davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
EAST VILLAGE,

Tne most fatal fire that has occurred in Monroe broke out at the David Wells house on Bagburn hill, about 30 m Tuesday, burning it to the ground and burning to death Betsy Curtis of Monroe. sister of Charles and Philo Curtis, Elisha s. Blakeman of Huntington and George Pulford of Trumbull. The house belong cd to Samuel D. Sharp of Hammertown and was rented. few months ago, by Mrs Henry D. Wheeler of Webb, who keeps ths town poor of Monroe and Trumbull and some boarders. There were Ii per sons in tho house when Blinn Nash got at half past four, Tuesday morning, to get A drink of water. As he opened the north dining room door. the smoke and fire drove him back and it is thought that it must have caught from the hearth of the chim- ney fireplace. The alarm was at once given and everything possible was done to save the IA inmates, all but three of whom escaped. Mrs Wheeler and family lost ev- srything. Those saved were Mrs Wheeler aud daughter Lily, Blinn Nash, George IOnRue, John Coogan. Hiram Lake, Henry Wheeler Mrs Curtis and Mrs Julius Lewis, whom Collier saved through window, cutting his hand. They barely escaped with their lives, hatless. coatless and shoe less. The fire is supposed to have been set by sparks from fire on the hearth lgnlt' ing the carpet and the building. being old and dry as finder. the ravenuus flames soon made havoc with it. After the trst alarm of fire, it was but few seconds be- fore the whole building was wrapped in flames and the heat was so intense that It was impossible to aid those imprisoned. After the fire had burned itself out, the bodies of Elisha s. Blackman of Hunting ion and George Pulford of Trumbull were taken from the ruins and buried, Wednes- day; but, up to present writing the oody of Betsy Curtis Uf Monroe has not been racover-a and it is thought that 1t will haze been so burned that it will not be found. The occupants of the house saved literally nothing but what they had on their backs. Mir Sharp's loss on the house is partially covered by an insurance of S3OO. Had the wind been from almost any other direction, the barn and other outbuildings with their contents must have shared the fate of the house.
 Mrs Betsy Pulling is quite sick,
 The presiding elder will hold the 4th quarterly conference in the church at o'clock. Thursday
 The oyster supper at the parsonage was fairly attended and the profits were Sl5
 s. Clark's OK. which was sick over week, died Sunday
 J. W. Waterbury and wife visited Naugatuck last week.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
SOUTHPORT.

Miss Kate Tappan. who has been in New York for several months, is expected home, this week.
 Mrs Charles Downes has returned from Newtown
 A family by the name of Stillson have moved into H. s. Wheelers house at the saw mill.
 Mrs H. T. Edwards is still an invalid at her daughters, Mrs ". J Oatman's.
 George N. Wakelee and wife are at home for the present.
 Mrs Woodward of Watertown will make he home with her son in this place for the remainder of the Winter.
 Mr Garllck few mornings since, turned out a valuable fatted COW to go with other cattle for water at hand In ten minutes from the time the animal was loosed from its stall, it was dead Nor could one determine what caused it's death.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
BETHEL.


 On Monday morning, Mr and Mrs Au- gustus Shepard both went to the Dan bury hospital Mr Shepard broke his hip over year ago and his wife has also been an invalid for a long time. They have no children and could get no good help to care for them here and concluded to board at the hospital, where they can have good care.
 The high school commenced on Monday in the new school house on South street. The committee, s. s. Ambler, E. c. Huse and Philo Gilbert, have completed the building and the town has accepted it. It is two stories with tower and bell and is 36 by 62 feet or about that, with basement cemented aud finished in hard wood, as are the rooms above. The rooms above have high ceilings and everything is of the most modern pattern,. we'll ventilated and the whole heated by s1eam Hobart French, living near. is janifor and Mr Gro fut. the principal, is well pleased with all. the arrangements. If the young ideas don't learn how to shoot in this building. then they should go West.
 Hating still fingers in the distance; at least t has not come here yet in very large quantities
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
WHITE HILLS.

