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PERRY L.
HMD,
SATURDAY
BARGAINS
-AT
423 Main Street,
BRIDGEPORT,
Mo Turkey Red Damask at lc a yard.
BlxHO Hemstitched Bleached Sheets at 3o.
Wtde Black Kustle linings at7o and l)c ya.
Sttx4Ablttiichl PiHow Oases 70 each.
Whli e Be 1 spreaiM, o, mo nu
Kanoy drab dress ltniugs.black uacka 12 1 So
Ch"iuiron's a thread, lOo last black Hose at
12 1 o a pair. .
Ladles' Kid Gloves at 58o. 75o and 1.
Oriental Lftees In choice patterns, white
and oroain white at 80, o, lOo, 13o, llto, 250,380,
6Lool'l and l.SAJet beaded and passemen
tery Dress TrlinmlnKS. Your choice while
they last at 45c a ya- d.
G.inta1 double weight last olack cotton hose
Ladles' medliim weight, Jersey rib, fleece
lined pants and vests, with Silk trimming
and pearl buttons atiSo each.
PERRY L. HURD.
WALL PAPEKS,
WINDOW SHADES,
LACE CURTAINS.
We have an elegant new
line of these goods for the Spring
trade and yon can not do better
that purchase of us-
wakneiCtaylor &
CURTIS,
SANDY HOOK. CONN.
GROCERIES!
Our stock of Groceries is
complete and is always the best
purest and freshest that can ba
bought. Try our Sterling Java
Cofl'ee once, and you will never
use any other brand, and it is for
sale only by us- Remember we
do not spread much printers' ink
but we are never undersold-
MORRIS,
The Leading Grocer,
Newtown, Conn,
BEAK! IN MIND
-OUR STOCK OF
Groceries
Always Fresh. AlwaysJMiable.
TERKILL3ETIS&00.
SANDY HOOK, CONN.
PKINDLE & MORRIS,
UNDERTAKERS AND
EMBALMERS,
Are prepared to do anything
in their line at shortest notice.
A share of public patronage
solicited.
W. H. PRINDLE. L. C. MORRIS.
Calls aaiwsrsd if left at W. B Priadla'i House; L.
0. Morril l Boost, Telephone at Leonard's Hotel
HAWLEY, W1LM0T
& REYNOLDS,
UNDERTAKERS
NO. 98 STATE STREET,
BRIDGEPORT, C0H5.
GE0RQI B. HAWLIT,
CHARLES I. WILMQT,
JOHI B. REYNOLDS. -
TELEPBOIX 291.
884 Park Arenas
407 Clinton Avenue;
0 Fremont Street.
BREW BBOS,
Funeral Directors,
Office and Wareiooms in Lillis
Building, Opposite grist
mill.
Open day and
nierht.
SANDY .HOOK,
CONN.
WILSON & KEATING,
UNDERTAKERS & EM
BALMERS. located lor the present in Pout OfTloe Block
A ndy Hook, (Jt. Night call attended to
from Taylor's Hotel.
UNDERTAKER,
Beildenee. Zlaf St- All erderf led with Mr 0
S. Tieker, Euton.will reeelre prompt attention
, Telephone: 78-8
WESTPOKT, CONN.
GEORGE F. TAYLOB,
PUNEiUL DIRECTOR
OFFICE
Post Office Block,
8 ANDY HOOK, - CONN
IURI1THRE-A lev Line of the Latest Goods.
UHDEHTAKIHS-ln 111 Ite Branches.
3a. "Vtr. Troy, Jr.,
Troy's Building, Sandy Hook.
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THE NEWTOWN BEE.
NEWTOWN, FBIDAY.MaR. 19.
CIBCULATIO.N:
JANUARY 1, 1888,
CAST WS.
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Local Affairs.
The Late Lamson B. Lake.
WHOSE FUNERAL TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY
LAST.
How often are we reminded that death
lb no respecter of persons. The young
may die, the old must. Same live to see
their most cherished plans carried out
successfully. Others seem peculiarly to
be born to trouble as the sparks that fly
uoward. Our fellow townsman, Lam
son B. Lake, whose death occurred a
few davs aeo, has passed from the
earthly life work to the rest of Paradise.
