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BRIDGEWATER.
NEW GRANGE OFFICERS.

NEW GRANGE OFFICERS.
Officers of Brldgewater Grange, No.
1873, elected December II, 1901, for the
year 1902, we're as follows:
Master, A. B. Mallett.
Overseer, George A. Northrop.
Lecturer, Henry G. Sanford.
Steward, Willis Frost.
Assistant Steward, T. A. McEslin.
Secretary, Mrs M. B. WeltOn.
Treasurer, Elmer Frost.
Gate Keeper, Levi Warner.
Pomona, Mrs Olive Hawley.
Ceres, Mrs Annie Treat.
Flora, Abbie NOrthrOp.
Chaplain, Mrs Ida A. Wooster.
Lady Assistant Steward, Mabelle f.
Sanford.
Member Executive COMMITTEE, II. W.
Treat.
Christmas night the Grange had a
supper and grand good time was the
verdict Of all present.
Miss May Sanford spends the holi-
days in New York City.
w. w. Welton has bought James
Orr's tobacco barn, and will soon move
it, placing it near his other barns.
G. H. Sanford and daughter, Miss
Susan, from Bridgeport, were in the
village last week Friday.
G. B. Thompson's factory closed,
Tuesday night, for the remainder of
the week.
Mrs George Erwin's mother isw 18th
her for the winter.
Mrs Mark McEslin is the guest of
friends out of town, this week.
Alfred Carlson and family have
moved into the Peck place, recently
purchased by A. B. Mallett.
Mrs Isabella Orr, who has been quite
i'll, is convalescent at this writing.
Mrs Seeley Taylor, of Bethel, is
spending the winter in town with her
daughter, Mrs George Irwin.
Mrs Sallie Sanford met an accident
on Monday evening, by. stepping out on
the stoop on to rubber door mat,
slipped and fell, striking on a stone
door sill. Although badly bruised and
shaken up, no bones were broken. She
is now in the care of Dr. Staub, Of New
Milford, and is doing as we'll as can be
expected.
The Christmas exercises will be held
at st Marks church on Christmas
morning, after the morning service,
and the Sunday school is to have a
Christmas tree.
The Hay Seed Whist club meet, this
evening, with Mr. and Mrs Robert
Greer
Mrs M. L. Tucker left town for New
York, on Friday morning, where she
will spend the winter.
The Young Ladies' Whist club met
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LIME ROCK.
DEATH OF JOHN BELCHER.


John Belcher died at his home, at
Lime Rock station, about O'Clock,
Friday afternoon. He had been con-
fined to his bed but little more than a
day, although he had felt badly for a
week or more. Mr. Belcher was born
in Ancram, n. Y, 81 years ago, and
has been resident of this town, per-
haps % years. He was twice married.
BY his first wife he had one daughter
Mollie, now a young lady of IL. His
second wife, who was Mary Brignor,
survives him. For a number Of years
Mr.. Belcher had been the agent at the
railroad station, and enjoyed a large
acquaintance with the travelling pub
lie. He was genial and liberal heart
ed man, and was member Of Hiram
Eddy Camp, S. of V. The funeral was
was conducted by the Rev Mr. Bull
man, assisted by Rev J. S. Graham
The burial was in Lime Rock Gem
etery.
Charles Mayer is enjoying a holiday
vacation OF a couple of weeks in New
York.
William Cleary attended the funera
of Miss Connolly, in New Haven, on
| Tuesday. Miss Connolly was a guest
eff the Misses Cleary in this place, fol
several weeks, last summer.
Arthur w. Van DuSen and Miss
Clementine Walcuit were married ir
| Millerton, n. y, December 1G
James Is. Trip, Of Dover, was visit
ing friends in this locality, the last O
| the week.
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CHRISTN FESTIN TIES.

