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also spent few days with her son, Ar thur, in Torrington.

MISS sCHR1EBER-MR MACMULLEN.
 Miss Emma Schrieber of this place and John MacMullen of Orange, N. J., were married in the Congregational church. Thursday evening, by Rev H. l.. Slack. The bride and groom were attended by Miss Leo Schrieber, sister of the bride, and Andrew Starrett of Troy, N. Y.
 Harvey Mackenzie, who has been spending his vacation with his grand parents, MT and Mrs Eli Gilbert, re- turned to Washington, D. C., Friday. He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Daisy Mackenzie.
 Mrs Charles Senior of New London has been the guest of MT and Mrs A. H. Senior, Depot Place.
 The Literary Delivers will meet with Miss Edith Barnum of Chestnut street, Friday evening.
 Matthew Dudley of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting his cousin, Miss Kate Haugh, of Fleetwood avenue.
 Miss Florence Nash was the guest of friends in South Norwalk over Labor day.
 Miss Loretta M. Melvin of Danbury has returned home after visit with Miss Nellie M. Dolan of 26 Wooster street.
 Misses Nellie and Alice Howley and James and Thomas HOwley spent Sun day with John Ratchford of Brookfeld.
 Miss Margaret Murphy of Reservoir street has returned home from visit of several weeks in New Jersey.
 MT and Mrs John F. Mullaney, MT and Mrs James A. Manion and Miss been visiting friends in New Haven.
 Mrs Brophy of New York and Miss Margaret Wixted of New Haven have been visiting their parents, Mir and Mrs Patrick Wixted, of Grassy Plain street.
 William Haugh, who has been visit ing his parents on Fleetwood avenue has returned to his duties at New York. Miss Nellie T. Lyman has been en- tertaining friends from New Yt TX.
 The regular annual collection is be- ing taken up at St Mary's church. Miss Marie CrOfut has returned from visit with friends in Bridgeport. Miss Eula Dunlap commenced her duties, this week, as teacher of IOne of the schools in Bedding. Mir and Mrs Stanley HOyt of Bridge port have visited at the home of Hiram CrOfut.
 Miss Gussie Levine of Maple street is ill with typhoid fever in the Dan- bury hospital.
 Tine St Thomas rectory is being painted by George w. Wheeler.
 Miss Martha Shepard of Maini street is visiting Rev and Mrs William Nor rall of Stafford Springs.
 The many Bethel friends of Rev George F. Waters of Glastonbury, a former pastor of the Congregational church of this place, will learn with sorrow 1.-the news of the death Of his daughter, an artist of considerable note, and who was born in Bethel. | Mrs William Payne of New York City is visiting MT and Mrs w. B. Eastman at Bentley Farm, ElmwOOd. Masters Jack and Rob Rodger of Woodbury have been visiting friends in town.
 | MT and Mrs E. k. Barnum have re- turned from the seashOre near New London. MT and Mrs Barnum have spent several weeks with their daugh- l ter and family, Dr and Mrs George Brown, of Barre, Mass.
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Bridgeport have been recent guests of Mrs Henry Sherman. Mrs Mary Beardsley of Chicago spent Friday of last week with Mrs Wilson Sherman.
 Max and Mamie Wolff have return. ed to New York to begin their school duties. The rest of the family will re. main for few weeks more before gO- ing back to the city for the winter. Miss Phoebe Wales is at present in Bridgeport with her grandmother, who is i'll.
 Harry Olmstead, who has been with the Naval Reserves on the United States Panther, has returned and re. ports fine time.
 George Reitter is attending the Shelton school in Bridgeport, boarding with his grandmother, Mrs Bennett, of George street. Mrs Jane Taylor has been the guest of her sister in Bridgeport. Mrs L. o. Osborne is in Bridgeport, guest of Mrs Sylvester Nichols. Mrs c. E. Osborne has been in Strat' | ford at the home of Miss Mary J. Will coxsOn.
 Ernest Northrop has returned from an extended outing at Orange, N. J., Coney Island and Patchogue, l.. 1. Miss Agnes Birdie is in Easton, guest of Mrs Henry Osborne. Selectman Hayes is driving new horse, purchased of New Jersey parties. E. w. NOrthrOp has returned from a short vacation. Samuel Clark of New Hartford has moved into the George McLane place. Miss Susie Frye and Master Earl Bassett have returned from PrOvi- l dence, where they were the guests of Mrs Jennie l.. Bassett. Stephen Hayes, Marshall Beach, l Dwight Burr, Stiles Clark, Frederick
 Wheeler and D. A. Nichols of Shelton have all been enjoying the sea breezes at Milford Beach, this week. 1 AdOlph SwenSOn has had the mis. fortune to lose horse.
 Miss Jennie Wells is in Danbury caring for the sick.
 George Robinson and family of Der. by were guests, last week, of Mir and Mrs Levi H. Edwards. ! D. Davis has fine crop of peaches on his young orchard. MT and Mrs Levi French had a son
 born, Monday, September l. 1 MT and Mrs Charles Lamb of Dan bury were recent guests at the home of MT and Mrs B. K. Lyons. Mrs Lewis Edwards was in Shelton
 for few days, last week.
 Mrs Charles MeyerhOlz, who has : been with her parents, MT and Mrs E. ; F. Lyon, for several weeks, leaves fol
 Bridgeport, the last of this week. : Samuel Snow recently lost a valuable COW.
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LYONS PLAINS.
EMMANUEL CHURCH NOTES.

