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ROXBUR1.
EPwORTH LEAGUE NOTES.

A band of the Shonshone gypsies will camp on the green near the mon- ument, Wednesday evening, August "A. One hour after the sunset gun meet us. Come and have your fortune told by Princess Olga, (palmfstry) or Madame Dora, who, on being informed under Mhat star you were born, will trace your horoscope; or patronize the Wheel of Fortune, conducted by three fair maids. There will be on sale ice cream, cake and fancy articles. Re- member the date, Wednesday evening, August "A.
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BANTAM.
BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.

BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.
 Preaching service will be held in the Baptist church, every Sunday at Il a.. m., and 730 p. m. Sunday school at 12 m. Rev George D. Reid is the act ing pastor.
 Leonard Willis was in Norfolk, Fri day, to attend the funeral of his aunt, the widow of the late Dr Orson Buell..
 James Landon has gone to work for the Coe Brass Go. of Torrington.
 D. M. Jones, wife and daughter, who have been boarding at Henry Barney $ for two weeks past, returned to their home in Bridgeport, Monday.
 Lena Loveland of Waterbury is vis- iting at K. Loveland's.
 Charles Hallock of Bethel is visiting his grandparents, MT and Mrs Albert Ha]lock.
 Mrs Lewis Maltby and two sons of Waterbury are visiting Mrs Maltby's mother, Mrs William Landon.
 Valley Richardson was in Bridge port few days, last week.
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KENT.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
 Mrs Ralph W. Bull of Robertsville is visiting her son, B. w. Bull.
 Mrs ClariSsa Darling is entertaining her daughter and family from New Haven.
 Jerome Gibbs has relatives from Brooklyn stopping with him.
 Paul Smith has gone to Bridgewat ter to visit his brother.
 Miss Lena Cable from Kent Moun- tain called on friends in the village, last week,
 The game between Boardman's Bridge and Kent resulted in score of B to 2 in favor of Kent.
 The Housatonic Grange held their annual picnic on ground belonging to G. A. Vincent.
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BASEBALL ENTHUSIASM.

What has become of that baseball niue from Kent that was coming up here to play our boys? Are they afraid do you suppose? 1t looks a little so. Come up, boys, we will use you we'll. We did up the West Cornwall boys, last Saturday, defeating them in eight innings, the score standing to 15 in favor of the Cornwall Bridge nine Come right along. We will do the same by you if we can, but don't be frightened. Come and try it.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
 Mrs L. B. Hamlin of Buffalo, N. Y., was the guest of Mrs Fred R. Lane, last week.
 Elmer Potter returned home from Waterbury, Saturday evening.
 Clifford H. Lane was in New Haven from Friday until Monday.
 MT and Mrs F. K. Lane and Master Thornton were in Sherman, Sunday. Eugene Thayer of New Haven visit ed at Charles Thayer's, last week.
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HoTCHK1ssv1LLE AND VICINITY,

HOTCHKISSVILLE AND VICINITY.
 Mrs James Murray within a few weeks has picked 146 quarts of huckle- berries.
 Little Jessie Smith had her thumb badly crushed beneath a doorstep that her grandfather was moving. Dr B. l.. Smith attended the little sui ferer.
 The cutters commenced, this week, working on full time.
 Albert Frances baby was quite ill and under the doctors care, last week.
 William Capewell has raised some rarsnips, the stalks measuring three feet and Walter Nelson has raised weighing a pound and Is ounces.
 Mrs Ryce Clark and daughter, Vir- ginia, of New Haven are visiting her parents, MT and Mrs George F. Morris.
 Mrs John Hilton, who has been in very poor health for year, is confined to her bed at present.
 Miner Grace and Clara Wheeler of Brooktield are visiting their aunt, Mrs Richard Wilson.
 MT and Mrs John Johnson returned from Sweden, last Tuesday evening.
 A window decorator, who was trav- cling through here, placed some very fine artistic lettering on the postoffice and MunSelpS hardware store windows
 MT Wright, minister from New Jersey, preached good sermon in the schoolyard on Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs William Capewell has been en- tertaining her sister from out of town.
 Miss Jessie Mayland entertained her cousin from New Britain over Sunday.
 Miss Laura Russell of Waterville, is visiting her uncle, Fred Frazier.
 The packing room girls of the knife shop had picnic in the woods, last Saturday afternoon.
 Herbert Dunworth of Oakville has taken the position of assistant super intent ill the cutlery shop. George s. Allen is taking a week $ vacation in North Adams, Mass.
 Mrs William Warner is entertaining her parents, MT and Mrs Dawson, of Pittstield, Mass.
 Mrs Omer D. Norton is entertaining
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HAWLEYVlLLEi is the Pla ceto go when
 in need of FURNITURE.

