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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-03
Great Meeting at Standard.

p; me me Mihers Mass Meeting and
flthic ut Standard last Snnd.u
was lhe most successful affair cf
the KIND ever held in the K.nant
raiiey The miners and tha;r
families enjoyed a grand dav;s
outing and came from all sect;ons
Vi rant Creek. One of ~
features of the occasion being The
presence OF nearly four bu5drad
women and children. The nicn;o
and social part of tho nraas nc
I',i %.is @ lueal and thoroughly enioved
ny every one present.
me Mass Meeting was called to
oruer at the appointed time nv
ArIhur Adkins, the chairman ~
inti III oduced District Secretary Rem
i. Nori1s who made nIe.sino
and Instructive addrass atnS
ureM , 1orth much applause and he
received the undivided attention.
VI Ine enormous audience.
blStrict President Davis fol1o,,
,ir: Horrls with an inspiring and
.osIcal speech. The speaker want
mo details and discussed tba
mining situation of the STATE .nS
r,iniwi r,iHi. III "a mastery manner ex-
Pla!ning local conditions in a way
u hicl showed that he is thoronph.
y cohFersant with all the dets;1.
W 'he movement. He bro,,-.Lt
Hut many points which were biSb
> ii's s'rucuve to the men and an
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working under our joint agreement.
The Importance of being members
OF our organization, and the i'm
portance of paying their dues when
they are. members, to assist in
Spreadingi:tour organization to
otfer sections is plain to all who
desire the successor the movement.
Let us all pull together with
renewed energy to place our
membership in this Valley where
1T should be, and show to the
National officials and the miners
north of the Ohio river that we
appreciate what the Organization
has done for us, and that we stand
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Inspiring Influence
Of LAb0Y's s HOLIDAY
w hat the Organized Toilers Have Accom-
p1shed for Humanity in the PAST West
Vlrglnlans Demand Justice and Freedom
from Dornineering Guard Rule in Future
BY BEN DAVIS, President West Virginia Miners

When Labor Day was first
lcgalized and made Il holiday it
was by and through the legislative
branches OF our government in
respond to the united demands of
organized labor, and was the first
step taken to recognize the in
duStrial question aS of equal i'm
purtancu to all other questions
affecting the welfare OF our people
and the peace and tranquility OF
our country.
This day was set aside for the
discussion of the Labor Problem.
to explain to all classes Of people
why there is such Il problem. 1t
was set aside Ill order that all
classes of people. regardless Of
creed, color or nationality might
meet upon the public rostum for
the purpose Of exchanging iGeas
and to bring about Il solution of
the many evils from which we
suffer under the present indus
trial system.
In West Virginia there are
many questions which we. as labor
ing people believe should De forcib-
ly presented to the American
people today. We condemn, and
all law abiding citizens, if honest,
must condemn the system of pre-
hitting ''guardS and detectives.
who are employed by large cor
poIations i'll this state. TO intimi-
date the men who toll and pre-
vent them from meeting upon the
public highways or other places
for the purpose of exchanging their
views and applying for redress for
the wrongs imposed upon them.
The men who act i'll the capacity
of ''SuardS'' and detectives for
these corporations apparently
exercise the same authority as the
regularly elected conServatorS OF
the peace. The laboring men and
trades uuiCmiStS have no fault to
find with amy corporation who en-
ploy these m"n. providing they
do so i'll Il legal ana lawful manner.
to protect their property. and III
TACT We encourage such employ
ment. but we believe that all men
acting i'll the capacity OF guards
detectives or miSSioned rail
road police should be placed under
bond the same as peace officers.
in order to guard against the
abuse OF their power and. to make
them aneni:,hle to the law for
their acts. and should in all cases
be reputable citizens and taxpay-
crS in the state of West Virginia.
To give AN idea Of the labor
legislation which has been thought
out ly the trade unioniSts would
require unlimited space. but the
. following viii serve to show 4 few
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OF the reforms inaueurated: The
protection of the eti.ployee from
dangerous machincry; the aboli-
tion OF child labor in some states:
inspectors for coal mines and fac.
tories; shorter workday in MANY
trades; better ventilation in mines
and workshops; acknowledgment
on coal mine tippclS; making it
obligatory OH coal companies to
nave two outlets to mines: and
better mining laws in general.
giving the mining departments the
power to close mines that are
dangerous to lives and health of
the men.
Some of the above reforms are
not i'll force in all states. but the
agitation still goes on and will
continue until they are made uni
Versal. The workers of the state
OF West Virginia demand an
Employer Liability Law: we de-
mand that guards. private
detectives and commissioned rail
road police be put under bond.
the same as regularly elected CON
ScrVatorS of the peace: we demand
the abolishment of the practice of
corporations i'll bringing armed
forces INTO. our state from other
states during labor troubles: we
demand that the penalties for
VOCATION "i the mining laws be
more stringent: we demand com
plisory education: we favor the
anti injunction bill as advocated
by the American Federation of
OF Labor, and we stand for no one
political party in this country. but
we call upon the workers of our
common country TO stand faith
fully by their friends. oppose and
defeat our enemies regardless of
the party
Never before in the history of
the country will there be greater
Interest displayed in the ranks of
labor on than Monday. Sept. 9TH.
l"oS. Organized labor has begun
TO think. organized labor has asked
for remedial legislation in the past
and 1t has been refused them.
organized labor has now begun to
act, and as "A result we have
begun TO place men in the lepiS.
latlVc branches of our government
to look after labor'S interests. At
the coming election Intelligent
organized Labor will stand for the
men, not the party. Organized
labor asks for no favorS. 1t
wants no charity. 1t only asks
tor Justice This is all it wants.
Inns 1t * entitled to. and this it
must have.
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STATE FEDER-
ALTON OF LABOR
Is Making Rapid Progress Through
out the State Organizing and
Affiliating Local Unions of all
Crafts.

