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OXFORD.

DEATH OF WALTER WILLIAMS.
 Walter Williams of Christian street, who was taken to the New Haven hos pital four weeks ago, where he under went an operation for appendicitis, died there, last Friday. After the operation he seemed to be improving but last week he was taken worse and gradually failed till the end came. He was 28 years old and leaves widow and son, three years old, to mourn his loss. The funeral was held from his fathers home in Woodbridge, last Monday, and he was buried in Wood bridge.
 Harold Osborn, who has been quite sick, is better.
 Mrs Benjamin Pope is very low.
 MT and Mrs Charles Meyers of South ford and Mrs Bradley of New Haven were visiting at Frederick w. Hub- bells, last Sunday.
 Sleighing parties are the order of the day. Almost every evening the Oxford house and Crofut's Inn enter tain one or more parties.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone Go. have now 21 families in OK ford connected with their telephone line.
 The ladies of the Congregational church are expecting to hold sociable at the home of Mrs Emma c. Hughes on Friday evening, February "A. Sup per will be served; also d musical pro-
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Important Notice to the Public.

From the First of September to the FiftesDth of each month shall spend in Litchf1sld and Fairfield Countiss, with headquartsrs at Now Milford. Conn.,, and attend to Tuning and Selling Pianos and Organs.
 select all instrumentsat the Factories and will put in your home on trial. With my forty years experience tuning and selecting Pianos you are sure Of 2 fine tone Piano. DO NOT the makers name on it. If you are thinking of buying 8 piano write me and I will send you free an official list of all the reputable piano makers in the United States, published sE shs is ds &Hs LsT ano."
 This official list will be safe guide to any anO and can be had by writing me. If you wish to go with me to select piano. will pay your R. R. fare and give you the benefit ofmy experience. If 1 select piano for you you
 will get the BEST and at a lover price than any other dealer in the state. Simply for this reason I have no expensive warerOOms for which an enormous rental must be paid which of course must be added to the sales made 1
 travel and sell direct from manufacturer, and
 Gan furnish any make of pianos. Send for
 catalogue and prices. can save you money. have number of second hand Organs in fine
 gains. Orders for tuning and repairing pianos. reed or pipe organs can be left at M. w. Hills Jewelry Store, New Milford. and will receive | prompt attention. or at the store of A. H. Mo | MahOn, New Milford, Conn. l JOSEPH BRINTON,
 Bedford, N. Y.. and
 New Milford, Ct. Formerly of Falls Village, Conn.
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GRAVE TROUBLE FORESEEN.

It needs but little foresight, to tell, that when your stomach and liver are badly affected, grave trouble is ahead, unless you take the proper medicine for your disease, as Mrs John A. Young of Clay. N. Y., did. She said: ''I had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my heart was weakened, and l could not eat. 1 was very bad for a long time, but in sElectrlc BitterS I found just what I needed, for they quickly re- lieved and cured me-" Best medicine for weak women. Sold under guar Newtown; A. W: Twiss, f Bet6el; w. W. N. Noble, New Milford; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Connery Brothers, George town; c. D. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge: R. F. Smith, West Cornwall; Peck & Co.,. Brooktield Center: w. J. Beehler, Brookfeld: Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station: BettS & BettS, Sandy Hook, drug stores.
 Are you in need of window glass or putty? If so get your orders in early as sizes are becoming very scarce and prices will probably advance, wholesale and retail. An excellent place to buy such supplies and paints and the like is at the store of Ziglatzski-Ma Co.,, 11O 116 South Main street, Waterbury.
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gram will be rendered, followed by lightning caricature sketches in char coal.
 John B. Pope has purchased the timber on the Town farm. John Ben sons steam saw mill is converting it into ties and lumber.
 Burton Hubbell of Waterbury was visiting at his fathers, Frederick Hubbell's, last Sunday.
 Michael Cassedy sold hls tobacco crop to Ansonia parties, last week.
 Surveyors for the New York Cen. tral railroad are tracing line through Oxford.
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POISONS IN FOOD.

Perhaps you don't realize that many pain poisons originate in your food, but some day you may feel twinge of dyspepsia that will convince you. Dr Kings New Life Pills are guaranteed to cure all sickness due to poisons of undigested food--or money back 25c at k. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; w. G. Noble, New Milford; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; A. w. .Twiss, Bethel; Connerv Bros., Georgetown; G. D. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge; B. Hawley, Hawleyville; R. F. Smith West Cornwell; Peck & Co.,, Brooktield Center; w. J. Beehler, Brooktield; Allen Joyce Roxbury Station, drug stores.
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BREEZY MERRYALL rENS.

