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tlW HA.VKN. QIRlSTMASi Mufflers for Men, Necker y chiefs for Ladies in Tsljjl black, navy, cream W-.- and choicest col- aAW l,rin 39. 50, $1. -vj t; s c: elerea in piu and color work, 12, 15 35 cents. Iniiiul Handkerchiefs-Lathes liciii sliielied pure llni'ii. li . each, .Of. hull ilo.cii ; .'ents each. $1. M liair dozen. Ladies' Silk Initial Hiinilki'ivliiets, full .,, heavy silk. line openwork let- tel's, tin' li rents em-li. Men s Mint iiuiiiu, ,t in iii;ilil Mini design ever offer-,(li-iiil-i 's 1 11 lniti.il. llu- correct st le hi l.-iier, i-i'iilt emli or $1 I" a ..,1 al M.-n ninl si. I,;ilf .li i.'ii. An At lik omier e tins costs $I-5C-A beau tiful lit tle affair for tlv muncv. V k''V th:; AS CCU Y kim 1, text 'I f r o 1 1 V; that o 1 vy . ', !l m) 7i U) to $7.00 for sil ver. M l , . N v. I VA' , 5 I 1 inpa! am t her si hive Iml 1 -, i spi-i.l.inu' 0 n:.e art' in nli'ins limn the expan isivi' enlUvion lit' Kiin-iiu-tal. ("lass, celluloid. it i y ' -ihhIm i llll-ll, I'll'. ( .'HSi'S, V IliiTi'M, ' Trn 1I1 ni Smoki'i- Si ts, J.irili Hrusli Sets, Taper Si'is, Jewel Trays , .'lie!: -an Jly begiu Welkins, Jl.ini ro.'.,-it liooks. tin- list. MALLEYNEECft(- COW. (1 AFEL AND TEMPLE STS., NEW UAVEN, TRADE - tun m -ni HYGIENIC C01; HE A Ilonith Drink. Nerve and Brain Food A Veiret !hle anil Cureal Compound ; con taint) all tl elements one's syatuin requires, i'rej.ui'oil by M. S. AYER, of Hoston. A Vegetarian lor many yearn. Prico, 20 Cents per Pound. Dlreot lnns. Prepare, the same as Coiloe, ns inK not More than two-tliiiuls as much tor name amount ot water, or one tabluspoontuj lor two larurH cups. Follow uie directions and you will use no Other For mile iy principal wholtmale and retail frrocara. S end 2a stamp lor book on"Ilet Uu lorm." M. S. AV.2B. 211 STATE STEEET, BOSTON. IN CARRIAGES AND WAGONS. H. W. WOODRUFF, Washinj;ton i Depot,- -Conn What is the Use of suffering, when Sj vcc.s wlil buy a battle of Renni e s PAIN-KILLING Maeic "It Vorks like a Charm" for Sore Throat, Cramps, Chol era Morbus, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, and Pains of all kinds. SOLD EVERYWHERE. Domestic Animals need KARVEI.IS CONDITION POWOEKS. - J. W. JOHNSON, BRIDGEPORT, REAL ESTATE, EfSUKANCE, LOANS. cmbroi- 1 . t ...1. . ... Ml v,:? wiiitu i. fR hand Sk 25 and Oil. NEWTOWN, CONN. BEE FEIDAY DECEMBER 22, 1893- CIRCULATION: JANUARY 1, 18S2, LAST WEEK. 610 3550 Litchfield County News. BETHLEHEM. A C1IAI WITH A LOCAL HOUSEMAN. Among the fanners 111 town who take sppi-lal Interest in raising horsea is Frank IStoughton of Carmcl Hill, who has seven horses on his farm. Almost every ot her man thinks he has the best horse in town, but Mr Stoughton possesses some good blooded stoek. lie has two good eolts of Quartermaster stoek, a breed with a good reputation. A promising yearling eolt by a son of Quartermaster, and of a Jefferson mare, he values high ly ; also a four-months-old eolt, out or a Highland Duke tuare. His stoek alsoin- eludes a live-year-old Duke mare, which he calls one of the best horses about. Mr IStoughton raises a few horses to sell, but raises them primarily because he likes horses and wouldn't farm it without them. "When you buy 'em," said Mr Stoughton, "Von don't always know what you get. 1 don't know as it is go ing to pay to raise horses in the future, as well as it has in the past. Horse-flesh is rather looking down. A first-class horse will bring perhaps as good a price as ever, but a cheap horse is cheap. When you get a good loader weighing from 1000 to 1200 pounds, you will have to pay for it." TlIK I SIC or SKl'AKATORS. The distinction of bringing the first milk separator into town belongs to M. H. Doolittle, w ho, like his neighbors, Mr Hill and Mr Stillson, has a De Lava! sep arator. Mr Doolittle bought his separa tor about a year ago. Mr Doolittle is en thusiastic over the separator. He says that he believes it increases the profit of his dairy. Another thing it ensures uni formity in the butter the year 'round. He believes it improves the quality of the butter. In line, he says he wouldn't be without a Del.aval separator. Mrs I). E. Doolittle was taken quite ser iously ill. last week Tuesday, but is bet ter now. About 30,000 gallons of cider has been made, this season, at the mill in Guilds Hollow. NEW MILFORU. MKUHYA1.I-. G. V. Squires is more than busy tbese days. In addition to the usual round of farm work, he is busy making ox bows and yokes. He has orders for about 20 ox yokes. Like many others, Mr Squires began stripping UU tobacco on Saturday, taking advantage of the tobacco storm l apt I'u. i. iseariisiey oi uanbury, an old resident of Huntington, has visited Gains Mallory. Capt Beardsley was an old resident here and took great pleasure in greeting his old friends. An old settler passed away, last week a horse belonging to Gaius Mallory. It was 2!) years old. LITCHFIELD. Sleighing continues good. The new buildings are all progres ii spite of the cold weather. Mi:g Hid 1 tor Duihe expects to move into his houe before Christmas. li. It Denegar s new house is pretty much closed in. