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NEW PRESTON.
FORDHAM WARD DROWNED IN LAKE
WARAMAUG.

FORDHAM WARD DROWNED IN LAKE
WARAMAUG.
Fordham Ward, son of F. Ward OF Newark.
N. j.. q lad OF II years, met his death while
trolling on Lake Waramaug early Monday
mo1n1ng of this week. Coroner Brown OF
washington gave cause OF death as drown
ing, but it has been generally thought BY
those knowing best the circumstances that he
was stricken with heart disease or fit while
alone trolling on lake short distance below
the Wilson house. His body was found lying
across the side OF the boat with head and
shou ders submerged in the lake. 1t has been
relieved he was dead before his head touched
the water, tor by the position OF the body it
had been said if he had struggled, ne would
remains were taken by his bereaved parents
to Newark, N. j on Monday after noon and
funeral attended there on Wednesday after
noon. Your correspondent has been informed
that post mo1tem was held at his late home
on Tuesday. but the result has not been given
to the public. With his parents and brother
and sister he had been guest OF the Wilson's
tor two weeks.
John Williams of DanburY, an expert
horse sheer, has rented the shop Of l.. A.
Tyrren and hopes for share OF the
trade. He is competent blacksmith IN
all branches.
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BRIDGEWATER,

Mr. and Mrs C. N. Hatch entertained
COMPANY over Sunday.
Miss Ida Frost from Cheshire is the
guest ct relatives in town.
Mrs c A. J. Queckberner is in Brook
Ign TOR few days.
Reubea Boland and Frank Burnham
from Danbury called on relatives in
town, Sunday.
W. W. Welton took his annual trip to
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VOLCANIC kRUPfIOIS.

of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures
them also old, running and fever sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts,
bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands
chilblaius. Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out pains aches. Only Is cts. q
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
B. 81. Beers q Co., Newtown; IS.
c. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook Allen Joyce.
Roxbury Station; Edward A. Honan,
Merwinsville; william j. Beehler,
Brookfleld; William B. Hawley, Sher.
man, drug stores.
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BANTAM.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

Rev Fred s. feathers of the Baptist
church will baptiae two persons at East
Cornwall, next Sunday.
Fidelity circle of Kings Daughters will
picnic at Highland Lake, Winsted, Wed
nesday, August Is. They will 60 by
bus to Torrington, fr ON there to the lake
by trolley.
Rev Arthur P. Wedge, pastor of the
Carew street Baptist church, Springfield,
Mass, has been spending part of his
vacation at Elm cottage.
Leonard Willis and Mrs Mary Cone,
both Of Bantam, were united by MARI
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SANFORD.
NEwSY LOCALS

Mrs A. Linstrom was taken to the Denbury
hospital. last week.
Long Island parties have been looking at
buying.
Daniel Vaughan has purchased the Banan
estate.
A. e. Geoppler has sold his 10 horse boiler
to William Geoppler OF Wilton.
C. W. Dayton will take position at the
cider mill, this fall.
r. j. Kane has begun to make repairs on his
dam that washed away, last winter.
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WATERFOWL.
ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY.

AOO114ONo 10 A1bHAhIs
The library has lately received from
Benjamin DEF. Curtis two copies Of
Trumbull's ''McFingal," one published II
1871, the other in 1916. A copy Of the
"Orfgin of McFingal," by J. Hammond
Trumbull, also gazetteer of Connect.
cut and Rhode Island, by John Pease
and John M. Miles, published in 1870
and biographical sketch Of the Rev
Thomas Davies, a missionary of the Sc
ciety for Propagating the Gospel in For.
eign Parts, in several of the towns IN
Litchfield county in 176l-1766. Miss
Sarah Guernsey has given to the library
two volumes of sermons of the late Rev
DR. Lewis.
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PIE HAS NO VIRTUES.

IT IS NOT WHOLESOME AND CALLS FOR
MUCH WORK IN THE MAKING.
Mrs s. T. Rorer writes, in the August
Ladies' Home Journal, on "Why I am
Opposed to Pies" making it clear that
they are not healthfal, supply but little
nutriment, and call for much work in the
making. "Inside the pie complex mix
ture is frequently found,' she says. If
it be mincemeat pie, especially one con-
talnlng liquor, added to preserve the
mass, and it does 50 not only in the jar,
but in the stomach also, 1t is doubly bad.
II it be fruit pie, such as cherry or
other acid fruit, the cane sugar has been
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You will never find any other pills 90
prompt and so pleasant as DeWitt's Little
EARLY Rieers. r. 81. Beers q Co., New
town; s. C. Bull q Co., Sandy Hook; A.
B. Brakeman, Botsford B. Hsvley, 4
Co., Stepnev; "A. B. Fancher, Hawley-
Vile; w. n. Hurd, Long Hill.
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KENT.

