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The Washington critic., 1889-05-01
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nCCOQUAN FALLS-THE NEW STEAMER
" BARTHOLDI leaves Sherf's wharf a.
m. daily, after April %, for Occoquan Falls.
Returning at 2 p. M, stopping at Alexandria
Music. Fairyland Vineyard furnishes all the
grapes and raspberries In their season that
you can eat. w. W. GILES, Master.
ITO, FOR GREAT FALLS AND CABIN
III JOHN BRIDGE.-steam Packet EXCEL
SIOR makes her regular trips on Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaving
High 81. and Canal, Georgetown, at a. IN.
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VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENTS.

Secretaries Blaine, Proctor aud Tracy
have issued the following order for the re-
eeption of visitors:
Reception of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, from 10 to l2 o'clock
Reception of all persons not connected
with the Departments, at 10 o'clock, except
Tuesdays and Fridays, which are Cabinet
days; and Thursdaysin the Department Of
State, when the members Of the Diplomatic
Corps are exclusively received.
Persons will not be admitted to the build
ing after 9 O'Clock each day, unless by card,
which will be sent by the captain of the
watch to the chief clerk or to the head Of
the bureau for which the visit is intended.
This rule will not apply to Senators, Repre-
sentatives or heads of Executive Depart
pents
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Tea. Tea. Tea.
Try our splendid 5Oc tea; without doubt 1t
is the best tea for the money In Washington.
Fine fresh roasted coffees at the very lowest
possible prices consistent with fine quality.
Also many goods at cost price. 81
NJ & p. MErzGgR, d.
.. AZ 7th 1t. II. W.
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THE CRITICS EXTRA EDITION.

Washington is city where much
interest is felt in sporting matters of
The manler kind. The career of its
baseball club in the struggle for the
National championship is watched
closely; the races here are well attended;
here are some of the best boat clubs in
the country here is the paradise of
bicyclists. Washington is city where
outdoor sports flourish.
TSE CRITIc's extra edition, appear.
ing az 9 o'clock each evening, gives all
the sporting news of the country up to
that hour. 1t gives an account of the
races; il gives the result of the base.
ball games; it gives whatever other
news is of interest The extra edition
is growing daily in popularity.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-01
CRITICULAR.


MAY DAY.
The weather's no longer de rgor,
The chickens are ready to scratch
The stuffing clean out of the garden,
And pigs are en- root for the patch.
The flsh-worm is also en- icriggle,
For this is the glorious day
When Summer and Spring kiss each other
Aud girls are all Queen of the May.
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REL ESTATE.

AdutftiseDleHts under Mis head, four lines on
less 25 cents FOR one Insertion; 30 cents for three
NOR SAl.E-BuSINESS PRoPERrY--WE
IL have for sale ON i2th st, Just north of
Penna ave, and adjoining the PalaIs Royal, q
frontage OF 50 feet by depth OF 100 feet, We
can sell one-half Of this property. 4sl feet
front by the depth OF 100 feet, This offers
good Investment In business property on u
business thoroughfare that Is suited TO most
any kind OF business. For further partiou
lars apply to a. r. HILL & co.,
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U.NDERT4RERS.

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Successor to Henry Lees sons),
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$50 PENN. AVENUE N. W.,
South Side
Branch Office, d0S Maryland ave. s.w
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Read THE CRITICS 6 o'clock
extra, with its full account Of the
Races and Of Baseball Games through.
out the country, vi
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Is REAL ESTATE BROKER.
1919 " Of, adjoining san building.
Suburban property u speciality.
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FIRST RACE AT 8 O'CLOCK.

Special race trains via Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at 1910, 1:50 and 2:30 D. m.
Returning trains will be In waiting when
the races are over.
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Oak View is acquiring something of
record for disappointments, 1t was
from that place that q defeated Presi.
dent retired from the pinnacle of prom
inence TO law office in New York.
The property was to have been leased
to the late DIR. Harvey Lindsly, who
died last Sunday afternoon. He had
made all his arrangements and was to
have occupied the country seat with his
family, when death interviewed and
frustrated his plans.
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Branch Office, d0S Maryland ave. 3. W.
A UGUST BURGDORF,
"A FURNISHING UNDERTAKEN,
$40 Penn. ave. n. W., between 3D. aud 416 SITS
EVERYTHING first class.
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should go via M street.