Nothing that may now be said of him
can take from or add to the character
which a life of three 6core years had de.
veloped. He was born in 1S35 and was
early left an orphan. His father, Philo
Lake, and his mother, Polly Birch, de
scended from Newtown's early ancet'
tors. At their death four children were
left orphans. Hannah (Mrs John Hub
bard) now of Meriden, Catherine, second
wife of the late Amos Hard, Ezra, and
Lamson, who was the youngest, a frail
lad who was taken in charge by his
grandfather, Lamson Birch, the late
Philo Clarke being his guardian. One
of the first ventures for himself was to
j'jin a surveying corps, made up from
some of the best young men of the
town. For several years he surveyed in
the Eastern states, then dropping that.
was a teacher. In 1860 he married
Sarah M., daughter of John Beers, and
soon after bought the place where about
one half of his life has been spent. His
life was not to be one free from sorrow
for in 1870 his wife died, leaving three
little ones to mourn a mother's loss. Thr
next year he married, Sylvia, daughter
of Norman Beers, who survives bim
His only son, Frederick, died in 1885
just before his 21st birthday. Four
daughters survive him, Carrie (Mrs
Frank Mallett), Catherine (Mrs W. C.
JoLusod), Grace, a teacher in Stratford,
and Florence the youngest, still at
home. Mr Lake was a progressive far
mer, and enjoyed the life that grew out
of his occupation. If he who makes two
blades of grass grow, where only one
grew before is looked upon as a bene
factor of his race, then he became such
in an eminent degree. Exemplary in
his daily life, upright in his dealings be
tween man and man, of strong Christian
principles, he hag left behind a memory
sweet with the fragrance that flows
from the strong purpose to do that which
commends itself to God rather than to
man. For the past year, be had been
gradually failing in health, but as the
outward man weakened, the inward man
was renewed day by day. Submission
to God's will characterized his last sick
ness as it bad his life and with the be
loved Whittier he could say :
"No longer lorwar J nor behind
I look In hope or tear;
But grateful take tbe good I find
The best ol now and here.
All as God wills who wisely heeds
To give or to withhold.
And knoweth more ot all my needs
Than all my prayers have told 1
Enough that Met-sings undeserved
Have marked my erring track ;
That wbereso'er my feet have swerved
Uis chastening turned me back
That more and more a Providence
Of love is understood.
Making the springs ol time and sense
Sweet with eternal good.
Thut death seems but a oovered way
Which opens into light,
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond tbe Father's sight "
The funeral services were held at his
late residence, on Friday last, where, in
spite of the dismal storm and heavy
traveling a large concourse of people
met to pay their last tribute to one, who
by a well spent life had won the respect
and confidence of ail with whom he had
business or social Intercourse. Rev
James C. Taylor of tbe Methodist
church, Rev O. W. Barker of the Con
gregational church, and Rev Mr Brown
of Bridgeport, conducting the services
at the house, Rev G. T. Linsley of Trin
ity church, taking tbe services at the
village cemetery. Tbe bearers were W
H. Hubbell, D. C. Bacon, E. L. John
son, George Graham, H. H. Peck and K
L. Coleman. E. L. J.
The Sandy Hook dramatic club have
completed arrangements for a variety en
tertalnment to be given at tbe Sandy
Hook Opera House on Easter Tuesday
evening, April 20. The program will
consist of tbe latest songs, dances and
variety sketches, and will open and con
clude with tbe most laughable farces.
Any one desiring to laugh and grow fat
JOH1T IS. 3EEBXD.,
JEWELER.
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware,
Clocks, etc.
OPTICAL GOODS A SPECIALTY.
Eyes Free ol Charge. Prices for
Byes Free
Glasses Very
ol Charge.
Moderate.
42 Wall St., Bridgeport, Conn.
Only One Door Off From Main Street.
should not fail to be present. The. tal
ent will be chiefly local, assisted by
Brother Gardner of the Lime Kiln club,
who will be present by special request,
and a few others whose specialties can
not fall to please the most critical. "
A Strange Land and a Strange
People.
