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OXFORD.
SINGING SCHOOL ORGANIZED.

SINGING SCHOOL ORGANIZED.
 A singing school was organized, last Wednesday evening, at the Congrega- tional church, with Prof Henry Ward Beecher as teacher. The class meets every Wednesday evening at 7.30.
 The board of relief will hold their last meeting, next Monday, February l2, at the Town hall.
 David Rubleman has secured posi- tion in the pin shop in Seymour.
 A Grange was organized at Great Hill, last Saturday evening, with E. J. Leavenworth of Rockers Hill as Mas ter.
 Frank Roberts and family of Sey- mour were visiting at George Hawley' $ in Red City, last Sunday. .-,:
 Alfred DOnahue, who has been liv- ing at John B. Pope's for some time, has secured position with the Win chester Arms Co. of New Haven.
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rother at Wesleyan university, Mid

brother at Wesleyan university, Mid dletoWn.
 MT Lancaster of Hartford fheologi- cal seminary occupied the pulpit in the Methodist church, last Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Howard Hicock, son and daughter, visited her mother, Mrs At wood, recently.
 Mrs Charles Hine is helping care for her brother, Irving Wheeler, who is sick with pneumonia.
 Mrs Cole is not as we'll at this writ ing.
 Mrs Charles Stillson of the Purchase had the misfortune to fall on the door step, breaking and dislocating her el- bow. Dr Pons of Roxbury was called to reduce the fracture.
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phone house near Stepney. He has the one at Bedding Station ready to plaster.
 Dea Jelliff of Umpawaug, who has been quite sick with typhoid fever, is improving under the care of pr Smith. The doctor is the busiest man in town. He is going night and day.
 There is no prospects of the tele- phone line from the Center to Bethel being finished. One property holder in Bedding and one or two in Bethel, object to poles being set on their prop erty.
 It is reported H. s. Osborne has sold the o. Keefe place to New York par ties.
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the church, Friday evening, February 9. If the evening is extremely stormy It ~i.i he ut.d on Satu.day evening. Supper will be 25c. The annual re- election of officers will also take place | on this evening promptly at 8. 15 o'clock. We would like our friends to
 bear in mind the date, as it has been
 changed since the notification last week. We hope for large attendance as every one may be assured Of a good
 supper as we'll as 8 pleasant evening.
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TAsHUA.

DANCE AT TAsHUA RECTORY.
 For the benefit of Christ church the young people of the parish will give a dance in the TaShua rectory, valentine night, February: IA, to which all are cordially invited. Ladies are kindly requested to furnish refreshments. If stormy, the first fair evening.
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BEDDING
LOCAL JOTTINGs.

Thermometer 10 below zero set the ice mn busy. George s. Banks has his ice house filled and everyone that has an ice house is hustling
 MT and Mrs J. B. Cornwall of Bridgeport were guests at the Sanford homestead, Sunday. MT Cornwall has just returned from a business trip west. He said when he came through Michigan, the first of last week, farm CTS were ploughing.
 Martin Burr is plastering the tele-
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: MONROE.
DEATH OF JOHN BEACH.

DEATH OF JOHN BEACH
 John Beach, for many years a resi- dent of this town, died on February ,, aged 82 years. The funeral took place Sunday, February 4, at p. m., at bis late residence. The interment was in SGepney cemetery. Rev Vearl Blair otficiated. The pallbearers were Stiles Clark, F. w. Wheeler, Hobart Beard Sley and Marshall Beach.
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the town, and for two or three sum- mers served as clerk in the NewtOwn pOStOffice under the late ZalmOn $. Peck. l became more or less acquaint- ed with many of the townspeople, many of whom, of course, have since passed away"
 Mrs Charles Roswell of Obtuse re- gently presented H. M. Smith of THE BEE with a handful of chestnutS which grew in 1904. They were in a good state of preservation. There were no worms in them and had kept their flavor and were still good eating.
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Every man owes 1t to himself and his family to master trade or profession. Read the display advertisement of the six Morse Schools of Photography, in this issue and learn how easily young man or lady may learn telegraphy and be assured a position.
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Mrs W. Fl. Hunter visited friends in

