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SHELTON,

A HITCH IN ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANS. The town at special meeting held last August voted to improve a section Of the Bridgeport road under the state law sof appropriation. Highway Com missioner MacD onald looked it over had the section changed and this spring the selectman advertised for bids, the high est they received being $150 per lineal Efoot of roadway and the lowest 96 cents for gravel road. The commissioner re- jected all bids ss he said he was paying not over 80 cents per foot for such road 8 around the state. So the town will have to try again.
 Several from here attended,the funeral of Dea Daniel A. Nichols at Monroe, last Tuesday.
 Arthur H. Beardsley, who has for sev- eral years been the orgsnist In the Meth odist church, has resigned and taken the position as organist in the Plymouth Congregational church, New Haven.
 The praying band held services in the Town hall, last Wednesday, during the day and evening. They were assisted by W. E. Corrall of Cheshire.
 John McHale has purchased house and lot on Long Hill avenue of Stiles LoVeland.
 Charles c. Beard is laying the founda- tions for house he is to build on River ton street.
 A number of new books have been re- ceived at the library which came from the State appropriation.
 W. c. Pride is moving his family to Darien. They have kept 8 boarding house here for number of years.
 The united societies of Christian En- deavor held meeting in the Congrega- tional church, last Monday evening, and were addressed by Rev E. o. Tree of the Methodist church.
 Next week on Tuesday evening the Borough Board will have their monthly meeting and will also sit as Board of Relief on the recent grand list.
 Rev F. A. Wales gave report of his visit to the great Ecumenical Conference in New York at the Congregational church, last Sunday evening.
 John H. Light of Norwalk was the guest of E. L. Staples, last Sunday.
 The trolley cars running between here and Bridgeport were crowded, last Sun. day.
 The town meeting was held Monday afternoon. About % were present. It was voted to adjourn until the third Monday in July.
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Fairfield County.
TRUMBULL.
THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.

THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
 At the special town meeting held Mon- day, it was voted to appropriate 5000 according to an act passed by the legis- lature of 1899, Chapter 175, for Improve ment of public roads, the selectmen to select portion of road to be improved. It was also voted to build new wooden bridge over Pequonnock river at White Plains.
 Charles Brinsmade, who has been many years in England, has returned to the home of his mother, Mrs James b. Brinsmade, to spend the summer.
 Town Clerk o. B. Burton attended the annual oyster roast, given by the Berlin iron Bridge Co.,, Friday evening, April P.
 At the close of the morning service, Sunday, Rev W. F. White, rendered his resignation as pastor, to take effect July | 1. 1900,
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TEN PAGES.
TOWN Torres. The Local Justice Courts.

THE CASE OF STATE AGAINST BEMIS.
 The caco of State against Bemis for as- sault and breach of the peace committed on April 16 on Botsford H. Peet was tried before Justice c. W. Dayton at Sandy Hook on Monday and resulted in the court finding Mir Bemis guilty of as- sAult and on inf .ction of a fine of $5 and costs. MT Bemis appealed to the Court O. Common Pleas. The case will be tried before jury the next time. The trouble arose over the question as to where a division fence should be erected. Mr Bemis, ss executor of the estate of Char lea Warner, deceased, claiming it should he in one place and MT Peet in another. It seems that some time prior to the 16 b of April, MT Peet erected on two different occasions a fence on where he claimed the line was, which Mir Bemis proceeded to tear down. MT Peet forbid him touch ing the fence and it is claimed by MT Bemis threatened to knock him down with club if he persisted in doing it. This MT Feet denied. MT Peet claimed that MT Bemis drew revolver on him and said he would blow his head off if he did not go away and let him alone. The probabilities are that other litigation will follow. Attorney Northrop appeared for the state and Attorney Beecher for Mr Bemis. An appeal was Gallo wed un Ter bonds of $50, furnished by Joh n DOnlon.
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Ad.


