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The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
SHELTON.

After three days trial, Justice Tom linson rendered decision of guilty in the cases of Sargent for illegal sale of beer and for conspiracy. The defend ant, by his counsel, ex-Judge Stoddard, took an appeal to the Superior court.
 Last week Thursday evening, ,the annu- al school meeting of the Ferry school district was held in the school house. D. s. Brinsmade was chosen chairman and Judge Tomlinson clerk pro tenn. The chairman appointed D. N. Clark and E. l.. Staples tellers. A ballot was then taken, which resulted in the election of the following committee: Joseph Tom linson, D. s. Brinsmade, l.. ". Booth !; treasurer. F. G. Perry; clerk, c. A. Shel- ton, M. D.; collector, J. Tomlinson. Saturday, John c. Tripp was arraign- ed before Justice Tomlinson on charge of stealing wood from the premises of Mortimer Hubbell of White Hills. At- torney c. ". shelton appeared for the defense and K. l.. Staples for the prose cution. On motion of the latter, the case was continued till July 20.
 Mrs Eliza B. winton of Bridgeport is visiting in town.
 Miss Fannie Brinsmade has returned after pleasant visit in Suffield.
 Twenty-three persons were received into membership at the Congregational church, Birmingham, Sunday. Among them were Mrs William F. Upton, Mrs F. E. Upton, Miss Fannie Brinsmade, Miss Grace D. Warming, Miss Lucy Per ", Miss Carrie Squire and Miss Alice Hurd of Shelton.
 Christie Smith has entered the office of Munger X Staples as a student at law.
 Horace Wheeler, l.. V. B. Hubbard, F.. w. Beardsley and Samuel A. Hurd are among the directors of the Naugatuck Valley building and loan association and II. K. Warming is vice president, so that Shelton is we'll represented.
 F. E. Sargent was found guilty of the charge of defrauding Italian laborers on the Derby road, his fine and costs to over $200.
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MONROE.

Miss Mary A. Plumb, who was one of the first commuters over the Derby ex- tension, expects to finish her term in tclegraphy at the Yale business college, next week, and will probably perfect herself further in the service in the Fall.
 Mrs William Wheeler of shelton and Miss Annie J. Field have spent week with friends in Massachusetts.
 Miss Della Curtis slipped on the grass and fell, breaking her leg in two places below the knee, last week Thursday. Drs Beardsley and Stevens reduced the fracture.
 Mrs J. D. Beach was seriously i'll with inflammation of the bowels and under the care of the doctor, last week.
 The barn of the W. Turney Manufac- turing Go. has been roofed.
 c. l.. Plumb of Walkers Farm uses a farm wagon, built 60 years ago in Hat tertown by relative of J. 5. Parmelee l; he has had the wagon in use over 90 years himself and 1t has been as far as the Pennsylvania coal region, besides making 20 trips across the Catskill noun tains.
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Examinations for teachers certificates will be held on Tuesday, July9. Certifi- cates given during the last two years are to be continued for one year more.
 The public schools closed, Friday.
 Bishop Williams will be at Trinity, Sunday.
 Mr Whitney and family of New York have come up for the Summer and occu- py Miss Augusta Smiths house.
 The closing exercises of the public school were successful, largely attended and reflected credit on the teachers. Ad- dresses were made by Rev Charles C.. Adams and Drs Dunham and Donaldson. Among the pupils who took part in the exercises were Everett Jelliff, Erastus Oakley, Henry Meeker, Etta Oakley, Emily Jennings, May Furness, Hattie Guyer, Florence Crossman, Oracle Mitch ell, Julia Frances, Lucy Callan, Louise Callahan, Josie O'Dwyer, Edna Kelsey, Willie Smith and George Mckay.
 The next meeting of the town school committee will be held on Saturday af- ternoon, July B.
 The flowers at Trinity, Sunday, were in charge of Mrs c. Buckingham. The font was filled with white lilies surround ed by mass of roses and sweet peas. Miss May Jennings provided basket of beautiful carnations for the chapel.
 James Albert Wilson, who is we'll known in the town, was admitted to the bar, last week, and received the degree of IL. B. from Yale law school. He was formerly principal of the schools at Greenfield Hill and Mill Plain. Mir Will son will practice in Bridgeport and his many friends will wish him snceess in his profession.
 The yearly meeting of the Congrega- tional society was held on Monday.
 Warren G. Waterman is in Northfield, Mass.
 Rev George Warner Nichols, whose boyhood was spent in the town, now of Norwalk, has received the degree of D. D. from St. Stephens college. Dr Nich- ols is writer of note, being the author of Letters from Waldegrave'' and other works.
 Mrs Anna B. Sturges visits her sister, Mrs Dr Wells.
 Stanley s. Smith was Il passenger on the ill-fated train of last Saturday, but escaped without injury.
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Mrs Dr Griswold of Hartford has vis- tied her daughter, Mrs George A. Free born.
 Charles Johnson and wife of Lyon's Plaln were guests of William Ward, last week.
 W. II. Grumman has bought out the Ferris Bros interest in the stage route for SS5.
 The painters at work at the Congrega- tional church are boarding at Henry Os- borne's.
 MT Levy, wife and child and George Hollister board with Burr Beach. Robert Scholley is keeping bachelors hall over $. N. Osborne's store.
 Moses Wilson and Miss E. F. Wheeler were with the Misses Seeley, Sunday.
 Irsa Tananmra, Japanese student from Yale college, addressed the congre- gation at Academy Hall, Sunday after noon and at Flat Rock in the evening. The many friends of Charles Jennings of Deep River will be pained to hear that he met with serious accident while rid ing with friend. The horse was fright ened by passing meat cart, throwing Mir Jennings out of his carriage and ser iously injuring him about the head.
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WESTON.

