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corres Jenees
Bethel.

A daring robbery was committed in Plumtrees last Friday, which caused considerable excitement whom the nature of the affair became known. It appears that early in the morning three young men named Crosby, Hurley, and McDer- mott, residents of Danbury, came to Bethel and sauntered down the road leading to tho residence of Mir John Montjoy, who resides on the back road near the residence of MT. James E. Bar mum. On reaching MT. H. H. Bairds lot beyond Mountjoy's house, they climbed over the wall, and waited their first chance to raid on the house of Mir. MontiOy. These men were seen by little Starr Barnum in the lot. About II o'clock MT. Frank Judd, who lives on Highland street, on the hill south of Montjoy's house, stepped out into his back yard, and on looking down the hill saw two men entering Montjoy's house through window, while third remain-
 
 ed on the Shepaug railroad track. Mr. Judd diyined what was up, and watched the men, who, when they came out of the house, went out into lot and began to pound something, which proved to be tea pot which the robbers took out of the house suppOsing it to be silver. The tea pot was a handsome one, made of Britania, and brought from England by Mrs. Montjoy. The robbers then pro cecded down the track toward Mr. Whip pie Williams house, and laid in wait, and on seeing Mrs. Dr. Hanford Bennett leave the house, they (that is, two of the mem entered the house by force, while the other one remained to watch outside. The men inside ransacked the house, tore open the beds, and in their search gathered many articles of value, consist ing of silver spoons, candlesticks, dia- mond ear rings and finger rings belong ing to Mr Williams and Mrs. Bennett, his daughter. While in the house of Mr. Williams Mrs. Philip Brophy, who lives just across the street, heard noise in the house, and knowing that Mr. Will Hams and his wife had gone to Brook field, and that Mrs. Bennett had gone up to the village, she sent one of her sons over to sec what the noise was about, and he returned saying that there were men disputing about the division of the spells. Mrs. Brophy sent word to Mir. Selleck Booth, and as that gentleman was not well, she sent to others, and finally informed BIr. James Barnum, who immediately mounted his horse and carried the information to Bethel, and reported that the robbers were on their way to the village, coming up the She paug railroad track. Mir. Judd also started in search of constable Huse. and reported to whoever he met what he had seen, and it was not long before there were at leasta hundred persons gather
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Local JOttings.

