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to Yonkers, June II, to attend the celebration of the 18th wedding anni- versary of their sister, Mrs Wallace Smith.
 Frederick B. Wheeler of Bingham. ton, N. Y., has been spending a few days with F. w. Wheeler.
 Miss Agnes Bearlsley is visiting Mrs Wallace Smith in Yonkers, N. Y.
 Mrs Cliffmeyer Of Patterson, N. J., has arrived at her sisters's, Mrs Albert Forenbach's, and will spend month or two.
 Mrs Francis3 J. Wales recently spent part of a dsy in Hartford at the Capitol with hr husband, afte r which she went to Wethersfleld to spend few days with her mother and sister.
 Charles s. Calhoun, a graduate of Yale, preached very interesting ser mon in the Congregational church, Sunday morning, in the absence of the pastor, Rev Carl Stackman. The pastor is expected to preach the next two Sundays, those bling the last be- fore his resignation takes effect.
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pLArrsvHLE.
AN ANNIVERSARY SuRPRTsE.

AN ANNl V ERSARI SURPRISE.
 On Monday evening Rev J. J. and Mrs Blythe were giveI 3 surprise when 55 members of the church and congre- gation of Lees chapel paid them a wis it, it being the first anniversary of their wedding. After all had assem- bled G. B. Beers, on behalf of the com pany, presented Mrs Blythe with a generous sum of mong for the pur- chase of a set of china ais a memento of the occasion, which had been sub scribed by 82 persons. MT Beers spoke of the cordial relation existing be- tween pastor. and people, and MT Blythe responded, expressing his appre- citation of the kindness of his people ever since he had been among them. The ladies served refreshments and a most enjoyable evening" was spent. The event was a complete surprise to both Pastor and Mrs Blythe.
 The Chlldren'S concert will be held at Lees chapel on Sunday evening, June B.
 Quite number from this place at- tended the concert at Center Street Church, last Sunday evening.
 Mrs L. A. Beers entertains her sis ter, Mrs A. Bunce, of Stratford.
 Mrs Eliza Jennings is spending a time with her son, B. G Jennings.
 Miss Edna Hall of Long Island spent Sunday with Miss Edna G Gregory.
 The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs G. B. Beers on Thursday of last week. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs Arthur Clark: Vice President, Mrs J. J. Blythe; secretary, Mrs G. B. Beers: treasurer. Mrs J. w. Sherwood.
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Then the bOw-wOWs woke up all the inhabitants.

