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WEST BEDDING.
CHURCH JOTTINGS.

The pulpit of Long Ridge church was filled on Sunday last by Frank Berry, in the morning, and the evening by MT Wixon of Danbury The regu- lar pastor preached for Rev w. w. w Wilsonsof Danbury.
 The Epworth League meeting was held as usual on Tuesday evening, Miss Jennie Cusack leader.
 A prayer meeting was held on Thurs day, lat the home of Edgar Crofut.
 The Bible class of Long Ridge church, with MT Amery as teacher, composed of about 30 young people, held a picnic at Roton Point on We'd nesday. One large carry-all carried them to Winnepauk, where they took the trolley to the Point. John Todd added to the enjoyment of the occa- sion by donating the use of his stove, tables and bath houses.
 CHARLES STONE MEETS WITH AN
 ACCIDENT.
 Charles Stone, of Long Ridge, met
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LYONS PLAINS.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

NUGGETS OF NEWS.
 Mrs Ralph Jefferson entertained her father and sister, from Noroton, this week.
 Mrs Emma Parrott, of Bridgeport, is visiting Mrs John McCollum.
 L. R. Hoyt and wife spent several days in Boston, last week, returning home Saturday night.
 John Gulick, who has been ill for many months with a complication of diseases, died Sunday morning. The funeral services were held in Emman- uel church on Wednesday afternoon. The interment was in the Lyon $ Plains cemetery.
 Mrs Mary Patcheon spent two days with her sons and their families, this week.
 Mrs Elias White and son, of Nor walk, spent several days with friends here, recently.
 Edward Clark, of New Jersey, made a flying trip here, this week.
 Elmer Treadwell, of Bethel, spent Sunday with his mother.
 Miss Minnie Lyons is visiting in Bethel.
 Miss Bessie Treadwell is visiting in Danbury.
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BRIEF LOCAL MENTION.

MT and Mrs w. F. Bryant of Nor walk spent Sunday with MT and Mrs Burr Mills.
 Mrs Lucy Northrop, who has been ill, is cOnvaleScing.
 The ice cream sociable which was held at the home of Fred Kearns, Fri day evening, was largely attended by the young people of the place and a social evening was passed.
 Miss Grace Gilbert of London, Can. is visiting her uncle, Edwin Gilbert
 Mrs William Pardee of AnSOnia is visiting her parents.
 Marion Stocking spent Sunday with friends in AnSonia.
 Joe Dooly, who has been camping out with party of friends at Smiths pond, has returned to his work.
 Miss Maud Castle of Norwalk is vis- iting her grandmother, Mrs Nelson.
 MT and Mrs Edward Osborne, who have been camping out at Smiths pond, have returned to their home in Waterbury.
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TASHUA.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

The Sunday school picnic is appoint ed to be hela at Putnam Park, on We tuesday, August g. The park seems an ideal picnic ground, counting instruction with pleasure, there being much to interest, not only the children, but the older ones, too. It is hoped there will be a goOdly attendance, that all who possibly can will improve this opportunity to visit these historic grounds.
 Mrs Bertha Ferris and family have visited her mother, Mrs Mary B. Clarke.
 MT and MT George Clarke left this week for the Catskill mountains, for the benefit of his health, which has not been good for some time.
 John w. Treadwell is building quite extensive dog kennels and has some very fine and valuable dogs.
 MT and Mrs Charles Beers, of Bridge port, visited at MT Treadwell's last week.
 Loomis Sterling and wife of New York were guests of his sister, Mrs George Mallett, on Sunday.
 Recent guests of Mrs Winnie Brad ley were Miss McNeil of New Jersey, Miss Sturges and Mrs Prentiss sof Greenfield Hill, Miss Wilcox of Hart ford, and Miss Silliman of Easton.
 Mrs William Mallett is recovering
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A PURELY WOODBURY VIEW.
Hotchkissville, Conn.