 
 
  looking them oe and we know will with at @ this We have no the house which basement lifting and of We on goods
  after Remember every respect If they do not do all and Q stand back of every time Call it will When in need of furniture Us ca
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her sister, Mrs Mary Phelan of Tor rington.
 Thomas Green has purchased Julius COwles' house.
sOUTHvILLE.
MAIL CARRIER oLESON's EXCITING Ex-
 PERIENCE.

MAIL CARRIER oLEsoN's EXCITING EEK | FERENCE.
 Last Sunday afternoon about { o'clock as Carl OlesOn, the mail car rier on the Bridgewater route, was re turning from Brookfeld Center, he met with a bad accident. He had been to carry the Swedish minister from Danbury, who had been holding service at his fathers house and when just above Charles Roswell's on the hill the strap on one of the shafts which hold the holdbacks broke and Frightened the animal and he began to run. MT OleSOn tried to run him into the bank to stop him but the horse ran against a tree throwing him out The horse started down the hill at full speed. The horse fell fiat once just above Mrs Peter Halls house but soon was on it's feet again going faster than before. When it reached the South vile bridge 1t was going so fast that instead of turning OF to the bridge it leaped over the rail which protects the approach to the bridge on the south side. One of the hind legs of the horse caught in the railing leaving the borse hanging by it. Soon several men were on the spot and put a rope on the horse trying to hold him but as soon as the wagon was cut loose and his leg free he turned right over and fell down on the rocks 20 or 25 feet below Although the horse was gotten up and able to walk to it's home 1t was so bad ly Injured 1t will have to be killed. MT OleSOn was badly bruised but not severely injured. The wagon was not badly broken.
 WHERE ARE OUR ROAD COMMISSION
 FRS?
 The brook road is in a bad condition and the road from Henry Camps to the Southbury line has not been worked in year. The brush has grown so it nearly meets, in fact any one is almost in danger of his life. A great many city people travel through this part of the town through the sum- mer, and the roads are enough to con- demn the town. The people here helped pay for the roads in the north part of the town. Why cannot we have decent roads in this part?
 Miss Thalia Wood of Bethel has been the guest of Mrs Laura Welton, a week.
 D. Beers and daughter, Alice, spent last Sunday with Mrs Laura Welton.
 The two young men, who have been boarding with MT Carlson at the Clark farm, have returned to New York.
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BETHLEHEM,
TELLING BIG FISH STORIES,

TELLING BIG FISH STORIES,
 J. D. Dayton and H. G. Dodge of Waterbury, guest at Breezy Crest, went to Bantam lake fishing, last week Friday, and succeeded in catching string of 65. Unfortunately, they neglected to weigh the biggest ones, so the best of the story will have to go untold.
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WOODBURr.
TO LOCATE IN THOMAsTON,

TO LOCATE IN THOMASTON.
 Alfred L. Winterbourne is spending this week with his sister in North Adams, Mass, and on Monday, Aug ust P, will take position as night watchman in the Seth Thomas clock factory of Thomaston. People ex- press regret at losing a worthy citizen and good neighbor and his friends wish him success in his new work.
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BULLS BRIDGE.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET THIS RATHER? Fred Lane killed rattle sn ake in
 the meadow in front of his house, that
 measured threeIand one-half feet.
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When bilious take Chamberlain's s Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by R. Fl. Beers & Co.,, Newtown: Tay- Tor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Ernest Hawley, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakeman, Bots- ord; D. s. Mead, Branchville.
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WEST NORRIS.

TRYING TO FINISH HAVING BEFORE
 ELECTION DAY.
 The farmers in this vicinity are hustling their having along, trying to get it done before election, but it seems doubtful whether they will ac- cOmpliSh the feat.
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WASHINGTON,
A CHOICE ENTERTAINMENT.

