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Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-09

Here, again, we have a wondrous display
of this womans self sacrificing patience and
faithfulness. Helhad treated her very badly.
He assaulted har IN the street, dragged her
by the hair of the head, yet she only felt bad
because HarryshOuld go TO Henry Wool
worth King and lie about bis promise, his
bible oath to tell the truth about promising
to marry her. That was her grief That's
the grief of murderess But, 1t was not n
profigate who 'did this it was petted,
courted favorite Of society.
She says, 4 hope you are not angry
at me-" o.
speaker. "Aftef heing dragged by the hair
and knocked doSn, in the street, Il hope you
are not angry at me-
To prevent the fact becoming known that
the man lie Garde living in Quincy was Harry
King, is what she struggled to avoid. Also
to prevent the bills due being pressed TO
suit which would expose hun. When the
sheriff was knocking at her door, and she
had
Not One Cent to Buy Bread
with, she went to Chicago to get her ring
and pawned it for money that she could pur-
chase the necessaries of life. With the
creditors bounding her and the little brother
crying with starvation, she writes, ut nearly
drives me crazy" But he was proud, and
rather than hurt his feelings, she was will
ing to suffer. But she kept everything to
herself and it is the retention of such agon-
izing strains in the mind without reflex action
that distracts the brain. Il know he has
done his best and could no more.'
"Here is what she says of the man
who had taken her diamond ring
and pawned it for money to spend in dissipa.
ton. She didn't think that Henry would tell
Mr.. Adams, but, because he gave her $50,
she thought probably that it was for the best.
Had some one not given her that money,
with which she paid some of the bills, 1t
would have been impossible for her to longer
prevent Harry from his father finding
out that his son was the man
we find her constantly claiming ~ don't
care for myself" What a good example,
gentlemen of the jury, and what noble ex-
hibition of sclf-sacrifice 1t is the end.
Then came the letter written after she
had returned to Quincy from Chicago and
before johnson, the lawyer, went down 30
see her. She had been AT home five days,
and had not yet heard from Harry, who had
promised to write her every day. She could
mean! 1t means that tie poor distracted
mind must give way. She says,
-! pCn't want Money,
1 want you," and this is the mercenary
The agents of Mr.. King have done their
work They were employed to go to Quincy
and broke up the home, as dear to her as
any home on earth. 1t was among
friends, where she had u standing in the
church and in good society. But they go
down, and it falls upon her like a thunder
bolt.
In another letter she says, "God knows
have done my best to prevent your mother
and sister from knowing this and she wrote
it TO ask his forgiveness, and to ask him to
think well of the little girl who had always
loved him and who loved him still.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
SHELTON

Rev James G. Dltmars of the Baptist church has resigned, to take effect at New Years. He will go to the new South End Baptist church at Bridgeport. The Excelsior Mfg. Co. has suspended and the new factory which the Ousaton- ic Water Co. has just built for the con cern will be vacant.
 The factory of the Shelton Brass Hardware Co. is to be sold at auction.
 In the ease of John W. Anderson against Charles E. Bnnnell, judgment was given by default; Staples for plain tiff, Judge McMahon for defendant.
 A sensation was created by M. r. Bra zie, recently married to Q Derby lady. He Indulged in quite display on cred it, even neglecting to pay for his suit of clothes and marriage license.
 Alex !. Burgess is at work at the books of J. w. Anderson.
 Patrick Henaghan is located in his new home at South End.
 T.J. Chcdeayne conducted Thanksgiv. ing services at Beacon Falls.
 It Is feared that the sickness of Mir J. c. Field will prove fatal-
 Mrs William Dockery, who has beer very i'll, Is more comfortable.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
EASToN.

