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Foster, BeSSe & Company
 o56 and o5S Main St. Bridgeport.

mans power is whether he leads the people to action. And the best sermon is one in which the art seems all lost, and the hearts of the people are turned to the love of God. The Athenian spraised the oratory of Es- chimes, but when Demosthenes spoke they said: "Let us fight against Philip the Macedonian tyrant." An old Scotchwoman, who kept huckster's stall, thanked her pastor for his sermon on the Sunday previous. Said he: "Jean, what was it about?' Fl do not remember," said she, but 1 went home and burned my false measure"
 So our music is sacred if it express the genuine emotions of the soul. There is an old legend which bears this lesson upon it's face. There was once community of monks who, with their abbot, lived holy life and sought in every way to glOrify God.
 But owing to some cause or other, not one of them had a voice for singing. They united every evening in the
 Magnificent, but they got through it
 with feelings of shame, and again and again beso1ght God to forgive them, and if it were His will, to send them a singer. One Christmas owe a stranger brother happened with them, and when they united in holy service he sang the Hymn of praise. AS he sang in notes of marvellous sweetness, the brothers listened in silence and thank ed God that for once the Magnificent had been we'll sung in their house.
 It was as though seraph stood in their midst and the echoes fingered like celestial music in the dim and distant aisles. That night, however, an angel came to the good abbot as he slept and asked him why the Magniti- cat had not been sung. ''It was in-. deed sung," answered the holy man; "sung as never before; not by us in our broken, trembling way, but by was not heard in heaven," said the angel sadly; "your hymn was ever lis tened to because it was the OutpOuring of a pure heart, but that man sings for love of self and praise"
 And an art with unreality behind it, as God knows it not; so men, though they may admire, are not led by it to worship.
 And all great art is simple, such as appeals to mems hearts. The greatest music is not that which is the most elaborate or difficult. But, however elaborate, it is such as touches the emotions of the soul. And there is always, mark it, in every rendering of the best and truest devotional music, a personal element. This is the contri- button which the man makes to it. It is his offering to God of his own souls devotion, and this is needed to make the soul of the dead cemposer come back again to life and speak through the organ or the human voice that devotion W hich prompted it's first expression.
 Let us learn all we can of the art of music that we may be we'll tuned instru- ments of praise. Let us sing with the Let us also lift up our hearts in adoratio before Our Father in his holy house that the Holy Spirit may speak his praises through our lips. Let us sing with the Spirit.
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BERKSHIRE DIVISION.

