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DODOINOTOWN,

Mrs E. c. Bevans, who has been Sc. riously indisposed, is slowly recover ing.
 R. D. Shepard, who was overcome with the heat, is slowly recovering. Andrew James and niece, Miss Min nie Reed, have been recently enter tained at his brothers, Jesse James, in Huntingtown.
 Some little boy while fishing, Mon day, must have become frightened at the approaching thunder storm, and ran home leaving his coat, stockings, and box of fish hooks near Jack1in bridge. If this little boy will call at Ernest B. Ferry's he will find his prop erty. No doubt he is mourning over the loss of the fish hooks.
 Mrs Peck and little daughter of Greenwich have been recently enter tained at A. G. NaSh's.
 Arthur Platt of Bedding is visiting his grandparents, MT and Mrs George Crane.
 MT and Mrs George Quick of Derby have been recently entertained at B.. B. Ferry's.
 Miss Georgia M. Ferry is spending a part of her vacation with her aunt, Mrs Henry Ferry, in Elmwood.
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RECOGNIZED AT WASHINGTON.

The only instance on record of post office being named after patent med icine, was last year, when in Wetzel County, w. Va, new ipostof1ice was established and named Kodol, after the famous Kodol dyspepsia cure, man. ufactured by B. Q. Dewitt & Co.,, of Chicago. It had given such satisfac- tory results that the name was unan- imOusly selected by the people for the newoffice and adopted by the depart ment at Washington, D. c. This action was :entirely voluntary on the part of the people of the community, withoutany solicitation whatever from the manufacturers of KOdol dyspepsia cure. In fact the first knowledge they obtained regarding the matter was when they received letter bearing the post mark "Kodol, w. Va.," and the contents fully explained the circum- stances. For veritication of this statement the reader is referred to the latest Post Office Guide. A prepara- tion so highly prized by community must be worthy of the greatest conf 0ence
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BRIEFLY NOTED.
BRANCHVILLE.
THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET.

THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET. Miss Estelle Clare, who has been the guest of G. B. Grumman for the past two weeks, returned to her home in Newark, Saturday. The Misses Leslie and Emily Nugent of New York, who have been visiting Miss GOldie Smith, returned home this week.
 Fred Lent is moving his family into the lower apartments of MT Walch's tenement house. Prof William Hobbs and his as sistants, of the U. s. Geological Survey have been in the village for the past week. They went to Wilton, Thurs day:
 The people of the different churches will enjoy an excursion to Roton Point Thursday, August l. They will take the 9.15 train to Norwalk, where trolley cars will be waiting to convey them to Roton.
 R. o. Bennett, the postmaster, who went through an operation for ap- pendicitis at the Danbury Hospital, is still improving. His friends expect to welcome him home next week.
 Mrs Louise Quien is visiting her daughter, Mrs H. l.. Edwards of Bridgeport, this week.
 uc UillTu luSUdlueul Ol '~F feSu AIT children were conveyed to South Nor walk Friday morning in carryalls in- stead of by rail, and from there they went by boat to New York. The change was an agreeable one to the children.
 Miss Florence Casey of Ridgefield was the guest of Miss Goldie Smith, last week.
 MT and Mrs w. Jones and children are visiting Mrs Jones parents. MT and Mrs Daniel G. Olmstead.
 The postOff1ce is much improved by the addition of new front porch.
 MT Grumman's granddaughter, Miss Florence, returned to her home in Newark, this week, after spending two delightful weeks with her grand parents.
 Mrs E. c. Swain and children are spending the summer with Mrs G. W. Jennings of sNod."
 Miss Estelle Fancher, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs William Roscoe, returned to her home in Wilton, yesterday.
 Miss Florence Mead of Norwalk is spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs Theodore Mead, of this
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tie ground. But fortunately it proved tO he a hoax
A MINISTER'S GOOD WORK.

"I had severe attack of bilious collie, got bottle of Chamberlain's collie, cholera and diarrhoea remedy, took two doses and was entirely cured, , says Rev A. A. Power, of Emporia, Kan. My neighbOr across the street was sick for over a week, had two or three bottles of medicine from the doc tor. He used them for three or four days without relief. then called in an other doctor who treated him for some days and gave him no relief, so dis charged him. went over to see him the next morning. He said his bowels were in terrible fix, that they had been running off so long that it was almost bloody Aux. asked him if he had tried Chamberlain's collie, chol- era and diarrhoea remedy and he said,
 Mo- I went home and brought him my bottle and gave him one dose; told him to take another dose in fifteen or twenty minutes if he did not find re- lief, but he took no more and was en- tirely cured. I think it the best med icine have ever tried" For sale by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakeman, Bots ford,
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HATTERTOWN.

