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The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
Southburv Oil and Minerals.

Mir Erastus Ryan, miller at the Sandy Hook grist mill, is quite an enthusiast in the matter of Housatonic valley miner als in general and Sandy Hook and South bury products in particular. He has a number of specimens of silver and lead ore, obtained in Southbury, which he will have assayed by State Chemist l.. r. Wheeler of Bridgeport. He has often seen petrifed or fossilized fish, found in Southbury and says that many minerals and geological curiosities may be obtain ed in the valleys of Southbury.
 Mir Ryan has already leased not lit tie land and expects to acquire more, holding it for the minerals that may be developed. He is stockholder in the Southbury Oil Go. and has not lost faith in the venture, byany means. He thinks, however, that more promising signs are found near round hill some little dis tance from the present location and hopes that this will be tried before the enter prise is abandoned and the plant taken away. One or two other locations are favorably spoken of.
 Other men, who, like Mir Ryan, have been over the hills and valleys and rocks of Southbury for life time, express con- fidence in the existence of oil or gas in abundant quantities. Others are positive that coal or other minerals may be mined with profit, if only the right spot is chos- en. Prof Silliman of Yale gave it as his opinion, in which Prof Johnson acquies- ces, that coal and various minerals do exist in the valley of the Pomperaug but whether their excavation can be made profitable is as yet an open question.
 With regard to the oil well, the Wa terbury American announces: '"The oil well at SOuthbury has been closed for some time that the company might be re- organized and the work pursued under more favorable conditions. The leN stock will probably all be subscribed and drilling resumed by the new organiza. tion.'
 When work was stopped, a depth oi 1883 feet had been reached and the ob ject of the new company is to penetrate 2500 feet; then, if indications are flatter ing, to drill 800 feet more. If not sue cessful here, the company, now knowI as the Waterbury and Southbury Oil ant Natural Gas Co.,, will probably try othel locations. Two have been selected, ont on Matthews's Ridge and one in grove of maple trees not far from Merwil | attempts are unsuccessful, another tria may be made in Woodbury. Officers 0 the company, which has ample mean and is composed principally of Water bury men, are anxious to begin work a once and, as soon as Supt Morse, who i sick, is able to resume his position, tn drill will again be run night and day.
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The Bee Publishing Co.

Stock holders of the BEE Publishing Co. met in the BEE office, Tuesday even ing and elected R. H. Smith, R. D. Smith, John J. Northrop, F. F. Johnson, Frank Wright and R. c. Mallette directors. At directors meeting, these officers were elected:
 President, Frank Wright.
 Vice president, R. c. Mallette.
 Secretary, J. J. Northrop.
 Treasurer, R. H. Smith.
 Auditors, R. D. Smith, F. F. Johnson.
 Editor and Business Manager, R. H. Smith.
 Bylaws providing for the annual meeting and election of officers and stip- ulating that the BEE should continue to be what has brought it success, live, local newspaper, were read and adopted and routine business transacted. The BEE Publishing Co. will assume control of the paper and plant, May l and it is hardly necessary to say that the same honesty of purpose and policy will be pursued in the future as in the past. The BEE was never on so sound a financial and business footing as to-day and the new company has been formed for the purpose of giving it's tireless, busy work. CTS share in the success which their eff forts have done so much to secure 'Work hard and aim high'' is still tho motto.
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Mrs Jeremiah Carey.