New Haven.North. 9.ss a m. s.57 m; South Shelton-North, 959 a m. 4.91 p m; South, 1923 m. 7.05 pm.
 Stevenson-North, 1911 ID. 4.33 p m: South, 10.OS m. 6.53 D m.
 MonrOe-North, +lO.17 a m, t4.3Sp Ill; Sou tn +1O.O1 q m, +6. .46 p m.
 Botsford-South for New Haven 955 a m: GAO pm. See BotsfOrd below. Newtown-North. 7.41, O.A a m, Il. .15, 4.52 5.Ol TOT p mi; Sunday, Al m; South, 6.59 s;42. ;46. n.:1 m; 405. 6.l5. 6.3 p m; Sun Hawley yilfe-North, 75o. 1o.4s m, 11.5o. 5.ol. s;a. s.a, nisa m. s.5:: 5.55. G. S.$s an m. sun. S day, 5.59pm.
 am, 1920. s5.2l. 526 7:26 p m, Sunday. s.03 a m; South. $40. I'll, s. g2S II 10 a m B 4S 5.2l, 6.l4 p m; Sunday. $50 m. Brookfeld-NOrth, 63s SOS. II .Ol am, IS B. B. 3l, 7.3l p m; Sunday. sos; South. 6.as. 7.O7 s..0, Lanesville and Still River-Nort6 6.:s9.s. l5 a m. 5.3s, 7.3s m; South, 6.25,7, S1O m. 4.47.5.53 p m; Sunday, north, SIS m, south, f5.4O m. New Milford-North 6.45, s.2s, Il.05, His a m. 1;Io. 5,35. 5.43 745 m; Sunday. s.s m; Merwinsvffle- North, sss, if.3O a m, 1.l0, 500 p m; Sunday, S.35, a m; South, O.35 a m, 10. 5.33 m; Sunday, 5.15 p m. kent.,North. S.49, 1l4:a m. 2.15. 6.12 p m; Cornwall BridgeCNorth, 9.G 1l4 m., s.57. CPS p m; Sunday, 9O5 m; South, 1O.1I m, BPS, 5.O9 D m; Sunday, 449 p m. West Cornwall-NOrth 9.15 m, 12.O4, 3.98, 6.3a pm; Sunday. 9.14 a m; South, 1O.O3 m, 3.O0 Lime Rock@Sorsh. % seSorS, t ss m h. 1s,a a s:, m; Sunday, 9.2S m SSouths sD56 am, aOl 45S m; Sunday, 433 p m. s-sz5s5 - =
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Beardsley's.
 The condition of T. c. Black has re- mained most critical for two weeks, with very faint hope of any improve ment.
 J. H. Lyman of Jersey City is as usu- al passing his annual vacation from duty here at his brothers, George $. Lyman's.
 Mrs Hanson, Miss Susan B. Hall and Miss Blanche klebo, all of Chicago, were the guests of Rev Henry Cpson and MT and Mrs E. J. and Miss Myra A. Cable. last week. They came East to visit Boston, Concord, Lexington, Providence, New Haven and other places of interest and incidentally took in during their trip the Baptist con- vention at Providence, R. l. MT and Mrs George Hawley of Dan- bury passed the latter part of last week and over last Sunday at A. M. Nor gah'S.
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A FINE FRUIT FAR M.


 Your correspondent had the pleasure of looking over J. R. Sharpe'S small farm, last week. It is remarkable the amount of small fruit and vegetables he gets from the farm. He arranges so that the soil brings forth two crops eachi season. His fruit trees, this year, are loaded with fruit.
 F. N. Potter lost about 16 chickens from his hen roost, one night last week.
 Mrs F. T. Booth has greatly inn proved her place by new coat of paint.
 Mrs Alonzo Hitt. wlo'has been vis- iting friends in New York state, has returned home.
 Mrs Maria Bush had the misfortune to slip and fall, one day last week, while near the well, breaking the small bone in her ankle. Dr Wales set the bone.
 Chicken thieves recently visited the hen rOOSt of Mrs Grandson Hubbell on White Hills, taking nearly all her young chickens.
 Mrs Charles Holiday and children are stopping with w. H. Johnson for two weeks.
 J. R. Sharpe of White Hills is look ing for a rooster and a few Rhode Is land bullets that are abOut-a year old | Any one having such for sale will dc well to communicate with J. R. Sharpe, Shelton, R. K. D. NO7. l J. H. Blakeman, who has been con. fined to his bed some time with in famma tory rheuma tiSm, is now slow gaining.
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her dauphter Mrs McGirr with her

her daughter, Mrs McGirr, with her son, Chester McGirr, were badly shocked and somewhat injured before the horse was Subdued so that. Occu- pants of the wagon could alight.
 William H. Wright has again launched his steamer on the Lake and is prepared to accommodate all picnic and other parties who desire a pleas ant ride around Lake Waramaug without personal exertiOn. RehearsalS are fully attended here semi-weekly for the rendition of H. M. s. Pinafore at Washington, on the evening of August 9. The Marketable Village Improvement society are look ing forward hopefully to a successful benefit.
 Milon Post of Clinton, N. J., acquit- ted himself most creditably as an inn persOnatOr of noted dramatic charac- ters, at Pavilion hall on Tuesday even | ing of last week, to smaller audience than he deserved.
 Dea Edward Marsh and wife of Bridgeport passed three days here at Maj w. Burnham's, last week. Dur ing their stay Maj Burnham and Miss Laura Burnham accompanied them to | Litchfield and TOrringtOn.
 MT and Mrs w. s. Sperry and daugh- | ter of Mt Vernon, O., are staying here at Col c. w. Pickett'S for three weeks. They intend to visit Atlantic City for a week before their return home.
 Miss Lillian Jones of Bridgeport is passing two weeks here at E. H.
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EAST NORRIS.