 Have you house to furnish this SpringP We have an immense and we'll selected stock of furniture, very large percentage of which was bought previous to the re- cent numerous advances fin prices. Weare well aware that this does not help you any unless we show disposition to share the advantages, and our saying that we are willing to do this is not convincing, so all we can ask is that you come and look us over and compare our stock and prices with others before you buy. We will be perfectly satisfied if you will only do this. Our unexcellod facilities for handling fur niture here at this point on very small ex- pensos are too well known to call for rope- tition. We arc certainly so situated this spring that we can do you some good if you want bill of furniture. Come and look us over. You will never regret the time given to It. In addition to full stock of furniture in every line from the cheapest to the best we carry heating stoves and kitchen ranges, refrigerators carpets, mattings, window shades, lace cur tains, hangiugs, toilet sets, dinner sets, kltchcnwaro. baby carriages and go carts We arc now carrying line of very hand some mirrors in pure gold burnished frames, reproductions of all the rich and rure old designs. We also carry nice as. sortment of Florentine hand decorated st ,tuary in natural colors. In these two last lin"s are pieces ranging in price from five to forty dollars, beautiful pieces for wedding or anniversary gifts. High grade and artistic in every sense of the word, and our prices are much under the city. Now do not frl to look us over before you buy your spring stock.
 A. c. BAKER iE SON,
 IIayVlpyville Conn
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SHOE EVOLUTIoN.

There are rapid changes in shoes these dave, not only in styles and qualities, but in prices. Modern methods in shoe mak- ing make possible the wonderful bar gains that are offered by shoe dealers that have the "Gilt Edge Credit" and the spot cash capital. The c. H. BeH- nett Shoe Co, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, have just concluded large purchase of shoes and oxfords at one third off the wholesale prices and thus bring to the people Of Bridgeport and surrounding towns some great bargains. See the sd- vertisement in this paper.
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W. s. Musser, Millheim, Pa., saved the life of his little girl by giving her One Minute Cough Cure when she was dying from croup. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. It quickly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, grippe, asthma and all throat and lung troubles. R. H.. Beers 6 Co.,, Newtown; S. c. Bull 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford /; B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepnev; A. B. Fanch. or, Hawleyville; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
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Under the direction of such master managers as James A. Bailey, W. W. Cole and Lewis and Peter Sells-with the first-named gleaning every foreign field for noted and novel features-the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers united meuageries, circuses and hippodromes have grown to be the greatest show of the era, and so generally recognized from New York to San Francisco. Now bril-. liantly and exclusively dominating the metropolitan field, left vacant by the de- parture for foreign parts of the Barnum & Bailey show, and making 6 season in Madison Square Garden a part of its regular program, the "World'' says 1t is ''the biggest circus that New York ever saw," and that UT qualified compliment is heartily seconded by the press and public generally. That is just the shape in which it will appear.at Bridgeport on Fri day, May IS, bringing wealth ard vari- ety of entertainment it is simply impossi- ble to refer to in detail. There are hun dreds of rare wild beasts, birds and am- AhSAGAAAH bAAOO ACA0S OA ing elephants, the only school of trained sea lions and seals, and whole caravan of other cute and cunning animals. There are hundreds of really eminent artists and royalty beautiful horses, and over a hundred brilliant acts and cleo. trifying races. The colossal circus con- pany contains all the fun that the biggest tent can hold, furnished by % famous and versatile clowns, 19 champion male and female bareback riders, and troupes ofthrilling and wonderful xperts in mid- air and ground sensations. Everything is of the best and there is enough of it to fill three rings, elevated stages and pedestals, acres of aeriel space and big gest coliseum course ever canopied. The morning parade will be the same which, passing under the great Dewey arch, dazzled and delighted over half million pair of eyes.
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NICHOLS.

CONTATA TO BE GIVEN IN STRAIT
 FORD.
 The musical eantata entitled IA Dress Rehearsal" will be given in tho Grange Hall, Stratford, on Tuesday May g, at 8 o'clock p. ID. It will be given under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society for the benefit of the Church Building Furd. If stormy will be given Wednee- day evening, May 10.
 Warren K. Plumb has fine pneumatic runabout purchased of Peck & Lines.
 Mrs G. M. De Lisser has visited friends in New York, recently.
 Miss Jessie k. Cook spent last week ir Bridgeport, with relatives.
 Miss Mabel Guernsey has been quite sick. Dr De Lisser attended.
 Miss Nellie Gilbert of New York ii spending some time with her sister, MT Nathan B. Curtis.
 Miss Mabel Guernsey is sick with ap pendicitis.
 Miss Edna Hall is visiting her mother Mrs Hall, of this place. Ms Guernsey is sick with the measles MT and Mrs George Holmes of Strat fordshave visited at the home of O. B Plumb,
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The easiest and most effective method of purifying the blood and invigoratins the system is to take DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills fos cleansing the liver and bowels. R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; s. c. Bull 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman BotsfoEd; B. Hawley 6 Co.,, Stepney A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill. =
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WEST BEDDING.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Arthur Stuart spent Sunday with friends in Stamford.
 Miss Maud Walters of New Haven is the guest of friends here.
 Rev Wilbur Osmun led the Epworth League meeting on Sunday evening, April 29.
 Mhs3s Tnez and Effla Griffin of Dan- bury visited friends here on Monday.
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Rev w. F. White,

