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VOLUME XVIII.
NEWTOWN, CONN., FED) AY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895. -EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 6,
Shelving
and
Counters
Have
Been
Eenwed
To The
New
Shelves
And
Counters
Have
Been
Put
In
The
Old
Stand.
Prices
Have
Been
Further
Reduced
As
The
Stock
Must be Sold
Before We
Move
Look at The
Fearful Losses.
And The
Unprecedented Bargains
Advertised In
I arge Space In
All the
Leading Diily
Papers Did you
Ever See or
Hear of
Such Values?
Don't Get Lett
But be on
Hani Farly.
EwenlrlotpfiCo,
837-839 Chapel Street,
HEW HAVEN, CONN
CANNED GOODS OF
ALL KINDS.
100 cases of the choicest quality
the market affords, jut in
AtE. F. HAWLEVS.-
They were never cheaper. Spec
ial Bargairs In choice New York
Sweet Corn. 10c c -n. 3 for 25c, 90c a
doz; Indian Head Cream Corn, the
best. 15c can, SI SO dVz; Choicest
Squash or Pumpkin 10c can. Peas 10c,
Cream Early June Peas 15 $150
do, nice French Prunes, 4 lbs 25c.
California Prunes, 3 lbs 25c, Choicest
Evaporated Peaches Apricots-Apples
Blackberries, etc -
If you want the best goods and
best assortment coupled with lowest
prices, go to th Leading Store-
E. F.I I AW LEY;
PORTRAIT .-. raOl'iHiKAPKKR, . .
t24 Main street. Birmingham. Conn
Work of Superior Kxce'leic in all brarsohee
of rootiwanry.
C1 OI1L1N J K(tS
Bridgeport.
MAIMS III FUE GOLD WALL PAPESS.
OIL TIETS, FEES CO B ORDERS, . DECORA
TIO winnow SWPR TlTTTTRBg. KTC
A. W. Orgelnian,
Sandy Rook,
Conn.
Mnflwtmrr sod i(i'er in Hub.si, Eaddl.t
ridlM, ollars, BU Bki U nr.
NEW HAVEN.
Grand OrtriJ Shopping
EMPORIUM.
F. M.BROWN .
D. S. 6AMBLK.
F.
BROWN
& CO,
E PAY the return fare
to a!! of these places
on a purchase of
S tO or over.
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PORTLANP
.E.TO
I C N
and besides a safe of Lovely
Spring Siiks, we are offering
those handsome
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vt
'a
mm-
WW ROfK wove Sjj'yAOiSOM-
r 5 ! 6
groadhead
3U i tings
which have no more shrink In
them than a tea cup, at
Equal to QQf Yd.
50c vaiues. W
Qpnr for Free Samples
O CIIU of these mods.
THE
Only Store la Town
That makes a business of Shoes
only is the
Guarantee Shoe Storey
Where eysrybody will get suited in
style, wear and repairing.
Augur's Building,
Opposite Niantia Mills,
Sandy Hook, Conn.
P J. Lynch, Prop'r.
THE OLD RELIABLE
SANDY HOOK
SHOE STORE
Dealers in
FINE BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBEKS-
The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices.
sj'-Hopalrliig and making neatly done.
M. WENTSCH, PE0P.,
WELLS' BTjD'G', SANDY H00K;CT
3Etr oolifielcl
3VLII.I.J53.
ESTABLISHED 1780.
THIS IS K0 WIND MILL,
FOR COFFEE MILL,,
BUT A FIRST CLASS COUNTRY
GRIST MILL.
WITH ALL THE FACILITIES
FOR DOING GOOD WORK-
BR00KFIELD MILLS
conic-
BROOK FIELD,
DRIVE OVER TO S0UTHBURY
and get a barrel of
PE1MA DONNA FLOUR!
"' - Best in the World, , , ,
ONLY $4.00 A BARREL.
-Oatn, Corn, Ft ed ijtuffi, etc at hard-pam.
