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THE WEEKS NEWS RECORD


 Miss Mabel Goodwin has accepted a position with the D. M. Read Co, in Bridgeport.
 Mrs O. G. Downs attended the organ recital at the warerooms of The Treat Shepard Co.,, in Bridgeportr last Wednesday,.
 The upper and lower dams at the rocks have been removed by the Bridgeport Water Co. The cOmpanv are also looking after the sanitary con ditions in this locality.
 Ellis Dillistin has returned to his work in Bridgeport, after a vacation of two weeks.
 MT and Mrs Frank Hoffman and family are guests, this week, of Mr and Mrs M. J. Nc Donough.
 George French is attending the Union business college in BridgepOrt.
 Miss Sadie Belle Craft returned "wednesday, from stay of five weeks with friends in New York City.
 Thomas McGuire has purchased a new horse of Bridgeport parties.
 A 1party consisting of Mrs Charles Seeley, Mrs Leo Kohler and Mrs Peter Lynch attended Polls theater.On aft ernOOn this week. We have just received new half ton lot of Vermont full cream cheese, direct from the factory, which we are selling for l4c per pound. Fine i'm ported and domestic macaroni in one pound package, 1Oc.-[ w. N. Hurd, grocer.
 Miss Mabel Gabler, who has been friends in New York, has re- turned home.
 Mrs Sarah French visited friends in the past week.
 Frank Hawley has accepted posi- tion in Bridgeport.
 w. w. StillsOn of New Milford and Attorney John J. McDonough of Nau- satuck were guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs M. J. McDonough
 Mrs l.. E. Goodwin has an advertise ment in this issue in regard to dress Look it up.
 Mrs k. c. Mead, who has been ill, Is
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HUNTINGTON,
BENNETT FRENCH

Bennett French, who was about 70 years of age and held in high esteem by all who knew him, was found dead in the attic of his home, last Thursday morning, where he had taken his own life by hanging himself. Mir French had been in poor health for some time and it is thought had become despond- ent. The funeral was held from his late home, Sunday afternoon at o'clock, Rev MT Mathison of Shelton officiating. The burial was in the Lower White Hills cemetery. MT French was Mason and was buried with Masonic honor. MT French leaves beside wife, two daughters, Miss Carrie M. French of Shelton and Mrs B: c. Shelton of Monroe, and one son, William French, who lived with his father and carried on the farm.
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CONGRESSMAN HILL TO SPEAK.

The first political meeting of this campaign is to be held by the republi cans in Nichols opera house, Tuesday deliver the address, speaking on the principal issues of the campaign.
 Howard H. Woodman is making ar improvement on his place by moving his bank wall, which will improve looks and widen the sidewalk.
 A call for ladies mapped hats gives work to most of the old hat makers The trade has commenced late anc will proba ly be short this fall.
 E The members of the Wesley Brother hood went to Ridgefeld, Tuesday evening, where they were entertained by the Jesse Lee Brotherhood of thai place. The address of the evening was delivered by Dr Pardington of this place.
 The Current Events club met with Mrs Stevens on Maple street, Monday afternoon.
 Mrs Ann Stevenson, who resides with her son, Duncan Brodie. of Reser- voir street, is suffering from broken nip, caused by fall. As Mrs Steven son is nearly 98 years old her illness IS considered quite serious.
 Miss Ida Wheeler of Andrews street is visiti1 her sister, Mrs R. E. Good sell, of Providence.
 Mrs Sarah St John and daughtel have been visiting relatives in Kent.
 Mrs John Baird and Miss Mary Hen wood of Center street spent Sunday with friends in Norfolk.
 A large number of Bethel people took advantage of the excursion run tC New York, Wednesday, by the Consoli dated railroad company.
 The work on the East side of Rene dict hill in Plumtrees will soon be com menced. The town at the last ad. journed meeting appropriated the money for the purpose of bearing theil share, the state paying the balance There are to be other Improvements made on the highway running near the residence of J. s. Mayhew's to a june. tion with the Bridgeport road in Elm. wood district. When these improve ments are finished travellers on the Bridgeport route can save the bad hills by going around through Plum trees where the track will be nearly level,
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Haven have recently visited his fath- CT, Charles Sherman.
BETHEL.
CROP OUTLOOK PLEASING

The Indian summer weather is a boon to the tardy crop gatherer. It's busy times in the out districts. A few farmers are threshing buckwheat. Others are digging potatoes and pick ing apples. In some sections apples are more plentiful than in others. High piles of apples may be seen in the orchards ready for the mills. The great demand and high price for straw makes rye profitable crop to raise This Dfall almost every farmer has sowed few acres of rye. Undoubted ly more rye bread will be eaten after next years harvest. An old Plum
 trees farmer used to say that good rye bread Was good enough for him to eat
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LOCAL TOPICS.