Rev D. G. Lawson will preach in the Baptist church at 10 m, next Sunday. Make a good start for the new year Come each one and bring somebody.
 Elisha Blackman. formerly of this place, was burned to death at East Village.
 Oliver Blackman entertained a guest from WallingfoId. last week.
 Mrs Bartlett and Mrs Betsy Hubbell wis., tied Mrs Philo Hnbbell, last week Thurs day. Mrs Hubbell is not so we'll, suffer- ing with asthma.-Miss Jennie Mallett visited Miss Susie Hubbell. Tuesday, Wilbur Tomlinson was home with his fa- ther, Gould Tomliuson. who is in poor health, this Winter. Irene Leavenworth visited relatives here. recently.-Another rainy Sunday and no service in the church, The pastor came. however. but the people where were they? It is hoped that Mr Lawson will preach, next Sunday. the Lord willing.-The sociable at Nelson Tomlinson's was thinly attended by the church people, last week. A cold night and unpleasant travelling is the main hin drance to these evening entertainments.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
PLATTSvILLE.

The rains have made bad work on the roads, in some places cutting ont deep ruts which make it dangerous for fast driving.
 Elihu Hawkins died on Wednesday, the 4th and was buried on Friday. It is said that the necessary papers granting him pension came after he was too nearly gone to sign his name in full. but was able to make slight mark in place of it.
 Mrs Elmer Rice is spending the week with her mother. Mrs Reynolds
 Walker Seeisy and his wife alternately have helped care for her brother. James Wheeler, who died Tuesday ,35.of typhoid fever.
 The fountain at Spooner's Brooklawn park. which has been in fall play during the cold snaps. has formed quite a curiUs- !ity in ice around it and garniyhed the fence near 1t with jcicles,
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
NORTH BRIDGEPORT.

visit among friends for some time, has re- turned home.
 Rumor says that large pickerel are caught in Island Brook pond.
 Lyman Keeler has another miniature steamer in the works.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
SHELTON.

The Osborne & Cheesman Go. of Shelton want S25, ,000 to let the Derby extension through their factory yard, which revives talk of two more new projects: To keep up the Birmingham side of the Eonsaton- ic. crossing the river by a bridge near Burritts Ground farm. or to cross the riv- CT at the Point of Rocks, through by the Wells Hollow route to Huntington Center and the fair grounds, connecting with the Housatonic at StepneY.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13

Mrs J. H. vorce Is with her father.s- Sanford Mrs P. Pierce. wife of the cigar maker. died quite suddenly, last week.
 Myron Thomas has returned to Roxbury and vii take charge of the farm belonging to his fathers estatc.
 Annie Phalen has been quite sick with pnen. monia, but Is better
 John Pierce has returned from Colorado Springs much improved in health
 Martin BradIey la laid np with intiamnaatory
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
HALF WAY RIVER.

Mrs c. F. Bradley visits friends in New Haven for a week,-Dogs have been among J. B. Downs's sheep and killed one. The school teacher of Half Way River would be grateful to the committee for kindling wood these zero mornings.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
UPPER WHITE HILLS.

Postmaster Bryant is failing. The prospect Is that we shall have 10 discontinue the office.
 Clark Beardsley had hook. on the end of a rope with which he was holding a calf, drawn in- to the middle of his hand, making an ngIy wound
 VIII Bryant has gone back to Brooklyn. His Uncle Matthews takes his place caring for his father IL Is hoped that good nursing and Dr shelton will restore friend and neighbor 10 health. We have implicit confidence in them.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped hands. chilSlains, corns and all skin eruptions. and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 9 cents per box. For sale by k. F. Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
NEW FAIRFIELD

George Turner. principal of the Bridgeport bus iness college and MT Turney. were well pleased with their success in fishing in Neversink; they spent tho night with c. D. H. Kellogg Ed Be ts ana wifs of Brewster were guests of James Betts. lnst week.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
ANOTHER CARNIVAL!

