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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
STRATFORD.

WORK AT THE CEMETERY.
 Charles J. Hughes of the Stratford Granite works, Bridgeport, has had a gang of men working in the cemetery setting up monuments and putting in foundations, for several days, of the past week. A large granite tablet has been placed at the grave of our late fellow townsman, Preston Hodges. A granite tablet has also been placed at the graves of the late Philip Burrit and wife, to replace stones which have fallen over and broken. Foundations were also put in for monuments to be erected on the lots of the late James Sanford, B. N. Beardsley and Otis Beers. A numbers of stones were also reset. - '!#'s' '-:' WHAT'S GOING ON IN srRAFoRD.
 There was large delegation from this place at the Epworth League con vention, held in NorWalk, last Friday. All report very enjoyable time. Thomas Hennigan of Broad street has gone to work for Sniffen Brothers of lower Main street. Presiding Elder Montgomery preach ed in the Methodist church, Sunday morning
 Bishop Brewster was in attendance at Christ church, Sunday morning, and confirmed a large class. Miss Ellis has returned from visit with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y. George Holmes of Harvey's Farms is reported slowly recovering from a serious illness.
 The Daughters of Rebecca enjoyed social whist at their rooms, Wednes- day evening of last week.
 Mrs Charles H. Silliman of Linden avenue enjoyed the hospitality of friends in Bridgeport, day of last week.
 Mrs Jenkins Bible readings still con- tinueS to be one of the attractive fea- lures at the very interesting mid-week afternoon prayer meetings, conducted by the ladies of the Methodist church. every week at the home of Mrs John Peck. Wheeler.
 The fair held in the lecture room of the Methodist church, last week, by the members of the Intermediate de
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BANTAM.
BAPTIST CHURCH INTERESTS.

BAPTIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
 Rev Charles A. Piddock of Hartford preached in the Baptist church, Sun- E day, May18 at lO.45 a. ID. and 7.3O D. m. In the evening he gave a very in- teresting account of a trip he recently took through Cuba and Mexico.
 Next Sunday night there will be a union service in the hall under the auspices of the State Sunday school association. George s. Deming, gen. eral secretary, and Miss Harriet E. Walden, home department superin. tendent, are expected to be present and speak.
 Mrs N. B. Bennett of New York is here visiting her sisters, Mrs E. D. Weeks and Mrs Lewis Hotchkiss.
 Miss Lena Warehouse is visiting her aunt, Mrs Samuel Bennett.
 D. K. Colepaugh of Sandy Hook was in town, Saturday.
 Herbert Benedict's new barn is com. pleted and the young people are plan ming to have a dance in it, Friday night.
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SHERMAN.
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES. The Sunday school of the North church is preparing a concert for Chil- dren's day.
 MT Moses will preach in the Center church, next Sunday evening at 7.3O o'clock.
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NEW PRESTON.

