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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1888-12-07

Died, Novemhw ., Alfred A. H.wley,
So.
1t is with sadness that the friends at
Rev A c. Pierce of Brookfeld hear OF
his death. Rev Mr. Merwin attended the
funeral services, Wednesday.
Miss Lille Thornton is visiting Mise
Aida Hawley.
Mr. and Mrs william Stage Of STRAIT
ford have been in town.
Mrs DIR Gregory and son Robbie Of
Waterbury visit her father.
T. A. Mallets. has purchased one Of
Cahill's pillow sulkies.
J. s. Cole Of Bridgeport and John
Beach Of Stratford were recent guests
here.
Stephen c. Beach and wife spent
Thanksgiving with Mr. Buckingham,
Worthwhile; William F. Reach and fam
lily with Frederick X. Beach Of Easson.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Ward have return
ed from New York.
Miles 5. Standish and family returned,
Monday, from visit to Hobohen, n. j.
Alfred Hawley, the aged cobbler who
for years had his shop AID residence In
Chestnut Hill, but who has for some
time lived with his son, L. A. Hawley,
died, Thanksgiving night, Of pneumonia.
He was SS years old. Rev Mr. Nerwin
attended the funeral, Saturday and the
burial was in the new cemetery.
E. M. Middlebrook Of Long Hill ie TO
haul timber for the Wards.
But few patroni1e the OG m train
for Bridgeport and Agent Plumb has re-
ccived notice from Superintendent Lyon
that he will not be required to wait at
the depot until It passes. Those who
wish the train stopped, however, will be
accommodated, il Mr. Plumb is notified
in advance. ..~S
A new chimney has been placed in
Wards grist mill.
Nelson French bought COW Of c.
Wesley Edwards Of Stepney Depot; 20
much for BEE ad.
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BLACK Rocx.


George Porter went to New York, last
week, to buy poultry. He intends to
keep about 1000 fowls and is building a
hennery 20 feet long.
John Olmstead of Monroe spent
Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs C.
NJ. French.
George Morehouse made merry with
his family all with him. Thanksgiving.
w. II. Nichols new house is finished
and partly occupied.
The roads are very bad in places.
Levi French spent Sunday with friends
in Fairfield.
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Alonzo G. Acker came from Chicago
and spent Thanksgl with hisE ~ ef.
he left, Monday, for B0eton and rom
there will make his second trip 10 Cali.
fOrnia, this season.
Mrs George Bnrr 4 very III.
ELI Godfrey and wife hive visited Lii
mother retnrned e Bro0klyn l[enixy.
Walker Seeley and lauaIly si,ent
Thanksgiving with Frederick Wheeler.
MI aud Mrs n. n. Rlce l[r M M
w. II. Wilson md Mn BeW3tt N
took dinner with II. n. Hey IN, Nv.
giving.
George Gregory and family dined M
n danes IN held u IT, a ~
son Plass the g6t nsfoss
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HoYDEH'S HILL.

Mr. and Mrs Andrew Jennings had =
pleasant gathering of children and grand
children to eat Thanksgiving dinner.
Mrs Jennings went chestnutting and
brought home two quarts on her list
birthday.
Miss Fannie Patehen attended her sis
ter's wedding at Trumbull, November ~.
Mrs William H. Wilson has visited in
Brooklyn.
Mrs James NJ. Wilson and little daugh-
ter spent Thanksgiving in Bridgeport.
The party given by Mr. and Mrs Bulk
ley was success, notwithstanding the
unpleasant weather.
Alonzo Staples is on the sick list.
E. B. Sherwood spent Thanksgiving
with his mother at Rockaway Beach, l..
/.
Miss Estella Wakeley and Miss Carrie
Edwards Of Chestnut Hill have been
guests at Mrs William Balkley's.
Miss Fayerweather, teacher Of this dis
trict, spent Thanksgiving with friends in
Bridgeport.
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Printing GO. began - publkcdftoA - =
morning daily and confsnned 3 foe ooDe
time. until succeeded BY Tie Coenell =
Shelton Co. A Bridgeport eilIe5sa wns
also started, which Wa astendsd %. as
different times, BY 0eoege r. Hunt, IA.
Judge and A. w. French; both ~ lat-
ter are now on the local staG at de
Bridgeport Morning News. August u,
1883, the paper was sold to Ravey & Q.uE-
s'e' ~ :. ~ s'oppeo .''e
oel'.1'nens an" con'snoea % esee sne
sonia, Birmingham. Derby and Shelton.
until that, too, has stopped. TIL. Nor
ray Cater night editor OF tie Brideeport
News and now on the Springfield UnSon).
E. Marshal Pavey and Darwin C. Pavev
were among Ms eo'1ors. Inc iaseer was
connecseo WIN sne Deroy Transcripts nm
Vi ne oouent ene ADVERTISER hooert
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a copy. After January 1. II the patron
age warrants, the paper will be contin-
ued and the price will be increased TO
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1888-12-07

