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LONG HILL.
MISS MARTHA WALTERS.

Miss Martha Walters, who has been quite i'll for several weeks, suffered a relapse, last week, and was again ta- ken to St Vincent's s hospital in Bridge port. where she died, Friday, August i7, aged 13 years. The funeral was held from the German Lutheran church on Grand street, Bridgeport, Monday afternoon. The burial was in the Park cemetery, Bridgeport. A number from Long Hill attended the funeral and took with them a hand some floral tribute. Miss Walters leaves mother to mourn her loss, who has the sympathy of her many friends here.
 Last Monday w. N. Hurd was in horse hitched on Cannon street. While he was away a runaway team belonging to the Adams Express Go. ran into his wagon badly smashing it., breaking his harness and injuring his horse. MT Hurd had his harness mended but was obliged to borrow a wagon to return home, leaving his own in Bridgeport for repairs.
 None better than Quaker brand of flour. Makes fine bread; 65c per bag. Jones' Superlative and Pillsbury brands, roc per bag. Remember also we carry a full stock of all kinds of feed and grain.-[Cheap Cash Grocery, Mrs Robert Staines, proprietress.
 Mrs Mary A. Peet spent last week in Easton, the guest of her daughter, Mrs F. M. Garfield.
 Horace c. Wedge is enjoying week of his vacation with friends in Litch- field.
 The place to buy all kinds of feed and grain at rock bottom prices is at John s. Hurd s feed store.
 Thomas Lord, who has been work. ing in Hartford, has returned to hlS home here and has taken a position with Section Boss Kelly on the rail- road.
 Best tub creamery butter, 25c and 27c, very nice. Sugar is advancing but l have a stock on hand and am selling it at wholesale prices. Just received another invoice of barb and twisted wire for fences at Bic per pound. Staples at same prices. Big s1a any auanSity'M @ % S"' N. Hurd. 1ad Supp'y Ill
 Miss Grace Hurd is enjoying a weeks vacation with her parents, MT and Mrs Julius Hurd in Monroe.
 A party from Bridgeport give so- cfal dance in Hadley ball, this evening
 MT and Mrs Granville G. Dunning entertained a number of friends at their home on Wednesday.
 Miss Annie German and Miss Fan nie Hull have returned from a few days stay with friends in Waterbury
 Mrs John s. Hurd is spending few days in Hartford with friends.
 Mrs Jane Mallett is caring for Mrs Seeley, who is ill at the home of her son. Samuel Seeley, in Tashua.
 In the last hard shower, William Mallett of Tashua had a COW killed by lightning. Edward Lyon had horse and Herbert Clark a dog killed. A large pine tree near MT Wheeler's was completely shattered. Lightning also struck in several other places.
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IN SELF DEFENSE

Major Hamm, editor and manager of the Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ky. when he was fiercely attacked, four years ago, by piles, bought . box of Bucklen'S Arnica Salve, of which he says: "It cured me in 10 days and no 25c at R. H. Beers & O., New town; Betts X Betts, Sandy Hook. F.. J. Garvin, Bethel; w. N. Noble, New Milford; E. J. Buckingham, Hunt ington; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station, G. w. Hurlburt & Co.,. ROxbury;J J. 1. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge; Connery Bros., Georgetown; ". B. HawleY, Sherman, Honan & SOule, Gayl0rds- vile; Smith Bros, Cornwall Bridge; Edwin H. Beardsley. New Preston; George E. Frink, Falls Village; E. s. Fairchild x Son, Nichols, drug stores.
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A WORD FROM E. Fl. GILBERT.