BREEZY MERRYALL rTEMS-
 Mrs w. D. Stone and Mrs G. c. Hall spent day in Danbury, recently.
 Henry Healy of Brooklyn spent Sun day and Lincoln's birthday with his parents.
 Mary Heinan spent few days with her sister, last week.
 Mrs Baldwin of Hartford has been visiting her mother.
 Harry Nichols has gone to Gre en- wlch to take his old position as fore man with large contractor there.
 John Hannon, the artistic painter has been brightening up the wood work in the display windows of Robert sons shoe store. Members will be received on proba- tion and into full membership at the Methodist church, next Sunday, Miss May B. Lord is to return to New Milford, March 8, for a special service.
 Ray Leach assisted with the organ at All Saints church, Sunday morning Call at c. I. Leach $ and see some of the choice prizes he is offering with baking powder.
 Have you tried the Rockefeller soaps Call at Leach's and get sample. Miss Hattie Platt of Danbury has been the guest of Ms E. O. Marsh.
 Arthur Brown of New York is pass ing few days with his; father, W. c. Brown.
 Dr Wright, who underwent serious
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WATERTOWN.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

A noticeable diminution in the wood traffic to the Waterbury factor ies, this winter, is very evident. Very few loads now go over the Telford road through this village where last winter from five to ten loads per day were seen. Where will the factories get their supply of wood when all the roads leading to the city are minus the wood teams because all the country around has been denuded to fill the furnaces of these great factories, whose management has persisted in using wood instead of coal for fuel.
 The Connecticut association of Classical and High school teachers held final session at New Haven, Saturday, at which Horace D. Taft, head master of the Watertown school, was elected vice president of the or ganization.
 Walter Boyd of Waterbury spent Sunday with Fred Foster at home of H. T. Dayton.
 William G. French of East side has recovered from his sickness and left, last week, for Florida. A promenade by the Fire Depart ment will be given, Friday evening, the 24th inst, at the Town hall. Guy Wooding, who formerly was a resident here, is in town visiting friends before leaving for his new nome in California.
 An auto, in the shape of large touring car, made trip from the city to this village, Sunday afternoon, and was the first seen on the road for sev eral weeks.
 Report says that c. w. Atwood vii again engage in the coal and feet
 business, both here and in Oakville, il
 the near future.
 MT and Mrs William Warren ar still confined to their home with ill
 ness and infirmities. Dea Griswold has been on the sicl list for week past. MT and Mrs William Jones hay
 both had tussle with the grip. Mrs L. R. Hitchcock and two chil dren left, Friday, for Norfolk, Va., t
 join her husband and go to house , keeping in that city, as MT Hitchcoc r. is engaged in business there for tn
 present.
 f. Joseph Atwood's s new house is neal Q ing completion and is large and sut a stantial structure.
 Selections by the Taft Mandolin an t Glee clubs opened the Kettledrum el
 tertainment at the hall, last Wedne
 day evening. A farce which was gil en here a number of years ago, '"Tt
 scene in the sleeping car," followed Q and this by a duet from MT Delwil v instructor of the mandolin club, an r. one of the pupils, after which dancin f ended the program.
 Mrs A. w. Barton and Gordon Pc f tor visited relatives in Goshen, Su1 day.
 An assembly dance was given in tl
 Town hall, Friday evening. ; Mrs B. s. Johnson is rapidly recove v ing from her recent illness.
 At the regular meeting of Cou Merritt Hemingway, F. of A., S candidates were initiated. e A lecture on Japan by Rev Anse J. Phelps Stokes was given at the Ia
 school, Saturday evening. $ Miss Sarah Baldwin has returned r. the home of her brother, Truman # Baldwin, after an extended visit
 the West.
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A COMING GRANGE sUCIABLE.