THE AWFUL SUPERSTITIONS AND FOUL
DEGRADATION Off CHINA. A LAND
WHERE LOVE IS UNKNOWN, WHERE
WOMAN IS DERPI8ED, AND WHERE
THERE 13 NO HOME THE ALL CON
QUERING GOSPEL AND WHAT IT IS
DOING THERE.
It is safe to say that a clearer sketch
of Chinese life and customs has never
been given in so brief a time as was that
nreii!Dt'd bv Kev James H. Robert", of
the N-vth China mission unaer the
Am.-neaa Board, at the Congrrgational
church. la;t Sundav. Mr Roberts has
for 20 years labored in that country,
makiDg his headquarters at Kalgan, a
heatbful spot among the mountains.
He is in thorough love with his work,
having devoted to it his heart and life,
and has no idea of abandoning it until
the Great Master-workman calls him
home. He may return to his field in the
autumn, leaving his three boys in this
country to gat an education in good
school?, which are sadly lacking In
China. Tbe only regret to be expressed
about his visit to Newtown is that the
weather on Sunday proved so inclement
that only a small portion of the usual
congregation had the rare privilege ot
hearing him, a privilege that all would
have most thoroughly erijoyed.
The manner and tbe spirit of tbe man
cannot be reproduced In words, but a
few thoughts gathered at random from
Mr Roberts', addresses may give some
insight into the life of that strange land
The churches in this country are like
dynamos. The Lord gives the power
the Mission Boards are the wires, and
the missionaries at the front apply the
power of the Lord and the churches
The northern Great Wall was built more
tban 21 centuries ago. It is not made
of brick, but of stones of all shapes laid
together without mortar and rising with
curved sides to a sharp edge ; so that tDr
S. Wells William?, in his book, "The
Middle Kingdom," is right in saying that
the wall could be easily pulled to pieces
but could not easily be crossed, it ex
tends across country 1,500. or 1,600
miles, running even to tbe top of high
mountains ; its length, as the crow
flies, is only 1,200 miles. The Great
Wall was built to keep evil influences
out of the country as mucn as it was
designed to be a protection against
enemies; for the people, who are very
superstitious, believe that enemies come
from the north. The Chinese who come
to America are almost entirely irom
Canton ; but these people are regarded
as enemies by tne people or. JNortu
China, for they are a mongrel race. The
degradation of the people, which is fear
ful, may be attributed to these causes
early marriage, poverty, lack of educa
tion, lack of Christian faith. The
people have no idea of cleanliness, and
tbe filth of some of the cities is indes
cribable. Mr Roberts' wife said:
"When I go into the home of a Japanese,
I am afraid that my Bhoes will soil tbe
fl or ; but when I go into the home of a
Chinaman, I am afraid that the floor
will soil my shoes." Education is the
possession only of the few. Practically
none of the women are educated; one-
tenth of the men may said to
be educated fairly, one-tenth
more very poorly, and one out of several
hundred is educated in a Confucian way,
which means be knows Chinese history
and Confucian philosophy. One black
mark that must always be scored
against the Chinese who are heathen is
that thiy cannot tell the truth.
Marriage ii not based on loye. Tbe re
ligion of Confucius does not rest on
love; its highest virtue is compassion
of superiors toward inferiors, and sub
mission of those under authority to those
above them. The Chinese live without
hope ; this is seen written on their faces.
The dying words of Tso Chung Tang, by
some thought to be tbe greatest of
modern gene rals, to bis Emperor were
"lean do nothing furth er for you. The
most that I can hope for Is that my soul
will pass into the body of a horse and so
I can carry about your royal person, or
into tbe body of a dog and so I can
guard your royal dwelling."' Nearly
every Chinaman has three religions ;
Confucianism, which is only a system ot
moral maxims, with no doctrine of God
or soul or atonement or future awards ;
Buddhism, which means salvation
through good works, and which sends
the Chinaman on long pilgrimages,
makes him turn the prayer-wheel, and
sets bim at fingering beads; Taoism,
wbicb tells bow to drive out evil spirits.