DEATH OF MRS ELrzABETH PICKETT.
 The death of Mrs Elizabeth Pickett at Mrs Sarah Whittlesey's s on Wednesday evening of last week, and her funeral was attended on Friday afternoon at Mrs Whittlesey's by Rev Evan Evans of Bridgeport as pastor. Many of Mrs Pickett's acquaintances here and at her former home in Sher- man, besides her nearest relatives that could come were present, includ- ing her only son, Col c, w. Pickett of the New Haven Leader. H.: Thomas of New Milford otf1ciated as under taker and the interment took place in the cemetery here by the side of the remains of her husband, who died in Sherman in 1899. She died in the house in which she was born. So passes away good woman, who was most fayorably known here for a period of more than three score years and ten, and who leaves behind her the enviable record of having been a true and faithful wife, an excellent mother, and most valued member Of society in which she long remained, being also most consistent member of the Congregational church at Sher- man.
 REV MIR MANEE AT VILLAGE CHURCH.
 Rev MT Nance of Worthwhile occu- pied the pulpit, last Sunday morning, giving us an excellent sermon upon "Conscience, it's Uses and Power" " On account of his health MT Nance was excused from occupying the pull pit on Sunday evening and the only service held at the church was that o1 the Y. P. s. 0. B. Next Sunday there is promised in the pulpit Rev Dr Cur. tiss of Kent.
 All taxpayers of the town (Washing tOn) should remember the collectors notice, as advertised, to be at Wood vile on Tuesday morning; at Romfore the same forenoon from II a. m. til
 noon; on Wednesday from a. m. till 5 p. m. at Washington Depot.: and al
 B. J. Hurlbutt's store on Friday from l to , p. m., of next week. . Mrs B. c. Norris very slowly regains strength. : Mrs Samuel E. Johnson of Wollas ton, Mass, is visiting her sister here Mrs Charles Gilbert.
 Mrs Thomas Martin and youngest daughter passed last Saturday night and Sunday in Waterbury.
 Col B. E. Johnson changed the loca tion of his barber shop, last week, k the basement of his house opposite the postoffice, which is otherwise oc cupied by Charles Buher. He now has large, cool, well lighted and new ly finished room, attractive to the eye easy of access to and from and which we believe will be to his financial ad. vantage in different ways.
 Miss Mattie Morgan is again passing three weeks at Miss Mary Hosford's in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 J. A. Glover passed the latter part of last week and over last Sunday in Litchfield.
 Noble s. Bennitt of New Milford was guest over last Sunday at E. H. Beardsley's.
 R. H. Armstrong added to his mar ket, last Saturday, early vegetables in the shape of cucumbers, string beans, Bermuda onions and strawberries. Tyrrell & Hull were busily engaged last week, in outside painting for A
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ing a few days at Maple Ridge.

Two young men from Danbury were in town, last week, trouting. Their success was not as good as they antici- pated.
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It is easy to temporarily stop cough with the ordinary Opiate cough cures, but when it is to be cured, the root of the trouble busted, one must have Ramon's English Cough Syrup, the old reliable. Just think of it! a positive cure for 25 cents. H. E. Mott, New town; s. c. Bull x Co.,, Sandy Hook: W. B. Hawley, Sherman; s. J. Parks, Trumbull; B. A. Honan, Gaylords- vile.
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chased from Flynn & Doyle of Ban- tam.
 Mrs Joseph Blakeslee of New Haven and Miss Freda Trappee of Mt Carmel have besn recent guests at George R. Benedict's,
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CARL BADER,

WASHINGTON DEPOT MARKET.
 '~i ., Washington Depot. At full line of meats always on hand. Gam In he season. Meats always of prime quality. and prices reasonable.
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F. A. 0. Titis made business trip to New Haven on Saturday.
 Mrs AhhY..I. Gum returned from Florida, this week. Her daughter, Mrs Brinsmade, met her in New York.
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Walter Smith of Liuchfield is spend
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13
SEASIDE Ex0ORsIO ,3-LAsON I0oS

The Southern Pacific has decided 10
.inaugurate The Seaside Excursion TO
he run tri weekly on SATURDAYS, Tues
days and THURSDAYS, from all points ia
Arizona and New Mexico TO Santa
Monica, Lung Beach. San Pedro, New.
pnrt Beach, San Buena Ventura,
Santa Barbara and Catalina Islands:
also 70 San Diego and Coronado Beach.
rickest gnod until November 80, 1902.
The price OF ticket for the rnund
trip IL S35 90 to all the above men
toned points, with the exception NJ
Catalina Islands, where an additional
fare Of 81 Is Is charged for a most de
lighiful three hours boat ride from
San Pedro and return.
Excursion tickets to San Francisco
nre also on sale on above DAYS, same
limit, for S55 90 for the round trip.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

CHARLIE Lee has not been able "a sell
his store building, aod hes bad il tQrp
70 pieces this week.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

vile no
has Vevery-
thing she
wants" lie
wants to
know
what's the
matter. But
the wife
can't tell.
S h only
knows that
she is de-
pressed and
Respondent.
S h a,
condition Is
usually re-
lated to
some form
Of womanly
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