Miss Lillie Budd of Weston and Miss Susie Rosecrans of Norwalk take a pleas ure trip to Newburg, Walden, Middle town, Circleville, Bloomingburg and Phillipsport. They will be absent four weeks. Fred and Grace Cudney of Phil lipsport will accompany them home.
 Fairview road has been improved and widened by the new road machine work cd by Goppler and Bradley.
 George Brown has traded his trotter for more quiet animal, a COW.
 Edward Bradley had large crop of strawberries last week Monday, he pick ed 95 quarts.
 Rev l.. D. Place and wife have visited in New York.
 Mrs Mary A. Perry has visited friends in Bridgeport, Monroe and Trumbull.
 Miss Hattie Bedient has visited her sis- ter, Mrs James Dikeman.
 Miss Fanton closed her school, July 3. T. Carver is school committee. The school house is to be given fresh coat of paint.
 N. Crossman's Improvements on the Seth Mills place add much to it's appear ance.
 Mir and Mrs J. +. Nichols and Frank w. Nichols have visited their sister, Mrs Lewis Randall; Edna Bradley has visit ed Leila Coley.
 Ezra Bassett of Bedding has visited Nelson Crossman.
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TRuMBULI.

Mrs Sterling French, who died on Fri day at the home of her nephew, K. A. Lyon, was buried at Stepney, Sunday, Rev David osborne officiating at the fun eral.
 Mrs James Vans of New York has vis- itcd her mother, Mrs John Ward.
 TaIt S Son have been shut down for repairs.
 Dr Beardsley had to dress the cut which Johnnie, son of Frederick Beach, got from a scythe.
 Rev c. II. Smith of Belchertown, Mass, preached two excellent sermons at the Congregational church, Sunday morning and afternoon. The church was prettily decorated with a profusion of flowers, the splendid cactus of Mrs Nelson s. French being especially no- ticeable. Mir Smith was passenger on the train which was wrecked near North Haven, Saturday afternoon, but fortu- nately escaped injury.
 Supt w. N. French invited expressions In regard to the annual picnic from mem- bers of the Congregational Sunday school, Sunday. k. $. Fairchild, who said that She had stood up and asked that question himself and knew how 1t was" urged that all should respond promptly. As for himself, he was going to Glen Island, whether the Sunday school did or not. II. l.. Fairchild mov- ed that the officers of the school be ap- pointed committee to arrange time and place,
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HUNTINGTON.

Miss Carrie Plumb, for three years teacher in Walnut Tree Hill, spent Sun day at Mrs l.. J. Wheeler's.
 Miss Plumb will teach the coming year In North Wilton.
 Willie and Rosa Wagner of Bridge port spent few days at Antone Zim- merman's.
 Friends from Bridgeport have visited Miss Carrie Wheeler.
 Photographer Wilson, who has been bringing the wires down to the switch board near the bridge in shelton, was over here, Monday, to find break.
 Miss Mary I. Park came home, Satur- day, from her visit in the eastern part of the State.
 Sunday school rehearsal at p m, Sat- urday, at the rectory; every member of the school expected to be present.
 Ephraim D. Wooster has shingled his barn.
 Miss Nellie A. Wilson spent Sunday with Miss Cora A. Wheeler.
 No danger of famine now with D. J. Shelton's market and meat wagon four days week. Mir Shelton sells beef of prime quality.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