Then the bow-wows woke up all the inhabitants.
 Rev and Mrs H. Q. Judd of Water town, L. l., attended the graduating exercises at Princeton college, N. J., last week Wednesday. Their son, Clark Silliman Judd, graduated with high honors and carries of a fellow ship in history and with it prize of $500. MT Judd will continue his studies another year in Princeton col lege. Rev H. Q. Judd and family will spend the summer on the Litchfeld Hills.
 Miss Mary Grace Cunning, formerly of this place, where she has, many old friends, visited town, last Saturday, to attend the funeral of her uncle, Frederick Judd. Miss Cunning was accompanied by her brother, Robert Waugh, and sister, Mrs Keeler, all of Bantam. The: parties made a brief call at the home of MT and Mrs R. J. SignOr on Golden Hill.
 Mrs William w. Sherman is making a brief visit with her daughter, Dr Florence A. Sherman, in Watertown, N. Y.
 Mrs Frederick Mckenzie and her sister, Mrs Horace Cole, and daughter, Mildred, of Washington, D. O., are visiting friends in town, this week.
 Miss Katie Camp of Norwalk was the guest over Sunday of her sister, Mrs L. F. Judd, of Maple street.
 MT and Mrs N. I. Bennett returned to New York on Monday. They at tended the races at the Fair grounds on Saturday last.
 The fountain is being repaired and put in good working order. Messrs John c. and Charles Mead are doing the mason work.
 MT Leppert has one of the hand somest and best equipped barber shops in town. It has been entirely remodeled. A new hard wood floor has taken the place of the old one. The walls have been decorated and the wood work painted. New up-to-date chairs have replaced the old ones and Bethel is proud of her new barber shop.
 A number of the local firemen went to New Canaan, Tuesday, to take part in the Firemen's parade.
 The commencement exercises of the Bethel High school will be held in the Methodist church on Wednesday even- ing, June 26, at o'clock.
 The postot1lce presents a fine ap- pearance, having just been kalsomined and painted by Willis Mallory.
 Perry E. Fairchild picked his first mess of peas from his garden on Oak land farm to-day.
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home of the bride in the Center on Wednesday of last week, Rev MT Whitcome officiating. The happy couple took the late train for short trip, returning late in the week.
 Henry D. Lake is again on the sick list.
 MT and Mrs Eugene Lake will soon begin housekeeping in the north part of their house, which is very conven- lently arranged for two families.
 An unusual number of our farmers are cutting their rye for fodder. The growth is getting so rank it is lodging badly in some places.
 Mrs Mapes of Brooklyn is visiting her daughter, Mrs F. H. Beers.
 MT and Mrs Betancourt are the guests of their aunt, Mrs Samuel Sherman.
 E. N. Hawley has been confined to the house with a neuralgia trouble.
 Mrs s. N. Beers has been the guest or ner S1SCer, Mrs E. N. HaWley.
 About 75 friends of Joseph and Will liam Lee of Long Meadow Hill gathered at their home Tuesday even- ing June Il, to help them celebrate their birthday, which proved to be a very enjoyable occasion. About 12 o'clock all sat down to the table loaded !, hS The table was very prettily decorated with birthday candles, ferns and ever- greens. Dancing was enjoyed until the morning light, music being fur nished by Frank Whitney of New Mil ford. The Brookfield Drum corps were present and rendered several selections. Those present were from Danbury, Bridgeport, New Milford, Newtown and RrOoktield.
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Will Benedict, who were standing on the scaffolding, fell with it, a dis tance of 15 feet, striking on the hard ground and stones below. In falling George Pearce's left wrist was badly fractured. The bones were splintered and protruded through the flesh. Af- ter the injury was attended to by Drs Sunderland and Brown iof Danbury, MT Pearce was taken to the Danbury hospital. Ira Pearce, who received such severe internal injuries that he could not be removed to his home in Danbury, died at the home of his brother on Saturday morning. The burial was at the Gerow cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. Will Benedict had a bone in his heel fractured but there is prospect of his walking on it in few weeks.
 The soldier boys have returned from the war and are enjoying good health, with the exception of Fred Dayton, who is in the Danbury Hospi- UC1Ik U1Cd UcO TUT d ulocdSc WulCll he contracted while in the army.
 The picnic and closing exercises of the Great Meadow school on Thursday was a very enjoy able affair. Miss Schone has been a very ef- fcient teacher and 1t is hoped her services will be secured for another season.
 William Hart has been obliged to have his finger amputated, ,on account of bruise which he received several weeks ago.
 No services were held in the Congregational church on Sunday. MT Mclean is having a two-weeks' vacation.
 Children's day exercises at the Methodist church on Sunday.
 A. B. Brush has lost another horse, which makts three young horses that he has lost in about one year.
 D. H. Disbrow has set three acres of tobacco and will set five acres more.
 Mrs Edward Jennings is visiting at Dr Smiths in BroOkield.
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RRIDGEWATER.
LOCAL BRIEFS,

