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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
French FlanneIs.

Plain flannels in variety of
colorings of all wool fabrics. New
thing for waists for winter wear
Il yd. wide, so cents per yard;
a better grade, 1 yd. wide, 81
cents per yard. Send for samples.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
INTERESTING To READl
Gillespie's Millinery News,

Special Sale Of Fine QstyieA Feathers,
$3.50 Amazons @ ss1a
POS Plumes " 1ag
sizes I" i.4a
Bunch Feathers, 35c to 81 80 per bunch.
baby Caps reduced greatly.
Our Millinery is an there IL to be desired. We
have all the popular shapes-pompadour, toque,
and the Bourdeaux effect. Children's Hats and
Mourning Work speciality. We have received q
few more Of those Feather Boas at zoe.
JENNIE GII4LRaPIE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
French FlannelIettes.

Nap on one side, mercerized on
the other, in almost perfect imi-
tation of the finer flannels. Sew
eral patterns. Especially for
waists-124 cents per yard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
Silk crepons in skirt patterns,
$1.75 per yard.
Horse Blankets.

Cold weather, and your horse
needs covering. We just want
to remind you that this is the
store where you can buy A
horse blankets at prices which
will surprise you. Stable blank
cts and plush robes and all sorts
of carriage blankets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
Shoes.

shoes are the best 50. 90 shoes in
the world. Don't like to brag,
but we think we certainly have
the trade on this priced goods.
More than 100 pairs "Queen
Quality" shoes sold this season,
and the trade still increases-7O
styles. "Bernhilda" shoes $2.O
compare them with any other
$500 shoe styles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-07
Picture Framing.

Will you let US frame your
picturef We will have an assort-
ment of frame moulding. The
prices will be the Worthington
kind, -lower than other stores.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23

Buy the SUCCESS Tread Pow. or. Ittakes the l @ 8 d everywhere as 60 all the ppleton M. F. c. Co. O1 Batav1a,n tnplements Th0v mokn
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

A sociable and business meeting of the
 Ladies' Aid society was held in the par
 ish house on Thursday evening of this week.
 Mrs Cassidy has been quite i'll again
 for the past week, but Is improving. c. P. Williams is on the gain being able to sit up for several hours. Miss Sadie Filley has returned to New Haven.
 Miss Eunice Plats entertained the whist club on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs s. P. Averill is in Bridgeport with her daughter. Mrs O. scar Squires and her daughter, Mrs John Mcdonald with her three chil dren, have moved into the old Squirei place at Little York. Charles Kemp has sold his tobacco tc Schoveling, Kinney 6 Co. of New Mil ford.
 Fred Wentsch heard 8 noise among hit
 chickens, last Sunday morning. Taking
 his rife he ran out just in time to see 6
 fox making off with fine young roaster
 MT Wentsch shot at him wounding him slightly when he dropped the roos tel which started one way and the fox the other. But he wanted that chicken fol breakfast so he took turn back after il
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OXFORD.
IIEMS OF INTEREST

ItEMS OF INTEREST
 Miss Josephine Manville of New Haven Is the guest of her friend, Miss Florence Riggs, for few days.
 Mrs Maria Parker, who has been pretty sick with kidney and liver complications, is improving. She was attended by Dr Lewis Barnes
 Master Earold Reilly has been having a very enjoyable visit with his grandmother Mrs G. B. Oatman, in Southford for few weeks.
 There was very noticeable contrast in the weather of last Saturday morning when the thermometer showed but 10 degrees above zero and Monday. this week, when it stood at 60.
 Mrs q. W. Cable was in Bridgeport the greater part of last week, guest of her sis ters, and witnessed the very large attend ance and parade of the Centennial celebra. tion, Monday. Among others who were there were Mir and Mrs E. J. filling of Christian street Joseph Miles of R d City, F. B. filling, Oxford 'Center and Nelson Cable and sister, Miss Lillian, of Chestnut Tree Hill.
 A good home is offered to a bright, steady boy past 15 years of age. See advertising column
 Lee F. Armstrong of Christian street has recently returned from a visit to his old home in Bennington, Vt
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
NEW MILFORD.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