Mrs Mary w., wife of Mr Jeremiah Carey of Berkshire, died, Friday, 18th, at 3 m. She was 55 years old and had suffered for several months with chronic bronchitis and consumption. She was formerly Miss Mary Wixted of Danbury and had many relatives, both there and in the Naugatuck valley, as well as in NeWtown. Besides her husband, she leaves three sons, Messrs Jerry F. Carey Chow in Bridgeport), James Carey and Thomas Carey, both in Newtown; also two daughters, Misses Joanna E. and Mary E., both at home The heartfelt sympathy of the community reaches out to the family thus bereft of member on whom they were wont to rely.
 Mrs Carey's funeral, which was attend ed at St. Rose, Sunday, at I m, by Father Donohue, was the largest ever seen in town. One hundred and forty teams followedthe body from the late home in Berkshire to the church and many of them came from Danbury. Not a few, also, belonged in Ansonia and Bir- mingham. The entire procession was more than half mile long and the num- Der who participated bore witness to the esteem in which Mrs Carey was held. Interment was in St. Rose cemetery and Messrs Martin Kelly, Timothy Costello, Patrick Keating, Edward Egan, Michael Haugh, Thomas Bradley were bearers,
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
JOHN l.. LEE.

After suffering with pneumonia for little more than week, John l.. Lee de- parted this life, Saturday noon, 59 years old. He was native of Kent, but lived many years short distance below Ben- nett's bridge. His wife, once Miss Mary J. wolcott, survives him. One daughter, Jennie, married Charles Curtis and died in Birmingham, several years ago. Miss Bertha, the other daughter, is home. He had two sons. One is dead and Martin was in Omaha when he received news of hls fathers death. Leaving at 3 P m, Saturday, he reached home, Tuesday morning. Mr Lee also leaves a brother, | Elias l.. Lee, of Windsor, N. Y. and one sister, Mrs William Wolcott of Kent, who was with him when he died. He has been a hard working man, good neigh Dor, kind husband and father and vii be missed, not only by his family circle but In the community where he has liy ed and labored. He was a member apC regular attendant at the NJ. E. church il South Britain and member of Rang lodge, I. O. c. T. Rev Otis J. Range 0 Essex, his former pastor, officiated q the funeral, Thursday, at the South Brit ain church and the interment was i Britain cemetery.
 Rev MT Robinson, late of Clinton, is t be pastor of the Methodist churches South Britain and Southbury. He wa not able to be present, Sunday and tn Methodist people were invited to worshi with the Congregationalists.
 Rev George l.. Coburn goes to Yale
 vile. He supplied the church there, la 5. Sunday.
 Walter II. Sommers and family lea, }, for their new home in Waterbury, tn r week.
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Miss Deborah Tongue.

''Aunt Debby' Tongue, as she was universally known by the older people of the town, among whom she had often been called in sickness, nursing back to health and strength the feeble body and cheering the weary soul, died, Saturday morning. She was "A years old and had, for more than year, made her home with her widowed sister, Mrs Hannah Hull of Zoar. Pneumonia, which has ragged with fatal malevolenee during the Winter, found but little opposition and she suffered hardly more than a week.
 Rev J. P. Hoyt conducted funeral ser vices at Berkshire church, Monday, at p m and interment was in Berkshire cem- etery. Messrs F. Chambers, Charles Beardsley, Elliott Beardsley. Charles G. Curtis were bearers.
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SOUTHVILLE.

The new mission hall will be opened for service for the first time on Easter Sunday at 30o'clock. Rev E. l.. Whit come received a donation of S53 from the mission. MT Whitcome closed his series of Cottage Lectures, Tuesday evening. He is expected to resume them when long evenings come again. They have been instructive and interesting, doing good, encouraging his hearers to a deep CT study of the Bible.
 Wewaka lodge, I. o. G. T., will give a supper in the new hall, Tuesday, 23d, from until 10; supper, 25e. Drawing of fancy articles, the same evening. If stormy, the first fair evening. David Barnum has moved his father in-law home, so that his daughter can take care of him, as he is poorly.
 School commenced with eight scholars, all girls. The teacher, Miss Mary Ward boards at home.
 MT and Mrs c. A. Hawley were guests of Mrs E. w. Smith, Sunday.
 Martin Bradley, who worked for J. M Ford, last year, thought to better him self by moving to Stony Hill, March l He has moved back to the place across the river from here.
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DANBURY,