Mrs Mark McEslin and Mrs Sallie Sanford | spent last Sunday in Brookfeld Mrs Robert Greer, Mrs Albert Brazee and Mrs s. R. Garfield spent Thursday in Danbury.
 Mrs Debora Sanford is entertaining her cousins, Rev and Mrs w. B. Spargoe, recently returned from China.
 MT and Mrs Stephen Evitts of New Milford are the guests of their son, Edwin Evitts, and family.
 Mrs Conrad J. Pulls and Masters Earl and Arnold Pulls, and Mrs Opheia Goldsmith were the guests of Mrs J. A. Greer on Tuesday.
 Miss Nellie Beardsley has gone to Water- bury, where she will attend a business college
 Miss Mary Morris has returned home from Brooklyn and New York. where she has been the guest of friends.
 Messrs Dwight and Clark Wheeler are inn proving their summer residence in town by having an addition built on to their barn. Rowe and Pulls of New Milford have the contract.
 A prayer meeting will be held on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Helen Garfield cn Garfield street.
 Mrs A. J. McEslin and son, Miiton returned
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Miss Helen Pendergast had as a guest, this week, her sister from Danbury.
 Quite delegation from here at tended the services at Easton, Sunday evening,lit being childrens day. The services were very interesting.
 Mrs Frank Mace of Philadelphia spent several days with her brother and family, this week.
 Mrs Rachel Banks has gone to her granddaughter's to spend the summer.
 MT and Mrs Henry Gerhardt of Nor walk spent Sunday with his parents.
 Mrs Thomas Treadwell is on the sick list.
 Albert Williams and wife of Vest port spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives here.
 Mrs Henry Nichols entertained friends from Danbury, last Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Frederick Silliman and son, and Master Russell Mcdonald of Bridgeport called at L. R. Hoyts on Sunday.
 Quite a party of young people wheeled to Cranberry Plain on Friday evening and attended a dance.
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MONROE.