c. Murphy, formerly employed at Vincent's, has secured a position at Hartford, leaving for that place on Mon- day.
 Edwin A. Burdick, 1t is rep orted, is to leave c. H. Booths shortly, having ac- cepted 2 position elsewhere. Miss Bliss is visiting the Misses Buck. Amos Lister is the new butcher em- | pl0yed at Ackley, Hatch & Marrh. Charles Lewis has taken the black smith shop formerly occupied bg William Hamlyn.
 Mrs LeRoy Randall is reported better. The All Saints Memorial Guild supper and sale of useful articles will take place at the "Wayside Inn," Friday, De- cember 2.
 A good number were present to wit ness the entertainment managed by MT Callis at the Town hall, Tuesday even- ing. The principal attraction was bi- cycle race between one of our local riders, J. T. Calvin, who is fast becoming one of the best riders in the country, and T. J. Caldwell of Hartford, the holder of the championship of the state. Calvin won by seconds. The time occupied was 8 fraction over B minutes. Calvin holds the championship. After the race, ''Rustus," well known local young man did eome sand and jig dancing and songs were rendered by local and ous.of- town talent, after which dancing was in- dulRed in to the strains of Whitnev's popular orchestra.
 Charles Strsub Is getting along nicely. Mrs Clarence Nowlan is to arrange singing class here to be held in the Y. M. c. A. rooms.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
sons family, Samuel Warner's, Jr., at M AinortOwn, laEt week.
LONG HILL.
THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET,

Mics Frances Disbrow of Easton and ed at the home of the brides mother in Easton, Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev MT Dikeman performed the ceremony. J.J. Mack is prepared to do all kinds of | saving at his mill. Ties cents apiece, lumber $4 per thousand. Bring on your logs. ~ | is 8 guest, this week, of her parents, MT and Mrs R. o. Beers. Farmers who have rye can find ready sale for 1t at the Pequonnock mills or can exchange it fer feed. Mrs R. c. Tousey, who has been on the sick list, fs now gaining slowly.
 Miss Dora Starr picked a strawberry blossom in her garden, this week. Levi Downs is busy just now, painting Aaron Mallett's buildings and has also the contract for painting the two tene- MT and Mrs Arthur Curtis of Monroe were guests over Sunday of MT and Mrs R. O. Beers. l A. B. Randall, son of W. F. Randall, who is quartermaster on the U. s. T. Fitzpatrick. left New York on the 14th for Maails via the Straits. He will go to Hong Kong, China, then back via Cali. fornia. They took 1000 soldiers to Ma nila.
 Mrs J.H. Wade of Norwalk was a guest, last week, of Mrs R. o. Beers.
 Miss Hattie Crofut of Bethel is guest of Mrs Herbert Clark.
 Robert Staines, who is to have charge of one of the rural deliv cry routes here, has received his map and Is to begin his duties December l.
 Oranges, cranberries, nuts, figs, dates at Hurd's.
 All the trim mings for your Thanks. giving dinner at W. N. Hurd's at lowest prices.
 Mrs Willis was surprised, last Satur. day night, when she responded to a knock at her door to find number of hel friends and neighbors ready to walk in to helpl her celebrate her birthday. After spending pleasant evening they left, leav ing many tokens of their friendship.
 Rev MT Dikeman preached a very.able sermon, Sunday night. He took for his text the one word Christian"
 MT Morrissey is improving his place by taking away the old stone fence and making a driveway from the new barn to the street.
 Mrs Horace Burr, a sister of G. B. Dun ming, spent few days with them.
 The report is that R. c. Toucey's shop is to start up, this week.
 Miss Belle Dayton spent Sunday in New town.
 The hill by the depot is being i'm proved by blowing out the center of the road and filling in with stone and covering over with dirt.
 Rev MT Dikeman Is to exchange with MT Raymond from East Village, on Sunday next.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
SHERMAN.
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
 Miss Helen Hungerford has returned home from six weeks' visit in Danbury. James H. Stuart is buying tobae co, several having delivered their crops, last week. "Jlm" always has an eye to busi. ness.
 Miss Nellie Hupgerford has returned home from visiting relatives in Bridge port.
 E. P. Briggs Is having his picket fert c painted. l.. W. Hungerfo1d Is doing the work.
 A jolly two horee load of young people from this place attended the e0ciable at the residence of Henry Kimlin on Still son Hill. How would. 1t do to have one in our own place?
 The Kings Daughters meet with Miss Georgia Gray, Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23

MT and Mrs c. R Judd spent last Sab.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23

MS. FANNY DAVIS GILBERT FOUND DEAD. Miss Fanny Davis Gilbert, formerly of this place, but for sometime resident of Reddipg, was found dead in her home on Monday. She was living alone and prob- ably had been dead for several days. She was buried in the Stepney burial ground.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
sOUTHBURY.
THE STREET AND VICINITY.

