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WALTER BLOOMFIELD
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I would not ask you to marry me while
I am Door; but all the world knows
and no place furnishes more examples
that this city that wealth Is q thing
which passes from hand to hand and
In an often gained ms lost. What II I
were rich enough to keep my wife In
the manner in which you have lived
your life"
81 was not thinking Of money; my
father left me more Of that than !
can possibly require in any circum-
stances. I don't think I'm much in
clined to marry anybody"
"You may change your mind. Some
young ladies who have talked as you
talk now have afterwards become ad-
miratie wives. II that should be your
case, what sort Of man could you toier-
ate as your husband?"
Mot Mr.. Price"
Dear Connie! And me-could you
tolerate meT
II think perhaps ! could If tried"
MAY I rest assured that, should you
ever marry, it is my wife you will be-
come? That provisional promise
would make me happy"
take It then and be happy, you
silly boy"
Dearest Connie, must seal this
compact with a'kiss."
mot now. Earnest dear. not now.
Hush! Leave 60 Of my hand; here
comes my sister and Mr.. Rosenberg. y
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of the waist proper are tucked for their
entire length and are extended to form
the yoke or shoulder straps. and are
Joined TO side portions that are tucked
for a few inches only below their up
per edge. The back. however. Is sim
ply plain and the closing Is enected
through q regulation box pleat at the
centre front. The sleeves are In shirt
style with the straight narrow Guns
closing at the outside that are tie
favoritcs OF the season. At the neck
IL n stock elongated ut the front TO
give 4 bishop suggestion.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size Is four and i've
eighth yards twenty-ole inches wide.
four and a quarter yards twenty-seren
inches wide, three aud one eighth
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People Who Attend Funerals.

"In all cities there are persons whose
one great aim is to attend funerals"
said a Washington undertaken Q few
days ago. "This may seem strange.
but It Is true. nevertheless. There Is
not an undertaken In this city who
does not come in contact with this
class Of pests nearly every day In the
week. l call them pests. for that ID
the only name that consistently ap-
plies to them.
IF there Is a death In the neighbor-
hood, or in any part Of the city. for
that matter. they lose no time In get
ting to the house Of mourning. They
always evince an interest In the fam.
ily. and, Of course. desire q final look
at the deceased.
.They are promptly on hand at the
funeral, and. as a rule. are dressed IN
black. Some Of them have been known
to get so bold as to crowd themselves
into seats reserved for mourners-im-
mediate members Of the family Of the
dead. They are. as rule. among the
flrst to. get to the carriages, and sell
dom fail to ring themselves in for q
ride to the cemetery.
"Of course. at the bier Of q dead
friend the family does not care to make
q scene. and the professional mourner
gets q free ride. know Of one woman
In Washington who has attended as
many as three funerals In q single
day. She evinced the same interest
ut each. and believe me when I say
that. although she was not connected
with any Of the families. she actually
cried and took on as IL each dead
person had been her nearest loved one.
"Undertakers know these women.
ard many Of them have tried to put
4 stop to the morbid practice. but It Ia
one that Is hard to contend with. II
would seem that the professional
mourner had come to stay with u.s.
Washington Star.
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Hexva Of the ToilerS.

Farmers in the Indian Territory are
badly In need Of men for cotton pick
ing.
A union of the newspaper mailers
has been organized a, Indianapolis
Ind.
City firemen at Hartford. Conn. have
petitioned Council for m increase Of
wages.
At San Jose. Cal. the strike of the
hodcarriers' and stOnemasons' helpers
has been settled.
Every gold-leaf manufacturer in the
country. except one. has adopted the
new union scale
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Minor Mention.

COrnclrs athletic management f.2cc
4 dcIcit of nearly $1,000.
The number OF Buddhists In India
increased from 100000 il 1851 to
!.i1G.750 in 1901.
The visitors to the reccpt Grand
Army cHcampment In Washington ate
10000 bushels Of oysters.
Girls will he employed as messengers
hy the Western Union Telegraph Cem-
paEy 1t Salt Lake City, Utal.
Henry Mercer Babb. OF Indiana, Is
the only livin; Sol Of the American
Revo!u,i)p. by Circct descent, IL that
Stale.
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KInx's Prosrcss Throur:, Lo ndon.