The West Virginia State Fedora
ton of Labor is making great
progress i'll its organization cam
paign throughout the state, ac-
cordlng to reports received by
President William Welch, of
Wheeling.
BY the time Of the next annual
convention. which is to be held at
Clarksburg i'll October. President
Welch belives that practically
every union in West Virginia will
be affiliated with the state feder
alton. and that the convention will
lie the greatest that the state feder-
alton has ever held.
Since the reorganization of the
state body, the federation has
doubled its strength in this state
and 1t Is still expanding rapidly.
AS soon as organizers of various
trades unions establish a union
anywhere. the federation men are
on hand with a proposition to Join
the state body. The advantages to
be gained are obvious. In union
there Is strength
The army OF special organizers
of different trades unions is said to
be meeting with success beyond
their anticipations, considering the
industrial depression. which
makes this an inopportune time
for organization work.
If your nnion is not affiliated
have 1t do SO at once.
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Iabor E'f' &oay celebration

local assessments that have been
expended in the eight hour fight.
it Is estimated. however, that such
expenditures aggregated $3.50. 600
during the three years. This is !,
grand total OF S4,513,97O
And yet the money was we'll
spent, aS nearly 10000 members
are working under much he,tn,.
conditions than fromcrly and have
some time to spend with their
families.
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DETECTIVE
Agency in California Following Out
the Fiendish Practices of that
Trouble Breeding Gang of Thugs.

The. arrest of Erred Nuckey.
vice president of Local Union No.
Al of the Western Federation of
Miners at RandSburg. Cal, by
private detectives on the charge of
conspiring to blow up the yellow
Aster gold mine. has developed
another case of detective chicanery
fuckey was arrested, it is said
on complaint of Mrs Alice Clark
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An.H n the grand economic scheme.
Lbnorjn% men OF Charleston. show
To- ih" people OF this city that You
n".Iryr You have Il reason for this
muual celebration. Impress them
with the conviction that YOU are
entirely in earnest in leisure as Nou
@i" im th" work. and show to them
Do. |uur numbers ;lS 10y your man
n"r thai You have a great and
"",ar!r object in view. If You
"o these things You will amply
'-n'l ont the purpose of the Labor
uI1 celebration throughout this
country and on Monday, in this
".'}. MAX" the fitting, creditable
L.l magnificent showing that you
should.
he parade of the trades unions
...| lhe ceremonies following at the
" '-"HrH viii this year he held on
% .-'"tt"r. gTamdeI and more pre-
..r tact that one or two locals
1855" refused to assist in the
'f...ra'!"m. The industrial section
'. .1c parade Will be the greatest
.H 0" presentation of our in
...~'lIc> and business enterprises
l.. ever took place in our city.
' progressive business men
.'.. '"cu busy for weeks design
..- tHt arranging floats and this
'-.'' viii he worth travelling
.~ 81" Src.fsa,oi.... -
... .mradntmig form on Glen
Low sFt- and State streets.
@G>triaf section on Ciendenin
lowell streets where the floats
report AT 1880 to the chief
snail and the civic section viii
port at clock and
fn Alphabetical order OF
." street and the parade viii
..'' a' once. out Court to Kan.
." .t. mp kauawha to Capitol. out
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Cost OF Printers Eight-Hour Day