Dr. R. N. Betts gathered strawberries Tuesday from his garden.
 The reformed speakers from Danbury will speak in the Methodist church, Sun day night.
 MT. Charles F. Beardsley plucked up two stalks of rye from his field last week which measured 3-4 feet high.
 Mr. W. G. Clark, of Botsford Hill, lost two children by diphtheria recently Alma, aged 6 months, and Clara, aged 2 years.
 Mrs. Pearce returns her thanks to Mrs. Norman Northrop and the Misses Glover for their favors and kind remembrance of her.
 Mir. Wm. Botsford is improving his house by building an addition with side entrance. MT. George w. Stuart is do- ing the carpenter work.
 One of the windows of L. B. Booths store presents a very attractive appear anee since the fine display of shoes and boots has been put into it. Mir. Geo. F. Dmcomb is making ex- tensive repairs and reme Hing the barn at his new home, ol Bptsford'i hill. Mir. Chas. Smith is doin the wor'S. Sanford & Hawley have iut received fine assortment of ientlenen's soft hats, latest style.
 Rev. F. W. Barnett preached last Sun day afternoon in the improvised chapel at HawIeyville, in the Shepaug R. R. depot. The Sunday school is in a flourishing condition.
 Mir. Seth Stevens takes the place oi MT. Vim. Foote, the agent of the Housa- tonic railroad at BrookGeld Junction, who resigned his position May 14th and went to Charleston, West Virginia, and is at present engaged in the lumber business with his brother, Henry Foote,
 Remember the call for a borough meeting, which will be held Saturday, June 1st, at o'clock p. m., at the town clerks office. Every citizen living in the borough ought to attend. The pres, ent charter needs enlarging, and an effort
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RoId; counier-march through Ginssy Plain to residence of E. M, Benedict . through S,u h street tndepot; II Gfnter and Elm str,o's 10 residence Of Col. croFul; countcr-lnnrnh to Chestnut NJ. through Chestnut t, congrpga 10 nl church, where the address will be delly- cred ny Rev, E. c, Pattlson.
 Some of the machinery for tho factory of Gilbert Bros. has arrived n been plneod in the building. Our chief engineer. James F. Durpnt, has heon presented with n very nice hat by the Alert fro company, He also received n call from the Saturday Nigh. company and was congratulated. Mir, E, R, Barnum made m address on lo. half of the chief, which was highly approri ted.
 The etcmpcrnnce question Is still on the move, and in Elmwood Sunday afternoon five signed Inc pledge. The speakers were Charles Taylor, Dr, Benedict, l.. R. Balum, John Ronk. Lorenzo Stowe. and Geo. D. Durnnt.
 Mr. Samuel Barlow Is meeting with d success at his new grist Ill, and has facilities for getting grain ground nt short notice which very few mills pos sc3s. Samuel has our best wishes for success.
 Mir. Howard Woodman reported when Inc came hnck from the West thah he saw Frank Ferry. He said Frank was looking first rate.
 Master Russell Lacey received n silver watch from his aunt in Scotland last week
 The work of building the grist mill of Chas Hurlb ri las commenced. Maybe X Steven are doing the work. I'm" friends and ncighbOrs of MT. Hrrlburt contributed n good share of the timber, which is certainly very praisewonhy.- Tho mill will be about 3OX32 and better arranged than the old one.
 We learn that sheriff Aaron Sanford tcndcrcl tO constable E. c. Huso the office of deputy sheriff, and we hope tlat hc will accept. Mir Husc is good officer.
 Mr. Arthur Woodman returned from fine visit to New York last Thursday. 0. Arthur
 One day last week Mr. Hugh Reids hired man drove right over little boy in front of the Grassy Plain school house. Tho horse knocked the boy down, but in passing over him did not step on him, which was miracle. The man drove right along, and did not stop to see whether he had hurt the l.oy or not. We think such man ought to be looked after.
 The hall of the Sons of Temperance and Knights of Pythias has been thor o"oNlv "lc"ncd. papcred and painted by Albert L. NoXsol.
 Tine shoddy mill in Plumtrees will be discontinue !. The firm will move to Danbury and occupy part of the Hull & nnldcn machine factor. We shall miss friend Win. Hamilton. May success attend him.
 The three thieves, Crosby, Hurley and MrDclmOtt were taken to Bridgeport Wednesday morning by Sheriff Lewis The bracelets that Sheriff Lewis placed on Crosby caused him to remark that the man who invented them ought to be hung.
 Rev. Geo. F. Waters held a wooden wedding Tuesday night at his residence on Chestnut street. 4 large number of the rev. gentleman's friends were pres ent and made merry. WIREBRIM.
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The New Debating Society.

Thursday evening, May 1Gth, several gentlemen of St. Roses Parish met and formed debating society, which will be known as "St. Roses Institute, of New town" Rev. Father McCartan was cho- sen president; Thomas w. Corbett, vice president; John F. Keating, treasurer. For committee on questions selection was made of John O'Dolohcry, Maurice Colgan and John P. Egan.
 Last Thursday evening the societ5 met and debated upon the question, Resolved That wealth exercises a greater influence in society than tal- ent." Joseph Layrey, Thomas Egan and J. P. Egan affirmed; John O'Dolohery, Maurice Colgan and Thos. Corbett took the negative. Anthony Gallagher was chosen judge. and after very interest ing discussion rendered his decision in favor of talent.
 The question for tonight is, Re solved, That it is for the benefit of the working man to emigrate to the West. "
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WOOdbury.
NUMBER FORTY-FIvE.

Mrs. Woodruff's new house. tho plan of which was drawn by k. w. Hill, tho architect at Waterbury, is being rapidly built by Mir l.. J. Allen, a prominent resident builder. Its location is one of the most desirable in town, and when completed it will be the finest residence in it. There is but one fault to be found with it: it is thought by some that it will east a shade on all other dwellings,, from the Mansion House at Ltchfield to the Grand Central at Newtown, and from the ScOville House in Waterbury to the New England at New Milford. It is quite true that there is no moment in the day when, in reality, it casts q shade on any other roof, or dOorsill but still some think it is very high, and, there fore, must cast dangerous shadow oil somebody or something. It has long ago passed into proyerb that people will talk"
 A polishing wheel at the factory tf the American Shear Co. burst last week. very seriously iniuring Thomas Gee. Dr. karrmann vas called, and under his skiil.ul care it is hoped Mir. Gee will soon recover.
 There has been considerable talk about establishing reading-room in tDwn-crccting Il building for that pur pose. This must be an expensive un- dectaking, and, in these i nes, it would be difficult to raise sufficient sum to accomplish the purpose, and have funds left to buy books and papers. I would suggest another way to meet the needs of the public in part. The. old Wood bury Library Association has several hundred volumes of valuable books and periodicals. The plan heretofore has been to have monthly meetings, and bid for choice of books to read for the succeeding month. Interest in this plan has ceased, and the usefulness of the li- brary has, in great measure, also ceased. Now my plan would be to turn this into circulating library. Place it in the store of some business man, who can at tend to it, and allow any one, at a stipu- lated price, and for stated time, draw books, and from the rent of the books add to their numbers from time to time. It seems to me that this plan would be feasible, and Stoddard approves of it.
 NAMELESS.
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Disorderly.