 August 20, 1901.
 Editor VIEWPOINT BEE, NewtOwn, Conn.,, Dear Sir: The attack upon John H. Roberts of this town in your last issue in regard to his umpiring in the game between Woodbury and New town on the Woodbury grounds on Saturday, August 4, was totally un- called for and In very bad taste by the person who wrote the article, as any fair minded person who witnessed the game could see, and the calling of from the grounds of the NewtOwn club in the seventh inning was the most child-like play ever seen in Wood. bury, and pronounced so by Out-Of-tOwn people who saw it.
 One word about the NewtOwn pitch CT. He seems to be nice young fel. low but not fast enough to hold out, as was plainly shown, when. as the WoOdbury's came up to bat they pOked the ball around the field at their own sweet will. Consequently MT Pitcher was tired, and provoked at the umpire when he would send his out drOI which would curve way out and Wood bury would wait. It would be well for him to find some more curves and speed. The decision which NewtOwn's manager made so much objection t( was in good faith and correct. Int shOrt-stOp threw the ball so wide of first base the baseman had to reach and he could not get back in time tt catch the runner, and the decision il the seventh was, while close, all right as the ball was thrown so high to catcl the man that when the second basemar came down he fell over the runner who went in under him, and as some one remarked, he was too large (swelled up) to catch small man. And to finish this whole fasco WOodbury offered to call the man ou and let Newtown choose their owl umpire and finish the game. But no they would not play; all we'll and good but babyish in the extreme and a everyone, including Newtown's man ager, knew, they were out of their clas and had better go home. Then the 1 departed.
 Goodbye to Newtown, but shoul' they wish to play another game ther are umpires galore not interested wh would do an impartial job for botl sides, and Woodbury is still playin ball. Yours truly, Edward H COWleS.
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The NewtOWn Bee
CIRCULATION
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TOWN TOPICS,
 HATTERTOWN.

George xufutt of Orange, N. l., has been spending several days with his family at Hill Side cottage. G. R. Parmelee, J. H. Summers and l. B. GoodSell, with their families and visitors, picnicked at Putnam Park, last Thursday. Master Willie TOmlinSOn of WOOd- bridge has been spending a week with his brother, Harold Tomlinson, at c. D. StillSOnS.
 A family by the name of Thorp are living in o. E. MOrgan's tenement house. Henry Morgan returned from Long Island, Wednesday, sick with malarial fever.
 Martin WOolsey spent several days in York state, this week. John ThOrp Milton of Bridgeport is visiting his uncle and aunt, MT and Mrs Charles Thorpe.
 George StillSon has been visiting rel atives in South NOrwalk. Mrs Horace Porter of Hebron is spending several weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs H. A. Pratt.
 William Patchen of Waterbury is enjoying weeks vacation among his old friends in this place.
 Charles Hubbell is a new employe at Pratt's shop.
 H. A. Pratt has built very substan- tial truck for business firm in Dan bury.
 Miss Pauline Taylor, Miss Josephine BriScOe and friend from Danbury have enjoyed short vacation at Miss Fay lor's home in this place. Harry Morgan is with his brother, Charles, on Long Island for several weeks.
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HUNTINGTON.
PERSONAL ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PERSONAL ITEMS OF INTEREST.
 Mrs Paul Rehnberg and little daugh- ter, Sarah, left on Saturday for a few weeks stay in the White Mountains.
 Mrs L. E. Pangburn spent few days in New Haven, last week.
 MT and Mrs Meth Willi inns of AnsO- mia have visited at A. $. Smiths.
 Dr and Mrs Irving and Miss Gladys Irving, who have been spending a short time at E. s. Hawley's, have re- turned to their home in New Britain.
 Mrs Seymour Plumb and son of Bridgeport have been the guests of Mrs Estella Marks.
 Miss Hattie Willard is spending some time with her sister in Derby.
 Miss Louise Nichols and nephew have returned from the Pan-A merican Exposition.
 The Farmill River Grange picnicked at Walnut Beach, last Wednesday.
 Miss Bessie 'Wetmore of Southford
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with painful accident last week. He fell on a scythe, cutting a deep gash in the fieshy part of his leg, Il stitches being necessary to draw the wound to- gether.
 Burr Sanford, of Providence, R. l., has been home visiting his parents, MT and Mrs Seth Sanford, for a short time. His brother, Seth Sanford, Jr., returned with him on Monday last, having taken a position as shipping clerk We all wish him success.
 Miss Hattie Barnum is visiting her sister, Mrs Kimball, in New Haven. Miss Lena Sherman, of Poughkeep. sic, has been making Miss Adella Bahret short visit Fred. Gursh and wife, from New
 York, are visiting MT and Mrs Stone, who are boarding at Edgar Crofut's. Mrs Howe, of Ridgetield, is visiting
 her daughter, Mrs William P. English, of this place.
 Miss Sadie Sanford is confined to her
 home with pleurisy. Charles Hill, of Umpawaug, is
 seriously ill with typhoid fever.
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DOD0INOTOWN.
PERSONAL CHAT.