H. R. Stone, South buiy, Corxa
XL1!T THIS J
We sell you Fine Wall Paper, White
Lead, Tinted Lead, Mixed Paints, Oils-,
Glan", Brushes, etc , at Hard Time
Prices. Grangers allowed 20 per cent
discount on all paper tought of us-
W. W. WALKEE & SON, ;
500 Main Ptrnat Bridroort,. Conn..
IflDDLKSBX BAMK1NU CO Snbsoribedl
Jl capital, 8i)0,(Kio. I"ai,l in, 6OO,O0O. Iseuea
9 per cent Debenture Bonds of .100,t200v USS
kooo.t 1,000 and ts.ooo, wbtcii are by Btatsfc
IkwIuI investment! frr li-net S'unds in tte
itate. 1. D. SAN FORD. Aeent, 17 Bisbeyi
BUx-to. Brtdirep'". Coon-
NEWTOWS'S CEKTRAL MARKET.
J H BLACKMAS, Proprietor.
Native Beet. .Newtown Street.
Veterinary Surgeon,
bew wifced, . - - . oomr
Wori may be left At the Grand Central.
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Affairs About, Town.
THE BLIZZARD OF 1895
HOW IT AFFECTED US LOCALLY.
It is impossible in speaking; or toe re
cent severe storm not to make some com
parisons with the great blizzard that vis
iced us in ls88 Then The Bee truthful
ly chronicled the fact that it snowed and
it snowed and it blew ; that is, a greater
quantity of snow fell at that time than
could be remembered by the oldest in
habitant?, and the wind blew a gale, pil
tog it high. Of the 1895 blizzard' that
has just visited us the order should" be
changed to read that it blew and it blew
and it snowed ; that is, that the bloW was
the great feature of the storm, and while
there was a considerable fall of snow it
was not abnormally large. ' But another
feature is worthy of notice- that
during the 1888 storm the thermometer
only hovered about the 10 above zero
mark, while on last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday the old thermometers hung
at the zero mark with the tenacity- of a
bull dog, and it is doubtful if there was
ever a day when it was more uncomfort
able to be out of doors than It was on
last Friday. The storm commenced on
Thursday afternoon at about 4 o'clock
with a light flurry of snow.
The gentleman who presides over the
weather bureau bad forewarned us by a
special telegram that we might, expect a
lively time as a youngster or offshoot
from the big storm raging, to the north
and west of u' was making tracks for our
territory. The youngster proved a full
grown fledgling and such howling and
havoc as he made with as we do not care
to have repeated right away; The Berk
shire division was nearly helpless in his
clutches during Friday and Saturday and
the roads in all directions were impass
able on account of the high drifts, for
several days. The flurry of , Thursday
afternoon increased in violence until on
Friday morning it was a raging tempest.
The early train for Bridgeport,' Friday
morning, made a start from New Milford,
but when at Still River it struck a drift!
that held it fast until the arrival of the
9 45 train, when it was pulled out and to
gether they proceeded to Brookfleld
Junction, reaching there about 10
o'clock, where they got stalled again. In
the meantime the paper train north had
been more successful. With two good
strong engines they pushed their way up
to Newtown, getting here about 9 o'elock,
and, pushed their way northward to
Brookfleld Junction. Here they took on
another big freight engine and continued
their way toward the north pole, or more
properly speaking, Pittsfleld. Conduc
tors Barton's and Flynn's trains consoli
dated, and with two engines and one car
started on down toward Bridgeport, pass
ing through here at about 11 o'clock and
arrived there without farther trouble.
The next trains to go through here were
the 10.02 train for New Haven, which
went down at about 3 o'clock and passed
the 10.47 train north at the Newtown sta
tion. These were the last trains that
passed through here until early Sunday
morning. The milk train, loaded with
cars of empty milk cans started north
from Bridgeport and all went well until
tbey reached Turney 'a woods, about
three quarters of a mile south of ; the
Newtown station. This cut always drifts
badly and during this storm , the train
men who bad been the whole length of
the line said it was the worst place on
the road. Here the milk train stuck in a
snow drift and staid all night. Both the
New Haven and the Bridgeport 'trains
came on behind, but it was no use, they
could not get by, and bad to. run. back
down to Botsford, where tbey passed the
night. , , I
. L. Johnson and Lawyer Beecher
were passengers oa the Bridgeport train
and made their way home through the
driving snow from where the train, stop
ped. . Miss Julia Hawley and MissJCeat
ing of Sandy Hook, who were also on the
train, were kindly taken in and cared for
by Mrs Martin Keating. On the' New
Haven train were some ladies from' New
Milford, Mrs Noble Bennett and Mrs
Beach, and they were obliged to remain
on the cars all night, and adapted them
selves to the inconvenience very nicely.
