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THE "OLD HOME" FESTIVAL

The "Old Home," festival of the South Britain Valley homes is now a matter of record. The happy reunions of the hour are now over The antici- pations have been realized many fold. The friendly greetings, true and hearty, full of real brOtherly feeling
 unrestrained, free and overfiowinp with delightful flood of geniality which prevailed at the first, if possible were stronger and more heartfelt ere the close. It was a beautiful thought and as beautifully consummated, to have the first gathering of the "family' in the old house of worship, the real old homestead of all. meeting there in sweet and solemn communion, a serv- ice which may never be forgotten by those present, a communion service presided over by the pastors of several generations. The aged ones who for many years have cared for and sus- talned the old home looked with eager eyes upon the venerable and loved Newcomb, while those of mid ale life saw before them Bryant, the Christian guide and leader of their youth. The young people had before them, Williams, their own pastor who is ever interested in their welfare and their pleasures. The solemn and inn preSsive words of the pastors were spoken with hearts full of love and af- lection. The (singing of the) hymns of praise rising from the whole assem-
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cation" by Robert Sinclair.

During the shower of Friday after noon lightning struck the house O1 Gilbert L. Brooks. First entering the cornice on the southeast side 1t threw the corner boards several feet, tore the clapboards and split the main post, thence entering the house it knocked the plaster off in several places and left by way of the kitchen roof. The damage, though small, will be difficult to repair.
 John Rau is the happy owner of a new Napoleon"
 The Junior Concert was great suc- cess and showed hard work done by Miss Hattie E. Smith. The proceeds were $35.
 The scholars of the Elm Street dis trict are pleased to know that School Visitor Shelton has received $5 from the sum raised by their entertainment last'June, making $lO.5O to beIexpended for the school.
 Ashley Parker and wife of Cheshire were Sunday guests of his brother, Marshall Beach.
 Miss Blanche Kelley of Niagara Falls has visited her cousin, Mrs Charles McE. Beardsley. Charles Smythe and wife of Bridge port and MT and Mrs George Bunnell of New Bedford, Mass, have been en- tertained at Henry B. Plumb'S. Marcus O. Hubbell, who has been i'll for some time, has gone to the Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. Situation can be secured by boy or girl about 12 years old living dis tance of about four miles from Step ney village where they can do an hours work at home each day. Good pay for the right parties. Send name, age and address to B. Hawley & Co.,. leading grocers, Stepney.
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REDDING.
A SEIZURE OF BEER.

On Saturday night Prosecuting Agent s. c. Shaw, accompanied by Con- stable Duncan, made a seizure of seven | cases of beer in the possession of Tom Johnson, who was peddling the same | through the west part of the town. | He was arrested and tried before Justice Blackman on Monday. The man was. defended by Lawyer Gable of Danbury. The Justice did not render decision but adjourned the case for | one week.
 The great hill leading to the Center, under the superintendance of Select man Sanford, has been put in first class condition.
 The roof of the Rectory barn has been reshingled.
 An effort is being made to raise sufficient funds to repaint the Episco- pal church.
 Mrs Ella Gibson of Iowa will take up her permanent residence with her uncle, John Close.
 Mrs Martin Flynn and children of MT and Mrs JohnT. Carroll. Miss Abbie Treadwell, who has been in Greenfield Hill with MT and Mrs H. M. Wheeler for several months, is Ome for few weeks stay.
 Prof Carter and family, Miss Olive Beach, all of Pittsburg Pa, Mrs Sam uel Carter, George Davis and family and Mrs J. A. Johnson family, all of Brooklyn, MT and Mrs F. H. Nickerson of Brooklyn are guests at the home of MT and Mrs John Nickerson.
 Charles R. Workman, the black smith, who has been suffering with rheumatism, is now on the gain. John White of Stepney has been assisting him at his shop. M rS F. J. Perrin is spending a few weeks with her parents, Mir and Mrs FJ. c. Sanford.
 Edward Casey and Harry Colter of Bridgeport are enjoying their vacation with the re grandparents, MT and Mss John T. Carroll.
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LONG HILL.
A VACATION BY TROLLE'