MT and Mrs E. J. Bell and chil dren of Bethel have been recently enter. tained at J. w. Behn'S.
 The Elmwood Sunday school held their annual picnic at Putnam Park, last Wednesday.
 Miss Emma L. Ferry has been en. gagged to teach the Flat Swamp school for the ensuing year.
 K. Peters and son of Brooklyn are spending their vacations at J. w Behns.
 Miss Todd, who has been boarding at William Hamlin's, has returned t( her home in Flushing.
 Miss Georgia M. Ferry has been wis iting friends in Danbury.
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PLATTSVILLE.
HOYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY

HOYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.
 Mrand Mrs L. A. Jennings and little daughter have spent few days with relatives in Kent.
 William Relyea is entertaining his father, from New York state.
 MT and Mrs A. Bulkley are having trouble over horse that the latter says was-given as present. The other party wishes to retain the horse.
 William Wilson and family are camp. ing, with others, at the beach.
 Mrs Mary Hall entertains friend from New York.
 Mrs Emma Bennett has guests from the city.
 Mrs N. Leffert is quite poorly, hay. ing had to undergo an operation, nd is under the care of Dr White of Bridgeport. Her many friends hope for a speedy restoration to health and strength.
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During the severe electric storm of Saturday, the large pine tree standing in front of the remains of the old He ron house, on the Ridge, was shattered by bolt of lightning, and converted into kindling wood. Thus passed an other noted landmark.
 Frank Futile and family have moved in with Ben Ferris.
 E. M. Bradley, the popular mailcar- rier, has had a little vacation. visiting his brother in New York. On Sunday c. D. Warehouse discov- cred one of hls best COWS in lot with broken leg. The animal had to be killed.
 Miss Mary Dunlap, daughter of for mer pastor of Christ church, but now of Delaware City,is visiting at Stephen Sanford's.
 Joseph R. Hawley has had erected a fine double stone on the Ridge cem- etery, to the memory of his father and mother. He has also graded and beau- titied the family plot. There is quite a large number of boarders in town both at the Center and Ridge. Mss Fannie Shaw of Red Bank, N. J., is visiting her aunt, Julia H. San ford.
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camping for two weeks at Compo Beach. Miss Annie Fitch was the guest, last week, of Ms c. T. Gregory lOf Cannon.
 Miss May Hamilton is visiting friends in New York.
 Mrs David Warehouse is spending a week in Portchester.
 The Misses Bulkley, of Bridgeport, who have been spending two weeks with Mrs Martin Rowland, have re- turned home.
 H. l.. Waterbury will take charge of the Upper Parish school for the com ing year.
 Friends from East Norwalk have in- vited Mrs Mabel Fitch.
 Mrs H. A. Coley has visited friends in Norwalk.
 Friday evening will be "Children's night'' at Norfeld Grange.
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BERKSHIRE.

Mrs Irene Lake of Bridgeport is wis iting her grandmother, Mrs Evarts.
 Curtis Hawley returned, this week, from a weeks outing at the Pan American exposition.
 Mrs A. H. Curtiss of Monroe is spend ing some time with her parents, Mir and Mrs J. w. Partridge.
 Miss Hurd of New Haven is visiting at Mrs Samuel Curtis.
 Mrs D. w. Smith is spending some Minor.
 Mrs c. L. Page and children have re- turned from two weeks visit in Kent.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
NEW FAIRFIELD.

PICNIC OF THE SONS OF NEW FAIRFIELD
 The Sons of New Fairfield had very enjoyable time at their picnic, on Wed- nesday of last week. There was about 7CO people present, and provisions in abundance for them. Even the bare footed urchin from Danbury had his fill of watermelon. James s. White head was elected president for the coming year,sand George Nevins sec retary. A new committee was ap- pointed.
 The entertainment at the church, given by the Grange, was well attend ed and very pleasing to all and finan- cial success.
 Floyd Wood and his bride of Red ding called on his grandmother, Mrs Rachel Knapp on Saturday.
 Isaac Leach, who has been suffering from an inflamed eye, is out of town consulting an Oculist.
 Tommy Thompson has gone to Dan- bury to work in the hat shop.
 Mrs Theodore Post has returned from the Danbury hospital.
 A. A. Brush is spending the week in Buffalo.
 Mrs Alice COyne became the mother of twins on Sunday night.
 The property belonging to the es- tate of Thomas Briton was sold at auction on Saturday. l. s. Knapp bought the farm.
 A few tobacco crops have been sold at IT cents pound and over.
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The E. c. Platt Co. of Hawleyville have bought out A. B. Fancher and will take possession of his store on September l, when MT Fancher will go to Winsted to join his son. MT Platt says that his business has in creased so that he needs more room. The back room of the store will be occupied as the offices of The E. c
 Platt Co.,, and in the main store they will put in line of builders hardware in connection with the grocery busi- ness already established. Newtown for he was one of the towns esteemed citizens, but The E. C.. Platt Go. will conduct the grocery and hardware business with the same energy that their predecessor has put into it.
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THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT.