Mrs W. H. Hunter visited friends in Stamford, last week.
 Mrs William Jones and daughter, Barbara, of New York, are the guests of friends here.
 MT and Mrs Edwin Gilbert have gone to Crescent City, Fla, where they will spend the remainder of the win ter.
 Miss Maud Bronson of West Bedding was the recent guest of friends in town.
 Mrs Parks and daughter, Katherine, are visiting friends in Danbury.
 Mrs Floyd Bouton has been enter taining her daughter, Mrs George Ben- jamin, of Waterbury.
 Mrs c. F. Stanley has returned home from a visit uf several weeks with friends in New York.
 Mrs Burr Mills was the guest of Mrs
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We miss her. oh, we miss her, She was a true friend to all, But God has called her from us And she answered to His call. But there is one who misses her, Far more than any other,
 For she has always been to him A true and faithful mother. God takes the best ones from us. And leaves the worst to stay Down in this world of sorrow. Until he takes us all away. But we all know that everything God does is always right,
 90 we must make the best of 1t. While we toll on in Gods sight.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.
MORE STATE ROAD WORK.

At special town meeting held on Saturday afternoon at the Town hall, it was voted unanimously to build 8 new piece of road from near the Burnt Barn place out to the Goat lot bridge on the main road to Waterbury. This will be an easy road from Charcoal avenue to Waterbury.
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EASTON.
GRANGE NOTES.

The officers of the Grange will be in- stalled at the next regular meeting, February 13, by Frank Blakeman Ol StratfOrd.
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At the Methodist church on Sunday morning Rev Newton Wright preached an excellent sermon from Isaiah 42: 4.
 The singing school, taught every and very successful.
 James w. Beers has bought farm in Prospect and has moved his family there.
 MT and Mrs H. I. Harrison are soon to move to Terryville, where MT Har- risOn has purchased a small farm.
 Miss Etta Hamlin of SouthingtOn is the guest of her sister, Mrs William M. ShepardSOn.
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WEST REDDING-

CHICKEN PIE SUPPER.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Long Ridge Methodist church will give chicken pie supper in the parlors of
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GEORGETOWN.
A VALENTINE SOClABLE.

A Valentine sociable will be given under the auspices of the Village Im- provement society, at the Town hall, Wednesday evening, February IA. There will be sale of fancy work cake and coffee, also numerous attractions suitable for Valentine day. Admis- sion will be free.
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Harmony Grange will hold it's regu- lar meeting, Friday evening, February 9.
 Marshall Beach and others about town, are taking advantage of the ex- treme cold and are harvesting ice.
 Mrs F. B. Wheeler is visiting F. w Wheeler's.
 Mrs Arthur Curtiss who has been quite ill, is slowly recovering.
 Rev Arthur Smith of Danbury was a guest, last week Thursday, of MT and Mrs John w. Waterbury at East Village.
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BISHOP BREwsTER's VISIT.

Rt. Rev Chauncey Brewster expects to visit St Peters parish for confirm. ation, Tuesday, April 10. Tashua church in the morning, St Peters, Monroe at p. m., and Long Hill in the evening.
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PLATTSVILLE-

WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF MRS LACEY. BY FANNIE
 DOWNS.
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BROOKFIELD.

DEATH OF ELI DENIsON HAYES,-ONE OF THE LAST OF THE OLD SCHOOL OF AMERICAN WOOD ENGRAVERS.- FROM SPRINGFIELD (MAss.) REPUB- LICAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l,
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others may find relief as 1 have done Signed, F. A. MEANS. Subscribed and sworn to before me this l7th day of April, 1901.
 ALBERTS GIBBONEY,
 Notary Puhlic
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.THEuNvE|L|NG
At STATESV|LL[..E|
---------------.-.. .E lt4
Governor Glenn Addresses Large
Crowd at Confederate
Occasion.
PLANTED / e TREE f: IN GROUNDS I
Corporation Commission Changes
Freight Classification Oh
Mourning Goods.
PLANTED TREE IN GROUNDS
lsnecial ITO rhe Times. Dispatch