SOUTHPORT.
The several churches in town are ar
ranging for Christmas festivities.
The topic Of the day is the new road
between Fairfield and Southport.
Martin Shaughensey is very sick and
but little hope entertained of his recov-
|ery.
A town meeting was held, Saturday
afternoon, to make further arrangements
concerning the new road.
The officers and teachers Of the n. Il.
Sunday school met 1T the parsonage,
Tuesday evening, to consult about their
Christmas entertainment.
Mr. chatham OF NH Plain has treated
his house to coat Of paint and Is now
erecting large barn on his premises.
William Jennings and family occupy
Mrs o. H. Rerry's house, thls Winter.
lzt 1zkx
(las Augusta Gray has reosnkly ex-
chnng6d her Slloulneer ore1n 1or Z
sweet eoned ptano e - 49, nnlke.
New lumber aud ~ rarpouo>suP
sklll have sdlea 70 Is eor11off - n
sha Gray = hounc.
Rnfsarh otDann,lE's - 1afu1n1I
~ ye1hs epe1t 3llo|F I|nnI111 No. y!
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EAST0N.


Wilbur Selleck and family were thank
full at Danbury, Mrs George Garfield at
Long Hill, F. NJ. Garfield and family
with Mrs Peet at Stepney Depot, Daniel
w. Edwards and Stephen White with L.
II. Edwards.
Will Alderman, who was married a
year ago in June to Ridgefield lady
and, after few months left his bride for
parts unknown, returned, recently, to
his mothers, Mrs William Grumman's.
Mrs Milo Blackman is under the doc
tors care at william Grumman's.
William Alderman, Sr, from New Jer-
sey visits Easton friends.
A vicious porker wounded Daniel w.
Edwards in the leg, last week.
The families of William 8. Wheeler
and J. Coley Field enjoyed Thanksgiving
with J. E. Field.
l.. III. Edwards has coal pit on fire ;
~. " e.. 1uWdAuS uhS uuleu tWO duO Will
burn two more.
Additions to the library of Christ
church: Conybearc & Howson's Life and
Epistles of st. Paul, 2vols.; 8Ioberley's
Great Forty Days and Sadler's Church
Doctrine, Bible Truth:
Mallett Sanfori's barns show the eff
fects of the paint to which they have
been treated; William Dayton did the
work.
Mrs Fanny Reynolds is ut Frank
Beardsley's, Monroe.
Mrs Charles Silliman, after five or six
weeks of sickness, is slowly recovering.
Mrs Susan korn venturned out of doors,
the blizzard Sunday and was thrown
some distance by the wind, severely in
juring her right shoulder.
Mrs Sarah McDermott has been at her
former home.
In returning home from the Thanks
giving wedding ut Mrs Wheeler's, q
young married couple had the misfor-
tune to be upset. The lady was some
what bruised and, in looking after her
safety, the horse disappeared In the
darkness of night and was not found un-
til the next day.
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GREEN'S rARlfs.

The schools in the vicinity re-opened,
Monday, after vacation Of two days.
Miss AbbieI Burr has returned from
her visit at Rev B. Burr's In Southport
The Catholic fair, that commenced
Thursday, is to be continued through the
week.
The blizzard Of the 25th found farmers
in this section Of the country not prepar-
ed for such cold weather, ~ number
had turnips and carrots still In the
ground.
Az Charles PETERS was driving home
his cattle from pasture, last week, one 81
them thought it would like to take it's
Thanksgiving dinner elsewhere, 80 start
ed on run through the woods near ~
and. although Instantly pursued and dill
gent search made afterward, il has not
been seen or heard from since.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1888-12-07

