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was counted as an enjoyable time b,

was counted as an enjoyable time by
dancers.
There was home party at Raymond
Jennings, Monday night.
GThe annual fellowship and business
meeting of the Congregational church
will be held January IA, unless very
stormy, when it will be held the fol-
lowing evening. All members are ex-
pected to be present or heard from.
John Roraback, at the Furnace, was
quite poorly, last week, but is improv-
ing.
There have been one or two cases of
measles in the lower part of the town.
John Lane and daughter have moved
from their house at the river bend up
to Miss Anna Gibbs tenement near
the Congregational church. They
were too near the river for comfort
during the last freshet.
Tobacco business is at a standstlll
here.
Ice houses are filed or nearly so
here, but the Bridgeport Ice Co., at
South Kent, are trying to fill their big
house, but had to quit work on account
Of the intense cold. The saws froze in
the ice so they could not be worked.
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Bridgeport, last Tuesday, there being
snow storm on that day.
Mrs Joel U. Strong spent New Years
day in Woodbury., at the home of her
mother, Mrs Nancy Bradley.
Aaron W. Thompson went to mar
ket with load of farm produce, last
Thursday.
Foxes are plenty.
Farmers are busy cutting and draw
ing up their wood.
A. W. Davis has not been well for
some days.
Harold Davis is shipping clerk at the
paper mill.
How much we miss the beautiful
birds these cold dreary days. We &C.
casionally hear blue jay, aside from
that the songsters voices are hushed
The blue jay is a common bird of the
United States and remains through
out the year although it's members are
somewhat reduced in winter.
Farmers generally carried their pro-
duce to market with sleighs, Thurs
day.
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MONROE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
NOTES,
EASTON.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
A heavy snowstorm on Sunday, for
a change, but it was just as etfectual
in closing the church doors.
The Christmas entertainment passed
off pleasantly. Those who were to as
sist were all able to get there, though
there we're few present, except those
especially interested.
At the annual meeting of the So
ciety the following officers were chos-
en-: For LIST committee, Alfred Nc Con-
nell; End, John Sherwood; Sd, G. S. Ev-
erett; treasurer, G. S. Everett; society
clerk, G. S. Powell. After the annual
meeting the dinner was served, which
consisted Of everything to tempt hun
cry people on such a cold day, from
hot meats ard vegetables to all sorts
of lighter Ids. After the dinner
Rev Mr. De htield of Stratheld de
liyered an a = which was Listened
' to with dee ~; giving e.
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MIDDLEBURY.
WINTER IN EARNEST.

Winter in earnest. Very cold wea.
ther, thermometer several degrees be-
low zero. One man froze his face on
last Sunday going up to W. D. Mum
sons with milk.
Schools not in session on Monday of
this week.
Miss F. L. Abbott was the guest of
her uncle, H. B. Abbott, over New
Years.
The Congregational people have
their annual meeting and roll call on
Wednesday afternoon, January ID, at
2 O'Clock.
Quite number Of people expected
to get in their ice, this week, but the
snow prevents for a few days.
A. W. Bissell's youngest daughter,
Marion, is very i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Alice Buell. of Whigville was in
town the last Of the week.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. g E. c.
Dewitt s. Co. of Chicago, discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is specific for
Piles. For blind, bleeding. itching
and protruding Piles, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
has no equal. This has given rise to
numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask
for De WILTSHIRE genuine. Sold
by S. J. Parks, Trumbull; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley s.
Co., Stepney; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill;
Belts & Belts, Sandy Hook; M. Beach
Monroe; w. J. Beehler, Brookfield; r
II. Beers & Co., NewtOwn.
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MAN OF PLUCK AND ENERGY.

MAN OF PLUCK AND ENERGY.
Rev Roy M. Houghton came up from
New Haven, Saturday evening, and
walked over from Watertown station
ina terrible snowstorm. Mr. Houghton
is man of great energy and of indom-
liable perseverance.
Mortimer Tracy and lady of Water
bury were the guests of Misses Phebe
and Emma Smith, New Years day.
Mrs J. B. Sanford spent the holidays
in Torrington.
Mrs Joel H. Atwood and children Of
Woodbury. were guests Of her sister,
Mrs A. G. Lake, New Years day.
The fine weather and sleighing
helped to make the dance at the Town
hall, Thursday evening, a success, and
the old year was danced out and the
new year danced in.
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Lake entertained
a party of friends at dinner on New
Years day.
Mrs Sophia Stillsoni is visiting friends
in Derby.
Mrs Abner Allen, with her daughter
and granddaughter, left New Milford,
on Tuesday, for Pine Bluffs, N. c.,
where they will spend the winter.
The local rural free delivery service
was tied up, and owing to the heavy
drifts there was no delivery.
Rev Roy NJ. Houghton is spending
few days at j. D. DaytOn's.
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NEW PRESTON.
COOLEST WEATHER IN TH1RTY-FIVE
YEARS.