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs F J. Stausebach, last Wednesday, and a daughter to Mr and Mrs L. D. De- Forest, last Thursday. I oru Harris is very sick with typhoid pneumonia. Frank Laire is recovering from his recent illness and is able to be out a little. Holiday toys are abundant in town and the youngsters are in hopes that Santa Claus will give them a double dose this season. fchabod. LANESVILLE. AT WOIIK AT THE TOBACCO. The farmers in this section have taken advantage of the recent damp weather and most of the tobacco is safely packed away. F. II. Warner finished stripping on Wednesday and he estimates his crop at about six tons. ROXBURY. AT THE FALLS. Superintendent Gilbert Williams of the garnet works has laid off all his min ers, seven in number, for the winter, as the weather was too severe on the hill to work at a profit for the company. He has stone enough mined out and under cover to keep the old mill running till spring opens. Mr Williams now drives his own team and does all the hauling and keeps two men in the mill crushing the stone and shipping it to East Wal pole, Mass., where it is manufactured Into sandpaper and emory wheels. Mr Williams has given the new factory on the hill a fresh coat of red paint and picked up all the loose timber and wood, getting every thing in good shape for winter. He is located in bis new home just south of the mill and is right at his work, and we presume feels quite at home as he owns a fine meadow on which he built his house and barn, with stablas for three horses, with hay overhead, wagon shed hen house, cow stable and other build ings to suit his taste. It looks quite like a village from a distance. OUT IN A BLIZZARD. J. 1 Blaize, an extensive real estate denier in Des Moines, Iowa., narrowly escaped one of the severest attacks of pneumonia while in the northern part of that state during a recent blizzard, says the Saturday Kevlew. Mr Blaize had occasion to drive several miles during the storm and was so thoroughly chilled that he was unable to get warm, and imide of an hour after his return he was threat ened with a severe case of pneumonia or lung fever. Mr Blaize sent to the near est drug store and got a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, of which he had often heard, and took a number of large doses. He says the effect was won derful and in a short time he was breath ing quite easily, lie kept on taking the medicine and the next day was able to come to Des Moinesi Mr Blaize regards his cure as simply wonderful. For sale by E. F. Hawley, Newtown, and S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook, In Fairfield County. HUNTINGTON. NON-RELIGIOUS TENDENCIES. There is a very marked change in the religious tendencies of the inhabitants in our back towns, to any one who will study their history carefully. On roads running out of IIu"ntington Center for two or three miles, 40 or 50 years ago nearly all of the 10 or 12 familes, along the road were regular church goers. But gradually one efter another of these families moved away, or died out, and their place is vacant or occupied by for eigners or others, who cure little or noth ing for church or church privileges. So that now on the average, not more than one in three of the families could be called regular attendants at church. In the death of Mrs Sarah A. Nichols, an other old homestead in the Center is left vacant, with no relatives to occupy it It is to be sincerely hoped that this house and lot, which has been occupied by Christians for a 100 years or more, may not, like so ninny others, fall into the hands of those who have no true inter est in the moral or spiritual welfare of the place. And we presume that Hunt ington is no exception 111 this respect to the general tendencies in these back towns. WHITE HILLS. There