Among the appreciative audience attending the musical entertainment m New Preston, on Tuesday,, were sev- eral from this town. The music by the Dessaner Froostryck Trio was of high excellence and rare treat. A very attractive part of the program was the charming address, "The h. fluence and Fascination of Music" by Mrs Charles w. Pickett. Her gracious and perfect delivery as we'll as the or iginal and delightful treatment of her subject, entranced her audience as much as the beautiful music rendered by the talented musicians, held them spellbound. It is hoped another op- portunity may be offered to spend such an enjoyable afternoon.
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guests of Mrs Andrew Benedict re- gently.
 Robert Randall of Sharon was through this place the other day looking for COWS. He bought some new milch COWS and others for the winters milk supply.
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Mrs Matilda Curtis of Waterbury has been visiting her brother, Dwight Griswold.
 Mrs Bessie Parsons and Miss Louisa Dwy of Union City are guests of F. B. Wheeler.
 Miss Florence Richmond d of Wash ington is a guest of her cousin, Miss Mary Ames.
 Mrs Dwight Griswold is visiting in Bridgeport.
 Hand bills are out for the auction sale, August 27, of the real estate and household furniture belonging to the take place, rain or shine.
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REAL ESTATE DEALS.

James Boyce of Woodbury is now the owner of the Crownshaw place and Ernest Eyres has bought the James Thompson place and will take possession by October 1.
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THE HOBART MOREHoUsE PLACE SOLD.
 Henry Baker, who summers at the Beach cottage, has bought the Hobart Warehouse place.
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PlxleN House.

PlxlSy House,
 HAwLEYvILLE NEwTOwN, Or, Now open for guests the year round. Thank n z old patrons for past favors, we invite all O come and see us. Transient boarders care- u lily attended to.
 Mr and Mrs A. K. Pixley, Props.
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Washington again has the pleasure of hearing Miss LOttie LesSer'S charm ing voice in the church choir.
 Miss Helen Seeley is entertaining a friend from Roxbury.
 Miss Maud Allen of Hartford has been visiting her aunt, Mrs Galpin.
 Mrs Edward Pitman and daughter, Mrs Leroy Clark, of New Haven are boarding at the Gunnery.
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Wall Papers!
 Wall Papers !

Wall Papers will be sold during the next days at very low prices. Gall, look at our large stock and get prices before you buy. Our dis counts will astonlsh you. They must go to make place for new goods.
 w, w. WALKER & SON,
 500 M ain St., Bridgeport, Ct.
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10th. ;,
The last regular storm period for
August is central on the 26th ex-
tending from the oath to the 29th.
Within this period the Moon is at
full on the 25th,. in apogee on the
26th and on the celestial equator on
the 2stb. We may therefore con-
tidently anticipate some very mark
ed storm disturbances at this time.
Whether hurricanes and cyclones
have or have not come up from the
equator to our southern waters and
coasts, during previous August per-
iods, in every proba biity such
storms will appear at this, last per-
iod. These storms will touch inland
sections, and counter storm areas
will be induced from northwestern
extremes, bringing many heavy, and
some dangerous storms throughout
the southern and central states.
The indications are that the gem
Ssast1I disturbances 81 this last period
ys 81 IS Followed ~ Z general high
& bs Y, =; With h erts, higR wi1ntdS
nnaaee h|Y cold xesther ont
r - nnthwsst. 4 host1 make
60 y IN anx,a 10 oy&r To nor hern
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INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION.

A presidential year is always 9
year OF more or less unsettled indus
trial conditions. Business is apt to
be dull at that time. There is no
reason why this should be 20 ct
present. There are few disturbing
conditions about the present p0liti-
cal controversy. AS far as the IL
nancial issue is concerned, which
held business in suspense four and
eight years ago, there is now no
room for anxiety. 1t has become 60
much of q habit. however, with our
business men to curtail somewhat
their operations at the beginning Of
a year when q president is chosen
that it persists even when the reas-
ons for it have vanished. Therefore
there sfe always six orpight months
q aullt bu = s4seP sbst0 natio 'n 4
edeqiar occnS74 , and dull
ass4usnallE ,aamA 4 Tor trouble. &
= = ] : - u year " ~
~ ths strikes st shs peel 81 !
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4 lNNa5X 'lsFas x&N~sSH N u ~ ~ tltt{ t1U !.
'to niddlS rSeions Of tie country
during Shs LIT Few days Of August,
our readers nSed not be,wholly tax
en- BY surprise. ~, NIX 81, +
IMPROVED. WHEAT PROSPECTS
NORTHWEST AND SOUTH
.s - WEST.