There will be service in Emmanuel church, next Sunday morning, at which the Holy Communion will be celebrated. AS it has been long time since the church has had Communion service, it is hoped that all the church members will endeavOr to be present. There will also be the usual afternoon service at 2.3O.
 MT and Mrs L. R. Hoyt have return. ed from weeks outing with friends on the beach at Little Bridgeport.
 Miss Annie Ludford is visiting MT and Mrs Albert Williams at their home in Fairfield.
 Mrs T. w. Treadwell and Mrs A. E. Treadwell spent Sunday with friends in Bethel.
 Miss Minnie Lyon is visiting her aunt, Mrs Elmer Treadwelll, in Beth el. Morton Lyon was also guest there over Sunday.
 Frank Nichols is visiting relatives in Pittstield, Mass.
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Cotton Blankets. ten-ouarter size. assorted cOlorcd Borders. i've sell none less than ten quarter size) 5Oc pair. These are good service able Blankets.
 Cotton Blankets. .elevcn-quarter size; three qualities. 75c pai<S & l.c p:lir sl pair.
 Cotton Blankets. twelve quarter size, q -3S pair.
 Wool Blankets tseleven-quarter size, fine qual- ities. q. 7o pair. g 50 pair. ssa5 pair. 35o p2ir 4.5O pair. Wool Blankets, twelve-quarter size These are ones that tuck in around the edges of the bed. Three qualities. Ss.a5 pair. 4.a5 pair | 500 pair. The foregoing are offered at prices much be- | low the usual prices to induce early buying. We will also offer for sale Nine cases of var
 ious qualities slightly imperfect so that the
 manufacturers sold them at one-quarter less
 than their real value. There is nothing to inn | pair the service or in many instances even the
 appearance of these blankets, the most nota-
 ble imperfection being the prices. | On the same basis we secured two hundred | and sixteen pairs of very choice Sample Blan- | kets.
 These go in this sale at a positive saving of | one-third from regular prices.
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NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

NEWS TERSELY TOLD.
 The railroad company have been re- pairing the culvert just south of the station, this week.
 Clark & Candee left, Thursday, for Vermont, where they expect to pur- chase carload of cattle. MT Candee has few yearlings left from the last load not yet sold.
 John Benedict, the stove man, has received a lot of new stoves this week, getting in readiness for his fall trade. Stephen French has just received a new lot of shoes of the latest fall styles. Come and see him and he can lit you.
 John T. Porter has been suffering with a sore limb but is now able to att tend to his business.
 Louie Picot has returned from a weeks stay with friends in New York. Mrs Frank Hodge of New Haven is the guest of Mrs Turner.
 Mrs Mary A. Parker, Mrs H. War ren and Miss Nettie Washburn, all of Bridgeport, have been guests of Mrs Peter J. Reitter.
 Mrs Silas O'Dell of Norwalk has been spending few days at Homer Logan's.
 Harold Frey and sister have visited friends in Botsford.
 Miss Gussie Reitter left, Wednesday, for her school duties at Northteld seminary, East Northfeld, Mass. The young people of Stepney recently gave her surprise party and presented her with dress suit case and other arti- cles.
 Miss Cora Sanger of Bridgeport has been spending a week at Jerome Nich- ols'.
 William Nichols is the possessOr of new Estey organ and has again be- gun the study of music under the di- rectiOn of Miss Charlotte Beardsley.
 Mrs Susie Frey has returned from a weeks stay with her sister, Mrs Bas- sett, of Providence, R. l.
 Mrs Walter Banks and children of Waterbury and Charles Bottomly of
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TASHUA.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Mrs Winnie Bradley is entertaining Miss Warland of Cambridge, Mass. also MT and Mrs Randolph Bradley of Bedding.
 The lawn dance at Dwight s. Nal. lett's, September 3, was largely at tended.
 Miss Mary R. Sterling has spent a week at George D. Mallett's.
 Mrs John Nelson is caring for Mrs Gillett of Easton, who is quite sick.
 The school began, September 8, with large attendance. Miss Louise Coe of Long Hill is the teacher.
 Mrs Dorman of Stratford was enter. tained at the rectOry, last week.
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AN ENJOYABLE CONCERT.