No. 19 West 42d Street,
 New York. August IT, 1906. E. J. Buckingham, Esq.
 Sec'y Old Home Association,
 Huntington, Conn.
 My dear MT Buckingham: l am very sorry to have any excuse for this let ter-for nothing would give me more solid pleasure than to be present upon the occasion of this reception of the Old Home Association of Huntington.
 My business affairs are so arranged that cannot be absent from the City during AuguSt-1 am therefore Oblig- ed to write you what l would much rather say in person.
 I had not forgotten your cordial greeting and your promise to send me word of this occasion at the time of our first meeting several weeks ago, when you hailed me as walked across the Green and asked me if were the son of Edward Gilbert, formerly of Huntington, whom you recOllected. I assure you it was great pleasure to be recognized in so friendly a manner by a stranger and to be addressed with so kind an interest.
 I have since learned that you are really the antic.uary of the township, and hearing my visit was for the pur- pose of reviving old recollections, you kindly sought to fiji me into proper historical relationship to the neigh bOrhOOd.
 My father was born and bred in the Town of Huntington, being the son of Lucius Gilbert and Polly Beard and the old homestead still stands on the crOssroad which connects the Bridge port Turnpike with Long Hill Road abOut.midWay between the two. His parents were members of the Old Con- gregational Church (since burned) at Huntington Center. This estab- fishes my interest in the old memo ries of Huntington.
 Part of my boyhOOd was spent at the old home and that period is al- ways the one when the happiest rec ollections are formed. 1 tramped the country over with rod and gun and the Farmill River had no pool with which was not familiar. Most of my fathers generation has passed away, he himself being one of the first to go-but there still remains Oliver Beard and William Beard of Long Hill, who were his cousins. and James M. Webster, his brOther-in-law, who
 Certainly a great part of our pleas ure in life is derived from happy mem- ories. A happy childhood is kind of riches stored up upon which we draw in after life.
 The Old Home is probably the most cherished of all our recollections. The sentiment that endears it to us is one of gratitude to those who were our forbears, who labored hard in their day to make us worthy.- Ed ward H. Gilbert.
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PLATTSVILLEe
HOYDEN's HILL.

MULLEN h4AAs
 Martin Jennings is getting along as we'll as could be expected.
 Mrs Mary Lockwood, who received a bad fall, is not improving as fast as her friends would wish. Mrs Converse of Bridgeport is caring for her at pres ent.
 Mrs s. Wisner is entertaining her sister-in-law and daughter of New York State also Miss Carrie Johnson and two lady friends of Bloomfield, N J.
 Mrs Susie Coleman is visiting her niece, Mrs J. Osborne, of Jennings Woods.
 The Ladies' club spent a very pleas ant day at she Wakeman cottage at Fairfield Beach, last Tuesday. L. A. Jennings and children and the children of E. B. Sherwood enjoyed the day at Putnam Park, last Friday, with the Lees chapel Sunday school
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GREENFIELD HILL

MIR JENNINGS SERIOUS CONDITION. Martin l.. Jennings of Hoyden's s Hill district, who was so painfully in jured by a kick from horse several days ago, is now said to be progressing very slowly and in a manner discour- aging to his friends. The report at first current, that MT Jennings had fractured his knee pan, proved to be bad1y spii spiintered @ E lust % above % the ankle. I Over 40 pieces of bone were extracted by the surgeons and grave fears are still entertained by the doctors that the patient will have to submit the injured member for amputatiOn.
 Misses Charlotte Bradley and Elsie Sherwood have been enjoying a week at the beach.
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BULLS BRIDGE.
JUST TO BREAK THE M0NoTo1

JUST TO BREAK THE MONOTONY.
 During the past week rattlesnake, black snake, adder and copperhead have been killed at Terricliffe.
 Mrs A. E. Mallory and Miss Hulda are spending short time in New Ro- chelle, N. Y.
 Mrs Flora T. Millspaugh of Brook lyn, N. Y, is the guest of her brother, Mott Judd, for few days.
 Clark Lane, Jr., and wife are spend ing few days at the home of Fred R. Lane.
 Elmore Potter, the store keeper, has been i'll during the past few days.
 Fred Lane attended the annual re- union at the Masonic Home, Walling- ford, on Wednesday of last week.
 Wallace w. Gould is at the home of Fred R. Lane on his annual vacation from Bridgeport.
 The remains of Harley Beeman were brought here for burial on Monday, the 20th. He was son-in-law of Hen- ry Shove.
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BETHEL.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
 Whew! What lot of ''hot air" has escaped into the already almost un. bearable atmosphere that has op. pressed the citizens of our quiet town since last Saturdays ball game. The Manjers of Brooklyn, N. Y., gained the victory over the Bethel club, to 2, and the town talk exhibits various reasons for this unlooked-for defeat for our town club. Your correspond eDt witnessed the game from a neigh boring hillside, and not being an ex- pert literati, finds himself at a loss to account for the mishap, and leaves the settlement of confab to those bet. ter informed.
 Last Friday afternoon, a horse hitched to an iron post in front of the postoffice got one of his feet over the hitching rope, being annoyed by flies, and came near making lively run: clear from the rope. George Ewing. ton, an employe of Johnston & Morri- son, millers, happened to be passing, and by cutting the hitching rope and catching hold of the horses head, prevented the horse from injury, as was possible, because the horse was in danger of being impaled upon the small iron post. The post is several inches shorter than the other post nearby, and restless horse, unless hitched short or close up to the post is liable to get his foot over the hitch ing rope. Mrs William T. Wright and he1 children were disappointed in going tc Fairfield beach, last week, owing tc the cottage which they expected tC occupy could not be vacant until Mon- day of this week. Monday morning the members of the family, including Eugene Magnus, the second oldest son, made an early start and will re
 main two weeks. MT Wright will
 visit his family, Saturday evening, re. turning early Monday morning.
 l There was a large attendance at
 the parish meeting held on Monday night at St Thomas Episcopal church to make selection for a rector. Rev M. P. Bowie was the unanimous choice of those present, and 8 call
 will be extended to Rev MT Bowie, who resides in: Philadelphia.
 The announcement made recently that Myron o. SchoOnmaker would soon commence the manufacturing O1 men s and ladies' hats in the factory formerly conducted by the we'll known firm of Cole & Ambler, and more re- gently by Higson. came as pleasing surprise, and as MT Schoonmaker is 8 native of the town, though not now residing here, every one wishes that he will meet with success.
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SOUTH BRITAIN
LOCAL BRIEFS.

