<ARTICLE> UT
<NAME>     E'town Corporation & Subsidiaries
<CIK>      0000764403

                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
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<EPS-BASIC>                                      .67
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .66<F1>
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<F1>All amounts in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.
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