is another son at Clark Beards ley's. W'e offer congratulations to Mas- ter John Beardsley. The fourth church social will be held at the home of Mrs Beach Shelton, Tues day evening, January 0. It is expected that Mr Hoar of Ansonia will preach here, Sunday. There is to be no Christmas Lexercises, but the children will receive a Christmas present during the Sunday school session on Sunday. Mr Hall, who has lived in Ben French's tenement house, moved his family to An sonia, Monday. BRIDGEPORT- Mrs Sarah J. May, who had a stroke or paralysis last October, has moved in to the house with Miss Isabell Jones, 414 Sea View avenue, who is kindly car ing for her. Charles J. Hughes, of the Stratford granite woiks, has just erected a large granite monument in Mountain Grove cemetery, on the plot belonging to the family of the late George V. Kichardson The material is white granite and the design entirely different from anything before standing in the cemetery. There are two massive bases; on the second is cut the family names of Kichardson on one side and Hayes on another. On these stand a large die, highly polished and broken by heavy mouldings and carved wo k, the whole surmounted by a carved dome. It stands in a prominent position and is an ornament to the ceme tery and a credit to the designers and builders. MONROE. Mrs Goldsborough has been in New York having her eyes treated. Mrs Jane Sears has returned from a visit in Easton. A. Sinclair, Jr., has bought two cows. Charles J. Hughes ha3 recenly placed marble headstones at the graves of Jesse Jennines and his wife in the Elm street cemetery. The Horse. FAST TE0TTEES. 1 KItOM OCR Sl'ECIAl. CORRESPONDENT. Two good trotting horses make up a span of life. Redman C, the pacing stallion, died recently at Clinton, Mo. Flora Temple, 2.19 3-4, and Goldsmith Maid, 2.14, once queens of the trotting turf, had three foals each. Budd Doble thinks Arion can beat 2 04 next year, and we hope Budd will be in shape to help him do it. Blue Sign has entirely recovered from the injury he received in New York, last September, and is regularly driven. The pacing stallion, Creole, 2.15, by Prompter, dam Grace, by Buccaneer, has been sold to parties in Honolulu. Generally a community that raises good horses shows progress and intelli gence and will almost surely become prosperous. Breeding pedigrees without horses has had its day. Very true. It is likewise true that breeding horses without pedi gress has also had its day. Jack Curry declares that Alix can equal Nancy's record of 2.04 and says he has driven her quarters in 29 1-2 seconds and an eighth in 13 1-2 seconds. Alix, while at full speed, strides 21 feet. In order to raise horses in the best pos sible way you mu3t not only start right but end right. If a colt once becomes stunted or injured in any way it will rare ly recover frorn the effects and unless good care is taken it is comparatively easy to stunt a colt during its first win ter. Like George Wilkes, the stout-hearted Director proved great on the" turf and still greater in the stud. . Breeders who have the courage to wait, will reap a harvest. The horse was nev er more than now an idol of the public. The New York sales show the trotting horse market all right. The prices were not extravagant but men can breed them for what they brought. The winners don't come now-a-days from our big stables. The boy on the farm comes along with a colt or two and lugs off the better part of the purses. Small breeders are procuring better sires and many a cross-road's mongrel is being replaced by a really well-bred horse which will lead to the production of more good roadsters at the present time, quite scarce in all the breeding dis tricts. The smallest breeders will in -the fu ture make the most money, says the American Trotter. The roan who has hut a few select mares and breeds them to a first class stallion with natural speed and then develops every colt carefully J himself and trots the cream of the lot an- l"t 1, t, . ... . nually has little to fear. He will make money and plenty of it. , - , . . , . Ihere is one thing about the pacer that seems to be pretty well settled and that is that whatever may be his capacity for going fast there is no discount on his abil- si-.. -o s . 