D. A. Barlow of New Milford, after visiting in New York, Brooklyn, Bridge port, New Haven, Waterbury and South Britain, put in day in Danbury, guest of Mrs H. E. Couch.
 Michael McPhelemy, proprietor of the McPhelemy block, White street, has been overhauling and modernizing the old time building bought of John Wildman, Main street and will soon move into it. Georgie, son of MT and Mrs George Couch of Brooklyn, formerly of New town, is in poor health and his parents have put him in the temporary charge of the master of a West India trading yes sel that he may try the effect of sea air.
 Miss Lottie Botsford of Palestine, who has been with her sister, Mrs Lester Coleman at Millbrook, N. T., spent a part of Saturday in Danbury on her way home.
 The woods of Thomas Mountain, south of town, have been on fire. Many acres were burned over.
 Dr.J. W. Sears has moved to Monroe | Stiles Bazar in White street, some times called ''sthe Ark has been chang ed into a hall for entertainments and chrstened Metropolitan hall.
 D. B. Post of South Britain visited Danbury, last week. Not having beel in Danbury for number of years, the growth and changes were surprise tt him.
 Rev Dr Clarke of the Methodist churcl reported, at the late conference at Bridge port, gain in membership of about l5 in the Danbury church during the pas year. Dauburians as we'll as Brookfielder take pride in the new station house a the Junction.. Long the butt of laughter it is likely to become beauty spot. , Experiments are made here by natter with oil for heating their boilers instea : of coal. Many think it will prove a economical substitute.
 The new fire steamer has been teste
 with satisfaction and accepted.
 Quinn & Scott of the Pahquioque dr goods store are having their establish :. ment painted and renovated by Taylor ! Crawford.
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WOODBURY.
Dr L. Y. Ketcham has been appointed postmaster here.

Dr L. Y. Ketcham has been appointed postmaster here.
 In recent letter, we mentioned that F. F. Hitchcock purchased at H. H. Minors auction sale the Orenaug cliff, that furnishes the roof to Bethel Rock, the mountain fastness church of the ear ly fathers on the one side and overlooks the village on the other. We now learn that he purchased it for Mrs Dr H. W. Shove, who intends to present the title to the town to be forever set apart and used for public mountain park. It would make a beautiful and romantic park. It was stripped of part of it's trees several years ago, but they will soon be replaced by Nature. It is easily ac- cessible on three sides to pleasure carri- ages, after it shall have been laid out. Wood roads now traverse it in all direct i ions. Bacon's lake, situate in beautiful l sylvan dell, lies a few rods from the northeast corner of the highest cliff, in viting fishing or pleasure boats. The question of using these mountain cliffs and natural terraces for public park has been a matter of interesting discus sion between Mrs Shove and friends for number of years. It had not been an ticipated that the opportunity to carry out the plan would occur so soon.
 There are two candidates for the Vile
 post office, Eli NJ. Towne and Henry C.
 Smith, who are carrying on a somewhat
 vigorous but friendly canvass. I George Hayes has gone to his home il
 Bethlehem quite sick.
 Edward, son of our old friend, F. 5
 Hulse, was visiting in town, last week The Woodbury lyceum closed it's labor
 by discussing the question of whethel
 the conduct of the third or prohibition party is or is not injurious to the busi
 ness and other best interests of the coun try. It was decided in the affirmative b, large majority.
 Il George H. Drakeley has bought ou : the meat route of Clinton w. Judson. | Charles Pennington is moving bac : from Norwalk.
 At the first term of the Superior coui : at New Milford, an uncontested diyorc | case, simon T. Riggs against Hannah N
 Riggs, W. Cothren for plaintiff, was tn :, honly one tried. This and few motions
 the whole taking about two hours, con
 prised the business of the term. Tn
 shows the size of the necessity for addi F ional county seats in Litchfield count. Ii Bethlehem's silver mine is not worke I, at present and it is understood that ne l. company will be formed, with coup le of New Workers at the financial head ,r the concern.
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STONY HILL.

