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AMONG THE HORSEMEN.
 R. B. Cole has very likely colt at the New England stables. "Joe," out of ''Duroc Gothre," 29 l.2. It is a four. year-old and likely to prove fast one.
 George F. Pixley's new pacer, "Jennie M., is developing in fine form and prom ises to be the fastest stopper in New Milford. This makes Thomas and Marsh 'siron," but time will tell!
 "Pop" says it is all right for the own CTS of 'Gipsy Girl," "Minnie T.,' "Black Hawk" and "Fannie," to sit in Evitts' store and trot horses around the stove. He says he can stand their 'hec- toring" all right, but that if they say much more he wants them to ''put up the long green," or shut up.
 There was sweet. little brush up by the Park and on to the Wellesville road the other day, between ''Aube" Thomas'
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS.
 There will be Christmas tree for the children of the Congregational Sunday school at the chapel on Wednesday, De. cember 26, at 5 o'clock p. m. The littl. people will all find something to make their hearts glad.
 On the last Sunday of the year and of the century, December 30, Mr Johnson will preach Century sermon, especially appropriate for the occaaion.
 The Tuesday evening meetings for two weeks will be changed to Monday even ings, vfz.: December A and December 3l.
 Some special arrangements will be made for the meeting on the last night of the yesr, of which notice will be given hereafter.
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Matthew Fairchild. Comb business becoming dull he was in the employ of Frederick and Julius Sanford for ore year in the forming If wool hat bodies, whose factory was between Newtown Street and Sandy Hook. The year of 1856 found him in Brookfield at work again at comb making for Smith & Lob- dell. The winter of 1856 he wac clerk for D. B. Hawley at the railroad station in Hawleyville and the following spring of 1857 he went to clerking for Lewis G
 Knapp, who was the railroad agent at Brookfield and who also kept the Amer ican hotel, posto flee, express office and .
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BROKEN.
 Robert Durland, an estlmable colored man in the employ of Mrs Black, met with an accident on Monday. While on the way to his work driving . mustang, the stopper became frightened when near the store of Charles N. Beach, throwing Durland to the ground. The unfortunate man had his collar bone broken and was pretty generally shaken up. He was taken to the house of Dr King. nearby, and later was moved to his home ,near the Catholic cemetery.
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BOOKS FOR OLD AND YOUNG.
general ceuntry store. While he was

general country store. While he was filling this position the Western Union Telegraph Company built the telegraph line from Bridgeport to Pittsfield and soon after its completion MT Anthony drew up subt cription paper which he
 presented to the citiz sns, raising $75 to
 pay the telegraph company for placing
 telegraph instrument In the office at
 Brookfeld, and he became the first op-
 orator.
 In the year 1862 he enlisted in the war
 of the Rebellion, serving as musician in
 Company c, 23d Regiment, Connecticut
 Volunteers, Julius Sanford of Newtown
 being captain of the company. Tho
 regiment also was with the Banks expe-
 dition to relieve Gen B. F. Butler at Now
 Orleans, La. In the month of June, 1863, he was taken prisoner, together with
 15O0 others, by Gen Dick Taylor's con-
 federate state forces at Bayou Boueff,
 La. He was paroled and got back into the protection of the Union forces, July 4, and remained with his regiment until 1t was mustered out at New Haven Sep
 tember l, 1863. He then returned to his
 old position at Brookf1ald and a little
 later bought out his employer, l.. G.
 Knapp, and in company with the latter's
 1ephew conducted the hotel, telegraph, express and railroad business until the
 year 1868, when he sold out his interest in the business to Augustus Knapp. During the spring, ,or April of that year, he came to New Milford and very soon after went into business with his brother in-law, Albert Fl. McMahon, keeping a stove and tin store, and soon adding to 1t paint, oils, varnish, glass, agricultural implements, repairs, etc. He built his residence on South Main street the same year and in 1874, when the New Milford Water Company introduced water into the village, they added plumbing in all its branches to their business. In 1882 Ar Anthony was appointed a, deputy sheriff for Litohfie]d county by Hon Charles J. Porter, who was sheriff of said county, serving two years. In 1884 he sold out his interests in the store to Albert H. AcMahon and engaged himself for awhile fin starting . hat factory, pur- chasing lot nearly opposite Northrop & Sons foundry at the foot of West street tor the business, and was assisted largely by Frederick A. Judd, now of Danbury. Just as the frame fer the factory was about to be ordered, one of the large ivory button factories owned by Messrs Bostwick Brothers was burned out, and they reported that they should not re- build. Mr Anthony's attention was by Messrs William Schoverling md Daniel K. Soule, urging him to divert l:om the hat industry and join them to l ,tart . button works. MT Anthony lrew up a subscription paper for the l purpose of F rurchasiDg another building | lot for the hating projsct and together | with D. K. Soule started out one morn. ng about o'clock and before II o'clock f hey had raised $500 for the purchasing md grading of 8 lot, which they
 hen presented te Messrs Bates 6 Green, who took up the hating industry, and Ar Anthony, with Snhoverifpg and 3oule, went ahead and built button 1 .actory 14O feet long and three stories in |
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Litchfeld County.
 NEW MILFORD.