Miss Abbie D. Wakeman is spending few days in Hull's Farms.
 Floyd w. Burr is caring for the church at Easton during this month.
 Mrs Samuel T. Bulkley. of Greenfield has been a guest at her old home.
 w. o. Bailey went to New York, last week, and purchased horse.
 Mrand Mrs James:L. Pratt, who have been away on visit, are expected home this week.
 Miss Charlotte Burr of Brooklyn has been visiting her aunts the past week.
 Mail Carrier Wells is moving to Mill Plain to be nearer the postoftice in Fairfield.
 Mrs and Mrs F. Marberg of Fairfield spent Sunday with MT and Mrs w. H. Burr.
 Miss Louisa Fehrman of Brooklyn has spent week with MT and Mrs E. B. Burr.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
AN ENJOYABLE PICNIC.

The Sunday School picnic at Pine Rock Grove was held last week Thurs. day. Although the weather looked threatening in the morning, large number ventured put and as it did not rain all day, very enjoyable time was had by all. About 175 sat down to the tables loaded with good things and did justice to it. The trolley ride to and from the grove on special car was a very pleasant feature of the days en- iOyment.
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GEORGETOWN.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Rev G. A. Viets of Bedding preached in the Methodist church, Sunday morn ing, in exchange with the pastor.
 An ice cream social was held on Thursday evening, August g, at the home of Ellsworth Bennett.
 Mrs Fanny St John and Mrs Mary Crosby have been on the sick list.
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from her recent illness.
 Mrs Lizzie Northrop had some very handsome and fragrant lilies to deco rate the church on Sunday.
 Arthur Sweezy's many friends are very sorry ito hear of his departure from town, and hope he will soon re- turn and make his home in TaShua.
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STEVENSON.
PUNGENT NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

PUNGENT NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
 Miss Helena Sherman has returned from visit with friends in Massachu- settS.
 Miss Gussie Ritter, of Stepney, is visiting MT and Mrs Stiles Loveland.
 MT and Mrs Arthur filling, of New Haven, were guests of her parents, MT and Mrs James Wheeler, over Sunday. Mrs Hattie WhitlOck, of Danbury is visiting at w. 0. French S.
 John DOwneS has gone to Manches- ter for few days.
 Robert Nichols, of New Haven, is visiting his friend, Harold Bryant.
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Mrs James Sturges has been serious ly ill for the last two weeks. Mrs Charles Kernel has spent few days in New York.
 Miss C. L. Wakeman has returned to New York, after spending week with Weston friends.
 Mrs D. L. Coley and two children have been spending week in Vest port.
 Mrs Frank Morehouse is spending a week in New York.
 Mrs Emma Stulges and family are
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If you have baby in the house you will wish to know the best way to check any unusual lOOSeneSS of the bowels, or diarrhOea, so common to small child ren. O. P. M. Holiday, of Demming, Ind, who has an eleven months child says: "Through the months of June and July our baby was teething and took a running off of the bowels and sickness. His bowels would move from five to eight times day. 1 had bottle of Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoae Remedy in the house and gave him four drops in teaspoon. full of water and he got better at once.' For sale by R. H. Beers & Co., Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & O., San dy Hook; WIN. Hurd, Long Hill; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville; A. B. Blake man, BOtSfOrd.
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When you buy a watch, the best place is to buy one where you can de, bend on what they say. We have sold many watches and fail to tind a dls- satisfied watch customer. Every one we sell is fully guaranteed and should one happen to give you trouble we give you another movement. 'Every customer must be satisfied" is the guarantee on everything we sell in our line of diamonds, watches, jewelry, clocks, silverware or optical goods. We make a speciality of testing eyes that are weak.1Reid & Todd, jewel. CTS and opticians, 1054 Main street, BridgepOrt.
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 Halls Family Pills are the best.
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LAST EXCURSION TO PLEASURE BEACH.