The graves of Mr. and Mrs Charles R.
Stone have been marked by very artie'
tic double monument, the work being
done by the we'll known New Preston
granite dealer, A. Fl. Bodies.
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HAPPY DAYS AT QUAsSAPAUG.


Last Monday morning the Christ
church choir boys started on their
annual outing to Lake Quassapaug. As
formerly they can be found tor the next
two weeks at the Dews cottage. The
appeal to their friends has had gener-
GUS response. Money and food were
both furnished in plenty, the total con-
tributions amounting to so much that
the boys have agreed to entertain the
Sunday school at the Lake one day. It
is probable that the Sunday school will
accept the Invitation and hold = picnic
there some time during the next two
weeks. The boys have sent to their
friends the following verses, which Ger.
tainly have the merit Of leaning to the
point:
We're going out two weeks In camp,
Away from cuffs and collars,
Two little needs our spirits damp,
We're short OF food and dollars.
Our worldly wealth is thirty. six,
A little short OF plenty,
We should be somewhat In fix,
Without another twenty.
SO please excuse the gentle hints,
Canned goods-we won't refuse them,
Rolled oats, potatoes-do not stint.
Wen unde1 take to use them,
Cakes, pies and watermelons, too,
Brear, crackers, cheese and honey,
Or, it it better seems to you,
We don't object to money.-[American.
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Litchfeld County.
NEW MILFORD.

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
Henry Staub, who was burned quite
severely about the face and hands at the
hat shop fire, last week, Is getting better
Mr. Ackley, of the firm of Ackley,
Hatch s. Marsh, is with his wife, visiting
relatives in the Thousand Islands.
John Dodd was overcome with the hes t,
Saturday. DR. Staub was called in attend
ance. Your correspondent learns that
Mr. Dodd is improving and able to get
out again, at this time of writing.
A:representative of;the Royal Arcanum
order was in town, Tuesday, trying to
organize lodge here.
w. V. Hyatt, the popular bicycle re-
pairer at Cassedy's, is gone on visit to
his parents In Sing Sing, N. Y.
Quite large audience was present at
the phenograph concert in the park,
given by P. M. Cassidy, assisted by J.
L. McEwan, Friday night, and it was
6 'eatly appreciated.
Carpenters are busy making alterations
to the Ingleside school.
T. Soule & Co. are making the neces-
sary repairs to the Town bridge.
Crossman, the popular butcher at the
establishment o; Ackley, Hatch & Marsh,
has returned from his vacation.
Glorious weather favored st Johns
Sunday school for its picnic on Tuesday.
The scholars, with teachers, met at the
church at 9 o'clock, leaving for the pic
mic grounds little before 10 O'Clock In
various styles of conveyances from hay
wagon to Surveys. A good many OF the
children provided themselves with horns,
and made good use of them enroute. Va
rious kinds of games were INDUCED In
until time of departure, the party arriv-
ing home before dusk.
RIVER DISTRICT AND VICINITY.
Henry O'Connell and family of New
York are expected guests at Metichawan
farm for two weeks.
Miss L. Kittie Pulver visited with her
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the salt water after CLAIMS, last week.
ROXBURY.

1sVA0Ohxe
DEATH OF MRS ANsON WARD.
Mrs Arson Ward died at her home, last
Wednesday. Funeral services were he Id
at her home, last Friday afternoon, Rev
W.D. Humphrey attending.
WHAT'S GOING ON.
Mrs Ira Hamlin is entertaining friends
from Brooklyn, this week.
Miss Eunice Peck of New Hayen, also
Miss Fannie Treat, are at Burton Hodges
for few days.
Mrs Charles Barnes of Bridgeport is
boarding with Mrs Sarah Hodge.
A. L. Hodge and Allen Joyce returned
from very pleasant trip to Old Point
Comfort, Va, last Saturday.
Our old friend and neighbor, Lewis
Warner of Winsted, is at his old home at
the Station for q few weeks.
Mrs Albert Hodge is quite sick with
malaria fever.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
held sociable at the home of Mrs Addie
Northrop, last Wednesday afternoon.
The Sunday school picnic at the Falle,
last Thursday afternoon, was we'll at
tended by Roxbury people.
George Whitehead is painting the fence
around the Episcopal property.
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New Haven Co.
MIDDLEBURY.

