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ROXBURY.
THE STATION AND VICINITY.


On January IS, there passed away
from our midst, the most loved and
respected man in this vicinity, Rev
Austin lsham, a man beloved by all
and without an enemy in the world.
1t is deeply regretted by numerous
friends that they were denied the
privilege of paying their last sad re-
spects to the deceased owing to mis-
understanding in regard to the hour of
his funeral.
The Quarry shut down for IA few
days, owing to the severe cold wealth
er.
William Stevens, one of the fireman
Of the Quarry, went to his home in
Stony Creek over Sunday.
Stephen McDonough, who works for
the Quarry Co., has moved his family
from Naugatuck into the Peter Leary
house.
Mrs Harriet Mallette is visiting
friends in New Milford for few days.
William Gallager is moving his fam
lily into one of the Quarry Co. s houses.
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CHURCH NOTES.

The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
ciety :of the Methodist church will
meet in the church this afternoon
friday for their regular monthly
meeting.
DR. Annie X. Bailey will address the
young people in the Methodist church,
Friday afternoon at 3.45 o'clock. Who
ever goes to hear DR. Bailey will be
pleased. She is a ready talker and her
arguments are convincing.
There is considerable sickness about
town with grip and hard colds.
Mrs Julia Abbot, who makes her
home with George Starr on Elm street.
has had an attack of erysipelas and
has been in a critical state for several
days.
Miss Henrietta Shepard was con-
fined to her bed on Tuesday with Sc
we're cold.
John Andrews has recovered from
his late lines and is now able to go out
on the Street again.
Miss Ella Hickok took part in a con-
cert given in Kent, Tuesday evening"
Miss HickOk has other engagements
for the winter.
Religious services are being held in
both Methodist and Congregational
churches, this week.
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LONG HILL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST,"

Miss Harriet E. Waldron will be at
the Christian Endeavor meeting, next
Sunday evening, January p, at 6
O'Clock. She is to talk on the home
department of the Sunday school,
Mrs Nathaniel Hall is some better.
Mrs Ball has house full of bOarders
Mrs Samuel Beardsley spent Sunday
at her daughters, Mrs Louis Curtis
in Bridgeport.
Mrs Pixley is getting better.
Mr. MOrriSsey had a telephone put in
his house, last Saturday. They at
tached their wires to +. S. Shelton S
at his house. 1t may not be long be-
fore others will have the telephone in
their house as the price has come down
to $22 from the former price.
Mrs Dunning is still in Bridgeport
caring for her children.
Mr. Sage has been shut in with the
grip, but was able to be out last Sun
day to church.
The daughter Of George and Edith
Clark is sick at her grandparents, F.
L. Turney's.
G. E. Radcliffe and family started
for church, last Sunday, but met with
an accident. The horse broke a shaft
and they had to return home.
Just in at Hurd's, full assortment
of Lowney's chocolates fresh from the
factory. California seedleSs oranges,
figs and dates.
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traded his property in this place with
parties from New Jersey.
James Burr had the misfortune to
lose valuable COW by falling on the
ice and breaking it's neck.
George Beers of Danbury was in
town, one day this week, inspecting
the ice on Lake Umpawaug.
Miss Josephine RENDER is visiting
her sister, Mrs Jerry Conley.
A. E. Geoppler is making some de-
cided improvements on the interior of
his mill.
r. B. Starr will have % cords of
wood cut for use at his summer resi-
dence.
Edward Light is working in the ore
mill at Branchville.
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TRUMBULL.
CHESTNUT HILL.

w. j. I1aineS had the misfortune to
have another run away with his horse
on Saturday last. The horse ran on
coming out Of Bridgeport and striking
the wheel against the curbings, threw
Mr. Iaines out, badly bruising him,
but fortunately no bones were broken.
He was taken to the General Hospital,
where his bruises were dressed. but
will soon be able to be brought home.
Mrs Randall, who has been suffering
some months with a bad limb, is some
what improved.
The new teacher, Miss Elliott,
boards with Mrs Beers
Nearl y all the ice houses have been
filled with good ice.
Mr. Eckhart is running milk route
from his farm to the city, selling most
ly Jersey milk.
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REDDING.
THE STUDENTS CLUB,

