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The Newtown bee., 1906-02-09
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To be such successful wife, to re- tain the love and admiration of her husband. to inspire him to make tho most of himself. should be woman's constant study.
 If a woman finds that her energies arc Tagging, that she gets easily tired, dark shadows appear under her eyes, she has backache, headaches, bearing down pains, nervousness, Irregularities or the blues, she should start at once to build up her system by tonic with specific powers, such as Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.
 Following we publish by request 8 letter from a young wife:
 Dear Mrs Pinkham:
 Ever since my child was born I have suf- fered, as hope few women ever have, with in- fammation, female weakness, bearing down pains, backache and wretched headaches. It affected my stomach % could not enjoy my meals, and half my time was spent in bed
 Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made me we'll woman, and I feel so grateful that am glad to write and tell you of my marvellous recovery. It brought me health, new life and vitality Mrs. Bessie Ainsley, ell South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash.
 What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Ains1ey it will do for every sick and ailing woman.
 If you have symptoms you don't un- derstand write to Mrs. Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful.
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THE MERRY MINISTRIES.

An entertainment we'll worth seeing will be presented at the Town hall, Friday evening, February Is, when the Merry Minstrels will make their an- pearance. The artists appear entirely in black face. Bones and SambO, with their mutual friend, the interlocutor, will be there in all their glory. An orchestra of six pieces will render the 6pening overture.
 Part One.
 Replete with end mems jokes and funny sayings. The following songs will be sung: "A Little Boy Called Taps" Good Bye, Sis, "Kipg of the Deep" "The Man Behind," Every Race has Flag but the Coon," "A Great Big Chickapoo Chief"
 Part Two.
 Two funny farces. The first is called "Box and Cox" Aunty BOuncer rents the same room to two colored men, one of whom uses it by day, the other, by night. Her efforts to keep them from meeting each other, and the resulting tapgle, is very amusing. The second farce is called, "The Niger Boarding House." Mrs FizzY has many trials and perplexities, and they are increased by the antics of Moses and his friend Aaron, assisted by the lodgers, two l fashionable cOlOred men and bowling dude. 1.-The admission will be 25c; reserved seats 35c; children, 15c.
 Charles Pierce, Jerome Winters and friend, Elmer Lucas, left, Thursday morning, for Newark, N. J., where aft CT calling on MT Lucas parents, they left on the evening train for Pitts. burg, Penn., where they have posi-, tions in a large manufacturing con. cern. Their many friends will miss them, but wish them all success ir their new home.
 Frank J. Dickinson is making 2 number of repairs on his house and is
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A HEALING GOSPEL.

The Rev J. c. Warren, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church, Belair, Ga, says of Electric BitterS: Its God send to mankind. It cured me of lame back, stiff joints, and complete physi- cal collapse. 1 was so weak it took me an hour to walk mile. Two bottles of Electric BitterS have made me so strong have just walked three miles in 50 minutes and feel like walking three more. It's made a new man of me-" Greatest remedy for weakness and all Stomach, Liver and Kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at R. H. Beers & Co.,, New town; Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; w. N. Noble, New Milford; B. J. Buckingham, Hunt ing ton; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station: G. w. Hurlburt x Co.,, Roxbury; c. N. Hatch, Bridgewater; Connery Bros., Georgetown; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Honan & Soule, Gaylordsville; George D. Odell, Cornwall Bridge, Edwin Fl. Beardsley, New Preston. drug stores. Price only soc.
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having it newly painted. Meddaugh & Robinson are doing the work. Charles 1ngersoll of Judd's Bridge has been making extensive improve ments on his house there, the past few months. He has had large addition built on the east side of the house, 8 veranda across the south side and had made many improvements on the jn- terior of his house. Egbert A. Brad ley did the carpenter work for him. MT and Mrs Charles Ingersoll of Judd'S Brtdge.have received word Of the safe arrival of their daughter, Mrs William Knapp, and her husband and family at their mission station in Af- rica. MT Knapp and family have been spending several months in this cOun- try resting and have just returned to their missionary work. D. l.. Gillett, Frank J. Dickenson and B. F. Futile are to have the s. N. E. telephones placed in their houses. The line is to be extended from B. R. Bradley's house to their residences. Seth Warner spent last week Thurs day in New Haven with his wife, who | found her doing nicely. He also viSit- ed friends in Waterbury. Your correspondent was at the quar- ry, one day last week, and had 1t prov ed to him the difference between hand power and compressed air power. Head Machinist William Scully and assistant. E. w. Ashman, was just completing putting lsO new tubes into one of the boilers and were heading them down with compressed air drill which it took just 30 seconds to head one down by the watch. When man has to do it by hand it takes h f< l l1 Supt J. Overtield of the M. M. & c. Co. was in town, Monday, inspecting the thickness of ice for their creamery. J. P. Erwin attended the Lodge en- tertainmenet at Danbury, Friday
 Mrs T. McNiff and Mrs Jacob Mass are under the care of Dr Karrman of WOodbury.
 Mrs James Barry and children were the guests of Mrs $. Benson, Wednes- day.
 Henry w. Beecher of Southbury gives lessons in vocal music at the Booth school on Friday afternoons at 3 30 p. m.
 The Valentine sociable which was mentioned in last weeks issue, will not as advertised, but in the Town hall, as the chapel, though Approaching com pletion, will not be finished by that time.
 Miss Mabel Garrison was the guest of MT and Mrs Joyce, Saturday. Several of the farmers delivered their tobacco to the car, last week. Robert Cypher was in New Milford: Friday.
 Col A. l.. Hodge was out of town few days last week. Despite his years he is very active.
 MT and Mrs Frank Collins, Helen and Charles, were out of town, Monday.
 Born, February 3, son. Philo Odell, to MT and Mrs Burton Hodge.
 Maud Stephens, who has been quite sick for some time with typhoid fever, is improving.
 Mrs Myron Thomas spent few days in Waterbury, last week, visiting rela- tiveS.
 Mrs Mary Barnes, who has spent the last two weeks with Mrs David Barnes, has returned to her home in Derby.
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RO1BUKrs g