The next sociable will be held at the residence of MT and Mrs w.. R. Ben edict, Friday evening, March 3, where the young people and older ones, too, if they care to, can enjoy dancing, as there will be music furnished and all can have a good time. MT and Mrs Benedict are cordial entertainers. Go and have pleasant time and help swell the Grange fund.
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ice, Sunday, spraining her ankle.
GAYLORDsVILLE JOTTINGs.

oA l&LAE oOA AAHoS'
 The annual donation for the benefit of the pastor was held at the home of MT and Mrs E. Hatch, last Friday evening, with good attendance.
 Allen Russell, son of Lewis Russell of New Milford, is i'll with pneumonia at the home of Mrs Potter. Others on the sick list are: Miss Mary Tibbitts, Mrs Stone and Erwin Gaylord. Miss Genevieve Hungerford has been visiting friends in Milford and Black Rock.
 Rev E. T. Byles will be away, this week, and part of next week, attend ing convention held in New York. While away, E. c. Henderson of New Milford will occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning, February 26. There will be no services held in the evening. Mrs Augusta Giddings of Sherman has rented a part of Mrs Duryea's l house, and will move here in the spring. M. D. Jones has been indisposed fol a few days.
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on 5O-cent bottle of Greene'S Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded.
 R. H. BEERS & Co., Newtown,
 BETTs & BETrs, Sandy Hook.
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HOUSATONIC RAILROAD BRIDGE COM
 PLETED.
THE AsPETUCK CREAMERY.

To the patrons of the Aspetuck Valley Creamery: At meeting of the board of directors of the Creamery As sociation, it was voted to run the busi- ness of the company for the present year on patrons dividend paying basis. Viz, that the amount saved from the five cents per pound charged by the company for running expenses be divided among it's patrons, pro rata according to the number of pounds of butter fat, furnished by each patron for the year, said dividend to be pad on January 15, 19o6.-[Per order of Board of Directors, V. B. Hatch, Sec retarY.
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STILL RIVER NOTES,

Frederick c. Aldrich and son, Charles, have returned from a weeks stay with friends in New York City.
 Robert Osborne has been having very serious time with one of his hands. A few weeks ago he stuck needle in the forefnger on his left hand. At the time he thought little about it but it kept paining him and blood poisoning finally set in. About two weeks ago he went to the Dan- bury hospital and had to have the fin ger taken off in order to save the rest of the hand. He is now at his home on the Plains and is gaining rapidly.
 Dr and Mrs V. M. Knapp were guests, one day last week, of Mrs James Giddings.
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The NewtoWn Bee.
Ten Pages.
New Milford,
800 1850

MERRYALL GRANGE EVENT.
 The weight sociable at I. B. Smiths passed of very pleasantly, there being goodly number present. Washing ton, Kent Hollow, South Kent, Aspe- tuck and Lower Merryall were we'll represented. The moon was majestic as she rode the blue of heaven. Occa- sionally she would hide her face, but only for an instant, then come out brighter than ever. The sleighing was beautiful, although some had to go through sthe lots, and we all found some one had shoxeled out one side of the road more than the other, or else some of the gentle breezes had waited more of the snow, the beautiful snow, into one side than the other, so it made it rather tippy in some places. But we all got there without any up- sets, and jolly crowd it was, too, ranging in age from 10 months to 70 years. A bountiful collation. was served. There were numbers having been previously cut into and the ladies drew from one box and the gentlemen from another, and by matching them you found out who you were to go to supper with, which caused quite a lit tie merriment. One young woman who was quite full of fun, having found her slip corresponded with one iheld by a man who would tip the scales good deal farther up than 'she, was in a quandary how to make herself nearer his weight, and the last your cores
 pondent saw of it she was trying to se crete some stove wood, so her fee fol supper would not be so heavy. But think the wary eye of the man at the scales would detect any fraud? Un
 doubtedly when she led him from the
 table she thought it was worth all ii
 had cost her. The proceeds are to gt
 toward our new Grange home.
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AN ATTRACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT.


 The Boys Military club and the Girls Friendly society will give an en- tertainment in the Parish house, Thursday evening, March 2, 1905, at 8 o'clock. The entertainment will con- sist of a four-act drama, "Josiah's $ Courtship." The cast is taken as near as could be from "Aunt Dinah's Quilt ng Party, (which made such a success The cast will be as follows: Josiah Perkins, Frank Canfield Thomas Hart Gin love with Edna),
 Charles Donnelly Richard Roland Ia heartless vil- lain), Creighton Barker Harry Sharp detective and a lov- er), Russell c. Noble Joe Ia mischievous newsboy),
 Lee Randall Mike (Josiah's valeeh
 James Robertson Jeff (Priscilla's valet), Dan Miller Priscilla Brown twhose affections are in JOsfah'sl Miss Lathrop Edna (her niece), Miss Townsend Birdie (her accomplice), Miss Donnelly Mrs Black Ia widow), Miss Northrop
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The men belonging to the Grange went, last week, over to MT Decker's, an old man and feeble with age and rheumatism, and cut him up a wood- pile. besides carrying him provisions, for which the old man was very grate- full, as he lives entirely alone. The sight of friendly faces wax a comfort and bright spot in his deezhning years, besides the help rendered.
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A GREAT EGG RECORD.