Mrs Hattie Clark visits her brother, w. R. Clark.
 Mrs M. B. Terrill and son visited Mrs c. H. Brush, last week.
 Charlie Dikeman is at work for c. l.. Sherman.
 Mir Bradley and family have moved from Horace Crawford's house at South vile.
 Friends of Mir and Mrs Walter Clark spent Tuesday evening enjoyably with them on their tenth wedding anniversary with quinsy.
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STEPNEY.

Venerable Perkins French, who has completed his four score years, has pre- sented a single and double spinning wheel to the Fairfield County Historical society, which, with the Scientific soci- ety, is to occupy handsome building erected for them by F. T. Barnum. These wheels, both of which are in run ming order, are something over l50 years old. They were used by MT French's ancestors in 1725. Many other interest ing relics of bygone days and customs are hidden away in old farm houses and falling into decay. If presented to the Historical society, they would be care fully preserved and properly accredited
 The Stepney Baptist Literary society will meet, Friday evening, 18th, at the home of Milon Hawley. | Unclaimed letters at the Stepney postoficc | MT Olive Veness, l Mrs Desser, l Mir Michael Carroll, | MT Daniel Wait, | Mrs Sallie A. Beers, | MT George Wood, | Mrs Susie Dains Mir Samuel Clark, | VittoIia Millais, | Mrs R. W. Curtiss, l MT Samuel Pankuren, 1 Mrs E. N. Feet,
 Miss Josie Turner,
 Mir oscar Peck.
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HBURY.

Miss Julia Hunt is about to spend a few days out of town.
 Mir and Mrs Andrew Dolan had their son baptized by Father Lancaster at the home of John Murray, Sunday.
 Dr Burr, who has had charge of Dr Cooley's practice in his absence at Hart ford, has returned to Buffalo, N. Y.
 Miss Kittle Bennett is teaching the Pennsylvania school, this Spring.
 It Is reported that Mrs A. M. Harvey Is to occupy n part of the Misses Stiles place.
 Dea sherman Futile expects to go to New Haven to attend the funeral of his cousin, Charles Fabrique.
 Arthur G. Warner of Bethel was in town, this week.
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HUNTINGTON.

Another medal contest will take place, Wednesday evening, May l.
 A vocal concert and elocutionary en- tertainment will be given in the Town Hall in the Center, Tuesday evening, 23d. The following artists will appear Miss Jessamine Barley, eloeutionist; Mrs L.. L. Hinman, soprano; William Benjamin, tenor; admission 25c. It is not often that we are favored with an entertain ment of this kind.
 Rev MT Park preached another of those practical sermons Sunday morning; we believe that everybody could follow the the advice he gave with profit.
 Services at the Congregational church !: Preaching at 10 30 m and l 15 m; Sunday school between the sermons.
 Royal J. Birdsey recently lost yalu- able COW.
 Richard Macdonald sold oxen and cart to Nicholas Wakeley and bought another tCtIu III 4NCNtoWA. Fred Botsford traded two cows for a yoke of oxen, with Smith Wheeler. Morris Sherman's horse died, Sunday HID. Shelton has new horse. Eliakim l.. Walker is out of the mill business, after 20 years. He will use hi milk for fatting calves.
 I Miss Mary I. Mallory is with John [
 Nichols.
 George Morris was buried in the ne, cemetery, Sunday afternoon, Rev II
 Blakeman officiating. Services at the rectory, four evening this week; also at the church, Good Fr 5 day. Services in St Paul's church, 30ll : centennial of Washington's inauguratio
 St Paul's Guild met with Mrs NJ. Mallory.
 FIX. Morgan spent Sunday at home.
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oRoSoauE.