NEW MILFORD's POPULAR POSTMASTER.
 The accompanying cut represents one of the active and industrious citizens of New Milford, Ge orge W. Anthony, born in Sandy Hook, Newtown, October g. 1887. When about three years of age his parents moved to the town of Orange. The subject of our sketch left the latter place, returning to Newtown when 16 years of age, finishing his school educs- ticn and graduating from the district schoolhouse at the foot of Newtown Street in the spring of 1854. After thia he worked at certain branches of comb making for Tobias Davis and later with
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SORES AND
 wCER$.

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 MT. J. 3. Talbert, Lock Box a45, Winona. Miss,
 
 but % found no relief. Iwss induced to try g. s. E., and it made a complete cure. have been per. fectly we'll man ever since."
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 Send for our free book and write our physicians about your case. We make no charge for this service.
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NEW PRESTON.

4 FINE ENTERTAINMENT BY THE CHIL.-
 DREN.
 On Wednes lay evening of next week ct Pavilion hall, under the leadership o1 Miss Laura Burnham and Rev Nr Beck. CT, the children of tho Sunday school will render a Christmas cantata entitled "Santa Claus' Arrival" Great pains have been taken to make this affair 6 great success and 1t is to be hoped . large audience will be present. On ac. count of the expense incurred an admis- sion fee will be charged of 15c per ticket Be sure and come and thereby encourage shese children in this laudable undertak. ing. The program will be as follows:
 PART ONE.
 Introduction, piano duet.
 He's Coming. opening chorus. Expectation, solo and chorus.
 We all Believe, solo and chorus.
 Where Santa livas, solo and chorus. The Boys' Parade, solo.
 The Christmas Bird Song, solo. Little Esqutmaux, selo.
 Songs of Joy, chorus.
 Plan for surprise, solo and chorus. The Workman's Song, solo and chorus. Merry Christmas, chorus.
 PART TWO.
 Violin solo.
 Christmas Fairies.
 The Brownies.
 Solo.
 Have PaperP
 A Queer Old Fellow.
 Santa's Warning.
 Violin solo,.
 Santa Claus and grand parade. Good Night.
 MT and Mrs William c. Beeman are entertaining relatives from California. The birthday anniversary hop given at Pavilion hall, last Friday evening, by J. K. Grannis, proved success in all re. spects. The night WAS favorable, the good, the music fine and the correspondingly satisfactory. Just 85 numbers were taken. Postmaster Hosford so encased the postoffice case of boxes, last week, that the temperature of the lobby does not encourage long stay after receiving the mail.
 MT and Mrs Julius N. Snow are pass. Ing two weeks in Canaan and Massachu- setts.
 Mrs A. Fl. Bolles has been for few weeks at her old home in Qaincy, Aass., where her father recently died from blood poisoning, which had necessitated :he loss of arm and leg and finally result ing In his death.
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height, and started the business Novem

