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NEWTOWN, CONN, BEE FK1DAI.MAI 11. 18B4. CIRCULATION: lAKDABT 1,1882, (.AST WEEK. 6101 3400 bear tell of a purchaser wanting to buy an imitation? Why do men who try to sell such, articles' speak of the act as "working them off? Simply because peo ple want the best, and it takes work and likewise deception to sell them the worst. This un pleasant experience may befall the housekeeper who determines to the new vegetable shortening. The healthfulness, flavor, and economy of this wonderful cook ing product has won for it the widest popularity, which in turn has attracted the attention of 1 msiness parasites who are ' ' work- ing otT imitations and coun terfeits. Forewarned is fore armed. Tie sure you get the only genuine vegetable shortening COTTOLENE. Holal In 3 ami 8 jo.md pall. Matlo only by K.FAIRBANK&CO., CHICAGO, (no rrodnce Exchange, New York 224 State St.. Boiton." , lirA(.ON.-i, CARRIAGES, SLEIGHS Anyone Y wlxhlnK to mirrliiiNfl any kluil ot a Ve. nlele will ilo well to mill on us ami t?ot low wt in K'i. Headquarter tor TopH, Cushions, Hiu'Vm, etc., tttu. I. G. BEERS A CO., New town, Conn. Litchfield County News. WASHINGTON. GOOD KOADS AND HOW TO GET THEM. The following interesting and able miner bv II. O. Averill. Worthy Master of Washington Grange, recently read be fore tii.it U range, is published in full at the solicitation of The hditor. lt ia as follows : Some writer has very truly said tnat ia iii iving over the roads in the country districts he could form a very true con- crption lot the t niigntenment, culture and rertuement of the inhabitants of each town throuch which he passed by a casual notice of the condition of the pub lic roul. If this writer should choose, as did our wortny lecturer neariy iwu yearn ago, tlie pleasant season of the year lor tim trip across tne country 10 lUMk-liir1 hill?, the teason when JNature has filled ,tie trees with fruit and paint ed the le;ive of t he forest with beautiful autumnal tint", if he is driving a sure footed horse that is accustomed to steep hilK made Mill steeper by a plentiful u p!y of huge "ciadle knolls," if he is accompanied by a companion whose fair face and swett voice ate a NEVER FAILING SOURCE OF HAPPINESS I JtTlwfil 9 N WW THE BEST PLACE TO GET YOUR JOB PRINTING DONE IS BT BUCKINGHAM & BREWER 90 Middle St., Bridgeport. llolh proprietor are practical printers ot M'vrtal yeart' ex pi'iienco anil nive their per gonal alKMition to all tut) work. XTOTICK Ti) TAXI'M EliS llavlnt? Ixmmi ap i pulnleil id NiKTceil the late Gt-orn II. Itot lord iimTiix Collector for the town ol Newtown 1 lierehv itlvu notice, that 1 am prepared to re celveall unpaid Taxes now due and 1 will nice all persons at tlie brick lmllilintf every Sutur ilay Iroin I to 3 o'clock p. to. until April 1, INK to reef I vi) the same. All Taxes remaining unpaid atler that date will positively he collected hy law with Charges. KOISKliT A. CI. A UK, Collector. Newtown, .lauuary 1, is'.fl. DAVENPORT ii O'HAEA, Attorneys and Couo aellora at Law- State street. Bridgeport. COUGH LI N lillON., Itridgoport. DEALERS IN FINE GOLD WALL PAPEE3, OIL TINTS, FRESCO BORDERS, DECORA TIONS. WINDOW SHADES, FIXTURES, ETC and soluce to him, if the trip is made un der such favr . hie circumstances when our country ronoN re all in their best condition, the conclusions us to our civilization might not be entirely un favotable to us. Hut if on the oilier hand, the trip were atteini ted during ihe -caon of the year when by mud our roads are not passable, "Not even Jack-ass-able," we would be .written down as brutal, ignorant anu barbarous. Taking our common roads then as a true index of our civilization, how will this country compare with foreign coun tries? I will quote from the report of the United Statt s Department of Agriculture in the year 1SSS. The commissioner says: "While our railway system has be come the most perfect in the world the common roads of the United States have been neglected and are inferior to those of any other civilized country in the world." Patrons, we are privileged, in being permitted to live in a country where liberty and freedom are the birthright of all, in a country whose material growth and prosperity is the wonder of the world. We are proud of our free schools and richly endowed universities and we are glad that our great railway system is the most perfect in the world, but to realize that OI K COMMON KOA 1)3 AUK INFERIOR lacs GO TO- Blackman's New Studio For Tour PHOTOGRAPHS. Special Inducements to out-ot-town patrons. 