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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
MOTORCYCLES RACE.
j. p. Bruyere Wins Both Cham pionship
Events at Parkway Track.

The first exclusive motorcycle race meet
ever run in New York city was held yesterday
afternoon at the Parkway Driving track in
Brooklyn and nearly 5000 spectators wit
messed some very good contests. The riders
raised clouds OF dust as they rounded the
turns Of the fat half mile track. but luckily
the wind kept the dust from the spectators.
most of whom disdained the grand stand seats
and stood against the whitewashed fence
along the homestretch. Two OF the riders
fell A. A. Hoyt OF Brockton. Mass. sustaining
q broken collarbone from tumble in the
novice race. Frank NJ. Dampnan fell during
the one mile championship event. but was
uninjured and competed In some OF the later
events.
Both Of the champion ships went to J. P.
Bruyere OF Passaic. He overhauled Kellogg
OF Bird geport, in the last few yards Of the
one mile race and won by two feet. Kellogg
l,d in the five mile event until just before
the last mile was begun. Bruyere then took
the lead and held 1t. though Kellogg gained
back lot Of his lost ground in the final half
mile. The Frenohman had lost on most Of
poncnt. but the latter had still a lead OF three
lengths when they finished.
lyn n Is. M. p Reading r. H. Bar.sh Nex YORK
Indian, ss0n4 Walter ,1 1Sne: Nsw Yn5s
One Mile F. a.. NJ: Eastern District! Champion
curtlss Stanley 7 Kellogg; BndgspoI.. n h. p
h. p. Indian. third. Time. minute "a 2S seconds
Won by 2 feet.
F. w Horcnburger, y. y. NJ. c. c.. Thomas Chad
wick, New York. second; A. Kreuder; \. y M
c. C.. third Time. minutes. 1855 seconds.
Three Miles Hang Together" Hendee Cup Race
Won by Oscar Hed;,rom; sprnsheld "a h. p
second: Stanley T. Kellogg. bridgeport. 81 h, p.
Indian, third. Time. o minutes seconds Won by
20 yards .
Ericsson ls1 h. p. Reading: F.. ". Goodwin. Brook
iyn. tx h. p. Indian. second: r. H. Bartsch New
York ~ h. p. Indian. third Distance. Is miles
Time, minutes ~ seconds.
Two Miles 2:os Speed Judging contsst-Ton by
F, VI. Horcnhurger, y. Nc G., h. p. Marsh
third. Time. minutes 10 seconds.
Five Miles F. a.; " Eastern District Champion
ehip-Won by ]. p Brlvcre. Passaic N. j.. 8 y. p.
Curtiss; Stanley r. Kellogg. Bridegroom. 81 h. p,
indian. second; Oscar Hedstrom. SprnSnsld. 81
h. p. Indian. third. Time. minutes, 50 sS sec
Onds. Won by three lengths.
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Racing 1t Providence.

PROVIDENCE r, J.. July 22.-The finest days
in the SIX raccs TO day. Only two favorites won,
and the surprise Of the day was In the fourth
when Andronike. a IL to ! shot. won, with Pro
grarnme and Sister Belle. to and TO I. respec.
lively, second and third. Bonnet. tho favoritc at
TO 1. failed 10 show. Tho big race OF the day,
the Newport Stakes. value 1880. Uae won by
Spring, q 10 . shot. from oarsman.
First Race-One mile and 70 yards-Grand Slam.
loa (Crimminsl TO 8. won Thomond. los (cresmcr),
10 /, second; yerness 100 to'SonneiD, 70 TO 1.
third. Time. l:4o Bowler Roly Poly Second
Light. Young Hyson and Bsrbuts also ran;
Second Receive furaones-Rye. los (Roman .
elID, 70 1. won: ChanEcahle. io1 W. Dalyl. 10
70 1. second: Domas. los TEavers. = 70 l.. third.
Time. i.m -, Lioation. Prince Royal. vitcssc
Third Rsoe-About si1 f,,r,ong.-.Durbar 100
McInsyre wO1: Wa 4 IqaSm.n Ia Ia
tHels..en,, . !, .hird Tine. ill Little Butter
Sun; Usas' and Y' prr~ood siso ran
Fourth Raoe--One mile and an eighth Newport
Won; osrsnan. iie w. buxanj. : % I, second;
Brarg, io7 u, NcIntyre), d 70 8, third. Time,
scout, Pentaur and Aonocador also ran
Pfth RAoe-Five Observation-Disclosures, lo2
(McFsdden), II 70 l, won; Programme: 20 tcnm
nina. 70 l. second: Sister Belle. % (Romanellil
8 u 1. third Time, lo7 Is Bonnet. Succeed,
Heedway, and Eileen Burn Also ran.
sixth Race-One mile and an eighth-Othodox
III !crmmins,; x Is, Epn; GAUGE i ~ r. PAY,
third. Time. i:0 So
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Jimmy Briggs Gets = Lucay Decision
Over Md CCYCy.