POTATOES LIGHT CROP.
Farmers have finished their hsying
and now are cutting brush, etc. Pota.
toes are fine quality, but do not yield
very many in hill.
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GREAT PLAIN.
HE LOST HIS MONEY,

HE LOST HIS MONEY.
amy orr correspondent once heard man say
"Ihe three meanest things on earth were a
not agree with him entirely, but certainly a
fbm ana n hen a1e about as contrary as any
good, and that is almost always, is sympa.
thenG' loving, generous; at least that is what
We et1d known 9sd man n thus community thinks.
days ago win prove the truth OF this assertion
There IS nothing that will SO embarrass a
when he is lying to show his galiantry.
This gent!emen started tor day Is outing. In
the the - company on were two young ladies Of at
ightly T. the office for his ticfet. to Els diss:
fS there ef e7 ns S a
he was in Bethel. But Walking was good aud
eyes and d1sappointm ent in his countenance
he bethought himself OF home. But t. his
delight the aforesaid ladies came to his rescue
on his way. but he would have been willing to
crawl through pretty small hole just then
other time and be sure he has not forgotten
his money.
TIE TOBACCO HARVEST HAS BEGUN.
Henry Starr OF Beaver Brook has already
begun cutting his tobacco. Robert Tappan OF
Beaver Brook has also begun cutting his
crop. Tobacco that was planted early in this
vicinity is very fine.
Hanford Fajrchild is raising up one of his
balns preparatory to putting IN several cows.
He believes in giving cattle plenty of light
and air and farmers are beeinntng to realize
amount of both.
Miss Minnie Burton OF Water vile and Miss
Grace Ty1rel OF Woodbury. have been visit.
ing their cousin. James Nichols. They re-
turned home. Monday.
The Great Plain Sunday school picnicked at
Putoam Park last Thursday, having right
royal good time.
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THE UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.
The annual union Sunday school pic.
mic will be held at Wallace's Grove on
Wednesday, August %. The friends OF
both Sunday schools are invited to at
tend.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Tiefenbeau of Tor.
rington spent several days with Mrs G.
H. Judd, the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Merriam, Mrs J.
B. Gilbert aid Lena Atwood Of Litch-
field were in town, recently.
Miss Leda Merriam is spending some
of her vacation at her home in Litch-
field.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Pleasant have
moved to WatertoWn.
Truman Booth has gone to Newtown
to work as cock for Mr. Pastorius's gang
of men on his wood icb.
George Treat is very low. At present
writing it is not thought that he can
live long.
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uncle's family il the village, the first o
the week,
William aarrisy OF Bridgeport, coach
man for Mrs Z. +. Shepard, arrived, las
Monday.
Miss Grace Cogswell of Bridgeport
who has been visiting with Mrs F. W
Hurd, left on Monday for Pittsfield
Mrs Ada Sanford and Miss Emily arr
now guests Of Mrs Hurd.
GAYLORDsvILLE AND VICINITY.
G. H. Soule is quite sick.
Miss Helen Hatch is improving.
Horace Hatch was home over Sunday
Charles Pomeroy is building large
addition to his barn. Robert Kellogg
and men are doing the work.
Phineas Clark and family and Mrs Ma
~ O. Davis of New Milford were at
Rain and Underhill's, one day last week.
Edward Dakin's sister, who has been
visiting him, has returned to her home In
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Quite number from this place are
making preparations to attend the camp
meeting at Pine Grove.
E. 81. Austin has taken the agency for
the Eureka fly killer, and is having quite
sale for it. 1t is a great thing for the
COWS as it does the work, and an appli-
cation Of it once day keeps them free
from flies.
At the Bulbs Bridge cemetery your
correspondent finds erected at the grave
Of Henry o. Ward, finely executed
marble stone, and at the graves OF two
children of John 81. Wood. The orders
were given Arthur 81. Bolles Of New
Preston.
WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.
Edwin Beardsley of New York con.
Quoted the service OF the Christian En-
deavor society, Sunday evening, and in
fused new life into the members.
Mr. Beardsley united with this
church when he was eight years
old and has always retained a
warm interest in its welfare. Mr.
Beardsley is not in good health, but it is
hoped country air will restore him.
The picnic at Lake Waramaug WAS we'll
attended. Mr. Hine, as usual, provided
: way for the children to 60.
Mrs Lewis does not regain her health
very fast. Miss Elsie is home from Win
sted to care for her.
Mrs Loie Bunnell spent portion of
last week here and attended the picnic.
Rev Mr. Ramsey and Eddie Beardsley,
with their cameras, assembled Mt Tom,
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GUERNSEYTOWN DISTRICT.