c. B. Luff has house full of New York boarders.
 The Misses Bessie and Gladys Pierce are spending few weeks visiting Rochester, Niagara and other places of interest
 Miss Allis of Wallingford is visiting Ms s. l.. Pierce. MT and Mrs Pierce and guest took trip to New Milford, Sunday, in their automobile.
 Mrs Nickerson of Bridgeport, who has been spending few weeks with her daughter, Mrs w. B. Mitchell, re- turned to her home, Monday.
 Edwin Pierce of Hawleyville and Ezra Pierce of Waterbury spent Sun
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NEW MILFORD,
PERSONAL CHAT,

Richard Bray, while cleaning out a cellar for MT Landon, on Church one of his eye It is feared MT Bray will will lose the sight of his eye.
 Andrew BOrelli has sold out his business to a party fro m W1nsted, who will take posses sion. Septembe berl 1.
 MT and Mrs E. F. Hawley are entertaining Miss Lillian Osborne of Bridgeport.
 Rev J. F. Plumb was in town, Saturday,
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OUR NElGHBORS.
sTEPNEY.
A GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION.

A GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION.
 Mir and Mrs David Penney of Step- ney celebrated their golden wedding, Friday. August 10, at their home. They are the parents of nine children, all living, and all attended the cele- bration. Only the immediate family were present, MT and Mrs O. E. Pen ney and son of Schenectady, N. Y., MT and Mrs William H. Penney and daughter of Danbury, MT and Mrs J. R. Judson of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs
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EDITORIAL INK DROPS.

Is Highway Commissioner McDon- aid asleep or mapping? More than a year ago Newtown's legal voters passed 8 vote for an appropriation for state road work on the Berkshire road. Selectman Blackman informs us he can get no satisfaction by writ ing the commissioner office. Does MT Mcdonald treat other towns in this Czar sort of fashion?
 The premium list of the 3sth annual exhibition of the Danbury fair has been laid upon our desk fresh from the press of the Danbury News. AS might be expected, the book is a model of typographical excellence. The Dan- bury fair stands at the head in point of attendance of Connecticut fairs, and is money maker, rain or shine. In the list of stockholders we find two Newtown names, s. A. Blackman and s. A. Barnum. New Fairfield is rep resented by David H. Disbrow and George M. Nevins, Bethel by John H. Baird, F. A. and Howard Judd, George A. Kinner and George G. Durant, Brooktield by Elmer H. Northrop and s. E. Hawley.
 The sixth annual fair of the Green field Country Club takes place on Sep tember Il, 12 and 13, and active prep arations are now under way. It prom. isesuto be the best fair the club has held. The premium book, just at hand, is a handsome affair with bright red covers and cut of the Country Club building as frontispiece. Nellis H. Sherwood of Southport is the pres ident of the association.
 