42 Main St.. - DANBUR7, CONN. INSURANCE ! Send ma a postal I will be pleased to call. FIRE, ACCIDENT LIFE. to those of any civilized country in the world should till us with shame and mortification. We look around us and note the great advance made during recent years in all lines of private and carporate business. Agriculture is coming to be studied as a science. Farmers are learning to know more of the nature of their farms, what elements are removed by their crops and what must be returned to keep their land fertile and make it more productive. They are learning that the use of im proved machinery reduces the cost of production and renders them better able to meet sharp competition. Railway officials have made an even closer study of their business and no outlay of money has -been .too great for then to make in their efforts to decrease the cost of carry ing freight and passengers. The results of. their study and experience are seen in grades reduced, curves straightened, iron rails replaced with steel, broken stone taking the place of rand as a bal last for their road beds and in improved rolling stock. That the improvement in the system of making and repairing our common roads has not kept pace with advances made In nearly every other line must be acknowledged by all. IT IS TKt'E that improved machinery has been in vented and is being generally adopted, which lessens the labor formerly expend ed in plowing and scraping, but it can hardly be said that the principle or sys tem has undergone any radical change. We have just as much mud, just as many ruts, just as steep hills and just as hard hubs as we ever had. The true principle of road making is just the same, whether the motive power is to be that wonderful invention the steam engine or that long suffering and abused animal,the noble horse. This be Ing the case we can safely look to the railroad track as the nearest approach to a perfect pattern for a road bed that the skill of man has yet devised. The ideal road then should have a hard and perfect ly smooth surface with no grades or short curves. To have such roads is, of course from the nature of things, out of the question, but we can at least approxi mately make them hard and smooth. Water is the greatest destroyer of roads, therefore no pains should be spared to keep it out by sluices, ditches and drains. Next to water nothing so damages a good earth road as heavily loaded wagons passing over them with narrow tires and with the hind wheels following the track made by those in front. GIVE US A LAW requiring all tliea on four wheeled vehi cles to be one inch wide for every 500 pounds of load,including weight of vehi cle and making it a misdemeanor to use wagons for carrying loads above "1000 Every dollars .worth Kole TCI C?"m mediately oe sucn an improvement in our roads as will astonish the natives. Ruts and hubs would soon cease to an noy us as every loaded wagon would act as a roller and make a smooth surface from which water would soon pass off without damage, leaving the roads dry and hard. I do not hesitate to say that the cost pf repairing roads under such usage would be reduced at least one half what it is now. 1 desire to call your attention for a moment to the subject "How to obtain good roads during the season of the year tney are oiocKaaea witn nuge has an INDEMNITY FUND Of drifts Of the beautiful enow." In years 7nn nnn n n j gone by when nearry every farmer own- $100,000. Sold, in denomma- ed two or more yoke of oxen it was the ;AfinnJ nn. ;,i0,0. custom for all to turn outT with men aDd lions 01 0IUU ana tOUU, interest, teams after every winter storm and break and principal payable in gold, out the roads without expense to the my, ni. j: v.i j--e,4.iv. towns but duriDg the past few years the rne most desirable investment ., rPnnrt.aZt the Reiect.menofonr town through which it passes. These toads are used by residents of outlying I towns to reach tb.8 city markets or rail way communications and the nature oi the traflic is such that the EXPENSE OF KEEPING THEM IN GOOD repair ia necessarily very large. IIow shall this expense be equitably propor tioned ? Can the tax payers in the town through which it is located be justly aiked to pay It all? Most certainly not. It should fall upon those who are bene fitted by the traffic. It is a maxim in the business world that bothor all par ties in a legitimate and honest transac tion are equally benefitted thereby. The city resident then who consumes the farmers produce is as truly benefit ted by these roads as the man who owns the team that travels it and so is every merchant and corporation he deals with. Directly or indirectly the railroad com panies are undoubtedly benefitted most of all, but as they pay only a state tax nothing can be expected from them. Taking all these things into considera tion is it not right that such main roads should be maintained at the expense of the state i I believe if the laws of our state relat ing to taxation were so changed that every dollar in the state, whether invested in real estate or in bonds or stock, should be located and made to pay its just pro portion of the public expense, such roads as I have described could be ma cadamized and KEPT IN FIRST CLASS KEPAIR by the state without any additional bur den in the way of an increased tax rate. The only objection 1 have ever heard offered by the state's building and main taining such improved roads is that it will build ud tne cities at tne expense oi tne country towns. Now I do not look at it in this light at all. I believe they would be of mutual benefit. They would with out question greatly enhance tne mar ket value of all real estate near them throughout this entire length. They would enable the farmer to carry his farm products to market at least en pense, secure his supplies and thereby save the commission of the middlemen This is according to Grange doctrine and it is a good business policy. European countries