Two or three of our enterprising farm CTS have ordered creamers and other ap- paratns for manufacturing butter, from Bellows Falls, Vt. and contracted their butter for year at remunerative prices
 Mrs Charles Weed has bad felon, dis abilng one hand.
 The farm of William T. Curtis, adver- tised for sale in the BEE, has the reputa tion of producing the finest peaches ant strawberries in this locality.
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The Newtown Creamery.

Since the Hawleyville milk factory closed and the Newtown creamery re- ceived milk from 13 additional dairies, it has shipped from 52 to 55 cans daily. The milk is tested daily and stands high. MT Tuthill's new rule, requiring farmers to wash their own cans, met with violent opposition at first, but now the work is quietly done at home and no external dislike manifested. During March, two and three-quarter cents was paid, but the rate for April has not been fixed.
 The creamery books show that, Tues day,
 Charles Skidmore brought 94 quarts, Charles Beardsley 51,
 c. H. Beers 67,
 R. Mccarthy 37,
 D. G. Beers ",
 c. B. Sherman TO.
 7. s. Peck 93,
 E. c. Page 52,
 s. B Camp IS, J. A. Blackman l7,
 F. c. Blake 132, T. Costello 35, E c. c. Bartram 64
 A. W. Peck 16,
 k. F. Northrop 70,
 T. Farrell fl,
 J. E. Peck 1l6,
 D. Cavanaugh 15.
 New patrons who began to deliver mill April are:
 M. Keenan, who brought B quarts, Tuesday M. Dugan P, P. Ready 16,
 J. w. Daley 3S,
 J. R. Smith 40,
 J. N. Lake 49,
 S. S. Scudder 13S,
 A. W. Fairchild 9l,
 William Fairchild l60
 L. F. Camp 9S,
 Mrs c. Robertson 40,
 E. Murray 46, J. B, Wheeler 2S.
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Four months ago, the Mantle mills were putting out 300 yards of cloth each day; now the output is 700 yards. The increase has been caused by the new ma ehinery and new appliances put into the mill during the shut down of several weeks. Floors were re-laid and proper levels established and the whole shop works with less friction and better re- suits. Forty hands are employed and it is necessary to run the carding and spin ming departments until s or 9, each eyen- ing, in order to keep pace with the weay- CTS. This gratifying prosperity of the shop bears unimpeachable testimony to the success which attends Superintend- ent Harper's efforts.
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Dea N. w. Mitchell of Pootatuck has given the BEE samples of cider apples picked in the Fall of 1887. No especial pains had been taken with them, as they were merely shaken from the trees and put into barrel where they have since remained. They are native apples that were never grafted. Dea Mitchell has an apple tree on his place set out by the Indians about 150 years ago that still bears it's yearly crop of native apples as large as greenings.
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SHELTON.