George Loth of Bridgeport is build Ing handsome cottage on the land which he purchased of Agur BeachA year ago. It is built on the cellar of the old house which had stood there for many years, as an old landmark.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone Company's agent has been talk ing contracts for extending the tele- phone through Chestnut Hill which will be very much appreciated.
 Harold Olmstead and wife spent sunday with his uncle, A. s. Beach
 James Butters and family moved in- to their new house, last week.
 Mir lshun has been spending short time at the parsonage, the guest of his daughter, Mrs .Judson Cross.
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LONG HILL.
METHODIST CHURCH INTERESTS.

At the Methodist church, Rev J. B. Osborne will preach in the morning at lO.3O o'clock, the second of the series of sermons on the Three Appearings of Christ" In the evening at the hail at o'clock the Y. P. S. c. E., meeting will be promise meeting. At 30 the pastor will commence a series of ser mons on SThe Prodigal Son." You will find a hearty welcome. The pastor will be glad to be informed of any who may be sick or invalids who like to be visited,
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NEW MILFORD.
REV G. c. SPENCER,

Rev G. c. Spencer of Greenwich formerly of New Milford, died on Wednesday morning. He underwent an operation, on Sunday evening, from which he rallied, but on Tuesday af- ternoon he began to lose strength and died on Wednesday morning. He is survived by wife, Mrs Anah Hart we'll Spencer. MT Spencer was born in New York City in 184O and graduat- ed in 1862 from the College of The City of New York, and had filled sev- eral pastOrates in Connecticut. He was an expert chess player, and recent participated in an archery contest at the St Louis exposition.
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BEDDING,
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES,
 The ladies of the Methodist church. Redding, will give a sociable in the church parlors, Tuesday evening, Oc- tober 70. If very stormy the first fair evening. As it is nearing Hallowe 'en. the menu, rations, games and pro- gram will be such as that time-honof ed evening make appropriate.
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TRUMBULL.
DEATH OF HENRY COAN.

Funeral services were held over the remains of Henry Coan, at the home of his brotherin-law, Eli Dewhurst in Bridgeport, Wednesday,, October l9. He had the misfortune to fall while painting MT Dewhurst's house, last Friday. He passed away Monday morning at ) o'clock. Rev Judson Cross oi1iciated The interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
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STEVENSON,
LOCAL TOPICS OF INTEREST

Miss Eliza Stephens has been ianter- tainir her cousins, Misses Edna and Sarah Aldrich, of Wings Station: N. Y
 Several from this place attended the funeral ofs Bennett Fl ench at W hite Hills, last Sunday.
 Mrs Walter Bradley spent last week visiting her sister in Huntington.
 Will Sherman and family of New
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MODEL FARMERS,

Let the sightseers riding around the out districts for pleasure make short call at the farm of H. Augustus Weed & Son in Stony Hill and just take a look at their fine herd of dairy COWS which produce A No. l cream, and their stock of brood sows. One litter of l3 fat little pigs makes ones mouth water for roast pig. With coffee and cream the dish is fit for king. MI Weed has good farm and keeps the best of stock to supply his customers
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Silk Dept.

Silks that are pretty at small prices.
 New fancy Silk suitings in Blue, Brown, Green and Jasper, value 65c. Price soc yard.
 Big assortment of new Shirt Waist Suitings in checked and changeable affects, all the popular colorings. sl a yard.
 Yami Mai Lining Taffeta at 36c a yard.
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TASHUA,

An All-hallowe'en sociable will be held at the rectory of Christ church. Tashua, on Monday evening, October 31: The details of the entertainment will appear in the next weeks issue of THE BEE VI
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Without reserve, a long list of the House Furnishings of Hol- lister Sage, including parlor, diningiroom and bedroom fur1i ture, kitchen utensils, crockery, carpets, separate tables, etc.
 Also garden tools, lawn mower, hose, wagon, harness, poles, long ladders and other things too numerous to men, tion.
 If rainy, first fair day.
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TOcupE A cOLD IN ONE DAY
DEATHS.