From the report of Secretary
Treasurer BIamwood we learn that
the cost to the members of the In
tcrnational Typographical Union
to secure the cight-hour day from
the opening of the contests up to
May :j1St, 1905, was ~. .l63-9'o-6i.
and this amount does not include
local funds or moneys derived from
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Union Man Nominated.

W. Il. Mahon. president of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employers, has been
nominated for Congress in Detroit.
Mich. District, by the Democrats
to make the race against Congress
man Denby.
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llsh the organization all over this
;.atc ., ana to place West Virginia
II, the poSltlon that it should oc.
cupS with the other coal producing
states of our nation.,,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-03

Capitoi to Washington. up
Washington to Broad out Broad
TO hanawha theuse to the Wig.
wan.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-03

Subscribe now for The Labor
Argus, Sl-OU per year in advance.
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y clear card is the crcdcntial of
Il true union man.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-03

lhe union label never appears
on the long ton.
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nder whose able leadership Mioer.
iahdl! increasing &c
"s Vi' greatest organizing campaign wes+
\glll and if retained at the the Co.,
years will thoroughly lis va 8" S"
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Southbury.
PICNIC ON GOES HILL.

PlCNlC LIN COE'S HILL.
 The young folks of Southbury, and older ones too, had fine picnic on Goes Hill, back of Henry B. Russell's s house. Thursday, August l3, from Il to 5 o'clock. The day was hot but breezy and the expected thunderstorm did not come. A hundred happy people seemed to feel the attractions of the cedar trees and the shade, to say nothing of the ice cream, lemonade and other dainties. Best of all was the pleasant fellowship of which there was no lack. It does people good to get together and eat, to throw aside care for a little while, look in each others faces, and smile at a poor joke. Quite a number of persons from Kettletown were pres ent and some from South Britain. There were games and two swings and the boys and men played baseball at the foot of the hill. All seemed to be harmonious and happy and heartily thankful to the ladies. who had provid- ed for the occasion so literally and successfully. It was suggested that all who partook of the picnic ought to at tend church and Sunday school regular iy for their own good, as well as for that of others.
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WHY JAMES LEE GOT WELL

Everybody in Zanesville, O., knows Mrs Mary Lee, of rural route 8. She writes: My husband, James Lee, firmly believes he owes his life to the use of Dr Kings New Discovery. His lungs were so severely affected that consumption seemed inevitable, when a friend recommended New Discovery. We tried it, and its use has restored him to perfecu health" Dr King s New Discovery is the King of throat and lung remedies. For coughs and colds it has no equal. The first dose gives relief. Try it! Sold under guar antee at R. H. Beers & Co, Newtown Taylor, Curtis 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; Goulett, Stevenson H. W. Osborne, Easton; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Smith Brothers, Cornwall Bridge; Connery Brothers, George town; J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge G. F. Baker, Hawleyville; c. w. Hurl- burt & Co.,. Roxbury; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station e. w. Hatch, Bridge water; w. N. Noble, New Milford; E. H. Beardsley, New Preston ;Cogswell & Wettereau. Washington Depot; Harry
 Brown, Southbury; c. P. Williams,
 South Britain; Perkins Brothers, War ren w. N. Hurd, Long Hill druggists.
 Soc and SLIGO. Trial bottle free. '
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Roxbury.
NEWS HEREABOUTS.