The Students club met at Rev Mr.
Moody's on Monday evening, January
II, with an interesting program. The
evening Was in charge Of the music
committee. The cradle songs of vari-
Gus nations were exceedingly well rep
resented in costume by some of the
young ladies. The program closed
with one of DR. Smiths inimitable
readings from 'Uncle Remus.' The
next meeting will be at A. \. Cor
hams. The Current Events commit
tee have the program in charge and
the topic will be as follows: "ReSOlved
that Capital enlistment be Abolished
in Time of Peace" Rev Mr. Evans
Rev Mr. Moody and Mrs Evans for the
affirmative.
On Sunday evening, the mission cir
Gle of the Congregational church had
charge OF the evening service and after
the exercises opened the mite boxes
which they have been so interested in
filling the past year.
METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.
The young people in the E. l.. socie-
ty are preparing for "BOOk SOcia BILE"
to be held at the home of Mrs Mary
Edmund on Tuesday evening, the 18th.
The fourth quarterly conference
will be held at the Methodist church,
parsonage on Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Rev Joseph Pullman, presid-
ing elder of the New York East Dis
trict, will be present at that time.
Mrs Benjamin Basset is recovering
from an attack Of the grip.
n son of Charles Workman is i'll with
diphtheria.
VIII TON
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PLATTSvILLE'

Harry Bush has been
week. harvesting ice.
NJ. b. EmmonS, the new
at PlattSville Center. thQI
derStandS blacksmithin;
repairing in all it's brans
having work done will be
Mr. EmmOnS' labOrS.
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WEST CORNWALL.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY,

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
Miss Molly Belcher of Lime Rock
made Miss Carrie Hallett short visit,
one day last week.
E. r. Dawson and family, who have
been away for the past week, returned
Tuesday noon.
The Ladies' Aid society gives sup
perat the chapel, Friday evening. All
are cordially invited.
MisS Ellen COchrane, who has been
making an extended visit at her sisters
at Lime Rock, returned home last
Monday. Miss Annie Amundson came
with her.
Grip still continues in our midst.
No one seems to escape it this season.
One Of NJ. G. Buffers big grey
horses died Sunday night.
L. A. Williamson was away over
SUNDAY, visiting New York and Nor
wich. Ask him how he got bumped?
Arthur Oviatt is improving Slowly
at this writing.
Carrie llallet has the grip. Her Sis
ter is also ill.,
DR. Ives has to hustle these days.
}. \. Cochranc & Son are offering
some good values in shoes for ladies
and gents: also boys felts and over
shoes at low prices. Mems No. 10 rub
Der boots cheap. See advertisement
IN anOt her column.
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LIME ROCK.
DEATH OF PHILIP DEVOE.

The funeral of Philip Devoe occurred
last Friday forenoon. The burial was
at West Cornwall. Mr. Devoe was i'll
about 10 days with pneumonia. He
was p years Of age.
DR. Skin of Falls Village is attending
Thomas Collins, who is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at Charles Harring-
TONS.
John Murch has gone to Trenton,
\. j., where he has embarked in the
saloon business with his son.
George Judd of White Hollow frac-
turcd his left arm some weeks since by
the reason Of the overturning of a load
Of hay. He is getting out again.
Monday evening, Barry McGovern
arrived in town after an absence of
three months. While away he sold
number Of the tire setting machines
and a lot Of the clip benders which the
firm is manufacturing here.
The local minstrel troupe gave an
entertainment in Lakeville, last Fri
day evening, in Roberts opera house.
1t was Il success: good house, pleasing
show. everybody happy. A two hours
"hop" followed the performance.
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EaStOn
Charles Alderman has moved his
family to Bridgeport.
Mrs Fannie Beers is very sick at
Scion Wales.
4. S. Peck of Newtown made a visit
to +. w. Wheeler before he left for
Unicoi, Tenn.
Miss Jessie NJ. Wheeler is spending a
fortnight at S. w. Smiths in AnSOnia.
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EASTON.
ADA Ms.