aRAEElGH, N. C.r May 11.-dovernor
Glenn returned this morning from States
wife. where he delivered the address for
the unwilling OF tho Confederate tnonu-
hlent presented by the Daughters OF the
Lonfedcracy there to the Ruebeh camp
bell Camp Of Veterans. The crowd, ne
says, was pronounced the largest that
over gathered In Statesvllle. The Gov
ernor !; says, too, that tho monument IS
one of tho most tasty and ornate ne ever
saw, being granite shaft capped OH
with q granite figure OF q private SOL
der, He also made an address 70 the
Eraded school children, and at the re-
Quest Of the superintendent planted win
Els own hands a tree IN, the # school
grounds. He did all the work hillse mise
state Auditor B. r. Dixon is back IRON
Tnrbor where he delivered a Memorial
Day address on 1.-THE Confederate Soidlers
and the Women OF the Confectionery FOL
lowing the exercises there was Major Dixon
says, one Of those old-time Edgeconne
county bartjecues conceded to be the best
in. the world. Owing to press Of bust
ness, Major Dixon finds that he must
cancel his engagement to deliver an ad-
dress at Marlboro, Randolph county to-
morrow.
n The Corporation Commission report that
they have made an order changing tho
freight Classification Of Grape and casket
cloth from third to fourth class, so that
there will be a reduction about three
cents a yard on the cost OF these fabrics.
The reduction Is on the proportion OF 81
to 60 cents on the 100 pounds.
3 Governor Glenn Is again In the regular
executive offices at the State Capitol to-
day. having vacated three weeks ago In
order that the apartments might be
thoroughly refinished and refurnished. In
Z his new environments now he has the
satisfaction Of feeling that the executive
offices are in thorough keeping with the
Industrial and social advancement OF the
State and will compare favorably with
other State executive offices Of which he
has visited
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TRADE CONDITIONS.
Events Of Week More Favorable
Than Otherwise, Report Says.

b asti5tif (By AssOclated -Pless.
NEW YORK, May 1L-Bradstreets
summary OF the state Of trade tomorrow
will say: 5a5f, III
While cooler weather has temporarily
Diet erred 7. retail Z sales 4 II light weight
fabrics ana perhaps has severely affect
ed fruits and early5Evege t. les, events OF
the week have Improved the great basic
conditions Growing grain Is in fine
shape; fall orders, except at few
points, continue to expand: the labor
situation is certainly more favorable;
manufacturing in all lines OF tho country
over Is active; new construction work
is OF marked proportions; demand for
material Is heavy; orders for steel rails
are large: the insurance situation Is
easier and SO arc money rates, while
collections, save at a few centres, tend
10 improve In fact, underlying conditions
could hardly be better
Cold weather with frosts OF varying
Intensity has retarded crop development,
Is reporte,e TO have done some damage
to fruits and vegetables, and may neces-
state some replanting OF cotton.
Business failures are small In nun1-
Der, being for the week ending May 10,
100 Against 1870 last week. 15S in the like
week OF 1906, POI In 1901, 1S2 IN 1908. and
1870 in 1902
Wheat, including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending May 10. are 2.149,062 bushels,
against a,104,74s last week,
Corn exports for the week are 1,573. 40
bushels. against 1o3S,Sl' last week.
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COTTON.

y NEW YORK, May l1-Below l present
my first crop report TOR the season or
1867. The inquiries | have made are
as follows:
e !. What percentage OF increase or de-
crease, as compared with last year, Will
Z be shown BY the cotton acreage In your
2. What is the state OF the labor supply
cultivation OF the crop? -,
10 these Inquiries have received 5,sS6
replies. the details OF which by States are
summarized below:
The average Increase III acreage, as
compared with last year, Is less IMAM !
per enthusiastically. $40 Of per cent
ivised figures published BY the, govern
ment In July 1905, the Indicated acreage
for this years crop is 27,252oOo. which is
the smallest acreage planted IN cotton
since 1901.
These figures are practically in har-
mony with Miss Giles. who estlnra ted the
acreage on the LIST Of May at 27,427.oH
acres. The percentages OF increase ana
Decreases-North Carolina, 0.3; South
Carolina, 0.6; Georgia. 10; Florida. e.;
Ala ama, IL; Louisiana. o5i Arkansas,
0,s: Virginia. SO; 49,.
Tennessee, SO; Indian Territory, IS;
Oklahoma, 81; Missouri 1870 "a
Average 09 per cent. increase.
These figures are submitted IT; for the IN,
i
made up with the most painstakng care
and reflect nccura tely existing conditions
rs seen by nearly six thousand people,
resident In the South. The pQstal-card
are open to the inspection OF any in
terested parties.
], myself believe that the result In
dictated approximates the facts and that
the facts taken in conjunction with what
is already known rs to the late start,
damage by frost and the consequent re-
planting already necessary over 2 large
portion OF the cotton be!t. strongly s W..
Inadequate to the worlds requirements
at present prices
The scarcity q lab or which Is ad ID,
BY T. per cent q my GoTrtespo nf re
planting. which is further heightened ny
an advance in the price of colt seed of
from d cents to SO cents bushel con
made necessary by the frost, The re-
sulting abandonment IN acreage will,
therefore, probably be greater than Usual
and the scarcity OF. labor will fear,
make almost impossible the careful Gul,
and unpropItious season.
Recognizing he ecomom I;,, problem
latent IN the rapidly lnGEeasMg Io p hnr
with which to cultivate the crop, J have
been for some time convinced that its
only solution was to be found In q per-
would compel an increased production.
But this belief does not mitigate my re-
sret at andlng the. South confronted. as
Il seems now to bo, by a. eompn,ratl y,
rms disaster, the magnitude OF which is
but syet little appreciated, Is attested by
the telegraphln reports which ! have pub
lished to-day. They are FAR too numerous
to be npocryphal. and the names OF the
parties making them haye been given for
veriacation BY those caring to attempt 1t.
The most serious aspect OF the ,sltua..
labor and Tie scarcity of seed the res
pinnting SO generally necessary will be
and the abandonment OF
acreage, therefore, probably more extern
sAN THEODORE II. PRICE.
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PLEA FOR PARDON.
Petition to Governor in Behalf Of
4 TIC, Bla ckley. Il.
Special to The Times ID ispa tcll.)