VACATION BY TROLLEY.
 George F. Hadley and son, Frank, spent last week travelling by trolley through the state up into Massachu- setts, stopping at Springfield the first night and reporting to his son, George, in Long Hill by telephone that they were all right. The next day they same way at night. They arrived home Saturday night.
 c. G. Downs and his son, Eddie, spent few days, last week, visiting many points of interest in New York Coney Island and other places.
 During the shower, last Friday, the lightning struck the Misses Hurd'S house and damaged it to quite an ex- tent. The occupants were not hurt.
 Miss Emma Sage is keeping house for K. $. Shelton. Miss Frank has re- turned to her home in Stepney after living there the last ten months. Miles Shelton of Oxford visited his uncle, +. s. Shelton, last Saturday.
 Miss Florence Angevine returned, last week, from her visit to Water bury.
 The family that have occupied the MiddlebrOOkS place have moved into August Smiths house.
 MT COwles had the misfortune to cut two of his fingers badly while trim ming trees.
 J. J. Radcliff is getting his house ready for George Bennett and family
 MT Watson has bought George Ben- nett's horse.
 Rev s. H. Bray and wife are at F. $. Shelton's, this week. About 60 went to Pine Rock Park on the Sunday school picnic, last Wednes- day.
 Mrand Mrs w. N. Hurd and daugh- ter, Helen, returned on Wednesday from weeks carriage drive through the country. They visited Nauga- tuck, Waterbury, Bristol and other places.
 "Gold Star" Java and Mocha coffee in one pound cans, 25 cents. The best coffee or the market for the price, A coupon in every can entitling the pur- chaser to present. For sale at w. N. Hurd's.
 Richard Rapp has a fine crop of po- tatoe which he is just digging.
 Miss Cantield of Stepney is a guest, this week, of Miss Lillian Levitt.
 Mrs Herbert Culver of Naugatuck is making short stay at MT and Mrs w. N. Hurd's.
 White Loaf flour s4.75 per barrel; B pounds Of extra c. sugar is what cash does at w. N. Hurds grocery store.
 L. N. Mallett and family, with friends, spent a day at Putnam Park, this week.
 Richard Rapp sold a COW to Miss Julia Hawley. last Wednesday.
 Mrs Percy Jennings is i'll.
 MT and Mrs Fred Keinard spent last Sunday at Savin Rock.
 Mir and Mrs Samuel Mcdonald of Camden. N. J.. are guests, this week, of MT and Mrs l.. N Mallett in TaShua
 G. w. Bennett moved, Wednesday, into the tenement house of John Radcliff.
 Elliot Beardsey has recently purchased a fine lawn swing of L. N. Mallett of Tashua.
 Charles Gilbert and family of Tashua start ed. Monday, on 10 days trip with his auto mobile. They go first to New London and then back through Connecticut into New York state and down the Hudson river.
 There was a very enjoyable lawn party on John Patterson's lawn in Tashua, Tuesday evening. Music and dancing were enjoyed through the evening.
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Tuesday evening pleasant socia- ble was held at the home of MT and Mrs William B. Mitchell. A plat form had been erected on the side of the house and while the people were enjoying social time within the orchestra dispensed music without. A light lunch of wafers and lemonade was served.
 Wednesday was the day of days of this "Old Home Week." The weather seemed little doubtful at first but there was no rain to dampen the enthusiasm or the dresses. Mrs Clemmons very kindly opened her lawn for the picnic, which was held on