are practically unanimous in their policy of placing im portant roads under the direct manage ment of the general government and of paving the expense of construction and maintenance out of the general funds of the state. France, which is only about four times the size of New York, pays annually about 20,000,000 from its national treasury for public .roads. I have nl ways had a great deal of sympathy with the complaint that labor unions have made against the practice of utiliz ing penal labor in the manufacture of staple goods that are placed on the mar ket in compction with paid labor. That all convicts, whether serving their sen tence of 20 days in the county jail or 20 years in the state prison, should De re quired to labor sufficiently to reimburse the state for the expense of guarding them, clothing them and feeding them, i3 admitted by all. Would it not be to the advantage of all concerned if a steam stone crushing plant should be estab lished at the jails in the several counties and at the state prison, the statf to trans port the broken stone and furnish it free to towns that will use it in the construc tion of macadam roads? We all know that our very lives de pend upon the free circulation of blood through our veins and arteries. When we call a physician the first thing he does is to feel our pulse and if he finds it the least irregular he at once knows that there is trouble somewhere. "The common roads of the country are the veins and arteries through which flow the agricultural productions and the commercial supplies, which are the life blood of the nation." I appreciated and it is hoped that it was the earnest of a more plentiful shower, i WOODBURY. THE OLDEST HOUSE IN TOWN. The Quaker Sherman house on North Main street is the oldest house in town. It was built soon after 1700.' FOB A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION. It suggested that we have a real old, patriotic celebration on the approaching 4th of July. We second tne motion. There is home talent enough to make it a success, as Woodbury always does on sucn occasions. - DEATH OF MRS LUCRETIA M SHERMAN. Mrs Lucretia M. Sherman, widow of the late Joseph li. Sherman (son of "Quak er" IsaacSherman), died at her home east o ou Want Fine Furniture ! We keep it for Careful and Fastidious Buyers, and if you've an eye for the beautiful, if you've a mind for economy, you eannot fail to be pleased with our furniture- We hate it ia all etjlaa. the Hewest and Most Artistio of modern makes. Each pattern is tasteful, whethor plainly finished or ornate and elaborate in design. The designs axe original. They will please Ihe most -tidio us tastes . The Prices are Exceptionally Low. Just think, a S piece Antique Oik Chamber Suit, delivered and set up in your home, for only $20. This suit is swell made ud high Ij pol sihed. Also a Hiuisome 4t-inch French Bevel Plate Antique Oak Suit, $55, Hall Trees at $7, Writing Desks $6.50. Extension Tables $8.ParIor Suits. Sideboards, Chiffioners. PiUar Extern al on Tables, Bible Stands. Center Tables, Wardrobes, Hall Mirrors, Hat Sacks, Book Cases, Paper Racks, Work Baskets. Pictures. Easles, Plush Bockers. Easy Chairs, Seed and Kattaa Back ers, Sofas and Lounges, Carpets, Bugs, Pill.ws, Mattress Springs, Woven Wire Cots, CradUs, Children's High Chairs. Express Wagons. Wheel Barrows, Baby Carriages and Boekisg Horsea. -Mattresses Renovated. Upholstering and Caning done at Short Votice- -Cash or Credit.- TAYL0R& MC'GMN, 123. JhJlX ItJS -Goods Delivered and Set Up Free Of Cost.-' Branclies SANDY HOOK. day morning, that the following persons had on protession of faith, expressed 'a of Orenaug Rocksi'uesday night, May Ldesire to unite with the church, next 1. It is not known at what hour, as she lived alone. She had not been consid ered seriously ill. Her age" was 78. She leaves many friends to mourn her loss.. PATRONS, THE CIRCULATION OK THE LIFE BLOOD of the nation is irregular, it ia impeded, J. W. BRASIE, Washington Depot, Ct. Charles Crane, The Bethlehem Dry Goods Man, Bethlehem, Conn. Spring kooiIs now ready. Now Satlnes, (liiiKliaiim, Cambrics, ISatiste, Etc. New Wool (loodit In luti'Ht HprinK Hliailes. Jackets ami CnpuH. tifivt's Suits at lownst pri;t'H. S-i)i'op mu a poHtal card If in need ot spe cial kooiU. SVeterinary Surgeon, HEW.MILF0SD, .... C0SN Telephone, L. N. Jennings'. At Grand Central Hotel, Newtown, every Tuesday. FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS JAMES SEXTON & SON., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Will sell out their entire stock of MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES AtcoHt. The reason tor this sacrifice sale is the change the railroad will make In Bridge port, going through their present yard. ' INVESTMENTS. of the 8 per cent stock of the CUMBERLAND -BUILDING-LOAN - ASSOCIATION, is secured by $4 worth of im proved city real estate, and also when it IS sometimes almost stopped, but we are intelligent citizens and diagnose the case. We know that heroic treatment is necessary. A surgical operation must be performed. But the knive is in our hands and we know hosv to use it. Will we do it V ONE FARMERS' METHODS Ileuben Edwards of Tainter Hill is en caged iust now in laving 125 rods of ditch in a nine-acre