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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Mrs Jos. Dixon and daughter Hazel,
spent Wednesday with Mrs Steinbach.
Harding Grow has been spending a
few days with friends at Salem.
Mr. Gamble has been confined to
the house with an attack of grippe
The grammar room in the Pleasant
Prairie school has been fitted out with
new single seats. The primary room
expects to be similarly supplied soon.
Guy Pedley has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. III. Grow.
Arthur Halle visited his mother at
Bristol Saturday evening.
Mr.. ]. Geer, and G. V. Ferriday,
nave been at the Powder Mill since
Friday, putting the corning mill into
operation.
Miss Julie Hockney, of Antioch is
spending the week with her sister.
Ed Barter made business trip to
Chicago Tuesday.
Superintendent Geo. Paterson and
MIR. Connable, made an official call at
the Powder Mill Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windish visited at DR..
Lowe s last week.
The Ladies Aid Society meets this
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Rock
well.
Miss Hazel Patterson of Milwaukee
spent a few days with her mother, Mrs
viii Maloney.
Prof. Ford visited over Sunday at
Somers.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Barter of Har-
ward, were at Fred Barter's the first
of the week.
Harry Grow and wife listed Joseph
Crow the first of the week.
Lois Jackman visited friends here
y first of the week.
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plans suggested for the organization of
the relief work, is patheticaily urgent
in its statement of the needs for en-
mediate action, and notwithstanding
that the recommendation of the exeeu-
tive committee was unanimously adopt
ed by the Federation Trades council
the subject will have to be taken up
and acted upon by the trades unions
before it can be put in practice. The
assessment involves a voluntary act to
be made obligatory upon the members
of union by vote of the union it
self. This, however, is believed to be
merely formality, as the assessment
will be voted by nearly all the unions
in the city. 1t is estimated that by
the plan proposed a fund of at least
$4,000 a month can be realized to car
ry on the relief work proposed. The
State Federation of Labor is favorably
impressed with the plan and it is proba-
BILE that it viii be recommended TO
other unions in the State.
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MORE FACTORY TALK
Many Factories Seeking Locations
Would Look In City's Advan.
tages if Given Chance
CANNING PLANT FOR FAR MERS

It seems that this is the time for the
factories seeking location and Mayor
German as we'll as the members Of the
Kenosha Commercial Association are
daily receiving letters from promoters
of industrial plants who would be glad
to consider Kenosha as a place for
locating plants. The latest arrival in
this line is a letter from 0. Press
prich and Company of New York
This company makes a business of To-
eating and building factories and the
company now has in hand the location
Of canning factory. Great things
are promised for the factory and it is
declared that no bonus of any kind
will be asked for the location Of the
plant. 1t is stated that the company
is simply seeking to secure the best
possible place for the plant. It is
claimed that the location of the plant
in Kenosha would result in from a
hundred to two hundred thousand dol
lars being paid out each year for fruits
and vegetables raised by farmers in the
neighborhood. 1t is argued that the To-
cation of such a plant would result in
q great increase in the value Of land
In the neighborhood as the canning
factory would furnish a market for
more fruits and vegetables than city
Of 100000 people.
The promoters of the industry simply
ask for the views of Kenosha people
.on the subject and if the people seem
to. be favorable to the project the mat
ter will be taken up by the promoters
later and agents sent to the city to take
up the matter with the farmers. The
one requisite for the canning factory
is for the farmers to agree to raise the
vegetables necessary to keep the factory
supplied with raw material. A picking
plant was opened in Kenosha some
years ago on a similar proposition but
it failed to be paying proposition and
was closed up after the second year.
However this is chance for the farm
iers and truck gardeners in the neigh
=borhood to get busy and give the matter
a careful consideration.
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SEEK MISSING MAN
Frank Thilke, Who Went to Montana,
Sought by Police

The police Of Kenosha have been
asked to make an effort to find some
trace Of Frank Thilke, aged SO years,
and formerly residing at 1856 Salem
Avenue, who is being eagerly sought
by the members Of his family. The
missing man went to Montana some
time ago to work for railway com
pany IN a round house at Missoula and
Tor two months the wife and family
have heard nothing from him. The
missing man has wife and six child
ren IN Kenosha and the members of
the family have asked Chief O'Rare
to take up search for the man. He
had always borne spotless reputation
and the members Of the family think
that 1T is possible that he has met
with some foul play far from home.
Chief O'Hare has taken the matter
up with the police department at the
Montana city.
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| OUR
I COUNTRY
!. CORRESPONDENCE.
SALEM
& u u &c & v V Is =; y; 10 % N Is ~ ~

