, $I.25, I5o, 1.75. 1.98, 2.25, 2.5o, 2.98, 5. 50 and 5 co,
 Satin finish quilts, full size, $G.98, 2,5o and 500. All the above are hcmmcd and ready for use.
 Blankets
 3-4 bed size wool blankets, $2, 5o 500, 3,75 and 4.75 a pair.
 Full bed size wool blank cts, $2.5o, 500, $50, 4.5o, S.oo, GOO and 7.5O, COmfOrtableS
 Filled with the cleancst of cotton at SI oo, I.25, 1.39, I.5o, l.75, 200, 2.5O and 500 each.
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Blankets
Drug Prices

Pinkham's Compound, 69c Picrcc's Medical Discovery,
 69c Picrcc's Favorite Pre-
 scription, 69c Scott's Emulsion, 69c Gudcs Pcpto-Mangan, 85c lIalc's Honey, Forehound
 and Tar, PIC Castoria. I7c Licbig's Beef Extract, 25c roo-2 Grain Quinine Pills, 19c Pcp-SaIt, 2Ic-
 I.uxitivc Bromo-Quinine, PIC Matted Milk, large size, 69c Matted Milk, hospital size,
 $2,89 Imperial Granum, 49c
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SNDTHVILLE.

George Rarto of Southbury moved, last week into the old Carson Mead place up the river.
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DEATH OF MRS BErsEY B PALMER.

DEATH OF MRS BETSEY PALMER.
 Mrs Betsey B. Palmer died at the home of her SOD on Botsford Hill, last " ednesdav, Oc tober 25. after sickness ot five weeks 8, ,ot fe- yer, at the advanced age Of Sl years and 10 months. Mrs Palmer leaves one son, Sidney B. Palmer, with whom she lived The tuner al will be attended from her sons home, Fri day. at 2S0. The burial will be at the ceme tery st Roxbury Center, Rev MT York to off ciate. Mrs Palmer was highly esteemed by all her friends and neighbors and will be greatly missed.
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WOLF PITS AND VICINITY.

and putting in new windows, also paint ing.
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1SO7-lS99.

William Lewis is the possessor of one of the most unique relics of ''ye Olden days" that your correspondent has ever seen. It is a manuscript arithmetic, the work of his father, Charles Lewis, of Monroe, dated 1907, when he was IF years of age. It is 8 complete arithmetic from the very start in addition, subtraction, etc., and dealing with every subject taught in arithmetics of that time. giv.
 ing the many rules and solved problem in each division, together with a well arranged index. The penmanship, as a whole, is almost faultless, there being hardly a single letter in the whole vol umn which is not easily legible. With out doubt this was done with home made quill pen and the paper not as smoothly finished as that of to day, mak- ing tbe work more difficult. It also con- tains several very fine outline maps of the continents and the United States, all of which indicate the most careful and psinstakinR work, and the more remark able on account of the greSt amount of labor required to complete & book, so neatly, of this size. AS an object lesson for our boys of "1900" it would be we'll to have 1t placed upon exhibition. The ink is but very little faded and would take frat prize if placed in competition with some of the modern mixtures label ed ink. Charles Lewis is the great great grandfather of Master William Nichols, son of Jerome Nichols.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. The missionary meeting at J. W. Mi ner's was we'll attended.
 Rev MT York exchanged with Rev MT Evans of Bedding, Sunday.