COOLEST WEATHER IN TH1RTY-FIvE
YEARS.
The storm here, last Saturday, ex-
ceeded in force and quantity anything
we have previously had this winter.
The evening train on the S. L. & N.
R. R. did not arrive at New Preston
station till 2 a. NJ, Sunday, and Miss
Shillito from New Haven and Theo-
dore Bente, from Brooklyn, N. Y, tic
keted for this PLACED did not arrive till
the mail carrier, B. ]. Haynes, brought
them at $50, Sunday morning. The
travelling was such, Sunday forenoon,
that scarcely anyone outside this will
lage reached the church for morning
service. Rev A. II. Post delivered a
sermon appropriate for this holiday
season of the year. During the day
some of the principal public highways
were opened, so that on Monday, the
the traffic and travel were as usual.
Connected with the storm was the low
temperature, the thermometer, during
Sunday, keeping near the zero mark
and made the day more severe for all
travel and personal communication.
The telephone service again proved it.
self of value and all, who could, avail
ed themselves OF the opportunity to
converse by wire, rather than attempt
closer personal interviews. We fail,
personally, to remember, a more con-
tinuous cold winter, with as few thaw-
ing Interruptions in IS years, especial
ly in the first half Of the winter.
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Mrs Margaret Atwood and Miss Fox
have entertained Mrs Smith of Wei
TONS.
At the meeting of the M. w. A.,
held at the Town hall, last week, the
following officers were elected for the
coming year for Bullet Hill Camp, No.
10,813:-V. c., Harry Brown; A. c.,
B. M. Tuttle; B., Charles Perry; AS
sistant c., w. Hicock; c., L. J. Shell
don; NJ, George Brewster.
Miss Lottie Bishop OF Seymour spent
New Years with her sister, Mrs W.
Hicock.
Mrs Charles Stone has visited friends
in New Haven and Bridgeport.
Mrs Huldah Russell has spent sew
eral weeks with her son, H. B. Russell.
Miss Anna Osborne attended the in.
auguration of Gov Garvin Of Rhode
| Island.
| The thermometer registered 80 de-
grees below zero ON Tuesday morning
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BETHLEHEM.
MRS J. L. STEVENS INJURED.

Mrs John L. Stevens, on Saturday
afternoon, slipped on bit OF snow
which had been brought into the house,
fell to the floor and sustained tract
ure of the hip. Owing to Mrs Stevens
advanced age, 80, the injury is very
serious one. DR. E. L. Smith of HOtch-
kissville was called, but owing to the
blizzard he was unable to reach the
residence Of Mrs Stevens son until
midnight.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
DEERFIELD NOTES.

DEERFIELD NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs Edward BrOthertOn of
Cross Highway are spending some time
at G. r. Nichols.
Little Helen Pease has been quite
poorly.
Jesse Wakeman, formerly of Easton,
is spending the winter at Miss Eliza
beth Wakeman's.
Mr. and Mrs William G. Nichols left,
Saturday, for visit with friends in
Hartford and bingham, Mass.
Charles Nichols was in Bridgeport
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
SOUTHBURY.
EX-SENATOR MATTHEW'S.

EX-SENATOR MATTHEW'S.
The funeral of Ex-senator Mat
thews was attended on Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The funeral ar
rangements were in charge of the Odd
Fellows and the officiating clergymen
were Rev Mr. Davenport Of Waterbury
and Rev Mr. Tullar of Seymour.
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EARLY CLOSING OF THE STORES.