Reuben s. H. Lane, who is in busi- ness in Providence, R. l., is spending
 Charles Carlson of Kent, a former employe of H. A. Pratt, was a guest over Sunday of friends in this place.
 H. B. Sherman of Monroe is visiting with his sister, Mrs M. E. StillsOn.
 A horse owned by a Mir Warehouse of Bridgeport and pastured by G. R. Parmelee, broke out of it's pasture, one day last week, and while near 0. E. MOrgan's house kicked and killed his dog, which was barking at it. MT Morgan caught the horse and refuses to give 1t up until he has been paid for the dog, which he valued highly. A legal fight seems imminent.
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This section IS experiencing some
 thing of the potato famine which is being felt to more alarming extent in the larger centers of population
 Potatoes have advanced from S3 to $5 barrel in little more than a week past, and one representative of New
 York wholesale produce firm told a BEE reporter, Monday, that he thought they might go up another 50 cents be- fore any relief was felt. On Monday they were quoted at $4. 50 per barrel on the dock in New York. This trouble is supposed to be caused by a lapse be- tween the supply of potatoes from Vir- ginia and what is called the eastern shore, which was early and plentiful
 and that from the Jerseys and Long Island which has not come into the local market yet, though it is usually ready to follow the eastern shore sup ply immediately. This unusual short age causes the rise of price. A very few local potatoes are already on the market but not enough to relieve the situation to any extent. The price is expected in nearby cities to continue to rise for week or 10 days yet. By that time the local potatoes will be coming into the cities in greater quan- titles, and the supply from Long Is land and New Jersey will be ready. Potatoes at S5 barrel at wholesale are rather expensive for those who make them staple. The local dealers have kept the price down as we'll as possible and it is said, have hardly sold high enough to pay them for the handling
 Potatoes at 65 cents peck may prob
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day evening, August ', under the aus pices of the ladies of the Conpreea- tional church of Easton, on the spa cious lawn of George E. Parrack. There will be various attractions, consisting of a gipsy tent, croquet, hammocks, cake, ice cream, candy and good time for all. Last but not least, the Green field Hill cornet band will furnish music during the entire evening. Come and bring your friends. Tickets for sale at gate 1Oc each. No one allowed on grounds unless tickets are shown. If stormy, first fair evening.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Misses Mildred and Ethel Osborne of New Milford are spending a few weeks with their grandmother, Mrs James Giddings.
 Mrs 0. B. Judd is building a new barn, 26 X B feet with 12 foot posts Ira Waters is dOings the work.
 Amos Taylor and son, Roland, are stopping at w. w. Chapin's. They enjoyed days sport in fishing in Never-Sink pond. Each captured a four pound bass among the fish
 MT and Mrs R. A. White, while travelling from New York City to Pittsfield by locomobile, had the mis- fortune to meet with an accident while near the home of w. w. Chapin. The boiler to their machine had burned out and they were obliged to took them to New Milford, where they proceeded on their journey in the steam cars.
 Ira Waters has four and one-half acres of fine tobacco, which he has just been topping.
 F. s. Curtis and family arrived home on Monday, after their summer out ing.
 Miss Susie Whitcome has returned to her duties at Annandale, N. Y.
 D. N. Camp, committee in District No. 1, has hired Miss Catherine Hull of Woodbury as teacher in the Center district.
 Samuel Sherman, who was quite sick, last week, is now convalescing un- der the care of Dr J. F. Smith.
 One of the children of William O'Hara, who has been very sick with peritonitis, is now much better. Dr Smith is attending.
 Mrs B. L. Whitcome is quite indis- posed.
 Died, in New York, July 25, Brigida V. D. Batencourt. The remains were brought to the home of Hon Samuel Sherman on July 29, the funeral taking place the following day at 2 p. m. Rev B. L. Whitcome and Rev c. w. Fran cis of1iciated. Prof Green $ choir sang. Funeral Director w. J. Beehler had the arrangements in charge.
 Frank Barlow had quite a serious fall, last week, from a load of hay, striking with full force on his out spread hands, severely spraining if not breaking, his wrists.
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The August number of Mcclure $ contains another of those remarkable Wall Street stories (by Edwin Leferre); ''The Caliph (William s. Devery) and his Court," by Arthur Buhl; continu- ation of Rudyard Kipling's ''Kim, J etc. When you are in Bridgeport, call at the Postoffice News store, II Ar cade, and procure copy of this very interesting number, or any of the Au- gust magazines, all of which are now on sale at thls up-tO-date store.
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| 5oc sy ns too swift for him and he was drawn through aa, and injured so that he could not recover him:
 Next Monday evening Hiram Camp division 1 nal visit to the Shelton division. After the usual exercises they will be entertained with supper in the Town hall. ThomasJ Chadeayne and wife attended the campmeeting at Plainville, last week.
 frday after nebt ier in 4Ss l appeared before the court and were let of by paying the costs.
 the Congregational church during the month of of August, and ! that in the forenoon The
 Lewis ": Booth, while riding home on Fri day on his bicycle, had a fall therefrom in he was crossing Yiaduct Square. He was Con stderably bruised and shaken up. but thankful
 There were % two '5 picnic en- S excursions from An ] sonia that passed through here on Saturday, one or 1hree an6 one of four cars. bound res Beach
 Misses Josephine and Ernestine Hansen Methodist campmeeting and viii take special parts In the singing and music:
 the Buffaio exposition. anu WIG nave ''s''eo The trial of Sullivan for cutting the two men, Mountford and Cough, with a razor, will take sa piiaSSe aext week. He ought to be severe
 The Ousatonic Water Go. are erecting a Speciality Weaving O., branch of the Blum enthal Silk Mills. their speciality being silk '5 ribbons: large three story,addition has been now occupied by the Speciality company and when they remove from 1t, the factory and addition a VI VII be occupied by the R. N. Bassett
 ri Thsee @ al are K eight dwelling houses now in process or conStruction in this borough.
 Oliver c. Barclay. who has been absent at the tn West 9sN Tor year or two past. has returned best. He has been stationed in Los Angeles Cal.
 Methodist church, has been visiting friends here for a few days
 Word recently received from Rev E: o. Tree reports him as improving but he will not be able to again occupy his pulpit until septem- The striking men Of the whitlock Machine turned to work, not having accomplished their object in making strike.
 stafs % she poets to remain two weeks taking lessons in physical culture and afterward In company tion and Niagara sflss Fais: VIII V'S'' the hSpos'-
 John tenthan is erecting house on Myrtle street Robert schoiiey d oh has the contract falo the past week taking in the Exposition.
 The Methodist Sunday school went on their They went by trolley and there wsre hthrs three large car. filled with the children and their A. T. Nettleton of Newtown was a caller a, the town clerks office. last Tuesday. Key F, A. Wales and wife spent last week at tieboro, Vermont. the past two Sundays for Rev l.. M keniston
 Rev w. G. Lathrop returned from his vaca-
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Mrs Elizabeth Botsford and E. Mau- rice Botsford desire through THE BEE to return sincere thanks to the neigh bors and friends who so kindly assisted them during the illness and death of the daughter and sister, Miss Nellie BOtSfOrd,
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BERKSHIRE.