SALEM
The ice men are busy getting ready
to fill their ice houses.
Men have oeen opening the roads
which have been blocked for weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Burdick have
moved to their son, Mr. A. w. Burdick.
The masquerade ball given here
Thursday night was well attended and
all reported a good time.
A number Of young people of Kenosha
attended the masquerade ball
Miss Gertie Clark was the lucky one
to carry off the first prize at the mas
querade
Mrs. 9, Glass has been visiting her
father in Chicago
A telegram was sent here to MI
A. w. Burdick announcing the death
of his uncle Mr. John T. Crowley of
Chicago Mr. Crowley was formerly a
resident Of this county, he was sixty six
years old and leaves a wife and five
children in Chicago and two sisters
here, Mrs. H. D. Burdick and Mrs. Geo.
Barhyte of Trevor, another sister, Mrs
p Quinn of Ohio and brother James
of Iowa. Mr. Crowley was highly es-
teemed by all who knew him and his
relatives and many friends are sorry
to know Of his death
Mrs. A. Marsh has been spending a
few days with her parents Mr. and
Mrs F. Smith.
1t is reported that Mr.. Schultz has
sold his hardware store to Mr. H. Gard
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Evans entertained
a sister last week.
Mrs Chas. Greogary is i'll with rbou-
matism
Mrs. Stocker is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. John HartneL visited
relatives and friends in Chicago the
last of the week.
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MANY CARS IDLE
Railway Co. Report Thousands of Cars
Waiting for Factories To Resume

waiting for Factories To Resume
Railroads of the United States and
Canada have 206,80O freight cars in
excess OF business demands, according
to statement that will be issued this
week by the car service committee of
the American Railway association.
Shortages exist on only a few roads,
the total number of additional cars
that could be used on these lines
amounting to IA. The figures are
compiled from reports made to the
committee by 1873 railroads.
Assunling the average value of car
TO be $500, equipment representing 1924
.08O0oO Of capital is lying idle on side
tracks. The surplus cars aggregate
nearly 10 per cent of all the cars owned
anl this country and Canada.
Since Oct, 30 there has been an un--
'prIecedented increase in the car surplus
reported. On that date the total surplus
was 1916 cars, while the shortages
amounted to 90,757 cars.
<#h The surplus increased on November
1880 12,20l cars, while the shortage
was reduced to 57028. On November
y, 4O,448 surplus cars were reported,
while the shortage amounted to only
1864. The number Of surplus cars
leaped to 1899 on December Il, the
total shortage declining to 1920.
The statement that is being issued
this week by the car service committee
shows conditions as they were on De.
cember "a. At the present time, ac-
cording to railroad officials, the surplus
IS probably even greater.
Figures prepared on January 2,
1907, by the car service committee
showed that at that time on seventy
four roads reporting there was sur
plus of 20,450 cars and shortage of
8o,113. On February 6, 1907, the sur
plus amounted to 8,709 cars, while the
summer months gradually increased
the surplus, but at no time were there
more than $4,000 excess cars.
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TO AID UNION MEN
State Federation Proposes To Raise
Fund for Men Ont of Work


The plans adopted by the Milwaukee
Federation Trades Council at the meet
ing Wednesday evening, on the recon-
mendation Of the executive committee
Of that body, provide for the workers
of that city who are out of employment
1t is proposed to create relief board,
to be made up of five delegates to the
Federation Trades Council, who are
to serve without compensation, and
hold meetings not less than once each
week. This board is empowered to
order an assessment upon every union
wage worker in the city who is earning
$l2 a week or under, of % cents a week,
the assessment to be increased upon
those earning greater amount, in pro
portion. They are to elect treasurer
who is to give a bond for the safe
keeping and disbursement of the funds
III the sum to be approved by the re
lief board.
Any union man out of work. and
who is in need Of help, is to make his
demand upon the business agent of his
respective craft, who will pass upon the
same, if he approves it will be placed
in the hands of the relief board who
will pass it over to the relief agent for
investigation, and if it receives his en-
dorsement, together with the ratification
Of the relief board, an order shall be
issued upon the treasurer of the relief
board for sum sufficient for the re-
lief Of the person so applying.
While the preamble that precedes the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23
SHOWS VAST GROWTH
Annual Report of Head Clerk Of
the N. W. A. of Great Inter.
est to the Members
NEARLY A MILLION MEMBERS