The Christmas exercises Of the Con-
gregational church was held on Sun
day morning. The christmas tree
was as handsomely decorated and illu-
minated as ever. The snow storm
over the tree at the close was very
successful and effective. The Sunday
school members were each presented
with half pound box of Huyler's
candy and an orange, the annual gen
erOus gift of Mrs E. II. Van Ingen.
The songs by the primary division of
the school were very much enjoyed,
also the recitations by Grace Seabury,
Flora Seabury, Nellie Irwin, Ruth
Buckingham and Clara Randall.
John Brinsmade, Jr., and Harry See
ley played we'll on their violins in ac-
companying the singing.
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Bridgeport on Monday to remain IN
til Saturday.
The Poquasset club met on Friday
evening at the Alternately cottage.
Miss Anna L. Brinsmade of Spring
field is visiting at the Gunnery and
Ridge for the holidays.
Miss Laura Hickox of Toledo is Wis
iting her aunt, Miss May Hickox.
Howard Bronson was in town over
Sunday.
Miss Lucy Nettleton is spending her
Christmas vacation at home.
DR. Ford's lecture, last week Tues
day evening, was listened to by large
and appreciative audience. 1t was a
lecture full of interest and very in
structlve about Mexican people and
their country.
There will be speaker for the ben
eft of the Boys club, at the Town
hall, next week.
Miss Carrie Taylor, of Sharon, is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs Lincoln Wanzer.
Philemon Whitehead is home from
Washington, d. c., for 10 days.
Sherman Hartwell has taken four
birds to the Bristol poultry show.
Hon William Wallace Bruce gave a
lecture on "Wit and Humor," last
Thursday night, which was the second
of the course, under the auspices of
the WOman'S club.
The Swedish people had their usual
Christmas morning service, with their
church beautifully trimmed and
lighted with'candleS.
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Holiday
handkerchief.

rs you come in, the New
Entrance to the East Store
and look down the Grand
y Sc in its maze Of green
and white, what an entranc-
ing view it is. Table after
table heaped high with hand
kerchiefs like mounds of drift
ed snow-follow after each
other clear back to the Center
Street Store.
And what extraordinary op-
portunities these are! Who
ever saw such values before!
In Christmas week, too!
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The Joys Of
Toyland.

How the. children revel in
the sights that meet their
wide open eyes-in the new
toyland - Busy Basement.
What visions of Christm: S
morning float before their. i'm
aginations. And yet how
real it all is here-how fascin-
atlng! Was there ever be-
tore such a kaleidoscope mass
ing OF kriss Kringle toys as
you find this week in the New
royland.
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with Miss Mabel Frances Sanford, last
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Eli Roberts is entertaining a
niece, Mrs Emerson Ballard, from Dan
bury.
The Current Events club met with
Miss Daisy HILL on Saturday, Deem
Der p.
Mrs A. H. Sturdevant is visiting
friends in New York CITY.
Mr. and Mrs Wesley Hill. of New
Britain; are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
J. A. Greer.
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The price of asserting has been ad
vanced in the shop of j. Stuart Halpin
to lac.
W. B. Bull, clerk at the National
bank, passed Christmas day with his
mother in Kent.
Mr. and Mrs B. L. Moore will furnish
a turkey in connection with the Fire
mems dance, which will be an attract
i've and popular feature.
Rev and Mrs N. S. Becker of New
Preston were in town, Monday.
Gilbert Vincent, one of Kent'S most
successful farmers, was in town on
Monday.
Charles Leach is expecting to build
barn and store in the rear of his new
house, which he has recently purchas-
ed on Bridge street. 1t will probably
be erected some time during the spring
months.
J. A. Northrop, the veteran mana
ger of the, foundry of j. A. Northrop
& Sons, was in the Park City on Fri
day last
II. w. Treat of Bridgewater was in
town on Friday last, dining at the
New England house.
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7AEEE1M:MALLN@.
CIovec for Gifts.
.1alrS in Buying for Xmas.


Here is the holiday assem-
Wy # high grade gloves.
his store deservedly enjoys
ne iair name Of carrying the
lnest fitting gloves made.
i'lG store, as we are, we enjoy
IN full, the confidence and
iavor Of both the public and
he glove makers. We i'm
1nrt direct.
Most gloves bought at this
me are intended for gifts.
And here is where our expert
ence counts.
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ton co., OHIO, says:
az wish to add my testimony and praise to
Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy for
the good it did mo. lhad = limb broken, and after
| got so that could get about, my nerves were So
shattered that I could hardly keep still. ] could
not lie STILL could not eat to do any good nor talk
that anyone could understand me. l couldn't
sit still and suffered terribly and 1 got SO poor
and looked so badly that didn't look nor seem
like myself. 1 heard of DIR. Greene's Nsrvura
blood and nerve remedy and my parents got a
bottle and began to take it, and by the time the
bird bottle was used began to feel better, and
after six bottles was entirely cured, sound and
we'll. If by using this letter, 1t will help others,
you can aseit and welcome, for DR.. Greene's
girl out of me-
Are yeu working beyond your strength
Do you have neuralgia, headaches, back
aches, or dizziness? Do your nerves keep
YOU worked up and excited? Get DR..
relief with it and prompt cure.
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Ten Pages.
COUNTY
WASHINGTON.
A LIFE OF HAMILTON GIBSON.

