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sr1L1MAN 10TH Rop WILSON.

Stillman Lothrop Wilson of Merry
all died on April 80, aged 70 years and
10 months. The funeral was attended
on Saturday, Rev Mr. Ockford of1icia-
ting. On Monday the remains, accom-
panied by Mrs Wilson and Mr. Jenness
of Florida, a nephew, were taken to
Manchester, N. H., for burial. Mr.
Wilson was genial gentleman and of
late years had been a frequent visitor
in town, dining at the New England
House. He had an interesting and re-
markable career. He was born June
"a, 1922, in Warner, N. H. His father,
Ezekiel Wilson, was of Scotch-Irish
descent, born in Salem, N. H., few
miles from Londonderry, where his
ancestors, emigrating from London
derry in Ireland, settled in 1719,
naming their location for their old
home. He was born in ITO, and died
in Methuen, Mass, in 1887. Mr. Will
sons mother, Kezia Lothrop Wilson,
was born in Bridgewater, Mass, in
1887, and died in Methuen, Mass, in
1866. Her mothers name was Still
man. The Lothrops and the Stillmans
were of the old Puritan stock, and
numerous preachers of both families
have been in active work since the
earliest settlements in Massachusetts.
Stillman L. Wilson, when two years
of age, moved with his parents into
Methuen, Mass. In July, 1882, the
family had the misfortune to be burn
ed out of house and home IN the night
time. The parents and eight children
barely escaped from the flames with {
scanty wardrobe, homeless and almos1
penniless. After looking over thu
situation, it was decided to move t.
Fall River, Mass, where they bad jus
got started in building up manufac
turing city. There the family resides
three years, and then returned t.
Methuen, where the heads Of the fam
: lily continued to live and where the
died. The children scattered, all com
mencing business on their own account
> and they have all done their full shar
of it, and have had their full share Q
it's profits. Mr. Wilson says that hi
trip and residence in Fall River wa
an eye-opener for him. He was the
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s0UTHBURY.
LEVI MIX BRADLEY.

LEVI MIX BRADLEY.
The death of Levi Mix Bradley Oc-
CURED at l1.3O, Saturday, at the home
of his son, Andrew NJ. Bradley, In Miry
Brook, Danbury. Mr. Bradley, who
was 80 years old, was native Of South
bury, in which place he lived until the
death of his wife six years ago, when
he went to live with his son, Old age
caused his death. Policeman David
Bradley OF Danbury, Jared Bradley Of
New Haven and Mrs Addie StOddard Of
Seymour are children Of the deceased
Mr. Bradley was stone mason and was
one of the most highly respected resi-
dents of Southbury for nearly three
quarters of century.
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quick and apt retort: II don't have to
ask for blessings but am tall enough
to reach up and take them"
Andrew Borelli's establishment, be-
fore the awful fire of Monday night,
inside and out, was shining with a
fresh dress Of paint, applied by Taylor
s. Andrews, who did a very creditable
job. They are also doing an extensive
job Of painting at the residence of
Henry Kinney.
Miss Edith Barnum of New York
has been the guest of Mrs c. F.
Beardsley.
The residence of Mrs Black is being
treated to new dress OF paint.
Charles Osborne is doing the work.
J. w. Hoyt and Charles Planz will
attend the grand council Of Red Men,
to be held at Thompsonville toward
the last of the month.
Mr. and Mrs Nichols and daughter
of Patterson, N. Y, we're in town, last
week, guests of Mr. and Mrs George
Ackley.
William HI. Fuller. Of Newburgh, N.
Y, passed Sunday in town.
Miss Carrie Marsh is at home from
school at Claverack, N. Y, on account
of illness.
At meeting OF the directors of the
Center Cemetery Association on Mon
day 1T was voted to remove the old
willow trees in front of the cemetery
grounds Limbs from these trees have
blown of and broken and defaced mon
uments. G. A. Todd, Turney Soule
and lOrrin Roberts were appointed a
committee to superintend the work.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY,
SOUTH BRITAIN.