Mrs Laura Clark and daughter, Mrs George Fairchild, of South Britain have visited Mrs Maria Knapp.
 Mir and Mrs c. w. Canfield of Spring field, Mass, Mrs Harriet Canfield and family, Y. NJ. Garfield and family and Charles Peet spent Thanksgiving in Long Hill.
 Winter term in Judd district will be- gin, Monday, 9th.
 Nj. IT. Thorpe has traded . fat COW for an OK cart, with F. l.. Wheeler of Long Hill.
 Mrs Cornelius Scofield and Mrs Frank Gould of Bridgeport have visited w. F. Selleck.
 Mir and Mrs John w. Fancher and fam fly of Westport and Henry Fancher of Southport were Thanksgiving guests of Wilbur Selleck; Mir and Mrs Samuel Fancher and Mrs Jefferson Fancher have been recent guests of Wilbur F. Selleck.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
BRoOKFIELD.

Mir and Mrs Aaron Williams of Hart ford ate turkey with Mir and Mrs Ben jamin Starr.
 Charles Hawley of New York visits his uncle, s. k. Hawley.
 Misses Sarah and Grace Hawes of Bridgeport have visited in town.
 Miss Susie Whiteome spent short va cation with her father.
 Mrs Florida Kellogg and Miss Mary Merwin of Bridgeport spent Thanksgiv- ing with Mrs Philo Merwin.
 Mrs J. A. Beal and sons of Danbury were guests of James A. Betts, last week.
 Mir and Mrs E. N. Cornwall and fam fly of Bridgeport have visited Elmer H. Northrop.
 William Williams of New York visited his father, Dr Williams, last week.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Griffen of Dan bury spent Thanksgiving with his par ents.
 Mrs Robert Clarke, who has been with her mother, returned home, last week.
 Miss Sadie Kellogg returned to Brook lyn, Monday.
 Fred Beers of Hartford spent few days with his parents.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
HALE WAY RIVER.

Miss Mamie Clark attended the sil- yer wedding of Jerome Munson and wife at Hamden and is now visiting in Meri- den.
 In the absence of your Half Way River correspondent, we gladly fill his place while he is discharging his duties as di- rector at Stevenson. The silver wedding of Edwin Sherman and wife was duly re- membered and many useful as well as ornamental articles were bestowed upon them. Music by Prof Sumner on the vi olin and by Fred sherman on the har- monica and aceordeon was sweetly rem dered.
 Charles Gilbert is blasting and improv- ing the Newtown road to Zoar Bridge by order of Selectman WintOn.
 The new road to Botsford is to be gray eled and it is sadly needed. MT Wolcott's $ loads of wood have sdiseomb obolated'' fit. The last flood, somes like Noah's, gave us a swamper and c. E. Gilbert and c. E. Bradley will not die rich at work ing roads this year.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
LONG HILL, HUNTINGTON.

Miss Fannie Bennett has returned to Meriden for the Winter.
 Anson Slie has purchased a 3O-acre farm of O. c. Beard. He expects to build on it.
 Miss Flora Beard returned to Talcott- vile, Saturday.
 Roberts paper mill is running on full time. The improvements are nearly completed.
 Ezra Blakeman is building a house in Shelton.
 O. G. Beard, Jr, has ordered a car of bran and feed from Michigan. He goes to Vermont after another drove of cat tie, next week.
 Mrs Petremont of Coram wishes to sell her place and join her husband in Brook. lyn, N. Y.
 The Long Hill Literary Society will hold preliminary meeting, some time | next week.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06

been made in front of the savings bank.
 Rev William II. Holman, who has been in Chicago, has returned.
 Mrs II. T. Bulkley and Miss c. NJ. Bulkley have charge of all improvements made by the s. V. I. A. and do their work in d creditable manner.
 F. Bronson, k. B. Monroe and H. H. Perry were appointed as committee to represent the subscribers to the macad- amized road. They will act jointly with the town, macadamizing the road from Toomey's store in Fairfield to w. B. Meeker's in Southport.
 Wakey Sherwood has had d severe ill ness, but is recovering rapidly.
 D. II. Gould and family have gone to Spain for the Winter. They will be away about six months.
 James Murphy, who assaulted William McCullom, was sentenced to 30 days iI jail and fined $l0 and costs. It will take him about four months to work out his sentence.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
W ESTPORT.