Perfect order will be preserved. obiet-
tionable persons will, as on previous occs
sions, be excluded.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
BROOKFIELD.

Miss o. Supple is for the Winter with her sister in New York.
 Prof James and family of Ansonia spent last week at the American house.
 O. Stevens has the best pork record, 53O pounds.
 Still river was higher, last week, than for several years.
 Brookfield, last week, to help eat turkey.
 Dr and Mrs Randall of Birmingham and son Harold spent last week with | Town Clerk Beers.
 The shear factory is in full blast again ; hope the vacant houses about town will soon be filled with tenants.
 William Allen and family of New Mill ner in Maple Lodge, guest of his sister, Miss Lizzie Allen. | The grist mill has been running 16 hours day since Saturday, being behind on orders, due to recent rains and back water.
 Misses Susie Whitcome, Henrietta Ruggles and Florida Kellogg and How ard Peck were home, Thanksgiving. Charles Stuart has been confined to the house with rheumatism.
 The soliciting committees for St. Paul's Sunday school are making calls. In the Center, Misses Clara Williams and Mat tie Griffin; Obtuse, Miss Florence Kel- logg and Eugene Lake; Huckleberry Hill, Fletcher Weld; East and West Iron Works, Arthur Campbell; North Noun tain, Miss Libbie Kellogg; Whisconier, Clarence Hawley.
 Quite party assembled at the home of Mir and Mrs Edmund Weld, Friday evening. The principal feature of the evening was the game of ''Speculation." All report an enjoyable time.
 Many roads are in il terrible condition and without any prospect of improve ment before another season. As the roads are not contracted, the vote to con tract them to three parties instead of one has not been acted on.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

It is expected that the families of the town will be visited by an agent of the Connecticut Bible society.
 Mir Munson of Southford has moved his family into the house of \. E. Win ship.
 The boys of Miss Hazeltine's school are interested in playing football.
 Last week Monday, Edward Platt left a fire in the fire place to go to dinner and, before the family finished dinner, Miss Treats call of fire aroused them to immediate action. The flames were soon extinguished. Had it not been for large tank of running water at the door, MT Platt would have been houseIess. Wednesdays storm washed the roads so badly that Curtis Downes's family could not roach c. l.. Mitchell's to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Dr and Mrs Page spent Sunday witt her brother, George Smith. 1 Range lodge initiated two new mem bers, Tuesday evening, Mrs F. D. Brad ley and Mrs Maggie Platt. | Dea Hoyt, MT and Mrs Il. F. Downe' and Dr Rankin and wife dined with Mir D. M. Mitchell, Thanksgiving day.
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SOUTHBURY.

Mir Baldwin entertained his son and daughter from Middlebury, Thanksgiv- ing day.
 Miss A. Stiles has returned from East Haven, where she has been to look after property.
 Miss Warehouse, who has been at Mir Woodruff's, has returned home.
 Miss Florence Wheeler of Oxford has been guest of her sister, Mrs Charles Hine.
 George Harvey spent Thanksgiving with his mother.
 Richard Goodman, editor of the New ton Register, has been with his aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Shelton.
 Dance at the Town hall, Thanksgiving night.
 Elliott F. Hine commenced work, Mon day, on the new station at Stevenson.
 B.. s. Hicock has been repairing A. A. Stones blacksmith shop. A. c. Winship moved in his tools, Friday and will com mence work shortly.
 Arthur Monson and wife spent Thanks giving with Mrs Monson's father, Mr Judson.
 MT olmstead is recovering.
 Services were held. Sunday, at the Church of the Epiphany.
 Miss Martha Tyrrell has been guest of Mrs E. s. Hicock.
 Bullet hill school opened, Monday, with Henry Garfield as teacher. Chalk Talk, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week,
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NUMBER 49.
 STEPNEY.