new and complete line of dinner, tea and toilet sets, glassware, tin, silver and granite iron ware, both for wholesale and retail trade. The largest and most complete line ever carried, and at prices to suit everybody,
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List of letters remaining in Newtowr postofice, May l, 1900: Mrs Richard Cox, Quintino Lobo Pima, George E. Spare, Mrs Mary Stay, J. Sadlier. CGeorge F. Duncombe.
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RATTERToWN.
PERSONAL CHAT.

George P. Sanford of Newtown, ss- sisted by John Summers and J. W. Pen ny, has been surveying the Summers farm, for it's new owner, MT Woolsey.
 Reuben s. H. Lane, who has been in Bridgeport all winter, is again making his home at George R. Parmelee's.
 MT and Mrs Richard M. Booth and son of Bridgeport were guests of Eugene Northrop over Sunday.
 c. J. Hughes of Bridgeport has recent ly placed in the cemetery some nice stones at the graves of MT and Mrs James Watson.
 Charles Roberts, who has been quite sick for some weeks, is improving.
 There seems to be an abundance of fish in Morgan's pond, this spring. Two Bethel anglers carried home 200 fish which they caught from this pond, one day last week.
 M. D. Morgan of New York is spend ing few days with his brother, O. E. Morgan,
 Arthur Morgan of Greenfield Hill spent Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs O. k. Morgan.
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At the old established store of F. E. Beach of Bridgeport, successor to The Sterling Brothers Co.,, may be found 8
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STEVENSON.
sTEYENsoN.s S NEVIS (

sTEyENsoN's NEWS OFFERING.
 E. A. Booth, who has been suffering from neuralgia, is now slowly gaining. Mrs James H. Wheeler spent a few
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F. B. Hubbell and family of Westport are guests, this week, of Mrs Hubbell's parents, MT and Mrs I. B. Goodsell.
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Zinc and grinding made Devoe Lead and Zine Paint wear twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
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THE WILKINSON SUIT WITHDRAWN.

THE WILKINSON SUIT WITHDRAWN.
 The case of William H. Wilkinson against James Price, which was to have been tried before Justice John N. Nick erson of Bedding on Saturday last came to an untimely end, as it was withdrawn before trial. This was & suit over 8 boundary line. Mir Wilkinson claimed that MT Price cut ties and timber on his land, which MT Price denied, claiming it was his land. Attorney A. T. Bates of Danbury appeared for MT Wilkinson and Attorney Beecher for MT Price.
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Keane's button shop was closed, last Tuesday, on account of Boiler Inspector Olihan being there to inspect the boiler.
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Allen K. Beardsley has recently pur- chased new Success tread power through the agency of Walter H. Glover.
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Michael Calvin of zosr is having his house repaired. William Thicket is do- ing the work.
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Station Agent Taylor of Botstord has
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-06-15
Spokane Market Report.