pasture he is reclaim ing for meadow purposes. Mr Edwards believes in improvements and has spent many hundreds of dollars in this class of work. He has laid over 700 rods ot wall on his place and fully 700 of ditch. Dur ing tnis last year Mr n,awaras nas mar keted in Aneonia fully 1250 bushels of potatoes. Mr Edwards does not sell his milk, but raises calves. MrEdward3be' lieves there is money in farming, and that there was never a better opportunity for young men to engage in farming, when good farms are as cheap as they are to day. Speaking of improvements, Mr Ed wards is about to build 100 rods of barb ed wire fence. Mr Edwards says he doesn't sell milk or raise tobacco. He practices old-fashioned farming, and is satisfied with the results. THE LARGEST LANDHOLDER IN LITCH FIELD COUNTY. Washington has undoubtedly the larg est landholder in this county, Benjamin Seeley, who owns from 1300 to 1700 acres of land in this and adjoining towns. He has recently bought a strip of land of James Bunnell. Mr See'ey has a fine farm on Good Hill, Koxbury, another farm in the south part of Washington where he resides, and another farm on Carmel Hill. Not many men are capable of looking after so much real estate, but Mr Seeley seems to enjoy it. A FINE GRADE OF WORK. H. W. Woodruff has recently' sold a fine fancy carriage to Dr Ford and a spindle to George Buckingham of Kox bury. . He has recently shipped two bug gies to New Jersey and one to Bowling Green. Dwight Wilson of Washing ton nas recently oougnt a farm wagon of Mr Woodruff. The Norfolk Cream ery Co., has in use a large wagon for gathering cream, made by Mr Woodruff, who turns out a tine grade of carriage and wagon "work. " A BAD ACCIDENT. Fred Eckman, who isfemployed by II. W. Woodruff, met with quite a bad ac cident, recently. Aliea'vy box of axles rolled on to his leg. No bones were broken, but it lamed Mr Eckman so bad ly that he was obliged to give np work lor a week. R. W. Squires was laid up for a week with the measles. Coming as this sick ness did in the midst of planting time, it was not welcomed by Mr Squires... His Horace O. Curtiss still continues to improve in health. His many friends hope for a full recovery. Dr David it. Jiodger has been elected a member of the county and also of the state medical society. The gospel temperance meetiug in the Town hall, last week, was conducted by Kev Joseph A. Freeman of the First church. . Bridget Skelley, sister of M. F. Skelley of this town, died at Chippewa Falls, Wis., April 29. . Fred Wheeler lost a toe, last week, by being caught between a wagon wheel and a spring. A. r . Mitcneii and ramuy arrived in town, last week. His residence, the Minor cottage, is advertised for sale. Miss Carrie Bowles arrived home, last week, from her trip to New 1 ark. Mr and Mrs William Dawson and Mrs George Terrill are convalescing. Mrs Gillian wneeier or riartiord is vis iting at Kev J. L. K. WychofTs, N . M. Strong Is on the sick list. J W. Nichols cares for his store. Henry P. Strong and wife of New Britain visited at the old homestead, last week. Dr D.R.Rodger is health officer of the town under the new law. HOTCnKISSVILLE AND VICINITY. George F. Morris, the enterprising cash merchant, is offering bargains, this week, in opaque snades. The Hotchkissville baseball club de feated the Gunnery team of Washington after a lively contest by a score of 9 to 10, on the Gunnery grounds, Wednes day, May 2. The next game will be played on tne liotcnkissvule grounds, May 12, by the above teams. A close game is expected. The second nine ot the Uunnery defeat the second nine of Hotchkissville, (The Never Sneaks) on Saturday, the 5th, by a score of 18 to 2b on the home grounds J .' ice JJlark, who has been visiting at G. F. Morris' for the past two weeks, re turned to JNew Haven, on Monday last. William Draper has moved hi3 family to Naugatuck. Samuel Kussell will move into the house with Joseph Hague. t red Smith met with a serious acci dent on the ball ground, last Saturday Charles B. Smith showed the finest catch of trout that has been seen, this season, 14 weighing 9 1-2 poi nds. Miss Clydia Kusell has returned from her vibit to New ork. - PAINTER HILL. G. S. Clarke furnished the 40 foot pole for the school nag and his men raised it Arbor day, Master Ernest having previ ously prepared the ground. Trees were also planted. Mrs Seward at the Station was a visitor at J. II. Leavenworth's, last week C. T. Browne of J. rovidence was re cently entertained at Edwin Leaven worth s. J. ii. and ti. f. Lieavenworth are im proving the looks of their farm with new fences. Mrs Coyle i3 visiting friends in Water- bury. Miss Mary O'Brien is staying a few days at Mrs George Clarke's. Mrs Murphy has gone to New Haven to spend some time with her granddaughter. Sunday morning: Mrs -B. J. Haynes, Miss Louise Haynes, Mrs Frank S. Brown, Miss Lottie Brown, Misses Edith and Fannie Meeker, Miss Bessie Taylor and Edward li. Griswold. - Mrs B. Gri.