The wheat situation is looking
more favorable at the present time,
owing to the improved weather
both in tho southwest and north
west. .., %.s 81 sa%E -@
Threshing in the southwest is in
full blast and the yields are running
high at several points, some places
as high as twenty eight bushels to
the acre, with an average OF fifteen
bushels. A very good share of this
is unfit to be used by millers or to
fill contract sales. This has Kept
the price Of futures very strong,
with sharp ups and downs in prices.
The market has been very active,
with range of about 2A cents for
the week, and prices are compare
lively strong. -. -.
The highest point was reached
Monday, September selling at ssas
cents, and the low point Wednesday,
s65s cents. Both the bulls and bears
are quick to run on either show Of
strength or, weakness, giving the
market a very active and broad
speculative tone. -
The visible is now down very
close to the 100000 mark, with
prospects good for smaller stocks
next month than at the time of the
Letter deal. Reports on northwest
crop conditions are very conflicting.
Some investigators report prospects
fine, while others give the opposite
view. Harvesting will be late,prob-
ably not becoming general before
August 20 to rs or September 1. If
the weather continues favorable ana
We have no heavy rains during har-
vest time, the yield will probably
reach> 1856, 100000 bushels in the
three states. but a good deal of dam
age can be done during the next five
weeks and it behooves traders to
watch the situation closely.
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employees and the strike in the tex
tile mills at Fall River. In one case
the men are fighting for an increase
in the wages of a portion Of the en-
ployes, and in the other they are
protesting against material re-
duction; which is, we believe, the
second TO be made within a COM
paratively short: time. The Fall
River .smanufacturers can at least
plead the excuse Of a falling mar
ket. has not been easy to push
their products Of late, and they have
met market conditions by reducing
wages accordingly. The prospect
there is for prolonged struggle:
The packing house strike has al
ready passed thru go many chang
ing and surprising phases that it
would be rash to predict whether it
will last for twenty four hours or
for as many weeks. f.. ..
The world Of industry is singular
~ slow in working away from, the
conditions that make such disturb
ance on a large scale possible.
Everyone of them, of course, costs
all parties involved, together with
thejnnocent public, enormous sums
of money. A strike is war, and it
is as expensive as the other kind.
There is always a belief that in
presidential year it will be easier to
obtain advances in wages or to keep
them from being cut, because it is
imagined that powerful political in
fluences, which would be unfavor-
ably affected by prolonged labor.
troubles, will step in and insist up.
on q settlement. Several times this
has happened; with the result Of
.postponing by just SO much the
coming OF the time when wages and
hours will be matters for RdJust-.
ment between labor, and capital
without the slightest possibility Of
the discharge Of 9 single man or the
stoppage Of work for q single hour
by reason Of the difficulty of coming
to an agreement. Meantime, We
must bear the ills Of our Isemi-civil-
lied economic condition as best We
can, and utilize public (opinioni as
Tar as it can beA done BY bringing
pressure on all parties concerned to
insist upon an early and annie
agreements st. Paul Globe: : - -. !; 4
q 51f1A = !, . aIaa sy,s,A
80. 50 ~ u H. 81
60
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work very serious injury to. our
shade trees, for through tHe inter
fernece Of tiny parasites, whieh
urally increase with the indrssss Of
the scale, and for other, particularly
climatic, reasons, they may disap-
pear almost az suddenly NJ they
came. At the same time il would
help matters decidedly il judicious
pruning should be given the trees,
which, doubtless, many ot them
really need, to- be kept IN good
shape, and burning the cuttings. !
''Since these insects get their food
from beneath the surface of the
bark or leaf, no poisoning cane effect
them. and we have to- resort to,
soapy Or oily mixtures which stop
up their breathing pores along tho
sides of their bodies. Kerosene
emulsion is thu favorite remedy.
In the winter time, when the trees,
are dormant, strong caustic washes
an be used to destroy the scales
and the eggs. .G1s Is 44s
"Sioux Falls, and probably other
towns of South Dakota have been
much alarmed by the ddan appear.
ance of this pest this season. ''
Mr.. Washburn has just returned
from his annual inspection trip of
nurseries in the southern part OF
Minnesota, having visited Faribault,
Owatonna, Albert Lea, Winnebago
City, Fairmont, Adrian and Lu-
verne. He reports crops looking
promisingly if we have no more ex-
cessive rains. A destructive leaf
hopper, which is becoming q great
pest in Minnesota, has been at work
in some of the nurseries, checking
the growth of nursery trees An
experiment is in progress on two.
different nurseries to see if this in
sect cannot be successfully combat
I'd. If so, the experiment means
several hundred dollars a year to
nurserymen.-St. Paul dispatch. &
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MAN1LA's FLOATING PEOPLE.