Mrs Sanford of New Haven is visi t. ing at Mrs Samuel Curtis.
 Mrs Arthur Beardsley is entertain ing relatives from Shelton.
 Mrs Warner of Chicago is visiting at H. G. Curtis.
 A. w. Minor of Bridgeport spent Sunday with his parents.
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ably be looked for soon, if the present conditions continue. The present re- tail price in Newtown has been 45 and 50 cents peck. It is thought that the early crop throughout Connecticut is practically a failure.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
CHURCH INTERESTS.

CHURCH INTERESTS.
 The Missionary concert, given by the Junior Christian Endeavor society was held in the church, last Sunday evening. A very interesting program was rendered consisting of songs and recitations appr opriate to the occasion. The church was decorated with flags of all nations.
 The Junior Christian Endeavor so- ciety spent pleasant afternoon with Miss Annie Gray, last week Friday.
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picnic on O. D. Taylor's lawn on Tuesday af- ternOon.
 The Christian Endeavor rally at the Con- gregational church on Wednesday evening was largely attended from out of town.
 MT Williams of Boston is visiting Mrs Hus- sey at the home of her parents, MT and Mrs D. J. Gerow.
 Mrs Theodore Post is being treated at the Danbury Hospital.
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G. w. Fairchild x Sons, the Bridge port jewellers, wish to announce that they have decided to continue their sale of fancy diamond rings at cost for another week. They have also con cluded to close out their entire stock of diamond pendants at cost. AS these goods are made of fine selected stones purchased before the recent rise they are great bargains.
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Mrs Thomas Mahoney and daughter of Bridgeport and a niece of Mrs Ma honeys of New York, are summer guests of Thomas J. Cavanaugh on the Boulevard.
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BROOKFIELD.

