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HUNTINGTON.
INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES.

INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES.
 Graduation exercises in the Town hall, Friday afternoon, were new and pleasing feature of the Center school years work. The exercises were on the ''class day" order with class his tory and prophecy, and the recitations were all from Whittier. Five pupils received certificates for entrance to the High school and will probably go to Shelton, next year. They were: Ina Nichols, Bessie Laborie, Nathan Mo Donald, Roy Wooster and Hiram Loverin. Miss Helen Booth is very efficient teacher and the school patrons will be glad to know that she has been engaged for another year. Miss Clara Theurer of Seymour will teach the prl- mary grade.
 The entertainment given by the la dies in the church parlors, last week, was 8 very pleasing affair and many thanks are due Mrs Albert Coan and Miss Rosa Blindenbacker, who had the program in charge. Solos by Miss Florence Holden, Miss Rosa Blinden- chorus of female voices were pleasing features of the program, and Mrs ROs- | well Hawley entertained the audience with several charming readings. This is the first time Mrs Hawley has ap- peared before 8 Huntington audience and it is hoped we may soon have the opportunity of hearing her again, as she is a well known artist in her line.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will meet with Mrs E. s. Wooster lon Wednesday after noon, June 29.
 Mrs Estella Marks is with her aunt, 1 Mrs Eleanor Judson.
 Rev D. l.. Everest will preach in
 Littleton, N. H., during the months of July and August, and will take his family with him, this week. He has offered to rent Millcroft for the two
 months and 1t would make some one a delightful residence for the summer.
 Paul Rehnberg has rented his house to St Louis parties for the summer. With his family he will go to the White Mountains, next week.
 Next Sunday evening 1t is expected that woman from India will address the Christian Endeavor society.
 Mrs Winter Everest will spend sev- eral weeks in the Center.
 See advertisement Huntington auc' tion, July l.
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NEW MILFORD.

G. w. Anthony is in critical con- dition.
 Rev MT Benton attended the Trinity College exercises, Tuesday.
 John Booth was married, Monday, to Miss Mabel Myers of Ontario, Can, at the brides home. MT and Mrs Booth are expected home the latter part of this week.
 Mrs H. c. Harris is on the sick list.
 Saturday night, just about the time Bank street was we'll filled with pedes- trians, horse started to run away. Thanks to the fearless and timely aid rendered by Ormel Marsh, who stopped the horse and averted bad results. Rev J. F. Plumb will preach to the MaSons of Danbury and Bethel, next Sunday evening at Bethel. Don't fail to see the Metropolitan Minstrels at the Opera house, New Milford, Tuesday, June 28. Reserved seats are now on sale for Metropolitan Minstrels, at W. N. Noble's drug store.
 Minstrel performances of modern times are quite different from the old, formers. In order to give tirst-class production of up-tO-date minStrelSy, you must have the full material. Tommy Donnelly's Metropolitan Min strels carry a quarter of a hundred people and the usual price will remain the same with this great attraction. Secure reserved seats at once ldon't wait until you are too slate) at w. N. Noble's drug store, for Tuesday, June 28.
 Professor Hayes, who has just re- years there, expects to spend the sum- mer here with his family. Professor Hayes is vocal teacher of great rep utation and there is no doubt when 1t becomes generally known that he is located here, his services will be sought after. Professor Hayes formerly re- sided here years ago.
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THOMAS F. BROWN.