While Mir and Mrs Agur Beach were ill Deep River, they met with quite a se- were accident. While riding with MT and Mrs William Jennings, they were all thrown from the carriage and all more or less injured. Mir Jennings was seri- ously hurt, but is slowly improving and hopes are entertained that he will recov- CT in time.
 William E. Waller has q new Deering moving machine, which he prizes highly.
 Miss Minnie Edwards gave a lawn par ty at Mrs Daniel Edwards's, last Friday, at the close of school, to her scholars which proved a decided success. The children were made very happy.
 Mrs Eli s. Godfrey and little son have returned to Mrs Lounsbury's after spend ing few days with her brother, Agul s. Beach.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Miss Flossie Olmstead of Wilton has visited her aunt, Mrs James Pratt.
 Walter Smith is with his aunt, Mrs John Osborne.
 Arthur Wheeler has canopy top.
 Miss Bixby has been guest of Miss Elm ma Morehouse.
 II. B. Lyon spent Sunday with his sis ter, Mrs William Judd.
 Miss MacAlpine closed her school, Friday, with an entertainment enjoyed by the children.
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BEDDING.

Mrs J. c. Read has been in Bridgeport with her sister, Mrs H. Brinsmade.
 Arthur Jones of Winsted has been at Charles Bradley's. The flowers on the altar at Christ church, Sunday, were white pond .lillies and roses. The font was filled with spirea and frs, given by Mrs Jessie San ford, Miss Bertha Bradley displaying taste in their arrangement.
 Edward Beecher of New Haven ac- companied Rev Mir Wilkins to Christ church, Sunday.
 Benjamin Bradley from New York spent Sunday with Mrs Thomas Perry, Greenfield Hill.
 Miss Amy Nichols and mother spent the week in Bridgeport.
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LONG HILL.

Mrs c. W. Boylston has received an interesting letter from Mrs Pattie Buford of Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co.,, Va. expressing heartfelt thanks for the box of goods sent her, a few weeks ago, by Grace church ladies. Mrs Buford's work is among ignorant Virginia negroes and her "Church home" or hospital, which is supported entirely by voluntary con tributions, is always crowded, having 40 patients, sometimes more. Besides the gifts of clothing and other necessaries, $3o00 is required each year and for. this she sends out her appeal. In her letter, she says:
 !, With 43 sick and helpless pospital patients, need help sorely. My work is full of un. utterable sadness, and yet with ineffable com fort, for it has brought me into close sympa- thy with many of the dear Fathers children, whose tender, pitiful hands uphold mine, so weak and tired. My school, which has been established nearly b years, has just closed For many years, until my health gave way, l taught it alone; but now have two excellent teachers, Misses Wilkes and Weddeli. The school Is not so large now, 90 boys and 4e
 
 nee roes the higher branches; they cannot comprehend the rudiments of English gram mar. Of all the hundreds ofnegro children 1 have taught, saw but one " ho could and she poor girl, is iu a lunatic asylum today. q find that the little black fingers learn fastel than the little black brains and you would be surprised to see how neatly the girls can sew. The children are taught to read and write we'll with a little arithmetic; sewing lessons for the girls twice week. They are taught to make all garments worn by men or women. I never saw better behaved or happier child ren than these, as they came trooping out of the school room. But negroes are migratory and show their sense and love ot freedom by constantly moving from place to place. The hospital has been crowded and six poor suf. ferers have recently died- Many of the old men are frighffuily diseased and a separate building was erected for them by the advice of Dr Lewis, the hospital. physician.
 Mrs Buford goes on to describe the cases of pitiful suffering now in her hos pital. Old men and women, weak and infirm through age and disease; puny in fants, whose mothers are dead or in jail {; boys and girls, deformed and suffering {; adults lacking in mental or physical de- velopment-a stricken with direst pow erty--are few of those with whom she has to deal. The romance has gone from the work, she says and only the stern, cold reality remains still, with unfalter- ing purpose and trustful heart, she la bors on. Bishop Randolph, the beloved assistant of Virginia, said to Mrs Btu ford, ssIf there be Ehrist~like work on earth, 1t must be caring for creatures such as these.n
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
LONG HILL HUNTINGTON.