 Wednesday. The invitations were well responded to, over 400 being pres ent on the grounds. A bountiful lunch was furnished which helped to increase the spirit of sociability already pervading the air. The exercises at the close of the lunch proved an en- sisting of Rev Mir Williams, Merwin Mitchell, Frank Bradley, Arthur Mun- son, Arthur Mitchell, Dr Sloat, Will liam Barton. Miss Susie Mitchell, or ganiSt. Rev MT Range acted as toast master and first introduced Judge Bryant of West Haven, former pas tor. Judge Bryant spoke of the satis- faction he derived from being with South Britain folks. He had been to good many gatherings but none that gave him greater pleasure than this. People living here do not su fer from isolation. They are social here. They get together and have jolly times. is something to build up. There is future for the place. He closed with greetings to all and expressing pleas ure at being able to be with them. then followed song by the choir.
 Rev David Pierce was then called upon. MT Pierce is native of South Britain. He recalled the olden times, the education of the heart, the con- tact with neighbors, the future when there will be larger gathering at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb," and the pleasure which the remembrance of this gathering will always give.
 Rev Spencer Bray, a former. pastor here, now of Saugatuck, was then in- troduced: He quoted from his studies in mental Philosophy taken from Ba- con. No act ever passes entirely from the human mind beyond the power of recall" It is a pleasure to recall one incident after another as we speak to this person or see some place that is familiar to us, some scene or act Ot years ago which we seemed to have forgotten. MT Bray spoke of his idea of the world when he was boy. It was divided into two halves, the larger half being bounded on the north by Pennsylvania on the east by Rattle snake rock, on the south by Zoar and on the west by Pootatuck. It's chief product, brains. MT Bray's father was postmaster in South Britain for B years. He was appointed during Jack sons administration.
 Leroy Mitchell made very taking speech. He said if we are members one of another, our happiness, enjoy ment, our kindness, are brought out by contact one with another. He re- called the growth of the town during the past 65 years his life time, his en- JOyment of the present occasion, the joys and sorrows we all pass through,
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be occupied by Abner Morgan as a grocery store.
 Mrs H. A. Taylor and children of Brewsters are stopping for a few weeks with MT and Mrs w. B. Grum- man. H. A. Taylor and Harry Phelps were also guests.
 Mrs Charles Craft and daughter, Edith, of Mt Vernon, were guests, last Sunday, of MT and Mrs Joseph Sober of Wolf Pits.
 Mrs Francis Sinclair of New York is spending few weeks with Mrs J. F.. Mcfarland in Elmwood district.
 Miss Lillie DeForest and Adam Bickelhaupt are spending few weeks with MT and Mrs Joseph Seber.
 We are still headquarters for photo supplies. Eastman's goods are too well known to elaborate on them. We solicit your patronage. Our prices are o. K.-[Garvin's Drug Store. Tele | phone 247-l2
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ANY CHURCH or parsonage or lnsti- tuition supported by voluntary contri- button will be given liberal quantity of the Longman & Martinez paints whenever they paint. Note: This building not satisfactorily painted will be repainted at our expense; about one gallon of linseed oil to be added to every gallon of the paint to make ready for use; it's mixed in two minutes and cost of the paint thereby made less in price than any other. Yearly product over one million gal Ions Longman x Martinez Sole agents: Watts X Cogswell, Washing ton Depot; Taylor, Curtis X Co.,. San dy Hook.
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OUR NEIGHBORS-
STEPNEY.
BAPTIST CHURCH INTERESTS.