NEW MILFORD-OctOber l4, Mrs Douglass D. Bird. aged D years.
 BRIDGEwATER-October l3, Andrew L.. Young, aged 50 years.
 NEwTowN-October 18, Charles w. Dayton aged 7I years.
 NEW MILFORD-October 13, Elizabeth G. Hine. aged s4 years and 10 mt nths Funeral on Saturday at D. m.
 NEwTOwN-October Is, Miss Elizabeth Leav- enworth, aged 76 years and 10 months
 GREENwICH-October 19. Rev G. o. Spencer. NEW MILFoRD-October Is. Mrs Mary Chi- niski, aged so years.
 NEW MILFoRD-Octoter 16. Mrs Stephen Wells, aged s3 years.
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con >titutional remedies Deafness is caused by an inttamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in- llamed you have d rumblng sound or imper- feet hear ng. and when it is entirely closed. Deht mess is the result. and unless the inflam- nation can be taken out and this tube re- stored to it's normal condition. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are intlamed condition of the mucous surfaces,
 We will give one One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY X CO. Toledo. o.
 Sold by all Druggists 75c
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
 The strength which the market ex- hibited to-day was, if anything, even more remarkable than that of yester- day. The trading, yesterday, was in volume and the prices of most of the active issues advanced to the highest level of the year. It was natural to expect that there would be some heavy profit taking and short selling to-day on the theory that the upward movement of prices had cul- The volume of trading was smaller to-day but the market held re- strong. The heavy profit
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than ever before in the history of the company. In spite of the profit talk ing the entire list closed strong. -[Jacob Berry & Company, New York, October IS, 1904
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viewing'the large assortment of heavy weights for cold days to come. Of course, everything else in wears for men and boys, from hats to shoes, is to be found there too.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

MT and Mrs George Gorham of Vest port called on relatives in Greenfield, Sunday.
 Dea and Mrs John H. Hull returned home, Saturday evening, after spend ing week in NOrthtield with their daughter, Mrs Paul Moody.
 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
 Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig nature is on each box. 25c
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Wash Goods Dept.

300 pieces of Fancy Prints, good line of patterns and coloring, value Sc. Price 5c yard.
 Thousands of yards in Flannelette in a variety of neat designs, all colors, suitable for Wrappers, etc., 1Oc, 12}c, 15c, 19c yard.
 Tweed Suitings in fancy mixtures, Green, Navy, Black. Excellent fabric for skirts, value 25c. Price l5c yard.
 New line of 36 inch Suitings, good patterns, new colorings for Fall and Winter. 19c yard. Left Aisle, front.)
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If you have not examined this silk recently look at it to-day in all the new colorings, and the quality inn proved, while the price is the lowest. Choice 39c yard.
 Boxbay Nevertear silk in all shades including black. A strong, durable silk, 19 inches wide, guaranteed to give satisfaction. soc yard.
 Left Aisle, Rear.)
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MRS ELIZABETH c, HINE.

Mrs Elizabeth G. Hine died on Thursday, at her home in this village, aged 84 years and 10 months. She is survived by a son and a daughter, Henry D. Hine and Miss Mary E. Hine. The funeral will take place on Saturday, at p. m.
 Unclaimed letters remain in the postot1ice addressed to Mrs Hammer Hoeton, John N. Hoyt, (2), Mrs Mary Jackson, Alonzo P. Parcells, James P. stevens'-[George H. Jackson, Post
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THE BRIDGEPORT MARKET.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY RU
 & DARLING, BRIDGEPORT.