had bad case of scrofula, and that l would have to take the greatest care to avert 8 fatal result. They pro nounced my blood to be in bad con- dition and said long time would be necessary to put me in healthy state.
 s'There was chronic inflammation all over my body wherever the disease had spread; there would be discharge of ye11ow-colored pus where the skin would break and leave an ulcerlike sore. These sores would dry up for while only to break and discharge again: g,',o , os,o,. .. ..,,,o,, ,o ,,,.,o,.,,. prescribed had no effect in checking the disease and l was in most miser- able state of diScOuragement. One was danger of the disease terminating in consumption. Then I began to lose all hope.
 "One day, however, as I lay in bed reading a newspaper, read an article recommending Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People very highly for dis eases of the blood, and, as the doctors treatment during the preceding three months had done me no good, decided to stop it and take the pills.
 "After I had taken three boxes saw that the inflammation was going down and that there were fewer sores on my body. realized that I was improv- ing and I continued to use the pills until I had taken eight boxes. Then was entirely cured. am now enjoy ing good health, have keen appetite and can do as big days work as at any time before was stricken down, and I firmly believe that I owe my present excellent physical condition to Dr Williams Pink Pills" This great remedy is sold by all druggists through out the world.
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BROOKFIELD.

The following program was carried out at the closing exercises of ObtuSe school, last Friday:
 Address, Charlotte c Thornhill.
 Dialogue, Maude Wilmot and ten small children.
 Recitation, School Time," Ursula ElsenbosS.
 Recitation, Independence, Samuel Thornhill.
 Boys Wfshes'' Thomas kurphy. Lewis Petitt. John Thornhill. RaYmond Wilmot.
 Essay. American Geniua, AnR Muyphy. m school Trials," Vernon ElsenhoeA William Thornhill, Annie Mudfy. UrsulA. ElsoAboAA John Thornhill. Muriel Beere 1,,ts Reading, Hoy Uncle Nose Counted EegR" !" ..our Native Town" Samuel Thor.hin. Charlotte Thornhill. . Dialogue, "A Quarrel" Hazyl Beers and Ursula Elsenboss. Recitation, "Declension of . Kiss," Muris Duet. "snow-droPs." Ursula Elsenboss and plo! Di!alegne: The @ Tree Agent" William w. Peck, Samuel Thornhill. Vernon Elsenbose. Recitation. Spring Opinions" Maude Will Recitation. ,.The Fireman;" Ann Murphy Address to classmates. w W Peck.
 Dialogue, "ArbOr Day Party" by school.
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Wash Goods Dept.
Extraordinary Values in Up- to-Date Wash Goods, for Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits.

500 pieces Printed Lawns, in white and dark ground work, neat patterns, worth 7c yd. Special at SC yd.
 150 pieces printed DeLaines, soft finish, all colors, good assortment of patterns, worth Sc yd. Sale price SIG yd.
 1000 yards Satin Stripe Lawn: white ground in: small and fancy colored figures, worth Sc yard. Sale price 6c yard.
 2O0O yards 36-inch wide Percales, light ground, good assortment of fig ures, large or small polka dots and stripes, worth 1Oc. Sale price Sc yard.
 5000 yards fine quality Lace Stripe Batiste, clean and fresh, all the new est printing and most desired colorings white and colored grounds, worth l2ac Sale price Sc yard.
 PiQue and Duck Suitings, light and dark grounds, neat figures and stripes, worth 19c a yard. Sale price 11c yd.
 Another case of Ramsey Tweeds for Skirts and Childrens wear. Very novel and desirable. Extraordinary value and will give good service. Worth 25c yard. Sale price 15c yard.
 Embroidered Lawns in large and varied assortment of patterns on light and dark grounds. New fresh goods worth 37ac yard. Sale price 15c yard,
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of all scythes, charcoal tempered; can't be beat.-[Stephen French at the Depot.
 The subject of Rev c. s. Dikeman's sermon at the Methodist church, next Sunday evening, will be: "The Lord Hardening Pharueh's Heart"
 Mrs Mary Botsford of Hammertown is a guest, this week, of Miss Edith Turney.
 Mrs Andrew Curtis is suffering with muscular rheumatism.
 The Baptist church will hold a soci- able at the home of Mrs. Henry Sher- man, Tuesday evening, June 28. A good time is expected. All are well come.
 Rev Fl. A. Price will speak at the Lower Stepney SchOOlhOuSe at ' o'clock, next Sunday evening.
 The Deering moving machine and hay rakes are one of the best makes on the market. Call at c. L. Smalley's blacksmith shop and look them over. He is glad to show them to any one.
 Mrs Phebe Smalley had the misfor- tune to fall from her fathers back stOop, breaking her right arm in two places, causing a compound fracture. Dr Hill set the arm and she is now gaining.
 Mrs George s. Turney is visiting friends in LuddingtOnville and Rey- noIdsville, N. Y., for few days.
 Otto Mattegatt has gone to New York state, to help David Penney on his steam saw mill.
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PLATTSVILLE.
SCHOOL CLOSES.