| LIFE OF HAMILTON GIBSON.
William Hamilton Gibson had large
circle of acquaintance and hundreds
of times as many admirers. He was
fine interpreter of nature and alike
with pen and pencil he revealed the
beauties of outdoor life to countless
readers. The story of his life is full OF
interest and another illustration of the
way young men get ahead in whom the
get-ahead spirit prevails.
The "Life" of Gibson has been de-
lightfully told by one of our own Hart
ford citizens, Rev DR. John Coleman
| Adams, pastor of the Universalist
Church of the Redeemer. In his de-
| lightful appreciative preface. DIR Adj
ans says:
| Three men have done more than any
others to inspire our geneation with
the love of nature. They are Henry
| D. Thoreau, John Burroughs and Will
liam Hamilton Gibson. Thoreau, when
the generation was young, challenged
| it to come out of doors, live in Shanty,
and see as much of the world as he saw.
John Burroughs, in later years, has
| acted as guide to multitude of minds,
eager to be 'personally conducted"
to field and forest. William Hamil-
ton Gibson, besides winning many feet
into those '''highways and byWays"
whose charms he taught us to feel,
was fortunate in his exceptional
power to bring nature to the very eyes
of men in the works of his pencil, with
which he made ENTHUSIASTICALLY
''illustra ted"-his pages. This alone
would be Justification of some ac-
count of his life and work.
But in addition to this claim on the
interest of the public, those who knew
him are aware OF others;-a PERSONAL
ity of singular charm and forcefulness;
a career quite marvellous in it's swift
and sure achievements; a genius as rare
as it was versatile devotion to art
and to study which fairly wore him
out in it eXactiOnS on his energy; an
ideal which instructs while it shames
our sordidness and materialism. His
personality will surely grow upon the
American people as time gives true
perspective to his life and work. AL
ready we can see something of his con
spicuousness and his right to place
in the foremost group of our nature
prophets. In that great trio, Thor
eau is the philosopher, Burroughs the
poet and man of letters, Gibson the
artist-naturalist. In these days when
so many are entering into the inheri-
lance which Gibson helped to secure,
it is fitting that nature-iovers should
hear the story of his fruitful life.
The story of Mr. Gibson's successful
life is admirably told. The writer is
in sympathy not only with his friend
but also with his temperament and he
gives biography worthy of it's sub
ject.
The volume is illustrated beautiful
ly in half-tones and makes a choice
memorial of a man who as author,
naturalist and artist helped his fellow
men. 1t is published by G. P. Put
MANS Sons, New York; for sale by
Belknap & Warfield. II Hartford Cour-
ant.
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THE CHRISTMAS FESTIN WHITES,

There were Christmas exercises in
the church on Sunday, and a good at
tendance, though very cold day. The
The children spoke their pieces very
nicely, and the singing was good. Miss
Cora Strong presided at the organ.
The address of welcome was finely
rendered by Bertha Chapman. Rev
Mr. MunsOn gave an address.
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BETHLEHEM.
SOME GEOLOGICAL FIGURES ABOUT
BETHLEHEM.

SOME GEOLOGICAL FIGURES ABOUT
BETHLEHEM.
The following figures are taken
from a map issued by the United
States Department or Geological Sur
vey: The highest point in town is
Todd's hill, LILO feet above the level
with the hill west of William Slough
toms: second, at an elevation of Lib
feet. Other points are as follows:
The hill east of Richard Magee's
l,l2O feet; South Carmel hill, l,12O
feet; J. w. Smiths, LOO feet: Hard
hill, loo feet: e. Stockman's, 1000
feet; Fred Judd's hill, 1000 feet:
Mount Seth, near J. b. Sanford's.
800 feet; Bethlehem Center, 900 feet:
Long Meadow pond, 800 feet, l foot
lower than Bantam lake; Birds pond,
S45 feet: Guilo hollow, 600 feet. The
lowest points are the hollow at Carr
Watson's and the hollow on the stream
at the Town line, below Guilo hollow,
each are $50 feet above sea level. In
formation regarding obtaining the
maps, which contain about POO Squa re
miles Of surface each, and costs cents
each, may be had by applying to the
director of the United States GeOlogi-
cal Survey, at Washington, ID. G.
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WARREN.
A GRANGE SOCIABLE,

X URN NIIE SOCINBLE
Last Wednesday evening the Grange
held a sociable, with Mrs. Eunice King
man. There was a ''bonnet sale, :.
trimmings and pins provided, and the
brothers bought the bonnets and
trimmed them. Frank Noisard got
the prize for the best, and Henry Com
stock the BOBBY prize. There was lots
of fun and quite an addition to the
treasury.
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CHRISTMAS AT ST JOHN S.