& DARLING. BRIDGEPORT.
 Butter ch1ics pL prints ssaatc b good l6alsc, common 1sal4; cheese, factory 9alI aaay on1 5esh nsas-by 3
 bu; onions, red 65asO yellow. 75ae0 bu; cab @ b edery G do 0u dried sdarps pess honey ioal4; beeswax. 3cc 10; fafI 1 apples % .s5 a2.5O Dbl; cheStnuts, 3.25 bu
 The editor is delighted to announce that he has the promise from a long time friend, E. l.. Johnson, of series Of articles to begin next week and cOv- CT period of three months or more. MT Johnson's intensely interesting let ters on his Western trip were eagerly followed as they came out in THE BEE.
 The golden wedding of Dea and Mrs E. M. Botsford was delightfully."- cele- brated on Saturday. the 18th. Loving friends decorated the interior of the house with autumn leaves, ferns and golden-rod, together with yellow and white chrySanthemumS, and these with beautiful yellow and white roses from friends in Springfield and New Haven, made the scene an attractive one. Early in the afternoon the near relatives and friends began to assem- ble, till about 70 had arrived. A fine collation. was served. nthe center of the table was the large brides loaf with the figures 1S54-19O4 in golden decorations. The bride of 50 years was handsomely attired in gray trimmed with white silk. Rev H. A. Price, pastor of the Stepney Baptist church, made very happy and pleasing ad- dress The list of presentsIincluded a number of gold pieces. The guests from out of town included Mrs Alosia Johnson, MT and Mrs Herbert Augur, Miss Lottie Botsford, Miss Gertrude Botsford, Mrs A. G. Warner and fam fly of New Haven, Mrs Emeline Nich- ols of Tashua, Rev and Mrs H. A. Price of Stepney, A. W. Ferry and family of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs Nal lett Sanford and daughter of Easton, Miss Elsie P. iBotsford of Cheshire, Mass, Miss Hattie French of Stepney and Fred Sherman of Trumbull. On departing the wish was on the lips of every guest that the happy couple might yet be spared many years of usefulness.
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WOMAN'S NERVES
A THRILLING INCIDENT IN THE
 HISTORY OF A HOME.

HEALTH WRECKED BY BURDEN OF ANX- FIFTY. ORDINARY MEDICINES DID NOT HELP. DIR WILLIAMS PINK PILLS CIJRE.
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STATE ROAD WORK.

First Selectman Stephen Hayes. with force of men, is building the new State road near the home of have been built. The road had to be raised two or three feet and the hill just south is to be cut down several feet. When the work is completed it will be great Improvement.
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REV MIR PRICE RESIGNS.

Rev MT Price has resigned as pastor of the, Baptist church and will lea ve this place early in December, going to BlOSsburg, Pa. MT Price has made a host of friends in this locality who keenly regret that he should at this time even think of going from them.
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CONTRACT FOR NEW DEPOT BUILDING
 AWARDED.

The new depot is now an assured fact, the contract having been given to MT Malkin of Norwich, who will be- gin work on it soon. The building will be 19 46 feet with a 2O-foot plat form. The waiting room will be 19 15 feet with an office 9x 9 feet. The freight room will be 19 20 feet with 8 baggage room 9 X II feet.
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there by the lasteof the month. and {
week later viii be actively engaged in the
service.
Dr. Klamke is Of Danish birth and re,
ceived his medical education in Copen.
hagen. He has been in American for the
past three years pfacticing medicine with
great success. He has strain of Russian
blood in his veins, and is in deep sympa.
thy with the trouble of the car lie
says it has been the dream of his life 10
see active surgical service on the field. and
when the news of his appointment came
he was overjoyed. Instructions were given
him to start for the front at once, sealed
orders awaiting him at Shanghai. DR..
Klamke is not sure whether he will be
assigned to the army or to the naval
service, but says that he would much
prefer the army, as better opportunities
are afforded there for experience. DR..
Klamke left armed with a passport.
Mrs Klamke, Who came to America with
her husband three years ago, will not ac-
company him to the front, but will return
to Copenhagen, to await the close of the
war DIR. Klamke speaks English and
German fuently, and can make himself
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PENNSYLVANIA
DEMOCRATS

