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contents OF, the money drawer. Detective
Mooney, who was sent to investigate tho
case, old the druggist that 1t looked like the
work Of the Hamilton street Aldermen. >
"a the crooks were called. He made an
dppointmen with the druggist and I he two
went over to Hamilton street on the MORN
ing following the hold-up.
In the basement of 3aL, Hamilton street
the detective found eight members of the
gang dividing the proceeds Of another
robbery. Quickly drawing his pistol he
told the crooks he would shoot the first
one who attempted to move. Then while
the frightened druggist looked on he drew
a second revolver and with one pistol in
each hand pointed toward the gang he
backed into a rear room where he found t he
leader. Jack Stock. lying on a couch.
Stock drew a pistol and was about to
shoot when the detective knocked it from
his hand. In quicker time than it takes
to tell it Mooney had placed handouts on
the wrists of the highwayman. The
frightened druggist fled and summoned the
police reserves from the station.
When they got there Mooney was stand
ing with his two revovers covering the
gang while ordering the leader to get on
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tenants, put 1t. faint as much trouble as
carryin' 1t downstairs.
Once in while an angry husband returns
to his home and finds group Of neghbors,
a tin pail filed with beer. just to show his
dsapproval of his wife's hospitality and
his adherence of drinking he throws pail,
glasses and beer out of the window without
stopping to see who gets hit on the sidewalk
below
One of the cops who did bouquet duty in
the Gap earned the name of Mickey the
Ice because he had a habit of throwing
pieces of ice at fleeing criminals. He Sc
cured the ice from the stands of Catharine
Market and he practised throwing II so
long that he soon became a crack shot :,
never failing to hit the person he aimed at.
For n while he succeeded in cowing the
bad folks of the Gap by hitting them with
chunks OF Ice. and in this way he succeeded
In giving them worse scare than il he had
and toughs of the Gap knew that the cop
would not last long there II he used his re-
volver, while at the same time his hurting
chunks of ice often laid them up for weeks
Since Mickey the Ice lost the post the toughs
and crooks have agaip become bold and
hiss policeman when he walks through
the Gap.
The Lads of Darkness. which is the name
applied to the Younger element who are
away from the Gap all night, usually have
bundle or two of plumber when they re-
turn at daylight. If any one was to stop
Them 10 look into the contents of the bundle
they would not hesitate to use n blackjack
or an iron bar on the head of the inquisitive
one; They frequently hold folks up in
daylight. and sometimes return to the Gap
CARRYING row,hoats stolen from various
points along the riverfront.
Taken all in all while the Gap is not so
bad as 1t used to be. Hells Kitchen is we'll
behaved compared with it.
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gagged as detective with a private de,ec.