The event of the week was the Sun day school picnic on the lawn of Miss Frances Barnes, Tuesday.
 John Humphrey of Belmont, Mass. arrived in town, Saturday, August b and will spend number of weeks al W. D. Humphreys.
 G. N. Hurlburt and wife entertained an automobile party from New Haven, last Sunday.
 Alice Merwin visited her dauhgtel in Waterbury, last week.
 Mrs Myron Thomas entertained MT and Mrs Walter Thomas from Green Mountain, Ia., last week.
 Mrs Jennie Thomas of New Haven visited in town recently. '1..
 Col A. L. Hodge, Mrs Pons and Mrs Arthur Johnson spent night at Stony Creek, the past week. -
 The Congregational Sunday school held a picnic at Lake Waramaug, last Wednesday, and report very enjoy able time. --.-.
 Myron Thomas and Mabel Thomas are enjoying trip to Vermont, this week.
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TOWN TOPICS. IN THE JUSTICE COURT.
E. c. BEVANS ARRESTED FOR
 NCN-SUPPORT.

Edward c. Bevans was brought be- fore Justice P. Ii. Mccarthy, Tuesday, on a charge of non-supDort of wife and children. On May z he left home talk ing all the money, $7. all the family had on hand. On May P he returned home again, but soon departed. June 24 he came back and H. P. Boyson offered him work, but he soon left for parts unknown, returning two weeks ago. He was arrested on Sunday. His wife has been in the hospital at the expense of the town. On the stand he admitted he had served time in the states pris- on and 60 days in jail for getting mon- ey under false pretenses. Deputy Sheriff Johnson took him to the Bridgeport jail, Tuesday afternoon. Judge W. J. Beecher prosecuted for the state.
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Sherman.
NEIGHBORHOOD. NOTES.

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
 MT and Mrs Norman R. Mosher and their son and daughter, MT and Mrs Charles Mosher, spent one day recently in Danbury.
 Fred Myers, of Danbury, has beer spending week with his grandfather, Peter Myers.
 Mrs Harrison Burch and daughter spent last Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Larson, uf Gaylordsville. Peter Turner spent Friday night with William H. Worden.
 Joseph Plunket spent a few days with Mir and Mrs E. Roswell, recently.
 MT and Mrs. William H. Worden and
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August time, tells on the nerves. But that spiritless, no ambition feel ing can easily and quickly be altered by taking what is known by druggists everywhere as Dr Shoop's Restorative. Within AS hours after beginning to use the Restorative. improvement will be
 noticed. Of course, full health will immediately return. The gain, how ever, will surely follow. And best of all, you will realize and feel your strength and ambition as it is return ing. Outside influences depress first the "inside nerves' then the stomach, Heart and Kidneys will usually fail. Strengthen these failing nerves with Dr Shoop's Restorative and see how quickly health will be yours again. Sold by,all dealres.
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An entertainment to assist the Mems Literary club in furnishing to pupils of the High school subscriptions to the Newtown Library and in promoting several splendid projects for the im- provement of the town, will be given at the Town hall, September 4. The first part of the program will be made up of musical numbers and two vaude. vile sketches. The second part will consist of cantata entitled "Ye Old Folks Concert" given by the children. Further announcements will be made later.
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Southford.

Morning prayer, with sermon. will be held, Sunday next at Il a. m., in Southford Union Chapel. Mir Barnes of Ansonia will officiate. It is hoped that the people of Southford will avail themselves of these services.
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Tom J. Brannigan, representing the celebrated Peter Schuyler and Moon Spat cigars, has been calling on the trade in these parts accompanied by Fred H. Barnes. the well-known groc- cry salesman who has been introducing MT Bannigan to his extensive trade hereabouts. Mir Bannigan's native city is Utica, N. Y, the home of the Re- publican Vice Presidential candidate with whom he is well acquainted. He says that New York State will give an unprecedented majority for Taft and
 Sherman and that MT Sherman is an
 especially strong candidate.
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G. N. Clarke of Nichols IS sending out free samples of his celebrated Vegetable Liver Pills. People who are troubled with biliousness, constipation, indigestion, headache, dizziness, etc., should try them as they cure the above ailments where other pills only give temporary relief. See his advertise ment in another column.
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family were fishing at Squantz pond