Poultry and eggs-Chickens, old, 10 &
lie per lb, live weight; springs, 81 6
81. so per doz; ducks, "a & SIS per doz;
geese, dressed, lie per Id; turkeys, live,
10 & 12c; eggs, fresh, 81 & 81. SO per cs.
Observation-Disclosures, 80 & 40c per
cwt; onions, 81 & 81 SO per cwt.
Live stock-Beef, live steers, 4c; dres-
sed, 61a & TIC; live cows, Sc; dressed,
So & SIC; veal, calves, dressed, & &c;
mutton, ewes, Sc; weathers, 31ac; hogs
live, a. rs per cwt; dressed 81 per cwt
Sheepskins- Shearlings, 10c each
short wool pelts, 80 & soc; medium wool
so & 75c; long wool, 75c & 81.
Tallow-No. 1, 4c per lb; No. 2, &c
per Id.
Hides-Dry No. 1 (16 lbs and up
wards), IL & lac; sailed hides, steers,
go lbs and over), &c; cows and all
steers under 60 lbs, &c; calf skins, salt.
ed, SC; called kip, &c; stays, bulls, 41ac
The local mills pay the following
prices for grain, delivered: Club wheat
40c bulk, AZ & 43c sacked; bluestem
42c bulk, 45c sacked; red, 3Sc bulk, Acc
sacked.
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Providence, R. l., June ll.-By a col
lision which occurred on the suburban line
of the Union railroad Sunday noon, two
cars striking end on, four persons were
killed and about 25 injured, of whom three
are probably fatally hurt.
Lieutenant Governor Kimball is among
those who are not expected to live.
The dead:
Arthur Liscomb.
George w. Baker, Is months old.
Louis Sanborn, Providence.
E. D. Burroughs, motorman.
Additions to the death list are hourly
expected. as several of the injured are
at the hospital in a precarious condition
The accident occurred through the efforts
of Motorman Burroughs to make a switch
on the line, which is single track. Hi
had been given signal to go ahead, and fol
lowed orders with the above results.
The accident took place on the subur
ban line between this city and Oakland
Beach, a summer resort IL miles distant
Ordinarily the cars run on 3O-minutt
schedule, but ON Sundays the travel is ex
tremely heavy and Sunday l5-minute
time was in vogue.
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Berlin, June 1.-THE situation in China
il here regarded as of the utmost i'm
portance. Though the foreign office has
been rather uncommunicable throughout
the week towards all foreign correspond
ents enough reliable information has leak
ed out to show that the whole govern
ment, with the emperor and the minister
of foreign affairs, Count Won Buelow,
leading, consider the suppression of the
|anti-foreign movement in China as pre-
requisite for possible regeneration OF
China and certainly for the establishment
of healthy commercial conditions, and Ger
many is therefore, as the foreign officials
emphatically say to the correspondent OF
the Associated Press, in favor of harmoni-
Gus joint action by all the powers inter
ested in China without permitting any
single power to reap selfish advantages
from the situation, nor the group of pow
ers doing so.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-06-15

has been appointed postmaster at Kan
Okla, Lincoln county, vice John N. Hop
kins, resigned. Hervey Randolph has
been appointed postmaster at Tampico,
Yakima county, vice G. M. Bartlett re-
signed. The postofice at Clark, Lincoln
county, has been removed half mile
north, with Agnes A. Cline as postmis-
tress.
Following are the republican nomina-
lions in Spokane county, made in the
recent convention: Senators Herman
d. Grow, Frank P. Witter. Representa-
tives-G. w. Nease, G. G. Brown, N. A.
Meservey, Storey Buck, Harry Rosen-
haupt, F. D. Shaw, B. F. O'Neil, A. Har-
rison. Judge-Millard T. Harrison
Prosecuting Attorney-Horace Kim
ball. Auditor-H. H. Hubbard. Treas
urer A. l.. Smith. Assessor-A. +
Williams. Sheriff.. w. Doust. Clerk
| e. X. Erwin. Surveyor-John Wet
eel. Superintendent of Schools-Elmel
Drake. Coroner-Dr. N. M. Baker
Commissioners-Jas. P. Campbell anc
William M. Dean. Justices for Spo
kane-H. L. KEENAN, and j. D. Hinkle
Constable for Spokane-Rolla Harbord
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-06-15
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
MONTANA.