SOO L d DIN AIM
ITEMS PICKED UP HERE AND THERE.
J. H. Cassidy was suffering the first
Of the week with neuralgia but is now
able to beabout.
Mrs William Lester of Sandy Hook
has been spending few days with Nj
J. H. Cassidy.
Leon Deyine caught fine trout near
the mill, this week. 1t was Is inches
long and weighed. one and one-half
pounds. u
% Harry Wilson, the carpenter, with a
force OF men is pushing the work on
the addition to the Hawkins Man
ufacturing Co. IS shop.
Wesley Fowler is soon to move into
j. l.. Mitchell's tenement house oppo-
site the grist mill. -
The body of Levi NJ. Bradley was
brought here from Danbury for burial,
last Monday, in the Pierce Hollow
cemetery. Mr. Bradley was 80 years of
age and former resident of this town.
For the past few years he had lived
with his son, Andrew Bradley, in Dan.
bury, e@ 49,. :r
Miss Margaret Flemming returned,
stay with Mrs Frank Booth in Rox.
bury, ga @..' Es--.-5 FL.
Mrs David Condor of Sandy Hool
was a guest, last week, Of her sister
Mrs John Flemming.
Mrs Mary Hubbell is spending a few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs Fred
Schwartz.
Henry Manyill, who has been spend
ing the past few years in England, re
turned last week and is stopping witt
his brother, George Manville. Mr.
Manville and children expect to joir
him here in few months.
Miss Susie Flemming was a guest o
Misses Anne and Augusta Stiles il
Southbury.
Fred Schwartz has sold his house t,
SOuthburY parties.
Mrs John Carter is seriously i'll. D
Green is attending her.
Charles B. Pierce has sold his SilO t,
Bridgewater parties, who took it dow
and moved it, Monday. ,, ,~s
Mrs Russell Ford is quite Ill, bein
confned to her bed.
Miss May Lord was a guest, last FRI
day and Saturday, of Mrand Mrs Fran
G, Everett.
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SOUTHPORT.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
B. c. Pope has been at work for Mrs
Anna Whitmore, building new pick
ct fence.
Farmers generally are busy planting
potatoes.
William Davis, ST., has been quite
indisposed for several days. DR. Barnes
Of Oxford is the attending physician.
1t is said that Charles Jackson was
married to Miss Morris of Quaker
Farms, and is to commence house
keeping at once in Naugatuck.
w. A. Shepherd has recently visited
friends In town.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert N. Thompson
and daughter, Gladys, of Waterbury,
are to visit In town soon.
Rev Father Martyr has purchased q
pair of three-year-old steers, to do his
farm work. He has also purchased
the old Burnett place, and now owns
four farms adjoining each other.
Mr. Nichols has been painting and
paper hanging at J. U. Strong's and
George Seymour at Mrs NJ. S. At
woods.
Samuel Lesher has been called tt
Sandy Hook.
w. I. Warren of Seymour was ir
town over Sunday.
Miss Rosie Wheeler visited her sis
ter in New Haven, last Wednesday
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On Thursday night Good Shepherd
lodge, I. o. o. F., worked the initia-
tory degree on two candidates.
Mrs George H. Lines, Mrs NJ. S.
Giddings and Miss Lyle Bostwick are
in New Haven, this week, attending
the May musical festival.
James D. Brown passed Sunday in
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New York, the guest of Mrs J. j. Pick
EFT.
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BRIDGEWATER.