THIRTEEN IS A LUCKY NUMBER WITH
 WALTER D.
 Walter Daley has crop of tobacco he raised, last year, which seemed to have been helped rather than hinder ed by tine unlucky number ofl3 and those who are superstitious about the number will do we'll to read this. On June l3 he finished reSetting the to- bacco. On August 13 be began cut ting it. On October 13 he began stripping it and on January 13, 1906, he began asserting it, and there was just 1900 laths in his tobacco barn. When MT Daley had the crop partly assorted, he sold the crop to man from Hartford, getting for it more than he had asked. The crop was shipped, this week, to the purchaser in Hartford.
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON
JOHN TAYLOR PLATT,

JOHN TAYLOR PLATT.
 The passing away of John Taylor Platt, aged 85 years, seven months, on last week Wednesday,, has taken from the list of older inhabitants the oldest and one of the most respected and love- able that could be found.\ MT Platt was born on July 8, 1920, in house that formerly stood on the road above Charles G. Fenn's. He was one of large family of children of John and Lora Warner Platt. His father was father. When boy he attended school that was located near the east end of the Green. After he left school he worked in a cotton factory located on the present site of MT KilbOrn's mill. He used to make trips on foot to New York to help drive cattle and sheep. When he was "A years old he married Sarah Hopkins of Trumbull and they went to keeping house in the dwelling next to Charles Fenn's, in which place he died. They had three William B. Blackman and Mrs Charles G. Fenn. MT Platt drove the stage between New Milford and Washington for about IT years and always made friends with everybody, young and old, on account of his obliging ways and pleasant manners. In 1861 he con- menced to serve as sexton for the Con- gregational church, which post of duty he faithfully attended to for a3Out 25 years. He also made trips to New Haven with produce for Erastus Hurl- burt and Deacon Hickox, driving there two or three times each week. Not others with their work in his odd mo- ments. When the Library was first started here, he was one of the found CTS and had charge of it for number of years. His wife died II years ago last November, and since then he di- vided his time between his two daugh- ters. His daughter, Mrs Blackman, of Torrington moved, last November, to the old home of her father, next to MT Fenn's and where MT Platt spent his last days. The funeral was held last week Friday, Rev R. E. Carter of- ticiating. The floral tributes were beautiful. Mir Platt's favorite hymp was sung by the choir, When the Roll is Called Up Wonder I'll Be There" The pail bearers were select ed from the young men to whom MT Platt was very much attached. They
 were Samuel J. Holljst r, Elnathan
 Mitchell, Arthur c. Titus and Clar' ence NettletOn. Among the friends
 from out of town present were grand
 niece from Ansonia, Mrs Bacbellor
 and nephew, Benjamin Platt, en
 crossing Secretary of the Senate from Washington, D. c. MT Platt was nev CT complaining in his illness, but was always patient and cheerful, making ii easy for his loved ones to care for him His patriarchal appearance, with hi
 long, white, silky hair and long beard so impressed an artist in photograph! that he took the portrait of MT Plat
 in such manner as to portray Moses 3 This picture of Moses, which is con g sidered beautiful, can be seen in ar ! stores all over the country and tool
 prizes in Art Exhibitions in both Bos
 ton and Chicago. His memory vii ]. long be cherished by his children grandchildren and other relatives an s friends.
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KENT.