Upon the family plot of Richard Huntington your correspondent finds erected very massive monument, the design showing a rough boulder with raised polished panel upon which is engraved the names of MT Turking- ton and his wife. Just a short time before MT Turkington's death, he placed his order for the work. The monument adds much to the beauty upon the contractor, A. H. BOlles of New Preston. The George H. JOhn- son monument, in connection with Richard Turkington's, are the best among the many in our cemetery. MT BOlles erected both.
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The Travellers Guide.
DANBURY DIVISION,

Danbury-North (NIain St. station) 6.l5. c1.
 S.6 a- m, 3S m. South, 600, s.5O, u.4s m. White st. Norah. asdsE ss' s}s, NSs fSis iSssa m, South "a. s.ls, Sss m-a m. loo. ds. 6zs Bethel-North. 7.15. 1905. TO- 30 m, 5eo, a49
 S.Sl,7 p m: Sunday. .lOo9 a n. s:l9 p m South
 6.O6. 7.jO. S.56 9.45, u.52 m, 4.O663l, GAS D m. Bedding North 7Oe.s.59 m,sos. e4s7 8 m.
 Sunday. 1903 m, SIS p m. South, 6.12, 9.9 Sanford-North, 7.aa, 9.54 m, l .5s, a6 7.ss p m
 Sunday, 9;59 m, s.09 p m. South. 6.I6 sos . Branchv ville--North. 6.57, ai6. IO.l5 a m, 1.sa
 5.sS. S8 7!S m. sunday. 9.5s 2 n, sos
 pm. h,62l 7.45, III. 1900 a m, sos. 4-s0, Georgetown-North, 6.53, ,9.43 m, Ll9, 6-sa 7-0
 P m. Sunday, 949 a m, 7.59 p m. South, 6.S5.
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, tell an audience of the interesting things she has seen abroad, cOnfining herself at this time more particularly to her experiences to France. The large audience present were delight fully entertained. There was good attendance at the lawn fete at the home of RadfOrd B. Smith on Main street. held under the auspices of several young misses in aid of the school for poor whites at Alber. marie, $, c.
 w. R. Muirhead of Bridgeport has secured the contract for the building of the new Methodist church on Main street.
 The many friends of John Murphy will regret to learn of the death of his wife, last week. Funeral services were held at the family home on North avenue and interment made at St Michael's cemetery, Bridgeport. The Misses Hopson have visited friends in Newtown during the past week.
 Miss Emma Clinton has gone to Bos ton for a vacation.
 Charles J. Porter has gone to Ohio to remain through the summer. Mrs Louise Burritt of Parrott street entertained the Metropolitan whist
 
 Charity lodge, D.of R.of Bridgeport, have been visitors at Evening Star lodge of this place.
 Druggist Futile has purchased 3 newIcat boat from New Haven parties.
 Allen Wilson, Henry Wells and Thomas Gray have returned from a camping trip to Walnut Beach. The weather during their absence was any. thing but conducive to comfort, tOlsay nothing of pleasure.
 Miss Edith Allen is visiting friends up the Hudson.
 J. w. Grove of New Haven has been a recent guest at the home of Jasper Whiting on Main street.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Dufouri of Fer ry road have returned from a trip to Morris Cove.
 Capt Weeks took jolly party of our young people for a sail on the river, Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs Orrin Buck has returned from d trip to the Berkshire hills.
 Mrs LOuiSeIGilbert Ot Cincinnati. O., daughter of Mrs Lewis Curtis of Main street, is making her annual visit with friends and relatives in town.
 Miss Nellie Hubbell.of Sutton avenue has gone to Port Jefferson for a short visit.
 The Guild lawn social held at the rec tory, last week, netted some $80, which will be used for new furnishings for the church.
 Ground has been been broken for the new Methodist church on Main street and the work will be pushed rapidly forward towards completion.
 Mrs Bunce has returned from a visit with friends in Bedding.
 Miss Louise Routh has partially re- covered from her illness and is able to ride out on pleasant days.
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Methodist Sunday school. The library has been completely overloaded, new catalogues gotten out and about 15O new books added, much to the delight of the children.
 The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be celebrated at the Metodist church, next Sunday morning, and an opportunity will be given for the bap- tism of infants.
 The last of the series of sermons on Famous Rivers of Scripture, "entitfed "A Wonderful Baptism" will be de- livered at the Methodist church on Sunday evening, August 3. There is increased interest in these, Sunday evening service, and the attendance is very good. Special music will be ren- dered at each service.
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THE HOME CIRCLE. A SERMON BY REV J. Il. GEORGE. PREACHED AT ST JOHNS CHURCH ON
 SUNDAY NIGHT.