Rev A. N. Lewis, who preached at New Milford, last Sunday, has moved his family to New Haven.
 James Driscoll, senior member of Dris- coll & Fable, undertakers and proprietor of the Westport livery stables, was bur jed from the Church of the Assumption, Saturday. He was 2s and member of Pioneer Hook and Ladder Go.
 Mr and Mrs Hezekiah Lyon spent Thanksgiving in Birmingham.
 Miss Linda Thorpe of Bridgeport and Miss Sadie Frederick of Brooklyn spent Sunday at George F. Thorpe's.
 Rev Mr Gallaudet of Orange, N. J., preached in Memorial church, Sunday. Rev A. Douglass Miller of New Haven will preach again, next Sunday.
 William B. See and Miss Jennie Lee of Tarrytown, N. r., have visited Willard $. Adams.
 Clarence Lyon of Bridgeport spent Sunday at Hezekiah Lyons.
 Miss Sophie Hammond has visited Mrs John D. Wood, also Mrs Hammond and Miss Eva.
 John D. Wood got the harness which was given by the Church of the Assumpt- ion at their recent fair to the most pepu- lar man in town.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
EAST VILLAGE.

Wednesday evening, 1lth, the East Village congregation will give their pas tor, Rev W. Chamberlin, donation visit at the parsonage. If the evening should prove stormy, the visit will take place on the first fair evening.
 J. w. Waterbury and Rev A. J. Smith bagged two coons, last Friday, II and 20 pounds, in A. Sinclair's woods.
 Legrand Osborne had hive of bees stolen, but traced the thief, who settled.
 c. NJ. Beardsley has had $500 offer for his colt, but still thinks he can afford to keep it for family use.
 Mrs Hatch of Bridgewater has visited her sister, Mrs Waite Clark.
 George Cassidy and wife have return ed from New York and are at O. J. Sher- woods.
 Birdseye Hubbell and Erastus Morgan were in town, Sunday.
 Charles Curtis of Oxford has been the guest of w. H. Curtis.
 J. W. Waterbury and Lewis Futile, ,2d, has been on jury duty at Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06

sion of the flowers she loved so well, among other designs beautiful pillow with the name stNellie." Mrs M. W. Morehouse, Miss Plumley and Mir McAl- pine sang 'Gathering Home'' and ssIt is Well with my Soul' and all must have been impressed with the conviction that it was indeed well with the soul of the beautiful sleeper. The father, Sherman Adams aud brother, Dwight B. Adams, certainly deserve the warnest sympathy of neighbors and friends, in having lost this, the light of their home; for there surely have seldom been a father and d brother more devoted and constant in their care. The case is a peculiarly sad one, Miss Nellie being the third daughter Mr Adams has been called to part with by death, just SIS they were blossoming into womanhood; the wife and mother preceding the trio to the spirit land, only a few years since.
 w. E. Gardner spent Thanksgiving in town; Miss Minnie E. Perry at her home, returning to New Canaan, Monday.
 Miss Mary C. Fulton was in town, last week.
 John ". Meekcr has gone back to New York, feeling much better.
 Two games of ball, last week Thurs day: At the Bulkley field. Excelsiors against Aspetucks, score 15 to 8 in favor of Excelsiors; at Plattsville, Crescents against Sport Hills, II to 7 in favor of couraged by the result, the Excelsiors because they were victorious and the | Crescents because their defeat was no worse. The Crescents are to play the Aspetucks, Saturday, 7th, l p III, at the Bulkley field.
 | W. R. Purple spent Thanksgiving at his home in Springfield, Mass.
 7 The basket sociable at John II. Hull's, Friday, November %, was a great suc- cess. There was fair attendance, ill spite of the meeting of the debating club in another part of the village. The plan for disposing of the baskets was novel and the results excited much merriment, netting quite a neat little sum for the la-
 dies aid sociely. All present enjoyed
 the evening immensely, as Mr and Mrs
 Hull spared no pains to make it enjoya- ble to all. This experiment has been so successful that we hope it may soon be repeated.
 The debating club had a pleasant meet
 ing, Friday evening. Miss Katharine Middlebrook gave two choice readings in excellent taste, contributing much to the enjoyment. The question for debate.
 Resolved, That the press has contribut- ed more toward elevating the people than the public speaker was decided in favor of the affirmative. The next debate will take place, Thursday, 18th.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
SOUTHRURY