t&5 Especial to The Times-D'spafch.) rs
q RALEIGH. N. c., May 11.-Governor
Glenn heard to-day petitioners for the
pardon Of u. G. Backley, OF Louisburg,
who Is serving sentence Of six years on
the Wake roads for embezzling $4,000
from McAdoo and Company, OF st. Louis
Mo-, while selling horses for them here in
Raleigh. Blackleys defense was that he
was "a partneri.na the business and that
there was an understanding that he had
the right to reinyest the money In other
stock before settlement was made This
Is one OF, the principal grounds upon
which the pardon is urged
4 I, Among the delegation from Louisburs
that appeared before the Governor were
r. S. Spruill. T.Y, Beckett, j. a. Thomas.
Sheriff TeTnry, Albert Cook, Chief OF
Police B. W. Ballard. A lengthy petition
was presented and also letters from the
trial Judge and the solicitor asking that
the pardon be granted. Backley Is SON
ln-law OF Sheriff Ikerney, Of franklin
county The Governor deferred action.
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NEGRO MURDERER
CAPTURED At last.
Man Who Killed Conductor Wig
gins Has Confessed His
Henious Crime.
Special from a staff correspondent.l

Especial from Staff Correspondent B
SALISBURY, n. c.. May ll.--l1d. Davis,
alias John Black. colored, who on April
e9th shot and killed Conductor W, a..
Virgins OIL street car between Sails
bury and Spencer, WAS arrested to-day
q. Bellows Greek. Forsyth county, the
capture having been made by pr Il. Fulp,
OF Fulp, N. G.
The negro is now In jail at Winston
Salem. and has confessed the crime AT
first he stoutly protested his innocence,
but this afternoon he broke down and
told thef Winston officials how he killed
the conductor, shooting from outside the
car. rather than ride in a Jim Grow"
seat. g
The prisoner does not fill the deHcrip-
ton sent out by tho Rowan officers,
which, however, was Given on meager
information.
Davis will be brought to Salisbury for
trial Tomorrow by officers, who went to
Winston salem tonight to identity the
self confessed murderer, Rowan Superior
Court SIS now IN session, and Davis will
DO given 10 speedy trial. a. reward ofi
$3.50 will bs paid his captors.
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PRICES MOVE Up
UND|E..R|:.T0N|E GOOD I.
Operations, However, Appear to
Be in Hands Of Professionals
" or I1abitual Spectators.
INTEREST RATES DECLINE
Revival Of Rulnors Affecting Cop
per StocksProfit Taking
Continues.
(By Associated Prcss1