-wnld is again able to walk a short distance from her home on pleas ant day.". - The ladies' sewing society will meet on Friday afternoon and evening of this week, at Mrs Charles Carter's. Kenney & llosford became permanent ly located jn their new otlice, last week, and closed the place occupied by them as such during the past year. As usual each year, J. D. Cramsey has a garden in which is planted the greatest variety of vegetables of any in this place. An open Grange at Washington Depot, last Friday evening, drew two or three good loads of visitors and members from this village. J. B. Stillson now has a line assort ment of tine apples in the windows of his market. 1'hoso also constantly on ice, which is the finest summer drink, is kept there. T. C. Black's team is on tne roaa aai- ly, conveying grain to his mill for his immense custom traae. E. B. Wheeler drove to his former home in Easton, Ct., on Friday last, and returned on Saturday leading a tine horse he had purchased while away. John Ludgate and t rederick caoie, are engaged in sorting ti. U. Averiu stooac-co. J. G. Hatch, representing N. F. Wood ward, manufacturers of Kemp's balsam, headache capsules, Lane's medicines, corn cure, etc., was the guest of K. H. Beardsley, over last Sunday and ap pointed Mr Beardsley as agent ot the above named remedies, for this place. Miss Fanny Renfrew h better. Miss Abbie Beeman arrived home again from Bridgeport, last Saturday evening. Joe" Titus, as he is popularly called. is hustling along the Mead cottage. This is located on the shore of Lake Wara maug, on the side h'.ll, south of Mrs Charles Beeman. The style of archi tecture is colonial. Among those who are assisting Mr Titus are George Ferris, Rollen Bunnell, E. D. Howland of South Kent and Mr Logan of New Milford. E N. AY RES, BOOTS AND SHOES, 381 MAIN ST., BSIDGEPOST, CONN. $2.50. A Ladies' Dongola Welt Button, every pair warranted, all styles of toe; a saving to you of $1.00 a pair. BANTAM." .REMINISCENSES OF OLD DAYS Thomas K. Goslee was in Waterbury, last week, with a load of produce. Mr Goslee sDoke of the changes in that place since his younger days. He visit ed Waterbury when a young man, when it was but a small village, with a rew stores. Mr Goslee was at Mew Miltord, with his father, Chester C. Goslee, when the first train arrived over the iiousa- tonic road. It was a great sight and hundreds of people had gathered from the surrounding towns to see it. In Mr Goslee's section of Litchfield there was more population in his younger days than there is to-day. Mrs Charles Flynii visited her daugh Mrs Barker, in Waterbury. last week. Charles Flynn, of the firm of Flynu & Doyle, was in New York, last week, and set up a surrey his firm built wi'h ball bearing axles, something new. He had a ride in a buggy, fitted with pneumatic tires. Mr Flynn believes pneumatic tires are going to have a great run. E. N. Moore passed bunuay witn Bridgeport friends. $2.65. Men's Fine Calf Balmoral Goodyear Welt. These goods are worth $3.25, we have cut the price to $2.65. ' A FEW REMARKS. We have not got the "largest stock of monuments and head stones in New England.'We are not selling our stock at a '-tremendous sacrifice." Neither are we giving away monuments and headstones. Our pile is hard ly large enough yet to stand that. But we are selling a first clas3 article at as small a mar gin of profit as is possible. The railroad improvement at Strat ford destroyed our turn out and made it impossible to receive any stock there by rail and we were obliged to remove our en tire plant to Bridgeport. We shall continue to keep up the high standard of excellence the old Stratford Granite and Mar ble works have attained during the past 10 years. We have no inferior stock on hand and we will sell it at a fair price. Our draughtsman will furnish you special designs and, as we cut our work here, you can watch ils construction in every detail, if you choose to do so Come and see us and be convinced that we are telling you the truth- CHARLES J. HUGHES, 1 Lyon street, opposite R. R station, Bridgeport, Conn. Represented by John J. Northrop for Newtown and.vicinity. Floyd B. Bouton, UNDERTAKER & EMBALM ER GEORGETOWN. CONS- Special attentioa girt U utof-to or ders. TeiepfcoB Call 85. PELNDLE & MORRIS, UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS, Are prepared to do anything in their line at shortest notice. A share of public patronage solicited. W. H. PR1NDLE. L. C. MORRIS. Calls aciwered if left at V B- Priadla'a Hoase; L. Morris's Boose. Telephone at Laoaard's Hotel 97 CENTS. A Ladies' Kid Button, Patent Leath er Tip, Opera Toe, a $1.50 shoe lor 97 cents- IIAWLEY, WILMOT & REYNOLDS, U NDERTAKERS, NO. 98 STATE STREET, BRIDGEPORT, COSH. TELEPHONE 291. GEORGE B. HA WLET. - - II Chapel Strut; CHARLES E. WILMOT, - 407 Cliatoa Arcaur, I0EU B. RE7H0I.ES. - 192 Fairfield Avaau 65 CENTS. A. Child's Kid, Patent Tip, Spring Heel, Button Shoe, sizes 6 to 11, as good as others sell at Si- Handsomest Tea Store in the State. THE BELKANP TEA CO,, 488 Main St., BRIDGEPORT. Are giving away thousands of handsome, ait well as unelul, presents with Teas, Cotlees or linking Powder. For particulars send 2c stamp for catalogue. THE BELKNAP TEA CO., 488 Main Street, Bridgeport. LAWRENCE GILL & C0.. Proprietor. L. E. PRATT, The Reliable Carriage and Wapon Builders. Write tor terms. Best work at lowest prtces. NEW MILFORD, CONN. MINOHTOWN DISTRICT. The flag rope at the school house ha been repaired. Selectman Horace Minor adjusted it, Wednesday. Mrs C. M. Goodsell is building