WHAT MACEDONIA FOLKS ARE TALK
 ING ABOUT.
 Norman w. Thompson of Clayton, Mass, called on his brother, Perry Thompson, Thursday, returning next day.
 William Pritchard has finished hew- ing ties on the Wheeler place, owned by Joseph Wathley, having hewed about 22OO.
 It is reported John A. Peters has let his farm to Howard Lane of Gaylords. vile. Mail Carrier J. H. Barton completed three years of service as B. F. D. car
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A PLEASANT EVENT.

One of the most pleasant and de- lightful dances of the season was held in the Town hall, Wednesday evening. It was got up and conducted by Messrs John Winters, Clarence Trowbridge and Edward Leavenworth and was largely attended by Roxbury young people. A goodly number of older peo- pie were present to look on. All voted it an enjoyable time. The three young men did all in their power to make every one comfortable and enjoy the dancing. Four large tables were beau tifully arranged and an excellent sup per served. The music was fine, fur nished by musicians from Bridgeport and Woodbury. Some friends from out of town were present. Charles Pierce, Jerome Winters and friend, E.. Lucas, from Waterbury, enjoyed the dancing. Two fine selections were sung by MT Lucas, with Miss Heinz of Woodbury at the piano. All the friends present wished the young men as much success in all their future un- dertaking.
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FRIdnTFULLY BURNED.

Chas. w. Moore, a machinist, Ford City, Pa, had his hand frighft| burned in an electrical furnace.
 applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve VI the usual result: "a quick and peril cure" Greatest healer on earth Burns, Wounds, Sores, Eczema
 Piles. Guaranteed by R. H. Be| $ Co.,, Newtown; BettS & BettS, Sad Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; w. Noble, New Milford; E. J. Buckij ham, Huntington; Allen Joyce, RI bury Station; C.. w. Hurlburt & q Roxbury; c. N. Hatch, BridgeWat| Connery Bros., GeorgetOwn; w. Hawley, Sherman; Honan & Sou Gaylordsville: George D. Odell, Col wall Bridge, Edwin H. BeardSley, N] Preston, druggists. 25c.
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p1ckerel in Mt Tom pond that weighed three and one-half pounds.
 Henry Hickox from New Haven spent few days, last week, with Mrs l Annie Hickox.
 Harry Seeley, who was brought home from StOrIs quite ill, is now out of danger, but regains strength slow. ly.
 Mrs Robert Hollister spent couple of days, last week, with her mother. Mrs Pond, in New Haven.
 stay with her sister, Mrs Walter New ton, who is not at all we'll. The meeting of the Christian En- deavor society on Sunday evening, led by Miss Mabel Seeley, was very en- thusiastic as we'll as instructive. It was special meeting in honor of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Christian Endeavor society. Wykeham Rise held their annual dance on Saturday evening, February 3, in the Club house. Gunnery and Ridge boys were invited, and num- Der of guests ,,from out Iof town. All Miss Helen Farrand presided at the organ ip the Congregational church on Sunday, January 28.
 MT and Mrs Cornelius T. Mccarthy were in town, recently, the guest of Mir Mccarthy $ father, D. Mccarthy. Carl Bader was in Boardman Bridge on Friday.
 F. M. Carryl was called to Nutley, N. J., Saturday, by the death of a( brother, N. F. Carryl, who was 5l years old. He left wife and two children.
 Editor A. P. Smith of THE BEE was the guest at tea, Friday night, of Hon John Chapin Brinsmade. It was an managed school of 65 boys.
 Principal J. c. Brinsmade of the Gunnery has received splendid gift in life-like portraits of MT and Mrs Gum, handsomely framed, from E. Fl. Van lngen.
 Isaac Garrison, the popular conduc- tor on the Shepaug branch, has been laid up for week, having badly sprained his shoulder. He was i0 New Haven on Friday last.
 Charles Johnson had valuable horse killed, last week. It had been bitten by 8 mad dog and was thought to have symptoms of hydrOphobia.
 Miss Julia Randall of Derby is pass ing few days with her sister, Mrs c. L. Hickox, Jr.
 The young son of MT and Mrs c. L HickOx, Jr., has been on the sick list with tonsilitis.
 Mrs 0. c. Ford was quite ill, last week, under the care of pr Ford.
 The Judea Chapter, D. A. R., will give an entertainment on Saturday evening of this week in the Gunnery hall, beginning at o'clock. Miss Grace Reed of the Boston School of OratOry will give readings, and dancing will follow. Admission, 25c; reserved seats, 35c. All who can come will be sure of a pleasant evening, as Miss Reed comes highly recommended in her art.
 A very interesting lecture was gwen by Dr Richard Burton on Kipling, in the Gunnery hall, on Wednesday even- ing, January 3l.
 The Monday club will hold a meet ing on the evening of February 12, at Mrs Joseph Wetterau's, to which the gentlemen are invited.
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$1oo REWARD $loo.