| AN ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.
 The piano fund entertainment at the Town ball, Friday evening, was a surprising success financially, consid- ering the threatening weather, which kept very many at home. Over SIS was cleared free of all expenses. MT Flansburgh's Representations were de- cidedly clever, and his comic songs we'll rendered and much appreciated. Miss GoldSbOrOugh was his accOmpan- ist throughout the evening. The local talent received their share of applause. The following program was given:
 Piano selection, Chopin's Improml . tu, Mrs F. L. Sears.
 Recitation, "The Debating Society,"" Boy reading George Washington, MT Flansburgh.
 Banjo and piano, "Coontown Ca- pers." Miss Jessie M. Wheeler, Mrs F. L. Sears.
 Song, 'Anchored,' Robert Sinclair; Accompanist Mrs F. L. Sears.
 Banjo and piano, "Happy Days in lD1A1CS M c CoolC WI. w llCcIcI, M IS F. L. Sears.
 Song, "By The Sad Sea Waves, MT Flansburgh.
 Recitation from "Shore Acres" "Irish Servant" MT Flansburgh
 Song, "Pretty Maid," Compreune, Mir Flansburgh.
 Banjo and piano, "The Rag Time Reception,' Miss Jessie M. Wheeler, Mrs F. l.. Sears.
 The Cemetery Association met at | the Town hall as advertised, and voted i to build new fence across the unen- closed part. Marshall Beach and Ho- mer E. Clark were appointed building 
 Homer B. Beardsley and sisters went
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sTEPNEY.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Baptist Sunday school had their Children's day exercises, last Sunday evening, that of the Methodist school was given the previous Sunday even- ing and both deserve much credit for the pleasant entertainments given by the scholars and the attractive dis plays, which were made by the many plants and flowers so prettily arrang- ed. Each church in turn omitted the usual service and attended the ex- ercises in the sister church, resulting in we'll filled houses at each entertain ment. Among the children who took part were: Mala Botsford, Charlie Bots ford, Meta Sherman, Helen Broderick, Bertha Broderick, Willie Nichols, Roy Frederick, Harold Tomlinson, Harold Broderick, Clarence Mills, and Stanley Joyce.
 It was a rule in Stepney years ago that any person guilty of returning a borrowed article should be fined S1. But John Benedict says, that although the rule is still in force, if the persor that borrowed his pump will return it. he will pay the fine and ask no ques- tiOnS.
 MT and Mrs William Candee were in Easton, Monday, to be present at the funeral of MT Candee's brother, Lafay- cite Candee. MT and Mrs William Bigelow were also present.
 For reliable footwear call on Mer- chant Stephen French.
 Oliver Blakeman of Barn hill is hay ing quite a serions time with the humps. !
 Attorney Waite of New York was the guest over Sunday of his sister, Mrs Peter Agnew.
 Miss G. l.. Warrington of Bridge port was the guest over Sunday of MT and Mrs Charles Hawley.
 Letters remain at the postoffice at Stepney Depot addressed to Frederick H. Dunbar, Henry Subig, Rev F. H. Sawyer, Rev J. E. Herman, John Voessing, Jno. Woley.
 A. B. Curtis and Stephen French will go to Bridgeport on June 26 to at- tend the parade and festivities of Hamilton Commandery, No 5 Knights Templar. Wheeler & Wilson's band are to furnish music and in addition to the parade they are to have sail on the Sound and shore dinner. The Hartford cOmmandery will be their guests for the day.
 Sylvester Robertson sof Bridgeport has been the guest of his aunt, Mrs Wilbur French.
 Mrs George Platt of Bridgeport has been at her fathers home for a short; visit.
 Zalmon Purdy, who has been attend the Legislature the past winter as as- sistant superintendent, has again re- turned to the quiet of the village.
 Miss Ethel Gray of Bridgeport is guest of Mrs George Edwards.
 Arthur Hull, wno has just complet- ed the law course at Yale, is home with his parents.
 Mrs Letitia Fowler of New Haven is spending few days with Mrs Kasson.
 Messrs Craft S Lyon are painting the cottage of Mrs James Johnson in Elm street.
 The joint board of school visitors and .selectman met at the home of Se- lectman Oscar Sherwood, on Tuesday evening, and voted to divide the ap- propriation of $2,000, equally among the seven districts.
 Miss May Osborne is in Stratford,
 There will be services at Christ church, Tashua, and Christ church, Easton, next Sunday.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.
 LONG HILL.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 There was crowded house at the Methodist church, Sunday night, at the concert.
 The presiding elder, Dr Pullman, will hold the first quarterly conference, Wednesday evening of this week.
 Daniel Mahoney lost valuable COW, last week.
 A lawn party will be held at the resi- dence of Edward B. Sherman, next Tuesday evening, June p. Straw berries and ice cream will be served at the usual prices. If stormy, on We'd desday evening. All are cordially in- vited.
 MT Morrisey has commenced hay ing, this week.
 Mrs Cunning entertained company from Milford, Monday.
 The schools closed, last week, for the summer vacation.
 The glad news comes to us that Mrs Charles Halls health is improving.
 David Hawley, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, spent last week with his parents, and is now at Springfield, L. l., the guest of his grandmother, Mrs Thomas Foster.
 MT and Mrs Wallace Smith of Yon- kers celebrated the 18th anniversary of their marriage on Friday of last week. MT and Mrs E. M. Beardsley of this place were present. Mrs Smith was formerly Miss Laura Beardsley of Mon- roe.
 John Gabler from this place was married to Miss Teresa Hoffman of Brooklyn. the 18th of June, the cere- mony taking place in St Stephens church, Brooklyn.
 MT and Mrs Frank Bolande of Bridge port are guests of Mrs Bolande's par ents, MT and Mrs John H. Beach.
 George Hadley and family are nov ing from Bridgeport to Long Hill to spend the summer months.
 MT and Mrs Fred Beers of Brooklyn were the guests of the Misses Lena and Sarah Beers over Sunday.
 Miss Edna French spent last week with her cousin, Mrs George Clarke, in TaShua.
 Mrs Stephen Burroughs and daugh- ter, Miss Eliza, are visiting in Brook lyn.
 Sherwood Walker has purchased fine new buggy.
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BROOKFIELD.
IN GRANGE CIRCLES.