Tbe Chinaman believes that be has three
souls ; one ef these goes into the ances
tral tablet wbicb is worshipped in tbe
borne, another goes into the grave, and
another Into bell. The worship of their
idols is simply an expression on the
part of tbe Cbiniimen of their desires
and fears. For Instance, if a Chinaman
raises melons, he sets up a shrine to the
melon-god In his . melon-patch, and
worships that god until bis crop is
harvested ; if be Is about to cross a riyer,
he worships tbe river-god. Mission
work la China has not been without its
splendid results. During Mr Roberts'
stay In North China be bas seen the
churches nnder the charge of bis station
doable their number once la six or
seven years. The Chinese converts
show by their character that their con-
oman's
or
Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sua
tain, and renew the wasting: .of nerve,
muscle and tissue. It is more because ol
this condition ol the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says so, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking a good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hood's Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work,-nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood Purifier. $1 per bottle.
Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
11UUU S flll&withHood'sSarsaparilla.
version is real. They give up lying
and stealing ; they deny themselves.for
the work of the Lord. The North
China mission ! has 1,893 Chinese con
verts connected w th It. Their contri
buttons have been 9575, or enough to
support 11 native pastors, one pastor to
every 165 members, which is very good
when .you consider that they have
almost nothing to give, good wages
being six cents a day.
Almost everyone has heard ot the
cruelties practised upon the women of
China, but sorely no one in Mr Roberts' I
Snnday evening audience had ever be- j
fore dreamed of the Sickening .details of
tbe sad story that be told. Girls are not
wanted in OhlnlfV Jbf ten a mother is
whipped cruelly by her husband when
she gives birth to a baby. girl. Often a
young woman of 18 is married to a little
boy of six. Tbe girls have nothing to
say about their marriage; the husband
is selected by a go-between, who acts
solely from motives of gain
Women
are despised because tbey are worthless ;
they read nothing because tbey do not
know bow to read ; they talk of nothing
because they have nothing to talk
about ; they are a burden because they
are not allowed to work. But a better
day is coming for China. The Chinese
have a proverb, "The great bills lear a
slow-moving man." Man, the Christian
missionary, is moving slowly against tbe
rock-ribbed bills of Chinese superstition
and sin; but these hills will be
leveled and tbe rough places be made
plain.
DODGINGTOWH AND VIC15ITY.
Mrs L. A. Barnum is very low at tbe
present writing. She has had a shock.
Mrs Andrew Falls had the misfortune
to fall heavily, one day recently, and as
a result of the fall she is now laid up
with a broken arm.
Master Arthur Piatt, who bas been
spending several months with his grand
parents, has now returned to bis home in
Redding.
Miss Nora Fauk has taken a position
as waitress at Taylor's hotel in Sandy
Hook.
Mrs if. v. Lurant is Buttering from a
severe attack of the grip.
There will be a meeting of the mem
bers of Land's End cemetery association
at the scboolbouse on Saturday evening,
March 27, at 7 30 A. L. Hawley, pres.
ident.
Miss Louise Hawley is borne from
Northfield for the spring vacation.
Miss Lucy Hook of Botsford bas been,
and is, seriously ill, having been taken
with spasms that are very severe.
John Frank had tbe misfortune to lose
a valuable young cow, last Saturday, but
on Monday bis herd of cattle was In
creased by tbe advent of a pair of twin
bull calves. Mr Frank would be glad to
sell tbem.
Mr and Mrs H. P. Boyson wish to
thank the friends and neighbors through
Tbe Beb for their help and kindness dur
ing the sickness and death of their eldest
daughter, Mary A. Boyson.
Miss Lucy Hook is under tbe doctor's
care.
B. Nichols is confined
with grip.
to tbe house
L. C. Gilbert is adding a wagon bouse
to his spacious buildings. Thomas Per
kins is doing tbe work.
Miss Ethel Patterson, who bas been
spending most of the winter with her
brother in New Milford, is now with her
sister, Mrs H. B. Coger, at Botsford.