1 .v. f .j j " tuau any other on the turf. It is a singular fact that of the 30 or more 2.10 pacers only one is dead, Storm, 2 08 1-2, and of the others nearly all of them have aF- peared on the turf this year. Religious Topics. A MISSIONARY GATHERING. The following report of the eeml-an- nual convention of the Western branch of the woman's foreign missionary soci ety, wnich convened at Bridgeport late in uetooer, is printed by request. Al though late it will interest many. The business ot the day opened at 10.30 a. m with devotional exercises, followed by the reading of the minutes of the last aieeting, by Miss Richards of Birming ham. Then came reports from the aux- iaries. Mrs Thompson said there were 49 auxiliaries. A very large majority were unrepresented, either by secretary, delegate or letter. At least there was no response. 1 think 1 am not under stating when I say there were not more than a dozen responses to the call tor re ports. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND now any society can arrord to miss the enthusiasm and refreshment which would come to them from the conven tion, through the unreadiness of the del' egates. Some of the auxiliaries are do ing good work. Mrs Thompson thought Kirmingnam might be called the banner society. They have 126 members, raised 2;0 last year. They have a young ladies auxiliary, and as I heard about them it seemed to me it might be desir able for us to have one. I have in mind Mrs Edwards' nice class of young ladies The Y. L. A. fee is 81, Y. L. S.. 50e, Light banner society for children 25c little L. 15., lor babies 2oe. Some re ported small attendance at monthly meetiugs. (I'erhaps they are not as happy in their choice of president as we are.) In Cheshire one woman holds every offiee,that is, represents the society, because it seems to be impossible to get the ladies out to meeting. Some spoke highly of the use of mite boxes. Never had less than $1, generally more. The Meriden society decided to raise no MONEY BY SALES OR SUPrERS, but 38 members resolved to try and earn $1 each by individual effort and augment tneir account in that way. The rear! street church in New Haven also give no public entertainments, and had not raised as much on that account. Trinity church in New Haven also give no teas, but are doing well. They raised f2o0, and have about 100 members. Mrs Thompson told us that Essex was the first place where she organized a society, and the first place she was in the pulpit. then iouowed Mrs Thompson s report as district society of Western country. She had bad fears from the small amount reported that they might fall behind last year's, but there had been much work done, and an advance of 847, over last year. There had been $ 70 raised from mite boxes. Mrs Thompson suggested to us a way of raising money by holding up to our view some blocks of white muslin stamped with a star shaped de sign, having a center piece to be worked and all about were to be placed the NAMES OF ANY AVHO would pay 10 cent3 for the privilege a society couia nave as many or as few as they choose, the ladies to vote to dispose of it as they saw fit, when finished. The blocks can be obtained of Mrs Keeler of 978 North avenue, Bridge port. Mrs rveeier presented to us very beautifully, her ideas upon this subject, 'Uur interest is in the line of our invest ments, applying it to the missionary phase 01 the subject, whenever we are intending to make investments for world ly gain, we are led to inquire if the men wno represent tne Dusmess are men of integrity, of sound judgement and to be relied upon in every way. And as we are so interested in worldly matter' o should we be in this work of the Master, and as we inquire we shall find it all that could be desired, and that the flower of our vouth have ever been de voted to this cause, and not unworthily, for Our Lord and Master was himself the pioneer missionary, coming from ALL THE GLORY OF HEAVEN to this sin cursed world to endure shame and death that we might have life. Mrs Bissell then read a paper "Echoes from the branch annual meeting." The after noon exercises opened witn a prayer service. Mrs Thompson then introduced Miss Carr, who had been much in Aia and had helped the missionaries, be ing there at a time when they needed help. Her home is in Warren, R. I. She opened her address with a quotation from Ecclesiastes, "So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter, and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter." Had the writer w rit ten this just after a journey THROUGH FOREIGN LANDS ; it would be as true to-day as in days of old. It would be better never to : have been born than bora to such an inheri tance