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The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
La Jolla Park.

San Diego, whose population is now placed at 35,000, gain of 5000 within a year, is still finding new beauties at La Jolla, the seaside property in which Frank T. Botsford is interested. Three steamers from Japan were to sail for San Diego on the 18th and the thriving l seaport rejoices in prospect of becoming the metropolis of Southern California. A correspondent of San Diego paper describes the attractions of La Jolla Park as follows:
 The coast for miles each way is romantic | and the scenery picturesque in the extreme. young man who could sit in one of these caves on the soothing sand and not open his heart to the girl of his choice, were she near, could stand unmuzzled in bake shop and starve when hunger was knocking at his door. Persons who enjoy fishing may find here all they want It is better to bring long stout rod, long strong line and sea bass hooks. Fish are caught in abundance right from the rocks. Hunters can come out so as to catch the late afternoon train and, by re- maining over night and working early in the morning and late in the evening the follow ing day, bag all the young cotton tails and quail that they can carry. Picnic parties could look the coast over and not select a more satisfactory locality. Seining consid. CT the most exciting. This is done at night. The seine is about 100 yards long and in the center is an immense bag. The whole outfit is deposited in the stern of 8 large skiff and to each end of the seine is attached rope possibly 50 yards long. I was the lantern boy and, besides the glim, also supe1intend- ed the end of the rope lett ashore. One man
 
 rope and finally the great net, while two others stand alongside in the water, watching for chance to shove the craft off at time when the breakers will permit. Then in they jump and both pull for dear life until the last roller is past. The seine is let out until the captain judges it time to turn up or down shore and then, for the first time out of the darkness comes the command; "Bag out; straighten her upp The lantern boy knows now that the net is half out and he stands by' for hot work soon to come. In few minutes, the net is brought correspond ingly near shore us at the lantern enc, ,-pos- sibly about l50 yards distant and "All right. haul her ini'' is sounded. Then comes the tug of war; two men at each rope tug and haul and grunt gradually bringing the seine in and the ends close together; then all but the bag is drawn full up on the beach. This is allowed to remain Q short time until the "small tryh may escape. In one haul, some nights ago, we captured 800 pounds of pan fish. Most ot these were thrown back into the ocean for want of q market. We go out in the ocean from four to six miles nearly every day, for barracuda, rock cod and other fish. There is no end ot sport here and it is as cheap as beefsteak at a nickel 6 pound. The hotel will accommodate dozen.or more persons with beds and three times that many could be taken care of at private houses.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
BRIDGEPORT.

Those who cynically question the good arising from the industrial drawing, penmanship and form study introduced into Bridgeport's schools, for which Warren H. Lamson is special instructor, should have attended the industrial ex- hibition at High School hall, which closed Monday night. The exhibit consisted of no less than 5000 specimens of work by pupils of the public schools, system aticaily arranged on the walls, with a large collection of writing and drawing books from the various grades and schools. The work of the free evening school was also illustrated by sheets Of mechanical drawings, which show care full teaching and conscientious study They consisted of geometrical problems. principles of photographic projection building construction and isometric pro lection. Perhaps the most amazing was the work performed by the little ones whose first year of school lift ia but just finished, in forms and objects made in clay, by paper folding and cut ting and by arranging coIored sticks. Il Is almost like play for the little tots, bu' 1t teaches them, in simple way, knowl edge of form and figure.
 Not little surprise attended the an uoupcement that the Bridgeport Paper
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
HoYpEN's HILL.

Miss $. F. Fayerweather closed her school, June 2s. A pleasant and profit able time was enjoyed, with recitations, singing, etc. The teacher was presented with gold pen by the scholars and there was pleasant picnic at William Ben nett's.
 Miss Fife Wakeman has been ill.
 Mrs Hopkins and Mrs Frank Lock wood of Greenfield have visited Miss Fayerweather.
 W. c. Bulkiey had the misfortune to cut his arm badly.
 Jennings and Sherwood have purchas- ed new horse.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
L. B. BOOTH EK a9RBE BEsRH RRE AY b &E AL AGENT


 A good old deacon came in one day and sat silently hearing him tell about this Christians faults and that ones failings. Finally the deacon, looking up, said to the blacksmith, ''Joe, did you ever read the story in the Bible of the rich man and Lazarus" "Oh yes,' said Joe, Ia number of times" s'Well," said the deacon, "do you know, Joe, you remind me of something in that story. You know the Bible says that the dogs came and licked the sores of the beggar Laza- rus. And when I find you telling about this Christians failings and that Christi ian's shortcomings, you remind me of the dogs licking the sores. For you are after the soresof Christians The black smith had nothing more to say about Christians defects while the deacon was in the shop. We can, my hearers, see a beautiful world about us if we bring to the vision heart which is responsive to the beauty. And we can also see very miserable and wretched world if wretch edness is in our hearts. So let us look at life as mirror. And in it let us look for the beautiful, for the angelic, for the ChriStlike.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
STEpNEY.