a new hennery. Mrs Louise At wood's granddaughter, Eva, has been visiting her the past we k. A fine maple tree was set out in the school yard by teacher and scholars, Ar bor day, with the assistance of D. S. Mansfield. A large number of men with the road machine have repaired the roads in this Vicinity, in a very creditable manner. Dr D. K. Kodger has purchased a two- seated carriage of Frank G. Atwood. l'reston Atwood and son are building a -long 1 ne of , divit-ion fence, on the northwestern boundary of their farm. itiarly gardening is quite an iDdustrv here. A number have early vegetables in quite an advanced state of growth. n . li. Atwooa nas recently set quite a number of peach and apple trees. on the market. eisewnere can or information. father, G. , w . squires, one or the sue pessfnl farmers of the Merrvall district. Before investing" several towns Indicate that there is an was over and assisted him a day last WAlvw 1U1 Ananlnnr thA rnarla nr. r,nhlii PTnonan Which ia the proper course to pursue.? HENRY D.. WHITNEY, General Agent for Connecticut, fi P. 0. ARCADE. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. W. W. WALKER & SON Witt SELL TOD FINE WALL PAPER AT 4c PER ROLL. WHITE LEAD, TINTED LEAD, MIXED PAINTS, OIL, GLAS3.BRUSHES. ETC, AT HARD TIME PRICES IP yoil WANT TO BUT PAPER OS PAINT CALL AND GET PRICES AT 600 Main Street Bridgeport, Conn. Yarrington & Watson, KKAI, ESTATE. r S Warner 15Tg-, 61 yaiifiold Ave, BrlOgeport, THE NEWTOWN LIBRARY: Will be opon fordrawtnir Books every Tne. day 1 to 8 p m nnil 7 toft in the evening ;8ftt;ur dny troi I p m to 9 In tun eveulug. . WE CAN ALL SEE the injustice of certain farmers spending! bours ana days or vaiuaDie time in open ing roads In their districts and at the same time bear their proportionate share of the expense incurred in otner districts. It Is therefore plain to be seen that eith er all the roads should be opened for public travel by volunteers or that all should be opened at public expense. The Intention of the law is or should be to so distribute all the public expenses that the burden shall be equitably pro portioned among the tax payers, it is evident that public conveniences and necessity as truly demand that the roads should be made passable in the winter time as that they should be repaired in the summer time. If this is true, and I think we must all agree that It is, then it is uniust to ask the farmers to open tne roads for the purpose of gohig'to the store, the mill or blacksmith shop and let the merchant, the miller and tfce smith receive the pecuniary benefit of his i trip and not share the burden. There is through many of our towns a main road that U used as much or more by non-residents a by taxpayers of the Mrs Susan Hungerford of Sherman, who is 82 years old, was the guest, last week, at the home of K. W. squires. . A. L. Flower is quite busy at carriage painting in Mr Colea" shop. He has a good deal of work on hand and a pros pect for a steady run. . . . H. W. Woodruff of Washington Depot has about completed an attractive cot tage on his land near the New Preston station. It is already enjoyed by a ten ant. : . ' WARREN. The week has given us June weather The rapid development of nature indicat ed at once the power or. the sun. Kain up to Friday noon was longed for by many and doubtless their longing ex pressed in a good degree the actual want Arbor day did not create as much enthu siasm as in former years, though not for gotten. The sky was overcast, Friday after noon, and a dark cloud with heavy thun der threatened abundance of rain, but the appearance exceeded the reality, as only a very little rain fell. The little was. NEW PRESTON ORDINATION OF KEV MK EVANS. We were interested in the ordaining council wnicn met at JNew Jreston on Wednesday, May 2, to ordain Mr Evans to tne gospel ministry, we had a part in tne same, rne day was delightful and an tmnes were accomplished in a pleasant way, and to the apparent satis faction of all concerned. Kev Charles Symington qf Litchfield was chosen moderator. Th sermon was preached by Kev F. A. Johnson of New Milford from the text, "A sower went forth to sow," and "The seed was the word," irom Mattnew ana xuke. These two texts furnished the two-fold division of the sermon. The ordaining prayer was by Kev A. Gardner of Warren, the charge to the candidate by Kev B. M Wright of Kent, and the" right hand of fellowship by Rev H. C. McKnight of Sherman. The other parts by Rev E ts. fike of Morris and the new pastor at Koxbury. The singing by the choir was good and inspiring, notwithstanding the heat was rather oppressive. The ladies furnished a magnificent collation, which was servea ac me parsonage. A. u. u who sat at my right, from New York City, regarded it as grand. Everything about it was first class. - One very no ticeable feature of the morning gather ing was the large attendance ; of spectt- tors at toe council, it was a good let ture. The people should not leave tl e matter to the council to do it all. The people should see and hear. There is no better school to which one should be long, occasionally Mr Ivans' paper was not Jong, neither was the question ing or tne candidate as prolonged as is sometimes the case. The council by it sen reacnea an