of oppression. One half has never been told. There is a wail going up all over the land from the women and child ren, who are ever crying out. The lot of the women of Japan is less burdensome than other nations, because she can. go out from home more and call on 'her friends, but she has no protection ; under the statutes of her country. Her posi tion is one of abject servility. A girl who had been to the school, sent for them to come to her. They found her bruised on one cheek and arm by a step brother beating her. They complained to the authorities. They said go to the police. What would we do? Suggest milder treatment. They could go any length in their punishment, only not to kill her, and if they didT they would be arrested. The position of a wife is that of an upper servant IN THE HOUSEHOLD, and she can be divorced at pleasure. The girls seen in tea houses are sold to a life of sin by their fathers, that he may have the money for some luxury, or per haps to buy a portion of land. The girls are first sent, to a school where they are taught to conduct themselves gracefully. The condition of the Korean woman is much more grievous. Their life is spent in one or two dismal rooms in the rear of her house, her lot is to wash and make her husband's clothes and to prepare his food. In speaking of China the speaker referred to the custom of foot binding. It is only about 250 years old. One wo man came to the doctor with two black ened stumps in her hand, all that was left of her feet and begged him to put them on again if possible. The ordina ry hospital of China is the street. It is a common sight to see a dead body on the street.. One day as she was riding in her chair she was lifted over a body. Again she saw two bodies JUST COVERED WITH coarse sacking, waiting to be' removed. Day after day she rode through the street with money in her lap to give to the poor miserable ones who waited for alms, but never dared give. One gentle man was nearly thrown over the bridge, chair and all, so great a number pressed upon him because he grave one beggar 10c. So it is not ttJs b rtl!eve sufler- ing upon the street, but it can be done through the missionary society. The "A LUC i,lu"!, w,UOW8 18 wrst of all. iiicj i5 aw vuts uay a woman cominffwitri two others. he ws .-i7K . They asked f ' - the trouble. Her husband di d t, fore. She rmit have her head bbuu-d as a mrn. InAthit no one may show her any respect, There is a belief that her husband's 'klV u"i.!?L 1 won? bat """-1 uuuuieua 01 years betore in some previous state of ex- istence. MKS t0misox there ixtkoducfd . . ,rom India." I'ler field of lahoVs Compore in the "girls high school," among the iiimasians. They have been designated as a people without a'country. rney are mixed peopie ot .English and Africans, and are looked down upon bv the pure blooded Africans. They call themselves Christians, and doing so. proved great stumbling blocks to our missionary workers, for the Africac want none of Christianity if they are christians. The school was opened at the earnest request of some parents, who were able to pay for the tuition of their girls. They numbered 1 00 scholars. At one time their building became so poor they could look up through the cracks in the roof. They knew they could not stay there through another rainy season, which was coming on. Finally they EXCHANGED WITH THE parent board for some land they had and put up a good strong building, one that would hold 150 girls, going in debt about SbOO. In relation to child mar riage, the English government has forbidden any girl under 12 being mar ried, but it still goes on. One time they missed a little girl who lived near the school. They went to the home and in quired for her. They said she was dead. Then they went to a neighbor's. She said the same. But they knew she was not dead, but that there had been a mid night marriage, and she had been carried away. Infanticide has been forbidden by law, but it goes on. One time there was a report that 200 children had been eaten by wild beasts. Upon inquiry into the matter they found that every one of those children were girls. The wild beasts of India seemed to have an antip athy for boys. TWO LITTLE GIRLS were once brought to our school. Their parents were very poor and that nienrn that those children lind always been hungry. One day shortly after they came to the school, one of the little girl", "lit 1 le Catherine," came into mv room, coming' up to me she said "Oh! Mi Harvey