Head Clerk c. w Halves of the
Modern Woodmen has prepared stats
tics of the work of 1907 of the society
showing a total beneficial membership
December 81 of $4,000, carrying 81, $780,
688,000. There were 1909 camps in
good standing December 81, there hav-
ing been 159 local camps chartered
during November and December. The
net gain in beneficial membership dur
ing November and December was
1904, the net gain in insurance in
volved being $16,o36,50O
The issue of benefit certineate dur
ing November and December number
ed 27,761 and of this number 1905 was
for new camps and 26,156 for old camps.
During the two months there were
1850 adoptions, representing $15,79O.-
900 in insurance.
The woodmen have nearly a million
members, counting the social as well as
benefit members. The total Dec. 81
was 820.079 and in addition there. were
$4,000 benefit certificates outstanding,
adoptions on which had not been report
ed. If these were included, the society
would have started the new year with
a membership Of $4,000.
Illinois leads in the society mem
bership, and showed the largest net
gain during the last two months Of the
year. The States showing the largest
gains were as follows, the figures show
ing the net gain in members and the
net Oain in incurouco
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23
NEW BOOKS
List of Fiction and Nom Fiction as
the Library
New Books of Fiction.

New Books of Fiction.
Cabell, Calamity.
Couch, Major Vigoureux.
Crawford, Arethusa.
Crawford, Revelations of Inspector
Morgan.
Daskam, Domestic Adventures.
Davis, Victor of Salamis.
Deland, An Encore.
Fullerton, Grantley Manor
Hopper, Caybigan
James, Bachelor Betty
Lynde, Quickening.
Murfree, WindfalI
Ohnet, Ironmaster.
Ray, Ackroyd of the Faculty.
Richmond, With Juliet in England
Streckfuss, Lonely House
Stuart, Woman's Exchange of Simp-
kinsville.
Todd, Growth
Train, Mortmain.
Wiggin, Old Peabody Pew.
Wilkins, Fair Lavina.
New Books of NOn-FictiOn.
AS the Hague Ordains.
Beck, Art Principles in Portrait Pho
Biography.
Burrows, Discoveries in Crete.
Cadbury, Women s Work and Wages.
Cartwright, Isabella d Este.
Christie, Embroidery and Tapestry.
Cunynghame, Time and Clocks
Dnvina EIffi cioncu ond Po1iof
Fairlie, Local Government in Coun-
ties, Towns and Villages.
Fitz, Problems Of Babyhood
Ford, Few Remarks.
Fowler, Kings English.
Francke, German Ideals of To-day.
Gardner, Dukes and Poets in Ferraras
Gould, Book of the Pyrenees.
Griffis, Japanese Nation in Evolution.
Hall, Social Usages at Washington.
Hasluck, Basket Work
Henderson, Scotland Of To-day.
Holt, Life stories of undistinguished
Americans.
jackson, Persia past and present.
Kennard, Italian Romance Writers
Lambert, Romance of Missionary
Heroism.
Marshall, Cathedral Cities of France.
Mathews, Church and the Changing
order
Newcomb, Sidelights on Astronomy
Pfleiderer, Religion and Historic
Faiths.
Rowe, Practical Wood Carving.
Ryan, Living Wage.
Spargo, Socialism.
Spinney, Health Thought Self-con-
troll.
Steiner, On the Trail of the Immi-
grant
Van Dyke, Opal Sea.
Van Milligan, Constantinople.
Wallace, Long Labrador Trail
Wells, Future in America.
Yeats, Poetical Works.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23

The new camp record of the state
shows Texas in the lead, with twenty
four new camps; Virginia and Kentuc-
ky second with fourteen each; Oklaho-
ma with thirteen, Missouri with twelve,
North Dakota ten and Tennessee and
New York nine each
The only states not chartering new
camps during the two months were
Arizona, Utah, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Wyoming, Massachusetts and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
In all the growth Of the society
and the spread of it's jurisdiction as
shown by the records of the head
clerk are very gratifying to the mem
Der and something of revelation to
Wisconsin people who do not perhaps
fully appreciate the great territory in
which the NJ w. A. is represented and
the remarkable membership of the so
ciety.
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ARRESTED TN RACINE
Jacob Metten Taken on a Charge of
Petty Larceny Monday Night