gagged az a detective with a private de,ec-
tive agency. y. ~
The crook. who swarmed into Hamilton
police They would kill policeman as
quickly as they would kill an ordinary ciii-
zen In fact The policeman who IA de-
tailed TO specia., duty In the Gap Ia fire..
S Gus,n,,y ai,acksd hy the gang. who nfter
In one Of the dens or. underground pas.
sage Of the Gap which for half a century
have sheltered pickpockets and river
thieves
Som g Of these dens are fitted UP as club.
rooms. In one the police may find group
Of men recently released from prison.
in another a group of professional beggars.
in a third gong Of pickpocke,s,
In the fall Of 1893, when reports of high
way rohberies we're coming in from all
many ARE sts in the Gap. Various holdups
took place in drug stores in and around
New York. and McClusky concluded that
the work was being done by gang Of Vest
crn thieves who had come on here from
Chicago. In conjunction with Detective
John Mooney. who was then wardman OF
the Madison street precinct, he succeeded
n sending many members OF the gang to
Sing Sing.
On various occasions the detectives mar
rowly escaped being killed while making
these arrests. In ono instance Detective
Mooney was thrown from roof by two
thieves with whom he was battling at
midnight.
On another occasion three men attempted
TO kill McClusky after he had followed
them into he cellar of the famous old resort
known as the Ship He succeeded in land
ing all three crooks in Jail, and ono OF them
Is still there.
The police Of the Madison street station
were informed that druggist doing bust
ness at the corner Of Pike and Madison
streets had been held up by several crooks
who had entered the store, pointed pistol
at him and compelled him to give up the
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Sullivan. row Tammony leader of the
Eighth Assembly district, resided there
In the good old days. So did many other
men Who have since become leaders in
Tamnanr Hall
Hamilton street has been most forcibly
brought to the attention of the public as
the home OF men who have been engn ged
In desperate encounters. There have been
many of these. Dorsey. who shot and
killed Conrov. lived there. Ganse, who
stabbed Prtry to death. resided there.
Walker, who was shot dead by Harry
IT, Strange, resided there, and like dozen
other murdered men, WAS buried from
Hamilton street,
Billy Walker WIS a thief and had served
a term in Sing Sing prison. He was shot
by lie Strange in row in the basement
OF i39 Hester street.
His wake, held in his fathers house on
Hamilton stree, in the early part of lest
November attracted a crowd of crooks
from all over the United States. Many
Of them after coming here to attend Walk
er's funeral. remained in New York and
settled in Hamilton street. They vowed
That they would kill lie Strange on sight.
but he is still alive and is at prt scnt On.
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his feet and walk In front Of him. All OF
the men In the place were arrested.
The leader Of the gang. who was Identified
az the mar who had robbed the Pike street
/ druggist. was convicted and sentenced
to.a fern Of fifteen years In prison. Other
! crimes were traced to the other mem ers
! Of the gang and all are now serving long
sentences In Sing Sing
| In various instances when the police
went 70 make, an arrest ~ the Gap the crook
would dart into an alley adjoining the
house at 10 Hamilton street, which is occ,i-
pied by respeo, able folks Through this
alley the crook would go to rear yard
then into an Clubhouse and through trap
door which led to dark underGround
passage that opened into another yard
Now and then crook pursued by
policeman will take refuge in one Of the
inmshacklc dwellings which have been
called ink-pots. Hamilton street Is full
of ink pots Into one Of them sailors are
lured and robbed almost every night in
the week
Further ZIP the Gap. opposite one OF the
Street Cleaning Department stables. In
the big tenement which was built few
on na hs
aties reside From some one of the $50
windows which overlook Hamilton street
something is apt to fall at almost any time
of the day or night.
Two policemen have been detailed to
look out for the persons throwing things
from windows. Among, the tenants on
the block they are referred to as "the cops
who do bouquet duty Like the drivers
Of the ashcarts who come to take out their
carts. the cops have acquired the art of
lodging Once in while when they turn
around to see what is happening down the
block a piece OF crockery falls on their
heads.
Upon inquiry among the tenants here it
was learned that whatever they did not
want they threw out of the window. Garbage
Of all kinds is wrapped in newspapers and
thrown into the street, because, as the
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FINCH FINDS FAVOR HERE.
THE VIEW GAME WITH CARDS
That HALLS From KALAMAZOO.
An account OF the Pastime That Has
Captured the Middle Wcst-PrOnOunccti
More "SimpIe Than Authors" "Morc
scientific Than Nhist"-lSO Cards.