We offer entire stock of Clothing Hats Furnishing prices about 25 per lower than have able sell them It the custom of wholesale house Boston end of each unload surplus stock upon retail deemng better policy to clean out entirely sacrifice than carry the goods for six months The obbing trade for heavy weights and thus enabled offer and sonable goods, at the bare of production
 Remember that have old stock which, sell any price profitable Our goods all think reputation already established for showing reliable This is first Winter Bridgeport and first big strike for ade to make it tell do need overcoat for year, it will pay you to buy it This not markdown sae but large wholesale stock offered cost We every word that advertise simply you stock and be convinced We you here glimpse of our bargains
 overcoa now 3o S2 30 oyercoas now 23 and 2 S25 and 27 overcoats Is
 
 S13.50 and 70. s1o and Il overcOas 8; $s and ovecOas 75o
 s6 Ovoas One lot of Chd 0vercoats 12 195 s25 2s Suits 22; Is. s14 s11 10; S9 10 7.50 s7 and 8 Suits $50 and 2; s650 Suits B. All Chds Suits Two lots Chds Suts 2 s2 OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEMS UNDERWEAR AT PRICE HERETOFORE ADVERTISED; HERE IS THE BIGGES
 DRIVE EVER SHOWN All Grey White and Camsls Hair at cens 33 Special Drive Wool Shirts and Drawers 15 cents Mern Hose % 5c Nekwear 75c and S 50c Neckwear 30 Shirts All of Bath Robes Jackets Fur Hats and Underwear less than WE ARE LOADED WITH BARGAINSll
 COME AND SEE THEM II PARK CITY
 Clothing House.
 54 e @6 AGain St. Andrew F. West, Manager. BRIDGEPORT, CON
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
STONY HILL.

Miss Name E. Dlkeman spent a week home at Christmas and visited old friends and acquaintances.
 H. P. Benedict has bad looking eye, caused by the bursting of blood vessel
 F. A. Weed has recently butchered three pigs whose united weight was lit tie short of 1900 pounds The heaviest weighed 446.
 Harlow s Benedict of Palestine has re gently bought out his brother Williams interest in his fathers estate.
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
SoUTHVILLE.

Prayer meeting, Sunday morning and Sunday school at noon Election of officers will take place. No services, last Sunday, on account of storm
The Newtown bee., 1888-01-13
wooDBURY.
RoxBuRY.

Married. 9th. William Cam to Miss Lydia A. Freeman of Rawlings
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

AS for pens, will mankind ever invent
an endurable penn The quill makes a
dreadful noise, as Dora found when she
tried TO keep accounts in the presence of
David Copperfeld. Indeed the advent
ures OF Dora with her pens are only those
Of less feather headed scribes. The quill
splutters a small shower of ink, a murky
drizzle, over the fingers, as over the lace
:uffies that Button wore when he wrote.
The descending drizZle dots 100 is where
no : should be, nor indeed Is, and per-
plexes printers. Meanwhile the steel pen
begins as badly as a lame cab horse, and
rusts readily. After an hours work the
wretched instrument needs to be taken
twice over every stroke, otherwise IL does
not mark at all. One Of its legs becomes
shorter than the other.
Paper is the only thing that has made
an advance on birch bark, sheets Of lead,
%potsherds and parchment; nor can paper
bear comparison with the vellum Of the
past. A kind Of pad" otherwise useful,
has become hairy, and the hairs cling to
the pen. No fountain pen has yet proved
successful. You have to blow down
them, to thump them, to humor them in
a dozen ways, and they explode in your
pocket and flood you with ink. The
wonder is that when writing is SO difficult
so much is written. Nature may wisely
desire TO handicap authors. But 1t is the
business Of Science 70 thwart nature and
TO invent and perfect tout ce quiz faut
pour crire.-Saturday Review.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26
Lotta's Collection OF Shoes.

The intellectual and imaginative Jack
st. Maur has been telling some interesting
stories about Lotta's unprecedented col.
lection of shoes.
"Why, gentlemen" said the enthusiasts
tic %relator, there are velvet shoes, satin
shoes, silken shoes, canvas shoes, grass
cloth shoes, Turkish and morocco slippers,
and sandals from Borneo and far of Sara.
wax, where Rajah Brooke, whose charm.
ing wife is an old schoolmate Of Lotta's,
holds supreme sway owe his heather sub
jects. There is one particular pair of
slippers made from the skin Of a ~favorite
cat that quilted oatterwauling and noe
turnal adventures some two years ago. II
you ask Lolita what these slippers are
made OF she will tell you with a mis-
chievous smile that they are 'peau de
pusse.' You can't imagine anything
softer or more comfortable 1t really must
be that the spirit Of that departed tortoise
shell animates those slippers; for as truth
is my witness, / have heard Lolita make a
sort Of purring sound when putting them
on. Lotta's size? Oh, come now, what's
the use of making all the women In the
world envious' You probably don't re-
member Cinderella's size. Well, it's my
belief that the glass slipper would fit Lolita
very well. Anyway, her feet have played
as lively a part as her face in the extra
ordinary success she has won."-Detroit
Free Press.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