The last excursion of the season, to the popular resort, Pleasure Beach, is announced by the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford R. R., for Wednes- day next. The favorable reports of excursions on a previous trip, has add ed not little to the renown of this locality, and that another opportunity is to be afforded, for which the un- usually low rate of 50 cents for the round trip from Newtown has been named, will be fully appreciated. See advertisement. The train schedule and excursion rates will be as follows: New Milford, 8.05 a. m., 85c; Brook field Junction, 8.25 a. m., 75c; Hawley- vile, 8.45 a. m., COG; Newtown, SAP a. 1n., soc. Due in Bridgeport at 9.2O a. m., and Pleasure Beach by steamer at g. 50 a. Ill. This is a limited excur- sion, no tickets are sold beyond the seating capacity of the train. Buy your ticket in advance and avoid dis appointment on the day of the excur- sion. Returning, the excursionists will leave Pleasure Beach, by steamer, in season to reach Bridgeport station at ,6.25 p. m, at which time return train will depart.
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MAY RIIIID A SIMMER HOIISE

Rev L. R. Streeter of East Pearl Street Methodist church, New Haven, has been spending few days in town with his family at E. N. Sanford's. He is thinking some of buying place or building for summer home.
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REDDING.
REAL ESTATE BOOMING.

Fred Driggs is having new barn built near his log cabin. A friend is negotiating for a farm near him with a view of putting up rustic cottage for summer home. Real estate in the Hollow seems to be booming.
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jeweler, has inaugurated rummage sale of Jewelry from his regular stock odd pieces, but first class goods. This sale eclipses anything of the kind ever held in the Naugatuck valley. Large crowds visited his store last week and the interest is not abated.
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Miss Myrtle Goddard, who has been spending several weeks with Miss Mil dred Dikeman at Mrs K. c. Dikeman' $ on Mt Pleasant, returns to her hone in La Crosse, Wis, this week. Miss Dikeman accompanies her.
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Mrs Beard and Ison, Leonard, who have been visiting at F. H. Skidmore's, s, returned to Cambridge, Mass, on Sat urday.
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"Don't holler" or take your spite out on the office boy be- cause your poor cheap fountain pen has made it unpleasant for you! It probably did the work after a fashion as long as it lasted. But it didn't last long, and the extra expense of repair ing would have bought you good one in the first place. The economy of a Swan Fountain pen is the economy of all good things, it wears and works perfectly. The Postoffice News store in the Arcade at Bridgeport, sell the Swan Fountain pen. which they guar antee or your money back if not satis factory.
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H. w. Hill of New York City has been spending a few days at B. D. BeardSley'S on Mile hill.
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Miss Laura Nolan of the Boulevard
 has been visiting at c. L. Smalley's in Stepney.
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George B. Fairchild returned on Tuesday from an enjoyable visit with friends m South Britain and Stepney.
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BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Mrs Seeley Bibbins' barn was struck by lightning, Saturday night, and con- siderably damaged.
 Martin Whitaker spent few days last week visiting his uncle and brother in Newark, NJ. The Sunshine society will give fair on the Green, Wednesday afternoon, August 2s. A fancy table and bread and cake table and other things will be on sale.
 Herbert Hutchinson of Bridgeport visited his grandmother, Mrs E. s. Hopkins, Sunday.
 The ball game played on the Country Club grounds, between the Greenfield and Weston boys, last Saturday after noon, was a very interesting game. The score was l9 to in favor of Green field.
 Mrs John Hull gave a tea to several of her neighbors in honor of Mrs AL bert Sherwood.
 F. Burr of Southport, G. Fowler and two sons of Brooklyn were calling on relatives, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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THOSE FREAKISH LIGHTNING BOLTS

During the thunder storm of Satur. day night, Jesse L. Sanford had d valu- able steer struck by lightning. Partly insured.
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WESTON.
A GROWING GRANGE.

The first and second degrees were con ferred upon a class of l5 candidates, al
 special meeting of Norield Grange last week.
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c. B. Osborne of Stepney was in town on Monday.
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FOR PERMANENT ROAD WORK.

At special Town meeting, the sum of 1000 was appropriated for the bet terment of the roads during the next two years.
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spent Sunday with Miss Gertrude Buckingham.
 Miss Gertrude Buckingham is quite ill.
 Daniel J. Morgan has been entertain ing his friend, Will Peck, of Bridge port.
 Mrs Ernest Upton of New Haven is keeping house for Mrs Rehnberg dur ing her stay in New Hampshire.
 Mrs Stiles Nichols has gone to New York state for few weeks.
 Seymour B. Beardsley, who has been seriously Ill at his home in Bridgeport, is cOnvalescent.
 Mrs T. w. England of Bridgeport and Miss Ellen Cochrane of Wes. Corn wall are at Mrs M. A. Wilson's for a few days.