Died, 12th, George E. Morris, of con sumption, 27.
 The funeral of highly esteemed citi- zen, c. w. Van Vliet, occurred on Fri day. The services were conducted by Rev A. J. Park of the Huntington Con- gregational church, of which the deceas- ed was q member. The bearers were George H. Peck, JohnD. Shelton, James Even, A. B. Ruggles, James H. Beard, Joseph Tomlinson.
 Charles Russell of Birmingham, Ala, paid a brief visit to his old home, last week. His father, s. A. Russell, well known throughout this vicinity, is in the insane retreat at Auburn, N. '. and lit. tie hope of his,recovery is entertained. ". B. Palmer is home from Florida. 1T l feeble health.
 A new factory is building by the Ousa tonic Water Co, on the corner of Cana and Wharf streets, for the Excelsior Manufacturing Co.,, q thriving conceri which is to move it's plant from Birming ham to this place. Miss Ella Church, formerly teache in the public school, is spending a fev days in town, with her friends of forme days prior to her departure to prepare q a missionary in that field.
 E. l.. Staples visited the site of tn Booth-Shanley dispute and has rendere his award in the case.
 The house of K. J. Terrill is nearl completed.
 ] There is considerable building in She ton, this Spring and the railroad pr' poses many Improvements durin the coming Summer.
 The marriage of Isaac E. Palmer ar Miss Lottie Kimball was celebrated |
 Rev J. c. Ditmars, Thursday eyenin : 18th.
 The dispute in regard to the damage
 his goods, which Morris Ducker has h. r with John Young, was amicably settl
 advice of E. l.. Staples.
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Having fully mastered the varied in- tricacies of ordinary chess, Prof F. T. Shultz and Messrs l.. c. Harper, R. B. Terrill and c. G. Peck have formed the Newtown and Sandy Hook Chess Club, in which Messrs Shultz and Peck play as partners against Messrs Harper and Ter Till. Two sets of chessmen are used and the chessboard is so arranged that they may be advanced forward and to the right. It is deep game, as far in ad- vance of ordinary chess as that is of checkers. Several meetings have already been held and there will probably be weekly games. Tuesday evenings meet ing was at Prof Shultz's.
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Newtown's oft-depleted trout streams were replenished, last week, with GOOD to 1000 young trout furnished by the State. Could these remain undisturbed until they acquire presentable size and then be angled for by Newtown's amateur Sir Izaak Waltons alone, there would be sport unceasing; but the motives of those who procured the young fish are none the less worthy because of the im- possibility of this. of the trout, about l500 were placed in Peck's brook, near the Glen and 800 in Roderick's brook, by Representative G. F. Taylor; 2000 in Pond Brook by Representative NJ. J. CavGnaugh; 2000 in Palestine brook by Town Clerk M. J. Houlihan.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Penfield Giddings and family spent Sunday with his cousin, James Giddings, Jr.
 Miss Jennie Kellogg is trying her pa- tience in Long Meadow school.
 Ed Hallock, who has been with the Foster family, will take trip to Yer mont.
 Miss Florence Barnum of Danbury has been with her sister, Mrs James Lee and friends in Sherman.
 Mrs Florida Kellogg is home from New York for vacation. Services at St. Paul's, this week We'd nesday at ? p m; Holy Communion on | Thursday at 7 30 p m, Friday at Il q m; when the contents of the mite chests will be reported. I A new chapel is being fitted up for Mir Whitcome to hold services by quite a number of those who attend his services at Southville. The building to be used is owned by Henry Camp. The zeal and l spirit manifested in this work must be encouraging to Mr Whitcome, who has labored so faithfully there. It is expect ed to be ready to occupy at Easter. Herbert Lake, who has been quite sick
 with bronchial pneumonia, is rapidly i'm I proving.
 The bell of St. Pau1s is in critical : condition; Some part of the frame is broken, tilting the bell so much that il can be rung only by going up to it and
 swinging the tongue by hand. [ Annual meeting of St. Paul's parisl 7 will be held in the church on Monday E 22d, ? p m. MT and Mrs Aaron Williams spent Sun
 day with Benjamin Starr. !, Rev MT Mead, the new pastor, hell : services in the Congregational church
 Sunday evening, which were wellattend ? ed.
 MT and Mrs Henry Foote are locate F on their Pocono farm. {, Charles Peck, Obtuse, has q musics rival in son and heir born at his hon
 on Saturday. ' Master Willie Pinckney was "surpri , ed'' on Tuesday evening to learn tl ; gathering of a little company of frient
 at his home to remind him of his birt to day. A table of choice refreshments WI i'd provided by his parents and, with game d music, etc., the evening was happi
 spent.
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SOUTHPORT.

Mrs Mary Ann Brush is at w. J. oat- mans.
 Cornelius Hard Is home from Seymour. Miss Mabel Osborne cares for Mrs H. Y. Edwards.
 G. A. Robinson will leave the shop, April p, for the remainder of the Sum mer.
 Moves wilmot of Union City spent sunday in town.
 George oatman and wife will return from the South, next week.