Reports come that Grant county Is
growing a volcano. For some years
steam has been reported as coming
out Of Bnlllrd's Peak mnunta in. Re-
Gently sume Of the settlers near there
have noticed that the steam has
changed u smoke, and is Counting out
10 much larger quantities, aud sOme
Of the amateur Volcano experts have
gone over tn examine the mountain,
u see IL there is any danger. Bull
lard's Peak is some thirty miles from
LOrdsburg, and there are many can.
yOns aud valleys between, so even il
Billiard dees go into the volcano bush
ness this place is comparatively safe,
However, Silver City is but sixteen
miles from The mountain, aud IL is a
down hill pull all the way. BullArd
will not have to work very hard 10
cover up that own with volcanic nud
aud lava. Modern scientists claim
that the molten lava from the volca-
noes, like the rains from Heaven, fall
alike on the just and the unjust. II
this is so the people 10 Silver City
would have an equal chance with those
OF the rest Of the county 10 escaping.
but il another great moral lesson
must be given To the world, a second
Sodom and Gomorrah for future
teachers to use as a warning and ex-
ample, then Silver City stands n
great danger Of being buried by lava
FROM Billiards. Peak. Tue LIBERAL
extends It's warning at this early day.
CHARLIE Lee has not been able to sell
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13
on CE[FRTUL7

Whether a woman Is fearful OF cheer
tnl depends not on what she has materi-
ally, but what she is physically. Many
an iniulgent husband Is driven almost
70 despair BY the fearful outburst Of q
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13
santa Fe Route.

Daily sleeping cars from Deming to
Denver, Kansas City aad Chicago.
Leaves Deming S:20 p. NJ. Arrives
Deming 100 A. NJ. Agent Santa Fe
Route, Deming, will make reserya-
tiuns.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

The county commissioners we're in
session Friday and Saturday, going
over the returns made TO the assessor,
listening aud acting On his FecOmmen.
dations regarding raisings of the as
sessments. 1t was found necessary TO
make comparatively few raises, as the
people who were ~ sed last year
generally took the hint, and put a
valuation on the property about equal
TO that put on IL by the commissioners
last year. OF course there we're many
changes in the returns, CO account
OF actual changes IN property. Manv
drms In the northern part Of the
county curry much smaller stocks
than they did last year, and their re
turns fell off accordingly. In the
southern part Of the county the TO-.
crease by the changing Of the Arizona
s. New Mexici rnad rrJu a narrow
gauge to a standard gauge, and the
general increase In prosperity IN this
section will make the only additions
20 the tax roll IL Is ~1nuotlul II the
increase In Inc sOLlhern part Of the
county will eq III the general falling
on in the ir'rt fern part 0f the county,
so the Drohubi tiles are that tile as.
se>~ed valuA ! nf Inc cnI1ly will be
smaller than 1t was last year.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

All persons having dealings with the
undersigned are required TO reuder
their accounts mnnthly.
ABERDEEN COPPER Co.
January %, 1902.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

My little SOU nal an attack of
whipping cough aud va, threatened
with pnehmunia; but for Chamber
cough remedy we would have
had a serious time Of IL. u also saved
him from several severe attacks OF
crOup.-H. j. STRICKFADEN, editor
World Herald, Fair Haven, Wash.
For sale by all dealers In medicines.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

j. n. Harper was To- lrun the river
the Grst OF the week, and repurts that
the farmers who have water will have
due crops thl year.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-06-13

disGdot. Inc mental depression mas It's
corresponding womanly weakness.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
changes fearful women to cheerful women
by curing the diseases which cause phys
ical weakness aud depression Of spirita
Il establishes regularity, dries unhealthy
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton, and cures female weakness.
Nrs Alice Adams. Of Laboratory. Washing
ton Co, Pa, says; with many thanks I write
% Jet you know how I am. l can say by Code
helP aud your help I am we'll. I have taken six
bottles OF DR. Piercc's Favorite Prescription and
two Of his Golden Medical Discovery and 1
en- DO al my work / can't praise your medl.
cine too highly I will recommend your riqdi-
cines as long as I live. II any one doubts this
give thea my address,
"Favorite Prescription " makes weak
women strong and sick women we'll.
Accept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak
women.
Keep the bowels healthy BY the
timely Use Of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
Choosing a Wife by Music.