Conductors Spencer, Barton and Flynn
did their utmost to make what passengers
they had as comfortable as the circum
stances would permit. ; , V ,
At day break on Saturday three of the
six engines that were at Botsford started
to the relief of the milk train, still in the
drifts at Turney's wood, and at about 11
o'clock succeeded in getting it out and
started with it off down to Botsford. But
all this time the snow had been sifting
into the cut at a lively rate and succeed
ed in nearly filling it level across in sev
eral places. Three engines from the
north came down about uoon and plung
ed into the drifts, but with little success,
and it was not until a load of 50 shovel
era arrived on the scene, Saturday night,
chat the drift which covered a space near
ly 400 feet long, was opened bo. that
trains could pass through it. The wind
never blew any where else in town as it
did down in that cut and this statement
can be verified by asking any one of the
many spectators who went down to see
the sight, or inquiring of the poor fellows
who ' shoveled : faithfully all day,' and
about every 10 minutes they would have
to crawl into the; engine to thaw; the
coating of ice from off their faces.
But the snow was not all on the 5 rail
road, though it bothered us the .most
there for it stopped the malls and other
wise gave inconvenience. The residents
on the west side of our main street had
lots or snow on tneir xronc waiKs. in
front of Mr Tomlin's bouse was the! lar
gest drift.beintr taller than a man's head.
and there were a number of other drifts
on that side of the street that were near
ly as large. The roads were blockaded
in all directions, excepting between New
town Street and Sandy Hook, and the
main roads were not opened until -Sun-'
day, it being impossible to do any' effee-
tlve work while the wind howled so! sav-!
agely. Probably the largest drift on any
of our roads was the monster drift at the
top of Taunton hill. It was nearly 100
feet long and quite deep. A force of men
worked on it Sunday and by night had
succeeded in digging a passage way
through it. The side roads were all fill
ed and some of them are likely to stay so
until "Old Sol" shines more warmly than
he has vet. since the storm. It was a
hummer and no mistake.
the blockade on the shepadg.
" The young blizzard made lively work
on the Sbepaug road, which ran its trains
on better time than some of the bigger
lines. Conductor Bristol's express
freight started out on time, Friday
morning, for Litchfield. It made Wash
ington about 4 p. ax., and was stalled ior
a short time on the bill leading to Ban
tam.- But R idmaster Garrison and his
men were on and the drift was soon
broken. Tbey made Litchfield about 5
p. m., " when they turned 'round and
started : for Hawley ville. .Both ways
they met snowbanks near Lake station
They arrived' at-Haw ley ville between
8 and 9 o'clock.: Conductor Garrison's
through express met with some difficul
ties. It made the trip from Litchfield to
Hawley ville on Friday morning, but
was stalled for some time between Haw
leyville and Bethel. On the return trip
it arrived at Litchfield at 7 a. m., in
stead of 7 p. m , the night previous.
The train consisted of the engine and
smoker. The trip down, Saturday
morning, was made in about 4 hours.
Conductor Bristol's express freight
having become stalled between Bethel
and Hawley ville, an extra was made up,
Saturday morning, with Engineer Mer
amble at the throttle valve. They ran
as far as Washington, - when they re
turned with the milk. The Shepaug has
faced the blizzard in good shape and
much praise is due Roadmaster Garrison
and men, who labored day and night.
THE BLOCKADE AT HAWLEY VILLE.
Agent James, the efficient and popu
lar official in charge of the Hawley ville
station, was kept busy answering ques
tions from anxious snow bound passen
gers, Drew's hotel was filled, Friday and
Saturday, while Mr Pitcher entertained
several. Many sought the comfort of
the reading room at A. G. Baker's furni
ture emporium.
THE BEE BUZZ.
rFBOM OUB SPECIAL COKBE8PONDENT.