Pen and ink are wits' plow, and Davis
& Savard say ; "We are receiving word
every day from pleased customers com
mending our goods and our up to-date
methods of doing - business." , Right
methods in business is "plowing" to some
purpose. There is comfort and satisfac
tion both in purse and feeling when trad
ing at 429 Main street, Bridgeport.
Remember that John H. Reid, tbe lew
eler of 42 Wall street, has a graduate op
tician with him permanently who will
test and examine your eyes free of
charge.- Drm't neglect your eyes. We
use the best quality of goods and our
pi Ices are as low as possible for best
goodf, 42 Wall street, one door off from
Mala street.
Readers of The Bes will make no mis
take ty visit the popular bargain shoe
store of the C. H.Bennett Shoe Co.,when
Hoods
NOW THAT
BEEN SAVED
And no better opportunity affords itself than by calling at
FANCY CROCKERY, JACK
GLOVES, MITTS, HORSE BLANKETS, HARDWARE.
32 10 34 BRIDGE
in want of footwear for man, woman or
chnd'a wear ol every description. If you
cannot call in person just drop this firm
a postal card and they will cheerfully
answer all inquiries as regards prices, etc.
Tbe Men's Literary and Social Club of
Newtown Street met at Dick's hotel,
Tuesday night, being very pleasantly en
tertalned by Arthur S. Hawley. The e-
sayist was Rev Otis W. Barker, his sub-
Iject being, "The income tax. It wasfol-
lowed by an animated discussion.
Dsn't allow the lungs to be impaired
by tbe continuous irritation of a cough.
It is easier to prevent consumption than
to cure it. One minute cough cure taken
early will ward off any fatal lung trouble.
E. F. Hawley, Newtown; S. C. Bull,
Sandy Hook ; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford :
B. Hawley & Co., Stepney.
Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup
tions, burns and scalds are soothed at
once and promptly healed by DeWitt's
witch hazel salve, the best known cure
for piles. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; S.
C. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman,
Botsford ; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney.
Fairfield County News.
SHELTON.
THE BUROUGH AND VICINITT.
At the Plumb Memorial Library on
Saturday there were 183 books given out
which is the largest for one day on
record. The people appear to appreci
ate tbe library and the books are well
circulated throughout tbe town. Tbe
reading room.is well patronized by both
ladies and gentlemen, the teachers in
the public school and their pupils.
There was a strike among some of tbe
weavers, last Monday, In tbe Cotton
mill. Mr Adams came up on Tuesday
from New York to adjust the differences,
but as both sides held firm nothing was
done but some of the strikers weakened
and this week went back to work.
The will of Nelson Tomlinson was
probated, last Monday, and Miss Mary
E. and Georgianna Tomlinson were ap
pointed administrators with the will an
nexed and Warren C. Hubbell and Clark
S. Beardsley appraisers
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Baptist
church have selected as officers for the
ensuing six months : Miss Zabudah
Wright, president ; Miss Julia Beardaley,
vice president; Archie Edwards, secre
tary ; Samuel Smith, treasurer.
Mrs Frank Brooks bas been critically
ill for some weeks
Tbe Episcopalians have raised by
pledges money enough to warrant them
in commencing services at Easter
Selectman Palmer served on the grand
jury at Bridgeport on Tuesday last and
was called to Waterbury on Wednesday
and Thursday as witness before the
court there on a Derby road case.
Officer Tomlinson last Thursday took
Wilbur B. Tomlinson to the insane re
treat at Middletown. He was suspected
of making the assault on bis father.
Gould Tomlinson, about a month ago
A child of Herbert Woolbonse was
buried in the Derby cemetery, last Sat
urday, having died from meningitis.
Calvin B. Hatch, who recently came
here from New Milford, has gone Into
the butter and egg business which bad
been established, by bis father, B. C.
Hatch.
Rev C. C. Merrill preached last Sun
day for Rev Mr Keneston at the Congre
gational church. The latter baa rap
idly Improved from bis late attack.