Jimmy Briggs. the Boston lightwesht,
was lucky in receiving the awardover Kid
Coffey In a fifteen round bout before the Rhode
Island A. c. on Friday night CofIey out.
punched and QUITO ught Briggs from the
start and in the second foored Briggs with
a right to the jaw Briggs took the count
and arose just at the ninth second The
gong sounded and saved him.
In the tenth round Coffey floored Briggs
once more. but he was handicapped by the
referee. who repeatedly came between the
men and showed Coffey away. Briggs did
a little better in the eleventh and twelfth
rounds, and some OF his body blows made
Coffey vince. But In the thirteenth Cohey
was once more very much in evidence, He
landed two wicked let's on Briggs head
sending him back several PAGES. The -four.
and Cofiey sshould have been the victor on
the strength Of his showing in these rounds
alone But the referee, Stanton Abbott
said that Briggs had won. The crowd did
a OF like the verdict and roasted the decision
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NOTED ATHLETES AT BOSTON.
Sheridan, Coo and Eaton Amt ng the VIM
ners OF Amateur Events.

RosroS. July oo-The annual field day OF
81 Auvustlne's parish of South Boston. under
the mana cement of Jack Moakley. the Cornell
trainer was made notable by the presence
as contestants Of some Of the most noted
athletes in both amateur and professional
circles. NJ. j. Sheridan Of New York. recent
winner Of the amateur all-round Champion
shin. made great b.! :.r &c" record In
the discus throw, when he got the discus
away for 1877 feet 81 inches w W. Coe. DR..
Of Someryile was second. with ia feet 0
inches. and T. J. Porter Of Cornell. third,
with throw Of los feet az inches. Sheridan
failed to get a place in the running high
lump Coe won the shotput from scratch.
with 40 feet So inches. Sheridan was second.
with "A feet eA inches. and Porter Of Cornell.
third, with a put OF "A feet u inch.
W. d. Eaton, the former Amherst star .
won the final heat from scratch in the 100
ward dash, his time being 10 2-5 seconds. W.
p. Hubbard OF Amherst won the 100 yard
low hurdles in IA rs seconds. The half mile
run was won by r. P. Sheehan OF South Bos-
ton after an exciting race with ID. C. Munson
OF Cornell. the intercollegiate mile cham
pion. Munson led until close to the finish.
when Sheehan spurted and broke the tape
A few inches In advance Of the Ithaca man.
The time was minutes 4 As SECONDS.
In the professional games Tom Keane.
scratch man In the 100 yard dash. won the
event in 10 l-5 seconds. +. Doughty OF
Providence won the two mile run. Bobby
by Louis Guertin Of Weymouth in the run
ming high jump. Baker failed to clear the
bar feet sqt ..o
BsMsF N coveTed ~ inches and the
best Baker could do W as 80 feet ~ inches.
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ALEXANDRA WINS A RACE.
Canadian Defender Leads Manchester in .
Drifting Match.