TROUBLOUS TIMES AT WEST IRON
 WORKS.
 A West Iron Works scrap occurred on Monday, resulting in good punch ing bout, the wives of the men finally taking part, which made the matter more interesting, but hardly more at tractive to those citizens who prefer order. It is reported arrests will be made and justice court called in to calm the troubled waters.
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MT and Mrs A. w. Fairchild have been in New Haven, this week, guests of their daughter, Mrs Ernest Wilson. MT Fairchild attended the field day meeting of the State Pomological so- ciety on Tuesday.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
 NICHOLS.
THE LATE WILLIAM s, PEET,

THE LATE WILLIAM s. FEET.
 Died of paralysis, July g, William s. Peet, formerly of Nichols, Conn. Over 30 years ago MT Peet settled in Con- cord, Va. For several months he has been sufferer of slight paralysis and despite the constant care of eminent physicians and specialists his condition gradually became more serious and re- gently it had been evident to his friends that he could never recover. Under thelsorrowful affliction with which he suffered, MT Peet was patient and re- signed and at no time lost the kindly and patient disposition for which he was noted. No greater testimony could be shown than the many in every sta tion in life who turned from his grave in the church yard adjoining the home place feeling the loss of true friend of great and noble character. By profes- sion civil engineer, he had combined for number of years the occupation of a successful farmer with that of county surveyor, which position he held at the time of his death and in that as in other relations of life he was re- spected by all with whom he came in contact. In 1895 he married Ellen Hill of Charlottesville, Va, who survives him; also a mother, Mrs George E. Peet, and three sisters in Nichols.
 BRIEFLY NOTED.
 Eugene and Fred Nichols of Bridge spent Sunday with relatives in this place.
 Arthur Laidlaw of Bridgeport has been recent guest of F. H. Plumb.
 Arthur Shepard attended the funer- al of his grandmother, Mrs Samuel ha ,h0 <1 Nfn no ov,1> 1nc<E Er{1 returned home Sunday evening.
 Elliott Reed of Stratford is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs Frank Baldwin.
 Miss Edith Rene is sick with ty- phoid fever. Dr DeLisser of Bridge port attends her.
 Frank Amber of Bridgeport is vis- iting at the home of his aunt, Mrs Ed ward NOthnagle.
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PLATTSvILLE,
CHURCH BRIEFS.

Rev J. J. Blythe preached a very in- teresting sermon, ,last;Sunday morning, from the text, "And I if be lifted up 1 will draw all men unto me.'' The League meeting in the evening was led by E. G. Jennings. The next afternoon social of the Ladies Aid society will be held next Wednesday afternoon, August at Mrs Ambrose Marsh's. HOYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.
 Fred Barber, ST., is only able to walk out little and does not improve as his frieuds would wish him. Eli G. Jennings was home from Bridgeport, Sunday. Mrs Baldwin and MT Clark spent a day at the beach, where the former $ daughter from Danbury is camping this summer. L. A. Jennings and B. B. Sherwood are getting the hay on their new farm after having finished the hay harvest at home
 Miss Susie Johnson of New York is the guest of Mrs s. Wisner. Miss Emma Heath, who has been the guest of Mrs N. Leffert for some time, has returned to her home in Brooklyn.
 Mrs Emma Bennett has entertained her grandsons from Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Jeese Beers have gone to TOwanda, Pa., for months stay. Mrs J. J. Blythe entertained her brother, Dr Peters of Montreal, over Sunday. He has just returned from a 15 months stay in South Africa as a surgeon in the army there.
 Misses Edna and Sylvia Gregory have returned from weeks visit at Rev B. J. Curtis at Long Island. Mrs L. A. Beers is spending week with Mrs G. B. Gregory.
 Mrs A. J. Clark spent Sunday at Fairfield Beach with her brother and family.
 Miss Bertha Wheeler has entertain ed her cousins from Brooklyn.
 Miss Myrtle Marsh spent last week in New Haven and Brooklyn.
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John L. Sanford has been working for J. M. Blackman, mixing improve ments on the latter's house in Cold Spring.
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Good tobacco judges say that T. J. Cavanaugh has one of the finest crops of Havana tobacco in this section. The crop runs very even and is of fine texture
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Mrs Bert Wildman and children o1 Cold Spring have visited with her par ents in the Park City.
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SHELTON.
PINE ROCK PARK POPULAR

Pine Rock Park is proving great attraction and visitors are there some days by the thou ing in the large pavilion. They are laying out . baseball field and are continually 1mprov- ing the grounds. Several special policemen have been appointed by the selectmen who will see that order is preserved.
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NEW FAIRFIELD.

