The Washington Republican Washington County Friday Septmeber 14, 1900 Throop. At one time last week there was running 2 threshing machines on one section. There were 3 machines running in this vicinity at one time, the MYERS Bros., DRAKE Bros., and BARNES Bros. Mrs. Howard MARKHAM will open school in Haddam next Monday. Mrs. MARKHAM is a good teacher and no doubt will give good satisfaction. Mrs. Geo. PAULIA and Mrs. DAVIS accompanied Mrs. J.C. PAULIA to her home near Clifton last Friday. Geo. CAMPBELL is suffering severely from hay fever. Our school will commence next Monday, Mrs. CAMPBELL will weild the rod of correction. John ANDERSON was seen wearing a very broad smile last week, he said it was a boy born Sept. 4th. This makes the sixth son for Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON. They were former Throopites. Jim DOUGLAS was recently married to Miss Ida CUMMINGS of near Day station.