dear I love you." One could not help loving her. She seemed right away to nil such a large place in our hearts. One day she came to me and was not feeling well. She had a little fever, but I thought nothing of it. giv ing her some simple remedies. I had had a good deal of experience for one who was not a trained nurse, for you may know in a school of 100 girls there would be some ailing ones most of the time. When the doctor came he said we were treating her case all right, not thinking it serious. But she did not get better, and one morning when I went in to see her she had such a strange look on her face, I WAS VERY MUCH concerned about her, and when the doctor came I had him come right away to see her, and as he stood looking at her, his face grew so grave. Then he called me to one side and said, it is too late. Starvation has done its work. I ued to write to her mother every day. They had moved away for the father had got work awv from there. When she was worse I wrote her, but she wrote she was sick in bed herself and it would not be prudent for her to come, and she was so glad Catherine was with us where we could give her so much better care than they could. One day Catharine said to me, "Oh! Miss Harvey dear, if you would only take me in your room I am sure I would get well." But the doctor said no, I must have my rest. But she begged so hard tbey said take her in. She was too sick NOW TO BE WITH the other child, but that I must have someone to take care of her. I put her little bed by the side of mine, and she would moan and toss so I would put out. mv hand and sooth her till she slept. But before I could fall asleep myself I would hear that little moan and "Miss Harvey where is your hand?" Then I would soothe her again. One day slip said to me, "Miss Harvey dear will I never get well?" and I told her "No not here, but that she va going to be with Jesus." And she said "Will I never play with my sister any more?" and I told her "No not here." One day the doctor said "She w-ill not live long." I wrote her mother, and at night I wrote again that Catharine was dead. We have to hurry our dead away from us so in that country. We put her in a little plain coffin covered with cotton and gathered the few waxen flowers FROM THE GARDEN, and laid them by her, and the flowers were scarcely whiter than the little face in the midst of them. So we laid her away. A young lady then sang sweet ly for us, presumably something in accord with the thought of the day. The delegates were then called upon to respond with any item of interest. Your delegate responded immediately and after listening to a poem read by a Bridgeport member of an auxiliary, we came away as it was getting late and we had a long drive before us. M. C. Pratt, Delegate from Stepney. When Baby was sick, vre gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria THAT CURES n H. B. HITCHCOCK, SS . Siiriiigfleld, Mass. 3 H The fbllowtnsr wonderful testimonial Ml from Mr. H. B. Hitchcock, who was ship- f Hoping olerfc for the Powers Paper Co. for mt yrs., and who now resides at No. 100 rj HW& St., Springfield, Mass., proves that 53 DANA SARSiTABItU CO.: , L :S GENTXBMEN I am now years old, and nmtn Kil5 years ago I began to tailan Il-pne,fc tired Jteeltair would permeate my whole being. g- mml grew worse and worse, and as the years went by.Bws I? r employed in all seven Physicians tried a .noted SSSarsaparilla, but received no benefit. I had ter- PlriMe rieuUiche had to live on the moslnrg Msimple diet-my stomach was weak--? that it would retain only the lightest rood - EShad severe constipation. It was haruggj 15? work for me to rise from my bed. My nerves gwera prostrated to such a degree that ls Ooould not bear to be left alone inaroom it seemed fi j ESS, thousrh I should fiv, and I telt that I would SSj rather die than live, this was my condition uatjnj K8 November frucn I began taking . ''.M B DANA'S M m SAKSAPAItllXA H ga a last resort It helped me fro It helped me from the: inrHt. X nave kulku way im. y""'"' -;"-ri SJaHf anvlhlntf Mitten lifce a cnilii.M nrnt. x have taxen only xonr yuu.iss. i?l5anl am i-.i fact, eompli'tciy . a a-. s jf D 4.NA.'8 is thftonly medicine I would recommend. r I Jfor It cures nvh.i all . yther r,-. LJ HFS Yours verv truly, H. B. HITCHCOCK. 