Finch, the game with cards that has
found favor in the Middle West and in
Brooklyn, according to correspondents
o! Tue Sun has its votaries, too, in Man.
haitian, for tho special packs with which
II is played have been on sale and in some
demand for three months.
A. game Finch is lacking in leads. so
that there are no opportunities for finessing
and a. there is no Showdown. the great
American art Of blufIing is not called forth.
q href il appeals but little to the student
81 bridge pinochle, seven-up or draw
poker, not. indeed, is this class appealed to,
Ior tn" cards ara not the ordinary playing
card Ih" nursery seems 10 be in mind
rather than the clubroom, for although tho
Playing rules that come with every pack
assert thai finch is more scientific than
whis'. they also say that the game ismore
SNIP" than autho,s.' The purchaser
l. rauion"d too, in note printed in italics.
mat IL il ~ometimes advisable nmo ng
Younger players to sort each hand SO that
II contains no two cards Of the same num-
Der and no sequence"
lh" gam" il played with a pack OF $50
cards, numbered consccutively from one
"''''t' ii"r' lFlic 'e'i cdIiS vi taN''
hHiHeia. All are of the same color; there
ar l." hnhIr-. diamonds. clubs or spades.
ana 'h' -d"'il's pictures. the court cards.
are, - course also missing. The cards
aye Nhuf'o,!. and ten cards are dealt 10 each
payer ior his finch pile. then five more t."
'aca 10 play with. Each player must
paH" MS Ainch stack face up. with only the
lop card exposed The other five cards
bro Kept IN hand, spread out like fan tn
@f IN" nnmbrrs. for finch has not a. yet
NJ dignity Of indexed-edged cards.
IN" first player Mt The loft OF the dealer
av'ng card marked No begins the
gam" by having it on the centre Of the table,
ar" ny II h" can follow with two. he
sys II on top Of No. !. and so on AZ long
y T." car play from his hand his reserve.
M tho top card Of his finch pile. II he can
| ny ONT biz entire hand he may take an
n,h"r from he dealer and continue +" play.
= no player has a one. all the hands are
sd down As reserve and new hands dealt.
"" piavo" mast play all the ONES h" has
t- hlDd and may be hinched for not
yong 50 when h" has the opportunity.
Pr he mood not play anv other numbers
h'N, n" - wishes. excepting on the finch
Nv" from which he must always play when
~. opportunity offers.
1he piles go TO fifteen and are then re-
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CUT GLASS
OECAM TIER.
As an example Of the
special bargains 10
be found in our cut
glass department, we
are showing herewith
an illustration OF a
very heavy, rich, new
shape cut glass de,
GAMER, specially priced
for this spring
s "a $3.50 each.
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BEST SHOY ~ WASHINGTON.
Hundreds Of People Look At the Treasur,
Hoard Every Day.
From nc Chirogo Daily Nous.

Ellis ~, Roberts, Treasurer OF inc lnuen
states says that one Of the least OF his Of
fetal troubles is the 81 .058. s37 ,78i "a. two
thirds of which is stored in the electrically
qua de! vaults OF tn" Treasury Building. The
mouey u not half SO hard to handle as are tine
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BRlC.A-BhAC FOR DENS, We are
COUNTRY HOUSES, etc. great rt

shit" with our line of inexpensive bric.a-
brac. vases. jardinieres. etc, This limo
is very effective and you Will be sur, sur
MOULD he inoGeQuate,
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column has the following interesting bit
on the music OF Strauss:
To the. last number Of ths Speaker" Mr.,
srss IN q sh NJ! aliayF on 'esfns
Music Of klshard stra yS - Mr; Sy~oon.
The heart. Of the. poet. ! have no doubt ,he
appreciates music. but from other articles
s ." he ds Ss On N the d
orchestral works IMr. newman thiIks,' BE-
mifcancp. He sees IDEAS In them and no
music. simply because, l am afraid his is
G Of Ky n Bon S S"so one of Has
ip existence. But even in Also ipraoh CARA
musical man; do not mean. the mere tech
niaue. but the Csyoholosy which l. through
S1ess ( . N t Ss. d pS Se take q
i in, ,terrus. q music. judge Also .prach
has retSousht SIetssshs:; material and
sysn new birth : sc p wsgd
simply illustrated the text. that o6syed a
t. RI batter p1: .s SIn G'SSanSe
by the path Of abskaot idess instead o, s.
sss eth q . g.. d.n9s ss asd
No9f. soa s en- moss as.n.e "nS the
the musical sense,
This IL an excellent summary OF the
position Of those who deny tho assertion
that Strauss has attempted TO do In music
what cannot be done In that art. Tho
question remains to he answered whether
tho dispassionate Judgment Of critics who
fail to find such messages in the music Of
Strauss is not to be valued as much rs tho
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-25
ROxBURr.
METHODIST CHURCH