Mrs Sarah Johnson and son of New
Haven sre guests at her fathers, joel
Hungerford's. Her many friends are
pleased to see her here occasionally.
Among the new arrivals at Poorest,
last week, were the Misses Erbson of
New Haven. The Wooster boys, who
have been boarding there for several
weeks, have returned to their home in
Waterbury,.
Last Wednesday party Of girls took
their lunch and spent the day in the
woods at Nonewaug Falls.
The outlook for farmers is quite dis
ceuraging. Streams are low and some
wells are dry. Meadows were meyer SO
brown. They are fairly scorched, which
does not look as if there would be much
fall feed. Even the corn is witherir g
and drying up. Potatoes are struck
with blight in many places. The intense
heat has been very oppressive, and if we
do not have rain soon there will be al
| most famine.
The Misses Alice and Clara Hall were
guests at Myron Wheeler's. last week.
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WATERFOWL MAN INJURED IN WATEE
BURY.

George Cahill, an employe OF the Far
rell Foundry and Machine Co., had bis
leg broken and was severely cut about
the head q few days ago. while at work
lifting heavy boxes Of brass, he slipped
and fell, the whole weight falling on his
leg. An ambulance was called in and
Mr. Cahill driven to Watertown. Mr.
Cahill was formerly a barber in Bridge
port, but moved to Watertown about q
year ago and resided with his family In
Chestnut park.
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Lawrence Bowers of Torrington was
in town, last week.
Several family picnics from here we're
held at Quassapaug, during the past
week.
Jake Blakeslee is suffering from an at
tack OF rheumatism.
The members OF the Kellty family
who have been sick with typhoid fever,
are we'll on the road to recovery.
Charles r. Holt and family will be
found during the coming week at Walnut
Beach.
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DITCHED THE BISHOP,

TIE DRIVER WAS FASCINATED BY THE
PRELATEs TALK ON IMMORTALITY.
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Took a Costly Nan.

To begin with he's a good fellow"
That's phrase easier understood by
men than by women. 1t generally
means-well, it means he's an all round
good sort in the male line.
Saturday afternoon. he was feeling
pretty good. He had been quite thirsty
if what he had taken was to be judged
as criterion. And the libations left
him in thoroughly good humor, and
he felt at peace with the world.
In this delightful mental and phys
ical state he bethought him of friend
of his in Providence, and he further
thought that he would call up that
particular friend on the telephone.
So he went to a Broad street hotel
told the young woman there who had
charge Of the telephone that he wanted
to speak to Mr.. So-and-so in Proyi
dence and wouldn't she kindly call up
the party.
The girl did as she was babe.
"Party's on the phone" she said.
and the man went into the telephone
box, sat down anl put the receiver to
his ear.
And then he calmly and sweetly
dropped off to sleep.
When he woke up. he owed the tele-
phone company $50. 90
He said he wouldn't pay it, but he
Press.
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as hers. No claimants have appeared for
any Of the other things. .*
Laura Hilton, or Annie Miller, which
is probably Der real name, is SO years Of
age and is very prepossessing. She is Of
about the medium height, with slender,
graceful, girlish figure. Her hair is in
tensely black, and she has the big, melt
ing black eyes Of the creole type, long
which there are no marks of dissipation.
Her method of working, from which
she seldom varied, was to enter a shed
or clubhouse in the rear of a residence and
remain there until favorable opportu.
nifty offered for entering the house. She
was not a really expert burglar, because
tened window, though in one known case
in Manayunk she drew back kitchen
bolt with hatpin and so gained en-.
trance. She took desperate chances at
this sort of business until her last arrest,
but her sex and her quick wit always
saved her. In some cases she was re-
peatediy seen prowling about by the very
people she afterward robbed, but they
never suspected that she was the guilty
one.
one HAS LliOe / ullduGIpulH ueE Hedu-
quarters for at least three years, but
where she has lived during that time is
not yet known, for all the several ad-
dresses she gave to the police proved
false. She was in the habit of making
trips to surrounding towns and always
returned with plumber. There is circum-
stantial evidence that she visited New
ark, Paterson and Camden within a year
past, and there is 10 doubt that her ex-
cursions extended to many other towns
also. The police expect that the seizure
Of the two trunks now at Manayunk sta
ton will solve the mystery of at least
score of burglaries which have puzzled
them for a long time.
Laura Hilton. or Annie Miller, has a
history which. if fully written, would
read like three volume novel. Young,
beautiful, refined, she fell in love with
fascinating scamp. and, against the
wishes of her parents. who are Of good
old southern family, eloped with him.
Probably there was marriage; certain
ly there were trouble and disgrace and
finally crime. It was the old story-the
man sinking lower and lower in crime.
and the woman clinging to him through
all and in spite of all. Finally he be-
came professional criminal and the wo-
man was his pal" Then came arrest
and conviction for the man. and the wo-
man was left to fight the world alone.
She followed only too we'll the plan Of
battle that had been taught her.
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RAGE FOR TUSkS.