Billings new city directory contains 1000
names and Billings now claims a popula-
ton of 5000, figuring by the multiple of
three.
The board of education of Butte has
elected r. G. Young, formerly of Helena
but now of Rockford, ILL.,, superinten-
dent of public schools. P. A. Leamy
was elected principal of the high school.
A big horse deal is reported from Dillon,
the transaction covering about 1000 head
of Idaho stock of average quality. Sher
Tiff Pyle, of Beaverhead county, was the
purchaser, and he is said to have. secured
the outfit at So per head.
A recent Fort Worth dispatch reports
that Pierre Wibaux, the eastern Mon
tana cattle king, has purchased about TO-
900 Texas cattle which will be shipped
within the next few days. They repre-
sent an investment of over 5000 900.
The Flathead County Fair association
has been organized at Kalispell. The arti-
cles of incorporation have been prepared.
with the following as the directors for the
first three months, and until their success
sors are elected: c. E. Conrad, d. r.
Peeler, III. G. Keith, j. A. Coram, James
lConlon, Jerry Phillips, w. f. Hubbart, w.
H. Griffin, A. B. Cutler, w. F. Stuff, F.
H. Emerson, G. Rousselle and T. A. Chur-
chill.
The number of applications for final
citizenship papers in the district court is
on the increase, and if the same state OF
affairs should come to pass as that which
existed in this county in 1898 it is posi-
BILE that both departments of the justice
mill will do little or nothing else towards
the latter part of the summer save grind
out new voters, says the Butte Inter Noun
tain. In that year over 1900 aliens were
admitted to full citizenship in the two
departments Of this number more thar
l7OO were natives of Ireland and 300 o.
Austria.
Professor w. G. King of Butte has beer
unanimously elected to the chair of chem
Iistry and metallurgy in the Montana
school of mines at salary of $4,000. Pro
fessor King is graduate of the Western
Reserve University of Cleveland, o., ant
Cooper Institute of New York city, and
also took post graduate course in chem
Iistry at Columbia college.
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Metal.
Fighting Near Picking.

Shanghai, June 7.-Soldiers dispatched
to attack the Boxers" have fought an en-
gagement quite close to Picking. Many
were killed on both sides. In consequence
of the representations of Japan the harding
of large Russian force at Taku is alleged
to have been stopped. 1t is believed here
that should Russia persist in sending a
preponderating military force to the front
collision with Japan will inevitably re-
suit.
Alarming reports are current here of the
hurried completion of the mobilization Of
the Japanese fleet.
The Russian minister at Picking, M
De Gier, has made another attempt to in.
duce the Chinese foreign office to formally
request Russian assistance to restore order
but the offer has not yet been accepted.
Violent dissensions are reported to exist
between the Chinese Communicated CHIEF
of the forces, Jung Lu, and Prince Ching
Tuan, who, in accordance with the wishe
of the dowager empress, is strongly sup
porting the cause of the Boxers
The mobs who murdered the English
missionaries Robinson and Norman mu
tilated and disemboweled the bodies. The
station at Van Tin, three miles from Pc
king, has been burned. The British min
lister, Sir Claude Macdonald, is reported
to be quite i'll.
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election i'm b. c.

Vancouver, B. c., June l0.-The Martin
government has been overwhelmingly de-
feated as a result of recent election for
members Of the provincial parliament.
The legislature is composed of SO mem
bers and at midnight returns have been
received from 35 constituencies, indicating
the election of 2s opposition and only
seven straight supporters of the govern
ment 4..e three seats which are still in
doubt will probably return opposition mem
beers. Premier Martin does not acknowl-
edge an absolute defeat, but claims his
ability to induce half dozen members
elect counted among the opposition to sup
port his government upon vote of want
OF confidence in the house.
The straight conservatives will have the
strongest individual following, having
elected Is members. Martin, the premier,
Is elected in Vancouver, as is also Smith
Curtis, minister of mines, in Rossland dis
trict, and j. G. Brown of Westminster
minister of finance. Two of the ministers
Yates of Victoria and Beebe of Yale, are
defeated.
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At Paris Exposition.

/. Paris, June 1.-THE golden harvest of
the exposition has at last begun. Twice
last week the number of visitors exceed
ed half million, which surpasses the fig
ures of the 1889 exposition at a similar
period. 1t is estimated that over $780,
900 people have now passed the turnstiles
The juries have begun their tasks, and
the American representatives in each
group are hard at work seeking honors
for United States exhibits.
Parisians who so long have revealed in
the cabarets representing death, heaven
and hell, which almost every visitor con
siders a part of the sights of Paris, are
now offered another morbid attraction in
the shape of a drama written and per
formed by couple of Parisians who have
just been released after serving terms OF
imprisonment for attempted murder. One
is an actress who was convicted of attempt
ing to dispose of rival by a diet of pin;
concealed in a pudding. The other was
the heroine of cause celebre last year
She had tried to poison her husband witt
strychnine, aud on conviction attempted
to commit suicide by driving hat pir
through ner heart. The women made ac
uuaintance with each other while in thu
prison of st. Lazare by rappings on tho
wall dividing their cell. On their re
lease recently they wrote play, which is
very sensational, and which will shortly
be produced at one of The small theater'
within the exposition grounds.