 Through the thoughtfulness of our friend, P. J. Rourke, one of the gen. tlemanly directors of the Orange fair, the editor has received copy of the premium list of the Orange fair, whose annual exhibition will be held on Mon- day and Tuesday, September 3 and 4. Copies can be had on application to the secretary, Arthur D. Clark. This is .one of the youngest fairs of the state, but one of the most vigorous and successful.
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day at their old home in South Bri- tain.
 Charles Wilson of Flag Swamp in- jured his hand very badly, Sunday, by the accidental discharge of gun.
 Mrs J. l.. Mitchell and Miss Sarah Platt spent few days in Wallingford, last week.
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 LADIES' OXFORDs. Ladies' OxfOrdS $1.25 at F. B. French's, Fountain Place, Bethel. MT and Mrs Samuel Wesson, MT and Mrs Charles Gay and son, Fillmore, of Bridgeport, came up in their automo- bile and spent Sunday at George Sher- mans.
 MT Cooper is spending few days at Port Jefferson. o. F. Sherman has returned to Mount Vernon after spending his va cation with his father, George Sher- man.
 Mrs Levi Downes, Mrs William Boy son and Mrs William Downs spent the day, Sunday, at George Sherman's. MT and Mrs Stone have gone ito Pittsfield for few days. B. F. BasSett has the contract for painting A. Stertzel's new house and is now at work on it.
 Mrs Charlotte Ludway's two young daughters will sail for England the I first part of September, taking with them the loving wishes of mother and sympathy of friends. The Sunday schoolof the Congrega- tional church will have it's annual pic nic on Wednesday, August 29, at Put l nam Park. A most cordial invitation is extended to all friends of the church and Sunday school to make the day one of pleasant reunion and social en- joymenJ.
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ones and under the doctors care. Miss Gertrude Britton and Miss Elm
 n To Id of Orange, N. J., are guests of Mss Winnifred Wakeman at MT
 and Mrs Stephen French's.
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Smith. Solo, Lawrence Taylor. Flute solo, William Plumb. Recitation, Mrs William Fl. Harris. Piano solo, Miss Currence HickOck.
 Mrs Marshall Beach is quite i'll with rheumatism. Her sister, Mrs Charles Shelton, has been with her for few days.
 Dr Wales is soon to take a much needed vacation from his practice here for few days.
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having come from Madison, where he is spend- ing his vacation. On and after September the barbers will charge 15c straight for shaving. Unclaimed letters remain at the postof1ce addressed to Peter Mallon, Mrs Etta M. New ell James Robinson. High hstreet.-LGeorge H. Jackson, Postmaster.
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BEDDING.
HENRY ADAMS,

Henry Adams, one of the oldesJ men of this town, died at his home on Sum- day, August 5, aged 8S years. The funeral was held from her late home, Tuesday afternoon, August ', at o'clock, Rev H. Q. Judd of the Metho- dist church officiating. The burial was in the Center cemetery at Bethel. MT Adams is survived by his wife and two sons, John Adams of Massachu- setts and Eugene Adams, who lived in the house with his father.
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LYONS PLAINS.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.


 Mrs I. N. Thorp entertained her grandchildren from Bridgeport, last Sunday.
 MT and Mrs P. Gerhart has as guest Miss Best of Chicago, niece of Mrs Gerhart.
 MT and Mrs Gerhart entertained a number of their friends and children, over Sunday. Quite number from here picnicked at Compo Beach, last Saturday. Mrs Charles Johnson is quite sick with bowel complaint.
 Mrs H. Nichols entertained her sons and Miss Taylor, over Sunday. Mrs Abbie Williams has returned home from visiting her granddaughter at the Forge.
 Adele and Laurence Kellogg are wis it;ng their grandmother, Mrs Hamil- ton at Stamford, this week. MT and Mrs H. McConkey and MT and Mrs Pennel spent Sunday at Savin Rock
 John McConkey spent Sunday with his grandma, Mrs Thorp.
 Miss King of Bridgeport is helping Mrs Eli Wakeman in caring for her mother, who is seriously sick at this writing.
 Mrs 1. Thorp is visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs McConkey:
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BANTAM.
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev s. R. Colliday preached at St Paul's church, last Sunday evening, in the absence of Rev G. O. Ferris, who preached in New Haven.
 Rev G. w. Hull of Bristol held serv- ices at the Baptist church, last Sunday morning and evening.
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BLANKET
 SALE.

Peculiar time to have a Blanket Sale, isn't it? But what care you if the opportunity for saving money is presented? By being fore sighted we save on our blanket purchases You may do the same if you act likewise. Consider these items der, and
 1.5 pair -
 White Cotton Blankets
 Grey Blankets 4 sze pai $2
 White Blankets, heavy tafeta silk ribbon binding, 500 6.50 7.5O
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HUNTINGTON.
AT ST FALLS.