Modern Competition Applied to the
.s. Caravan Business.
So swift and complete has been the ex-
ploitation Of Africa's wealth that where
it was customary and exceedingly pro6ta-
BILE only few years ago to await the ar
rivals of caravans at the coast, certain in
the knowledge that they would bring
enough riches to satisfy the trader, now
it has been found necessary to arrange
for the goods that are to be brought out.
Thus not long ago elephants were so
plentiful that the native caravans, even
when fitted out more or less carelessly
and without knowledge Of the markets as
they often were, were sure to bring won
derful stores of ivory to the coast. No
trader dreamed in those days of going to
the expense and trouble of arranging for
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Got to ne an Old story.

Over 20 years ago an American civil
engineer, who visited Cabecera, in
Venezuela, was asked by deputation
of the inhabitaats, who had heard Of
his skill as a surveyor, whether he
thought canal could be made from
their village to Provecue, which would
save a. very long river journey. He
visited the district and found that by
taking advantage Of two small streams
canal Of about league would be all
that was necessary.
The committee were delighted with
this report, and they begged the sur
veyor to write an official letter to the
government on their behalf. asking
that they might be permitted to begin
the work at once.
Ten years after this the surveyor
was again at the village of Cabecera,
and the first question asked him was:
do you not think canal could be
made from here to Provecue?"
On his informing them that he had
been asked the same question ten years
before and had taken some time and
trouble about the matter, the chairman
replied that on account Of politics, the
death Of his father, etc., the govern
ment letter had probably, been over:
looked. Search was made, the letter
was found and once more all was ex-
citement. Nothing was talked about
but the canal.
Some years later yet the surveyor
was again at Cabecera. Immediately
on his arrival deputation waited upon
him. do you think a canal"- The
speaker never got any further with
that question.-Youth's Companion.
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Laura Hilton, alias Annie Miller, is, so
far as the police are aware, the only wo-
man burglar who works solely by herself
known in the annals of crime in this
country. She is now in Moyamensing
prison awaiting trial. Her story, SO far
as it has yet been traced, or she can be
induced to tell it, is an amazing mixture
of romance, mystery and crime.
A few nights ago, says the Philadel
phia North American, woman was
found apparently freezing in an clubhouse
in the rear of West Philadelphia dwell
ing. She was taken to the Sixteenth dis
trict station, where she gave the name of
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any particular consignment. The most
that would be done occasionally by some
particularly enterprising dealer would be
perhaps the fitting out of an expedition
to some native chief who had kraal
made entirely of ivory. so that purchase
of perhaps 1000 elephants tusks could
be made at one time.
A caravan was recently sent into CEN
trail Africa by Hamburg merchants in or
der to buy four elephants tusks which
native chief had held for years, refusing
offer after offer. 1t is believed that three
of these tusks are the longest which have
been taken out Of Africa in the last ten
years. One Of them is 91a feet long, and
two others are feet long each. Though
they probably hold the record for length,
they are not the heaviest tusks that have
been taken recently, for an English firm
has just bought pair in Zanzibar, one Of
which weighs 239 pounds and the other
224 pounds. ~ - -
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His LOrdsnfD's Flinx.

His Lordship-1t was jolly enough;
but-er-but what a beastly crowd. The:
scum Of Europe, I should say.
Mrs. F.-The scum Of Europe! They
are the elite Of New York.
His Lordship-What's the difference,
II you only 80 back a little Harlem
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