height, and started the business N0vem.
 Der l, 1884, and continued until July 15,
 1889, when an unfortunate fire visited
 them and totally destroyed their works.
 This was most unfortunate event for
 New Milford, as Unemployed steadily 75
 hands and at t'anavefage pay roll of six
 to seven thousand dollars per month.
 July l, 1889, he was appointed by Presi-
 dent Benjamin Harrison postmaster of
 New Milford and remained as such until
 November l, 1893, when he was succeed.
 ed by George W. Richmond, a democrat.
 April l, 1894, he purchased the property
 formerly occupied by Water Witch Hose
 Co.,, and fitted up the building for a
 steam laundry, which he continues at
 present. He was elected by the voters
 of the town as tax collector during the
 years of 1894, 1895 and 1896. He was
 also appointed by President William Nc.
 Kinley as postmaster in 1897 for New
 Milford, and holds the office now. MT
 Anthony in politics is an ardent repub-
 lican and served many years as one of
 the republican town committee, and was
 it's chairman for long time. He was
 one of the charter members of the New
 Milford Water Co.,, which introduced the
 water system in New Milford in the fall
 of 1874. He was also charter member
 of Ousatonic Chapter of Royal Arch
 Masons, No. B, and whose membership
 is a large number. He joined the Ma.
 sonic fraternity in the year 1864 and is
 one of the oldest members of St Peter's lodge, F. 6 A. .M., which also has large membership. He, together with his
 brother-in-law, A. H. McMahon, were the fiEst to secure. the charter rights from the Bell Telephone Co.,, granting the privilege of using the telephone and later formed company here which built the telephone lines from New Milford to Warren, Sherman, Washington, New Preston, Marketable, Worthwhile and Danbury and making the central c flee in the village of New Milford, few years later selling the system to the Southern New England Telephone Co. He has been for several years director in the New Milford Savings bank, has held the office as assessor on three differ ent occasions. He was the first man in town to build or lay concrete walk in the street in front of his residence and was one of the leading agitators in doing away with toll bridges in the town, which in speedy victory. In the seventies he drew up a petition (which was signed by every business man or doing business) to make an en- deavor to obtain lower freight and pas- senger rates, and which resulted in com. ing very near to the extension of the DanburY and Norwalk railroad to New Milford. All of the required stock to be | taken for the purpose was subscribed, James w. Hyatt being then the president | of the D. & N. Railroad Co. and the late l Hon William Fl. Barnum being also the | president of the Housatonic Railroad Co. | The latter began to realize the extent of | the success of the New Milford people l and at once called meeting of the busi- ness men of New Milford, which was held at the Town hall and a speedy re. duction In rates was made and New Mil. lord was placed on about the same terms |
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is the only purely veg etable blood purifier known contains no
 poisonous minerals to ruin the digestion and
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and rates that our Danbury friends were getting. Previous to this New Milford had to pay $10 or $20 extra or in excess of Bridgeport and Danbury to have . car of freight left here, which was called a "stop over rate." After the meeting this was all done away with and New Milford secured freight rates at about one-half of what they had previous 7 been paying. MT Anthony was one of the charter mem. bers of Upton Post, No. IA, Grand Army of the Republic, and after It's organiza- tion was its quarter master for II years or more. He has been commander of the post and held the office of adjutant, and at the election of officers at their regular meeting December 5, 1900, was reelected to fill his old position of quarter master. He is an exceedingly aftable and ap- proachable man, has Q large fund of common sense and is evidently the right man in the right place.
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WASHINGTON.