 Rev R. H. Sherman, pastor of the Easton Baptist church, supplied the Baptist pulpit on Sunday morning and delivered an able sermon to large and appreciative audience from the words of Luke 12: ', But even the very hairs of your head are all num- bered.'
 Rev R. H. sherman will preach in the Baptist church, next Sunday.
 The work of reshingling the Baptist church will begin, next Monday. Burr Hawley and Eugene R. Botsford have charge of the work.
 Walter Kinney of Hartford is the guest of Selectman s. B. Hayes.
 A party of young people from Upper Stepney picnicked at the EastOn reser- vOir, one day last week.
 MT and Mrs c. B. Osborne were guests of George w. Mitchell in South Britain during the ''Old Home Week. "
 William Baird and wife of Bethel have been the guests of Mrs Charles Wheeler.
 Mrs May Corning of Bridgeport has spent a few days at MT Osborne's.
 Miss Florence Hull of Ansonia is guest of Miss Emily Seeley.
 Mrs c. J. Milton and Mrs Linda Thorpe of Bridgeport are visiting MT and Mrs c. M. Thorpe in Hattertown, this week.
 Master Ralph H. Keeler is making an extended visit with MT and Mrs c. M. Thorpe in HattertOwn.
 Mrs M. Coulter and children of New York are guests of MT and Mrs John T. Porter.
 Mrs R. II. Frederick and children are spending the week at Milford Beach.
 Wallace Hull is enjoying his vaca- tion at Bridgeport.
 and family, John 5. ' Anderson, SC Miss Miss Emma Dodd, J. M. Osborne, Allen and Carlton Joyce, Miss Gussie Reit- ter, George Reitter, Miss Daisy Ter Till, Miss Minnie Wakeman held a pie nic at the EaStOn reservoir, last We'd nesday.
 Mrs Lawrence Taylor served as tele- grap operator at the depot, last We'd nesday, in place of MT Taylor, who was away.
 F. w. Hodge and family of New Haven and Mrs c. J. Sheppard of New Britain were guests, the past week, of Mrs M. E. Turney.
 Charles Sheppard has returned to Stepney, making his home with Mrs M. E. Turney.
 Eben Sherman has been doing some interior painting for M. B. Tawley and Turney Northrop.
 J. Fl. Provost has returned from his vacation in Danbury.
 Mrs Sophia Booth and Mrs Charles Wheeler, who have been visiting friends out of town, have returned home.
 Miss Harriet French has broken ground for the fOunda tiOn of her new home.
 MT and Mrs William Hotchkiss of Ansonia, Mrs Sylvester Rounds of Shelton, Mrs R. R. Burr,tt of New York were all guests over Sunday of MT and Mrs Burr Hawley
 Miss Carrie Osborne is visiting friends in New Haven.
 Miss kittie Sherman of New Haven is the guest of Mrs Edson Hayes.
 Ben jamin Corning and family are spending few days with Mrs Corn ing's parents, MT and Mrs George o. Banks, in Cold Spring.
 Merchant Stephen French is offer- ing good values in working shirts and Overalls.
 c. E. Osborne, Jr., is assisting George II. Edwards with his having.
 l.. B. Slade has recently purchased a business wagon from Mrs James Lord.
 Henry $. Nichols of Pepper street is driving new horse, bought of Bridge port parties.
 L. J. Burton and family of Orange, N. J., are making a visit of a few weeks with Mrs C. Burton.
 Some boys hanging about the depot,
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ELMWOOD DISTRICT.