NOMINAL. July 22.--The Canadian defender
Alexandra still has fighting chance OF
retaining the Seawanhaka cup for Canada.
The defend er won the third Of the series
Of races on Lake st. Louis this afternoon.
finishing 2 minutes As seconds ahead OF the
American challenger Manchester. The
series now stands to in favor OF the chal-
lenger which has only to win another race to
lift the cup while the Canadian boat must
win two more to retain it. The result will
depend largely on the weather conditions.
To-day's race was simply drifting match.
and as a result the Manchester, which has
shown her superiority in beating to wind
ward in a good breeze. was heavily bandi-
capped. The unce was a beat TO wind
ward and return Of four miles sailed three
times over, or total distance OF twelve
miles.
The start was nude al $50. the Alexandra
crossing the line slightly III the lead. At the
start the wind was blowing at hardly more
than Ave miles an hour and it gradually fell to
n ppoue s" but Alexandra had whatever ad-
ntage there was. The challenger at times
was almost motionlees, being hetalmed. II
was simply drifting match. with the boats
moving slowly across the lake to the FIRST
buoy. 49,. 1890 A.
ak minutes before the challenger. he Man.
chester gained over II minute on the run to
the home buoy, bpt the AieHandra had TOO 90
be f"e " o ~e il Was in.t a question
whether the race could be finished within the
time limit. the yachts having until io go 20
never more than eight TO ten miles an hour
dballenser nednced somewfat on the other
rounds, the Canadian boat winning by 2
''''''''' ELAPSED
H EN- e.
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The John T. Mcbride Association Of this
city will hold its annual outing and games at
Boehm's Pavilion, New Dorp. Staten Island.
on Aug. l. The standard bearer ia very
popular in theatrical and sporting circles
POLITICS and the dramatic world will be present.
Seven events will be decided on the cinder
path and the winners will receive valuable
tween tho John T. Mcbride Association and
the John. Scheele ASSOCIATION OF Harlem;
Abe Attell.. the crack California pueilist. will
act Is umpirs
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Handicap Race for Yawls.

The New Rochelle Yacht ub will have q
handicap race for yawls in cruising trim next
Saturday. These boats must be enrolled In
the club, and to make race at least five must
start. The start will be made at 1910 on
Echo Bay. Entries close next Friday with g..
P. Granbery. the chairman. OF the race COM
mittee. The boats are to be handled by
amateurs and only one paid hand may be
carried, and he must not touch the tiller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
Basch Wins niikewood Lawn Tennis
Trophy.

RIpGEwoop. July RE. A. Basch. Pas.ac
Lawn Tennis Club. who won the open lawn
tennis tournament OF the RidGewood Golf
Club. played In the challenge round this
afternoon against r. II. Palmer. the holder
OF the trophy presented by the club. Bssoh
son J. tho SCORE OF 60. SIS. Ga, So
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
TROY CHEMICAL CO.,

GRAND CLEARING OUT SALE:
uor.. On ceta as Coolers, l.25 Lap busters. LOO
Nets, RS Lash whip: 80 n isSd spe s
Harness 1000 Light Business Harness isCo'
Coupe Harness. $500. Pony Goods; AL KINGS KINGS
Riding Saddles. 500 upwards Lao'es As'''u'
''i P5ETERs HARNESS & sADDLERY CO.
SO West Broadway. near Chambers o'' upe'ah''
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oRAYEsEND ZAP Yachts RACE.
Cockatoo II. Wins Easily In Cas- , Of
Championship Contests.