The NJ. E. church will give concert on Sunday evening, July z, at 30 o'clock. It is called floral concert. Exercises consist of recitations, dia- logues and singing. All are cordially invited.-TJ. T. Porter, Superintendent.
 Father Donahue of Newtown will eel ebrate mass at Mir Honan's, Sunday at g m.
 Miss Sarah Whitlock and others of Bethel have visited Miss Miranda Hull.
 Rev Mir Robertson and wife were in Brooklyn, Sunday.
 Mrs Hannah Beardsley, widow of the late Sterling French, was buried in the village cemetery on Sunday. RevD. Os- borne conducted the funeral services. She died at the home of Beach Lyon in Daniels Farm at the age of "A years.
 Mir Purdy, the new postmaster, took charge of the office on Saturday after- noon. It will be kept in the front room of his house for the present. Mir Bristol of Milford is in the employ of B. Hawley, as clerk. Miss Irene Leavenworth is home on vacation from school in Shelton. Mrs D. J. Andrews and children of Southington are expected, this week, to spend the Summers; also the family of c. B. Wheeler of Bridgeport. Mrs 5. v. Nicholsantl Mrs John Near of Bridgeport, are guests of l.. o. Os- borne. Mir Nichols is at Gettysburg at the reunion of war veterans. John Nichols has visited his brother Henry in Bridgewater. Alden Seeley and daughter have re- turned after pleasantlvisit in New ! York State at the home of Nathan Seeley, Burnt Hills; also seeing the sights at Saratoga and drinking the delicious wa ter of the noted springs. MT Seeley was more than pleased with the quality and lay of the land.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
GREENFIELD HILL.

Mrs Simeon Banks is very sick witt quinsy sore throat.
 Mrs Harry Hull has been sick, DI Dunham in attendance.
 Miss Jarvis, teacher of the Cross High. way school, gave an exhibition, the last day of school.
 Fred Durham is canvassing for the perfect lamp China stove and the wizard hat rack.
 Clay pigeon shoot at G. F. Monroe's, Fourth.
 William Sturges of Chicago is visiting friends in Greenfield.
 Abram Wakeman, who died at his New York home, Saturday, was born in Greenfield Hill, May 2l, 1924. During his long and useful life, Mir Wakeman held many positions of trust. He was obliged to work his way up from the lower rounds of the ladder of fame and was successively school teacher, lum- herman and book convasser. He ended his law study in lS47; in '50 and '5l he was q member of the Legislature, '54 and '55 an alderman, and in 1856 he was sent to Congress. Abraham Lincoln ap- pointed him postmaster of New York in 1864, and he was the originator of the district system of handling the mails and of other Improvements. He was afterward surveyor of the port of New York, but sided with Andrew Johnson in the struggle that followed Lincoln's death and was retired in 1869.
 Mrs Plumley is sick; Dr Philips att tends.
 Frank Banks is enjoying his California trip. His camera is his constant com panion.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
NoRFIELD.

C. T. Gregory is to continue carrying the mail until permanent carrier may be procured.
 State Agent 1hrall of the Connecticut Humane society paid visit to Munson Sturges, last week, and had COW killed which had cancer.
 The annual meeting of the Middle school district elected the following officers: Committee $. S. Carver, clerk V. Godfrey, treasurer A. c. Bradley, collector NJ. Sturges.
 John II. Fanton, who took poison either accidentally or with suicidal ill., tent, last Monday, died in great agony on Friday. It will be remembered that, some six weeks ago, the home of the de. ceased was destroyed by fire, with the barn and it's contents. This, undoubte,l ly, was the cause of the rash act, his mind having for some time previous beer impaired. It is supposed that the los. of home caused him in his despondcncN to take his life. The funeral took plac, on Sunday from his late residence, Rc' Y. NJ. Gilbert officiating.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
THE SECULAR PULPIT.
Weekly Sermon.