The ladies' aid society of the NJ. E. supper in connection with the young peo- pie in the church parlors, this week Fri day evening.
 B. Curtis & Son unloaded 400 bushels of corn, last week Thursday. They had 1900 bushels of oats to unload, few days later and say that their freight for this year will amount to over 1000 tons.
 Rev J. F. Robertson delivered an ex- cellent sermon, Sunday, on ssNature and Grace" It was listened to with close attention by large audience.
 Albert Bottum's house is being shin gled. ~- Charles H. Powell and family ate Thanksgiving turkey with Stephen French. -a--,......
 Edwin Rockwell, telegraph operator at Waterbury, ate Thanksgiving turkey with his father, R. B. Rockwell.
 MT and Mrs John Benedict, Jr, and lit tie Laura of Bridgeport were at John Benedict's, Thanksgiving.
 Mrs Caroline Dayton spent Thanksgiv- ing in Bridgeport and New Haven.
 Mrs Julius Hawley has been confined to the house by fall on the ice.
 Mrs Barnum Curtis entertained friends from out of town. last week.
 Miss Anna Fairchild and brother of Stratford are at Albert Bottum's.
 Charles Bottum, who is now employed by Stirn & Walker of Bridgeport, was home for Thanksgiving.
 Florence Burr is on the sick list.
 John T. Eastwood is slowly recovering from fever.
 Mrs Andrew Joyoe, whose home for years was in the red house at upper Step ney, died suddenly at her home in East Bridgeport, Friday night. She was 6 and had lived in Bridgeport six or eight years. The funeral services were held at Bridgeport. Sunday, and the body was to be brought here for burial.
 Ira Penfield of Danbury has visited his aged father, William Penfield.
 Fifty years ago, about this time of the year." said venerable Julius Hawley, ''we were laying the Housatonic track through here. They were very different affairs from the steel rails they use now
 The heavy rain, last week, left six inches of water in pail standing away from buildings at Plumb Hawley's.
 c. F. Lyon was home from Danbury, Thanksgiving.
 Mrs Luzon Hubbell and daughter have been guests at Seeley Perry's.
 Bennett and Candee killed a pair of Spring pigs for Plumb Hawley that weighed 324 and 353 pounds.
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WHITE HILLS.

Miss Lucy Smith has decided to go to Kansas to spend the Winter with friends. Mrs Eli Beardsley entertained the Hive of Bees, Thursday afternoon.
 MT True of Waterbury gave an excel lent discourse, Sunday, at the church. Preaching service as usual, next Sunday.
 Miss Abbie shelton was guest of Misses Jennie and Carrie Curtis, Sunday.
 Daniel Shelton and family visited friends in East Village, last week.
 John Tomlinson and family have been with relatives in South Britain.
 Arthur Williams has bought horse and will ride to and from work.
 Mrs Charles Nichols and Mrs Oliver Beard spent few days with N. B, Nich- ols, last week.
 Mir and Mrs Warren Plumb of Nichols were guests at Highland lawn, last week
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TRUMBULL.

F. l.. Burton is building wagon house and COW house for James Gedney at the Ali Brinsmade place. It is 16x3O feet.
 O. B. Burton and family spent Thanks giving with Mrs Harvey Hurd of Long Hill.
 W. $. Plumb's horse has been sick with alteration of the throat, but is re. covering under Dr Prophett's care.
 J. W. Moulton of the Yale divinity school, who was expected to preach in the Congregational church, Sunday, was unable to be present and Rev E.A. War, field of New Haven appeared instead He gave an excellent sermon, which was listened to with closest attention. ssH1 is one of the smartest preachers I ever heard,'' said one of the members, ssand l think everyone liked him.
 Banford s. Beach has visited in Easton.
 Miss Cora Beach has returned from a visit in Bethel.
 Mir and Mrs $. c. Beach spent Thanks giving with Mir Buckingham of North field.
 Nichols Bros. have purchased new milch COW of F. J. Squinobal.
 Venerable Charles Beach has made a short visit in Stratford with his son John.
 Andrew Nash of Westport has visited his cousin, Mrs Charles Beach, who eele- brated her 18th birthday, Saturday.
 Clifford Nichols, who has been in Woodbury for some time, is now full fiedged dentist and has, besides his office in Woodbury with his uncle, pr Peck, an office in Roxbury which he visits each Friday and another with Dr Cooley of South Britain, where he may be found Wednesdays.
 George H. Tomlinson and family of Oronoque ate turkey with jovial Isaac Booth.
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MONROE.