spirit, and will pray with the understand- ing also; will sing with the spirit, and I will
 The Apostle St Paul is speaking of spiritual gifts in the Church at Cor inth, and among them of the gift of tongues. He urges those who were possessed of this gift to use it, not for vanity but for q practical purpose for editication, and not belittling the good such an one might receive by exercising this gift in private for his own editicatiOn and spiritual comfort. He lays down the wholesome principle that any gift used in public, especially in the public worship of the church, must be tested by the good which it will do others, that is by it's practical effect upon the congregation. This general principle is applicable to the great and noble gift of musical talent. It has personal side and it has a practical side: It is a gift, and as a gift 1t is to be cultivated. It is also a talent, with it's practical uses, and as such to be exercised for the editicatiOn of the church.
 These two ideas will lead to some profitable thOughts,aS we are gathered together for a service in which music is given more than ordinary place. Now, music is an art, and Art is the expression of spiritual ideals and aspirations, and therefore is to be judged by its effect. If it interprets the deep things of the soul, bringing out what lies. latent in our spiritual nature. If 1t causes to come forth to the light that which before was hid den in us. If 1t makes audible or visible the deep things of our nature and gives form and life to things for which our souls hunger. Especial ly if 1t draws out our latent powers by exercise and makes us capable of seeing and approaching what before was unknown to us, it SubServes it's highest purpose. For it was not meant only to express what others have felt and thought or to express what we ourselves now feel and think, but it was meant to lead us up to higher things.
 Music,Iin one aspect of it, is a science hardly differing from the exact science, in that it is mathematical to the extreme in external structure. One would hardly associate song with a problem in algebra, but both are founded on the invariable laws of mathematics.
 As a science, therefore, it is to be studied. It's great and unvarying laws must be obeyed in the cOnStruc- tiOn of musical composition. But this no more completes the idea of music as a gift or a talent from God, than the study of anatomy will make one healthy human being. All these things are sacra- mental. Our very bodies are typical of our souls, their fit expression; but unless the life be behind it, 1t amounts to nothing. So with music. A ma chine may be made to play with math- ematical accuracy the most beautiful
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LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON.

ALL TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER.
 Of Lake Waramaug with it's ope n hotels and many cottages dOtting it's border, we hardly know what to mar rate as connected with the events of the past week. Not an arrival have we received from a hotel, not an item handed in as connected with any of the desirable inhabitants who just now are living about Lakeside, and as our time is so limited during the week day duties that we have found it im- possible to go in search of Lake notes. What can we write? The greatest complaint from any has been the weather. The fishing, too, if we may judge, has not been as lively and in- teresting as in some past seasons. The cottage carpenters, who at different places have. had busy season, are season, and of the guests and boat racing and other sports, we must learn those for the pen of some one on the field of action and who is much more cOnverSant with the events of each day at Lakeside than we are. l think, Mir Editor, it would be an excellent plan to have during July and August a good cOrreSponent about our Lake who mingling with other guests and being conversant with all the hotels and cottages could easily fill col umn with interesting events as trans piring now about this popular resort, but so meagre or scanty has been the news which has reached our ears from the Lake for two weeks, is our only ex- cuse for thus treating that section in the manner we do this week.
 The carpenters and other wOrkmen on MT Bumsted's new cottage and lawn concluded their labors there last Friday.
 On account of horse becoming scared at New Preston station on Fri day of last week, Mrs Robert Kirk and
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HIS HORSE HAD SPEED.