The readers of this paper will be pleass to learn that there is at least one dreaded dis ease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Oatarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Oatarrh being a con- stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Halls Oatarrh Cure is taken in- ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. thereby de- stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprieJors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address. F. J. OH ENEY & CO.,, Toledo, o
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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ROUGH HANDS rlADE SMOOTH.

A man who once had rough horny hands made them soft and smooth with Witch Hazel Salve, but he used the genuine-that bearing the name "E. c. Dewitt & Co.,, Chicago" For sores, boils, cuts. burns, bruises, etc., it has no equal, and affords almost i'm mediate relief from blind, bleeding. itching and protruding Piles. Sold by $. B. Sanford & Co.,. Newtown; Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; Stephen French, Stepney Depot; Williams & Scoville, South Britain.
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GUESTS AT HOTEL BADER.

Recent arrivals at. Hotel Bader in-
 clude F. A. Fillelerown, Boston, Mass. s. D: Lyon, A. c. Titus, s. F. Seeley, F. J. Kilborn, H. O. Averill, B. A. Hollister; Honha; o. y R: Hathaway South u Robbins, F: H. Barnes, Banbury; F. s. Payson, Jere Hull, A. W. Froude, New York; J. E. Barron, Nashua, N. H.: F. G. Smith, New Haven; w. B. Gentry, Providence, R. l.; A. P. Man vile, New Haven, Thomas Youngs, New Milford; J. l.. Burkhardt, Kent; W. s. Blakeman, Bethlehem; B. $. Willett, F. E. Sewell, Providence, R.
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THE PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE. STATEMENT OF SUCCESS
 FUL YEAR.

STATEMENT OF A SUCCESS
 FUL YEAR.,
 The annual statement of the Phoe- nix Mutual Life Insurance Company appears elsewhere in this paper. It shows that in spite of, and more likely because of, the revelations in New York as to mismanagement of life in- Surance there, this conservative con- pany has made handsome gains in it's business for the eventful year just closed. There has been a gain in as- sets of about $1, 75O, ,OOO and in surplus of over $lOO, GOO, while the amount of insurance in force is $7,3l8,OOO more than year ago, and aggregates over $87, ,O0O,0
 There are now 5, 113 policies in force 5000 in number, and President Hol- combe says in his report that "this advance was made without any de- parture from the conservative meth ods which have been employed for years" In the same report he marks out the company'S policy as follows:
 The managers of this company de- sire to increase it's business in mod crate, healthy manner, on such terms and conditions as will produce satis- factory results, by admitting only those who are in general way in the same class as its present members. the most satisfactory results in life in- surance. Indeed, beyond a certain point, it is attended with distinct dis advantages.
 The salary roll of the Phoenix Mu- tual amounted in all last year to S95,- 999. .46 for it's fifty persons, and the le- gal expenses were Sl, 9O0 The real es- tate of the company has been carefully reYalued during the last year and the total comes to considerably higher figure than that at which the property stands on the books.
 The company has about $, ,OOO real es- tate mortgage loans. During the past year not one foreclosure has been nec- has occurred and that resulted in a profit when the property was closed out. The real estate taken under fore closure was $858, $40 ten years ago and now is $375, 16l. The net result of sales meanwhile has been to realize more than the cost price. The fnan- cial management of the company is proverbially safe and conservative and it is growing in strength each year.
 The replies to the New York inves. tigating committee brought out the 1 IdCG UnaU the FnOenlX MuUQ1l mas en- tered into no syndicate agreements that it's general retainers paid for ter years amounted to $1,875, and that il has contributed to no campaign funds It makes annual dividends and issues no deferred dividend policies. The Phoenix Mutual has taken it's place among the safe and strong companie and each year finds 1t stronger thar the year before. The Phoenix is rep resented in this section by Eli D Weeks of Bantam. well and favorabl known in NewtOwn.
 Warren G. Richards appears at tn Town hall, Saturday evening, in tn Mems Club course. Joseph Aldel Shaw of Worcester, Mass, says: . Highland Military Academy,
 Worcester, Mass : Warren G. Richards, the wonderful character delineatOr and humOriSt ha
 just given before our cadets and invite guests most enjoyable entertainment I It was clean and instructive from star :. to finish. His testimonials, from thos who have seen and known him, are th very best, and yet should any di'
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Many of the friends and neighbors of MT and Mrs William Warehouse as- sembled at their pleasant home in Palestine district, last Friday evening, for a good social time. Games. cards, singing, music and dancing permitted every one to enjoy themselves, and it was nearly o'clock in the morning be- fore they thought of bidding their genial host and hostess goodnight.
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appointment ever arise in the minds of those who compare his work with his credentials, 1t will be because he has always exceeded, rather than fallen accomplish.
 Joseph Alden Shaw.
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rier, Thursday, and in that time has missed only one trip, and that due to a snow storm about year ago that tied up travel all over until roads could be broken, a record probably equaled by few in the service.
 MT and Mrs Perry Thompson visited with his brother, Norman, and family, in Clayton, Mass, a porton of Satur- day and Sunday.
 Six below zero, Saturday morning, with several cold nights give the pros poets of ice an encouraging look for those whose houses are still empty.
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committee of arrangement consists of Joseph Bader, F. J. Clayton, .F. H. Rydin, J. H. Rydin, and o. T. Ryland- CT. The music will be by Turrill's full orchestra. Refreshments will be served at midnight. The public are cordially invited.
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4 TRULY IDEAL WIFE
HER HUSBANDS BEST HELPER
Vigorous Health Is the Great Souroo of Power to Inspire and Encourage All Women Should Seek It.