In Persia blood letting is the same pam
acea for we'll high all fleshly lis to-day
that il was with our ancestors in the days
OF bluff King Hal. In the spring every
Persian hies him to the barber surgeon to
have that professional phlebotomist re-
lieve him of, say, half Il pint of blood.
One sunny March morning l sat NJ on the
bala Khana of "a village chapa house and
watched the barber bleed a goodly share
OF the whole male population. With his
arms barred TO the elbows, u bunch Of raw
cotton in lieu of lint beneath his arm, and
his keen edged razor inserted beneath his
cap, the travelling tonsorial artist took up
his position IN the bank of the irrigating
ditch that ran through the village of Las
grid. Candidates for his services soon
began crowding about him Each sturdy
ryot barred his right arm to the shoulder.
and got n OF his neighbors to bind a
handkerchief tightly just above the elbow.
He then presented himself to the barber.
The tonsorial artist pressed out with his
thumb and forefinger the small vein he
wished to slit, and, with the air of a man
who knows his profession and its import
ance, deity inserted the point Of his razor.
The blood spurted out in a tiny stream;
the villagers squatted down on their
launches and watched it bleed, occasion
ally working the elbow joint to stimulate
the flow. Half a pint is considered about
the correct quantity for an adult to lose
at one bleeding; the barber Their COM
pletes his services by binding on a small
wad Of cotton.
Many prefer being bled in the roof Of
the mouth, instead Of in the arm. l OBJ
served that these were old men mostly,
and judged them TO be knowing custom
ers, who had wise theories of their own as
70 why the mouth bleeding was prefer
able to the others. l nave seen as many
rs thirty or forty Of the Persian barber's
patients squatting in a low row on the
bank Of a stream or ditch, each one let.
ting the little stream Of blood from arm
or mouth squirt into the water Thomas
Stevens in Inter Ocean.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

A member OF the official stenographic
corps of the reichstag, in writing of Bis
marck as a speaker, says: at is not the
speea With which he speaks that makes
the reporters task of taking down his
words an especially difficult one, for there
are swifter takers than he; but Prince
Bismarck speaks at a very unequal rate,
and as a rule 1t ia quickest at those very
places which are most to the point. Not
unfrequently, too, he interrupts himself
with intermediate sentences; and he has
a peculiar style Of his own, with quite un-
expected turns Of speech; in addition to
which he often interweaves quotations
sometimes in foreign languages-with his
remarks, and occasionally, toward the
end of n sentence, speaks so low as TO
make him difficult to he understood at our
desk, although it is in the immediate vi
cinity of where he stands. And then the
stenographer cannot altogether ge; rid Of
the feeling that he is working under the
pressure of the weight and Importance of
what he is taking down, as we'll as under
the consciousness that he is preserving
the words of the man at whom all Europe
is looking John p. Jackson in New
York World.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.

To the heirs and legal representatives of Mrs.
sarah Crdndall, deceased
You, and each OF you, are hereby notified that
| have expended Two Hundred (S20D.OO) dollars
in labor and improvements upon The Northern
Light Quartz Lode, situated In Newton Fork
mining district, County of Pennington and
Territory Of Dakota, and the location certificate
thereof Is recorded in book ''B" of Location
CertlilcateS, on page 300, IN the office Of the
Register of Deeds OF said county and territory.
\ certificate OF the performance Of said labor,
duly verified under oath, has been filed IN the
office of the Register OF Deeds Of said county
and territory; that said expenditure was Oc
caSloned IN performing the annual assessment
work, in order Ia hold said quartz lode under the
provisions OF section 1924 OF the Revised Statutes
OF the United States.
One Hundred (SlOO.O0) dollars of said amount
having been expended during the year 1886
prior 10 the 31st day Of December, of said year
lode for the year ending December 31St, 1886
and one hundred (S100.O0) dollars of said amount
having been expended during the year 1882
prior 10 the 3lSt day Of December, OF said year
being the amount required 10 hold said quartz
lode for the year 1887.
Now, therefore, il within ninety days from tho
service OF this notice upon you, and each Of you,
by publication, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure rs BOVINE
to-wlt: The sum Of twenty-five (S25.O0) dol
lars for the year 1886, and also the like sum OF
twenty-five (s25.0O) dollars for the year 1887 then
your, and each of your, interest in said Northern
Light quartz lode, to-Nit: An equal undivided
one-quarter interest, will become the property
OF the undersigned w performing said
labor, under section 1924 Of the Revised Statutes
Of the United States.
Dated January 2iSt, 1888.
JOHN II. SCRUTON.
First publication, January rs.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26
The Universal skeleton.