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
The text at the evening service was
Ne Next Sunday, September 27, in the
morning, the special old-time service
(already ahnounced) will be held.
There will be special old-time music,
in which some tunes known to our fore
fathers will be sung. The sermon will
be by the pastor, Subject "The Even
ing of Life" The special service how
ever, will be postponed in case of storm
and the usual order of service followed.
The other services next Sunday will
be at the usual hours.
Service at the Warmers Mills school
house at $50 p. M, if fair next Sunday.
We were pleased to see in our con-
gregatiOn, last Sunday, the following
who have been the guests of Mrs S. W.
Merwin during the week:OMrs Howard
Smith. Miss Anna Smith. Mrs J. E.
Fitzsimons and Morgan Fitzsimons,
all of Waterbury.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Wheeler well
coined an eight and one half pound
boy at their home Thursday, August
q. Mrs John WEIGH cared for them.
Remember the auction sale, Satur-
day, September 26, of horses, wagons
and harnesses at Frank Booths at the
station.
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sOUTHBURY.
PERSONAL CHAT.


Mr. and Mrs Clark Lewis of Water
bury have been the recent guests OF
her mother, Mrs Cyrus Gray.
Mrs Frank Harrison of :Hawleyville
has been the recent guest of her sister
in-law, Mrs Elmer A. Lewis.
Miss Ethel Barlow of Dodgingtown
is staying with Mrs William Manville.
George Smith is the proud owner of
a fine trotter.
The wind ard rain storm which we
had here, last Wednesday and Thurs
day, did a great deal of damage. 1t
blew down six trees in Elmer Lewis
yard and blew the chimney off E. E.
Burr'S house.
George and Charles Harrison drove
to Danbury, Sunday.
Charles Downs of Monroe, is picking
three crates of strawberries week and
selling them at So a crate. Pretty
good for the second picking, this year.
Charles3 Wright of Washington is
working for Curtis Smith.
Mrs E. E. Burr and daughter, Mis-
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WOODBURY..
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Remember the auction sale, Satur-
day, September 26, Of horses, wagons
and harnesses at Frank Booths, Rox-
bury Station.
Miss Dana, sister of former teacher
from Hamilton, Mass, teaches the
HotchkisSville school.
Albert Dowd returned to Brown
University this:week.
Henry Hickox of New Haven was
a recent visitor at @. A. Isha1n's.
Mrs G. J. Minor and her comp lnion
Miss Lillian Shook, return d from. theil
trip to Sheffield, Mass, last Saturday
Mr. and Mrs Otis Cowles are in
Colorado.
William Dakin is able to be out.
Mrs B. S. CurtiSS is somewhat i'm
proved in health.
Noble Thomas Of Ansonia Was ir
town over Sunday.
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As Couch With Head Partly Dropped.

ing Tuesday, September %.
Gladys Smith is assisting her aunt,
Mrs Ryder, who lives near the Sey-
mour line, with her work.
Mrs Lucinda Church has returned to
her home after visiting her sister,
Mrs c. A. Meigs, the past TWO weeks.
Mrs A. G. Dean Of Washington ave-
nue. is visiting her sister, Miss Fannie
Fairchiid, of Five Mile Hill.
Miss Leila Hubbell of Five Mile Hill
is visiting her cousin, Miss Mabel Haw-
kins, of South Britain.
The Bowers Hill school will COM
mence again, September q, with Miss
Pierce OF South Britain as teacher
Charles A. Davis has rented his ten
ement house to Mr. Williams of Sandy
Hook, who works for the Diamond
Match Co. of SouthfOrd.
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SOUTH BRITAIN,
BRADLEY-PER WEDDING.