Born, recently, son to George Bush of Rocky Rest.
 Ben. Winston, formerly of Bridgeport, has been boarding with Willis Sherwood, but Is now employed by Charles Beard.
 Charlie, the German boy who works for William Beard, bagged three skunks In Mir Wason's poultry yard, last week. The reward amounts to $l 30.
 Mrs William Sherwood is recovering from the lameness from which she has suffered for years.
 Willis Sherwood has purchased the horse of Mr Cook.
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BRIDGEPORT.

St. Johns hall is being torn away to make room for the new post office, of which George w. Longstaif will be su- pervising architect.
 Capt John c. Copeland of the Copeland Bros. Go. enjoyed the Fourth at Lake Waramaug, where his brother and fam fly are Summering.
 Dissatisfaction is felt among the par ents of the pupils who attended the clos ing exercises of North school, No. 10, on Friday, June 2S. Miss Emma Wenz was the choice for the roll of honor, as her questions were all answered without a mistake and visitors who attended were surprised to see it presented to another.
 c. W. Tator has bonanza in the shape of a nice pair of well broken mules.
 Miss Annie Mccormack, who was con- fined in the Insane Asylum for nearly a year and whose sanity was fully inquired into, short time ago, has been discharg- ed from custody. Judge Fenn finds her fully competent to manage her own af- fairs.
 George Williams, who leaves Holmes & Edwards for Springfield, was present. ed with a handsome gold watch and dia- mond pin.
 Longstaff S Hurd have charge of the alteration of the old Y. NJ. c. A. build ing for the use of w. B. Hall 6S Go.
 Miss Gussie Johnson was commander in-chief of the 16 young ladies who, in bewitching gowns, carried milking stools and marched and countermarched at the Dairy Maids drill at the first M. E. church, last week. In the second part, the young ladies sang original verses, extolling the refreshments to follow. Misses lilly, Susie and Lucy Hawley and Edward Wilmot, George Hawley and William Ayres were dressed to represent milk cans. An excellent supper was provided.
 Mark Reeves met q horrible fate at the Bridgeport rolling mills, last Friday His arm was drawn into the rolls and he was crushed to death.
 Rev Mir McNeille has resigned his DO sition as chaplain of the Fourth. | The $4C0,000 30-year i per cent. bonds of the city of Bridgeport were taker jointly by the Peoples and Bridgeport savings banks at premium of $30, ,040
 A magnificent collection of Japanest goods has been loaned to the Scientifi, society by Dewitt c. Jencks of tn, American Board of Foreign Missions The collection includes some curious ant valuable articles, such as embroidery painting, inlaid ware, garments, war i'm plements, cooking utensils, table china pottery, baskets, idols, fans, bowls, cabi nets, desks, armor, etc. With the assist ance of D. r. Secor, MT Jencks has ar ranged the exhibit in two of the societ, cases and on the walls and the display i fine.-[Standard.
 Julius Hawley and wife of East Mai street have visited Mrs NJ. A. Everett 0 Stepney.
 Ed Hatfield of the New York Sun com posing room spends the Fourth witt Bridgeport friends and his parents il Port Jefferson, l.. |.
 l Newsdealer c. F. Petite was called t. North Bridgeport, last week, to take hand at running the Bridgeport Pape Co.'S paper machines, work with whicl he is perfectly familiar.
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STRATFIELD.

The ladies' entertainment at the church was success; $33 net.
 Oliver Morehouse was tried by Justice B. B. Brothwell for breaking lamps ill Fairfield and fined S5 and costs.
 Mrs Lockwood has gone to Wilton to visit her son-in-law, Mir Hnrd.
 Mrs Amos of North Carolina is spend ing the Summer with her father, M. E. Banks.
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wooDBURY.
WEALTHY ArwooDs OF woopBuRY.

