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join him in the adventure. The latter declined and went his way.
 Probably on account of being press ed with other engagements Highway Commissioner Macdonald has not yet been here to decide what shall be done towards correcting the mistake in grade made in building considerable section of the State road above the Ridge. The work at either side of this defective section has been finished and operations suspended for the present. No progress is apparent in the work preliminary to entering upon the con struction of the section of Ridge road below the Episcopal church corner and owing to the latenesS of the season 1t is not likely that this job will be got under way until spring.
 The football team of the Sanford School opened the season last week, playing two games on the home grounds. The first was with the Bethel Highs and resulted in a tie, neither side scoring. On Saturday the Sanfords met the Kent School team and were beaten by a score of 25 to Q. Last season the same team defeated them 53 to O., The Sanfords, are slight ly lighter than last year and miss the services of Casey Lem Sanford and Herman Smith.
 A serious relapse was suffered a few days ago by William C.. Sanford who until that time seemed to have made nearly a complete recovery from the attack of nervous prostration which laid him llp for several months last year. His present condition is slightly improved although he is still confined , to the house and subject to attacks of heart weakness.
 A husking bee and barn dance for the benefit of the Mark Twain library was held last Thursday evening at the barn of Mesker Jones in the Glen. It was an invitation affair at $1 a ticket and about 70 attended. Autumn leaves and flowers and jack o'lanterns com prised the decorations and gave pretty effect. Most of the guests ap- peared in costume dresses of the Con- tinental time predominating and these with the fashionable modern toilets and the floor setting produced a scene picturesquely charming. The prize for the best costume. big cake. went to the latter of Brooklyn. They per- sonated John Alden and Priscilla. The second prize, a big pumpkin pie, was awarded to Miss Eulah Knapp who wore a Continetal dress. The dances were mostly of the old fashioned sort. Virginia reel. Money Musk and the like. The entertainment netted $31.
 An outbuilding on the premises of Coley Rockwell was recently destroy ed by fire along with it's contents con sisting of farm implements and mum Der of valuable fittings belonging to portable steam sawmil1 owned by, MT. Rockwell. Building and contents were insured with the exception of these fittings. the loss on which is about $500
 M A. Kilbourne, who is connected with the Consolidated Gas Co. of New York, has arranged for the building of a bungalow in the Glen on a site which he supposed he owned. Now with the cellar not quite completed the claim is made that through some mistake he has located on property belonging to Meeker Jones. The matter, has not yet been thoroughly cleared up.
 Frank Favarau, the blacksmith at Greenbaun & Klein's shop is laid up with d severe injury of the knee cap which he received last Saturday from a fall in getting out of his buggy.
 All the candidates at the recent town election have complied with the law requiring that reports of expenditures be filed at the town clerks office.
 The new board of selectmen will not hold their first meeting until Saturday of next week.
 A dancing class is held Saturday mornings at the Sanford School for the pupils and a few outsiders.
 A young daughter of Captain Day of the Center is i'll with typhoid fever.
 Mrs. Lizzie Duncan has gone to Chi cago for a visit with relatives.