unusual unammitb. so that Brother Evans enters the ranks of the ministry with flying colors, and we wish mm an manner oi success. ; we are ia lormea tnat ne is soon to make a jour ney over sea, to nis native land, Wales to be , absent perhaps two or three months. May he be an honored success or of his namesake, Christmas Evans who when he came to die, said he had never preached" without blood iu the basin. By which he meant that he had ever made prominent Christ and bim crucified. A. G. - DEATH OF MRS SARAH BEARDSLEY. In the death of Mrs Sarah Beardsley widow of Stephen Beardsley, in Kent Hollow, last Saturday evening. Messrs Harvey and s Seth Couch of Woodville lost an only sister, and the district in which she lived will long miss a kind neighbor and estimable woman. AT THE VILLAGE CHTJRCH. Rev Mr Svans announced from the pulpit of the Village church,' last Sun MARBLEDALE- George II. Wheaton is now fttled on the farm of his late mother, Mrs Julia Wheaton. TIRKU, WEAK, NEKVOUS, Means impure blood, and overwork or too much strain on brain and body. The only way to cure ia to feed the nerves on pure blood. Thousands of people certify that the he?t blood puri fier, the best nerve tonic and strength bu'lder is Hood's Sarsaparilla. What it hs done for others it will also do for you Hood's Cures. Nervousness, loss or sleep, loss or ap petite and general debility all disappear when Wood s sarsapariua is persistently takeD, and strong nerves, sweet slfep, strong body, sharp appetite, and in a word, health and happiness toilow tne usf of Hood's Sarsaparilla. The strong point about Hood s sarsa parilla is that they.are permanent, be fore thev start from thd solid foundation of purified, vitalized and enriched hlnnrl. 3 fffi. ... v r iTi r v I D No Woman Can Be Happy and light-hearted when pain ful female complaints crush out her life. If she is melancholy, excit able, nervous, dizzy, or trou bled with sleepless . ness or fainting spells, they are symp toms of serious fe male weak ness. A leaf out of the expe rience of Mrs. Anna Miller, rrho lives at Duhring', Pa., shows that Lydia E, Pink hams Vegetable --Compor.vd wilj.:. cure .'.that terrible weak ness arid bearing-down pain in the abdomen; the dizziness "in the head, the feeling of irrita bility, and loss of appetite. " I can highly recommend your Vegetable Compound," she writes, " for all female com plaints. Ithas cured many cases where the bcst.doctors failed.". Call at our store our stock- and look through No trouble to show goods. The prices quoted above a sample of the reduction made on all or our stock. are we only have There is no old stock, but Fresh New Goods which we are daily receiving for the Spring and Summer trade. Our terms are GASH. If you want anything in our line, try us. We think we can suit you on price and quality. William Dakin& Co., HOTCH KISS VI LLE, CONN., i the place to buy Carriages, Buggies, Spin .lle.s, ConvorilH, Adjusting Pole Tongues Headquarters lor Milburn Lumber Wagons, Halters, lifilit ami heavy Harness, DlanKets. Robes, second hand Carriages and liuggies. Have you seen our spring back Concord. It Is abeaiitv. Knipire Washers, r our Houses lor sale in Hotchkissville. All of the above will be sold very cheap. Get prices betore buying elsewhere. v: w. bates, OF N 0 R W A L K , CONN., Has the largest and finest as sortment of finished Monuments and Headstones of any establish ment in the State. DEALER IN EVERYTHING IN THE STONE LINE. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS. Jtfonuments, Head Stone in Vubl or Granita Write for design and pneea. W. STEVENS, NORWALTT. M. G. KEANE'S MONUMENTAL WORKS, Honsatonic Avenne. Bridgeport. THK JJerliii Jroa fridge Qo. OI HAST I! KK LIN, CONN., - good ironTsteelroof JtAi pcrsqr. loot. Write theiu lor particular. Th'.' Tnivolcr's Guide. if lDDLKSKX BANKING CO. Subscribed ill capital, $;tU0,0UU. Paid in, iVK. Issues 6 ner cent Debenture Bonds of $HI0,'200, i50 too, $1,0 W ami tft.oiW, wlr'.'j are by statut lawful investments tor 'iioat Funds in the naU. C. I- SAXFORn. Aent. 17 Bishop I'.loch, Brldeeport, Conn. I I B M I I I IX IK 1 w WM wrfSSr H. AYEES, BOOTS AND SnOES, 381 MAIN ST-, BRIDGEPORT, CT. Absolutely Pure WILL NOT INJURE THE MOST DELICATE FABRICS PRESENTS GIVEN FOR ThadeMafiks SOLD BY ALL ERDCEfiS cts.acake1 What is the Use of suffering, vlie.i "i ce.its will buy a b-ttle of Renne's PAIN-KlLLmG 'Magic Oil. "It Works like a Charm" for Sore Throat, Cramps, Chol era Morbus, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, and Pains of all kinds. SOLD EVERYYtfHERE. vnv MAt KN ANU HAKTFOUD KAU.ROAD. BKRHKHIRK OIV1SIOW. NovemiH-j M. lxft. in., 4 JiS m Domestic Animals need HARVELtL'S CONDITION POWDERS. 20 J n the General Hardware and Agriculture Implement business and a larger and better elected stock at the present time than ever , before al the same season ot year. I have a limited number of my ISiS catalogues that I Bhonld lie pleased to mail to any wholiave not received them. It will on " ly cost you a postal card with your address. 