No school. last week.
James Wilson aud family have moved
to Stratford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1888-12-07


which was removed from the Housatonic
railroad building, last February. Mr.
Averill is also notary public.
Architect NJ. L. Pritchard's rooms are
at No. Ii. He has had IL years expert
ence at this business, seven in Water
bury, whence he removed to this city,
about four years ago. Some OF the more
notable of the buildings designed by him
are those for G. II. Seeley and Louis
Held on Broad street, George b. Smith
ON Noble avenue, James Dunn on Fulton
street. The altar OF the Masonic temple
ct Waterbury was also designed By him.
Most OF his work Is for fine private resi-
dences. F. w. Gilhuly is assistant.
Next comes Richard G.. Amber, who
moved into Rooms IA Lard L. IN February,
1857. Mr. Amber graduated from the
law department Of Yale university Ia
June, 1878 and was at once admitted to
the bar in New Haven county. He was
for almost 10 years with exc congressman
Edward w. Seymour. He has long been
4 justice Of the peace md was chosen
representative for his native tewn "a
Trumbdll 1t the last election.
A. s. iodine, ma ufaoturipg etationer,
steam printer and litho raplleT, whose
extensive business Nh estab llshcd III
1875, has AZ Office III Nj n.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
South Americas Tall Volcano.

Cotopaxi is the Hottest of active vol
canoes, but is slumbering now. The only
evidences of action are the frequent rum
blings that can be heard for a hundred
miles, and the cloud of smoke by day and
the pillar of fire by night, which con-
stantly arise from crater that is more
than 5000 feet beyond the reach of man.
Many have attempted to climb the mon
ster, but the walls are so steep and the
snow is SO deep that the ascent is impos-
sible, even with scaling ladders.
On the southern slope of Cotopaxi is a
great rock, more than 1000 feet high,
called ''the Inca's Head" Tradition SAYS
that it was once the summit of the vol
cano, and fell on the day when Atahualpa
was strangled by the Spaniards. Those
who have seen Vesuvius can Judge of the
grandeur of Cotopaxi if they can imagine
volcano $4,000 feet higher squirting
flames and lava from crest covered with
5000 feet of snow, with voice that has
been heard 600 miles. And one can
judge of the grandeur of scenery on the
road 10 Quito if he can imagine twenty of
the highest mountains in America, three
of them active volcanoes, standing along
the road from Washington to New York.
American Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
No Drug to Cure Insomnia.

1 have recently met with several cases
of insomnia due to over taxation of the
American nervous system, and have been
requested to prescribe some drug that
would be effective to produce sleep and
be at the same time harmless.
No such drug exists!
There is not one medicine capable of
quoting to sleep voluntary life that has
been working ten hours at high pressure,
except it be more or less poisonous. Con-
sumption of choral, bromide in some
form, or opium, has increased in this
country to an incredible extent, Is still
growing, and large number of Ameri-
cans go to bed every night more or less
under the influence of poison. Sleep
thus obtained is not restful nor restora-
tive, and nature sternly exacts her pen
alties for violated law, more severe in
these cases than in most others.
Digestion suffers first-one is rarely
hungry for breakfast, and loss Of morn
ing appetite is certain sign of i'll health.
Increasing nervousness follows, until
days become burdens and poisoned nights
the only comfortable parts of life.-Dr.
William +. Hutchinson in The American
Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
Russian Priests and Monks.

Although the people are forever liz
need of the services of the priest, they
pay him but poorly. For the highest
ceremonies he receives one or two roubles,
and for the smallest and most frequent a
few kopecks. The priest and the monk
being both poor, it is no uncommon
sight to see them bargaining for mar
riage or burial, and disputing the price
as they dispute only in Russia. From
that all sorts of anecdotes have sprung.
On one occasion it was a priest, who, to
be revenged on father for his avarice,
gave the child ridiculous name at bap-
tism.
On another, peasant asked his min
lister for permission to get married in an
other parish. every good" said the
priest, "but have you calculated what
your doing so will cost me9 Now, in
the first place would have married you.
Well, that is SO many roubles. Then,
you will have children, say seven; that
would be seven baptisms. Next, several
of those children would die, say three;
that would be three burials in my pocket.
After that you would have sons or
daughters to marry, say four; that would
be four marriages I should lose." eyes,
that's very well counted up" replied the
moujik; "but you are already an old
man, and you might be dead long before
all that could happen" "That's true"
returned the priest; ''we are all mortal,
and for that reason forbid you to leave
the parish, and I shall only ask you ten
roubles for your marriage. STANLEY
McKenna in The Cosmopolitan.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
Work of a Drug Clerk.