 Beloved listeners, take my text from the poet,
 .Tf you bring smiling visage to the glass.
 You meet smile.''
 People in this world are all the time complaining because life is such hard thing. They say, 1It is hard world.'' They grumble because all their plans do not succeed and because other people are cross and grabbed and ugly. But take it that the world is something like mir TOT. If you look at it out of kindly eyes, you will see reflected in it much that is kind and good. If you look at it out of faultfinding eyes, you will see defects and flaws. And it is very good idea for us to keep in mind those other words,
 "Do not look for wrong and evil,
 You will find them if you do;
 As you measure to your neighbOr,
 He will measure back to you.a
 Some people are socially squint eyed, They go poking around in fellow mor- tal's past for defects, for mis-steps, for errors of judgment or of heart. It is a sad commentary on their methods that ssas man thinketh in his heart so Is he. ! Hence they are fitting themselves to be very unpleasant companions in some fu- ture time. Jack oldboy has very pret- ty story of how one of these fault-seelx- ing fellows was come up with in his words. The fellow was q blacksmith and he nsed to regale all his customers with story Of the faults of Christians.
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q shepherd dog for which he would like
 to find an owner. Color black and white. Bertie Barnes has fine shepherd dog which was formerly used for herding sheep in Central Park.
 H. $. Osborne's new barn is nearing
 completion. Four men from Georgetown, who en-
 gagged in a drunken brawl in Sanford town, last week, were arrested, tried
 and fined S2l. Miss J. Sanford closed her school on
 Tuesday with exercises by her pupils
 which betokened care and faithful labor
 on the part of their teacher. The fol-
 lowing program was successfully carried out:
 Salutatofy, Miss Kitty Shaw Recitation, Emma $. Reid
 Essay, American History" Olivia Sanford Dialogue, '"The Speakers" Song, Summer Roses." Recitation, "Three Little Wards, 1" G o. Sanford Essay, "Grammar," Miss Nellie Osborne Recitation, Milt l.. Osborne Essay, 'Ar1thmetic," Sarah E. Sanford Recitation, F Olivia Sanford
 Parting Song. Tableau.
 The whole ended with bountitul spread of
 cake and fruit.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
BEDDING.

Miss Mary Benedict of Wilton has been at s. $. Osborn's. Mrs Calhoun and family of Bridge port took dinner at Osborn house, Sun day.
 H. 5. Osborn sold horse to Oscar Jones of West Bedding. Mir and Mrs $. B. Osborn have gone to Belle Island for few days. E. Wakeman works for Thomas Ryan. s Mrs Arthur Sherwood has been at her father-in-law's, George Sherwood's, Easton.
 At the annual meeting of the Ridge district, John M. Sullivan was elected committee and E. F. Shaw clerk.
 Rev R. L. Matthison is at Adamstown, Maryland, looking after church interests, while retaining his connection with the diocese of Connecticut.
 Mrs D. Sanford has started for Mar tha's Vineyard, where she owns fine cottage. Her son, D. s. Sanford, and her daughter, Miss Belle, will go later.
 The Gilbert < Bennett Manufacturing
 Go of Georgetown is replacing the red
 mill, which was burned, by larger and finer building. Their business is boom ing. They have shut down for few
 days to take inventory. Walter Beers and sons have greatly l improved the appearance of the Ridge ] by moving the grass by the road side. l Miss Nellie Dimon expects to visit ] friends in Buffalo before long. Work on the Putnam camp ground will be commenced soon under the { superintendence of Hon I. N. Bartram. Mrs Amelia Osborne of Georgetown
 has built new barn and will build an addition to her tenement house and place a cellar under 1t.
 George Ezequelle has in his possession
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
NICHOLS.