94 pages ot Valua ble Information. ' " ..' " I dely competition, I admire opposition, And under NO condition Will I budge rrom my position. D. B. 13, 17 and WATERBURY, 19 As the largest hardware store. With any number on the door, ' Prices rrom Dasement to top floor . . - ' ' -WiJl be in future, as betore: One Octa?a Below. WILSON,; East Main Street, CONN. TU:M.. TVES JL i I I I flOMPANY J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 NEW IIAVKN North, 5M2 South, li-S p. in. SH fcXTtiN Nurlli. 10.10 a. nu -M P- m. South, li.ict, 7-3i p. in. 3TKVKNSON North, 10.23 a, rn, 5.07 p. in. South, U-Vi a. in., 7. IS p.m. MoNKoE North U'.i a. m, f5.ll p. m. South, fll- a. T7.12 p. in. BOTSEOIII North, 7-Ki. lufc-a. m, 120, S.r 7jM p. ui Sun. lay, s lo a. in. Soulii, U.at a. in., 7-i'T p. in. SEWTOWS North. 7 It, Ht.47 a. m I4A 5Ti, 7.12 p. ux. Sun. lay, s.l a. in. foulii, 7jcj, a-47, 11-7 a in., 4 a. L57 p. in. Sun. lay, 6.13 p. ui. HAWLKYVIM.K North, 7-'.2, 10.56 a. in, HJS&, 5.42, 7.20 p. m. Mimlay, 8.27 a. m. South, 7.01, ll.l'.t a. in., 4.21, ti-M, 6.4S p. ui. Sunday, S-V7 p. m. BKK.KrlEM JUNCTION Korth. XB, 11.10 a. in., 1.20, 5S 7 2:t p. m. Sunday, ISJSA a. m. South, b-, s-tu. 11.10 a. in, 4.12. 5i5, fi.40 p. ui. Sunday A.43 p. m. BUOOKEIEI.D North, S.os , 11.15 a. tn-, lJt2, 1I.U3, 7-tt p. in. Sunday, S 41. South, .47i.iu, II a. in , 5 6-10 p. in. Sunday, 5i7 p. in. LANESV1LLE and STILL'KIV El-Nortb, B.15 a. ui., 1.45, u oy p. m. South, 6 io, 8.10 a. in, .1G, 6-23 p. tn. Sunday, north, ts.47 a. ra south, f5.2ti p. ui. NEW SI 1LEOUD North, 8.22, 11.27 a.m., 2.15. 6.20, p. iii. Sunday, ti-' a. in. South, .05, 10.48 a.m., 353, 510, 6. IS p. i. Sunday. 5.20. M E KW 1'NSV I L LE North, 8 JSC,, ll-T.i a. m.,2.45, 6.32 p. in. Sunday ,. a.m. South, lu.35a.ui.. 4.34, 6.U5 p. in. Sunday, 4.57 p. in. KENT North, 8.4s, 11.51 a. m, S.2. 6.45 p. Sunday ,:i.21 a. in. South, 10 23 a. ui, 3.2s, 4.14, 5JW p. m. -Smiday,47 p. in. COKNWALL liHIlHiE North, 9M a m, 12.04, 4.30. 7 p.m. Sundays-til a-in. South, 10.15 a. in., 3.1H, 3 50, 5J16 p. m. Sunday ,4.14 p. in. WEST CORNWALL North, .13 a. in, li.Ii, 4 .50, 7.00 p. in. Sunday ,9.47 a. in. South, 10.03 a. ni, 3.US, 3.33, 5.27 p. in. Sunday ,4.01 p. m. BO TS FORD TO BKIUOEPOaT. - BOTSFORU -North, 7-S, 16.3a a. in 12.20, 5.23, 7 04 p.m. Sunday, S. 10 a. m. South, 7.17, 8.55, 11.40 a.m., 4.37, 7-07 p.m. Sunday, 6-2C p. in. STEI'NEY North, 7.2S, 10.24 a. ui, 12.05. 5.09. 6.55 p. in. Sunday, 8 a. in South, 7.2S, tuct, 11.40 a. in., 4.45, 7.16 p. m. Sunday, 6.38 p. in. LONG UILL North, 7 22, 10.1s, U.4 a. m., 5.U3, 6.49 p. in. Sunday, 7-4 p. m. South, 7-34, f9.00, 11-54 a. in, 4 -VI, 7.21 p. m Sunday 6.43 p. m. TRUMBULL North, 7.16, 10.12, 11 JtS a. in, 4.57, 6.43 p. in. Sunday, 7.47 a- in. South, 7.39, 9.14 a. in, 1I.5M, 4.57, 7.26 p. m. Sunday. 16.50 p. m. BRllXiEPORT North. 7.05, 10, 11.15 a. m, 4.45, 6.30 p. in. Sunday, 735 a, in. A rrive. 7-51, 9.25 a. ni, 12.10, 5.10, 7 .41 p. in. Sunday 7-U5 p. in. DAHBFKT HIVISKIN. -DANBCRT Arrive 7-42, VJA. 10.55 a. m, S.16, 5.37,6-27,6.52 p.m. Sunday, 10.23 a. Ill S.2 7 p.m. Leave 6.15, 635, 7-3, 8.35 a. m.; 4.25, 6JU, S-J, 1 1.40 p. ni. Sunday. 8.U5 a in., 5.05 p. in. BETHEL North, 6.43, 7.36. 10.40 a. in, 2.04, 5 31, 6.20, 6.46 p. m. Sunday, 10.17 a. in, 8.20 p. in. South, 6-22, 6.42, 736 a. tn, 431. ' 6.16,7.03,11.47 p.m. Sunday A12 aju, 5.12 D in. DL'IlIUVl' V.. tl. Oi. ... . I -... V L.I. I Aa 111, ( U3, O-W pm. Sunday, 10.11 a. m, 8.13 p.m. South, 6.29 . a. in, 7.10, 11.54 p. ui. Sunday, B.18 a. in , 5as p. in. - SHEPACG RAILROAD. November 19, lsa. BETHEL Leave 737, a. in, 835 Sum' ay 8.11 a. m. Arrive 8-55 p.m. sun.lay .IS p. in. . U A W LE Y V I L LE North, 8-45 a. m, SM p.n. Sunday, 835 a. in- Leave tor Bethel HM a. m, 4 -kip. ui. Sunday, 6 p.m. S11EPAUG North, t9.u2 a. m, tj02 p. la. Sunday, tS-48 a.m. South. f5 -m,;3-5L P- m. Sunday, 536 p. m. OXBURY ""ALLS North. .15 a. m, MUO pan. Sunday, f8J7 a m. Soaln.f8.17 a.m, f339 p. in. "Sunday, f5-26 p. m. BOX BURY North, 9.50 au in, 6.18 p. tn. San. day, 9.10 a. m. South. 8.06 a. m, 3.26 p. ni. Sunday, 5 15 p. m. JUDD'S BRIDGE North, f 10.00 am, fJ4 p. m. Sunday, f9.17 a. in. South, fs.02 a- lu, t2.57 p. tn. Sunday, M p. m. WASHINGTON North, 10.45 a. m, 636 p. m. Sunday, 3i a. m. miuui, ijjti am, Ai p. , ISALJTN STREET, And examine their Block and price of FURNITURE, CARPETS, WINDOW SHADES, OIL CLOTHS DRAPERY, CURTAINS, LAHPS, CROCKERY, STOVES, RANGES AND HOUSE FUR- IinSHHIG GOODS. Freight paid or goods delivered frco to ITcTTtctrn end vicinity. p. m. t.4 . -40 p. a, 23up p.iu. m. Sunday. 4.51 n. m. REW PRESTON North, 10.55 aum, C-40 Sunday, 9.43 a. m. boutli, 7.46 a. m- Sunday, 438 p. m. ROM rXjRl North, 11 10 a.m, J6.49 p.m. 8nn day, 9JM a. m. soutn, f737 aw m, f2ju4 p. in. Sunday, 426 p. m. , iviv. nur.u, ii-zu, T"- p. rfl. 9UJD. day, 10.02 a. m. South. f732 a. m, i 34 p. m Sunday, 4.18 p. m. BANTA51 North, 11.45,a.m,7JM p. n. Sunday. iw.w -1. oviuo, t.o m m MJiw d. m. sub. a. ru. . i , LAKE North, til .50 p.m.. tlJCn p.m. Sondav 1 10.24 a. m. South, f7.20 a. m, f L22 pjn. Sun day, S 56 p. rn. " LITCHFIELD Arrive lLVSa.m,7;12 p.m. San day, 1030 a. in. South, 715 a- in, 1.1 p. ia. Sunday, S-50 p. m. . NEW TORK A NEW ENGLAND R.R. January 7, 1804. HAWLEYY1LLE East UJO, 7JJ p. m. West 9 a. ra, S p. m. NEWTOWN East 17.20 p. m. Wett flUS a-m, ti.Si p. m. 8 ANDY HOOK East 11.12, 72 p. m. W.Mt f 1 a m 4 n. m SOUTIi &UaT East 12-M, ISi p. Ba. Wc t ii a-m; t3t p. m. tinuM;aa('rHllai7,