King Edward and Queen Alexandra
made their delayed coronation progress
through South London 10 the GuiIdEail.
being fete for the benefit of the
masses rather than The classes. ShOrr.
ly after the royal party left the Guild
hall fire broke out in the GOInc of that
structure. but 1t was speedily sul'due1.
after much excitement An insane
clergyman was arrested. having In his
possession 4 small quantity of gunpOw.
der. with which he intended to do dam.
age TO somebody or something along
the line Of the royal progress.
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New York City.-Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. tie venerable and noted ad.
vocate of woman's suffrage. died ut
her home. No. 80 West Ninety-fourth
street. Death was sudden. rs Mrs.
Stanton had been i'll only day. Mrs.
Stanton. who was tho widow Of Henry
Brewster Stanton. was eighty y-seven
years old and retained her faculties
through all the years of her long life.
Less than four weeks ago she wrote
IN interesting article for u newspaper.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born Mt
Johnstown. n. Y. IL 1915. and was the
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GAVE 100000 TO COLUMBIA:
John D. Rockefeller Makes tho Donation
to Terchora' College,

John u. kocxeIelier MAKES tnc Oonetop
to Tenehers' College,
Ncw York City.-Joln d. Rockefeller
gave SJO0.OG0 TO the Teachers College
or Columbia University "as thank
Offering to Almighty God for the
preservation Of his family and house.
held on the occasion Of the destruction
by fire Of his country home mt Pecan.
tico Hills. y. y. on the night OF Sep.
temher II. 1907
The gift is contingent. The college
must pay of It's debt OF S190.OO0. Then
II is 10 get S2J0OO0. Then the college
must raise S25OOOO more for endow.
ment funds To this Mr. Rockefeller
will add S250.000. making the total
gift OF $!O0.OOO. There is no time
limit attached TO any part Of the en-.
dowment
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Regular Army Sergeant KilIs n

Regular Army Sergeant KilIs Himself.
George G. Morris. Sergeant in Gem
pany q. Fifteenth United States IT,
fantry. committed suicide at the Mon-
terey CaL Barracks. by shooting. He
was from Newark. n. J.. where he en-
listed in April. 1900. He had an eI-
crlieni record.
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softly (who fell overheard and was
dramatically rescued)-"Did-you-aw
faint, when you heard them yell,
Man overboard?" Helen (sobbing)-
Mono. Cholly. I never once sus.
pected they could mean you."-Tit. BIts
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Petticoat whims.

The newest silk petticoats have In
sertions Of accordion pleated lace CT
gauze in the form Of stars. squares.
etc. Another dainty whim Is to have
Aowered silk petticoat finished with
fOunces Of black and ecru lace.
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THE REV. pR. CHAPMAN RESIGNS:
The Popular Pastor Will Engage In Gen.
e,al Evancclistic Work.

e,al Evancclistie Work.
New York City.-Thc Rev. DR.. j.
Wilbur Chapman has resigned the pas
tora;r OF the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. OF this city. and has accepted
q request made by the General assem-
bly's Committee on Evangelical Work.
He will devote his entire time to the
holding OF conferences. the conducting
Of meetings and the general direction
o; the work OF the committee. He will
continue to reside in this city. and
will supply the pulpit Of the Fourth
Church until his successor is chosen.
Dr. Chapman has filed pulpits IL
SchnylersvilIe. n. y; Albany. y. Y,
and Philadelphia. He graduated from
L:pc Seminary. Cincinnati, in 1SS2.
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wonan's Blouse Waist.

Tucked waists. with what Is known
as the princess" closing. or closing ef-
fected by bring two pleats together. are
among the novelties Of the season and
are singularIy effective. The stylish
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A Picturesque Hat.

A large hat Of dark blue velvet has a
Tam crown and gray squirrel fur rim,
with several little gray fur heads get
at intervals around the rim just under
the overlapping crown.
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Younp In Succeed Mt,es.

Adju,ant- General Corbin ANNOUNCED
thar Major General s. 3. NJ. Young
will succeed Lieutenant. General Miles
IN command Of the Army. upon the lat.
rr's retirement in August 1903.
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Bomb Thrown In Lerhorn

4 bomb was exploded outside the
Episcopal Palace ut Leshorn. Italy.
OLe child was killed and another dan.
gcrOusly injured.
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WOhAN'S CHAMPION DEAD
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Passes Away
at New York City.
SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT HER OWN

She Issued the Call For the First Con.
Declaration OF Principles - Advocated
'he Cause OF Her sex n Lecturer.
Editor and Author.
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LATEST

New Tork City. - Double breasted
coats, that are loose at the front but
fitted at the back and fall to just the
line of the sleeve when the arm Is
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quarter yards nfty inches wide will be
required.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
TRUMBULL.
CHESTNUT HILL.AND VICINITY.