A study of the report of the State
Board of Education shows that: "The
amount expended for teachers' wages
was in 1894 91,548,148.67, an increase
since 1892 of $121,437.51. The increase
in twenty years is over $500,000.
The amount of teachers' wages is 70
per cent of the whole amount expended
for schools. The average amount paid
each male teacher per month was $85.87
and to each female teacher $41.48. The
number of teachers has increased in 20
years from 2581 to 3496 or 35.4 per
cent; in the; same period the amount
paid for wages has increased 51 5 per
cent." 'his item has in it a bit of en
couragement for teachers.
In Fairfield County : "The average for
66 men is $79.87, .and for 618 women,
$41 38, and the average wages for both
is $45.60 per month." -; )-
In Bridgeport . women receive the
highest wages per month, $48.56, and in
Weston the least, $20.41,." The average
for the 23 towns is males $77.99, female
$42.56.
In Newtown the average wages per
month was, male $48 ; female $28.92.
Newtown teachers are not the poorest
paid by considerable. Eight towns In
this county' pay a smaller average to
male teachers, and five towns pay less
on an average to female teachers.
The highest wages in Newtown was,
male $60; the least, female $20.
"It appears that the teachers of
this
the
county are not paid more than
average laborer." O. O. Wright.
DEATH OF MS3 HESRT BITZS2
The death of Mrs Henry Bitzer oc
curred on February 9, at Muscatine, la.
The old residents of the town will re
member her as Miss Henrietta Wetmore,
a daughter of Ephraim P. Wetmore, a
tinsmith, who conducted business in the
Street, , and afterwards lived on' Mile
Hill. Mr .Wetmore had a large family,
but none of his descendants are now liv
ing in Newtown. The following is from
the Muscatine Evening Journal :: Mrs
Bitzer's maiden name was Miss Henrietta
Wetmore and was born in Newtown,
Conn., January 2, 1828,, hence was 67
years, one month, and four days old.
Her girlhood days were spent in her na
tive town, where she received her edu
cation, and fn June 1851,' was .'mar
ried to Walter H. Simpson, with whom
she came to Muscatine a few years after
wards, where .dr Simpson embarked in
business, being in the monument and
marble business at the time of his de
mise, April 25, 1872. One son was the
result of this union bnt he died in 1858.
In October, 1874, she was united in mar
riage with Henry Bitzer, who with
two sisters, Mrs H. K. Parmelee, of this
city, and Mrs W. H. Simpson, of Lake
township, and two brothers, Cyrus S.
Wetmore of Roxbury, Ct., and L. P.
Wetmore of Brookfleld, Ct y are left to
mourn her untimely taking away, i The
deceased was a devoted member f the
First Congregational church of this city,
and also one of the' leading spirits of
Electa Chapter, No. 32, O. E. S., being
one of its charter members. She was al
ways ready to assist in any good worK,
and during- the late war was a promi
nent worker in the Soldiers' Aid Society.
She, was a kind hearted, faithful, loving
wife, a most esteemed and valued neigh
bor and friend. The mourning rela'ives
and friends will have the sympathy of
all In their affliction and bereavement.
The coming of a college "glee club to
Newtown is an event worthy of record.
There will be 22 men to take part In the
exercises.
WINTER BIEDS ABB FLOWERS.
The birds that "stand by us" in winter
are just as interesting as our mid-summer
birds. Like our winter flowers we ap
preciate them the more for their cheer
fulness in snow and bitter rains. We
look through the thin glass at the birds,
see and hear them sing, over the dainty
morsels the tender hearted housewife
throws to them. Inside the flowers
bloom and shed their perfume through
the room. Winter or summer the birds
divide to bestow their sweet notes, some"
for winter some for summer. . Inside and
out, the year around, we have the sweets
of song and the sweets of flowers ! And
now let us have faith that the "Ever
lasting" will be sweeter still with flowers
and song! fG. W. B.
The members of the Duplicate whist
club of Newtown Street voted at its last
meeting to have a souvenir meeting with
which to close the season. The club
was entertained at the home of Miss
Grace Judson, last Thursday, the prize
winners being C. G. Peck and Mrs L. C
Morris.