A man named James Duffy was ar rested Tuesday, about noon, by Con stable Camp, and taken before Justice R. N. Betts, charged with assaulting Mr. Charles Rininsland, and using pro-; and abusive language.
 Justice Betts heard the witnesses Mir. H. L. Wheeler, Chas. Rininsland. Daniel Camp. Jno. T. Pearee-testify, and then called for the prisoners side of the story. which was very damaging to his case.
 The prisoner was bound over to the June term of the Superior Court. and taken to Bridgeport by Officer Camp.
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Arrivals and Departures.

Mir. John B. Glover, of Dubuque, Iowa, arrived in town May .l7th, and Is the guest of his brother MT. Samuel C. Glover.
 Mir. James Blakslco of St. Petersburg, Pa, arrived Saturday evening, and is the guest of his father, Wm, Blakslec, Esq.
 Mir John c. Bccrs of Brooklyn, ar rived Saturday evening. Mir. Beers was the guest of MT. F. C. Beers, of Palca- tine, and returned home Monday.
 Sinclair Tou5ey, Esq, of Now York, was the guest of Marcus c. Hawlcy Friday. Mr. Tousy and lady returned ,mc Saturday, after arranging for accommodation at the Grand Central Hotel, to which place they will return next month.
 AIr. Russell Jennings, of Missouri, arrived last week, and is the guest of his flthcr Wm. B. Jennings, Esq., of Taunton.
 Mss Celia Champncy, of South Adams, Mass, is in town visiting her sister, Mrs, A. P. Smith.
 Mr. James Blakslec returned home Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Lem uel Beers and her daughter, Miss Fanny Beers, who will remain for few weeks the guests of MT. Blakslce, in St. Peters burg.
 MT. Oscar Dikcman and lady, of New Haven, arrived Saturday, and are the guests of MT. Henry Dikcman.
 Miss Mary Clark, of Cold Spring, IL, arrived in town last week, and is the guest of MT. John P. Egan, where she will remain short time.
 Miss Mary Frank Peck is spending a short time in Birmingham and Monroe.
 At the hotels we find the following guests registered: Dicks Hotel-Chaun- cy Hough, Wallingford; M. W. Stevens, Norwalk; Horace Squiros, RoXbury. Grand Central Hotel-Will Bennett, New York; Franklin Wallace Cheshire; ; Henry w. Goodwin, Hartford.
 Mrs. Chas. Rininsand has gone to Brooklyn to visit Mir. Ernest Rinins- lands family, the childern being sick with diphtheria.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. L. Baird returned home Tuesday
 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Checvcr, and wife of Rev. Mr Frothingham of Now York, visited the Glen and Rubber fac tory on Wednesday of last week. return ing Thursday.
 MT. Geo. c. Perkins arrived home Saturday evening on flying visit, re- returning Monday evening.
 Chas. Higbe and wife, of Now Haven, are visiting Z. S. Peck on Mile Hill.
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Ce. Teachers Association Meeting