Miss Jane Nichols is visiting in Bridge port.
 Plumb Bros are repairing their barns and other buildings.
 ElliodPlumb's house is rented to a gen tleman from Bridgeport.
 Mrs Sidney Nichols has gone to Ohio for Summers visit.
 Mir Marsh, who purchased the Drew place, Is putting in a cistern, stationary tubs and refitting generally for Summer residence.
 Some person unknown to David Plumb took hay from his lot after being moved and heaped and was tracked more than mile toward Bridgeport.
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while q thorough musician herself, pos instruction to others. Waltz by Behr, Miss Maude Averill Minuet from Sonata, Op. 49, Beethoven,
 Miss Jennie May Baldwin Waltz, Chopin -Streabog,
 Miss Grace E. Blakeman "Nightsong," Behr, Miss Mary Bailey Galop, Streabog, Master Eli Baldwin Heather Rose," Lange,
 Miss Grace +. Blakeman Waltz, ,'tLa yioletta," Behr, Miss Maude Averill Peasant song," Rendano,
 Miss Jennie May Baldwin Duet, "FIeure de Oranges" Ludovic, MissesJennie M Baldwin, Grace E. BIal1eman
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Co would close it's mill at Bridgeport in few days, to remain closed for an in- definite period. For some time but one of the two huge paper making machines has been ill use and it is said that the company could not make newspaper to compete with other mills. It is now rumored that the mill will be altered into book mill by the addition of super calendering machine. The BEE can at- test the quality of paper made here.
 Trinity church is being re-roofed with slate, and small tower, some 20 feet high, will be erected at the northern end.
 George Kelley has the foundation laid for new double house on Housatonic avenue.
 Senator Read of Bridgeport, Repre- sentatives Hawley of Brookfield and Fer ris of Norwalk met, Wednesday,, to dis cuss the proposed addition to thejail. A large annex will be erected on the west side, extending northward parallel with the present cell room. If possible, it will be done. by January l. Those who waited in the rain to see President Harrison pass through the city, Wednesday,, were disappointed :; the train did not stop at the depot.
 Fred Bommos is expected home from Europe, Tuesday.
 The movement to close the shoe stores at G during the hot weather was not suc- will close.
 The Bridgeport Brass Co. has purchas- ed land on Walter street to erect addit- ional buildings.
 Ex-Selectman Thomas Sterling, 4S, shot himself, Wednesday.
 John Redgate and John $. Murphy have been appointed patrolmen. There were many applications for the pos:Sions including the loud-mouthed Roman.
 A new bicycle club, the Bridgepor Juniors, has been organized.
 John Sullivan, employed at Schneider Main street market, was detected steal ing money from the till, Tuesday He restored the money and was no prosecuted.
 Rev Beverly E. Warner officiated Tuesday, at the funeral of Clarence May, the baggagemaster killed in Satur days accident. The funeral was held a the residence of Augustus May, 19 Clinton avenue and the bearers were Charles Sherwood, E. NJ. Parker, w. F Hobbs, F. r. Pinkerman, E. W. Fair child, w. B. Spencer.
 David Mahoney of Calhoun avenue dropped dead on the street, Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
SHELTON.


 When the viaduct was finished and opened for travel, it was announced that the foot bridge over the canal would bt taken away. This was not done, but a seven-foot board fence was erected or the Shelton side of the canal. All pas. sage was effectually closed, save for g small door, which became known as the sshole in the fence.r In due time this was closed and no means of com munication left, save by the viadnct Soon, however, few boards were forced from the fence and passage opened This was closed up several times, but re-opened immediately and at last wa. left for several days. It is certainly very convenient.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
TRUMBULL

Clarence E. Sherwood and son Walter of Hartford spent Sunday at ". o. Beaeh's, where Mr and Mrs F. NJ. Wooster of Huntington were also guests. Mrs Sherwood is recovering from mal- aria, and the children from diphtheretic sore throats.
 Lester s. Nichols is driving his fathers milk wagon.
 \ picnic at Seaside park is proposed for members of the young peoples soci- ety. The date is not decided, but the picnic will occur, probably, in few weeks.
 After spending week with her sister, Mrs T. 4. Mallette, Mrs M. A. Norton of Goshen is with relatives in Hunting. ton.
 During the hot months, there will be preaching in the Congregational church morning and evening, emitting the after noon service.
 No matter what may be the ills you beal from indigestion, & dose of Ayers catharti< pills will ease you without question. Just try them once and be assured; they have much worse dyspeptics cured. Youll hnd them nice and amply worth the price.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
LONG HILL.

New Haven picnicers occupied Parlor Rock, last week, and were greatly pleased.
 Miss Lizzie H. Hazeltine of Oxford is spending week with Mrs Seymour B. Beardsley.
 So we'll pleased with the grounds are the managers of picnics at Parlor Rock, this year, that nearly all have engaged the grounds again, for next season.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
Rumblings OCT the Rail,

According to the South Norwalk Senti- mel, workmen to rebuild the burned freight sheds at Wilson's Point will ar rive in few days. It is doubtful if the sheds will be as extensive as before the fire, for dock l50 feet long is to be built at Bridgeport by the Housatonic.
 near Seymour, Tuesday. No lives were lost, but II cars were derailed and the loss is the heaviest for years on this dt vision. The road was blocked all day.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
ASPETUCK,

No services in the church, Sunday, as the pastor was called to attend the fun eral of John H. Fanton.
 Walter Meelxer is low with cancer.
 David o. Banks is better. Mrs Sturges. He is in poor health.
 The carriage house and land adjoining, belonging to the estate of Edson Beers, has been sold to Wildman Couch.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
MONROE.