THE STREET AND VICINITY. ed their household gooTs into James Shorts house near Bates R ,ck.
 Charles Hine Is enclosing the basement to his new barn on the Waterbury road, getting it ready for the cattle for the winter.
 It is reported that Henry Russell ia gaining very slowly.
 Harvey Stone is out with fine new delivery wagon for his feed store. The Misses Ottie and Marion Amber took advantage of the beautiful weather on Monday and drove to Waterbury.
 Mrs s. N. Warner spent day with her
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23

when MT Wente ch shot again putt'-9 8 then with the use of only two legs he gave Mr Wentsch quite a race to catch him and another ball through the head ended the struggle.
 When R. Fl. Ford arose Monday morp. ing he found that his hen house had burned to the ground during the nigh without waking him. There were som c 75 or 80 fowls in the house of which only 19 escaped. The fife was caused, 1t ie thought, by pail of ashes which were put into the house on Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
NIDDLEBURY.
CHURCH INTEREsTS. .

Rev Henry Hoar of Naugatuok is to
 preach in the Methodist church, next
 Sunday morning, as Rev B. K. Case ex- poets to be absent for 8 few days in Lynn, Mass. There will be union service In the c ,n- gregationa church, next Sunday even- ing.
 THE WALLACE HOUSE TO CLOSE FOR THE \ WINTER. NAs MT Wallace will be in Hartford so much of the time during the winter, he has decided to close his hotel until spring. George Platt will have the care
 of the premises during MT Wallace's ab.
 sence.
 MT and Mrs c. R Judd spent last Sab
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
BEDDING.
CHURCH MATTERS.

CHURCH MATTERS. Rev MT Prince of New Haven gave an interesting address to the united congre. gation in the Methodist church on Sun. day morning. MT Prince spoke in behalf of the State Law and Order League. Rev Joseph Pullman, D. D., presiding elder of the New York East Conference, preached an eloquent sermon, Sunday evening, in the Methodist church, after which was held the third quarterly con- ference.
 GIFT TO CHRIST CHURCH.
 Mrs Tod of New York has presented Christ church with a handsome black walnut pulpit in memory or her daughter Charlotte. It will be placed in the church before Sunday, December 3, when an ap- propriate service will be held at 3 p. m.
 The Ridge school was closed several days last week owing to the illness of Miss Murphy's sister.
 Miss Eleanor Osborn has returned from a visit with Miss Jennings in Southport.
 Miss Belle Nickerson of Washington is enjoying few weeks vacation with her parents, Judge and Mrs John Nickerson. Mrs Mary Miller has been the guest of her son, J. K. Miller of Danbury, for the past week.
 A. c. Mcconnell has recently purchas- the place on Couch's Hill formerly owned by Charles Kelley and has taken posses. sion.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
NICHOLS.

METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.
 The coming sale and supper of the Aid society of the Methodist church will be we'll worth attending. A large number of fancy and useful articles will be for sale and the supper will be up to the usual sta"dard of excellence. Music will be rendered by the Jerome May Banjo club of B idgeport. Please note the date, Thurs day, Dece mber 6; if stormy it will be held op Friday afternoon and evening.
 The regular services will be held, next Sunday, with preaching by the pastor, Rev George w. Servis.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
zs9 Main St., Danbury

ensilage cutters. Hero and American feed mills, shelters, wood saws, the celebrated steel wind mills with galvanized steel or wood towers, steel tanks, corn huskers seed. CTS, hay loaders, etc. l am also agert for The Olds, Bates and Edmonds and Turner's Gas and Gasoline Engines. shall be pleas ments, or call at my house. WALTER H GLOVER. Newtown, Conn. Az snt for 1air deld. New Hsvan and pat of LstchdoId Cou1
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23