People have no idea what q much
abused class of workers are the drug
clerks. They have to spend years study
ing chemistry and other branches con-
nected with the pharmaceutical profess
sion, and after they go to work what do
they get? The answer is-precious little.
Aside from the small compensation al
lowed us for our services, there are the
long hours and Sunday work. rarely
work less than thirteen hours day, and
am required to work even harder on the
seventh day of the week than the first.
Besides filling prescriptions and serving
customers with other articles in the line
carried by the trade, 1 am kept on the
run to the soda fountain. The drug
clerks generally have but really little
time to enjoy the good things of this life,
and, after serving many years in the
business, can truthfully say that there
is little in it. The salaries paid years
ago were better than now, but even then
it was not a lucrative profession. The
cause of the present low salaries is the
large accessions to the ranks of the medi-
cine mixers year after year. They are
being turned out of the colleges of phar-
macy in droves every year, and when
beginning do not object to working for
low wages. The consequence of this is
that the salaries of the old timers have to
come down, as the owners of the drug
stores do not care about paying more
than they can avoid. Drug clerk in
Globe-Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11

II should like to make your flesh
creep" is the involuntary thought of one
who essays to describe the Indian cock
roach. Who that has been in India does
not know the flat, shining, i'll savored.
coffee colored thing seen only in dimly
lighted places, the eyes starting out OF
the head, the long, ever moving feelers.
the swift, uncertain movements, the sud
den, uncontrolled flight when he dashes
perhaps, into your face, and for a brief
and horrible moment his clammy legs
cling to your skin2 What life he must
leadl Ever in cowardly terror of his
life, his perpetual instinct is to hide
himself. From some dark corner he
glars at you with guilty eye. AS he
darts from place to place he knows YOU
will kill him if you can, and he knows he
deserves to be killed. Even in the houses
of the highest in the land the cockroach
is not unknown. Boots, gloves and
books bear witness to his ravages, and a
pungent smell betrays his presence in
your wardrobe.
But the paradise of the cockroach is a
ship. 1t is in the depths of the ships
hold, where he may hide among the
cargo undisturbed and feed on all rank
things, that he is in his glory. Happily
he seems unable to live except in trop-
ical heat, SO that in the great passenger
steamers constantly returning to Europe
he is seldom seen. The home of his
heart is the hold of the ship whose course
is limited to the tropical seas. There,
among bales of rice and kegs of oil.
where darkness reigns and the air is hot
and foul and where human foot rarely
intrudes, he roams at will from post to
post. Thence the more venturesome
spirits ascend to the upper decks and
haunt saloons and cabins, and especially
pantries and storerooms, where corners
and crevices shelter them and there are
endless chances of ''loot." Hence comes
the chief ingredient of that sickly atmos-
phere which strikes the sense on descend
ing from the outer air and often makes a
voyage in such vessel penance in
deed.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
Gladstone Fifty Years Ago.

The following is description of Glad
stone, published in London paper of
1888, the date of his marriage: "Mr.
Gladstone's appearance and manners are
much in his favor. He is a fine looking
man. He is about the usual height and
of good figure. His countenance is mild
and pleasant, and he has highly intel
lectual expression. His eyes are clear
and quick; his eyebrows are dark and
rather prominent. There is no dandy in
the house but envies what Trufit would
call his fine head Of jet black hair. 1t
is always carefully parted from his crown
downward to his brow, where it is care
fully shaded. His features are small
and regular, and his complexion must be
a very unworthy witness if he does not
possess abundant good health. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
Shrewdness of a Boarder.