Misses Eleanor Servoss and Bessie Fash went to New York City for few days with Miss ServoSs's brother; who spent Sunday with them at J. Nor gan's.
 Mrs L. Sherman and son, Frank, of Danbury, were guests at Granville Ferry's, last week.
 MT and Mrs F. B. Dykeman are en tertaining friends.
 MT and Mrs Lyman Whitehead att tended the reunion of the 23d regiment at Pleasure Beach on Thursday.
 Mrs sArthur Day, daughter of Marion and Wilbur Benedict of Danbury, have been the guests of Mrs Days parents
 Misses Helen and Grace STwiss o1 Center street are the guests of their UT cle, George Starr.
 George Stillson, who has been em. ployed by Harry Ferry, is working ir Bedding.
 William Ohler is spending some time at Walter Eastman's.
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BETHEL.
WOLF PITS HAPPENINGS.

Thomas Murray of New Milford has spent his vacation with his father, Martin Murray.
 A. c. Briscoe is entertaining his daughter and child. Mrs Wood, of Dan- bury.
 Miss Sarah Seeber of Mt Vernon, N. Y., is spending her vacation at home.
 G. L. Dickens is working in Dan- bury.
 Miss May Gorham of Yonkers, N. Y., is visiting her father.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Seeber are enter taining company from Mt Vernon, N. Y.
 Miss Alta Wilson has visited hel aunt in Danbuay.
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MONROE.
GRANGE TOPICS.

CHANGE TOPICS. Harmony Grange will carry out the following program on Thursday even ing, August 28:
 Song, Mrs George Hawley. Reading, Ambrose s. Hurd Paper My Idea of model kitchen , by Mrs Edith Sinclair. Reading, Edward w. Twist. Current Events, Miss Jessie French Paper, "Should farmers have a va
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last Wednesday, took about $lO worth of tickets from the office. The theft
 was not discovered until night when MT French telephoned to Bridgeport and the boys were very soon captured.
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Negligee Shirts.

Every Negligee shirt in stock reduced fu price to clear.
 Mems White Negligee Shirts. some with plaited bosom. 49c each, value 6ac
 Mems Negligee Shirts. good patterns, fast colors, for white collar, 4Sc each.
 All of the sc and Sl. co grades now .5c each Mems Negligee Shirts, cuffs to match for white collar. ssc each value soc
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Jewelry Dept.

New line of Sash and Belt Pins, sc each. New line of Yale Hat Pins, and Sash Pins, Pc each.
 Metal purses with long Chains, aac each Bead Bags s5c. a5c. q .39 each.
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POPULATION AND GRAND LIST.

POPULATION AND GRAND LIST.
 The population of Bethel in 1890 was 3, ,4ol; in 1900 }, ,327: The towns loss in years the population has increased and no doubt the number of inhabitants now is greater than the loss. There is an increase of school children the pres- ent year it is said. The Grand list of Bethel, town, for 1901 was Sl, 189, 543; borough, $1 ,O27, ,546.
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Face Chamois, 5c each.
 Sachet Bags to be attached to the corset cover. all odors, 15c each.
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Toilet Dept.

Hot weather helps in great profusion. 6-Ounce Bottle Violet Water. Pc. s-ounce bottle Florida Water, 25c. All sizes Colgates' Violet Water. l9., 37c, soc. TAG bottle.
 Perfumes from 25c to 75c per ounce. Castile Soap. white. green or mottled. 3c cake. Half-pound bar .Glycerine Soap, 1Oc, 3 for 25c.
 Talcum Powder l5c to soc box. All good kinds. Sponges from 5c to a5c each.
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RibbOHS.

A new lot of Fancy Taffeta Ribbons, all the
 | new shades. Sc. Sc yard. Fancy Stripe Ribbons, 1Oc yard value 15c. Plain Taffeta Ribbons. l2Hc. l9c. value lac
 and 25c. All of our :5c Neckwear reduced to l5c. All of our 37hc Neckwear reduced to a5c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-17
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
sBABE" WILLIAMSON. FORMER
FOOTBALL PLAYER, GOES WEST.
He VIII Try His Luck in Indian Ter
Interpolation Ii. Hunt Plans for
the Future.