The tree at st Johns church, on
Tuesday evening, was a very pretty
one. Rev Mr. Robinson gave a brief
talk to the children, prayers were said,
and a Merry Christmas greeting, with
hand shake to every child, who re-
ceived his nice box of IIuyier's candy,
an orange and d present.
A. G. Titus visited friends in New
Haven, this week.
Miss V. Reynolds and her nephew,
Heber Reynolds, have gone to New
York for the holidays.
Mrs Martha Gold of the Gunnery
has gone to Falls River, Mass, to
visit her daughter Cassie, who is a
teacher there.
iRev r. E. Carter and family went to
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WARREN BOYS HAVE A MARROW ES-
CAPE FROM DEATH.

News came last week of the narrow
escape from death OF two Of our War
rem boys, Edward and Orange Sackct.
on Staten Island, where their uncle
Augustine Sackc1t, has Il large fac
tory for making ''wall board" Ed
ward is foreman, and Orange also has
a responsible position. They were on
the fourth floor, also 10 or II other
men, when it was found the building
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WOODBURY..
uOTCHKISSVILI.E AND VICINITY.

WORCESTERSHIRE AND VICINITY.
Thursday, December 10, Il son was
born to Mr. and Mrs Norman Roswell.
Mrs j. J. Fuwlcr's mother. Mrs
Bevans, of Danbury, is visiting her.
Harry Dawson spent a few days in
Hartford, last week.
George Bates brother. Fred Bates,
Bridgewater, visited him last week.
Sunday, Miss Florence Burton of
Minortown favored the Sunday school
with solo, "The Lord is My Shep-
herd" Next Sunday at , O'Clock
there will be Christmas songs and reci-
tations by the children and they will
have their New Years supper on Mon
day evening.
Thomas Alling now has water con-
veyed by pipe to his sink from the
well across the street.
Mrs L. II. Buckington, who has
been quite i'll at the home of her
brother, has returned to her home in
SOuthfOrd.
a small annex is being added to the
Percy residence.
Samuel COad of North Woodbury. is
working in the material room of the
knife shop.
Miss Emma Travers is assisting Mrs
Charles Dyson with her homework.
Miss Mary Thomas is visiting her
father in Walden, \. y.
Mrs Ryce Clark of New Haven is
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Gaortrp F. Norris
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INTERESTING CHRI STMAS EXERCISES.

The Judea school held it's Christmas
exercises on Friday afternoon in the
chapel. A large audience was present.
Those who took their parts in recita-
tions and singing very creditably were
Ruth Carlson, Marion and Candace
Seeley, Nellie Woodruff, Marjorie Far
rand, Nellie Irwin, Alice Carter, Dor
othy Brinsmade, Charlotte Brinsmade,
Jeanette Prindle, Helen Carter,
Abby Brinsmade, Sterling Carter and
Heber Reynolds. The experiments
in science. given by Dana Gibson, were
watched with interest. The piano
solos by Dana Gibson and Ruth Carl
son, also the violin playing of Marjorie
Farrand and Charlotte Brinsmade
were enjoyed by all. Two Christmas
trees adorned each end of the platform
and sprays of holly were worn by each
pupil. A box of holly had been the
generous gift of Mrs Anna Brinsmade
to the school.
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A CARD OF THANKS.

thank her kind neighbOrs and friends
for the many acts of regard shown
toward herself and family during the
late illness and deceaSe Of her son,
Horatio, and sincerely hopes that God
in His kind providence will reward
them far beyond her power to give or
do.
New Presto Conn.,, December %.
The success of. E. Granniss' BIRTH
day party at Pavilion hall, last Friday
evening, was most satisfactory to Jer-
ONE. The night was pleasant, but
cold, and the attendance in numbers
compares favorably with former years.
An excellent supper was served in the
dining room and Frank Whitney of
New Milford led the orchestra with
his violin, accompanied blythe piano,
and George f. PiXley with clarionet
and Mr. Lathrop with cornet. The
dancing continued till the early hours
of Saturday morning. Among those
present were Fred Granniss and Miss
Sheery of Litchfeld and Mr. and Mrs
John Judd of Kent, who that night
were guests here of Mr. and Mrs j. b.
Stillson.
II. w. Beeman has for several weeks
been troubled with "JOb's comfort
ers' or something approaching car
bun cles in appearance and effect
Mrs Emma Hall and son, Arvin, are
passing the holiday weeks at Dea Day
ton Burnham's, closing their house at
Washington, while visiting here.
Walter Pickett of New Haven is pass.
ing the holidays here at Hon c.. p
Lyman's.
Nearly all the students at Upsor
seminary, except HaXton, are away
till the beginning of the new year
The other schools closed last Friday
till after New Years.
! Rev n. 5. Becker favored his con
gregation, last Sunday morning, with {
sermon appropriate for the Christmas
time.
Julius a. Glover closed his cottage
here for the winter on Monday of thi!
week and has gone to Litchtield, as
has been his custom for several previ.
Gus winters, to live with his daughtel
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Contractors and Builders.
THE FRANK E. ROWE co.,