IN MASONIC CIRCLES. Officers for Rising Sun lodge, No. 27, F. & A. A., for 1901:
 W. M., Charles H. Buckingham. s. w., William Fl. Foulois. J. w., Robert J. Watts. Treasurer, Joseph Wetterau. Secretary, Edward G. Clark. Chaplain, Rev Percy G. H. Robinson. Marshal, Frank J. Kilborn. Senior Deacon, Henry T. Cady. Junior Deacon, George N. Beardsley. 8. S., Edward c. Odell. J. S., Arthur c. Titus.
 Tyler, Silas Richmond. NEW GRANGE OFFICERS. Officers for Washington. Grange, No. II, for 1901:
 Master, Edwin c. Whitehead. Overseer, s. Burke Smith. Lecturer, Mrs K. c. Which cad. Steward, Charles B. Gibson. Assistant Steward, Frank l.. Hallock. Chaplain, Mrs l.. A. Mason. Treasurer, Charles c. Ford. Secretary, Robert W. Squirss. Gate keeper, Louis A. Macon. Pomona, Mrs Charles c. Ford. Flora, Mrs R. W. squires.
 Ceres, Mrs Fl. O. Averill.
 Lady assista mt ste ward, Mrs John B. Hollister.
 Member of executive committee, H. o. Averill.
 A singing school has been started at the chapel on the Green with Miss Frances Hickoxlss teacher.
 George Clark shipped a car load of apples on Monday last.
 At the annual Sunday school election of officers at the Congregational church, Rev MT Carter was chosen superintend. ent and Willis Nettleton, secretary. The Christian Endeavor society held their meeting at tho Methodist church, last Sunday night.
 The Mems literary meeting was held, last week. at the parsonage.
 The Monday club met at Mrs William Watts'.
 The sociable dance at the hall, last Friday night, was enjoyed by all who at. tended.
 Aeesrs O'Hara, c. l.. Hickox and Hans Anderson delivered their tobacco in New Milford, last week.
 Fred Cook has broken ground for h n w house.
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NARBLEDALE.
LOCAL JOTTIN0S.

IOCAL JVTTIWV30s
 Mrs Henry Foulois and Mrs Edward Clark visited Mr and NrsA Fl. Clark at Marketable on Friday of last week. The Guild sociable met st Mr and Nrs
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flesh owned by ". c. Beeman of New
 Preston. Beeman's horse passed Yale
 Boy going by the Park, but ''Hube" fol-
 lowed on and when the Wellesville road
 was reached pss,ed Beeman like . whirl-
 wind.
 GUESTS AT THE NEW ENGLAND HOUSE.
 D. A. Richard.ou, Rochester. N. Y.
 H. Fl. Cabott, Bristol, R. I. c. c. Koundy, Worcester, Mass. H. N. Hedges, John Watson. c. R.
 Wheeler, M. L. Cummings, 8. K. Adams,
 William Bickuell, W. G. Hawley, F. l.
 Colon, W. R. Hooper, New York. W. G. Scott, J. A. Stevenson, Fl. c. Kippel, Melbourne J. Parkhurst, c. M. Smith, G. B. Rowe, New Haven. Donald T. Warner, Salisbury. James Huntington, Woodbury. John W. Brooks, Torrington. George c. Harrison, Cornwall. Harry c. Harding, R. 0. Cheedsey
 W. A. Rowe, J. F. Earight, Boston Maes. J. P. Treadwell, Norwalk. c. B. Bennett, F. s. Staples, George
 H. Hawley, William Fl. Hart, H. @. Scodeld, K. 8. Willett, W. D. Murray, H. G. Washburne, Bridgeport. e. W. VanDuyer, South Bend, Ill. Fl. M. Hennion, Springfield. James Gallagher, Danbury. Mrs l.. c. White. Philadelphia, Pa. H. J. Meyers, Brooklyn. F. H. Brewster, Derby. A. Gilmsrtin, Bethel. Mr and Mrs Luther Eaton, William Britton, Kent. J. F. Bryant, Tilton. N. H. MT and Mrs J. s. Wing, ISouth Dover, N. Y. A. Schauss, Toledo, o.
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RIVER DISTRICT AND VICINITY.
 Christmas greeting to the editor and all his employees and also all readers of this paper is extended by your cores. pondent.
 William Marsh's children have fully recovered from their recent illness.
 M. J. Mad'gan was quite i'll, last week, with qutnsy sore throat, but at this writing Is berter.
 Foreman Reagan, of the forming and making departments of the New Milford Hat Co.'s establishments, has resigned his position. He has been with the com panY number of years.
 Phineas Clark, while on the way to New Haven one night, last week, had ap exciting experience. When near Bots. ford he went from one car to another, when gust of wind took off his nne new Derby hat. Through the vigilance of the railroad men 1t was secured for him the next day, but 1t was broken on the 'curl," and 50 Phineas Is out . hat.
 The candy cane madel by the enter. prising firm of Provino & Musante for the Fireman's fair weighed 22 pounds. It was a dandy aud much admired. Charles Addis was the fortunate person to secure 1t.
 Mrs E. A. Wildman of South Main street has been on the sick list for few days.
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HIS MISTAKE.
An American Girl Gives an English
man q Little Light on
Ladies'.