bhaDLGl IhIsl W IDOlN0.
| One of the prettiest OF home we'd
} dings was the wedding of Miss Mabel
Nora Bradley, daughter Of Frank D..
Bradley of this place, to Charles
Mitchell Perry of Southbury on Sep
TENDER 8, at noon. Rev H. Dewitt
Williams performed the ceremony, u.s.
ing the Episcopal service. Mr. Bradley
giving his daughter in marriage to Mr.
Perry. The bridal party entered to
the strains of Lohengrin wedding
march, played by Miss Susie Mitchell,
a cousin Of the groom. The bridal
party stood under an arch of ferns,
evergreens and white phloX. The
bride was becomingly attired in gown
of white crepe de chine. with yoke of
embroidered chiffon, and tulle veil, and
carried a bouquet of bride roses. Miss
Susie Bradley, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, and wore a white
silk muslin gown with lace trimmings
Frederick e. Pierce was best man, and
Warner Mitchell, cousin of the bride,
and Philip Mitchell, cousin of the
groom, acted as ushers. After the
ceremony bountiful repast was serv-
ed in the dining room. Miss Gertrude
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this week.
Miss Elsie Chester OF Providence, r.
l., is visiting her sister, Miss Nellie
Rigs, of Bennitt street.
Charles D. Pulver visited on Sunday
with friends at Lee and HOuSatOnic
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Hubert Thomas were
the guests on Monday Of Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Thomas in Roxbury.
Norman Beers OF Danbury was in
town, Monday, the guest of Joseph
Nettleton.
B. Francisco Of Seymour has bought
the stock of goods and equipment of
the bankrupt estate of Charles Pro-
vino, of P. M. Cassidy, the trustee.
Mrs Frank Hall and two children of
Bridgeport are visiting Miss Mary Hall.
Harmon Bronson, who has been pass.
ing the summer in town, returned to
New Haven, this week.
Mr. and Mrs P. NJ. Cassidy enjoyed a
carriage drive to Southville, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs J. E. Castle were in
Bridgewater, Monday, to attend the
funeral Of Mrs Emeline Baldwin.
Miss May Calvin has been visiting
in Litchfield and Torrington.
Mrs @. @. Graham and daughter Of
Stratford are guestso of Mrs R. S. Todd
Judge WEIGH ofQthe Court Of Com
mon Pleas held court In town, Thurs.
day, for the purpose of naturalization
Call at the store Of Grocer @. l.
Leach and try package Of the relia'
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-25
Of Interest to Men.

It has been privilege each display the very
best examples of the tailoring and friends must have
remarked the fact that each has perfection i'm
proved upon. How much the art of making good clothes
ready has advanced since last year evident the suits
and coats invite you and handle We
selves have such tailored perfection in apparel
here in wonderful variety of attractive patterns
Suits for young that distinctive in fabrics in fash
onabe and particularly in the skilled shaping of the gar
intended to set off youthful the best advantage
$3.50 to $50.
Suits for men, distinctive also for the excusvenes of the
fabrics, and wide range Of perectng garments
which provide fit every size and shape of every
wished for fabric. $40 to $50.
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As Invalid Couch with Subway Adjustable Table

Sanford, Miss L II e T eat, Miss Fan
ME Ire 1t and Mr. and Mrs Stephen
Treat Of Bridgewater, Mrs James
Llndsley of Woodbury., George Curtlss
Of Derby, Miss Mary Fenr, Mr. and
Mrs William Fem, William p Fem
and Miss Genevieve Fem of Shelton,
MIR and Mrs w. D. MunSOn OF Middle
bury, Fred Lamphear, E lgene Lam
phear of WATERFOWL.
Remember the auction sale of horS-
es, wagons and harnesses at Frank
BOntl'S, ROXbury Station Saturday,
Sep EN- Der rs.
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Eveline, spent Sunday with Mrs
Charles Downs of Monroe.
Elmer Lewis took a business trip to
Kent, last week.
Cyrus Gray has recently sold new
mich COW and bought some young cat
tie of Mr. Shaw.
G.. N. Wakeley was in town, Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs David M. Wheeler have
just returned from their trip to New
London and East Lyme, and very
5Oth anniversary.
Remember the auction sale of horS-
es, wagons and harnesses at Frank
Booths, Roxbury Station, Sa urday,
Septem Der 26.
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Good Trousers.