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE stock market
,nndc q further demonstration OF Its re-
operative vitality to-day IN the strlRlhs
advances effected In prices OF 4 large
number of important stocks. Tho curfenl
belief in the financial district continues
TO be that the operations which cause
these advances are largely III the hat'ds
Of professionals or habltual SPECTATORS
formed into market combinations ana
made up OF men of great wealth.. 5Col'l'l' ''
sion houses report that there IS sf',lil
Z evidence OF any widespread general IN
tercst in tho market. u q
Prices were pushed upward witflout !' ''e,
Ing selling orders sufficient in volume 70
overcome the upwnrd tendency. me u. tac e,
ton Of tho market, however, Indicates
digestion OF profits from time to time
IN tho course Of the advance. The prohn
underlying basis for the movement Is
The effective decline in interest "a tes This
was further evident to-day In the rates
for both call and time loans net
gain in cash BY the tanks OF upwards OF
100000 seems to be Indicated IN 70
morrow's bank statement
Some effect was caused by the arrival
nj The finnl stages OF the railroad rate
leg isatlon M the definite clearing up
of that matter Is expected to relieve inc
stock market OF some cause OF acpresSoii.
4 Rcports of crop damage by the cold
weather were ignored IN the stock mar
ket. An advance In the price of copper
Uns m incident of the day anu many
rumors were revived Of intended dividend
Increases and projects for consolidation
and financial reimbursement The occa-
sIonal irrcgularity caused by the con-
tInucd proft-taking was In evidence again
when the market closed. hut tho strong
undertone was not materially altered ana
In fact, seemed 10 gather force through
out the day.
Bonds were irregular; total sales par
value, so,7s0,0oo. United States old As de-
clned Is per cent. on call.
The total sales OF stocks to-day amount
ed to 1929, 400 shares.
NEW YORK, May 11.--Money on call
steady; highcnt, 3-i per cent: lowest
:1-4; ruling rate. 31-2; last loan, 33-4;
closing bid, 3 IL; offered at 4. Time loans
steady: ca days. % days and six months
bI51-4 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 51-4G5 81 per
cent. Sterling exchange easier with nc-
tual business in bankers bills at
4s65nGf4s5.55 for demand. and at 4s2 20d7iSo.2 %
for sixty dny bills. Posted rates As: and
4s6 IL. Commercial bills, 4s17-s. Bar sill
yer. 6s7-s. Mexican dollars, 81.
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The Produce Market.

Business was decidedly more active on
the commission merchants Cary Street
block yesterday.
Receipts of country produce were larger
than any previous day OF tho week, and
the demand was decidedly pronounced.
The result was actual business all day.
Nearly every merchant on the block
cleared UP stock. and that at his own
figures. In fact, prices for vegetables
and all good fthings to cat, with few
exceptions, went up about 10 per cent.
Strawberries were the notable cxcep-
ton to the rule. These delicious pro-
ducts are now so plentiful there is prob
ably no such thing as an advance In
price any moro this season. GoS4 ber-
rles wholesaled yesterday in crate lots
at from five to eight cents per quart.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE cotton market
was less active to-day and ruled irregular
within n narrow range. The close was steady
at an advance OF point to u decline OF 5
$4,000 bales. The opening was steady at
unchanged prices to decline OF points in
response to somewhat disappointing cables
but there was q removal OF the covering aud
the opening prices worked up 70 not ad-
vance OF 2Gf points. led by tho old crop
months, Offerings increase on tho advance
and seemed to be for both long and short ac-
count. owing to the disposition to expect a
reaction after an advance OF about half a
cent a pound In prices and the Improved
weather over tho South. Temperatures were
higher and later reports from the districts
where frost was noted yesterday indicated that
damage had been comparatively light This
" early, and prices eased Off to net loss OF
abokt ?06 points with the new crop relatively
Easy and for sale BY houses with Southern
connections, Bul leaders seemed to be sup
final prices were at nearly the lowest. May
being the only month to show any net ad-
vance According to official reports Southern
spot markets were generally unchanged to
I points higher, although futures there closed
unchanged 10 points lower ana spot sales
Receipts at the ports to-day wers l.sda bales
against 1882 last week and 3?,6lt last year,
For the week 5000 bales against $1,000 last
week and 1882 last year. To'day's. receipts
at New Orleans ll60 bales against s,b4N last
year, and at Houston l,hll bales against S'53s
last year. N
Cotton futures opened nrm and closed
steady.
May ..,.."',',','Mli,ssss ia IT'S 1i,40
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had breaks. and the total s,les amounted
to about G5 900 pounds I'll. buyers were
eager for good stock. and as much OF
that kind was on the floors, the bidding
was very spirited At Ishe1ourne's Ware
house, which had tho laryest break Of
the day. 1874 was tho High price received.
This was on q pile owned BY n. 8. 5Lov-
Ing, Of Caroline counti. O.her piles sold
by Mr.. Loving brought s24 and SIS.
at stonewall WAREHOUSE where about
10000 pounds were sold at a good round
average, s3l was the high dollar pile.
.Crenshaw's recorded 80 as high mark,
and at Shockoc 500 was the top price.
The total sales for the week amounted
TO 225,00O pounds, and prices were salts
factory each day.
z The Indications are that the breaks
will be larger next week.