CHESTNUT HILL AND VICINITY.
Miss Elliott has resigned from the
school and has returned to her home
in Massachusetts. Miss Stanton has
taken her place in the school. The
children were sorry to have Miss Eli
oft leave as she was very well liked.
Nearly all the farmers have their Ice
harvested and those who have not are
finishing it this week.
The roads in this section have been
drifted badly with the snow, but near
ly all the roads are now pasSable.
A. S. Beach and William E. Waller
have new farm help from Virginia.
A. S. Beach attended the funeral of
his sister, Mrs E. Curtjss, in Bridge
port, last week.
Mr. WILSON, the letter carrier, is
again on his regular time. He had to
be rather irregular last week, owing
to tho badly drifted 0roads 0and
hard travelling. He did we'll to get
over his route as we'll as he did.
Buy box of Lowney's candies for
your girl at Plumb's. "Lawson Pink"
brand of canned goods still leads. Now
is the time to break up that cough
with Shops remedy.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
LONG HILL.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
The teacher in the North district
gave her school a sleigh ride, Monday
night. G. G.. Downs hitched up his
pair of black horses before his large
Sleigh and by the noise the children
made as they went through the street,
they were having good time. The
teacher is getting ready for an enter
tainment in the hall in the near fu-
ture for the benefit of the school.
Mrs Jobs sister returned home, Mon
day.
Miss Fannie Hale returned home,
Monday, after spending two weeks in
Waterbury.
Samuel Lockwood of Wilton spent
Monday at S. NJ. Brinsmade's in Dan
iel's Farms.
The roads have been SO bad the mail
carriers have not been their regular
rounds any day. Two days Mr. Stains
did not go at all.
The telephone wires were down and
out of order, SO they could not be used
for three days.
Harry Olmstead, w. N. Hurd's
clerk, is sick and unable to be at the
store.
Mrs Hall and Mrs Downs are kept
busy most of the time baking bread.
There are number of families who
depend on them for bread.
Bauer'S cough cure is the best medi-
cine to cure cough or a tickling in
the throat, Csc per bottle. For sale by
w. n Hurd, the grocer.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
GEORGETOWN.

Mrs Jeanette Bennett was taken sud-
denly ill, Tuesday.
Mrs Lyman;Franklin has been i'll the
past three weeks with a severe cold.
The work on the new Congregational
church is progressing rapidly. The first
coat of plaster has been put On and is
now ready for the second.
Mr. and Mrs r. o. Bennett welcom-
ed daughter at their home, Monday,
February II.
The Bridgeport High school Banjo
club, assisted by local talent. will give
an entertainment, this EVENING" Fri
day, February %, at the Congregation
al church. A large attendance is de-
sired.
Master Elmer Sanborn, who has been
quite i'll with pneumonia, is much bet
ter.
MrsJ. w. Jones of New York and
Miss Emma Olmstead of Wilton spent
the day, last Wednesday, with their
sister, Mrs Samuel S. Jennings.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church held a very pleasant So
ciable at the home of Herbert.B Bennett,
Thursday Of this week.
Friday evening, March 7, there will
be musical given at the Methodist
church. Mr. Wilbur and other singers
from Bridgeport are to sing.
H. S. Bennett, who was at home ill
for a number Of days, last week, is now
able to attend to business again.
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He struck on his shoulder, receiving a
very painful bruise. The horse broke
loose from the sleigh and started for
Danbury, but was captured near the
line.
On account of the storm there were
but few attended the Sunday school
rally at the Congregational church on
Friday.
There was no business done at the
Congregational society meeting which
was appointed to be held at the church
on Friday afternoon.
The mail carrier did not make his
appearance on Saturday on account of
the storm.
There was no service at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday on account
Of the deep snow.
Arthur Chase moved David B. Tread
wells household goods to Pound Ridge,
N. Y, on Friday, and came back on
Saturday, being out in the big storm
of both days. Mr. Treadwell has gone
on to farm there and expects to start
creamery.
Mrs Fred Hall is sick with the grip.
D. H. Disbrow is making two
weeks visit among friends in Columbia
county, N. Y, and other places.
A. A. Brush spent Sunday with his
sister, who is attending school in Mass
aChuSettS.
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SOUTH BRITAIN,
PERSONAL CHAT.