A German professor proposes to
solve the difficulty some people seem
10 have in choosing a wife by trial by
music" Everything depends on the
taste Of the subject under study. II
she prefer waltz music, and above all
Strauss Intoxicating strains, she is
certainly frivolous. If she loves Beet
hoven she is artistic, but not practical.
Does she prefer List? Then she is
ambitious; while a devotee of Mozart
would be rather prudish. Why an ad-
mirer of Offenbach should be cunning
is not very clear; but remembering the
opera of Faust" it is easy to under
stand that any girl preferring GounOd
must be romantic and tender hearted.
1t is hard upon Flotow that because
his music is out Of fashion a taste fol
it denotes a vulgar soul; while Gott-
schalk fares little better, pleasing, &C.
cording to the German professor, only
the superficial. Massenet is supposed
to attract the timid; while devotion
to WagnerS music is a distinct proof
of egotism. Saint Saens, however, is
a composer the admiration for whom
denotes girl of intelligence and we'll
balanced character-From Londo1.
Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
Are Thew aIRnao rs?

ST see the dressmakers, as a mat
ter of business, have been advised to
secure managers by marriage"
Nothing original in that"
'Isn't there?'
Certainly not Women the world
over secure managers that way"
'They do?"
ayes"
''Are you married"
Eyes,
"And you're your wife's manager"'
eyes, 1 suppose So"
''Do you mind if l tell her that you
said that?"
"Great Scott! man; do you think I'm
looking for trOuble?"
"Of course: there's nothing new in
the proposition that women shall get
men by marriage, but are they mana
gers when they are secured?
''Say! there is something original IN
that scheme. Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

The Massachusetts parson who con-
sidered it his duty to refuse a call O
a church which was prepared to give
him an advance Of $500 year must
be regarded as an exception to the rule
How easy it has been for many wear
ers of the cloth to see in larger sal
ary "a greater sphere of usefulness y
But after all the cut of the coat and
shape of the collar cannot change the
man who wears them. It is natural
that a clergyman with large family
living in the country should be willing
to consider that it was his plain duty
to remove to the city. Why, we have
plain rectors in this town who have
refused bishOprics, preferring a simple
surplice in New York to lawn sleeves
anywhere else.-New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

Nearly 2 per cent. of the population
of Berlin are foreigners.
The richest man in Germany is
Krupp, who pays taxes on an annual
income Of over $5,000,000.
Of the 1889, $40 acres within Mani
toba, 6,329OO0 are taken up by lakes
and 25,OOO,OO0 are cultivable.
In Highland regiments twelve men
per 1000 are over six feet in hight:
in English, six; and in Irish, three.
Mrs. Mary A Kidder, 80 years old,
and one of the oldest authors in New
England, continues to write poetry.
Only 2,240 bicycle licenses have been
taken out this year in Montreal, as
against 3,755 last year and 6,347 in
1900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
FACTS ABOUT FEET.

The typical Irish foot is fiat, rather
broad and not usually long.
The Frenchman's foot Is proverbially
long, narrow and well proportioned.
The Scotchman's foot is high and
thick, strong, muscular and capable of
hard work.
The Tartar's foot is short and heavy.
the foot of a certain type Of savage,
and the toes are all the same length.
The Englishman's foct is in most
cases short and rather feshy and not
as rule rs strong as prCportlonately it
should be.
The Russians foot possesses at least
one popularity which is worth MOTTO
ing. The toes are generally ''webbed''
to the first joint.
The Spaniard's foot is generally
small and, thanks to the Moorish blood
which flows in the veins Of NEST Span
iards, elegantly curved.
The latest measurements seem to
show that America is in the process of
developing a race with the smallest
feet among all the civilized nations.
The Teutonic and Scandinavian ma
tons appear to have the largest feet,
Swedes, Norwegians and Germans
standing in this respect at the head OF
the list.
The Arabs foot is famous for it's
high arch, whereby true Arab may.
indeed, always be known, the Koran
saying that a stream of water can run
under the foot without touching it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
HUMOR IN HORSES.
Story of an Animal That Has More
Than Its Share.