Another lot of books have been re
ceived from the state by the Plumb Me
morial library.
At the annual meeting of the Baptist
church held last Wednesday evening the
following officers were elected : Trustee,
Sylvester .Rounds ; deaoon, Henry B.
Davidson ; clerk, James L. Glover ; ad
visory board, Samuel Smith and J. A.
Wentbwortb. Tbe ladies' auxiliary elec
President, Mrs Minor; vice pre8i.J
ted
dent, Mrs George Beebe; secretary, Mrs
THE
THE NEXT THING
yii
STREET,
LADIESJNJSEARCH
OF SHEETS i
AND PILLOW GASES
will do well to look over our line
ol the80 goods, either Plain or
Hemstitched. We carry a large
line ol tbem and
Our Prices Are Always Correct.
Just look at oar cases and sbeets,
examine the quality ol nmslin, see
how they are mde and then ask
yourself it It is as cheap lor you to
buy tbe cloth and make up the
same.
We are offering a Special White
Api on at 25c that is cheap at the
price.
QUINN& SCOTT,
161 Main Street,
DANBDRY, CONN'.
Lawrence Wright; treasurer, Mr
George Smith.
The Goodwin & Kuntz company have
filed their articles of corporation and are
doing quite a nice business already.
REDDING.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
The new pipe organ for tbe Metho
dist church arrived on Saturday, and
was placed in position ready for Sunday
services. Owing to the storm there were
but few present in the morning, but io
the evening there was quite a crowd,
anxious to see and bear tbe new instru
ment. Mrs Eva Sherwood, the organist,
bandied tbe keys like a veteran, though
having bad no previous practice. What
with a good choir, a renovated church
interior, and a fine organ, this old his
toric church ought to take a new start
on the road to prosperity.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MR BEARDSLEY.
Mr Beardsley, who lives in the Steb
bins Baxter place, was recently injured
by a log rolling over him, and breaking
his ribs. He was terribly hurt some
years ago by being run into by a rail
way train, and narrowly escaped death
at that time. He is in a critical condi
tion, and suffers much pain. His chances
of recovery are very slight. He came to
Redding from New Fairfield and bought
the Baxter place about a year ago.
Howard Mackenzie bas traded his
farm in Redding, known as tbe Aaron
Treadwell farm, which he purchased
shortly after tbe death of Mr Treadwell,
for the farm on Grassy Ridge, owned by
A. H. Diamond. Mr MacKen zie, besides
turning over bis farm, pays a stated sum
of money. Both farms are In good con
dition and are valuable property. Mr
Diamond will either sell or rent the Red
ding farm, as he has no intention of
leaving Bethel. While Mr Mackenzie
owned the property, the buildings were
put in good condition.
We understand that Mrs Eate Read
bas rented her place in Lonetown to par
ties from out of town, who will shortly
move in.
Application has . been made to the fish
commissioners for a supply of trout to
stock our streams.
There will be a union missionary con
cert at the Methodist church on Sunday
evening. There will be a very interest
ing program, consisting of addresses,
speaking by the children, and singing
V the Redding male quartet.
Tbe Chautauqua
circle met at the
COUNTRY HAS
TO DO IS TO-
ALMIGHTY
my store, where I have for sale a
KNIVES, SKATES, SLEDS.
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We simply mention our different
kinds. It goes without saying that
quality is as high as prices are low.
Boneless Cod in bricks, 10c
package.
The very best cod, prime cuts
10c per pound.
Boneless Cod, 8c per pound.
libered Cod, 10c per box.
Mackerel, big fat bloaters,
weigh about 1 1-2 to 1 3-4 lbs
at 30c per lb.
No. 1 mackerel, about 1 1-4
lbs, 15c lb.
No. 2 mackerel, good and fat,
DES. HEEL.
NEWTOWN,
home of H. B. Rumsey on Monday even
ing. Mr James, having recovered from bis
recent illness, bas once more resumed
lis school duties.
LYON'S PLAINS.
EMMANUEL CHURCH NOTES.