T. #. May of New Milford is the
guest of his father, L. May.
Miss Maria Moore was a guest, last
Friday, Of Miss Mary May.
Austin Castle and force of men ne
busy on the roads in the southeastern
part of the town.
Miss M. May recently made visit to
friends in Danbury.
Masters Joe and Charlie May finished
the job Of planting potatoes for their
father, last Friday.
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COTTAGE BURNED IN PICKETT DIS
TRICT.
The cottage occupied by Nathan
Penny, pensioner of the war, in
Pickett district, was burned to the
ground on Friday about noon. An Or
gan and sewing machine was all that
was saved from the fire. He had no
insurance.
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1t is easy to temporarily stop a cough
with the ordinary opiate cough cures,
but when it is to be cured, the root OF
the trouble ousted, one must have
Ramon's English Cough Syrup, the old
reliable. Just think of it! a positive
cure for Is cents. H. E Mott, New
town; S. c. Bull s. Co., Sandy Hook;
w. B. Hawley,' Sherman; S. J. Parks
Trumbull; E. A. Honan, Gaylords
Vile
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Idlers are common on the streets liz
springtime; people naturally lack that
energy supplied by Ramen's Iror
Tonic. Try it and be imbued with
new life and viRor. It is a superior
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! ten years old, and for the first time
learned that Methuen was not the CEN
ter Of the earth and that Priest Kim
ball was not the only big man in ex-
istence. The journey of Is miles to
Fall River was made with horses and
an open wagon, no railroads then.
In the Litchtield County Biograph-
ical Review he gives these facts con-
corning his mine in Merryall, which he
leased to New York parties owing
| to infirm health:
In 1884, while on short visit to New
Milford with q friend from Western
New York, I visited for the first time
a feldspar mine, which had been work
ed in small way 20 years, located less
than a mile from my residence. From
what saw on the surface at once de-
cided that ought to own the property,
and the next day with my friend had
secured it. Later work convinced me
that had secured the most valuable
mine that had ever had anything to
do with, right in sight OF home, what
had travelled thousands of miles to
find, and to which I had devoted the
best part of my long life. Most of the
work SO far at the mine has been done
to prove what firmly believed, that
/ had true assure vein, reaching
down to very great depth in the
earth, the bottom Of which no one
could ever expect to find and in the
history Of mining no one ever has
found. I have uncovered the foot wall
of the vein for near 300 feet in length
and to depth of so feet. In drift
across the vein have found the hang
ing wall, in perfect order, near SO feet
from the foot wall. They are both
dipping at the same angle, and each
one has clayey coat from about a
half an inch thick (slickensides).
These developments, that cost me
much money are proof to experienced
mining men that we have an everlast-
ing vein. (See Dana's "Manual of
Mineralogy and Lithology," p. ABB
In doing this work we took out gems,
mica, and feldspar that have been sold
on the market for more money than /
ever knew to be taken from any mine
in America for the same amount of
surface work done. This was hard
work, without machinery. In this
statement include the great Com
stock vein of Virginia City, with
which l am familiar. In two years
after we commenced work on the mine
made trade with an English SYN
dictate for controlling interest in the
mine. After more than two years.
waiting for the money and much
trouble, kicked the trade over; and l
then bought out my partners interest
in the property. Other parties agreed
to buy the property Tor controlling
interest in it,. These contracts rather
INSTRUCTED further developments, and
most of the time for several years it
had been closed down; but there are
more valuables in sight now than ever
| before.
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IMPRovEM ENTs AT ST JOHNS PARISH

IMPRovEM ENTs AT ST JOHNS PARISH
HOUSE.
Those who witnessed the damage
wrought by smoke and fire in the par
ish house building of St Johns church
would scarcely recognize the place now
that the carpenters and painters have
about completed. John Harmon, the
well-known wall decorat tor and painter,
has done an artistic job Of papering
that reflects high credit upon him. He
was able to give his "Ramovine" thor
ough test, restoring the natural color
of the wood, which had been badly
smoked and scorched by the fire. The
walls have been covered by papers of
neat design, and the whole job reflects
high credit upon Mr. Harmon.
COTTAGE BURNED IN PICKETT DIS
TRICT.
The cottage occupied by Nathan
Penny, pensioner of the war, in
Pickett district, was burned to the.
ground on Friday about noon. An Or
gan and sewing machine was all that
was saved from the fire. He had no
insurance.
The foundations are now about COM
pleted for the new house of Will BOst-
wick in Park Lane. "DOde" LathrOp
has taken the contract to build the
house. s".
Mrs W. G.. Lathrop of Nicholas
Square has been on the sick list, suffer-
ing with rheumatism.
The case of the Watsons VS.. the New
Milford Water Co., came up for argu-
ment, Tuesday, in the Supreme court
at Hartford, Attorneys Nickefson Of
West Cornwall and Mcmahon of New
Milford appearing for the Watsons
and Attorneys Warner and Adds for
the Water Co.
Attorney John w. Adds made u
flying trip to New Haven, Monday.
Turney Soule passed Sunday in New
York City. ~ .-.
"Ted' Mullins of Bridgeport passed
Sunday in town, the guest Of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs James Mullins.
H. X. Mckenzie, a genial representa-
tive of the Gorham Silver Co. of New
York, was in town, Monday.
J. P. Dorsey, an affable clerk at the
New England house, has been ON the
sick list for a few days. DR. Wright
has attended him.
DR. and Mrs Barker and Ellis Barker
of New York have been guests of
George F. Pixley.
A letter received from III. S. Mygatt
at Los Angeles, Cal, reports him as
we'll and enjoying the trip exceedingly.
Fred Bennett of New Britain has
been passing few days with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs w. F. Bennett.
Mrs E. F. .Hawley has been on the
sick list.
Mrs Jackson of Railway, N. j., at
one time popular millinery artist at
the store of the G. H. Booth & Bentley
Co., passed Sunday in town. the guest
of Miss Spatcher.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Bartram are
the happy parents of, son, born on
April 20.
The family circle of Mr. and Mrs
John A. Carlson was increased, on the
30th, by the arrival of new daughter.
The tall form of that genial gentle
man, Mr. Hunt, of the firm of Hunt s.
Miller, suddenly darkened the door,
the other day, at Charles A. Ways.
Mr. Way, who is short in stature, was
unable to reach some article Mr. Hunt
wanted which was attached to the cell
ing, SO the obliging Mr. Hunt handed
it down to him. This caused by
stander to joke Mr. Hunt on his height,
} who convulsed those present by his
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The New Yorker
Sulky Hay Rake!