Philip Mitchell was home over Sun
day.
S. L. Pierce returned last week from
his trip to the west, where he found
snow too abundant to be agreeable.
Miss Edith Mitchell is visiting friends
in Springfield, Mass.
The Center school will close Friday,
February 20.
Mr. Taylor of Bridgeport was a re-
cent guest at H. P. Mitchell's.
In spite of the snow and rain Friday
evening, number of friends gathered
at the pleasant home of G. l.. Mitchell
where they enjoyed jolly social time
away from the reach of the warning
elements.
B. M. Mitchell was obliged to length
en- his visit home on account of the
snow.
Miss Neil Jackson closed her school,
this week.
A sociable was held at the parish
house on Thursday of this week.
Miss Daisy Osborne is the guest Of
Mrs G. p. Williams.
Mrs G. P. Williams entertained the
whist CLUB on Wednesday afternoon.
d. H. Judson has moved into the
brick house during the last week.
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SHERMAN,
AN INTERESTING LITERARY MEETING

AN INTERESTING LITERARY MEETING.
The Literary club held an open meet
ing at Hon D. B. Mallory's, Monday
emit. The ladies' had almost excellent
program, the author studied being
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Mrs Charles
Mallory presented most excellent BIZ
Ography Of the great poet and writer,
which was interpersed with some of
Mr. Holmes poems, read by members
of the club. Mrs M. G. Gelston read a
very interesting and appropriate paper
on the Pilgrim Mothers, which showed
CAREFUL study and gave new light to
many Of those present on the noble
work OF mothers, and the self-sacritice
of the true woman. MiSS.Anna Stuart
recited in a most admirable manner,
Mr. Holmes celebrated poem, 'tGrand-
mothers Story Of the Battle OF Bunker
Hill" After the close Of the exercises
refreshments were served of ample
quantity and after the style of Sher-
mans excellent quality. A unique
feature of the evening was that the
guests were expected to crack the nuts
passed to each for the pleasure and the
profit of all. The nutsj were the shell
of the English walnut which had been
deftly opened, the meat taken out and
of. Miss Marion Briggs favored the
company with several pieces on the
piano, much to the delight of all pres
ent. 1t was pleasure that will not
be soon forgotten and long live the
Ladies' Literary club Of Sherman, say
we all.
There was pleasant sociable at
Charles JOhnSOn'S, last week Thurs
day. There should have been larger
company to enjoy the pleasure of the
evening.
Will Moses was home from Winsted
over Sunday and led the Christian En-
deavor meeting in the evening. 1t is
hoped he will not let SO long time in
tervene before he visits Sherman again.
Miss Georgia Gray is visiting friends
in Wassiac, N. Y.
Homer Briggs has been staying with
Tudor Haviland the past few weeks.
James Stuart was in Massachusetts
the first Of the week buying tobacco.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28

next day. Fred Sears, the mail carrier,
who has very long, hard route and
has to 60 twice to Stepney, was on two
or three occasions unable to return
home and remained at Stepney over
night. Consequently some of the mail
delayed. His route lies through sever
al by-roads that have always been i'm
pasSable after heavy snow storm, and
no attempt has ever before been made
to dig them out, as it did no good.
Fridays storm being partly rain, form
ed hard crust and Monday gang OF
men dug out the Paul's Pound road,
using cross cut saw to start the ice,
as shovels would not penetrate and OK
en- were of no use.
There was service at St Peters on
Sunday, but none at the Congregation.
al church.
Mrs Wells Lewis is said to be very
i'll again.
Spot cash sale. Bargain day, next
Monday. "That's all"
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
sTEPNEY.
IN MASONIC CIRCLES,

IN MASONlC C1hCAEc.
A special communication of Wash
be held on Friday night. The regular
March II.
The reliable Sweet, Orr & Co.'s
overalls and working shirts are sold by
Merchant Stephen French at the De-
pot.
Letters remain at the postoffice at
Stepney Depot addressed to Carrie E.
loe, Nicoletti Luggia, George B. Shep-
an, Everett Tyler and W. B. Tryon.
Mail Carrier Fred Sears says he
would not 60 through the experiences
of the past week again for $50. Tues
day he says was the hardest day on his
route this year. The road from Fred
erick Wheeler's to East Village and
the Spring Hill road have not been
opened yet. How is it, Mr. Selectman?
Mrs Charles Purdy is on the sick list.
DR. Hill is attending her.
Mrs Charles Haw1ey takes the pre-
MUM for early chickens. She has 20
The storm diSarranged the wires of
the American Telegraph & Telephone
Co., locally, and Is men were on hand
to repair the damage. Eight of the
men stopped at Charles Hawley's and
seven at w. j. Candee's while their
four-horse team was housed at the
stables Of Stephen French.
G. L. Smalley was in the Park City.
| There was no service in Christ
church, TaShua, on Sunday last.
| A child of Mr. and Mrs John KOhler,
which died in Bridgeport, was brought
to TaShua cemetery for burial, last
Sunday.
Miss May Banks of Fairfield has
spent a few days at NJ. D. Mallett's.
| Mrs Charles Sweeney, who has been
ill for several months, is gaining quite
rapidly, being able to sit up several
hours day.
Frederick Trimble and friend
from Brooklyn were guests of Mrs
Birdsey Sherman over Sunday.
Dayton Andrews of Southington
was in town on Wednesday.
The telegraph linemen have been
very busy, this week, repairing the
lines broken by the heavy ice storm.
George Coley is sick with form OF
the grip.
Mrs Levi Gilbert of Newtown is
guest of Mrs M. B. Hawley.
Mrs David A. Nichols of Shelton
has been the guest of Edwards Boards.
ley.
The snow blockade caused our mai
carrier, Hayes, to breaklhis record, last
Saturday. This was the first day hi
has missed since the r. F. D. took the
place of the old time postoffice.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
HUNTINGDON,