Ransom Stiles of Bridgeport has been in town looking after the welfare of his aged mother.
 Egbert Warner, proprietor of the Peter Farley house, but now a resident of New Haven, was in White Oak, Monday. We miss his pleasant "Good morning" when passing the old homestead.
 Singing school every Tuesday evening at the Town hall. H. W. Beecher has charge and, although the first evening was rainy and the next continual puff of smoke from defective chimney, yet, with Beecher's pluck and perseverance, the exercises were gone through with, to the satisfaction of the scholars at least. Evening No. 3 was very pleasant inside and out, attested to by the numbers pres ent.
 Miss Grace Pulford is engaged to teach the Winter term in White Oak. Fortu- nate, indeed, is that school which has se- cured her services. Her success in teach ing is largely due to her love for the work.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
GREENFIELD HILL.
MISS NELLIE W. ADAMS.

On Wednesday, November 27, Miss Nellie w. Adams died at the age of 19 years and months. For more than a year, Nellie had been suffering from pull monary troubles, but, till within few months, she had kept up so braVely that her friends were 10th to believe that the destroyer, consumption, had fastened it- self firmly upon her. But when she be- gan to fail so rapidly that no one could
 be blinded to the dreaded truth, then it was that Nellie showed her true strength of character. Though so young, though life held so much that might make her happy, though she was so much needed by tender father and devoted brother,
 yet she realized that she must leave all this and if, at first, she felt a shrinking at the prospect of passing through the chill, awful waters of death, yet she grew to face this prospect with resigna- tion, nay more, with cheerfulness. Dur ing the last three or four months of her life, she experienced many days and nights of intense suffering but her pa tience through all was remarkable. Al most to the last moments of her life, it was one of her chief delights to hear mu- sic. She was much attached to her piano, which she played as long as she was able and, when she became too weak to play longer, her friends could take no surer way to please her than to play for her. As long as her strength permitted, she delighted to converse with her friends and was at nearly all times bright and cheerful. When questioned concerning her faith in Christ, she gave the mosl l satisfactory evidences that she possessed l a hope which enabled her to be cheerfu Eeven on the very threshold of death anG 1 to speak of her coming dissolution rather
 as q journey which she was preparing t
 make and her preparation was thorougi
 and complete. Her funeral was attended
 at her late residence by Rev Dr Plumley { Saturday, November 30, at l 30 D m l The house was filled to oyerfioWing ant many were obliged to stand out
 side for Nellie was widely known an,
 universally bei0yeI There was profu
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
BRIDGEPORT.
AT HAW ES'