E. v. Williamson, who in his day was
one OF the football stars of Indiana and
for the last four years has been attending
the Indiana Law School in this city. has
abandoned law and gone to Indian Terri
tory. where he sees visions of future wealth
in the real-estate business.
Mr.. Williamson will be remembered by
every one who has followed g~ridiron affairs
in this State for the past eight or ten years
as Babe williamson, a famous tackle at
De Paw in the days when the Methodist
school and Purdue were the only rivals for
first honors I'm athletics in Indiana. To-
gether with Frank Roller, an Illinois farm
er, al center, pete" Studebaker. Of South
Bend, at guard, Tom Ewing. now a Meth
odist minister at Hoopeston, ILL.,, at the
other tackle, Gene Shireman, of Martins
vile, at half, Joe Pulse. of Anderson. at
full back, and Polly" Ruick, now practic-
ing law in this city, at quarter. Williamson
was one of the septet that made the De
Paw football team a formidable aggrega-
ton. This is the first season in ten years
that Williamson has not been actively in
terested in the great game. either as a
player or as a coach, and before he left
for Indian Territory he said that ii was like
breaking family ties for him to go so far
away from indiana football scenes. He
played his first college ball with Ohio Wes-
leyon University at Delaware. and then he
was with Chicago University when the
Midway school was first coming TO the
front in athletics. He went from Chicago
to De Paw and played there three sea-
sons. hen he entered the law school In
this city and played with the Butler and
University OF Indianapolis teams for two
years. Later he coached the teams of one
of the minor colleges in the State and
helped out a high school team part of one
season.
Mr.. Williamson is now located at Nc
A~llister, l.. T., one of the new towns that
have sprung up since the Indian lands were
first opened. He thinks that there is a
great future there for a man with a little
push and a little capital in the real-estate
business, and he has gone there In time to
get in on the start of the boom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-17
YOUNG THIEVES CAUGHT
THE ARREST OF TWO BREAKS UP A
TROUBLESOME GANG.
MaIey and Ralph Hayes Confess a
Number of RObberies-Gang's
Operations Were

By the arrest of Maley Hayes and Ralph
Hayes yesterday the detective department
believes that one of the worst gangs Of
petty thieves the city has known recently
has been broken up. The depredations of
the gang have covered a wide range and
were not confined entirely to this city.
Neither of the boys under arrest Is of age.
They have always made their living by
selling daily papers in this city, but 1t APP
pears that this mode of obtaining a liveli-
hood was too onerous and they resorted to
robbing.
Maley and Ralph Hayes were arrested
by Detectives Holtz and Wallace yesterday
at their home, No. S12 East Walnut street,
on Information received from Chief Fo-
garty. of the Hamilton, o.. police. Maley
Hayes is accused of robbing a man on the
c., II. & D.. train yesterday morning short
ly after it left the Hamilton depot. When
questioned about the Hamilton robbery he
denied II. but after the detectives told him
of the telegram from Hamilton Hayes ad-
mitted the theft and produced the watch
and other ~valuables.
His brother, Ralph Hayes, had been ar
rested a few hours before. He is accused
of entering a number of stores in this
city in company with John CCrip') Reed,
John Crabtree and John and Clay Reiman.
Reed was arrested last Thursday, but was
released On bail furnished by a professional
bondsman. Reed Immediately left the city
but was located in Seymour, where he was
arrested yesterday morning. Crabtree and
the Reiman boys were arrested Wednesday
night in New Castle on information re.
ceived from Fairmount and Knightstown
where they entered a number of stores
In the meantime the Indianapolis police
and detectives had information that the
same crowd of boys had entered more thar
twenty saloons and stores in this city prior
to their departure.
When the Crabtree and the Reiman boys
were arrested they had a number of knives
and ~revolvers, which they said they stole
from a hardware store on East Washing.
ton street. They decided to tell the New
Castle officers the details of their thievinf
in this and other cities. They said they
entered William Quinn's saloon, on East
Court street. in this city. where they stole
a pile OF cigars, whisky and smoking tobac
co. They also procured several dollars IL
money. They entered several small notion
stores In the northeast part of the city
getting small amounts of money, beside:
damaging the stock.
he had received Information from the pros
ecuting attorneys at Fairmount ant
Knightstown to the effect that they hat
good cases against the boys under arres
and would send two of them to the Jeffer
sonville Reformatory. while Clay Reiman
field Reformatory. Detective Holtz will
leave this morning for Seymour to brin,
Grip" Reed back. The detective depart
ment has nine afhdavits against Reed.