Miss Ada Jennings closed her school, last Friday, with exercises in. the ai- ternoon, and after the exercisea were over the children picnicked on the school green. They were treated to sandwiches, cake, ice cream and ba- nanas. There was quite number of visitors present, and all spent 8 pleas is due Miss Jennings for her work in the school,
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spent Sunday in New Haven,

spent Sunday in New Haven.
 Mrs W. E. Mitchell has returned from Springfield.
 The Methodist people give lawn festival in sSouthbury, Tuesday even- ing, the 2lst, with music by the South B 'itain brass hand.
 Miss Bessie Pierce has large class of violin and piano pupils in Wocd- structOr.
 See advertisement Huntington auc- tiOn, July l.
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R. h. BEERS & co.

Ask the readers of this paper to test the value of KOdol Dyspepsia Cure. who have been cured by it, do not hesitate to recommend 1t to their friends. Kodol digests what you eat, cures indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Increases strength by enabling the stomach and digestive organs to contribute to the blood all of the nutriment contained in the food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is pleasant and palatable. Also sold by A. B. Blake man. BOtSfOrd.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
A FINE TIME FOR THE FOURTI

A FINE TIME FOR THE FOURTH.
 South Britain is planning to have 8 gala day the Glorious Fourth, parade of ancient and honorables, 8 pigeon shoot in the morning, dinner, ball game, sack races and so forth in the afternoon, with music by the South Britain brass band. We guarantee a good time for everybody.
 The Misses Lum of Quaker's Farms and Miss Iva Platt of Shelton were re- cent guests of Miss Medora Pierce.
 Misses Medora and Gladys Pierce spent last week in Hartford, the guests of Dr and Mrs J. N. Welles.
 Miss Edith Mitchell Is visiting Bridgeport friends.
 Miss Sara Platt is spending a few days in Roxbury.
 Edwin L. Pierce and Jesse Fowler
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BETHEL.
THE FARMING OUTLOOK.

THE FARMING OUTLOOK.
 Most of the farmers in Bethel have been obliged to replant their seed corn. A large per cent of the seed corn failed to germinate. Several men have plowed and prepared their ground the second time and have taken pains to get better seed. Parties who bought ns ssss sosa % sood fine and is nov about ready for billing. Mar; s be scarce: Potatoes arc we'll along and are sS. sse in some fields.
 The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Bethel High school was delivered by Rev R: s. Sunday morning.
 John Williamson of Cornell college is at his home ON Grassy Plain street for the summer holidays.
 Dr Harold B. Judd of New York City has been visiting his parents on Chestnut street. <t
 The public schools will close this Fri day for the Summer holidays.
 Mrs Sarah St John and daughter are visiting relatives in Kent.
 The Bethel High school baseball team went to Danbury, Tuesday, and played the Freshman team of the High school there. The score was g to In favor of the Bethel team.
 Almost everybody in Bethel have gone wild on the baseball games. It is next to imposst- ble to keep farm help at work Saturday after noon, no matter how pressing the work: Every man and boy wants to attend the ball games. Probably there is no street in town so largely populated with boys as Maple street: Twenty-e boys were counted playing ball on the street, last week, and the boys were not
 Mrs Georse N. Grimth is visiting friends in East Haddam.
 Senator Cornelius Tracy of Waterbury ad : dressed the Mems club of the Congregational church. Tuesday evening. has returned from 6 visit with friends in St Louis. On her way home she spent several days In Washington, D. O., Philadelphia and Orange, N J.
 Frank Trowbridge is setting some very sub stantial posts for a railing where the bank is high and dangerous on the highway both sides of the new bridge in Plumtrees. ClifOrd Gfumman was setting tobacco plants by machine, last week. Three men were working the planter, w. s. Haines, the country blacksmith. ap- pears to be a busy man. Charles Hurlburt betwixt his saw and grist mill keeps his customers supplied with tim Der and feed.
 young men hauling ice for the retail trade. N. I, Bennett of New York is spending most or his time at his country home In Plumtrces
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SrEPNEY.
CHILDREN's DAY AT THE BAPTIST
 CHURCH.