This week Friday evening, Stoddard's second lecture. "Napoleon, from Corsica to the Throne"
 The Wheeler & Wilson band, assisted by the Zethus male quartet of New York, will give the first of a series of Sunday evening concerts on the Sth.
 Thursday evening, 12th, comes ''The Fakir.n The St. Joe, Mo-, Herald said that there is nothing coarse in the play and that the company was the strongest seen in St. Joseph in years.
 Saturday evening, l4th, entertainment for the benefit of the Bridgeport orphan asylum. Tuesday evening, 17th, Gaul's cantata. "Joan of Are" will be present. ed by the choral society, with $. s. San ford at the piano; H. DeK. Rider of Mid dletown at the new vocation organ; Prof J. Hayden Waud, once England's most prominent player, on the bass viol; Miss Hortense Pierse, W. H. Rieger tenor, E.F. Bushnell bass of New York soloists AT PROCTOR's. This week Friday and Saturday, Miss | Laura Bert, supported by strong com- pany in "Nanon." A company with eX- cellent costumes and properties.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and | Wednesday matinee, 9th, 10th and 11th, | IHe OredG MelropOllS, NeW Ork latest success, for three months at the 23d street theatre. This is great spec tacular triumph and will bring two car loads of special scenery.
 Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12th, 18th and 14th, Hoyt's greatest and most successful comedy, "A Tin Soldier.'' | Messrs Cashman, Poland, Drake and others of the Bridgeport Jockey club en- jOyed a pleasant ride, last Sunday, stop ping at Isaac Thorp's, Jump Hill, for re- treatments. Next Sunday, the club will go to the Grand Central, Newtown, to partake of a dinner for which the genial proprietor is famous. The officers of this club are we'll known business men ot Bridgeport: John Poland, president; $. H. Godfrey, secretary; P. s. Cashman, treasurer; MT Drake, corresponding sec retary.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
SOUTHPORT.

A bridge over the Kettletown brook near A. B. Hendryx's barn was swept away, last week.
 Mir and Mrs C. F. Cook of Union City spent Thanksgiving with their parents in Kettletown.
 Warren Stowe and family went to Bridgeport, last week.
 Miss Martha J. Stowe of Bridgeport spent Thanksgiving with her mother.
 Charles White of Waterbury and Chauncey Potter have been here hunting.
 F. H. Gray entertained children and grandchildren, Thanksgiving day.
 George Signor and family spent Thanksgiving in Southville.
 Miss Annie Fairchild returned to her school on Hull's Hill, Monday, after a weeks vacation.
 Mrs Ruth A. Lewis has gone to Water bury for a few weeks.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
STEPNEY.

Last Sunday, at the Baptist church, the hand of fellowship was given three new members. The Sunday evening at tendance is increasing.
 Remember that the Baptist ladies will hold bazaar on Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings of next week. Fancy ar ticles suitable for Christmas gifts will be for sale. A short concert each evening.
 At the Baptist church, Sunday, Sth, Sunday school at II 30 m; preaching at l D m; fourth lecture on "Creation" at 7p m; Monday,7 30pm, Y. P. s. c. E.; Thursday, p m, meeting at Judd school house.
 The session of the young peoples as sociation in the NJ. E. church parlors, Friday evening, November P, was full of interest. In the two duets sung by Rev Nance and c. E. Osborne, the dis tinctively characteristic eXcellencies of their voices were even more apparent than in their singing two weeks previous. Mir Osborne's voice, ill it's clear, decisive, ringing tones, came out grandly in both songs, "Ship Ahoy" and ''The Larboard Watch.' In Rev Manee's voice is heard the culture whose object is to persuade men to righteousness. While not lack ing in vibratory power, it's vibrations are like the rythm of the Summers sea, ,mov- ing you certainly and moving you in the right direction, but withal so gently that you have no desire to resist. The lit erary exercises consisted of a reading by Miss Flora Curtis, "How Jonathan went a-wooing' under the instigation, not of Sinclair, Jr, of Monroe treated us to two readings in which he proved himself the possessor of no uncommon dialectic and pathetic power. His first reading was a humorous dialectic parody on ''The boy stood on the burning deck.'' The appreciation of the young people was so expressive that MT Sinclair found himself compelled to give another read ing, "Tobe's Monument,' an incident of the late war, which was as great a dis play of the power of pathos as the other of the ludicrous. The meeting, this week Friday evening, comprising the usual literary exercises, together with the mys- teries of an Observation Party and a substantial supper furnished by the la. dies aid society, ought to attract large gathering.
 Rev David Osborn occupied the NJ. E pulpit, Sunday, November 4,and preach ed remarkable sermon on the "Gospe in Colors," tracing Gods covenant with Noah in the rainbow, in the encircling o1 the covenant to the fathers, in the visior of Ezekiel with the rainbow and also il the rainbow encire1ed throne of Johns apocalypse. The sermon was unique beautiful, impressive.
 Rev Mir Nance of the Stepney Baptist church preached in the NJ. E. church Thanksgiving evening. His discourse was replete with historic, scientific, DO. litical, politico-economic, mythologic and moral allusions.
 Mrs Asbury Lowrey of New fork city will speak in the NJ. E. church, next Sun. day afternoon and evening.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
NEW MILFORD.