The greatest attraction of the season
comes, next week. The Wesleyan col
lege glee and mandolin clubs, full force,
will be here on Thursday night next.
There was no session of the Academy
on Friday last owing to the heavy storm.
The school work was resumed on Mon
day but with a diminished attendance,
owirg to the long distance that most of
the scholars have to come.
Ansa juarcna L.insiey, wno came up
from New York to attend the Trinity
parish reception, last week," was in town
until Monday, owing to the storm. .
Principal Cliff and somef the storm
bound guests at Dick's hotel, took exer
cise on Sunday afternoon by shoveling
out the big snow drifts in front of the
Academy. They were joined by some of
the townspeople and by dusk the board
walk and carriage driveway were made
clear. The drift cut through was one of
largest seen in town. It was big enough
to have stalled a half a dozen railroad
trains.
Promptness is a commendable virtue.
That's why we offer you One Minute
Cough cure. It is prompt in relief and
prompt in curing. That is what it is
made for. Edgar F. Hawley, Newtown ;
C. Bull, Sandy Hook.
On Thursday evening of next week the
college glee club, of MiddletowD, accom
panied by the mandolin club and a read
er and elocutionist, will give one of their
spirited and enjoyable entertainments in
the Town hall. The club comes here
with their entir? force, numbering in all
21 men, and the program to be rendered
in Newtown will be the same as their re
cent productions at Philadelphia, Chica
go, and other large cities.
It is not a miracle. It won't cure ev
erything, but it will cure piles. That's
what DeWitt's Witch Huzel salve will do,
because it has done it in hundreds of
cases. Jbidgar jr. JUawiey, JNewtown, s.
. Bull, Sandy Hook.
In a recent editoral the Salem, Oregon,
Independent says : "Time and again
haye we seen Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy tried and never without the
most satisfactory results. Whenever we
see a person afflicted witn noarseness,
with a cough or cold, we invariably
advise them to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ; and when they do, they never
regret it. It always does the work, and
does it well." For sale by E. F. Haw
ley, Newtown, and S. C. Bull, Sandy
Hook.
I (i Fairfield Cc ! nty .
SHELT0N.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
On Saturday morning a young man by
the name of M. H. Spalding, was sent to
the Birmingham National .hank by his
father-in-law, Mr Williams, the book
keeper for the Adams Cotton mill. On
his return with a package containing
$2067, as be was crossing the Housatonic
bridge be noticed two men driving slow
ly along the same way in a sleigh and
one on foot. He seemed to have a little
suspicion of the one on foot and kept a
lookout for him. The sleigh finally pass
ed him and turned off from the Main
street and went toward the Cotton mill
and as Spalding went that way the man
on foot followed him. His suspicions
were so much aroused that he finally
baited and let the man pass him. Those
in the sleigh when in front of the Cotton
mill turned around and the man on foot
when near the mill stopped and Spalding
started to run from the office when the
man struck at his head with a billy com
posed of a piece of lead pipe tied up in a
cloth, but missed the blow by dodging.
Then the fellow grappled with Spalding
and the package of money under Spald-
ings arm dropped, he grabbed and the
two men pulled him into the sleigh and
they drove rapidly away. Spalding ran
into the office and apprised Mr Sweet.the
superintendent, who immediately started
after them, pistol in hand, but they were
too fast for h'm and driving around tbey
came into Center Street and in a short
time two men jumped out and ran in be
bind the houses, one of them having the
package in his hand. The other drove a
little farther on and abandoned the horse
and sleigh, which had been hired from
AlliDg's stables In Birmingham. Chief
Tomlinson was absent in Bridgeport but
Sheriff Wheeler, officers Burgess and Pat
terson started out and searched the houses
near by where they left the sleigh .but
unsuccessfully. After wards tbey search
ed the houses for money and while fas
picion rested upon some parties the offi
cers were thrown off the track two or
DIAMONDS
and
WATCHES.
We are making a specialty
this year, of Diamonds and
Watches, and, from the size of
our stock we ought and we think
will be able to suit your taste
and pocketbook be tie price high
or low. Our line is large,' rich
and of great variety. It will
pay you, if you are thinking of
investing in either a Diamond or
a Watch, to carefully examine
our stock before selecting.1 We
will be glad of the opportunity
of showing you. All our. goods!
we fully guarantee.