The second meeting of the Fairfield County Teachers Association was held (as announced in last weeks BEE) in Stratford on Friday and Saturday of last week, and was a decided success. Messrs. Wilcoxson and Russell, who constituted the committee of arrange ments, together with the ladies who so ably assisted them in providing for the wants of the 1S2 teachers present. are entitled to great praise. The bountifu' entertainment so cheerfully furnished and the hearty welcome that each teach CT received from the good people of tha beautiful village will long be remem- bored by the teachers of Fairfield county as constituting one of the bright spots in q teachers life.
 Miss Adella Botsford, of Palestine :; Miss Ida Botsford, of Hattertown; Miss Bella Lake, of Hawleyville; Mrs. Lucy H. Baldwin and Mr. Silas B. Wheeler, of Hanover; and MT. Charles Botsford, Of Hopewell, were present from New town.
 When will the teachers of this town find out that it pays to attend teachers meetings? Prof. Sedgwick, of Stratford, after half century of work in the school room said he never received one half the help that had been given to young teach CTS by the discussion of "The best methods of school discipline" and that it would have saved him many anxious thoughts and deep study to have heard 1t in his younger days.
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Tte Der Thursday, May BOih. 1878.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Several subscriptions for this paper for period of six months have run ogt. and go adopted the plan Of marking fl cross on the paper. to show that the time hod expired. Several, seeing the mark, sent us the money to renew their subsctiI- tions. Th0ro arc others who have not dono so. and aftor reasonable time we stopped the papor We request of nil subscribers who fail to get their paper to send us n postal card, and if thelr time has not expired, VIC will furnish gn0ther copy.
 We are publishing very cheap paper, and in order to do so successfully, we ask payment In advance, more particu- Iarly from those who reside at distance and we respectfully ask that when ordering the paper they will send the money also.
 We send the paper to my post office in the United States and Canada for one dollar. There is no extra charge for postage.
 There remains but three moro issues of volume l, and we are in hopes of hearing favora1ly from all the friends and patrons, of THE BEE and as many new ones as may be pleased to favor us with their patronage.
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EdtOr Of the Bee ::

At the temperance meeting at the Methodist church on Sunday evening lastsome statistics were produced which was positive were very far from being correct, and one which was sure was wrong, viz, in regard to the percentage of the people who become insane. The speaker, Mr. Wheeler said that fifty per cent. of all of the insane became so from intemperance. found in the re- port of the board of trustees of the hos pital for the insane at Middlctown, Ct, the following figures: Total admissions from the beginning of the hospital. from all causes, 1860; number admitted caused by intemperance, 116; ercent- age, S.52, vide report for 1873. Report of Hartford Retreat for the insane for 1877: Total admissions, 92; from in- temperance, ,. 1STS-Total admissions, S6: from intemperance, '. Ths SC arc reliable figures, with the amberi'E quo ted, and every one can recC gai the'r tluih.
 The figures are so at val with those quoted at the lecture that think that so erroneous an impression ought not to be allowed to go uncorrected.
 Yours respectfully,
 W. c. VILE, II. D.
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thai dog makes mo have the iilgits, lIls appearance an over ia di ieusting to woman Of refinement like mys 'lf, and whom I sec him tray Tin kind Q sidt- ways like, troltIn' on with snmetl [ of our'n, want 10 shoot the yellow eur, hut Jim says, M ther, don't take on so aigaut that dog, You know hos real pet in the Grant fRmlly;' and when Skip comes round with his tail kitiu'. tryIn' to make friends nll round, she knows Jimmy Is near. anl she feels sort of for, glvln' like. so we'll just put up things, and let Skip live" BETSY.
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That Dog.

"There goes that dog with our last chunk of dried beefl Get out Geechl" cried Mrs. Millerton; and Mir.
 Millerton joined in the yell at that dog.
 But he skipped the fence like a snipe,
 and ran clear to Whiske-near hill before he began to chew that dried beef.
 Now" says Mrs. Millerton, "why will Jim Grant keep that dog? He's darned thief. too lazy to hunt, and Jim says a dog that can't pick up his own li,in' is no dog at all. Now there's Jim Grant. too; he's hangin' around our Sue, doin' nothin' but tramp down the grass in our meadow, shootin' humble bees from missiles; and I heard him tell Sue that Skip parked all day at cricket under a stone last week. They're nice couple, licensed to take life easy. and how our Sue can fancy that good-for-nothin' vaga- bond, I don't know! But the sight of
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lines entle Death of Maggie E, cribben
 Who Diad January 9, 1878.

0nF little MiF ir yesteniay so bright.
 Has yaulstlsi fluin our ppsrnre s'fnn away Tins l4ttls footsteps unr. s' ire 4nl liBht. AFa hrAFl no nl0ru snl dst her childish play Twas Whnn the dew-dnps nll unnn the leaves 0uF ttlla durlii G lrii us for lsF hssyraly hanif Leaving Ail Wha lugsl her weeping hUni in Hrief To take her plase noar Inc Crii stFiAi thrthe, NJ man thosr llttia iisping ps HFe heard Ta utter Nur ls 0f happy, uh,iti IA glefl No Hpru thr littio play things rfu disturhot iiy small white lugrFs. unre sa light and free, Although wr say that shu hAs gone fprsyar. lt ia With ln1lisl-utss ihai Wu thHs rp ak, For sla Is whsfu pu mortal hARl can ssNF From Him Wium we should always seek.
 -Cuip po-ed by her cousin. k, t. h.
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Sidewalks.