You'd suspect wool ''way up you priced
businesses trousers Same good the makers
BETTER quality of fabc fast COLOR price to
you-but
Well must expect to sell things without profit
and these trousers in that class
At$15O, 200, $780, 800. None better made by any
maker, and good for the money.
Ready for Wear a whit behind the Gus.
made in style That is why dress trousers
stripe effects in fancy worsted you botherng with
tailor and You money.
At $50, 400, 500, 900, 100 and $50.
Yes, tailor made, and they show it.
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Mitchell, Miss Susie Mitchell, Miss
Bessie Mitchell, Miss Edith Mitchell,
Miss Sara Platt and Miss Genevieve
Fem serving. The dining room was
beautifully decorated in white and
green. Mr. and Mrs Perry departed on
their wedding journey in a shower OF
rice and good wishes, taking the 4.O5
train from Newtown. The wedding
gifts were many and valuable, consist
ing OF silver, china, linen and cut glass,
from out of town were Mrs Edward L..
Mitchell, Miss Gertrude and Warren
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs Chauncey Reid
and: Miss Jessie Reid of New Haven,
Charles Trowbridge of Roxbury, Miss
Laura and Wallace Mitchell of New
Town, Henry Sanford, Miss Maybelle
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-25
WORTHWHILE HAPPENINGS.

Rev and Mrs Ramsey Of Colchester
spent a part of their vacation here.
Their friends were glad t"greet them:
Mrs Arthur Morehouse has purchas-
I'd a new horse.
Friends from Trenton, N. j., are
stopping at George Roebling's.
Mrs George Marsh is spending week
with Mrs Kitty Staples in the village.
Rev and Mrs Nance attended the
association held in the South Norwalk
Baptist church on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Corrigan is boarding with Mrs
De Witt Ford.
Mr. and Mrs Abncr Lewis Of Canaan
visited at E.: B. Buckingham's last
week.
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AS q rule man will feel we'll salts
fed If he can hobble around on crutch-
es two or three weeks after spraining
his ankle, and it is usually two or
three months before he has fully::recOv-
cred. This is an unnecessary loss of
time, for in many cases in which Cham
berlain's Pain Balm has been prompt
ly and freely applied, complete cure
has been effected in less than one
weeks time and in some cases within
three days. For sale by R. H. Beers
8 Go. ,Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,
Sandy Hook; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
The e. G. Platt Co., Hawleyville; A
B. Brakeman, BotsfOrd.
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Mrs Mary Tomlinson and daughter,
Esther, have returned from the shore,
where; they have been a week; also
visiting her son, E. K. Tomlinson, on
Washington avenue, seymour.
Mrs Parker of Washington avenue,
Seymour, has returned to her home aft
er spending a week with Mr. and Mrs
II. A. Bostwick.
James Tomlinson is working in
Waterbury, going to and from This
work every day by train from South
ford.
c. A. Meigs has sold % acres of tim
Der on Pisgah to w. G. TOmlinsOn.
NEwTQwN BEE in Woodbury. news "a
Plea for Hard Working Self-denying
Farmers, which think it would do
we'll for every voter in the town of
Oxford to read.
G. A. Meigs had a few fine peaches
which he has sold.
The wind storm of Wednesday and
Thursday last did much damage in
the way of breaking down trees and
crops.
Miss Jane G. Tomlinson has been
the guest Of Mrs Annie Kemp of South
ford the past week.
| Samuel HdWKlnS mas returned from
Money Island, where he has been the
past month.
Miss Bradley of.South Britain, teach
er of the Bowers Hill tschoo], resigned
after teaching two days. QsIll health
was the reason.
Mary Bailey is a very little better so
they have hopes of her recovery.
Miss Roberts of Norwalk resigned
the Quaker Farms school after teach
ing one week and Miss Iva Platt of
Shelton is to take her place, commence