CH1LDREN's DAY AT THE BAPTIST
 CHURCH.
 The largest audience that has been in the Baptist church for many years, tiled the church, last Sunday evening, The church was very handsomely dec orated with potted plants, ferns and cut flowers. The following program was greatly enjoyed by the audience, all doing their parts nicely. The pro gram: Voluntary, organ and violin, William Nichols, George Reitter; Scripture Response; Singing by the School, "Send A Blessing"; Respon- sive Scripture Reading; Prayer; Sing ing by the School, ''The Children's Choral''; Recitations, (a) Summer Treasures" Alma Sherman, (b)"Write It." Robert Bevins; Male Quartet; Recitations, (a) ."The New Slate" Nellie Northrog, lb) "A Little Child's sasy Bo91 92isY Tyass Asbos sntne h1stls by the School, "Little Deeds"; Reci- tation, "Yes and Mo-" Charles Bots ford; Select Reading, 1.-The Starless Crown" !" Austin Botsford; Recitation, "Breaking the Ice," Stanley Joyce; Singing by the School, "Carry Bless ings With You''; Recitation, "Shine Wherever You Are" Helen Brod erick; Recitation, .'Georgie and His Hatchet," Clayton HaWley; Duet, Gather Them All for Je3us," Mrs M. B. Hawley, Mrs 0. Stillson; Recita- tions, (a) "My Gifts," Bertha Nichols, (b) "Laugh," Perkins Nichols; Class Exercise, Spreading the Light" by seven girls; Recitations, la) Laura French, b. ''The Little Preacher, " Grace M. Price; Class Recitation, The 2sd Psalm Singing of the Primary Recitations, (a) "As You Go Through Life" Mayla Botsford, (b) "When We are Men," by six boys, (c) My Police man, Flora Bevans; Remarks by pas tor; Offerings, for the missionary work of the Publication society; An Elm blematic Piece, "The Song of the Heart," By II Ladies; Instrumental Duett, William Nichols and George Reitter; Singing by the School, "Swell the Chorus"; Benediction.
 Miss Millie Nichols from Stratfeld ! visited friends in town, Sunday.
 Mrs Oscar Plumb visited her father, Stephen Hayes, last week.
 Capt Frank Allen has just purchas' ed 8 horse from out of town parties. MI olU MID 4uIuCy NOEUQIOp dEt entertaining friends from out of town.
 MT and Mrs H. W. Seeley have re ceived news of the arrival of grand. son at the homeOf MF and Mrs Charles
 Ensign In Greenfield, Masx
 ! Misg C. E. Lewis of New York is q guest of Mr and Mrs Andrew Curtis Mir and Mrs Charles M. Gaines and daughter, Harriet, and Miss c. Hun. gerfOrd of Hartford have been guests of Mrs Henry Seeley.
 Mrs George Edwards invited a few of her young friends to a lawn party
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OUR NEIdHBORS.
LONG HILL.
CELEBRATING HER NINETIETH BIRTH
 DAY.