HARRISBURG, Pa, April ls.-Hotel
Hobbies and other public places are alive
with Democratic politicians, who are here
for tomoTow's state convention. The con-
vention, which will be called to order in
the Lyceum theater at noon will nomi-
nate candidate for justice of the SUI
preme court and presidential electors, and
choose delegates-at-large and district dele
gate to the st. Louis convention.
The Hearst boomers have been active
throughout Pennsylvania for some time,
but, according to the old-line leaders Of
the party gathered here, the propaganda
has accomplished little so far as practica
results go. There is not an impartial oh
server here today who does not predie
that tomorrow's convention will send al
uninstrueted delegation under the unit rui,
to the st. Louis convention, and that tn,
resolutions, while making no mention OF
the name of either Bryan or Hearst, will
make it plain that the organization In
Pennsylvania is opposed to any revival OF
the doctrines championed by the Nebras-
kan.
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TACOMA RAILROAD men WILL
TAKE A HAND IN POLITICS

third bill provides for the licensing OF
stationary engineers including in its stip-
nlations provisions for state board of ex-
aminers and for boiler inspector. These
bills have already been indorsed by the
State Federation of Labor.
The meeting took a political turn In
that Endorsements were given to several
candidates. |. S. Johnston. member OF
the Order of Railway Conductors. was In
dorsed as the railroad mems candidate for
representative from the Thirty ninth dis
trict. \. b. McNico was Endorsed for
representative from the Thirty-eghth dis
trict. The matter of the senatorslnp from
the Thirty-eighth district was left in the
hands of the executive committee, with
power to act. Thomas Morris was indorsed
as a candidate for sheriff.
1t was the concensus of opinion that
the railroad men should support the can
didates who would support the bills fos-
tering their interests.
j. F. Libby was elected secretary and
treasurer of the board and NJ. lie Roy was
elected assistant secretary.
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CHARGED WITH
DYNAMIT TING

KOKOAlO, Ind, April ls.--The cases oil
John Michaels and William Bowen, charg-
ed with being principals and accessories
to the dynamiting of the home of Aaron
Shock last September, were called for
trial today. The case has attracted wide
spread attention and the trial will be fol-
lowed with interest
Michaels, who is an old man, became in
fatuated with Ida Burnes, who was EN-
ployed as domestic in the Schocll home.
When the house was blown up with dyna-
mite the girl charged Michaels and Bowen
with the crime, explaining that the for.
mer's infatuaton for her was the cause OF
the crime and that letters which she had
received from Michaels caused her to &C.
cuse him.
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The Taoone branch Of the Railway En-
ployes' Joint Legislative. board, an Or
gsnization which includes representatives
from nine railway organizations, held its
first regular meeting in Odd Fellows hall
East c and Twenty-6fth streets, yester-
day. About 100 railroad employees were
present. Thomas Morris, president Of the
local board, presided.
State Labor Commissioner William
Blackman was present and delivered an adj.
dress on labor bills that will come up at
the next Legislature affecting the interests
of the railway and laboring men of the
state
Following Mr.. Blackmal's address, three
bills he recommended were Endorsed by the
legislative board These bills will come up
at the next legislature. and are the fellow
servant act, bill compelling employers
to pay their men money instead of paying
wages in due bills, drafts. checks or in
sisting on the men trading out any portion
of their wages in stores. This bill met the
hearty approval of the meeting The
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SO "FOND OF CATsv THAT HE AWE THEM sTEWED

LONDON, April lS.-Twenty trusty of.
ficers of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals are nightly stalking
the squares of bloomsbury in the hope OF
catching the mysterious cat-destroyer who
is alleged to haunt that sequestered neigh
borhood
They have discovered the residence of
a clearinghouse keeper who recently
asked the Bow street magistrate to assist
him to eject one Of his dodgers who per-
sisted in eating cats, but the cat-eater him
self still eludes their vigilance
Cate have been disappearing regularly in
this vicinity and this ledger, an italian
from Turin, has been seen siealthily stalk
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ing wandering Thomas cats. He had been
seen cooking something. and when asked
what it was said Rabbit stew
The mysterious ledger cooked the cat In
the following way; First he took a guam
tity OF onions, chopped very fine, and
mixed with garlic and parsley These ne
boiled with butter in stew1pan, and then
added pieces of cat cut up in precisely
the same way as rabbit is cut up. Then
he sprinllled -four over the preparation
poured in bottle of claret and let the
mixture simmer for three-quarters of an
hour, eventually serving it smoking hot.
The boarding house keeper found the cat
head and skin and the boarder admitted
that he was fond of cats"