NIJNNN.
There If I: movement on foot in
EaStOn to have a pOStOt1icc Sub-StatiOn
to he located at +. &. IIcublcin'S
store.
Although the phstotfice has been
closed at Adams, f. G. IIeublein, the
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teacher in place of Miss Weeks, who
resigned. having accepted a school in
Seymour.
a class of candidates for confirmation
will shortly be formed in both parishes.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

SUCCESSFUL ENTERT
The SOciable and entertainment
given in MunsOn'S hall, last Friday,
was quite success in spite of the cold
weather. \ chicken pie supper was
served, and the ladies i've an amusing
farce during the evening entitled "a
Love of Bonnet" with the following
cast of characters:
Clipper IA widow, Mss Susie Nit
chell.
Kitty (her daughterl, Miss Eunice
Platt.
Aunt .Jemina Hopkins IA little in
quisitive). Mrs \. ID. MunSon.
MIS- Fastone VERY geateeD, Mrs A.
l.. Mitchell. y
Dora (her daughter, Miss Charlotte
Mitchell.
Katy Doolan Irish help, Mrs c. A.
Bradley.
Home made candy was sold bv the
Candine Medicine company. Mrs F. "
Daniels taking the part of DIR jan:
MisssRuth Mitchell ben the Orches-
tral: Miss Charlotte Mitchell George,
DR. Jails wife's brother), and Miss
j Jackson, (Madame Elouise). They
made $50.
The Misses Chambers of Waterbury
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MONROE.
EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
Extra meetings have been held in
the Methodist church for two weeks
with a good attendance.
@. S. Blacllman has purchased
another horse to replace the one lost
recently.
Thomas Osborne Lad a fall on the
ice resulting in a badly Sprained shout
der.
Theodore Mallory suffers constantly
from a cancerOuS sore ON his right
hand.
j. w. Waterbury has purchased the
Daniel Wheeler farm.
a new carpet has been placed in the
prayer meeting room at the church, a
gift from d society of Bridgeport,
through Mrs Frank johnson.
The cottage prayer meeting is to be
held at the the parsonage this friday
evening, January -.
The pastor of the Congregational
church will exchange with the pastor
Of the Methodist church at East Vii
lage next week Sunday, January p.
IN MASONIC CIRCLES.
Stephen French, Warren Bliss and
Andrew Curtis attended the annual
session Of the Grand Lodge, f. & A.
NJ. at New Haven, January IL and Il,
and report a very pleasant session.
Washington lodge will work in the
third degree on Monday evening, Jan
llary IS. A cordial welcome is extend
ed to all brethren who choose to at
tend.
Representative F'ranciSJ. Wales and
Mrs Wales attended the Governors
reception at Hart ford, January 8.
Mrs Wales family is we'll represented
IN the General Assembly at Hartford,
this year. she having a cousin who is
of Hart ford, and two cousins
beside her husband
Miss Et1ie J. Clark is with her aunt. |
Miss Agnes NJ. BeardSley, while Miss
Gertrude Beardsley is away visiting
friends in New Haven and Hartford.
Miss Edith +. Curtis has returned
from visit with her grandparents in
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STEPNEY.
MRS FRANK N. RIIRR-

Mrs Frank N. Burr of Ansonia died
on Monday night, January I, having
been ill but little over one week
with pneumonia. The disease did not
develop until the Thursday before.
when she became rapidly worse and
the conditions very serious. Mrs Burr
bore her illness with great patience
and fortitude and met death with
complete resignation. She was i'm
pressed with fatal termination from
the onset: and once in the midst of
her sufferings, when every possible eff
fort was being made in her behalf, in
quired "Why not let death come, for
if you save me now when it is SO near,
L Shall only have to go over this
again. Mrs Burr was in her 44th
year. Three children survive her.
Mrs Burr spent her early life in this
place and was truly loved by her
friends and schoOlmates, her death
bringing sadness and gloom upon
them, Notwithstanding the separation
OF years only broken by occasional
visits. She was the youngest sister of
Henry and Emily Seeley of this place
The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs Burr were held at , O'Clock on
Friday afternoon from the family re-
sidence on High street, Rev Fred
saunders OHclaJlng. Inc storm Kept
many of the friends of the family
from attending, who would otherwise
have been present. The remains were
inc1osed in handsome casket, covered
with steel gray plush and looked very
life like. Several fine floral pieces
were about the casket showing that
friends had not forgotten the sad oc-
casiOn. A quartet from the Methodist
church choir sang Crock of Ages.
The pail bearers were DIR L. f. Cooper,
w. II. Foster, S. G. Redshaw, Charles
f. Dugmore, w. L. Parmelee and J.
d. Hotchkiss. Interment was made
in Pine Grove cemetery. c. e. Lewis
of Derby was in charge.
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OXFORD.