CELEBRATING HER NINETIETH BIRTH
 DAY.
 Mrs Lucinda Beers, who celebrated her 9Oth birthday ami versary, last Saturday, June IS, is remarkably well preserved. Mrs Beers can still do fine sewing and can read the news paper without any difficulty. She has just completed large bed quilt. A large number of friends called on Mrs Beers, Saturday, to congratulate her and left many tokens of their esteem. Friends who could not be present did not forget to send their congratula. tions. Mrs Beers, whose voice Is still strong, entertained her company with a number of pieces which she sang. During the afternoon the company was placed before the photographer g camera, and in thu, picture were found four generations. Among the guests was Mrs s. S. Beers of Crawford, Neb. Other guests were lpresent rom NOT walk, South Britain, New Haven, BeerS was able to ride to the Metho- dist church and attend the morning service. It is the hope of her many friends that she may yet be spared to see many returns of the day.
 Mrs o. c. Downs was in Bridgeport,
 it is rumored that wedding bells are soon to be heard here. .
 Torpedoes, lire crackers, toy pistols and all kinds of fireworks for the Fourth of July at w. N. Hurd's.
 The Pequonnock club will give . smoker to the members and their friends st their Club rooms, on Satur- day evening, June 25:
 Master Frank Smith, son of Mrs Ella Smith, cut his foot quite badly, when wading in the brook: pr Gal lup dressed the wound and 1t is now much better.
 Miss Edna Gallup graduated from the Brideport High school, this week.
 Mr and Mrs Conklin, who have been visiting MT and Mrs F. H. Eastman, returned, this week, to New York
 We have the St Albans' famous creamery butter for 25c per pound Also good butter for 200 per pound lard 1Oc per pound; 10-pound pail Mer' wins leaf lard Sl; 3-pound pail 35c INV. N. Hurd, the Grocer.
 MT and Mrs A. M. Bronson anC daughter, Lois, of South Britain, were guests, last Saturday, of MT and Mn R. o. Beers.
 MT and Mrs Robert Clark of East NorWalk and Miss Florence Beers o1 Cheshire were guests, over Sunday, o1 Mrs Lucinda Beers.
 Misses Esther and Fannie Wade ol Easton are visiting, this week, witt Mrs Elizabeth Wade.
 Mrs Leroy Sherman and Mrs Franl Sherman visited friends in Port Jeffer sOn L. L. last week
 See advertisement Huntington auc tion, July l.
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ScrOfula Spreads.
ALARM CAUSED BY AN INVASION
 OF ULCEROUS SORES.

VT 0A~kSk<OOS SVN6Ss PERPLEx1TY OF THE DOCTORS IN A
 TYPICAL AND sER1OUs CASE RE-
 LEVIED BY AN IMPORTANT D1s-
 COvERY.
 The fear which is justly aroused by the appearance of a disease with such fatal tendencies as scrofula, will be re- lieved by statement of recent re- markable cure. MT Thomas F. Brown, of the Hume Carriage Company, Ames- bury, Mass, says:
 with a scrofulous disease which spread over my whole body. It first affected the glands in my neck and then broke out over my chest and other parts of my body. I became greatly alarmed at the spreading of the disease, and consulted physicians in Amesbury and in Newburyport. They told me that
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do heleby agree to refund the money on 50-cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded.
 B. H. Beers & Co.,, NewtOwn.
 RettB 6 Betts, Sandy Hook.
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THROWN FROM A WAGON.