St Paul's church IS to be closed for two Sundays, August 26 and Septem- Der 2, as the rector, Rev H. l.. Everest, and family are to be away on two weeks vacation. The Sunday school will also be closed these two Sundays. On Sunday, September g, there will be no morning service, but at o'clock in the afternoon Bishop F. F. Johnson of Dakota will conduct the service and preach. The Sunday school will be held at ? p. m. on this Sunday.
 MAD DOG AT LARGE.
 A mad dog created a good deal of trouble in Booth Hill, one day last week. At Louis Shelton's s he bit their dog and calf; at George D. Nichols he bit their dog and at another neigh bor's he bit three or four COWS. George Shelton finally succeeded in killing the dog, which came from over the Housa- tonic river.
 A VOICE FROM KANSAS.
 Wellington, Kansas,
 August 9, 1906. B. J. Buckingham,
 Huntington, Conn.,,
 Dear Huntington Friends: wrote a beautiful epistle, last August, to be sent to "Old Home week' gatherings; but it went somewhere else and came back via Washington. kept it until few weeks ago, when it went into the waste basket. Just think what a beautiful classic has been lost to you and the world! I think my old boy companion, Rev Chauncey Linsley of Torrington and ought to meet in the Huntington parish once more. I think I could go to "the Church" and hear him preach, if he would attend divine services at 'the Meeting House" and hear me! I shall enjoy being in Hunt ington Center again to recall with you days of Auld Lang Syne from 1865 till I left for New Haven and college and the ministry in Kansas. The skating on Miller Curtis pond and coasting down by the north end of the Green and over the bridge from the top of that long hill; the select school taught by the tall Glover's above Bucking- hams store, and the select school in the new Town House; the church and Sunday school are only part of my va ried schooling. I and Chauncey, when the snow had just fallen, moved the schoolhouse from it's place in front of the meeting house on log runners to it's place west of the cemetery. We did it. William Buckingham and the others with OK teams were there; but we were there to superintend it. Pub lie spirit was possessed by the citizens in those days as we'll as by the present residents. The construction of an iron fence about the old cemetery was a great achievement. The organiza- tion of the Old Home association is a good step. I hope it will buy a Club house and fill it with century relics. By the way, you might tell the boys that the reason why fishing is so poor in the Farmill River now, is because we boys caught all the fish 30 years ago.
 Sincerely,
 WilSOn c. Wheeler.
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Sale of WOmen'S PetticOatS.

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WEST REDDING-

Noah White still is in a very critical condi- tion and but little hope is entertained of his recovery.
 Mrs W. Wildn an of Brookfleld and Mrs Thomas Hoyt of D.. nbury visited at stephen Barnum's, last week. Northport, l.. l., spent las week at T. A. Car ter's.
 Mrs Henry Griffin has boarders from Brook
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QUAKER'S FARMS.

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS
 ACCIDENT.
 H. B. Brewer Twas moving with his machine, last Thursday, when the knives struck a stone. As the horse was going fast it threw him over the wheel, the heel of his shoe was caught in the machine and he was head down. ward over the wheel. 0. D. Place went to his assistance. No bones were broken, but he had bad flesh wound and the muscles and cords are very sore. He was laid by for day or two, but Is around again now.
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The ladies of the V. l. S. made a grand success with their lawn party, last week.
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AT CHRIST CHURCH.

Rev w. A. Woodford of Trinity
 church, Seymour, will officiate at
 Christ church, Sunday afternoon, Au- Holy Communion.
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MT and Mrs E. D. Weeks went to Fair Haven, last Saturday, to attend the funeral of Mrs B. B. Goodsell, who was killed in panic on trolley car. With others she jumped from the car, but fell, striking her head on the pavement, and lived but a few mo- mentS.
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NICHOLS,

Miss Ruth Reed entertained friend over Sunday.
 The Methodist Sunday School pic nicked at Walnut Grove, Thursday. ange.
 Miss Jessie Wood of Stratford visit- ed at w. E..Plumb's.
 Mrs Rene has friends with her for a few weeks. The Ladies' whist club met with Mrs Edward Nothnagle, last Thurs day afternoon.
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SPECIAL SALE.

Ladies' light wrappers 79c, at F. B French's, Fountain Place, Bethel.
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CnrlSt cnurcn, Sunday arternOOn, Au- gust 26, at 2 p. n., and administer the Holy Communion.
 0. c. Ryder, who has been seriously i'll, attended by Dr Davis of Seymour, is convaleScent.
 William B. Downes and c. D. Place are painting the residence of c. A. Meigs.
 Samuel Hawkins left, Monday morn ing, August 20, for Money Island.
 Miss Lottie Radcliffe of Bridgeport has returned after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs w. G. Tomlinson.
 George L. Church and wife of Sey- mour were visiting friends here, Sun day.
 Henry Wells has moved from the Hale and Coleman peach farm on Moose Hill, Oxford, to MT Asbein's place, lately vacated by Mrs Gertrude McAvOn.
 A pleasant cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of Mrs B. Cross man, Sunday evening, the young peo- pie and neighbors attending.
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DEATHS

GREENFIELD HILL-August q, ElizaSeth H wife of J. A. Hickok, aged g years, $ month: 9 days.
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