OAAO0AA<1
R. H. Armstrong has taken the lead
here, this week, among the business
portion, in closing his market three
nights of the week at $50 p. m. He
thinks his business will not suffer from
this departure from his old custom,
but will give him more time to pass at
his home in Marketable. 1t might be
we'll for others to adopt the same rules
if all will consent. 1t would certainly
keep more at home or make their Sit
ting, lounging, warming places fewer
in public during the winter evenings:
The evening mail prevents much ear
lier closing of the postoffice and many
here enjoy the reading of their even
ing paper. 1t is hard to adjust rule
OF this kind which will be satisfactory
to all. Some of the farmers and their
wives have been accustomed to come
to the village after the chores are
done at night, and such for a time
would be disappointed to find all bust
ness ended when they reached here,
but perhaps, would, in short time,
| jog their memories sufficient to re.
member what evenings to come for
trade and barter. Local critics await
with little curiosity the effect of this
early closing of Mr. Armstrong; store
part Of the evenings of each week till
spring, and hope his anticipations OF
home comforts and home staying will
be fully realized.
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GREAT PLAIN.

Mr. and Mrs William Sturges, Jr.,
and little daughter spent the holidays
with Mrs Sturges' mother, Mrs Fred
Andrews, of Newtown.
Miss Nellie Carter and her brother.
Joseph, Of Danbury, are spending
few days with their aunt, Mrs Fred
Lockwood,
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TURN ON THE ELECTRICITY, JOHN.

John Conner set up his steam saw
mill on q. T. Woodruff's land, by the
Walker brook, near where the electric
lines cross the highway, last Monday,
December %, and sawed that day.
The cold froze some water in the
night and burst the cylinder head and
the job is not Iyet done. Now, if we
Ecould turn on little electricity it
build warm up things.
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MRS B. H. JOHNSON INJURED.

Mrs B. H. Johnson fell down stairs,
last week Thursday. She remained
unconscious for about half an hour.
DR. Hartman of Woodbury. was sum-
moned and found her badly bruised
but no bones broken, and thinks she
will be up in few days.
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON.
. FRANK HINE.
900
1850

THANK e.
The remains of Frank Hine, son of
the late William Hine and Hepsibeth
Titus Hine, were brought here for bu-
rial on Saturday, and the interment
was in the family lot in the cemetery,
pm Sunday. The funeral services had
been previously held at the home Of
the deceased in Brooklyn. The burial
service was read by Rev R. E. Carter,
and Undertaken Prindlel had charge of
the arrangements.
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ROUND THE PURCHASE.

'ROUND THE PURCHASE.
Mrs B. N. Treat, who has been in
poor health all the fall, has been con
tined to her bed since Christmas. Dr.
Green attends her.
Mrs Christina Wentsch is visiting
friends in New Haven.
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A VEST.POckET DOCTOR

Never in the way, no trouble to car
ry, easy to take, pleasant and never fail
ing in results are De Wits Little Ear
ly Risers. A vial of these little pills in
the vest pocket is certain guarantee
against headache, biliousness, torpid
liver and all of the ills resulting from
constipation. They tonic and
strengthen the liver. Sold by S. ].
Parks, Trumbull; A. B. Brakeman,
Botsford; B. Hawley s. Co., Stepney;
w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Belts s. Belts
Sandy Hook; NJ. Beach, Monroe;
w. J. Beehler, Brookfeld; r. ii. Beers
s. Co., Newtowp.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

BREAKING OUT THE sNOW-BOUND
ROADS.
MessrS J. E. Wentsch and B. r
Treat were out with their teams on
Monday breaking out the roads. 1t
was two degrees below zero at noon.
Wish there were more like 'em!
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followed. Taken all together the
days meeting proved to be one of the
most profitable and pleasant of any
neld in long time-a day to be long
remembered.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY
MONROE.

NEW YEARS ENTERTAINMENT A Sue
CESS.
On New Years, very successful
and enjoyable entertainment was CIV
en- in the church parlors, before large
audience. The following program was
rendered.:
Solo, Absent" Mrs F. L. Sears.
Banjo solo, "The Invincible Gods
March," Miss Jessie Wheeler.
Reading, Sin a Hundred Years."
Miss Edith Turner of Emerson School
of Oratory.
Whistling solo, Gin the Beauty of
the Twilight, Miss Rose Wheeler.
Quartet, "Come Where the Lilies
Bloom" Mrs F. L. Sears, Mrs Alex
Sinclair, Robert Sinclair and Mr. John
son.
Reading, "The Railroad Crossin',"
Miss Edith Tuner.
Baritone solo, II Know Not Why"
Oliver Lewis of Shelton.
This was followed by the farce, "The
Tattleville Sewing Circle"
Light refreshments were then served
and games were played till the arrival
of the New Year. The parts in the
entertainment were universally pro-
nounced we'll taken, and the nine
ladies who composed the cast Of char
acters in the Tattleville, were all
stars.
MONROE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
NOTES.
Next Sunday Rev Mr. Johnson will
administer the sacrament of the Lord S
Supper to the congregation OF the
Trumbull Congregational church. He
expects Rev Mr. Gross Of New Haven
to take his services.
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A NEW YEARS PARTY.