3 F'T Ko. IW Wafer St., Springfield, Maw. y D&na SaraapurMa Co., Belfast, y fflfflllHIffi ' TO THE WAGE EARNERS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. - Gentlemen, Greeting : For years and years we bave enjoyed your confidence an 1 have received a most liberal share ot your p rou ge. For all this we are duly grateful and to give yon abundant proot that we do appreciate past tavora that you bave so kindly bestowed on us, we have reduced the price ot every article ot merchandise in our store. We know that many of you are eilhei working on bal ,ime or at reduced pay and consequently are not receiving the income you were when times were good and we take this substantial way t haloing yon out when you most need it. You have helped us and now we are going to help you ; turn about Is fair play always. We have no old stoek that we want to sell. We are not overstocked and need money. We are not going out of business; our store is not to let. We have no bankrupt refuse to offer you at any price. We have nothing but good, clean goods of the very latest styles and this season's make. We make this reduction in price to help you out in buying your winter outfits just when you need them. We don't wait until the season is halt over and then offer j ou tail ends, but now, just at the very opening of winter, we offer you our entire stock of TRUNKS, BAGS AND E0BES, At a Liberal Discount from Regular Prices. READ WHAT THE BRIDGEPORT PAPERS AXD THE NEWTOWN BEE SAY OF US. From Daily Stanrturil, Wminei December li, ls'.ii. ilay Evening, A CASE OF GENEROSITY. A Local Clothing House Shows a Most Thoug'at ful and Liberal Spirit. Meigs & Co., clothiers of this city, who have tor years enjoyeii liberal patronage lrom wage earners all over Southern Connecticut, and never lost their confidence, are now go ing to turn around and show the wage earners that they fully appreciate past favors This firm will close their store all day to. morrow, Thursday, tor a general reduction ot prices all over the store. Every article of merchandise in the store will be reduced in price (except E. & W. collars and cuffs and their Columbia white laundered shirts). The sale is to be called a Concession Sale, which means that the firm is going to divide profits, and they emphatically state that the wage earners shall have the biggest halt. Almost all working people are now work ing on halt time or reduced pay, and at usual prices could not afford to buy their regular supply ot Winter Clothing, but now that the opportunity is offered them to buy wearing apparel at reduced prices, and just at the opening of the winter, they will be only too glad to take apvantage ot this firm's liberal policy. The sale will open Friday morning and the firm will offer $1000 to the person who can find one article (except E. & W. collars and cuffs and their Columbia white shirts) that has not been reduced in price. This is a broad statement, but Meigs & Co. never do anything by halves, and they will back up their statement with the cash. This firm is famous for its truthful and reliable advertis ing. From Newtown Bee, Friday, December S,lS:i3. LIBERALITY THAT'S SURE TO BE REWARDED. Meigs & Company's Generous Offer, The door of Meigs & Co.'s store were closed all day yesterday, but a representative of this OUK CONCESSION SALE Is what we call it and coming as it does at the very opening of winter is going to be of vital interest to every wage earner In this vicinity. The rich, as well as the more humble folks, will be glad to take advantage ot our generosity, as ready money is none too plenty with anybody this tall. READ SOME 0E THESE PRICES. Men's Winter Suits, $7-25, 7.90, 9-60, 10.80, 12.50, 13.50, 15-90, 16-50, 18. Men's Winter Overcoats, $4.13, 7.25, 9, 10 80, 13-50, 15, 18, 23.50, 26.50 Men's Winter Ulsters, $5.50, 7.25, 8.70, 9 60, 10 80, 13.50, 16-50, 18, 22-25, 25. Men's Winter Pants, $1-33, 1-85, 219, 2.60, 3, 3-20, 3.62, 4-60-Boys' Winter Suits, four to 15 years, SI 87, 219, 2 62, 2.88, 3-13, 3.62, 3 88, 4-13-Boys' Winter Suits, 13 to 18 years, $4.13, 6 90, 7.90, 8 90, 10 80- Boys' Winter Overcoats and Ulsters, four to 15 years, $1.85. 2.19, 2.62, 3.13, 3 62, 4.13, 5-90, 6 90. Boys' winter Overcoats and Ulsters, $4.13, 5.90, 6 90, 8-90, 9 60, 10-80-Boys' Odd Pants, 21c, 32c, 42c, 63e, 89c Sizes 4 to 15. Boys' Long Odd Pants, 89c, 1-25, 1.85, 2.19- Hats, Caps, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Cardigan Jackets, Neckwear. - ETery thing In Our Store Reduced In Price. The sale is not for a day or a week, but will last until every wage earner in Southern Connecticut has secured his full supply of cold weather necessities. SPE0LA We ofler $1000-to the person who can find one article of merchandise, except E. & W. collars and cuffs aud our Columbia . white laundered shirt?, inside the fourwalls of our store that has not been renuced in price. . Makers-and Retailers of Good Clothing for Men and Boys, and the Lar gest Distributers of Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Trunks in Southern Connecticut. 