Hidden troubles, securely locked in the
breast Of many a man who goes about his
ordinary business with q composed face,
constitute q large part OF the tragedy Of
everyday life. The theme is one of which
Thackeray, as his admirers do not require
TO be told, never became tired; and / think
that the older one grows and the more one
sees and knows Of his fellowmen, the
stronger becomes the impression of an
omnipresent skeleton in the closet. l like
the sturdy Anglo-Saxon nature which,
keeping the skeleton well within his closet,
turns the key on him and confronts the
world with a face which makes no sign.
Toward the more emotional characters, as
they are called, who yield to the desire for
expression and the craving for sympathy,
/ am afraid that ! feel somewhat as do
those British barbarians who regard the
French as so many '~'shrieking, poor
devils. "-Tayerney in Boston Post.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26
DelicateIy Flattering the ''Freshies."

A certain barber in this beautiful city
has been vexed in spirit because some Of
his trade seemed in q fair way TO slip
away from him. The manner Of 1t is this:
He has among his customers a large num-
Der of Yale freshmen of tender years.
These frisky youths insist upon being
shaved, although their chins may be as
smooth as the surface of a billiard ball.
The barber saw that in order to keep that
class of trade he must convince it that it
had hair on its face, SO he bethought him
self of a scheme. He took a very fine
razor and honed it down TO a very fine
edge. This accomplished, he SO manipu-
lated the tool that when it was drawn
along the smooth flesh it made a noise as
il the points were being scraped off a
barbed wire fence.
He tried it on the first freshman that
came in, and the man went away looking
as pleased as if his mother-in-law had just
died. The tonsorial artist 10Y flourishes
and the freshman goes on his way rejoic-
ing.-New Haven News.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26
Friction In City Life.

/ do not think that modern civilization
as 1t is embodied in city life, is an aid to
longevity. In the country, as people learn
how to live better, it is possible to spin
out n longer existence. Because there is
more friction in city life than in country
life, and friction acts upon the human
machine as much MS 1t does upon a ma
chine Of iron II steel, City life takes
more out Of a man than country life.
What | call the mechanical features of
city life affect longevity. For one thing,
we have taller buildings In town than in
country, and there is more going up and
down stairs. There is less repose in the
city. Those who live longest vegetate the
most, and IA vcgetative existence is posi-
BILE only in the country.-Physician in
Boston Herald.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

The science Of electricity, by the way,
has already been pressed into the service
OF fashion. When, at n dance OF dinner
party, "A glittering dewdrop seems sud
denly to sparkle among the flowers on a
lady's shoulder, or a diamond light fare
draws attention TO her pretty couture, the
admiring observer may take it for granted
that the possessor Of the dewdrops and
the starry light in her hair is secretly
pressing a tiny battery, ingeniously con
cealed about her person, and by means of
which the electric spark flies up, to the
danger perhaps Of the beholder, If not of
the pOssessor Pail Mall Gazette.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

let that cold Of yours run on. You
think it is a light thing. But it may
run into catarrh. Or into pneumonia
Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death it
self.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear of ali distractions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases OF these parts, head
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured
bv the use of Boschee's German Syrup
If you don't know this already, thou.
sands and thousands of people can tel!
you. They have been cured by it, and
know how it is, themselves" Bottle
only IS GEMS. Ask any druggist.