A gentleman came to me some months
ago and, showing good references, said
that he had just come to the city, was
in reduced circumstances, but had good
situation with q large concern here and
wanted few weeks credit. This was
readily granted, and he has ever since
boarded with me, but notwithstanding
he has borne himself in every way as a
gentleman. he has never yet quite paid
me up. When his pay day comes he
always pays me portion of his indebted
ness, but though he has money over for
which ne has no apparent use, he insists
on leaving balance due until next time.
asked him the other day what he meant
by this and why he did not square up.
His answer was that he kept behind in
his payments on principle-that he did it
to insure proper courtesy and considera-
ton in the hotels treatment of him. He
said the little debt he owed me was a
constant lever which commanded good
attention and further indulgence, on the
principle probably thatpeople will "send
good money after bad," and that he
never intended to square accounts until
he was ready to leave. l wonder if the
rule of selfshness is at the bottom of all
our social and business intercourse, as
this mans theory would seem to indi-
cate?-HotelkeepA in Globe-D Democrat
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
GEORGIA--COBB COUNTY:

Agreeably to an order of the court oI
Ordinary of said county, will be sold al
auction before the court house door OF
said county, on the first Tuesday in Nov.
ember next within the legal hours of sale,
the following property, to-wit: Lots OF
land Nos. 666, 62S, 500. 627, go. 742. ITO
GIL, 626, 500. 554, 553, 600, COL, STA. e23.
$50, 53I, 532, 533, $50, 54S, GOA. 500. 745.
TAG, the west half of 667, 62 acres of $50,
a strip one rod wide across lot 700, north
half of 500, west half 743, / of an acre of
of 625. 80 acres of 552, east half of 673,
east half SOL, ali in the 10Th district and
2nd section of said county Also lot of
land number "a and part of lots so, 81.
l4S, 149, $50, and 151 in 1st dist and End
section OF said county, and of the last six
lots, sixty acres more or less and fully de
scribed in deeds from W. e. Gilbert to O.
L. Grower and S, j. Baldwin and NJ. Z.
Baldwin to 0. l.. Grower. This tract of
land lies on the Chattahoochee river and
has valuable bottom land also has pub
lie ferry which will be sold, formerly
known as Johnson's ferry. Will also be
sold at same time and place, half interest
undivided in grist mill and mill privileges
&c. on lot of land No. 900 in 10th district
band End section of said county, said mill
known as the Blackwell and Grower mill,
situated on Soap creek Also half interest
in saw and grist mill site, water and yard
privileges, &C., on lots 606 and 619 in
10th district and 2nd section OF said coun-
ty. All sold as the property of o. L..
Grower, late of said county, deceased.
Said lands embrace the home place and
surrounding plantation of deceased, and
are fine bottom and uplands. Said lands
will be sold in small tracts. Terms cash.
Thomas johnson at homestead OF deceased,
or the undersigned at Marietta will show
said lands. September %, 1888.
J. M. GABLE, Admir-.
of 0. L. Grower, deceased.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-11
The Delusion Of ..Ntaiaria. !"

Another delusion is malaria, so called.
Inc word malaria means bad air. The
diseases that are attributed to this cause
are nsquently common in districts where
thers'ls no stagnant water or ANYTHING
else to taint the atmosphere. 1t will be
remembered that during the autumn of
1881 there was an unusual number of
people who were attacked by these dis
eases in southwestern and west-central
missouri and also eastern Kansas. when
there had been no rsins of any conse-
quence for months, ana that. too, in dis
tricts far removed from decomposing
water or any other substance. The
cause or causes of these diseases were
surely not In the air, consequently should
not be attributed to malaria. 1t is more
probable that during the dry, hot
weather OF summer that the heat that
Is radiated and the electricity that is gen.
Grated by the sun have an enervating in
nuence on the system-that from the
nerve centers this influence reaches the
muscular system, principally through
the pneumogastric nerve, and the
stomach being the most delicate and
intricate of almost any of theinvoluntarv
muscles, is the principal sufferer from
such enervating influence Indigestion
follows as symptom. and an increase
OF bile brings what is called biliousness
and malaria.
hope my medical friends, and claim
many as such, will pardon the presump-
ton on my part of the discussion of a
subject that comes more within their
province than that of mine. But this
conclusion has been forced from observa-
tons that reach over period of MANY
years as a surveyor in the west. I have
observed that there were more cases of
sickness of this kind during. or immedi
ately after, the season in which there
were the greatest number of electric
showers or electric disturbances as shown
by the surveyors Instruments. con-
clude, then. that heat and electricity are
the prime causes of malaria" and that
they weaken the stomach and, in a large
majority of cases, produce the diseases
usually attributed to this cause.
give the thought to the profession
with the hope that it will offend none.-
Edwin Walters in St. Louis Republic.