 last week.
 Mir and Mrs Norman R. Mosher anc MT and Mrs Alpheus Durgy held pig con shoot at the home of their son and daughter, Mir and Mrs Charles E. Mosher, last Wednesday.
 The picnic at Spring Lake park was we'll attended, last Saturday.
 Mir and Mrs O. P. Pepper and daueh- ter spent last Sunday at Green pond.
 Lester Ingersoll and Leander Brow nell spent Sunday at Green pond.
 Herald Turner called on his cousin in Leach Hollow, last Sunday.
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The guests at Henry c. Johnson's had an unusually interesting ball game, last Saturday afternoon. As some of the members of the two hines were somewhat out of practice the score of the first game is withheld. Capt Vaughan says: "Our side beat Capt Maskiell's side ' to g." As MT Vaughan had not played in 27 years he certainly deserves great credit in that he made two runs.
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R. H. Beers & Co. are showing some snlendid values in summer oxfords for men and women. Mir Beers has always nrided himself in his shoe department, securing his stock from one of the best houses in New England, and has never had complaint.
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Take Kodal whenever you feel that YOU need it. That is the only time you need to take Kodol. Just when you need it; tben you will not be troubled with sour stomach, belching, gas on the stomach, etc. Sold by H R upf, Newtown.
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TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.

The epidemic of typhoid fever which visited this place, last year, taking several from our midst, seems to have broken out again this year. There are three now i'll with the disease, but they all seem to be gaining slowly. The sick ones are Thomas and William Sullivan and James Mullane.
 Rose Ethel Williams passed away Thursday morning, August 6 and was buried, Saturday morning, August &. Mir and Mrs F. J.. Williams desire to thank their many friends and neigh bors for their kindness to them in their bereavement.
 Evening prayer, Holy Baptism and sermon at 8 D. m., on Sunday next, at the Episcopal church, Southbury street, Rev George J. Sutherland oi Oxford will oficiate assisted by George L. Barnes, lay-reader of Christ church, Ansonia. All are most cordially invit- ed to be present. .@
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To my friends and neighbors I wish to extend my thanks for their kind
 ness in giving money and helping me to replace the cows that lost by lightning and I wish to thank those who worked so hard to collect the money. Respectfully, Henry Bark CT Read, Newtown. August IS, 1908.
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William Hawley, Miss Mamie Black man and Miss Fannie V. Daniels at- tended the musical and literary enter tainment given by Miss Agnes E.. Platt at South Britain, last Saturday evening.
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w. L. Mitchell attended church at the Congregational church, last Sunday morning and met many old friends here.
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"I suffered habitually from consti- patton. Doan's Regulets relieved and strengthened the bowels so that they have been regular ever since. "A. E. Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs Tex.
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Dr and Mrs F. ]. Gale expect to leave on Saturday for a stay of 10 days at Winchester, N. H. Master Gordon Gale, who has been passing the sum- mer with his grandparents there, will return home with them.
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Dr Gallup of Long Hill was in town, Tuesday, witness Tn the Bevans case on the trial in the justice court. He paid cali at The Bee office.
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W. L. Mitchell and family and F. W. Mitchell of New Haven were guests, last week, of Mir and Mrs c. Leroy Mitchell at Pootatuck.
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Franklyn Johnson has returned to his home in Bridgeport after a six weeks outing at H. N. Lattin's.
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Clara Mcdonald of Brooklyn is en- toying two weeks vacation with Mrs H. N, Latin,
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The school house in the Glen at San dy Hook is being improved by being newly painted outside and in.
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Oscar Pitzschler has been appointed a notary public by Gov Woodruff. s
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Reliable work in watch and clock re
 pairing at c. E. Riddiford's, New Mil ford. & '
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Dr and Mrs Adolph ana two sons from New York are spending few days with Mir and Mrs Thomas c. Bris- ton in Obtuse. ...
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COLD DRINKS.

Soda to be good must be cold. That is the kind we serve at ,English's drug store, Bethel.
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Frank Wright and family have been passing few days in Ridgefeld.
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Brooxiield-
H. B. HAWLEY BUYS THE ROB- ERT SMITH PLACE.

Henry B. Hawley. the real estate man, has bought the place of Mrs Rob- ert B. Smith in Obtuse district and Mrs Smith and daughter, Miss Henrietta B. Ruggles leave for Shelton on Thurs day where they will make their home.