Frank Ladd's horse ran away, one day last week, cleared himself from the wagon near the railroad station, then took the track at full speed until reaching the Avery place he left for more suitable roads on which to show his ability for speed. Had any trains been passing on the mile of track he traveled over the story might have ended in disaster. As it was no great damage was done.
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SURPRISE PARTIES ALL THE RAGE

SURPRISE PARTIES ALL THE RAGE
 Surprise parties are frequent of late On Friday evening last merry party of young people met at the home of Eben Scribner, the occasion being MT Scrib- ner's birthday. A very pleasant even- ing was enjoyed all.
 On Saturday company of 40 young people completely surprised Mrs Her bert Bennett at her home on Portland avenue. Music and refreshments were enjoyed by all.
 The annual picnic of the Sunday schools of Georgetown occurs at Ro- ton Point on Thursday, July 3l. The train leaves Georgetown at 9.15. Re turning it leaves Norwalk at p. m.
 The Wire mill is closed this week for repairs, but large number of men the reopening of the mill.
 Master Lansing Bennett has been quite sick with chills and fever.
 Mrs Eliza Wood, who has been visit- ing at Joel Godfrey's at Cannon, has returned to her home in Georgetown
 Charles Bennett is sick with a mild form of typhoid fever, at the home of his father, Ezra Bennett.
 Charles Barrett anu Miss Lulu Bar rett were visiting friends at West Red ding, Sunday.
 John w. Ferris and gentleman from Massachusetts were in New York, last Friday.
 Miss Fanny Perry entertained com pany of friends at musical and liter ary entertainment at her home on Tuesday evening last. Refreshments were served and pleasant evening en- joyed by all.
 Books were given out for the, first time Sunday atthe new library of the
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The Recreation Tour
 ist Co. Personally Conducted Tours.
Trains stop when signaled only.

Block Island 3-day trips. costing from New Haven |. 50 and $50; Saturdays July 18th s6th August ,. 9, I6. B and 10
 Saratoga Springs. or 6-day trims costing Sls or $l6; Mondays. July sl. Aug. |. il, Is $ and September l.
 Ausable Chasm. July :l. .s, Aug {. Il. Is and and aS, costing Ss4JO.
 White Mountains, 5-day trips. costing Sss. Mondays, July sS Aug. II and a5 TT, Niagara Falls. 4-days' trip. costing sis; Tuesday. Aug. l9.
 Thousand Islands, Aug. l9. 4-days' trip. cost
 Royal Tour. to Niagara, Thousand Islands Montreal. Ausable Chasnl, Lake George and August 19.
 Catskill. days trips costing sl4.5O; from New Haven July 2. Aug l2 and a6
 Cottage City. 5-days' trips. costing sl.: July 2l, August and U.
 Nova Scotia. 1 trip. August C. costing 50: 9-days' tOur
 Copies of The New England Tourist" at the office of c. R. Taylor, agent N. Y., N. H. X H. K. K.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
STAMFORD.

TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW THE
 LAUNCHING.
 The greater part eff our townspeople went over to Bridgeport on Tuesday to yard. It was estimated that from 5000 to 10000 people saw her start and murmer of sympathy for her owners and builders went up from every heart when she stopped on the ways about half in the water
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fresh stock. He has also guard dog for sale or exchange.
HUNTINGTON.
WHITE HILLS ITEMS.

WHITE HILLS ITEMS.
 Mrs Lottie Wells, in company with Richard Hubbell and family, has been spending a week at Martha s Vineyard. Miss Kate Griffin was home for over Sunday.
 William B. Dimon has purchased a new horse.
 During the thunder shower of Wednesday evening the house of John D. TomlinSon was struck by lightning and quite severely damaged. The chimney was torn and several of the rafters and siding split.
 Miss Gertrude Holmes of Shelton has been spending week at Clover dale farm.
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J. k. TOMLINsON's HOUSE STRUCK BY
 LIGHTNING.