The selectmen having failed to make any arrangements with the Derby Ex- tension in regard to the Stevens cross ing and other places on the line of the road have petitioned to the railroad com missioners. They have ordered that the same be heard at the passenger station at Botsford on Wednesday, the 10th day of July, 1889, at 10 B am.
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05

Wilson finds time to do considerable farming and has already sold over 50 bushels of New potatses at $1 p to $1 90.
 A little child of Mir McNeil of Curtis lane is quite sick with cholera infantum. els of fine cherries, obtaining II and l2c per quart.
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oRuxdauE.

About 30 invited guests assembled at the house of Charles H. Moore, on the evening of June. g and listened to 2 musical entertainment in which the per- formers were pupils of Miss Virginia B. Moore. The program was rendered in q manner showing the application of the scholars and the fact that the teacher,
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
STAMFORD.

Burglars entered Whiting Bros meat market and N. F. Wilcoxson's store, Monday night. Some of the goods in both places were taken, but the loss is not serious.
 Lester Youngs and Robert Silliman stocked one of the stores in Booths block with firecrackers and other goods suitable for the proper celebration of the Fourth.
 Charles J. Hughes has gone to Gettys- burgh the dedication of the monument he built for the 2d Conn Light Battery.
 Ernest Beardsley is making the exca- vation for the foundation and cellar of Preston Hodges new house.
 Mrs Lewis Curtis is slowly recovering from her long illness.
 Expressman David Judson is able to be out in fine weather, but has not yet recovered sufficiently to attend to busi- ness.
 Daniel Mallett went to Bridgewater to attend the funeral of his brother Marcus.
 John Latin started, Tuesday after noon, for Silverton, Colorado, to look after his mining interests in that locality. A number of friends were at the station to see him off and wish him success and safe return. He will probably be away two or three months.
 Road Commissioner William T. Cur tis having sold his farm at Putney, is giving his entire attention to putting our roads in first-class condition. The great improvement made ill some very bad places shows that we have the right man in the right place.
 II. J. Lewis is putting in new gas machine at his residence.
 John Wheeler of New York visits friends in town.
 Mrs George Leavitt is trying a pair of new horses.
 James Plumb has the contract for painting the new post office.
 William E. Wheeler is filling his yard with large supply of coal.
 William Racket celebrated the 10th anniversary of his marriage with tin wedding, Wednesday evening.
 Principal Peck will spend part of his vacation in the mountains of Penn sylvania..
 The Savage x smith Building Co have the contract for building MT Hodges new house.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Methodist church will hold it's second anniversary on the 11th, in the church.
 The, Y. F. $. c. k. of the Congrega- tional church were to hold festival in Town Hall on the Fourth.
 H. F. Meachen, N. G.; Albert Dins- more, V. e.; William l.. Wheeler, secre- tary; Bruce Weller and John Cottrell, treasurer, are the newly elected officers of Oronoque lodge, |. .. O. x.
 Stone is arriving for the new break water.
 The mussel nuisance is again making itself felt and smelt.
 There were 16 members of the gradu- ating class of the graded school who en- tertained a crowded house with essays and music on. Thursday evening. Miss Allie M. Platt took the Olney prize for performing the most unselfish act dur ing the year. The Fairchild prize was awarded to L. H. Russell, Gertrude Ma son and Nela Thompson.
 Charles B. Curtis, Robert H. Russell, Samuel Patterson are school committee, Edwin F. Hall secretary and George H. Spall treasurer. The committee is to hire the teachers. Although as busiIy engaged as ever in the wood and charcoal business, James
The Newtown bee., 1889-07-05
EASTON.

Henry K. Wheeler has sold his oxen and a COW and bought a new Buckeye mower.
 Mrs Laura Hubbell has returned from Nichols, to remain with her daughter, Mrs Sarah A. Wheeler, for the Summer.
 Edgar Wheeler of New Preston is spending his vacation with Easton friends.
 Eddie McKenna is quite sick. Elmer Andrews and father are mow- ing Mrs Josiah Mallett's grass.
 James Tyler sold $l0 worth of cher. res, this season.
 Rev Mir Roberts is grateful to his par ish for their kind remembrance in pre- seating him with nice harness, robe ant whip.
 Mrs Charles Osborne has visited Mrs James Tyler.