The sacred concert, last Thursday. at Trinity church, was complete sue, cess. ,lWords are inadequate to de- scribe the violin solos of Miss Flora
 Ffndley, which was the sweetest music it has ever been our privilege tO listen to. Solos by Miss Ellen Crane. Harry Eggleston and others. also chorus music by the full choir were rendered in faultless and artistic man. ner. Mrs H. V. Eggleston presided at the organ in skillful style, which
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BETHEL.
ELI W. GILBERT.


 Among the substantial citizens of Bethel is Eli w. Gilbert, who was born October l, 1884, in Newtown, Conn.,, and when F years old was taken to live with his granduncle, Philo Gill bert, at Stepney. There he remained until he was 15 years old, after which he worked on a farm at Bedding for a year; then on one in Newtown. In the fall of 1851 he began to learn carpen. try with Thomas L. Sanford, of Redt ding, and in the following year came with MT Sanford to Bethel, remaining in his employ till 1854. During the N. Y., for a time, returning to Bethel and in 1858 he commenced the carpen try business under the firm name of E. w. & P. Gilbert. which partnership existed until 1870, when Henry A. Gil bert was admitted as partner, thu
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THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET,

THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET.
 MT and Mrs Robert Lynch have re- turned from a weeks stay in Vest port.
 Miss Mary E. Downes of Meriden was a guest of her brother, c. G. Downes, last week.
 Mrs James Kelley expects to move to Bridgeport soon. Mrs Harriet Garfield is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs c. G. DOwneS.
 John Mahoney, who has been visit ing friends out of town, has returned. whole wheat food, Ready Bits;" needs no cooking. One of the finest breakfast cereals on the market; 14c per package. For sale by w. N. Hurd.
 Mrs Frederick TOusey expects to sail for England, her old home, We'd neSday, September 17th.
 Miss Edna French is entertaining her friend, Miss Hanson, of Derby.
 Union rolled oats in five pound pack ages for 22c and remember handsome piece of china comes with every pack age.|[At w. N. Hurd's. Mrs Herbert Read and son, Charles, of Bridgeport, are spending few days with Miss Florence Angevine.
 The Bridgeport Artesian Well Go. have taken a contract for drilling a we'll for John Gabler. They will begin work on it soon.
 A number of people here attended the dance at the home of William Sherman in Easton, last Wednesday evening.
 A water spaniel dog, evidently a great pet, came to Miss Clara Halls store. The owner can have same by calling for it.
 Peter H. Lynch has recently sold a business wagon to Burton Joyce. MT Lynch'S assistant at his black cation, has returned to his work again. James Turney is anticipating a short trip to the shore for few days. Albert Ellis of Tashua, whose limb was seriously injured by log rolling on to it, is again able to be about. Charles Gilbert of Tashua has al- ready turned out 100 barrels of cider 1 from his mill. Mrs Emeline Gilbert of Tashua, who has been seriously ill, is now gaining Dr Hill is attending her. port spent Sunday with MT and Mrs c. G. DOwnes. Mrs Horace Wedge visited in Nor walk on Thursday with Mrs Arthur c. Wood.
 Horace c. Wedge took a trip to Nor. walk on Thursday.
 Miss Jennie Disbrow visited in Nor walk on Thursday, the guest of Mrs Arthur c. Wood.
 The schools commenced, Monday, | with MT Gurnsey in the Upper dis trict and Miss Beers in the Lower. Frank Hawley returned to his school, Wednesday. l Miss Ada Wolcott is to teach in Bridgeport and board at home. | Harry Jennings is on the sick list and not able to do anything. MT Cunning is still found at fox hunting. He goes out these moonlight nights.
 Edward Hawley has been north af- | ter COWS.
 c. B. Radclif has taken a business
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Smith, Murray & Co.
 Bridgeport. Conn.
Bridgeport. Conn

with the Congrega tional church on profes sion of faith, Sunday.
 Rev MT Carter expects to leave for . vacation. Monday, September l5.
 Mrs Jane Clark of New Milford is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs Joysee E. East of West Torring- ton, with infant son, has been visiting her brothers, SilaS and Wallace Rich mond and other friends. Her father, Nelson Richmond, came with her.
 Mrs Frederick Schmiedel was taken ill, last week, and is under the doctors care.
 Mrs A. c. Titus is away on a vaca- tiOn at New Haven.
 Miss May Scott of New Haven be- gan her school in Church hill district, Monday, boarding at present with Mrs Seabury until Mrs Randall returns from her western visit. w. s. Woodruff is painting Dea Clarence Nettleton's buildings.
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WILL IT MAKE ALICENSE VOTE:

Bethel is in the midst of one of her annual temperance spasms. Last Sat- the Town hall. A bout 40 persons were subpoenaed. One witness at a time was examined by Attorney Booth of Danbury. The process of examina- tion was slow and a large number of witnesses were kept waiting nearly all day and then were not called upon. The court adjourned until Monday after noon. What evidence will be gained toward convicting person or persons for illegal selling of spirituous and in toxicating liquor isyet mystery. The stirring up of the matter just at the present time appears to create a Senti. ment in favor of license.
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LIME ROCK.
A BRILLIANT RECORD.

The Lime Rock baseball club are congratulating themselves on their record for the past year; Is games won and three lost. Manager w. W. Nor ton is certainly entitled to a bououet for the efficient management of the nine and it is hoped that his intellect ual dome of thought may be seen at the old stand next season, with the masterful assistance of his right how
 CT, Capt Charles Mover, known among the "bleachers" as Scrappy.
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MARBLEDALE.

Guests at Occur d 'Alene outage in clude MT and Mrs Walter Camp of Ansonia, Mrs L. G. Toohy and son of Marketable, Mrs Hattie Titus Frank lin and son of Bethlehem, Pa.
 Minor Warehouse caught bass weighing three pounds and three quar- ters at Spectacle lake the Otheriday. :
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MISS JOSEPHINE NC LAUGHLIN.

Josephine, daughter of MT and Mrs William Mclaughlin of Grassy Plain street, died at her home Friday night about o'clock. The deceased was 16 years of age, and had been ill for about nine months. During her long illness she suffered at times, although every thing possible was done to make her comfortable. The funeral was held in St Mary's Catholic church yesterday ming sofficiating. The pail bearers were John Helgert, Matthew Ryan, Thomas Howley, John McCauley, James HOwley and Luke Manion.
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WASHINGTON.
THE GREEN AND VICINITY,

THE GREEN AND VICINITY.
 Rev Mir Pond of Winstcd was in town over Sunday and attended ser. vices at St Johns church.
 Mrs Wright, who rents the Huldah Beech place, is putting in a heater. MT Foulois has the job.
 It is reported that Arthur Woodruff has gone to SanatOrium in Michigan for his health, which has been poor all summer.
 The Center school has opened with Miss English of South Britain as teach CT.
 MT Cornwall, Princeton college man, formerly'of the Gunnery, is visit ing in town.
 St Johns Sunday school had pie nic on the rectory lawn, one day last week.
 Miss Eva Cape has returned to Wash ingtOn.
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. MT and Mrs Robert Zefner united
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was very pleasing to the lovers of first ola

was very pleasing to the lovers of first class music.
 Niles Mortensen is housed with an attack of QuinSey.
 0. H. Wiesing and wife are enjoying the eastern part of New York state.
 w. H. Barnum, T. Galloway, also Misses Flora Findfay and Laura Bar mum, are the guests of Mrs L. Clapp.
 The village kindergarten will re- open in about week.
 Rev R. H. Gesner and wife are visit. ing friends in New Haven.
 Thomas Ryan and Miss Katherine Dowers were married at Falls Village, last Wednesday, September 10, by Re, Father Ramon at the church.
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Wcmen's Underskirts.

We are now ready to show one of the best lines ever offered in this city.
 The following are few examples:
 Special line of Black Mercerised Satine Skirts. trimmed with plaitings cOrding or ruff fes, sl .OO each; would be good value at sl.5O.
 Black Mercerized Satine Skirts with deep corded flounce, value 800; price $l.5O.
 Black Mercerised Satine Skirtswith six ruff fes. good imitation of silk. value 500; price Sl.5O.
 Black Mercerized Satine Skirts with fine knife plaitings on founce. value S.25; price $125.
 Best quality silk Morine Skirts. with corded founce value $50; price $2.95.
 Closing out sale of .Colored Stripe Summer Skirts, deep accordian Plaitings. value $2.OO price $l.25.
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Black Dress Goods.

dign6ed elegant genteel That's why have de The styles and values that will not be surpassed
 The consists of Cheviots serges Cancels Hair zbe lines Cloths, Flake de Chimes Cashmeres, Broalclots and Landdownes
 all coloring and effects for Fall Clotfs Chevos Venetians Cancels Hair, Eam ines of (which marked o sell popular prices
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DAUGHTER OF SOLDIER IN THE REV OLUTIONARY WAR.