bath with Mrs Herman Smalley in Mo' rie.
 Miss Hinman of the Wallace house ex- pecta to go away for the winter, next week.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
SOUTHPORT.
 KENT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. Mrs Robert Dean ot West Cornwall was in town Monday for . few hours visiting her mother. Mrs Egbert Barton. Miss Katie Barton returned home, Monday, from Q visit tn relatives and friends Tn Win sted and TOrrtngtOn.
 Frank Hopson ot Bridgeport. Lecturer of the State Grange. ~as in town last week and organiz d alncal Grange with 29 charter mem bers. q. A. Vincent was elected master and Mrs o. c. Sellig, lecturer. Work on the new house on Mrs K. M How lands lot Is progressing rapidly, nearly all of the frame being up ready for sbeathing As there is no license in Kent, 1t is said . club has been organized for the purp- SC of ot the town need in the way of intox1cants, etc.. without coming under the ban of the prohibition law.
 A very attractive design in marble has been placed at the grave of Lill1e, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Dains Albert Roberts has also placed his order for 8 granite monument to he D aced on his plot at North Kent. A. H
 Bolles Of North Kent having the orders.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16

restoration Of local confidence the with
dra@ai Of General McKibben IL taken
TO mean that little r. 70 be done here
but 10 csre for the distressed until nor
mai business conditions have been re-
mmed In this connection the lnfor-
nation was made public through the
local federal authorities that the war
department would undertake as soon as
possible the restoration Of It's property
At this roint
Associated Press dispatches quoting
eastern Gnanclers on the future Of Cal
weston were read with much interest
The idea. however that the status Of
the city viii be changed finds no local
adherents. Tho various railroads enter
ing here have determined 70 assia; the
citizens Of Galveston 70 the full ex-
tent OF their ability In rebuilding the
city.
Colonel L. j. Polk. OF the Santa Fe.
has received very enthusiastic and
encouraging message from the head
quarters Of his road. declaring conf
dence In Galveston. urging the busl.
ness community 20 proceed at once
with tho work Of reconstruction and
promising every help IN their power. As
rcgult of the receipt Of the message
Colonel Polk said 70 representative
Of the Associated Press:
"'Thc railroad interests have decided
10 combine their forces In order 70 re-
build az quickly as possible a bridge
from Virginia Point 10 Galveston a
large number of men will 90 to work
tomorrow With this end in view. You
may say 10 the country that IN six
DAYS bridge win have been built and
trains running over It. I have had
a consultation with the wharf interests
and they have promised us that they
will be prepared 70 handle ingnlng and
OUTGOING shipments by the time the
bridge is finished The bridge we shall
build win be OF substantial hut tempo
rary character We shall subsequently
rerlace II with more enduring struc-
ture There is no reason why Calves
ton ought not commercially to resume
normal conditions in ten days"
Colonel Prather. president Of the
board NJ regents OF the medical college
tDrc and Colonel Breckenridge a mem
Der of the board. were among the late
arrivals They met General McKibben
aud were driven to the institution. They !
found the building in badly battered |
condition but on their return II was
announced that the college would be
Immediately reconstructed by private
beneAcence II the state was unable to
bear the cost.
Large gangs have been at work in the
business district and splendid progress
has been made IN clearing away debris,
The street car company has a large
force Of men at work cutting wires and
removing distractions and putting
their tracks In condition.
Adiutant- General McCaleb announces
that by tonight the water supply will
be equal to every need and to perform
the functions Of modern sanitation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16

TAKU. Wednesday Sept. 12-All the
Boxers against whom an expedition Of
allies was sent to the westward had
left the vicinity Of Tu Liu four days
previous to the arrival Of the troops
The German and American legation
guards have returned to the ships
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
EMPRESS NOW
In MONGOLIA
Pekin Completely Given Over
to LOOters.
MISSIONARIES FAVORED IT
Boxers Endeayor to cnt off cOmmunIea.
tIOns Of Allies Between Pskln and
Tlen TslnL Reinstatement
Of Emperor Urged.
MISSIONARIES FAVORED IT