Mrs c. N. Abbott's 165 hens have laid in the past seven days 494 eggs, 77 being the most, and GA the least, in a day. She has one old R. I. Red which stopped laying and dropped her feath- CTS off so she was entirely naked on her back and breast the week before Christmas, but the 9th of February began laying again.
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THE
 MORE CUSTOMERS

We havs the better we can do for all. For that reason we do our best to serve all classes, whether they are blessed with big purses or mod est ones.
 Our Watch Sale has been going on for a long time, fifty two weeks in the past year, and we guarantee to sell any grade of watches as cheap as can be bought in any large city, and what proves this claim is cus- tomsrs como in our store and Price Our Watches but are not ready to buy, but later the customer comes back and tho sale is made. Yankee wit and thoroughaess have produced the best moderate priced watches in tho world and the same Yankee wit and thoroughnsss has taught us how to dispose of them to our cus- tomsrs and at the same time have our customers perfectly satisfied. If you are
 Thinking of Buying A Watch call and sec what we have and then see what the other fellow has and then buy whore you set the reliable goods at reasonable prices. M. w. HILL, | New Milford, Conn.
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TOBACCO co. RECEIVES
 FIVE CAR LOADS OF TOBACCO.

AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. RECEl ES
 FIVE CAR LOADS OF TOBACCO.
 The representatives of the American Tobacco Co., received five car loads of tobacco from New Milford and Sher- man farmers, last Friday. They made their headquarters at the store of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh, weighing the tobacco on this company's scales. Sev- enty two-horse-Sleigh loads of tobacco
 were received. Those who delivered
 their crops were: J. Le Roy Buck,
 Walter Hine, Carr Lyon, A. Bowers,
 Dr Wright, George Addis, George Fer
 ris, F. 0. Hall, James Frizzell, William
 Wanzer, $. Crehan, N. W. Kinney, H. Squires, c. Johnson, of New Milford,
 Charles Powell, Elliott Roswell, George
 A. Barnes, Barnes & Worden, Frank
 Hungerford, Ammi Giddings, Nelson
 T. Hungerford, of Sherman, Onda Ociff of Brookfeld.
 Levi Gorham of Easton is looking rent or take on shares in the vicinity of New Milford. His postoffice ad- dress is Westport, R. F. D. No. II. Sheriff Albert H. McMahon has been seriously ill.
 Mrs Winans, mother of Mrs w. O. Beeman, is critically ill with pneumo- mia.
 Judge Howard Hickox, of the Water
 town Court of Probate, was in town,
 Saturday, and called on w. G. Barton and other friends.
 Miss Florence, daughter of w. G.. Barton, is ill and threatened with bron- chial pneumonia. She is under the care of a trained nurse. Perry Green, who on Monday enters on his new position in the New Milford Savings bank, has for nine years been a valued and popular clerk in the dry goods store of w. G. Barton. Affable and gentlemanly in manner, he is we'll fitted for his promotion, which is we'll deserved.
 Mrs Browe of Church street has been ! critically i'll for 10 days, having suf- fered several apOplectic shocks. ' The young son of MT and Mrs Walter Hatch, who was threatened with pneu- l monia, is convalescent. Miss Maggie Keane slipped on the
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operation at New Haven hospital, is convalescing
GAYLORDSVILLE AND SHERMAN DAI-
 RES CLEAN AND OK