511 Main street, Bridgeport, Ct.
three times by reports of men seen going
north or south. The livery stable men
deserve the severest censure for they
would not give information of the men or
who they were. The chief returned in
the afternoon and all the officers worked
diligantly on clews until by Sunday
bight four men were arrested and lodged
in the lockup. Two of them, William
Tassock and William McCoskey reside
here and the other two, Edward O'Hara
and Michael Ryan, live in Derby. Officer
Arnold of Bridgeport came up in the
afternoon and worked on the case and
Chief Arnold and one of his assistants
from Derby also were around and lend
ing all the assistance they could. Mr
Adams came up from New York and
spent Sunday here. McCoskey was met
by one of our citizens on the bridge at
the time the sleigh was seen by Spalding
and that fixed him as one of the gang.
He has not borne a good reputation in the
past and has several times been before
the court for minor offences. The whole
affair was a very bold one and had un
doubtedly been concocted by these men
in a certain saloon in Derby.
.
THE FIRE LADDIES. X
The Echo Hose Co. held its annua
meeting last Thursday evening and elect
ed for foreman Lamonte W. Hoyt; first
assistant, Edward I. Barnes ; second as
sistant, Wesley Patterson ; secretary, H.
T. Williams ; treasurer, Frank W. Sim
mons; surgeon, Dr D. A. Richardson.
They have active and honorary members
100 and a balance in the treasury of over
$200. The past year there have been
ouly three slight fires.
Miss Annie Gorham was kept from her
school, last week, with a cold.
John Paddock, formerly of the firm of
Paddock & Bentley, is clerking in the
grocery store of George W. Coggswell.
Michael Keodrick buried an infant
child, last Wednesday.
Chief Tomlinson has been suffering
from an attack of the grip.
On Wednesday morning the thermom
eter was 7 below zero, being the coldest
of the season and it remained near zero
during the day.
Miss Elizabeth S. Burke and Leonard
C. Smith were married by Rev W. T.
Hill, at the residence of the bride, on
Wednesday last.
- rtn t-lin fOA tha lihra.Tan r.t ha nnhlin
library, R. P. Kimberly, will sell at auc
tion files of the newspapers that have ac
cumulated for two years past. - (
The funeral services of Edwin H. Camp
were held last Wednesday afternoon in
the Methodist church and were conduct
ed by Rev L. M. Keneston of the Congre
gational church'. There was a very large
attendance. The members of Roger
Sherman council, O. TJ. A. M., attended
and many of the workmen in the Derby
Silver Co., where he was employed.
- On account of the effect of the cold
in the gas pipes the reading "room and
library were almost in the dark two
nights last week. : ...
H. Holton Wood of Derby has donated
25 volumes of books to the public library.
The storm Thursday night was very
severe and on Friday so few pupils came
to the public school that they were dis
missed and no school was held. -
. The funeral services of Mrs Frank
Thompson, daughter of Eugene Chaffee,
was held on Friday afternoon at the
Methodist church and conducted by Rev
A. W. Smith. Owing to the inclemency
of the weather the burial, which was to
have been in Riverside cemetery,! was
oostDoned and the casket was taken to
the undertaker's rooms.
S. T. Palmer, our first selectman, has
been quite ill with pneumonia b'bt Is re
covering. Hi's mother, an aged lady, is
also seriously ill with the same dUeaBe
and his wife and two sisters have ben
otherwise ill all at the same time, which
Is an unusual occurrence.
The recent snow blockaded many of .
the highways leading to the village. ;
The storm on Thursday evening was very ;
severe and on Saturday morning the.
thermometer marked 7 degrees below.
Breckbill Benedict,
Your money back if you want it. That is
our way of doing business. Whatever you
purchase of us that does not prove satisfactory
brin back and get your money. Anything in
the way of rubber or leather footwear that you
may want we have. Our prices are low.
LYON'S SHOE ST0EE..