The visit of the Pomona Grange to Brookfield, last week, was thoroughly enjoyed by all who took it in. There were about 75 present, 34 being from out of town. The business and degree work somewhat shortened the time devoted to the lecturers hour. Owing to the failure of some to be present, who were expected, the program promised at one time to be below the average but through the efforts of Lecturer F. B. Blakeman all de- tciencies were made good, and ie passed off finely, being decidedly strong in music. Prof Greene appeared three times and was enthusiastically re- ceived.
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NEW FAIRFIELD,
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
 The falling of scaffold on George Pearce's new barn, on Tuesday, was the cause of serious accident. George Pearce, his brother, Ira Pearce, and
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NEW MILFORD.
H. o. WARNER INJURED.

H. o. WARNER INJURED.
 H. o. Warner, past grand master of the grand lodge of Masons of Connec- ticut, fractured a leg, Wednesday, while passing over a bridge Lear the reservoir of the New Milford Water Co.,, of which he is superintendent. The bridge is only five feet high, but MT Warner fell from it in such a way as to cause his injury.
 Noble Bennitt has purchased the Max Neisner building on Baral street.
 The Worthwhile shooting .se has been adjourned till Wednesday, next.
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CHURCH NOTES.

| CdU RCH NOTES. | The Ladies Mission circle will meet,
 Friday afternoon, this week, at the
 home of Mrs Charles K. Bailey on Elm l street at 2.30 o'clock. A large attend ance is desired as this will be the last
 meeting of the season.
 Children's day was observed in both
 the Methodist and Congregational churches, last Sunday. The churches
 were elaborately decorated with flow CTS, buttercups and daisies predomina- ting. In the morning both pastors
 preached sermons appropriate to the day and in the evening the children had their usual service of recitations and songs. At the Congregational church in the evening MT Slack pre- sented Bibles to baptized children. who had reached seven years of age. Those receiving Bibles were Grace Signor, Minerva Allen, Arthur Fair child and Leonard McGregor.
 Mrs Mary Scott Bodley, a returned missionary from India, will speak in the Methodist church, next Sunday morning. She will speak under the auspices of the Woman's Foreign Mis- sionary society.
 Clark s. Judd of Princeton, N. J., will spend this week in Bethel among his friends and will spend the greater part of his vacation in Litchtield coun- ty.
 There has been a large surplus of water in the reservoir which is run hing over the spillway. The water in Mountain lake, where the new dam was built last fall, has raised above the old highwater mark nearly five feet. The prospects are that the lake will run over the spillway before the water will be needed next August or 
 Mrs Bessie Taylor, who has been spending a month with her Connecti- cut relatives and friends, took the Sunday evening train for New York, where she will make brief visit, re- turning to Chicago, the latter part of the week.
 Willis StearnS and Judd Brothers put some crates of fine strawberries in the Bethel markets to-day, Monday.
 A black wild duck with her brood of young has been seen in the "wide 1ole,' so-called, in East Swamp.
 A pack of foxhounds running fox )n Shelter Rock Hill, Sunday night, woke up all the dogs in Plumtrees.
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LYONS PLAINS.
SHOW YOUR PUBLIC SPIRIT,

SHOW YOUR PUBLIC SPIRIT.
 Remember the entertainment given by the young people in Emmanuel church parlors, Wednesday evening, June 26, for the purpose of repairing the Cemetery fence. It is hoped there worthy cause, and the young folks are trying to make it a success.
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AN ENTHUSIASTIC GRANGE.