AND SHERMAN DAI-
 RES CLEAN AND o. K.
 The Willowbrook Creamery Go. at Gaylordsville have had the sale of their milk stopped at Mount Vernon on ac- count of an epidemic of scarlet fever. The board of health have committee of inspectors consisting of Mayor Brush of Mount Vernon, who is prominent dairyman. and veterina- rian examining all the COWS and sta bles of the patrons of the creamery. As far as your correspondent can learn, they were we'll satisfied with the con- dition of things as they found them, and it is to be hoped that the Cream furnishing their customers, las they have always been very fair and upright in their dealings with their patrons and are certainly furnishing first class article of milk and taking great pains to put it up in an attractive and cleanly manner.
 HOUSATONIC RAILROAD BRIDGE COM
 PLETED.
 The Boston Bridge Works finished the task on the new bridge across the Housatonic river, Tuesday afternoon. It is substantial structure, capable of holding up any engine the Consoli. dated road may care to send across it. The work was expeditiously done under the direction of Frank Light, the eff cient foreman. MT Light and severa of his assistants stopped at the Lincoln house while in town.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
PROPOSALS INVITED FOR FUBN.
ISHING SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS

Notice is hereby given that the County
Board of Education of San Juan county,
Washingtons will meet at Friday Harbor,
the county seat of said county, on Thurs
day, June Is, 1905, fbr the purpose OF
adopting series of text books for use in
all school districts Of the second class in
said county for period of five years.
Proposals are hereby invited for furnish
ing such text books, which shall include
ali subjects regularly taught in the COM
mon schools of the State of Washington.
and also the optional subjects of music.
drawing. nature study and elementary
agriculture. Proposals must state the
prices which will be allowed in. exchange
for the books now in use and also the
wholesale and retail prices of all new
books furnished. The board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
MRS. C. B. BUXTON,
Co. Supt., Elk -officio presi-
dent of the board,
+. F. JogBERT,
O. HI. CULVER,
ETHAN ALLEN,
e. B. HILL.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO LEASE
COUNTY REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the County Com
missioners of San Juan County, State of Wash
ington, propose to lease the northeast end Of
Spring street, in the Town of Friday Harbor,
San Juan County Washington according 10 the
recorded plat thereof, on file i'll the county
plat re ference is hereby especially n1ade], with
the appurtenances for term of not less than
one nor more than ten years, to the highest re-
Sponsible bidder. rental price to be cash, paid
in advance at the beginning OF each 1easehold
year.
This notice is made under, and based on, that
certain order of the Board of County Commits
relative to this matter, which said order appears
of record in the County Commissioners Journal
of said county.
Notice is hereby further given that the Coun-
ty Commissioners of said county will meet at
the county auditors Office, in the county Court
House. at Friday Harbor, San Juan County,
Washington, the 5th day of July, A. D. 1905,
purpose of leasing said property.
1t is ordered that this notice be published in
"The San Juan Islander, !" the official newspaper
of said county, for period of four weeks, and
that copy of said notice be posted according
to law.
The said Board OF Commissioners reserves the
right to reject any aud all applications and bids
made under said order and this notice, for said
described real estate and property.
Dated at Friday Harbof, San Juan County,
Washington, this Ist day of June, A. D. 1905.
ISAAC SANDWITH,
M. S. DONAHUE,
VIM. GRAHAM,
County Commissioners of San Juan County,
Washington.
Attest: FRED E. KIRBY,
Clerk OF County Commissioners.
First publication June g. 1905.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-17
SHERiFF,S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
Superior Court of the State of Washington, for
the County of San Juan, and to me directed and
delivered, for judgment rendered i'll said
Court on the 18th day June, A. ID. 1906 in favor
of Grace R. S1ade, plaintiff. and against ]. B..
Metsler and Maud L. Metsler, his wife, de-
fendants for the sum of $500. with interest at
the rate of IL per cent per annum from said 4th
day of October, A. d. 1904, and the further sum
of $50 90 attorneys fees, and $II75 costs Of suit
have levied upon the following described real
estate, towit:
All of the Southeast quarter [SE. NJ of the
Northwest quarter INV. Il and Lot three Isl,
all in Section ten (Io], Township thirty-six t3o]
North of range one III West of the w. NJ, on
Orcas island Situate, lying and being in San
Juan County State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the
18TH day OF July, A. D. 1905, at the hour OF 10
O'Clock a. m. Of said day, at the Court House
door, in Friday Harbor, in said County of San
Juan will sell all the right, title and interest
OF the said J. B. Metsler and Maud l.. Metsler,
his wife, defendants, in and to the above de-
scribed real estate, at public auction, to the
highe& and best bidder, to satisfy said execu-
ton and all costs.
. Given under my hand this 14th day of june
A. d. 1905.
w. H. McCRARY,
Sheriff of San Juan County, Washington
First publication %hne ~, 1905.