Tho laying down of the concrete walks on Main street is progressing fine ly, and we hope that our citizens will avail themselves of tho opportunity to employ Mossrs. Colo X Hinkly to lay their walks whilo 1t can be done good and cheap.
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Grand Concert for the Penegit of the
 aNew'"wn Dee.p

Tho Bethel Glce Club will give n con cert In Sanford's Hall Fndny evening Jun, 7th, for the benefit of the Ncwtowr BEg. Lot our friends think of this. and To ,k for small hand bills, for VIC promls, good entertainment.
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MARRIAGES.

BTNEDICT-TAYLOR.-rn NevtoHn, Palestine District on Thursday, May zsi. by the Rev. F. W. Barnett. at the rssidenr- of inc brides parents Mr. Harlow s. Benedict of Bethel to Miss Louise A.. Tor uf NewtOwn-
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Reduced Fare.

The Housatonic Railroad Company have issued the following order to their ticket agents:
 Commencing June 1st, and for two months thereafter, this Company will sell Trip Tickets to Bridgeport and re- turn at reduced rates, from the follow inc Stafianc
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

her lamp down carefully, 80 n to hold
up both hands, in her surprise. Heres
'desr Drv0peeeham suaoa me % masv1
him, and | wouldn't do it, because l
thought YOU loved him, and knew. be-
ing a man. he couldn't help learning to
love you. There, therew and she breaks
on With little sob that 10 half strangled
~ Juliets arm about her neck.
50 the curtain falls on our little dra-
ma. Let us hope that this '2ove on a
balcony" may prove to be Of the right
sort that will last through life; that none
OF them may ever take poison; and that
the stream that often has its rocks and
shadows, sharp curves and rapids, may
IN this case, in spite of the old adage,
'run smooth" ."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
she.

s,s stood at the window as went BY,
'Ne Went longingly by.
,Jned INV ewes to look at the sky,
The clear, starry sky.
r, sse II the moon was full golden fair
And suddenly there,
;,s the halo of dreams, in the moonlit air
Inv saw sweet pair
n. rondrous deep eyes, and looked to see
VI As she glanced at me,
Tho Goodnight smile dewed with tears maybe.
All this in three
Or perhaps in fewer swift moments; then,
All then. an then
n another moment they fed again
From me, AMI when
,0rncd the corner that glowing face,
With its quiet grace.
Al othe. remembrance at once effaced
NJ While she took their place.
rben the stars whispered. Heart, why flutter
Oh fe!
That deep glance OF her eye
Va. A laugh, half yelled by this moonlit sky,
Not souls deep sigh
tomorrow III pass by her window, when,
All then. ah then,
.be will smile the smile she has for all men
And rsver give me cen thought again
New York Graphic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06
HE AND SHE.

Ms.
80 :. a, The window . be goes By,
~ !" AZ be goes by -
., M his head 10 look at the sky.
DC The western sky.
.se II the sun has set for fair
10 And suddenly there
inst the sky In the golden air
He'll see pair
-, s,uiiiar eyes: and shall see
u iA'A AZ be looks At me
.,aden smile and . nod, maybe;
All this in three,
hams in four swift mOments-then,
VI Alb then.
,o,her moment the world Of men
Il For him. or when
-.a street is turned o different face
ih' To take my place.
,,-.u. Inv INV windew here retrace
VIM Each line Of the face
w,;,b smiled at me, as IL passed me by
With glance Of the eye
-u.s, swept IN the western sky,
The sunset sky.
-, narrow shall be at the window when
He passes again:
IL will smile and nOd-and then, ali then
~ The same old story over again:
NORA PERRY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-06

The white potato crop on Puget
Sound is reported to be a partial failure.
The season has been too dry.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-29
Thomas Run to Aberdeen.

WE are now running Three Handsome new Four
w Horse Concord Coaches, thorough braced, FROM
BEL AIR, via EmmOrton and Abingdon and Rock Hall
TO EDG EWO0D, on the F., W. Il b. II. r., connecting
with all trains to Baltimore Philadelphia which stop
at Edgewood thus atording a comfortable aud pleas
ant ride to and fri the Station
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-29

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
TNHlS is TO GIVE NOTICE. that the
i subscribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Hartford county, Md, Let
tiers Testamentary on the personal estate
of
ROBERT MCGAW,
late of Hartford county, deceased, All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
legal vouchers thereof, on or before the
11th day Of March, 1879,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
Given under our hands and SEALS this nth
day of March, 1878.
THOMAS H. MoGAW,
CHARLES A. MUGAW,
mh15% Executors.