DEATH OF GOULD TOMLINsON.-AGED
RESIDENT OF WHITE HILLS PASSES
AWAY.
Gould Tomlinson, one of the Oldest
residents of this town, died about noon
on Tuesday, after short illness. The
deceased was IS years Of age last No
vember, and was born and always.lived
at White Hills. In ante-revolution-
airy days, when good old King George
ruled over the American colonies, an
ancestor of the deceased, secured a
grant of a large tract of land in this
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
SOUTHBURY.
A PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT.

On Wednesday evening last, the
ed by Mrs q. P. Cook of White Oak in
honor of her cousins, the Misses
Wooster, of Washington, D. G. Hearts
had been chosen as trumpS and when
the guests had assembled heart
shaped score cards Of linen exquisitely
embroidered with panSieS, roses and
other flowers by Miss Ollie B. Wooster
were passed around and few mo-
ments were pleasantly spent in choos-
ing partners by matching the flowers
on the cards. When rs games had
been played, sandwiches, coffee, cake,
fruit and ice cream was served to the
guests, after which dancing was in
duIged in until the "wee sma' hours"
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
ROXBURT.

HENRY D1CK1NsoN's HOUSE BURNED.
Monday night, about midnight,
Henry Dickinson's large farm resi-
dence was discovered to be on fire.
There was no one at home but Mr.
Dickinson and his hired man. The
fire had made such Roadway when dis
covered they were unable to save any
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.
STEVENSON.
AT THE UNION CHURCH.

AT THE UNION CHURCH.
Next Sunday, March 2, A. H. Fair
child, formerly lecturer in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, will preach at the
Stevenson church at IL a. m. All are
invited to be present.
Mr. and Mrs B. French of White Hills
have been spending a few days at the
home of his brother, W. o. French.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
MONROE.

EMERGING FROM THE SNOW BLOCKADE.
The roads here were blockaded for a
day or two after last Mondays storm.
Then the people got out and dug out
most of the roads, some of them only
to be filled again with snow drifts the
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Of all.
~ THE STATION AND VICINITY.
Col Hodge and W. B. Seward left,
Friday, for southern trip. They
will visit the Charleston fair before
their return.
Mrs William Gall1ger is visiting
friends in New York.
+ Mr. and Mrs Jacob Mas are spend
ing several weeks with friends in
Newark, n. J.
Mrs S. Benson is spending few days
with her daughter in New York.
Mr. and Mrs John J. Covell of Nor.
risville, N. Y, are spending a few
weeks with their daughter, Mrs E. G.
Faucett.
J. P. Erwin has returned from his
Southern tour.
Mr. Christopher, superintendent OF
the Mutual Milk and Cream Co. OF
New York was in town, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
Black Dress Goods.

We offer exceptional values In the most cor
rect Black Dress Fabrics.
These specials should be noted: IS inch and
10 inch Serges, GRANTEES. Whipcords and Hen
riettas, SOC a yard.
Crepe Cloths. Brilliantines. Armures and
Sicillians, 81 a yard.
The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28
Wash Goods.

magnificent showing Of the most stylish.
up-to-date weaves in Bridgeport.
Silk Ginghams, SOC and 75c yard.
inc Scotch Ginghams, SOC and 75c yard.
Fine Imported Dimities, sc a yard.
Madras Cloth. all new patterns. .15c yard.
Complete line of Dimities. Lawns and Ba-
tistes, 10c and l21sc yard.