ANNUAL PICNIC OF SONS OF NEW FAIRFIELD.
 The Sons of New Fairfield will hold their an nual picnic in Adams grove at Balls Pond on Wednesday, August IA. All are invited to come and partake of a shore dinner.
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A story was circulated down Ste venson way, Saturday and Sunday, that the NeWtown Inn had burned to
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Miss Minnie R. Thicket, an efficient member of THE BEE's office force, leaves on Saturday for a vacation of two weeks.
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MT and Mrs c. s. Russell of Hunt ingtown have recently entertained MT and Mrs John Giles of Bridgeport and George McGuire of Bethel.
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Mrs Bennett and grandson of Brook. lyn are boarding at c. E. Bradley's in Half Way River district.
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Miss Florence Lake will teach the Palestine school for the ensuing year.
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A lame shoulder is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles, and may be cured by few applications of Cham berlain' pain balm. For sale by R. H Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis $ Co.,, Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakemen, BOtSfOrd.
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D. w. McNamara and family of Danbury are guests, this week, of MT and Mrs Thomas Carey of Queen street.
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Charles Bartram, brother of Mrs W. H. Glover, is in quite serious con ditiOn at the Danbury hospital w H. Glover visited him on Wednesday of.last week and c. B. Glover on Sat. urdav,
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THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT

Miss Edith M. Bradley has spent several days in Greenfield.
 H. B. Dowd is having his corn house painted red with white trimmings.
 William Burr is getting hay on the Wakeman farm.
 Charles Nichols, who has been laid up with blood poisoning in his foot, is on the gain.
 Henry Burr has had the misfortune to lose horse and have another one sick.
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now handling 25OO cans of milk daily, about 900 cans coming down the Berk- shire, Shepaug and Highland divisions. M. l.. Christopher of New York has the supervision of the creameries on the Berkshire, Shepaug and Highland, making weekly trip over the line to keep everything up to the mark. The Mutual Co. will open the new cream cry at West Cornwall about August l. J. Brennan of Rawlings, N. Y., has been engaged to take charge of this creamery
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Mrs Edgar Bradbury of Hollis Cen. ter, Me, is spending few days with
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Mrs George A. Lake of Zoar is sick and under the doctors care.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETINl4

There will be special town meeting at the Town hall on August 10, to vote an appropri- atiOn for road improvement.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
AT THE HOTELS.

MI 0hu AVA ~ S. | NoCS poPuldI berS of the summer colony at the Inn, arrived in town on Monday night from their trip to Great Britain. They made the voyage over on the steamer "New England," and returned on the Commonwealth" The trip over was especially pleasant. They spent most of their time in England and Scotland, but also jOurneyed across the channel to Paris. This was MT Coe's 8 third trip to Europe. They arrived in Boston on Friday night.
 J. B. Foster, the popular head of that reliable Bridgeport concern, Eos ter, Besse & Co., was welcome caller at THE BEE office on Wednesday. MT Foster and family arrived at the Inn on Tuesday, the party including MT and Mrs J. E. Foster, Will Foster, John B. Foster, IT,, and Miss Mildred Foster and maid. MT Foster has passed his summers in Newtown regu- larly since 1891, and has a host of friends here. MT Foster enjoys the exhllarating air of the Newtown hills and the pleasant drives about this section. He has, perhaps, the hand somest turnout in town, and during his vacation spends good deal of his time driving. Mrs Foster is also an experienced horsewoman, handling the fessional. MT Foster expects in the course of the year to move his clothing establishment from the Sturtevant building to 940 and 951 Main street, where he has bought block, and will occupy the three floors. The building is to be renovated from top to bottom, making one of the most complete es- adjustments of the kind in the Park City.
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Mrs R. E. Goodsell left for the sea- shore, last Tuesday.