A reception wa given Rev Mir Johnson at the chapel by the ladies of the Com gregational church, Thursday.
 Water Witch fair, which closed, Tues dsy night, took in about 5000. Frank B. Drew of Hawleyville drew the chief prize, road wagon. Dr Allen and wife spent Thanksgiving in Norwalk.
 Hon A. E. Mygatt, MT and Mrs II. S.. Mygatt spent Thanksgiving with Frank Andrews in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
ASpETUCK.

ton had narrow escape from drowning, Thanksgiving day, while on his way to his mother, Mrs D. 0. Banks. The re- cent rain had flooded the Aspetuck river over the road near Jabez Thorp's and he attempted to drive through. His horse swan out, the water coming up to their arms as they sat in the seat. A blanket, halter and valise were washed by the current and the yalise has not been re- covered.
 The prizes for best scholarship in No. 10 were won by Johnnie Kelly and Rob- bic Gould.
 Frank l.. Sherwood lost a fat hog.
 Mrs Abigail Williams of Norwalk is with her daughter, Mrs E. K. Freeborn.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
MONROE.

The entertainment of the ladies' i'm provement society is New England tea on the evening of the 10th. The ladies promise, in addition to the old fashioned tea, quite q number of other induce ments. The musical talent that has promised to aid is exceptionally fine. It is hoped that this will pay all indebted ness due on the parlors.
 Washington lodge, F. & A. NJ, elected Beardsley, W. M.; Homer E. Clarke, S. w.; Warren c. HubbeII, J. w. ;P. J. Jones, Treas; c. G. Sherman, Sec. John L. Beardsley, s. D.; s. J. Buck ingham, J. D.; A. B. Williams, E. c. Wixom, Stewards; c. w. Clarke, Tyler.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
N0RFIELn.

Two boys, aged 12 and years, sons of trated with typhoid pneumonia. About three weeks ago, a daughter of IA years died of the same disease
 Sunday morning, Frank Bishop of Will ton went to his barn to feed cattle. Not coming in for breakfast, search was made and he was found on the barn floor in n pool of blood, dead. It is supposed that he fell from the hay loft. The mill dam at Caryerss cider mill was carried away by the heavy rain, last week. This is the second time he has met with similar mishap.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
BETHEL. Miss Florence Sherman has been home.
WESTON.

If you would like the Newtown BEE,
 Just send along your money; Then you will have, for the year,
 A full supply of honey. That is. the news yonTl weekly get
 From this locality,
 Ky sending q dollar and fifty cents
 To the publishers of the BEE.
 Dr F. Gorham and wife spent Thanks giving with Mrs Gorham's parents at Coleytown.
 Mir and Mrs William Osborn and daughter Grace of Easton were with Will liam Cogswell, Thanksgiving.
 Mrs E. F. BulkIey passed Thanksgiv- ing with ex-County Commissioner Bel den Of Wilton.
The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
TRUMBULL.

Postmaster Parks has placed B boxes in the new post office.
 Miles S. Standish spent Thanksgiving with his family at George Boughton's.
 Ellen, wife of Edward Botsford, died at the Bridgeport hospital, where she has been for some time, on Monday. She was 4l and her funeral was attended on Thursday from the chapel of the North Congregational church.