AT ST PETERS.
The choir meet on Saturdays at 3 in
St Peters church.
Service at st Peters on Sunday at
? p. m.
Miss Riggs has been appointed school
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BETHEL.
THE ICE HARVEST,

Bethel has full supply of ice stored
for hot weather.
William Wildman has cut and filled
one house of fine ice about 10 inches
thick.
r. j. Signor has filled three houses
the past week. The ice is about ten
inches in thickness and clear as crys-
tai. Several of his wOrkmen, last Sat
urday afternoon, got badly frosted.
Edward Clapp froze his ears and
On Monday Danbury workman
slipped into the pond and had to be
carried home to dry.
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DEATH OF CHARLES Il. WHEELER,


Charles B. Wheeler, who was buried
in the village cemetery on Tuesday,
was one of our best known citizens,
having made his home here for nearly
his life time, and in every improve
ment in the village or the Methodist
church. which he served many years
officially, he was identified, promoting
the work substantially and by his in
tiuence. In the earlier days of his life
the business which he conducted, man
ufacturer of boots and shoes, gave en-
plOyment to many people at most sat
isfactory wages, but when the wheels
of the country factories were stilled
on account OF the growing cities COM
petition, with their numerous combi-
nations of capital, this business enter
prise was forced to yield and now
where for years, boot and shoe makers
could have been found in every nook of
this vicinity, an army of them, it is
difficult to find one man who can re-
pair the worn shoe. He was hOnOred
by the town many times, serving in
various official capacities. beside repre-
Senting the town at Hartford two
terms, and many persons have been
favored in various ways by reason of |
his influence in their behalf. 1t was a
great loss in Stepney when the boot |
and shoe industry was taken away and
now we mourn the loss of the man and |
friend, who ever took SO active inter-
est and thought for the welfare of the
people and improvement of the place.
The funeral was held at his late home,
the services conducted by his pastor,
Mr. Rollins, who had the Baptist pas
tor, Mr. Braman, associated with him.
A large number of friends and rela-
lives from distant places were present.
Several brother Masons were present.
he deceased being member of the
Masonic lodge in Monroe.
THE LOCAL NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
\. b. Curtis and Stephen French
went to Bridgeport, Thursday night,
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merchant, will continue lth his other
business and will sell gr Fin, feed and
groceries at the usual Ioe prices.
Look for +. Hawley 8 Co.'s ad each
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Pc va We
Susie Mitchell.
Miss Lizzie Noble was
Miss Daniels. last week.
}. l.. Mitchell started d
a trip south to Southern
Miss Daniels gave a tel
OF her young lady friends
afternoon of last week.
Miss Lizzie Noble of New
dainty souvenir was Civ
guest many of them mad,
by the hostess.
Miss Charlotte Mitch
in bridgeport and New I'D
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SANFORD.

ITEMS OF INTEREST,
c. SWartZ OF South NOrWalk has
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Warm Underwear.

Mems extra heavy fleece lined shirts and
drawers. 4.I, each.
Mems natural wool shirts and drawers.
heavy weight. 43,. each
Mems ribbed fleece lined shirts and drawers.
SOC each.
Mems camcl-hair shirts and drawers 80.
each.
Ladies' fleece lined. ribbed. good heavy vests
and pants. :}e each.
Ladies' fleece lined ribbed vests ana pants
23c each.
Ladies' all-wOOl vests and pants. in gray
and white. 69c each.
Children'S all-wOOl vests and pants. sizes ~
t. 81 Sc each.
Mems white unlaundercd shirts. Do. Csc. ,
for 81 800. 42c 4St. and Ca.
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At Extra Reduced Prices.