1t Rakes, does not roll the hay. As full of
good points as a rake can be.
It's here for inspection, and II you inspect it
you will probably buy.
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medicine. 81. III. E. Mott, NeWt0wn;
S. C. Bull s. Co.. Sandy Hook:
S. J. Park, Trumbull;. w. b. Hawley,
Sherman; Z. A. Honan, Gayl0rds-
vile.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
Five young misses from the Junior
EndeavOr society united with the Con-
gregational church, last Sunday. APP
propriate remarks were made by the
pastor, which are likely to belremem-
bered, making the service an inspiring
able to be present and was much miss
ed, as he has failed to be present but
three times before in the % years
since he was chosen deacon of this
church. On account Of i'll health, it
is understood that he will tender his
resignation at the annual meeting
which is to be held on the 23d day OF
this month.
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- at laugh,
he his speech
Grade, Ruby Rentfrow,
Lyndale School. 3s47 Aldrich Avenue S.
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"THFR URS Jim"
Hppropriator of the Nbsent
Boys Dardrobe.
(Prize.)


A LAUGHABLE incident that I well
n remember occurred when l was in
a lower grade. A little rat terrier
had followed our teacher to school and,
with all her efforts to find a home for
the little fellow, he was determined not
to leave her. So the little dog was
named Jim and during the day would
stay at the school and at night would
go home with the teacher. He was
the pet of the school and. we all
thought great deal of him. He would
bring to the teacher to show his love
for her, all sorts of presents, such as
bones, old shoes, feather busters, etc.
1t was deep mystery to all of us
where~he found these things, but we
could find no clue.
One hot afternoon as the teacher
was reading the rollcall she said that
a certain boy was not there. In
walked Jim with vest, then pair CT
trousers, then a shirt. BY this time
we we're all laughing and the teacher,
going to the window, saw in the little
pond across the way the absent truant
idly swimming, not knowing that his
clothes were at the teachers feet
B 9Th Grade, Gertrude Massolt,
Logan School. 1901 Dupont Av. N.
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TIE IDEAL HOME
I'm OLd-Fashioned, Rose=Loc.
cred FQrnhou.
(PriZe.)

NAY paints are before me and every
ls1 thing is ready to paint the pic
ture which is to make me famous. It
is an old ashioned farmhouse with
diamond-paned windows and red
brick chimney built up from the
ground. Covering one side is beauti-
full, red climbing rose which brings
forth its luxurious blossoms year after
year in the same. profuse quantities.
On each side of the trim walk is an
old fashioned flower bed with peoples,
June pinks, larkspur, and many other
old favorites.
It is the close of hot summer day
and the golden beams of the sun are
falling on the head of young girl,
dressed in a simple, white gown, who
is standing in the doorway, shading her
eyes with her hand. Driving a team
along the dusty road is seen the object
of her search-her father one can
easily tell, both having the same hair
and features He is just entering the
old gate and looking up at her with a
fond smile. The cows have come home
to be milked and stand chewing their
cud. Everything is calm and peaceful.
This is the picture that comes to
mind and can almost see the whole
farm, an ideal place in which to spend
ones life, away from the noise and
hustle of a city.
-Irvema Bath,
B Eighth Grade. Perry, Iowa.
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threaten the girls with the cold,
crawling things. Sometimes pupils
usually the timid AID nervous, made
odd little mistakes during recitation
that were so unexpected they set the
whole room giggling; very often the
teacher planned some ridiculous pun
ishment that proved very effective; no
matter what the incident, if the Jun
Tors themselves were the victims some
how it did not seem so funny to them.
Sometimes, too, the edge was taken
off the fun by what Junior termed
ga much less amusing scolding.
Many papers came in this week,
containing less than 100 words. Atten-
ton is called to this new rule, which
appears in all the announcements OF
the topics.
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The Decks Roll of Honor:

Minneapolis Prize Winners.
Gertrude Masso B sth Grade, Logan School, Dupont
AV N.
Ruby G. Rentfrow, Grade, Iyndale School,
Aldrich Av. S.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Eliza Lenart Sth Grade North Side High School, 1041
Sd st. n.
Raymond Walker A 7th Grade, Emerson School, 81 w
Grant ST.
Leslie Lyons 9Th Grade, Monroe School, S27 22d Av. S.
Maude Vain 9Th Grade Van Cleve School, 25O9 Jack
st. NE.
Northwestern Prize Winners.
Irvema Bath, Sth Grade, Perry, Iowa.
Verna Reyleck 9Th Grade Central School, Grafton Nd
HONORABLE MENTION.
Emma Peterson 7th Grade, Candy, Mimi
Fred>W Hummel 9Th Grade, Dundas MINI.
Thomas Shehamer 9Th Grade, Central School, Luverne
MINI.
Eda Anderson, 9Th Grade, Warren, MINI.
Gladden. 9Th Grade, Jefferson School, Cloque Mimi
High Credit.
Charles Driscoll 18th Grade, Grafton N. D. s#
Mayme Miller, 11th Grade, Prairie du Chen, Wis.
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q Battle Royal.
(Honorable MentiOn.)

HAVE great genius, but
direction, getting myself others
recently occurring events have caused explosive m but
sonally the mantle oblivion
have always held plugged hair high
taken pains conceal DISLIKE One day
when about nine years old seatmate who had
with hair piled lofty
monument her head She looked defantly at and
started take her seat believed then that the fist
mightier than the and youthful enthusiasm
grabbed her She realiated by pulling pgta We
in struggling pile We continued to battle regard
spectators until brought
The teacher inquired into affairs and found how matters
stood Then with twinkng he stood before the
allowed seamate hair
pug minutes. At the of that time told
destroy We continued these alternate
half then willing to
another's style of hair dressing
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II MITCHIEUOUJ Chair
The Embarrassing Position in LDhich IT Put the
Noted Mr.. Blank.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize

-, " (Fifth Sixth Grade Prize)
bright sunny
- term, funny incident We
excited could hardly sit STILL that afternoon
exercises,
He considered great town. although
who
Several pieces had been rected songs
"Chdren you very carefully
what Mr. will He is going the
live England and is coming back
him speak u.s." And teacher
smiled, and beamed upon Mr. must have thought she
pleasant teacher indeed but her smile
Keep your nkwells quiet your folded, STILL
principal said about honor
bestowng by addressing and then sat down.
about rise, when 10 behold! the
his fell through. AS large and plump, he
the chair Alas for Mr.! There
he sticking
body hung
dejectedly down
One could a pin drop the floor while the
principal and teacher helped
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one side By HILL" said Junior; and
another, poetical but mixed" re-
marked, ''The cleaning orbit Of the
sun doomed up in perfect radiance
Two fourth grade papers, one from
Roseau, Mimi, and the other from
Montevideo, Mimi, were received. The
editor regrets that they could not be
accepted, but no writer's are eligible
below the fifth grade. A set of papers
from the fifth and sixth grades Of Bel
bingham, Mimi, were not considered
because they were on the Minneapolis
topic.
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FIRST GLIMPSE OF F.4IRYLyfND
II Lake, Fringed LUith BUSHES and Lilies, in LUhich
Rainbow Had Lost Itself.

(Fifth and Sixth Grade PTiZe.)
which is the first view OF
lake and its surroundings beheld Being North
only prairies, the
glimpse this little lake surrounded by beautiful trees
foliage like fairyland.
it about sunset; the last
the making it
nestled between
hills by oaks and elms,
little squirrels and played Along side
at the farther
lake white yellow water lilies
little boat, painted blue, anchored where stood
would paint this picture, hoping that all North Dakotans
would enjoy it as 4 did. -Verna Reyleck
Grade, Grafton N. D.
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SPORT IN SCHOOL
Funny Incidents During Study and Reel
tation That Doubled Up Minneapolis
Juniors With Laughter.% z z =


W extremely funny incidents appear sometimes
when they ought mott And how heartily one wants
to laugh, at little things that not really
comical, just because he is in SCHOOL, It certainly
must be true that school adds extra tickle, be-
cause Juniors declared they laughed until tears
streamed and sides ached at jokes that were not
very big after all.
The majority of amusing incidents hinged
upon the appearance of visitors not generally
found in schooroom-cac hens and crow
ing ROSTERS; ducks which after the teacher
and quacked; gophers, rabbits frogs, crabs, and
lizards cats which arched their backs and spit