MAN1LA'S FLOATING PEOPLE.
There is quite large river and
harbor population in Manila AS in
other cities Of the East, thousands
Of people live entirely upon boats Of
various sizes, according to their
wealth and demand. Canton, china,
has river population of between
300, 900 and 400, 900. Men, women
and children live entirely I'LL boats
and never go ashore exception bus
mess or recreation. Shan ghai,
Hongkong and all the other tide
water cities Of China havetas proper
tomato number, and Manila and
other towns of the Philippines have
their share. The native boats, call
ed cascoes, are from twenty to thir-
ty feet long and from four to six
feet beam. They are propelled by
sails, oars and poles according to the
situation, and the residential apart
ments occupy about one fourth Of
the space, the rest being left for car.
20. A little house is built over the
stern-one room only-which ans;
wers for parlor and BEDROOM the
kitchen is a brazier, movable; but
usually placed upon the roof, and
the deck is the dining room. NJ You
wonder how it is possible to crowd
so many people into such small
space, for often these little boats
are occupied by families of six or
eight persons, who are born and die
upon the decks. The labor and re-
sponsibility of boating are shared
by all members of the family. The
women are as muscular and skillful
as the men. They can handle the
them or the oars or the cargo as
easily as their husbands, even when
they are handicapped with a baby
strapped upon their backs. Upon,
these boats large amount of the
commerce of the Philippine Islands
is carried on. Several Thousand Of
them are engaged in coasting and
river traffic. Their earnings are
small, but the wants of their owners
are few, and they seemto enjoy life.
as we'll as the remainder Of tbs pop
,lation. Chicago Record Herald.
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State, Entomologist Washburn
makes the following statement re-
garding the white cottony insects
seen il such profuslon on many of
the elms and other shade trees i'll
Minneapolis at present: f'' <.,sss.
,'.sThis insect is the cottony scale
Of the maple, Pulvinaria innumera-
bills. Minneapolis is not the only
town effected, for, in a recent trip
into the southern part of the state,
I found the soft naples at Luverne
loaded with this disgusting pest. It
is hard to account for its sudden ap.
pearance in any other way than that
it has been here in small numbers
previous to this summer, and it's re-
markable fecundity enables it to
spring suddenly into notice, almost
as it were, by magic. Each family
lays an immense number Of eggs,
which hatch during June and July,
ndsthe young scales migrate to the
1sAyse1,. 1ncktn the jucid fromtst y
trees, uAhflktF IN tho d asons -t1sA.
Toy f5.bkck TO IL 4 . =
slts not probable TINT they viii
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Application Of A T Latta Of Worth.
ington, and w Fl qPrldeaux and "a M
Becker, Of Adrian, asking for Teduc-SS
'tfon on personal property assessment,
not granted. That in accordance with
Chap. 1862 Of Statute and and Acts
amendatory thereof the Board decid
ed that it had no jurisdiction.
. Request of Geo. Eppers for, reduc-ss
ton Of assessed valuation on ne3, Sec
18, Twp. 1903, range a.. on motion not
granted. ssl s.5 - 1872 \ II Il
Board adjournedsine die. N. II. .
! .: !. ID, !. t; "a. G.. .Pannell,
!. 5 81 S@5$ ~ Go. Auditor. IL
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Il. =: i. e :. :; July 81. q
Board re-assembled, all me mbers
present.. - ss' =: z =. s !. ...33s
STOCK, and Furniture of Saloons and
Eating Houses Including 4
r.. = Billiard Tables. Etc: < q. ,%.ss%