After two weeks Of inactivity the yachts
Of Gravesend Bay sailed In regatta held
yesterday afternoon under the auspices OF
the Marine and Field Club OF Brooklyn. The
race. which was the second to count In the
yachting championship Of the Gravesend
Bay Association. brought to the starting line
at Bath Beach representatives OF classes n.
p. Q, Q special and r II. The winners OF
these various divisions were. respectively:
S. Z, Vernons Vivian H., d. 3, Wylic's
Llama, Hendon Chubb's Cockatoo H., Rich
ard Rummelrs Careless and the Delta. owned
by j. Mahoney.
The start was madc directly OF the pic
turesuue country home OF the Marine ana
Field Club at Bath Beach. southeasterly
wind sent the various classes on the first leg
Of their journey, which was beat to Timer
Park. From there the craft reached to
mark of the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate.
where the various boats parted company.
Glasses p and above continued on TO Craven
Shoal and from there they reached to Fort
Hamilton. A short windward leg then COM
pleted their journey back to the starting line
at Bath Beach.
The smaller classes. however. ran directly
from the Atlantic Yacht Club mark to Fort
Hamilton. From there they beat home.
larger yachts was four nautical miles longer.
all ss sae sf e 81 the
Due to the fact that the majority OF the
asf 6oas t IN Ssd essy
thing Of Il in this division She , defeated ea.,
pe afsn By almost f ten minutes. ~
the first appearance Of J. b, o'Donohues
new yacht. Tobasco. The boat. which - a
II, Y. Y. e, 40 fpoter. sailed in ola;. n, After
The Karma. owned by j. s. Erskine. broke
her spnnaker boom during the second round.
She. however. finished The summary
sLoops-c1Ass s-srARr, 3os-couRsE, IL NAUTICAL
Elapsed
Boat and owne,. H.Ms, H.Ms.
Vivian IL. 8. r, vernon.. .'.'..'t q ss = 81
Tobacco. J. b. O'Donohue Withdrew.
sLoops-CLAss P-sTARr, 3o6-oouRsB IL NAUTICAL
Iizana. D. s. Wylle."...........,.t 81 II
Anona. Mention Bros..,............b O3 81 os ~
sLoors-cLAss DISTANT. Sio-couRss. NAUTICAL
MILES.
eossa,oS H. HsRsSn cnnOo os
sLoops-cLAss O. sPEcIAL-srARr. 3l0-couRsE,
NAUTICAL MILES.
Careless, r. Rummell' 80 - 90
S 3rouSs ~ " es,r;,ow.......t 10 s. s.
Mary, Max Grundner. q ~ 70
Wrath. g. Tompkins" = ~ ~ ~ ~
Ianthc, H. H. Robertson. SO ~ 40 20
Karma. J. s. Erskine. 81 W ~ %
sLooPs-cLAss R R-srARr, slS-couRsE, 8 NAuTI.
CAL MILES
Delta. J. J. Mahoney".............so @! os !sos
Ganr a, A. II. PlAtt-........,.....5 o. IS ~ -
Peta. Sncdeher and Camp. .... S os a 50 %
Alpha. Hocombe and Howell b OF OF % OF
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Mosrldcs 10 Hold Athletic Games.

Me ''''' s"'' '''' :
Manchester ,....,,.,. .....'.'. ,'.,,....' q
Aicxendrn wins by minutes Is seconds.
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Good start: won driving; Frontenac. b. b., 8.
by MISREPRESENTATION awned and trained by
lanes Grimm
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Cool start: won easily: Wild Mint, b. c.. 8, by
King ston-M Mint Cake; owned BY James y. Keene:
trained b. James Rowe,
FOURTH RACE.
Brighton Junior Stakes for two year Odds: guar
s,S ,J,i.
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WHAT'S GOING ON.