327 MAIN STREET, CORNER BANK STEEET, frRTTWTI wom paper was admitted and saw an interesting and unusual procedure. In view of the bard winter in which many wage earners rind them selves, the firm went through its entire stock ot Clothing, Hats, Trunks and Furnishings (ercept K. & W. collars and cuflV, and their Columbia white laundered shirts) marking down everything for what they call a Conces sion Sale. There is no old stock to clean out, no overstock and no bankrupt refuse to dis pose of It is a tine display of winter goods and the mark down is a piece otenterprise on the part ot Meig's ,"c Co., as a proof ot its most cordial relations with wage earners, from whom a liberal share ot its patronage has come. This Concession Sale will commence to-day, Friday, and will continue indefinitely. The opportunity to secure bargaius is rare. This firm will give $1000 to the person who can find one article ot merchandise in the tore (ex cept E. & W. collars and cuffs, and their Co lumbia white laundered shirts) that has not been marked down. From Daily Pot, Wednesday cmberO, lMtl. Evening, De- A GENEROUS ACT. A Local Clothing Earners. Eou?e To Benefit tlie Vge MefK Co., one of our most reliable cloth-' ing houses, have alwais enjoyed the t-otifl deuce oi, and received a liberal patronage ; lrom wage earners all over Southern Con- j necticut, and now that folks are working on; half time and reduced pay, this firm takes a highly commendable way of showing their i appreciation ot past favors when times were i good, by closing their store all day to mor- j row, Thursday, tor a general and systematic j reduction in prices. The sale will be. called a i Concession Sale, meaning that they are to concede the largest share ot their profits to the wage earners. They say that every arti cle ot merchandise inside the four walls ot their store (except E. & W. collars and cuffs, ami their celebrated Columbia white launder ed shin-) will be reduced in price. This ill no doubt be appreciated by every body, as the majority of people have not yet laid in their supply of winter clothing. The well-to-do people will be just as anxious to - - take advantage of Meigs & Co.'s generosity as the more humble folks, because ready mon ey is none too tree with anybody, this fall. The sale opens Friday morning, and the firm oiler f,-ri to the person who can find one ar ticle v. r,t E.& W. collars and cuffs, and ; their C . .aibia white laundered shirts that ' has not been reduced in price. This statement, coining as it does from a ; very reliable firm, will without doubt be be- ', lieved by people ot all classes. Almost ev . erybody knows Meig A Co. From Morn in ( : Cnlor., Thursday, December lSvi. LIBERAL DEALINGS WITH WAGE EARNERS. By Meigs & Co., Clothiers, of tii City. All day to day the store ol Mrig-J C)- will be closed for a revision and reduction ot pri ces In every department of their luisin is. Meigs & Co. have always bei-n ir close sympathy with wage earner and hi ve al ways had a generous t-harc of their tra le. and the lirni want to show th wage earne -a that they lee! grateful for past favors, and to tak this most substantial way of showing it. Wage trni-rs all mvr are either working at reduced pay or on hs It time, and cc-nse-lUently tln-ir income is less than It ni hen times were good. Meigs A Co. projiose to help these wage earners buy their win :er out tils, and iil reduce the price ol every article of merchandise in their store (except "A. & W. collars and cuffs, and their ColurnbU white laundered shirts) for the wage earnenf tene 11 1. The rich, as well as the poor, will map at the chance to buy good, clean goods. i-uci mm Meigs A Co. carry, at reduced price jur t at the very opening ot winter. tli0 will be given to the person who can find one article of merchandise in their store, (except E. A W. collars and cuffs, and their Columbia white shirts) that has not been re duced in price. We predict that Meigs A Co.'s store will be crowded to the doors with eager purchasers. The firm lias secured extra salesmen to help serve people quickly and Intelligently. - a