Successors to Rowe Il Pulls,
BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, New Milford, Ct
Estimates cheerfully furnished on large and
small contracts.
plans and Specifications furnished.
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NEW MILFORD.
K ECENT GUESTS AT

RECENT GUESTS AT WAYSIDE INN
b. l.. ArbicOm, G. +. Bidwell, |. p.
Ward. y. J. Lane, f. +. Knapp. W. T..
Van lngen, George p. Phoenix, II. p.
Goodrich, G. f. Noorhis, Carlos Rug
giles, c. f. Closter, \. }. Lane, Lee
Zander, New York.
l.. |. Prince, F. p. Hyde, New Ha.
ven.
E. b. Pratt, F. II. Avery, Hartford
Rev and Mrs Cranston Brent0n, Mrs
J. S. Curtis, New Milford.
p. Strange, London.
LeRoy Scotield, Pound Ridge. n. Y.
John w. Wadhams, Torrington.
Mrs B. +. Ingram, Cornwall.
Miss Corlyn Foster, Baltimore, Md.
c. e. Bush, East Lyme.
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WATERTOWN.

Miss Minnie Beers of Pennsylvania,
is visiting at a. w. Skilton'S for a
week or more.
a very pleasant surprise was sprung
upon George Fox, of Linktield district,
by the Just For Fun club, and a few
of their friends, last week. James
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Bronchitis

All serious lung troubles
begin with a tickling in the
throat. You can stop this at
first in a single night with
Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
Use it also for hard colds,
and for coughs of all kinds.
75c.. SOC, s1.0o C. AYEn CO., Lowell. Mass.
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was on fire. and no way of escape but
by rope from 4 window. With great
presence Of mind, the Sackett brothers
ordered their men down the rope. all
but two reaching the ground in safety.
They thought to find a better way. and
lost their lives. The Sacketts were
the last t" leave, and Orange climbed
back on the rope to try to find the
missing men, but in vain.
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Mrs Sarah Sackett has gone to
Stockbridge, Mass, to spend the win
ter with friends
Mr. and Mrs Ward Welton spent sew
eral days in Bridgeport. last week. at
tending the Agricultural convention.
lesley college for the holidays: also
Charles Perkins from Mt IIermon.
NOrthtield, Mass.
Robert Swift has gone to Hartford
for the holidays
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and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs W. G..
GranniSS.
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Have just arrived. They are
two buckle, roll edge, duck
overs and gray felts. The price
is $2.25. If in need OF a pair
call at
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GRANGE PROSPECTING.

A special meeting was held at the
Grange, on Wednesday evening, and
d class of six took the third and fourth
! degree. The election of officers will
be held December 80.
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ALMOST CRAZY !
Wrought up Nerves Quickly Helped by
Dr.. Greene'S herYura.

Are you a woman? Do you understand
the meaning of " shattered nerves." Are
you tortured with every form of suffering?
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DC Iclu lJccclllDc ~.
The High school closed for one
week, beginning Monday, December %.
Miss Minnie Donovan closed her
school in the Sixth district, on Fri
day, December 20, for two weeks vaca-
ton, which she will spend at her home
in Thomaston. On Friday evening,
she invited the children, their parents
and friends to the number of u, to
the school house, where she had
a Christmas tree, we'll laden with
presents for the children, and nicely
lighted with wax candles. The child
rem each gave recitatiOnS appropriate
to the occasion, and songs were
sung. Many thanks are due to Miss
Donovan for her generosity and time
spent in preparing SO much enjoyment
for both parents and children.
Miss Edna Lake has commenced to
teach school on South Carmel hill.
Mrs C. II. Randall is not as well,
and she is in very weak condition.
Mrs Julia Perkins attended the fu-
neral of her aunt, Mrs Edward Pierce,
in WATERFOWL, last week Friday.
Mrs. L. p. Judd is sick with pneu-
mOnia.
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The price of asserting has been ad
vanced in the shop of j. Stuart Halpin
to 14c.