Mrs A. 0. Titus and SOD, Curtis, wis., ited friends in Bantam, this last week.
 Mrs Leslie Randall with her chil- dren, Clara and Louie, visited friends in WatertowD, this week.
 Mrs Whitely and two children of New York are staying at Oscar Swan sons.
 Miss Caroline Reed and her brother, Edward Reed, of Brooklyn, are the guests for two weeks of Mrs John Sheehey.
 Mrs Frank Kilborn spent the week in Hartford with her husband. Her mother, Mrs Jordan, is visiting at Mrs Wedges in Bantam.
 Clifford Logan returned home last week, after an eight months visit with relatives Tn Ohio. Two dogs badly injured a flock of sheep belonging to Louis Mason. MT Zeigler killed one of the dogs and in- jured the other. The first rehearsal of the Choral club was held on Monday night of last week. Mrs Hotchkiss of Ansonia has been visiting her niece, Mrs Murray Ford, for three weeks. Mrs Albert Chapman of Naugatuck returned home on Monday after a weeks stay with her sister, Mrs Charles Woodruff. Expressions of sympathy are heard everywhere for the family of Charles Woodruff in their recent bereavement by death of their only daughter, Nel- l lie.
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WESTON.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Minnie Kelly of Brooklyn is spending a few weeks with MT and Mrs F. l.. Burritt.
 Rev and Mrs Shively spent a few days in New York City, this week.
 H. M. Smith of THE BEE was kind- ly entertained at the home of MT and Mrs F. L. Burritt, last Monday night.
 Mrs Peter B. Perry is among the sick ones, this week.
 The house of Mrs Mary B. Turney was struck by lightning in the hard shower of last week Thursday. Little damage was done.
 The Middle and Upper Parish dis trict schools closed, last Tuesday, and on Wednesday the teachers, Miss Ma bel Post and Miss Abbie Gordon, treat ed the scholars to joint picnic on the green near the Middle district school, which was greatly enjoyed by all the scholars.
 MT and Mrs Morris Andrews spent
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev MT Brown of Bloomfield con- ducted services, last Sunday. Next Sunday morning there will be a union service at North Cornwall for the eel ebration of communion.
 Mrs Mary Bradley was in Kent visit ing friends over Sunday, week ago. :,
 Mrs Emily Bedat is in Cornwall Bridge.
 Mrs William H. Fully was delegate to the County w. c. T. U. meeting held at Plymouth, last week, and on the way home visited with the Bishop family at South Britain. It will be remembered that Mrs Fully nursed Grover 0. Bishop through course of typhoid fever at her home here about year ago.
 Miss Ruth A. Salewski is spending two weeks with relatives in Bridge port and vicinity and will return with her sister, Miss Elizabeth, at the close of her school, next week.
 Mrs c. E. Baldwin spent several days out of town, last week.
 The family of D. M. Pratt, D. D., arrived, last week Thursday, from Cincinnati for their annual vacation, which they will spend at their sum- mer cottage on Cream Hill.
 Hon David l.. Smith attended a di- rectors' meeting at New Milford, Tuesday.
 Mrs Joseph Robinson had the mis- fortune, last week, to sprain her ankle, but has now so far recovered as to be able to make the trip to Bridgeport for a shopping expedition and visit with relatives.
 Edward c. Baldwin, Ph. D., of Ur- bana, Ill.,, spent few days recently with his parents, MT and Mrs c. E. Baldwin. Prof Baldwin has now joined his wife and daughter at New Haven.
 Miss Cora Belle Hallett has finished her studies at the D. M. Hunt High school and graduated with honors, last week Friday, receiving a diploma of which she is justly proud. Miss Adele T. Peck and William R.. Brush were united in marriage at the home of the Hon T. s. Gold on Cream Hill, Tuesday, June 27.
 Miss Katherine N. Salewski, as cor responding secretary of the local Y: P. s. c. E., read before that society, last Sunday evening, letter from the sec retarY of the Sea Point Congregation al Christian Endeavor society at Cape Town, South Africa, requesting 9 transfer of membership for Rev and Mrs Carl Stackman. While the loss of two such mem berS is considerable one, we can feel proud of the fact that the travelling secretary of the South African Christian Endeavor union and his wife were once members of our To- cal society and pastor of our church.. The ball game, last Saturday, on the local field, was with made-up Corn l wall team, on which were two or three Yale second-nine players and one from the Hampton institute. Our boys won, as usual, but the score was one Of which both sides are ashamed, being 30 too.
 A daughter was born to MT and Mrs Robinson w. Dean, Tuesday last.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
LYONS PLAINS.
ANTICS OF THE LIGHTNING.