George K. Babcock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain Pain Balm free ly and says it is the best liniment he ever used. MT Ba6cock is 8 we'll known citizen of North Plain, Conn. There is nothing equal to Pain Balm for 8prains and bruises. It will effect . cure in one third the time required by any other treatment. For sale by T.ylar, h a 6STsis 6ss1s $ O., 0 Sandy GsTe; HocR; WIN. Hurd, Long Hill; Ernest Flaw ley, HAwleyville; A. B. Blakeman, Botsferd; D. s. Mead, Rranchville. .
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$loo REWARD Sloo.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded dis its stages and that is catarrh. Halls Cata1Ih Cure is the only positive euro now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being . COZ stitutional disease requires a constitutio1Al treatment. Halls Oatarrh Cure is taken in, mucous surfaces of the system. thereby do stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building ap tho work. The proprietors have 90 much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hun- dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure Send for list of testimonials.
 Address E: J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipatiou.
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Plain colored Chambrays, 34 inches wide, in Pink, Tan, Blue, Gray, Green, etc., also Black and White Cheeks, sold everywhere 25c. Sale price 15c a yard.
 Left Aisle, front. Leather Goods Dept.
 New line of Wicker Satchels and Suit Cases.
 Satchels with handles-1l-inch, 35c; 13-inch, 4Oc; 15-inch, 45c: l7-inch, soc; l9-inch, 59c.
 Special values at these prices.
 Wicker Suit Cases with Straps: 22- inch, $1.5O; 24-inch, s1. 75; 26-inch, s2. Without straps: 23-inch, s1 25; 24-iuch $1 50; 26-inch, S1.75.
 Japanese Rush Baskets, very handy for shopping, 1Oc and 25c each.
 Japanese Lawn Mats, SC each. Leather Suit Cases all good styles, l.25. 200, up to 7.5O. Shawl Straps, 10c, 15c, 200 each. Leather handles for club bags, 1Oc each. Specials in ladies' black silk belts. Black and white Crush Belts, 25c and soc each.
 Black Silk Belts with fancy back pieces, 69c each. Worth s1.00 and 'Sl.25. Right Aisle, Center.
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Special Notice

To those who are in want of the best make of Moving Machines and Rakes: E Beardsley handles the Adriance Buckeye Mowers and parts for the same. Get out your 0ad machino and eee what parts you will want and lot hfm know. Mowers and Rakes on hand and ct up % you can look them over. Call and seo them
 Edwards g. Beardsley. Stepney, Conn.
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NICHOLS.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev Royal w. Raymond of Strat- ford will preach at the Methodist church, next Sunday morning.
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THE AMBLER HOUSE BURNED.

The house owned by Mrs Jennie Ambler took fire, last Friday night, and was burned to the ground. A fam fly from Bridgeport had just moved in that day, and the whole of their fur niture was destroyed.
 Frederick Plumb is home on visit from Norwalk.
 The school closed, last Friday. The
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Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Halls Family Pills for constipat3ou.

If you need any dental work done call and Betts' store, Sandy Hook. You will ind hin there every Thursday.
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Taylor, Curtis X Go. are offering splsndid values in ladies' skirts, dress skirts In Whtta and colors, and.ladies' wash sdreos skirts, In the shoe line they have the latest In Oxford ties for ladies, men and children.
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KENT.
MRS ADELE LEONARD.

MRS ADEIE LEONARD.
 Mrs Adele Leonard died at the resi- dence of her brother-in-law, Charles Mrs Leonard had made it her home with her sister for a number of years, and will be greatly missed by large circle of friends. The funeral was held on Thursday afternoon.
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children spent the afternoon in having picnic.
 Last week Thursday, the body of the infant son of MT and Mrs A. o. Ed wards of Bridgeport was brought to the Nichols cemetery for burial.
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TOWN TOPICS.

Rev H. K. Job has gone down off the coast sof Labrador for two weeks cruise. He hopes to get some new bird pictures for lantern slides.
 Miss May Berry gives a concert, to- Holmes Fof Smith college and others.
 Friday night the Center school have an entertainment.
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THE BRIDGEPORT MARKET. QuorArIONs FURNISHED BY RuCs
 q DARLING. BRIDGEPORT.

Butter. choice creamery prlnts 23c lb; creamery tubs 1zasa. choice dairy lsas2: fair to fSsi2, dairy ioais; eg9s, fresh nearby P; chickens. alive l5elS: fowis. alive lsal4; a8 bbl; cabbeges, l.o6 per b6 dried peas l.95 bu: beans, marrow 3.26: pea 2.45.
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EASTON.

CHRIST CHURCH. Services next Sunday, at 2.30 p. hl. A violin will accompany the organ.