Grange hall was we'll filled on the occasion of the visit of New Fairfield Grange on Monday night. This is the youngest grange in the county, if not in the state. It has many enthusiastic members who have in them the spirit of success and we predict for them good work in all lines.
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IN OnOW antl1c.
 CAPT O. E. TOOKER)
 Will run as follows until further notisa. Mon en day: Wednesday " and Friday leaye Pos effer- p. m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saulrday' leave Bridgeport S.30 a. m. and 5 p. m leave Port Jefferson 1 80 D. m.
 This arrangement will give Connecticut pec- ple on Tuesdays, Thursdays and satuGays a pleasant trip across the Sound and nealW fnnr hours in Port Jefferson. returning in tnnAhe to connect with trains going north. east oi West. SINGLE FARE. 5nr ROUND TRIP TICKET, 7Sc
 Good any time during the eseason
 Cheap Excursion Tickets: From Brids,,Iort Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday soc From Port Jefferson, Tuesday, Thusday. Friday and Saturday, 5O:. ''
 GEO. M. TOOkER, Age,t. N. B.: The California Grove and Ficnic Grounds of the Company are open under new management, and Sunday Schools and F,cnic Parties will receive attention. Splendid glove fine boating. fishing and bathing
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At the free singing school of H. w. Greene, last Saturday, for teachingOall those who desire to read music, 45 availed themselves of the opportunity.
 The marriage of Miss Ida Pinkney and Frank Wildman took place at the
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AS a rule nearly every piece of corn in town has been replanted. That which was planted late came up better than the earlier planted.
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BETHEL,
DEATH OF FREDER1

DEATH OF FREDERICK JUDD.
 Frederick Judd of Chestnut Ridge died, Wednesday night last week, age B years, eight months, IA days. MT Judd had been i'll nearly all winter and being aware of his critical condi- tion he was fully prepared for the change. For 5 years MT Judd was a consistant member of the Congrega- tional church. He was substantial helper in the church and could be de- pended upon in all his dealings with his fellowmen. He frequently held church and town offices and was at the time of the decease a member of the board of town assessors, in which ca pacity he was respected for fairness and honesty of purpose. In political life he was always a republican and al- ways found on the side of temperance and good morals. He had also held the office of selectman of the town. MT Judd lived nearly all his life on Chestnut Ridge and was a farmer boy and lived on the old farm and home stead of his ancestors. At the proper age he learned the hating trade with Nathan Seeley, who is still living and is in his 89th year. MT Judd, soon aft- CT finishing his trade as an apprentice, was married to Harriet Smith and soon after built his home where all his married life was spent. His first wife died many years ago. A second wife survives him, beside a son, Frederick Judd of Danbury, and grandsons; also 9 brother, Truman F. Judd of Bristol, a half brother, Charles H. Judd, and one sister, Mrs Marietta Fairchild of Roxbury. The funeral was held at the house on Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock. A large number of friends and neighbors were present. Rev Henry L. Slack, pastor, conducted the usual services. A quartet, Mrs T. A. Evans, Mrs w. Swift, John Baird and Howard Woodman, sang two appropriate hymns. The pail bearers were George G. Durant, Dea Samuel Kyle, Dea Alonzo Knox, Samuel s. Cunning, George Hoyt and Sidney Judson. The interment was in the family plot in Center cemetery. Many choice flow- CTS were contributed by near and dear friends which decorated the new made grave.
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June Sale.
Sale of Ribbons.

5000 yds at about 6Oc on the dollar the quality is the highest grade and the colors are the newest.
 All silk fancy ribbons, value. lie, sale price 1Oc yd.
 All silk washable taffetas. value l9c. sale price 12hc yd.
 All Silk taffeta ribbons. value 2gc and 35c sale price 19c yd.
 All silk fancy ribbon. value soc. sale price 39c yd.
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Mems Furnishings.

Mems negligee shirts to be worn with white collar, Soc each. Good value.
 Mems negligee shirts with collars and cuffs to match, Soc each.
 Something better for 69c, 75c and sl.OO each Mems ribbed shirts and drawers 25c each Mems balbriggan shirts and drawers, draw CTS double seated, shirts long or short sleeves 25c each.
 Mems balbriggan shirts and drawers 37hc and soc each.
 This is to be a low shoe season and fancy
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to their home in New Haven on Monday morn ing.