49 White Street, - - -
EvZake Your Friends
By making a useful present,
we have a hne line for the
fine goods, Fancy Plush Eockers, Center Tables in Oak or Mahog
any, and everything in the furniture line
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
TAYLOR & MCGRAN,
THE W. F. SWORDS LUMBER COMPANY,
Bridgeport, oOnn.
Wholesale and Betail Dealers in
MICHIGAN FINE LUMBER, SIDING, SHINGLES, SPRUCE
Timber, Lath, Sash, Doors & Blinds, Carvings, Mouldings, Mantles & Hard
Wood, Trim, etc North Carolina Yellow Pile Lumber a Snerialtr.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS FROST 6HIXGLES.
As we are about to make extensive alteration to make more
room for new stock, we have again reduced prices. We can
save you money. No trouble to show goods.
The COLE & ELLIS CO.,
which was the
same as on the Tuesday
previous.
STRATFORD.
OROKOQCE.
At the regular meeting of Housatonic
Grange, February j8, the program was
"An evening with the poets," followed !
by an apron social. Each brother pro
duced an apron of his own manufacture,
which were sold at auction to the sisters,
who in turn escorted the brother whose
apron she had purchased to supper. Com.
mittees were appointed to look after the
arrangements for entertaining the meet
ing which is to be held in Stratford Feb
ruary 20 to organize a new - Pomona
Grange. The Worthy State Master and
General Deputy Beck with are expected
to be present and the prospects are fav
orable for an auspicious beginning for
the new Grange.
Mrs James Meechen died at her borne
on Elm street, Friday, February 8, at the
age of 76 years. , She leaves three chil
dren and a husband to mourn her loss.
The funeral was held from her late resi
dence at 2 p. m., Monday, Rev Mr Shack
elton officiating.
JTLAST0H.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Lacy Sanford is among the sick.
John L. kTyler has visited friends In
XoFwalk.
Mrs John H. Wheeler has visited her
lister in Bethel. '
Dea Charles Everett has sold his fine
Devon oxen to Charles K. Wheeler of
Westport.
John Patterson has bought a fine step
ping horse of Danbury parties.
Mr and Mrs Charles Burr was given a
social party by their friends, recently.
Mrs svl French of Huntingtown Is
visiting Easton friends.
Charles Patterson is in a feeble condi
tion. "
Mrs George Sherwood's conservatory,
as usual, is looking fine, and contains a
great many beautiful plants with their
bright blossoms and rich foliage.
Miss Florence Burton is visiting her
sister, Mrs John Patterson.
STRATFIELD.
W. H. Benedict is very sick with pneu
monia. His many friends hope for his
speedy recovery.
E. L. Walker of Huntington spent Sun
day with Mr and Mrs A. S. Wilson on
Water-View Farm. .
' Mrs James Screder gave a dinner party
to a number of friends, Thursday, Feb
ruary 7. .
Arthur S. Wilson, on Water-View
farm, can boast of a pair of twin cattle
Don't Forget
that when you buy Scott's Emul
sion you are not getting r. secret i
mirture containing worthless or
harmful drugs. , .
s Scott's Emulsion cannot be se
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endorsement of the medical
world means something.
Scott's
Emulsion
overcomes W astt'ng, k promotes
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Consumption, Scrofula, Anaemia, Ema
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MttkBmtMtlLT. MOmnista. M-urttt.
- - - Danbury, Conn.
such as a nice picture, of whic h
trade, a Diamond mirror, very
SANDY HOOK.
390 MAIS STREET.
OPPOSITE CAJTHOJi STREET.
whose combined weight is over 4100
pounds. Who can beat that for workers?
Our young friend, Miss Ethel Screder,
filled the organist's place, last Sunday ,ln
a very acceptable manner.
3S00KFIELD.
John H. Burr of Stepney was a Sun
day guest of Howard Peck.
! C. D. H. Kellogg has sold to R. Hatch
of New Fairfield a' fine three-yeaitold
he colt to mate one has.
NEW FAIRFIELD.
R. Hatch & Son shipped one of their
fine patent Palo Alto wagons to New
Jersey parties, ihl week. ';
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After having tufiVred for a long time
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lieved. I highly recommend this as the
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For sale by E. F. Hawley, Near town.
and S. C. Bull, Sandv Hook.
It is not often that any one branch of
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