A Louisville girl, who was recently in
Germany, met young English officer who
was in the same city, and, in fact, in the
same house with her for two months, study
ing German for his promotion. Like most
Europeans he had the usual absurd ideas
about the girls of this country, who, in the
minds of the untraveled foreigner, are rather
hoyden creatures who smoke and have other
masculine traits.
After dinner one day, in the early &C
Guaintance of the couple, the officer offered
the Louisville girl cigarette, and, upon her
refusing it. he said:
"Why, l thought all the girls in the
United States smoked"
80 we do replied the girl, "but never
cigarettes; only pipes. If you will get that
pipe off the mantelpiece in the next room l
shall be charmed to smoke with YOU"
Not suspecting the joke she was playing
on him, the officer brought the pipe and
filled it, and it was not until he saw the wry
faces his friend made in attempting to carry
out the joke that he appreciated the situa.
ton: He was continually telling the Ameri-
can in tone of surprise that she was just
like the girls at home in England, and her
rejoinder was:
Lieutenant, don't you think lady is a
lady the world over?"-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
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WARNED IN A DREAM.
KANSAa.

Last night dozed in my easy chair,
For my active brain was tired;
And she came and stood beside me there
The girl I had long desired.
I knew that this was another life;
And 1t seemed more old than strange.
For she said. like a real and living wife:
Say. Harry. I want some change"
She told me the baby had a rash.
And the cook was drunk all day;
She spoke Of her usual need of cash,
And the bills she had to pay.
She said that Tommy had hurt his knee.
And Bessie had had a fall,
And 1 might stop tomorrow and see
If the doctor could not call.
She owned that Johnny had grown too
large
For her to correct any more;
And would kindly take him in charge,
And investigate why he swore?
She said there were holes in the kitchen
sink,
And the skylight leaked again,
And Bowers. the plumber, didn't think
The boiler would stand much strain.
She asked me what was the price of wheat
And limited / should have known
Enough to keep away from the Street,
And let "such things alone!"
In her calm, persistent way she spoke
Again of the butchers bill:
And then, with a lucky start, woke
A lonely bachelor" still!
The Puritan.
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COppee's Unplayed Play.


1t was some IS years after the Com
mune had reigned in France that Fran
co.'s Coppee suffered the greatest disap-
pointment of his life. His play. called
The Pater," was submitted to the
readers for the Coincide FRANCHISE, and
accepted; it had successfully passed
through the various ordeals through
which play must go before it finally
appears at the famous theater, and the
preparation for its production had
been completed, even to the final re-
hearsals of the artists, when the gov
eminent interfered and interdicted it.
The French were still so sensitive on
the subject of the Commune that the
authorities refused to allow the pro-
duction of play dealing with an Incl
dent of that time. The managers Of the
theater were enraged, the artists in de-
spalr, and everyone was in a panic over
the affair except Coppee, who adm TIED
that he was thunderstruck, and that
the failure to have his play produced at
the Coincide Franchise dashed one of
the ambitions of his life. He assumed
a disdainful air, however. was sarcastic
at the expense of a government that
was afraid of one-act drama. and an
nounced that if the minister. by whose
order the play was forbidden. expected
that the author would plead for a re
version of the verdict. he bad made the
greatest mistake of his life.-Detroit
Free Press.