J. k. TOMLlNSON HOUSE STRUCK BI
 LIGHTNING.
 Last Tuesday, July ?, the house of John k. TomlinsOn on White Hills was struck by lightning about 8 o'clock in the evening. It struck the top of the chimney, running into the roof, took two rafters, splitting both of them. From there it divided, one part going into the room where MT TOmlinson and family were, tearing off the clustering and scattering it around. The other part tore off a part of the outside of the house. The house took fire in one or two places, but it was quickly extinguished. The ney pots were shattered The occu- pants of the house were not stunned or injured in any way.
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HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Danbury-East, 7.3s, u5 m, 7.6 pm. West 9l5 m, , s, 1.25 D m. yvflle-East, 7.5O. n.4s a m. sl. D n. West, 800 m, 2.43. 7.lI D m. North Newtown-East. +7.54 m, s-As p m. s. Wsst' & S5+ a m: s&. 5o6pm:
 West $50 a m. 2.3O. 7.OI D m. uitihbury. ii s.o7. 1:.0s. :36 m. West u < is a m. 1:.14. s4s m West S.:s6 m. ]. l5. 6.46 D m.
 West, .ls a n. 1.5o. 6..I m.
 Trains stop when signaled only
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GEORGETOWN.
DEATH OF MISS EDITH CARLSON.

The family of K. J. Carlson have the sympathy of the community in the sudden death, from hemorrhage, on daughter, Edith. She was young lady greatly beloved by all who knew her and her loss is severely felt in the community.
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EASTON.
ASPETUCK AND VICINITY.

AsPETUCK AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Martha Gould, who has been quite sick for the past week, is better. Robert Gould is on the sick list. Dr Gorham attends him.
 Friends from out of town are visit- ing at William Wakemans.
 l. c. Fanton bought COW at the auction sale at Bronson dairy in Green field, last week.
 Mrs Horace Burr, who is staying with her daughter, Mrs I. c. Fanton, is quite poorly.
 Orrin Treadwell, who has been visit ing his brother, w. Couch, started for his home in Wayland, Mo-, Monday.
 MT and Mrs William Taylor and family of Westport have visited at c. B. Wakeman's.
 George Ferris is doing team work for B. P. Merwin.
 IN GRANGE CIRCLES.
 August 12 Easton Grange will enter tlin Greenfield Hill Grange.
 Mrs z. c. Beard and sons are visit- ing at T. w. Turney's. church preached at the Congregation al church, Sunday evening, in the ab- sence ef the pastor, Rev B. P. Aver.
 Mrs H. c. McCollam of Bedding call ed on Mrs A. F: Turney, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs John z. Mellen spent Sunday in Weston, guests of MT and J. F. Fitch.
 Will Freeborne of New York is vis- iting in New York.
 Friends from New York spent Sun day at Paul Svihia's.
 J. z. Mellen was in Hattertown, Sat urday, guest of his sister, Mrs J. H. Summers.
 F. G. Haeublein, the well-known grocer at Adams, offers extra bargains in groceries and feed this week. It will pay every one to call on him and U, o. 2. c. and hear the price of eggs he
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NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HART
 FORD RAILROAD.
wArERrowN BRANCH.

 Waterbury.Leaye, GAS, a:H, 11.17 a m, 1-3l, 9.55 m, sos p m. Arrive, 6.46, sOO 1O.4O m, log, .35, 4.S, 5.52, 647, 7.54, 11.1S p m. Sun Watertown-Leave, 63O 7.42, 1922 m, 12.A, sl7, 42o. 5;34. 63O, 7.36, HOO p m: Sundays, 1;4s, 4.I2, 517, 6.29. 7.27, 912, 11.37 p m. Sun days, 1O.12 m, $40 D m.