NEW YEARS PARTY.
On New Years night, Miss Grace
NJ. Sherman entertained company of
her young friends, numbering over 80,
besides the home family. 1t would
be superfluous to say that a pleasant
time was enjoyed as there are always
pleasant times to be found at the par
SOnage.
A red Tam ,O'Shanter was found at
the corner below G. W. Candee's,
few days since.
R. G. Sherman has returned to his
school duties.
Mr. and Mrs John z. Mellen were at
H. G. Nc Collam's, Thursday.
Charles Nichols and Miss Martha
Burr were calling on friends in the Cen
ter, New Years day.
F. E. Silliman put in his supply
of ice, last week.
Mrs Charles Silliman has been sick
with hard cold.
Cards are out for a reception cele-
brating the 18th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs Henry w.
Osborne.
George Beers is spending some time
with his sister, Mrs 0. Ferry.
Schools began, Monday, after two
weeks vacation.
William Smith has gone to spend the
winter at Levi GOrham'S.
The academy did not open, Monday,
as the teacher, Mrs A. F. Nichols, was
unable to get up from Bridgeport, ow-
ing to the drifted conditions of the
roads.
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SCHOOL NEWS,

The Gunnery and Ridge opened on
ednesday of this week, and the CEN
er school, on Monday.
J. G. Brinsmade has offered his pu.
lis a medal for the best essay. The
fudents are given wide range of sub.
ects and are allowed papers on two
opics; only one medal being given.
The award will be made in the latter
part of February, a committee Of two
Deciding the prize.
A professor from Hartford instructs
the boys on the guitar, mandolin, etc.
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during the severe storm of Saturday

during the severe storm of Saturday.
The children in the Wright family
are afflicted with measles.
Master Willie Smith of Derby has
spent few days with relatives in this
place.
Mr. and Mrs William Frazier of
Bridgeport are spending several days
with their daughter, Mrs Charles Kir-
by.
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SOUTHPORT.
A MODEL BUTTER MAKER.

Mrs George E. Garlick, ST., from
January l, 1903, to January l, 1904, has
made 2270 pounds Of butter that has
been marketed, no account being made
for all the cream and butter used in
the family of five. Mr. Garlick has
obtained SOC per pound through the
year. Garlick & Son are the owners
Of DeLaval separator,to which is due
much of their success.
FARMERS SHOULD GET RICH.
r. te SOC a dozen.
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Y, in the storm on Saturday, so as to
attend to his church duty on Sunday,
and the roll call Of the church, this
week.
The family of Friedrich Ohmen and
also l.. Ohmen's family in Lakeside
district, have recently been afflicted
with measles, which has bee seriously
felt in that part Of Warren during De-
cember.
Mr. and Mrs I. J. Beardsley of Kent
Hollow district, attended the marriage
of their youngest son at Hartford, last
week.
Leman Bradshaw 81 sisters are at pres
ent visiting Mr. and Mrs Bradshaw.
Harold Judson of Bethel visited his
grandparents here, Mr. and Mrs Ed
ward Hull, over New Years and last
Sunday. Harold is at present attending
Stillman's Business college in Danbury
and intends to graduate in May, when
he hopes to secure a position as book
keeper in New York City.
DR. R. A. Marcy was closely confined
to his boarding place with cold and
attendant la grippe.
No Sunday train arrived here, last
Sunday, in time for Sunday papers to
be read that day. No service either
was held at the church in the evening,
the fourth consecutive Sunday church
service has been interrupted by storm.
On Monday, all trains were late and
we received the evening paper at 10 p.
m.
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Blacksmithlng, Carriage and
Wagon Repairing.

p. III. DIXON, B.c3S o.1
Carriage and WACO. Aaki.g and
Repairing. Horssshosin0
And General Bl2cksmithing. Special attention
given to interfering horses. Also or shooting,
Wagons of all kinds built At short notice. Sat.
isfaction guaranteed. Over 30 yeafs expert
esce. Kind treatment to horses. Fancy horse
shoeiI,.. II wanted. Givs me trial.
WILLIAM WELLINGTON.
Nichols, Conn.
Best place to get your horseshoeing and
blacksmithinK done. Also all kinds OF wagon
and carriage building and repairing. For sale,
a number Of secondhand carriages and WaS.
ons In good repair.
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MRS SARAH LOCKWOOD PECK.