Jacob Metten well known Ken0sha
man twenty three years of age was
arrested in Racine late Monday night
by Constable Truesdel of the town of
Somers on a charge of picking the
pocket of Thomas Dolan. The crime
was alleged to have taken place in a
Milwaukee Avenue saloon and Metten
took a car for Racine. The constable
had seen him jump the car and he fol-
lowed him to Racine and arrested him.
Metten at first strenuously denied hav-
ing taken any money from the other
man but when arraigned before Justiee
Donahue he pleaded guilty to a charge
of petty larceny and was fined dollar
and the cost of the action or in default
Of payment ten days in the county jail.
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The Kenosha Y. M. c. A. Basket
oall team got terrific drubbing at the
hands Of the Portage National Guard
team on Saturday evening the final
score being Ga to "a against the Keno
sha players. The Portage team is rated
as one Of the best in the West and the
kenosha boys were not discouraged by
the showing made in the game.
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DANA SOCIETY NOTICE

The DANA Society will give a Thea
ter and Dance at Columbia Hall, Sat
urday Evening, Jan. rs, 1908. Doors
open 1870. Admission Csc. Music by
Schmitt S. i-22
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Andrew Tschank, of Kenosha, will be
one OF the aspirants for the Office of
state factory inspector at the next ex-
animation which will be held this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23

The Bristol and Paris Congregation
al society will give their annual oyster
dinner on Friday Jan. oath at the
nome of Abram Gulick. Dinner
will be served at noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller of Racine
and Mrs. A. T, McCannery Of Wilmette,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Elsen Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23

The annual chicken pie dinner and
supper will be given by the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Bristol in the M.
W. A. Hall on Friday, Feb Z.
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SOUTH BRISTOL.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Powell entertain
ed company from Dakota last Wed
nesday.
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the syrup to eat on your pancakes. Re member we are the money saving store. 1.-The Long Hill Store, w. N. Hurd, Proprietor.
 Miss Sadie Hoyt of Bridgeport is spending a week at home with her parents.
 At the Leap Year ball at Hadley' s hall on Tuesday night there was a large attendance.
 Mrs Clark and Mrs Andrews of Bridgeport spent Wednesday with Mrs John Terrell.
 Mrs Ernest Sherman spent Wednes- day in Stepney.
 Mrs Frank w. Smith of Pawtucket. R. l.. who is visiting her mother, Mrs L. B. Goodnow, is sick with an attack of the grip.
 F. H. Coe of this place is the happy possessor of number of old almanacs. among them several Middlebrook's s. the oldest one dating 1906.
 Charles Goodnow attended the annu- al freman's ball in New Milford on Wednesday night. !.
 Mrs William H. Griffin of Brooklyn, N. r., is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs Peter Gabler.
 Mrs Sage, who has been quite alarm ingly i'll with pnuemonia, is somewhat improved. Her daughters, Mrs Hill of Lakewood, N. J., and Miss Amelia Sage of Philadelphia, are with her.
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telephone service on line 579. It is almost impossible to get service on it at any time.
 The Methodist church was closed, Sunday. A unanimous vote was passed granting Rev H. Q. Judd a vacation to attend the tooth anniversary of the Methodist church in Torrington, where he was formerly pastor. N
 Harry Saunders has gone to Torring- ton to live. He is missed in the Metho- dist church choir.
 The heavy rain. Sunday. cleared out the ice in the rivers, so there will be no ice harvested for some time.
 Mrs M. J. Scribner of Bedding, who has been quite seriously i'll at her home for the past two weeks with ton silitis, is gaining under the care of Dr Smith.
 Luther B. Seeley of Bedding, who has been quite ill with the grip, is gaining and able to be out.
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For Men and Women

This mark identifies the highest type of mems and women's shoes sold at $3.50. And though leather and labor are now more costly, we maintain the high standard which has made Zenith Shoes famous and which our label guarantees.
 Zenith Shoes for men and women are made of the finest quality mater ials by expert shoe makers, and have more hand-work in them than any other $3.50 shoes. They come in the latest styles, in all feathers, and in sizes which insure "a fit for every foot.
 Zenith Special Shoes are S44-a special high grade.
 We control Zenith Shoes exclu- ;ively and sell them in our new and enlarged shoe section :n our base ment SaleSroom.
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Quaker's Farms.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS AS THICK
 AS GRASSHOpPERS.

f1p
 Real estate agents are as thick as grasshoppers and the places are being sold fast The Flagg place is sold to a Mir Ames ard some of the household goods were enroute for the"e to-day. Four more places are being looked aft CT and may go any day.
 The Quaker's Farms school re-opened January 13, after three weeks va cation. The schoolhouse has been thoroughly repaired by G. W. Cables and & Son and David Wheeler & Sons.
 Elbeft Brewer, who left for Jackson vile, Florida, is spending few days at Charleston. s. c. He sent some very handsome post cards of that place.
 Mrs Samuel Hawkins has sold her fine flock of sheep to Twist Brothers of Monroe.
 Mrs Jane Williams moved from Char les A. Davis tenement to Mrs 0. E.. Brcwer's tenement, Monday.
 Leon Brewer of Derby spent Sunday with his parents, Mir and Mrs H. B. Brewer.
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Southbury.