One of the most noted, successful and richest men of this century, in a recent article, has said, Whatever am and whatever success I have attained in this world owe all to my wife. From the day I first knew her she has been an inspiration. and the greatest help mate of nv life"
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MT and Mrs George Lanphere and daughter of Bridgeport are the guests of MT and Mrs Eugene R. BotsfOrd.
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56th Annual Statement
 (Oondensed)
 Etna Life Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn.
MORGAN q. BULKLEY, President

MORGAN c. BULKLEY, President. The Leading Insurance Company in New England, and the Largest In the World writing Life, Acci. dent, Liability and
 Health Insurance. Assets, Jan. l, 1906, 8 79,247, ,5O4. 32 Premium receipts in 1905, 13, ,72s, ,619 6l Interest and other re- ceipts in 1905, 3,231 1850. 90 Total receipts in 1905, 16,96O, ,47O.5l Payments to policy hold CTS in 1905, 7,7e6, ,1s617 Legal Reserve on Policies and all claims, es,s5e, 7s1.51 Special Reserve in ad- dition to Reserve above given, 2,215,3 % Life Insurance issued,re- vived and paid for in 1905, so,277, ,ess.oo Life Insurance in force Jan. l, 1908, 25o,85s, ,3l5. % Guarantee Fund in ex- cess of Requirements by Company's Stand ard, 7,o75, ,406.s1 Guarantee Fund in ex- cess of Legal Require
 
 Paid Policy holders since organiza-
 ton, $I53,7Oo,4O7
 dairs In Business During 1905. Increase in Assets, 8 5,55l, 1925. .51 Increase in Guarantee Fund over Require
 ments, 5l9, ,766 16 Increase in Premium h. come, s5e,ese.s Increase in Total h.
 come, 1928, ,e13. .75 Increase in Life InSur-
 ance in Force, 1858, 576. co Increase in Accident h.
 Surance in Force, 7,861, 1854. .OO
 Connecticut Agency.
 Life Department. E. E. HALLOCK, General Agent.
 Hubinger Building, New Haven, Conn Accident and Liability Department BARTON, KNOX & HINKLEY. 1ncorp..
 General Agents, Etna Life Building
 Hartford, Conn. J. S. BLINN, District Agent, V Hubinger Building, New Haven, Conn
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THE FOREsTERs' BALL.

The fifth annual ball of Court Con- cord will be held, Friday evening,
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Mrs Thomas c. Keane of Gas street, who has been seriously i'll. is now con- valescing. Miss Shaw, train d nurse, is caring for her.
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Selectman John F. Heating and Charles l.. Briscoe were summoned to Bridgeport, Tuesday, on jury duty in the Court of Common Pleas.