Lightning struck two trees in the yard in front of MT and Mrs Robert Ferry's and also hit the gate post, which wa shattered.
 Miss Vesta T.Fanton and Mrs Phebe A. Fanton spent the day, last Monday, in Bedding, the guest of Mrs William Gorham.
 Miss Adelle Hull captured a fine two- pound trout in the brook back of her home, one day this week.
 Mrs Rebecca J. Rowland has just had new carriage and corn house built. H. c. McCollum of Bedding did the work.
 Mrs Phebe c. Fanton and Miss Yes ta T. Fanton visited friends in Bridge port, last week Friday.
 Clinton Hull is doing carpenter work at Long Hill for H. c. McCollum.
 MT and Mrs Leroy Wheeler and MT and Mrs Lester Wheeler of Norwalk were guests, Sunday, of Miss Adele Hull at the Forge.
 Mrs Phebe A. Fanton of Wilton, who has been spending 10 days with Mrs Mary l.. Fanton, returned to her home last Monday.
 Mrs William c. Sanford and brother of Bedding were guests, Sunday, of Mrs Mary J. Cole.
 MT and Mrs George s. Ricke were made happy, Thursday, June l, by the arrival of dau ghter at their home.
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several months absence in Lakeville.
 Mrs Charles l.. Thompson spent a portion of last week Fwith the family of George s. Thompson.
 Miss May Goux and brother of Lime Rock are visiting at Joseph Wathley'S
 Mrs Sarah Bates and children are visiting her parents, MT and Mrs R. A. Chase.
 William Pritchard was most dis agreeably surprised on returning home from work. Saturday night, to find in his absence his wife had the house. hold goods removed to the depot and with the family had departed for Shel- ton.
 Potato bugs are out in numbers that will require vigorous action on the part of farmers to keep in check.
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Several of the farmers are commence ing to gather their hay crop and the prospect for good crop on later meadows is now good.
 K. Raymond Beardsley is passing two weeks here before accepting po- sition with the Graphohone Go. at Bridgeport, through the influence of his friend there, MT Morrison.
 Mrs J. B. Wilson of Bridgeport visit- ed her friend, Mrs E. H. Beardsley, over last Sunday.
 MT Mcdonald and family of Brook lyn are passing an outing at Lake Waramaug and were seen at church on Sunday morning.
 Claude Beeman is one of our wise young men, taking the precaution to have his house furnished and ready for occupancy before bringing his bride thereto last week.
 -Dr Pendleton will take a vacation of three weeks at his native Massachu- setts home before returning here for practice again.
 cred from her late illness as to be able to visit her cottage almost daily this last week.
 Miss Julia Curtis and lady friend of Meriden passed few days at Mrs A. B. Corning s, last week.
 Charles w. Crosby, who has been at Rev Henry Upsons for two years, left on Wednesday of last week for his home in New York City. MT Hood, who has been the past two years tutor at Upson seminary, has gone to his parental home in Boston, not expect ing to return here, which the writer sincerely regrets.
 Mrs Harriet Gum is slowly conva- lescing. Her daughter. Mrs Barrows of Hartford, is still with her.
 The sad news of the drowning of Miss Bissell of Middlebury at Litch- field lake, last Saturday,, brought sor- SOW to MT and Mrs Bissell's friends here, which includes Dr R. A. Marcy, a life long friend of MT Bissell, and Miss lila Hoffman, who was school. mate of Miss Bissell few years ago at NOrthtield seminary, Mass.
 Miss Ruth Whittlesey is passing the summer at her home near here, having ceased her duties as teacher in Corn wall. She is now looking for school of larger patronage.
 Mrs B. B. Meeker is visiting rela- tives in New York City and New Jer- sey. Her daughter, Mrs Edith Hol- lister, of TOrringtOn, is attending to Mrs Meeker'S household duties while she is absent. Over last Sunday, the eldest sister, with her husband and child, MT and Mrs George Beeman, al- so of Torrington, joined her at the parental home.
 Miss Norah Cogswell visited Bridge port on Tuesday of last week, staying there Tuesday night with her friend, Miss Julia Moynihan, and going on Wednesday to Huntington to attend the wedding of Miss K. Potter and Claude Beeman. She reached home on Wednesday evening highly elated with the pleasure and success of her entire trip.
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WASHINGTON,
A CASE OF SUICIDE.

H. E. Gardner, aged 50, formerly a we'll known art collector in New York, committed suicide June 20 at Mrs L.. s. Mason's, shooting himself through the right temple with a revolver. De- spondency is said to have been the cause. Tuesday evening MT Gardner went out for walk and at g o'clock he returned to his room and nothing more was heard from him until g. 30 when Mrs Mason, his landlady, heard revolver shot. He had taken off his coat, vest and collar and seated him. self on the edge of his bed, shooting himself and falling backwards over on the bed where he was found. The re- volver was still smoking in his right hand when the door was broken in by the landlady. Medical Examiner w. J : Ford pronounced the case one of sui eide.
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Sunday in Greenfield Hill, the guests of Mrs Andrews mother, Mrs Lewis Burr.
 Horace Hurlburt is fitting up the basement to his barn for stables, put ting in a new cement floor and new Stanchions.
 MT and Mrs Columbus Bulkley kind ly entertained THE BEE man at din- ner, last Tuesday, when in town.
 Charles Lockwood has been imprOv- ing his house by having it newly painted.
 Charles Lockwood and some mem- bers of his family were quite badly shocked in the hard shower of last week Thursday. It is not known where the lightning struck. It seemed as if ball of lightning must have burst in the air.