WEALTHY ATwooDs OF wooDBURY.
 Francis A. Atwood's estate amounted to $107 ,000. Hs received at the death of his father, Joel A., about ST, ,000 and the estate of his wife's father, Charles Leon ard, amounted to about $10,000 and she was the sole heir. He has thus been as- sisted in the accumulation of property, but he has done his part exceedingly well. For farmers son of moderate education to have accumulated at the age of 5S years $107 ,o00 is an honorable rec ord. No one of the name in these parts has left so large an estate. Stephen Att wood, who sold Merino sheep at fabu- lous prices, some as high as $3,000 for a sheep and lived to good old age, left about $62, ,000. Joel Atwood left about $41 ,000, Harvey Atwood left about $30,- 900 at his deeease, Roderick, who has been supposed to vie with Francis in the accumulation of property, has large pos sessions, perhaps more than any other one of the Atwood name, in these parts, but he has such an invincible love of law that he has expended large sums in his lifelong pastime. Henry s. Atwood of Middlebury, half brother of Francis A., is sound and heavy and, except for the sums he has given his sons, must be worth more property than his deceased half-brother. Preston Atwood and wife possess good property. He has given 8 handsome sum to his son, but the prop erty of himself and wife must be about ss75, ,000 and he uses it as sensibly as any one of the name. His brother, Dr A., has possessed more property than he, but his great pecuniary losses, amount ing tonpward of $40, 900 and the $lO,O0O paid as .alimony, have so lessened his es- tate as to leave him among the men of only moderate means. Chauncey At wood must-be worth upward of $5O,OO0 and several young men of the Atwood name are rapidly accommodating property by industry and wise economy. Charles Munson and son perhaps lead our farm CTS in substantial wealth, being worth about $100,O00 The father of Charles, Capt Norman Munson, was very intel- ligent man and good citizen, but was never worth more than $8000 or $IO, GOO. Say not then that the sons do not equal the fathers, for in the accumulation of property they have far, very far, sur passed them.
 Rev MT Freeman Of the First church takes his family, this week, to his Belle Island cottage for the season.
 Charles Heinze is nearly blind from cataract, which prevents him from doing much work.
 Messrs Cothren and Holmes have been to Middlebury, on legal business.
 Miss Hattie Walker visited Judge Huntington's family, last week.
 Miss Huntington and Miss Dean went to Cheshire to attend the Commencement of the academy.
 BertIe Wyekoff is home from Yale Uni- yersity.
 Henry Hitchcock, who has been here recruiting. returned home improved in| health. # ,S
 The Fourth was to be celebra4esg in the
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WHITE HILLS.

WHITE HILLS. Mrs Frank Gerard and family have ar rived at the Bryant homestead. Miss Carrie Curtis is convalescing. Mrs Smith Wheeler's mother and sis ter from Oxford have recently visited her.
 Mrs Mary E. Drew returned, Sunday, June B, from Shelton, after two weeks with her daughters, Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Rounds.
 David Wheeler has new Buckeye moving machine.
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sTEp'NEY.

Miss Annie Field and sister, Mrs w. $. Wheeler of shelton, have visited at Vest borough, Mass.
 Mrs T.. E. Bailey of Minnesota Is ex- pected to speak in the Methodist church, Sunday evening, 14th, under the auspices of! tbesW. c. T. U.
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wESTPoRT.

Married, last week, Albert F., son of Mrs Capt Peter Bulkley, to Miss Carrie H., daughter of Samuel Allen.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

The closing exercises at the Center school were unusually interesting, this year. The following program was rem dcred by the young ladies of the school, dedicated to one of their number, who was to graduate:
 Poem, read by Miss Gala Bradley Essay, Miss Julia Bradley Biography, Miss Helen Jennings Song, arTrnged by Miss Mamie Merwin
 The principal, Mir Gardner, win not re- turn another year. He has done much for the welfare of his pupils, aside from regular school duties and will be much missed.
 Miss S. E. Hopkins, teacher in Burr's district, invited her pupils and their par cnts to her home on Saturday afternoon, following.
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 good old patriotic style with q basket pic- nic in Dea Linsley's valley grove in the early afternoon, to which every one was invited. This was to be followed by pat riotic speeches by our professional men and other citizens. A large sum had been raised and there was to be a more splendid display of fireworks in the even- ing than was ever seen in Woodbury.
 Mrs A. w. Chapman attended church the 23d, for the first time since her seri- Ous illness. Her mother, Mrs Clark of New Milford, is visiting her.
 BR0oKFIELD.
 Mrs Randall and daughter of shelton have spent couple of weeks in town.
 Grace McDowell of Bethel spent last week with her cousin, Jennie Blakeman.
 Mrs E. A. Bennett has entertained her sister.
 John Warburton is shipping raspber- ries to Danbury.
 H. T. Hawley has moved his family to the old Merwin place from Bridgeport.
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FRIDAY. JULY $, 1889.

For whatever the world may fancy, And whatever the wise mon say of our Nineteenth century progress, ora new and better way, stili it takes soul to make a soul Now, aa in the olden day.
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NICHOLS.
EASToN.

Mrs c. G.. Perry has visited in Winsted and Hartford.