Rev Wallace Nutting has gone to Maine to visit sick uncle.
 Mrs Benjamin Pierce has moved to Danbury.
 H. V. Peck is on the sick list. c. M. Perry visited his sister in Watertown.
 Dr Green is somewhat better. B. M. Futile is able to agaln resume business.
 Mrs Rainville is very poorly.
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LINONINE 
Cure Colds.

Even stubborn grip or bronchial coughs are subdued by this great medicine. Linonine is of the DO- ING kind. Does good to every one who gives it a trial. It has been demonstrated thousands of times that a cold cannot develop into pneumonia when Linonine is tak- en, unless the system has been pre- viously weakened by dope" cough cures. Beware of morphine rem edies, they undermine the vitality. Linonine is pure and entirely free of all habit. forming drugs. But it DOES things to colds.
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DRESS GOODS SALE.

Regular 17c dress goods, now 131c yard, at French s, lBethel.
 Attend French's Inventory Sale, Sat urday, at Bethel.
 HAMBURG EDGINGS, extra bargains at 5, 10, and 17c yard, worth from 10c to 25c yard, at French's, Bethel.
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thousands of miles in the last eight or nine years. and is driving two young horses.
 Sheriff George s. Banks took in Westport beach, Saturday, and caught a half bushel of long clans that would weigh three-quarters of pound apiece.
 MT Talmadge has large flock of choice breed of turkeys. He is selling some of the gobblers at large prices for breeders.
 There is lot of complaint about
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The NeWtoWn Bee.
 Newtown. Friday, January f, 1907.
OUR NEIGHBORs.
Plattsville.
HOYDEN'S HILL.

. < II
 AsEL. A. Jennings and Milton Hack cit were standing on ladder working at building, the round to the ladder broke, causing them to fall. .and sprained MT Jennings ankle, causing him to be laid up the most of last week.
 Mrs L. A. Jennings has visited Mrs Richard Knapp.
 Mrs Leroy Clark is improving from her recent illness.
 Walter Jennings attends the Green field Hill school.
 Milton Hackett and family, who have been living with his father-in- law, George Lover, has moved in the Albert Bulkley place.
 Mir and Mrs Eli Jennings and daugh- ter have spent several days with her parents in Bethel
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Peter Gabler, life long member of the Elks, received from friend in Boston. last week, fine Elk head mounted on mahogany shield. The gift is greatly appreciated by Mir Ga bier.
 Mrs George Mahoney of Bridgeport spent last week Thursday and Friday here, the gues. of Mir and Mrs Daniel Mahoney.
 Miss Anna LeBar has been spending a week here with her parents, Mir and Mrs J. l.. LeBar.
 Fancy solid packed tomatoes 10c per can. Our best seeded and seedless raisins, 13c per pound. Our old fash toned buckwheat flour makes fine pan cakes and cannot be beat; sold in any quantity you wish. We also have the prepared buckwheat in packages and
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Greenfield Hill.
DEERFIELD ITEMS.

Harry Nichols of Bridgeport has been visiting his grandparents; MT and Mrs Isaac Nichols.
 Mrs Elmer Bulkley and Mrs Arthur Bulkley of Greenfield and Mrs Albert Bulkley and son of Southport were recent guests of friends at New Ca naan.
 Charles Nichols and daughter have both been poorly with colds or grip.
 Miss Charlotte E. Bradley has enter tained Miss Elsie Sherwood and cous- in from Burr street.
 Linonine prevents pneumonia. x
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Bedding.

WHAT'S DOING HEREABOUTS.
 The milkmen are sending their milk to Bridgeport again.
 Dr Smith has sold his old faithful horse, Romeo, who has taken him
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Long Hill.
METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.

Saturday evening at 7.3O o'clock Messrs Smith and Patterson. the evan gelist and singer from California, who are now in Bridgeport, will conduct a service. They will also hold service for children and young people at 3 o'clock. Saturday afternoon. All, however. are cordially invited to at tend this. as well as the other services which will be held in the Methodist hall at Long Hill.