Story of an Animal That Has More
Than Its Share.
Only those who are unfamiliar with
animals doubt that they have sense
of humor. Jimmy is a lively road
horse who has ideas of his own and
very original conceptions of what is
amusing. One day the children had
erected a small tent on the lawn and
sat within it drinking lemonade and
playing that they were banditti. jim
my walked softly up to the side of the
tent and slowly inserted his nose
through a convenient slit, says Our
Dumb Animals Eyes and ears fol-
lowed and, his head once within at the
back Of the unsuspiciouS jewellers, JIM
my gave one tremendous sneeze of that
kind which is half snort.
The banQitti fell back in every direc-
ton, and the horse, withdrawing from
the tent laughed silently to himself be-
fore going back to his grass cropping.
Jimmy's favorite amusement is that Of
scattering a flock of sheep. When he is
feeding with them in the pasture, he
suddenly stops eating and then dashes
among them, sending them scudding
over the hillside. Then he stands watch
ing them until they again settle to their
nibbling and after short luncheon OF
his own repeats the pleasing diversion.
Although this horse is the gentlest crea-
ture in the world, it pleases him ex-
ceedingly to brighten any one who has
shown timidity in his presence.
Jimmy's two mistresses harness him
without trouble or danger, but he de-
lights in alarming one girl cousin who
visits at the house. Sundry fidgetings
and nervous starts of her own were
enough to show Jimmy of what man
ner and temperament she was, and he
is merciless in taking advantage OF
that knowledge. If she enters the sta
BILE where he stands accepting the har-
ness in the most docile manner, he
opens his mouth, showing wicked
row of teeth, and makes feint of snap
ping at her. She shrieks, his mistress
scOlds and reasons with him, and jim
nv apparently is then repentant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

A Chicago man on his summer vaca-
ton went to a Wisconsin lake resort
and one day became engaged in CONVEX
sation with the proprietor. He COM
mented on the attractiveness of the
surroundings and finally asked the no.
tel keeper how many acres there were
in the property.
about forty" replied the proprietor.
'I see there is another resort short
distance north of you. Who owns
that?'
'"The Wilder Simmons"
"You and she join, do you not!'
The landlords sunburned face turned
a shade or two redder.
Were expecting to next October"
he said, "bu. l didn't think anybody'd
found it out yet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
French Coffee.

The delicious flavor which all travel
ers in France discover in the coffee of
that country is got, it is said, by the
addition of a little butter and sugar
during the roasting process. To every
thr p unds Of roasting berries a ia
BILE, rful each of butter and pow
dere gar is added. These in melting
spreao over the beans in a thin coat
ing, which holds the aroma and con-
tributes a caramel flavor that is deli
cious and stinctive.-Harper's Bazar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
"a Bird" of an Opportunity.

The great Beecher said that "oppor-
tunity is bird which flies but once to
the window of your chamber to lure
you with it's sweet song. IL you fail to
stretch out your hand to take it, it flies
away and returns no more forever"
When the eloquent Brooklyn preacher
said this he did not have advertising
in his mind. Here the bird of oppOr-
tunity comes every day, and wise is
the man who takes it and cherishes II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
Friday Is Lucky.

There is luck in odd numbers. There
is double luck in two odd numbers.
Friday is the sixth day of the week.
Six is the double of three, which is
not only an odd number. but one which
proverbially possesses a charm There
fore Friday is a doubly charmingly
lucky day.-Boston Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
A Modern Adonfs.

Lady-Your partner has tainted,
hear How did that happen?
Oficer-It is quite simple. | danced
with her three times in succession. The
great happiness was too much of d
strain for her nerves. l am now TAX
ing my departure lest I should do any
further Gamage.-From the German.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

The car Of Russia has established a
ten-hour working day.
There is now one lunatic in Ireland
for every 17S of the population.
Ping-pong licenses have been grant
ed to nine publicans at Huddersfeld,
Eng.
Nearly two-thirds Of the twelve
miles of the Simplon tunnel are now
completed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

Citizens Of Charleston. S. c., are
urging that the name of Meeting street,
one of the widest and most important
streets in their city, be changed to
Hampton avenue, in memory of the
late General Wade Hampton. In Co.
lumbh, 100, there is talk of having
Hampton street or avenue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13
The English STYLE.

Frank was learning to ride horse,
and one day somebody asked him If it
bounced him very hard when the horse
was trotting.
ooh, no." he answered. IL don't
bounce very hard. / stay up nearly all
the time."-Little Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-11-13

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