BERLIN. Sept. 15.-The Chinese sit
uation Is here deemed to be highly
unsatisfactory and most complicated.
though no sensational events are in
medlately expected and Isolated action
upon the part Of any one power is
not anticipated.
According 20 opinion here. all In
terested powers are too firmly con-
vinced Of the importance Of continued
harmony and solidarity to jeopardlze
them when no necessity calls for It. It
ls expected in Berlin that neither Rus
sia or France win Withdraw their
troops hurriediy from Pekin and It IS
believed that the United States will not
be In any greater hurry.
Information has reached this city
that Russia. in any event. will keep
large bodies Of troops in China. not
only in the frontier provinces or Mon
goIla. Manchuria and Kirin. but also
in the interior and coast DISTRICTS Of
Pei Chi H. The military directors OF
the allied forces have agreed that un-
der the circumstances it is necessary
TO strengthen the tactical and strate-
gieal position Of the International forces
in Pei Chi Ii.
Regarding Germany's attitude. she
viii in any case insist on severe pun
ishment being inflicted on the treach-
erous Chinese authorities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
nore than those who blIndiy followed

more than those who bllndly followed
them.
General Fukushima. the Japanese
commander. Informed General chaffee
that brutal outrages were being COM
mitted IN Tung Chow. He told the
American commander that he had pos
tive information that many women
had thrown themselves into wells or
committed suicide BY other ways after
having been outraged. and that there
were several authentic cases Of coolies
who had been killed under peculiarly
atrocious conditions. He requested
General Chaffee to investigate and then
to cooperate with him to check these
harbarities as far as possible. General
chaffee ordered Major Muir to proceed
Immediately to Tung Chow and to re-
port.
At council Of generals today the
Russian general Llnevitch. said he had
received information that two forces
Of Boxers. one numbering ten thousand
and the other four thousand. were
marching from the south to endeavor
to cut the communication Of the allies
between Pekin and Tlen TsIn. It was
finally decided that the line was suffi-
cIently guarded. as the allies would
certainly receive definite tidings Of the
approach Of the Boxers in time to mob
illze at any given point The council
merely issued orders for Increased Wig
lance on the part Of the outposts.
The telegraph line has been closed
against press messages because Of the
enormous government business.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-silver, s2%,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
Boat Overturned at Eau Claire. Wis
consin.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. IS Eighteen
men employed by the Northwestern
Lumber Company. at Eau Claire. Wis,
started to cross the river and when
the boat was about quarter of a
mile from the shore it was overturned
and seven men were drowned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16

'(Copyright. 1900, The Associated Press.)
PEKTN. Sept. 8. via Taku Sept. Z,
via Shanghai, Sept, 1S.-Looting in Pc
kin continues, both authorized and un-
authorized. Few houses are guarded
except those occupied by foreigners,
the palaces and those in the sacred city.
Almost every house is destitute Of fur
niture.
General Chafree says he could not
have believed that any city would ever
be given over so completely to looters,
and he earnestly desires the coopera-
ton Of any nation to prevent this.
On the other hand the missionaries
complain because the sacred city has
not been looted, They urge that the
royal family and other highly placed
Chinese personages who were behind all
the trouble should be made to suffer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
STAGE HELD UP.
Lone Highwayman Secured Thirty Dol
lars From an Editor.

NEVADA, Cal, Sept 15.-The Down.
eyville stage was held up by a lone
highwayman near Niger Tent today.
w. F. Eachbacher, editor of Downey-
vile paper, was the only one robbed
on the stage.
The robber obtained $50 from him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
NO CASH FROM KRUGER.
Webster Davis Denies Sensational
Charges Made Against Him.

ST LOUIS, Sept. 11-webster Davis,
x-secretary Of the interior under the
present administration. spoke here to-
night. In reply to the charge that he
had received money from President
Kruger Of the Transvaal to support the
Democratic ticket, he said:
II say here tonight that any man or
newspaper which says received a sin
gle dollar from Kruger or any enc else
Is an Infamous, damnable liar. I will
be at the st. Nicholas Hotel until to-
morrow afternoon, and If any dirty cur
takes issue with this characterization
he can meet me there"
There were alternate cheers and hiss
es while Davis was speaking and at
times the scene became exciting.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-16
BOERS FIGHT
EACH OTHER
Are LOOting and Burning Build
ings at Helspruit.
FRENCH MAKES CAPTURES
Rate Of Mortality In South Africa Has Beea
Mach Greater Than In the Franco
German war-Gr Britain
Appalled,.

LoURENco MARQUES. Sept. H.
Eoers who arrived here yesterday even-
ing aver that the burghers are fight
Ing among themselves at Helsprult
and are Iooting and burning buildings.