Harry Nichols, now in a meat market at 5S White street, Danbury, was with S. D. Sharpe at Thanksgiving, his wife, MT and Mrs $. V. Nichols of Bridgeport and Mrs Edward Nichols of Danbury. About 90 cou ples from far and near gathered at F. D. Hollister's, Friday night, to enjoy dance given under the auspices of Alex Sinclair, Jr and $. B. Hurd. Bliss furnished good music and bountiful collation. was served. The company broke up about 3 m. It was a complete surprise to Fred D., Jr., who was home from Brooklyn for Thanksgiv- sister prevented him from seeing the BEE, in which the party was mentioned and he was simply overwhelmed when the people marched in.
 Elisha B. Seeley and wife were home, Thanksgiving.
 MT and Mrs M.B. Burr entertained their mother and aunt, Mrs Baldwin Burr, Thanksgiving.
 With H. w. Edwards were the brother and sister and families, also Henry Bots ford and wife and Wilbert N. French and lady.
 Frank Beardsley's health is much im- proved.
 Isaac Burr, almost 91 years old, has been quite poorly.
 Mrs Henry Wilson's adopted daughter, Sadie, has been very sick and fears were entertained that she might not recover
 Mrs Edson P. Fisher is very low.
 Our old sportsman, Frederick Sherman has recently captured fox.
 Chicken thieves have begun to operate Remember the fate of some not far from here and beware.
 Merwin w. Johnson is visiting hi: brother Seymour at West Cornwall.
 H. E. Drake and wife spent the recent festival at Newtonyille, near Boston.
 Mrs Mary B. Tibbals and Mrs Austin Blakeman have visited Isaac and Jame! Burr.
 Friday, November p, the house ant store of c. B. Nichols was entered by al adroit thief, while MT and Mrs Nichols were away from home for short tim, in the middle of the day. The thief mad' off with money from the house; cigars tobacco and money from the store ant other things to quite large amount. On ly year ago, the same place was enter ed by thieves and over $50 worth taken Mir Nichols thinks the third time he shal be ready to meet them.
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WOODBURY.

Mrs F. R. Ford and daughter Hattie visited Danbury and Bethel, last week. Mir Ford was in York State after Thanks giving turkeys.
 -Dr and Mrs Shove were in New York, last week. Also l.. E. Dawson and wife.
 Lawyer Cothren is attending the Su- perior court at New Haven.
 Robert Shove was home from New Ha- ven to spend Thanksgiving.
 Miss Clara Nichols has closed her school at White Oak and will spend the Winter at home.
 Herbert L., son of Rev Gurdon w.. Moves, late pastor of the First Congrega- tional church, who spent ten years of his young life here, died at Guanajuato, Mexico, November 9, and was buried at Grove street cemetery, New Haven, No vember B. He was ill for three weeks. Kind friends watched over him and smoothed his passage to the grave. Her bert was educated at New Haven, first at Hilihouse High school, graduating from the Sheffield Scientific school, class of 1884. A chemist by profession, he was assayist for large corporation at Leadville for four years and, since Feb ruary, was chief assayist of ore for a large mining company in Mexico. It was position of responsibility, which he filled to the full satisfaction of the company. He was conscientious and able worker, and of high Christian char acter. His father died suddenly in re- cent years. His mother resides in New Haven. He leaves three brothers and three sisters.
 The next lecture of the star course will be given, December 6: diving Pic | tures''
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BRIDGEWATER

George Frost and Charles Northrop have recently put up a telephone line.
 Mrs William Platt and Miss Merwin spent Thanksgiving in Milford.
 Thanksgiving guests from out of town :: David Beers of Danbury at E.. II. Well tons; Frank Sturdevant of Danbury at Eli Sturdevant's; Robert Randall and family and George Randall at William Randall's.
 Town Clerk Gillette and wife have re- turned from the West and report an en- joyable trip.
 The Bridgewater club gave q ball in the Town hall, Thanksgiving evening.
 Frank Frost attends school in Danbury.
 Quite number of Bridgewater hands are employed in New Milford sorting to- bacco. The excessively damp and rainy weather has enabled farmers to get their tobacco from the poles and stripped ear Her than usual.
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Annual Library Meeting.