" Women 5 suits of navy and
black theviOt, black Ntne-
Ian. jackets lined with silk.
were 80 to SIS.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-16
REYENUE REDUCTION TALK.
HOPKINS ADVISES eau
TIoN IN CUTTING DOWN INCOME.
rBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.J


WASHINGTON Nov. 15.-RepresentatfVe mop
kins. of Illinois one of the leading members OF
the Ways and Means Committee in the last
House is not disposed to favor an 1mmeola'e
and offhand cut in the governments INCOME
holding that caution should be observed IN
checking the present unexpected flow OF surplus
revenue into the national Treasury he salu
to-day:
We do not know yet what our expenses VIII pe, I
The appropriations committees Will nave 10 pe
consulted the estimates of the Secretary o. :iis
Treasury considered and the general lesisla.ioii
of Congress involving the spending OF money
taken into account What viii the Elcal asu
Canal cost and how much will have 10 ne ap
Dropriated toward its construction out VI ~. ..I,
revenues of ach year? If that snip SUBSIDY piii
gets through what will that cost? Ihefe Is d
demand for river and harbor improvements, ior
public buildings and for Increased eNpelu@l1uie @
on account of the government service III 'Ilits -,
directions / think we would DO petlet " lao
all these liabilities into reckonlns peioie 0i"
ing away at our assets indiscrmnateiy.
II is much easier to cut down your IeNehuIS e,
than 10 bring them up, and we nave ndu eAp 9 -,
enc under Democratic rule with Wiping out tne
surnlus We saw some hard times before lhe
Republican party could get back INTO power
and mt the country business basls-iiahe
its income greater than its outgo
/ do not say that there should not pe so @
.d,ction I do not favor levying the taxes uh-
,acassarilv but I think ought 10 go aoou'
tba radrction very carefully, and. as 1 sla'eu'
NOT until we find out how much we need-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-16
TRAFFIC BENEFITS OF CANALS.
A REPORT FROM SECRETARY JACKSON ON
THE KAISER WILHELM CANAL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE-l
Washfngton Nov. 15.-Under date OF OCTOBER To-
Mr. Jackson. Secretary of Embassy at I'eIiii'
transmits TO the Department Of State copies OF d
pamphlet on the development OF traffc IN me
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal Mr.. Jackson notes that the
canal dues paid by the United States steamship
p,,,.rnrise amounted TO ss5 90 and those OF the
United States steamship Buffalo to S4 TO- whlea.
he adds would apparently indicate that II IS Itss
extensive for American ships to go through ;s iHe
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal than to rounu the l1dis.I 81
Peninsula taking into consideration the saving IN Il,
t,,na and coal The total traffic OF the callai IN
Tas1 exclusive OF ships of the German Navy MaS
% N shtns with net registered tonnage OF fZS-
sSS The through traffic for the five years January
1905 TO December 81. 1900. has more than doubled
r;oo % ner cent? as regards number OF vessels, ana
almost trebled C9 go per cent? as regards tonnage.
The canal has given repeated proofs OF ITS capap-
ties in regard to the number OF SHIPS Paasslug IN
one day For example. on June 10. 1vo llS NeSseIs
with POI s4s net registered tonnage passed the cana
and II has likewise stood the test as regaros ils
av,ra bjiity for large vessels, such as the German
cruiser Furst Bismarck and the japanese cruiser
VepIrn,o. in fact the average size of the vessels
nassing the canal has risen from year to year II
hos heer possible maintain the traffic wlthout
ANY Interruption from ice, even throughouI me
severe winter OF 1876 ~. "hen the "ouiiu anu ''e
Belt were blocked with ice
New-York tribune., 1901-11-16
BANK SAFE CLEANED OUT.
BURGLARS GOT TOOLS AT wATERWoRks-
DYNAMITE USED.

c,-,,v raka Peach Nov Is (SpecaD-Burglars
broke into the safe Of the First National BANK al
this place with dynamite early this morning ana
cot away with So 600 in cash and as much more in
securities The loss is fully covered by burglar IN
surance Ex-Assemblyman Oliver II. Brown Is
president of the bank
The thieves gained entrance TO the bank by forc-
ing open window in the directors room Ihey
+l,e, blew off both doors OF the safe. Inc toois
r,sed TO drill the holes in the safe had been stoIeh
from the borough waterworks carrier IN the even
ing The robbers cleaned out the safe.
The robbery discovered az a. m. pE herry
Osborne who lives opposite the bank OSBORNE
noticed the bank building in darkness, and at once
surmised that something was wrong. He awakened
Fred r Schock the cashier. and the men went 10
the bank and that robbery had been com
rTttted The thieves left cew 10 their lien-
titv but fresh wagon tracks show that they went