Mrs Sarah A. Lockwood, widow OF
Asa G. Peck, former resident of
Southbury. died at her home in Water
bury, December Is, aged 10 years.
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HOUSING THE ICE SUPPLY.

II. B. Tucker has for three weeks
nursed lame hand, which has hinder
ed him from performing his usual farm
duties. He is again able to ride and
do the outside errands Of the place.
He caused the ice house Of Mrs A. G.
Goodhue to be filled, last week: the ice
being about one foot thick.
Thomas Bray filed his ice house,
conn ected with L. Reside hotel.
Rev A. H. reaahnd here again,
from his ~ Clinton, N
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LUCKY MEN, THESE.

G. T. Woodruff, Joel Pearson and A.
G. Titus sold their tobacco crops to J.
Stuart Halpine of New Milford for 10
cents per pound, delivering. them in
the snow storm of last Saturday.
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NEW YEARS ENTERTAINMENT A Sue
CESS
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Willie Clark and sister, Minnie, of
Still River, were at G. T. Woodruff's
on New Years, and called on all their
old neighbors.
~ The district schools opened on Tues
day which did not on Monday because
Of blockade.
This is about as cold, or pr city near,
as it used to be "when we's boys"
The present must never be allowed to
exceed the past, but it may edge up
closely.
Mrs Lily Gum Smith has been out
Of town over New Years.
Mrs Nicholas and little daughter
spent Christmas and New Years at
her fathers, G. G. Fenn's.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Hollister had
guests from New Haven, over New
Years.
Mr. and Mrs W. A. Watts of New
Haven visited at Robert J. Watts,
over New Years.
The annual festivities at the Gun
merry were held on New Years eve and
large number as usual enjoyed the
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs ]. G. Brins-
made.
DR. and Mrs F. W. Wersebe spent a
few days in visiting friends in New
Jersey, last week.
The delay on the New Haven road,
on Saturday evening, caused the train
to come in at O'Clock in the morning,
instead Of its usual time, o'clock.
The people on the New York train
lad to wait at Hawleyville for six or
seven hours.
Miss Lucy Nettleton, instructor in
Phelps Academy, in Wallingford, has
returned, after spending the holidays
at home. She was accompanied by
Mary HOLSTER, daughter of Samuel
HOLSTER, a student in the academy.
Miss HOLSTER ranks among the first in
all her studies, and is a diligent pupil.
A pleasant New Years party was
given to Mr. and Mrs Franklin Holli-
ster.
Editor A. P. Smith of THE BEE
was the guest, Thursday night, of
Judge H. o. Averill.
Miss Gertrude Kasson of Brookfeld
has been guest at S. J. Logan'S.
| Editor A. P. Smith of The BEE
was entertained at dinner, New
Years day, by s. J. Logan.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur H. BolleS Of
New Preston we're entertained or
New Years day at dinner by Mr. anc
Mrs John Black.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16
A Mean Trick.

The meanest trick Doc Lambert
one that popped into his head the day
he met a farmer walking to town
with a big basket of eggs on his arm,
says a writer in the Brooklyn Eagle.
How much for eggs today" Doc
asked, refining in his horse.
The farmer named his price, and
Doc said he would take them all pro-
vided they stood his test. Alighting
from his buggy he made the farmer
of him, while he 1.-THE Doc) took the
eggs, three OF four at a time, from the
basket and, pretending to weigh them
in his hand, laid them upon the farm
er's arms.
Sool the farmer had to lean back to
keep the eggs from rolling off, but Doc
still piled them upon his front, until
the poor man was bent back almos.
to the point of topping over.
What's this" said Doc, with well.
assumed indignation. He held an egg
up toward the sun and looked through
it. you said they were all fresh
~Thereupon he leaped into his buggy
beside the friend who told the story
to me, and the two drove away, leav-
ilg the farmer perfectly helpless, with
nearly his entire stock of eggs piled
upon his stomach and chest and BON
his hands engaged in holding them
there.
Whether the farmer got out of the
scrape without breaking a lot Of the
eggs, deponent, after the manner OF
Senator Plat, saith not.