Meeting called to order at 8 D m. Min utes of last meeting read and accepted. Treasurer's report read and accepted. Permanent fund $l50. Amount on hand at beginning of year, $l55. Money re- ceived during year, $360 7l. Money ex- pended for books, $272 9s. Librarians report read and accepted. Number of books drawn trom the library during the year, 2,213. Number of subscribers, 70. Amount received from loans and fines, $17 62. Cash paid the treasurer, $S9 57. Number of books added during the year, 1SS, which makes the total number of books in the library, 1212. There has been given the library, the past year, Scribner's Magazine, Denver Times and Connecticut Home. The following off cers were elected for the ensuing year President, Prof c. s. Platt; vice presi. dent, W. A. Leonard; secretary. Miss E, F. Terrill; treasurer, c. H. NOrthrop librarian, Miss A. l.. Peck; trustees, George P. Sanford for three years, L. c. Morris to finish out Prof Shultz's term, c. F. Beardsley for two years. The fol lowing were made honorary members Rev G. M. Wilkins, Rev J. F. Hoyt, Rev A. P. Chapman, Rev P. Donohue, R. II. Smith. Voted that the librarians salary remain the same for the ensuing year. Adjourned without date.- E. F. Terrill, secretary.
 A dance is talked of for early in Janu- ary, of which further notice will be giv-
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
LONG HILL.

l.. Ioyt has been grading for C. R. Hawley.
 John M. Beardsley of Bridgeport was at E.. M. Beardsley's, Thanksgiving.
 Mrs Harriett Fulford continues very sick.
 Mrs Sylvia Burroughs and Miss Emily J. Burroughs are with Rev Dr E. E. Beardsley of New Haven. Irwin s. Coan has moved into the up per part of A. w. Coan's new house.
 The Thanksgiving offering in Grace church was for the fund for the support of aged and infirm clergy. Any who wish to add to the amount may hand it to Rev Mir BOylston, on or before next Sunday. Mir and Mrs I. s. Coan spent Thanks, giving with Mrs Blakeman of Hunting. ton, where Mir and Mrs C. P. Blakemar also attended. Mir and Mrs A. W. Coan spent the day with Mrs Stanley of Shel. | ton.
 Capt Goodsell of Bridgeport has been here hunting, under the efficient guid, ance of B. Turney, Will Gabler and ex. Trainer Jobes. The ex-trainer, however was the only man that scored a record It is reported that B. Turney captured 8 skunk.
 Mir and Mrs l.. NJ. Wakeley and Miss Clara l.. Hall were in Stamford. last week.
 Mrs Lucy Nichols is with friends il Danbury.
 George B. French has been sick witt malaria.
 Truman Favreau and Arthur Briggs spent Thanksgiving at the formers olt home in Sherman.
 Hon s. G. Beardsley has suffered witt malaria and stomach trouble.
 Having closed his cider business fo the season, $. J. Burroughs intends ts rig up saw i'll his mill
 Edgar and James, sons of J. J. II Gregory of Marblehead- Mass, have wis tied $. J. Gregory.
 spent several days with E. NJ. Middle brook.
 John Fulford, who has been in Penn sylvania, spent few days here. He ex poets to return to New Jersey soon. con tinuing work for the telephone company
 large and jolly company gathered Il Mrs McMahon's, Thanksgiving night, t, enjoy dance. Music was furnished b, la Bridgeport orchestra. An excellen collation. was provided and the table were loaded with all that one could de } sire.
 Mrs Angevine and daughter Florenc spent Thanksgiving with her brother David Clark. party of l2, including Judge NJ. Bcardsley and family of Bridgeport an Mir and Mrs l.. B. Curtis of Southport gathered about the hospitable Thanks giving board of $. J. Beardsley, Esq. Mrs Thornton, Mrs Eva Luree 0 Brooklyn, Miss Emma M. Deming wer ] among Thanksgiving guests 1t c. Hawley's. 3 John Starr has moved into the hous next to E. M. Middlebrook's. recent r vacated by c. B. Curtis. [ John O'Neil and wife moved to Bridg. s port, Monday. He will work in tI {. aluminium factory.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
GREENFIELD HILL.

The Excelsiors and Resolutes played at s. T. Bulkley's, Saturday, with score of s to 15 in favor of the Excelsiors. Weather permitting, the Crescents will play game with the Resolutes, Satur- kay, 7th.
 William Lobdell has done thorough and extensive job of wood work on the cross road near his place.
 Joel Wiggins has built an addition to the house of Mrs NJ. l.. Hull.
 Clarence c. Morris of Sag Harbor, L. l., spent Thanksgiving with Sherwood Banks.