Mrs Lavinia Crofut, the youngest of two daughters of a Revolutionary soldier.is still living in Danbury. Miss is in her 69th year. Her mother, Han nah Hoyt, was a native of Plumtrees school district in Bethel and was the second wife of David Potter of Bridge port, Revolutionary penSioner. His first enlistment into the army was at the age of 15 years. We copy from Connecticut record of Revolutionar ry soldiers. as follows: David Potter, Jr., enlisted into Lieutenant Phineas Bradley's company, Mattresses Artil- lery, New Haven, Conn.,, April 16, ITS. Discharged January 1, 1779; second en- listment was February 5, 1779 and dis charged February 4, 178O. Third en. listment March 26, 1780, and discharged January l, 178l.
 Capt Bradley's company, Mattresses artillery, was raised for the defence O1 New Haven and was stationed partly in town and partly in East Haven and West Haven at the time of Tryon'S in. vasion. In 184O the census of Fair. field gave David Potter's age, Rev. olutiOnary soldier, as 79 years. He died in Bridgeport about 1847 and his wid. Ow received a pension the remainder of her life. Mrs CrOfut was 13 years of age when her father died and knew the facts about his being a soldier, but has seldom mentioned the fact to her nearest friends, and has been too mod. est to be classed among the Daughters of the Revolution. Her father was a soldier who had enlisted when boy to help defend his native place in times of extreme peril. The writer distinct ly remembers David Potter. He was a feeble old man who used to come to Bethel great many years ago. He could relate many facts about the In. dian wars which would make child $ hair stand on ends
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BRIDGEWATER.
AN ELOPEMENT FRUSTRATED.

AN E11OT GMENT FRUSTRATED.
 Considerable excitement was aroused Friday morning over the elopement of Miss Bertha Pitcher and John Will Hams. The elopers reached Southville when they were met by the butchers, who reported their whereabouts. They were ready to start from Brook field Junction, and there their trip came to an end. They were both brought back and Williams and his accessories were placed under bail, and later Williams escaped while waiting for papers to be made Out
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trip out in York State, visiting A m- sterdam and other places.
 Mrs Austin Hale is having her house shingled. Irving Dayton is doing the work
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DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT.

DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT.
 Nathan Seeley died in Balstein, N. Y., last week. The funeral was at- tended Saturday, September 6. MT Seeley was q former resident of this town and was we'll known here.
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firm name being changed to Gilbert Bros. In that year they built plan ing-mill, which was burned in March, 1878, after which the firm put up their present mill now occupied by the Ellis Go. About two years ago the Gilbert Brothers gave up active business. In 1859, at Bethel, Conn.,, Eli w. Gilbert was married to Samantha M. Hoyt, daughter of Eli Hoyt, of Bethel, and a daughter was born to them, Ida J., who married Fred J. Mckensie, and died at the age of 26. MT Gilbert is a member and trustee of the Methodist church at Bethel. He has been life long democrat, and has served as se- lectman, justice of the peace, grand
 juryman, assessor, warden of the bor- ough, and water commissioner (seven years). MT Gilbert now carries on a nice little business on Center street, dealing Tn paints, oil and hardware.
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with rheumatism, is about again.
 K. w. Warehouse of POrtcheSter, spent few days with his mother, Mrs D. B. Warehouse.
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LONG HILL.
REPUBLICANS ELECT DEL EGATES.

REPUBLICANS ELECT DELEGATES.
 At the republican caucus, held Tues day night, at Trumbull, the following delegates were chosen: State conven- tion, F. s. Shelton, w. B. Waller; sen- atorial, A. E. Plumb, J. w. French, c. G. Peet, c. s. French; congressional, George Mullen, w. B. Plumb; county, Peter Gabler, Frank s. Griswold; pro- bate, Walter Hawley, George A. Clark; chairman town committee, J. w. French.
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OUR NEIGHBORS-
STEPNEY.
YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE TEN-CENT
 SUPPER.

The young people of the Methodist church have arranged for ten-cent supper to be given in the basement of the church on Friday evening, the 18th. If stormy it will be on Satur- day evening. Everybody should come and enjoy the pleasures with the young folks.
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Blankets.

The blanket sale last week made brisk busi-
 ness in this department. There is yet some
 great bargains It will pay you to purchase now Study this list carefully before purchas- ing elsewhere.