A week from this Saturday, on March
27, at 2.30 p. m., Rev Henry Adams Neel
ey, the bishop of Maine, will visit Em
manuel church. Bishop Neeley is chair
man of the bouse of bishops. A cordial
invitation is extended the public to be
present on this occasion.
On Sunday evening Rev Mr Hamilton
has delivered confirmation lectures and
on Thursday evening he bas met those
who contemp ate becoming candidates
for the holy rite.
Edward Clark, of the Westport tram
way road, is spending the week with
with Charle3 Salmon ot Riverside ave
nue. Edward Gerhardt, Charles Bedient and
Clinton Patchen were In Bridgeport over
Sunday.
Mrs Morris White, Mrs T. W. Tread
well and Misses Bessie and Charlotte
Hamilton were in Norwalk, last Satur
day, the Misses Hamilton as delegates to
Woman's Auxiliary, which met in Grace
church, Belden avenue.
Charles Johnson has returned to bis
work In Bridgeport.
The snow which came Sunday was
made use of by a number of persons to
haul logs from the woods to mill, so the
storm was an ill wind that proved of
good to some.
Miss Eva Divis is home from her visit
with her sister, Mrs Sheperd, of Ro way
ton. Mrs Alexander Hamilton and Master
Hamilton are with Mr and Mrs Liver
more of Park avenue, Stamford. '
Mrs John Williams of Riverside ave
nue entertained on Thursday a number
of guests from Nor field and Weston and
on Friday er joyed a call from Miss Min
nie Williams and Miss Mary Turney of
Weston.
STEVE5TS0N
Miss Nora Lynch bas taken a position
In Bridgeport.
- The veteran fox hunter has had to uy
SAVE THE
DOLLAR.
largo assortment of
SHELTON.
10c lb.
Mackerel in
10-lb kits, $1
and $1.25.
Smoked halibut
18c lb.
Boneless sardines
in chunks,
in
pure
olive oil, 15 to 35c
Spied sardines iD oil, 20c.
salmon from 10 to 20c.
Lobster from 20 to 2So.
Clam in pound cans.
Isn't your fish notion here?
&C CO.
CONN.
by the last four days on account of the
grip-
SHERMAN.
PERSONAL CHAT.
Miss Edith Huagerford entertained
her young friends in a mot delightful
manner, on Tuesday evening, March 9,
the occasion being her 16:h birthday.
She was the recipient of many pretty
gifts. With music, dancing and refresh
ments, the time was pleasantly spent
until about 3.30 a.m., when tbe guests
made ready to leave, all wishing Miss
Edith many happy birthdays to come.
Mrs D. B. Maliory has been entertain
ing her cousin for a few days.
Tbe Center school closed on Friday.
Tbe entertainment given in the Town
hall on Thursday evening last, drew a
full home and was well liked.
The robins have vUitedtown. Hurrah,
for the hopes of spring !
A very pleasing gra. hophone enter
tainment was given at the Center, last
week, by Col Philips of Pittsfleld.
Mrs McKaigbt is visiting in New Hav
en, this week.
Raymond K?lIogg is qiite sick with
some disease la tbe feet.
Mrs Nellie Redding' mother, Mrs Hall,
has bad a shock of paralysis.
- i.i mm
The Latest Markets.
THE WHOLESALE fttJOIATIOIS AT BRIDGE
PORT. BT BUCK & DARLING, BRTDQBPORT, PRO
DUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Butter, choice creamery prints 20i22,
choice creamery tubs 19i21, choice dairy
16i20, fair to good, 1215, common 8)10; "
factory cheese, fancy 12il2 12; fresh
near-by eggs 12il3; chickens, alive 8il0,
dressed 10il2; fowls alive 8U0; pigs,
light to heavy 6i4; potatoes S5e; red on
ions, $2503 bbi, yellow f 2 503, whUe
$2iG; cabbage 3i5c; carrots oOGOc bbi;
parsnips, 75i$l bbi; turnips 15a25c ;
choice Baldwin apples 911.25; choice
greening, 90c (1 25; common apples,
50j75c.
OASTOIIIA.
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