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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-08-31

''Of the people there was none 10 heip.'
''All forscok and fed" o, Ii wei not a
fiotilla that sailed down and saved US. II
was not q cluster Of gondolas that came
over the wave. 1t vas n person indie
pendent and alone, spreading out his
hands among US as q swimmer spreadeth
forth his hands to swim"
Behold then today, the spectacle Of
q drowning soul and Christ the swimmer.
I believe Ii was In 1S48. when there were
six soldiers Of the Fifth Fusiliers who
were hanging to the bottom OF q capsized
boat-a boat that had been upset by q
sauall three miles from shore. II was in
the night. but one man SWAN nightly
for the beach, guided by the dark noun
tains that lifted their top through the
night. He came to the beach. He
found q shore man that consented TO 20
with him and ave the other men, and
they put out. IL was some time be-
fore they could find the place where the
men were. but after awhile they heard
their cry: ''Helpi Helpr' and they bore
down to them. and they saved them, and
brought them TO shore. On, that this
moment our cry might be lifted long,
loud and shrill. till Christ the swimmer
shan come and take M lest we drop q
thousand fathoms down.
II you have been much by water you
know very well that when n 10 in peril
help must come very quickly or II will be
Of no use. One minute may decide
everything. Immediate help the man
wants or no help Il al. Nov. that -
lust the kind Of help we want. The case
q urgent, imminent. instantaneous. Bee
that soul sinking. Son Of God. lay hold
OF him. Be quick Be quick Oh. I
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BETHEL.

It appears that the resignation of M. H. Banks from Andrews, Mckenzie & Co.'S was only temporary, for he is again at work there.
 John Hurlburt, salesman for the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.,, has visited here.
 F. Hubbard and Miss Bessie Crane were quietly married in Brewster, last week Thursday. They are house keeping in Martin Smiths house op Wooster street.
 E. c. Senior will paint Alfred Larson's new house.
 Coles block, when finished, will be of a light cream color, with green trim mings.
 Henry Hodges Plumtrees house, re- paired and enlarged in the Spring, has come from the hands of Painter Senior fresh and shining. The body of the house is yellow, with green trimmings and red blinds. It makes q pretty ap- pearance.
 Mrs l.. E. Bailey, the famous temper ance advocate, spoke on the State con stitutional amendment, Monday evening, at Fishers hall. She lectures in various parts of the State on the same subject and is well received.
 A delegation from Danbury lodge, Knights of Honor, was present at Fri days meeting of the Bethel Knights, also District Deputy Leonard of Litchfield. the meeting and speeches were made by Deputy Leonard and others. It was an enjoyable occasion.
 A. H. Senior has commenced work on Dimon's new building and E. c. Senior has applied the first coat to c. M. Coles block.
 Three hundred and fifty tickets were sold for the Congregational excursion to Roton Point, Friday. The extra train of six cars left at s l5 and returned shortly after 6. All enjoyed the occasion and the trip was enliyened bya few inciden- tai delays. On the down trip, coupling broke near the Norwalk fair grounds and the engine and baggage car parted com pany with the rest of the train, which was stopped by the breaking of the aiI tube. The brakes also became set at South Norwalk on the return trip, caus- ing delay of several minutes. The Adams Express. delivery wagon driven by Fred Buckley, was run into by horse ear near Mir Benedict's, Monday morning. The horse sprang forward throwing Buckley from the seat and ran Fred pluckily held to the reins and was dragged several rods. Opposite Fishers hall, the wagon was overturned and ths horse, clearing itself, dashed across ths railroad, but was soon caught, unhurt The wagon was not damaged and only the holdbacks of the harness broken Fred was bruised and somewhat dazet by his fall.
 5 Grand street has been paved and gut
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 borhood and all were descendants of Capt John Minor, the pioneer and leader in the settlement of the town.
 Constable Chapman keeps the lookup well occupied with loafers and ''tangle- foot victims.
 Miss Annie Bacon visits Birmingham friends.
 J. Walker of Waterbury has visited Thomas Shea. ~ Rev Mir Linsley is preaching at St. PauIs.
 Our old friend, Walter Whitlock, visit ed here, recently, but he found our staid valley life so little like that of the busy city chat he cut his stay short. We are sorry that he feels impelled to shake the dust of his native valley from his feet with such precipitation.
 Miss II. J.. Bradley is visiting Miss Fannie Curtiss.
 Mrs Minor Staples of Bridgeport and family are visiting her parents and other friends. c. Hurd and family ofSyraeuse, N. Y., are visiting Mrs Youngs.
 Mrs Perry Averill of Jackson, Mich, is visiting Walter $. Curtis and other friends.
 Dr John Benedict of Waterbury has visited George P. Allen.
 Miss Gussie Salmons has had a pleas ant surprise party.
 William N. shelton is very feeble. His is very much afflicted family.
 W. II. Morrison and Robert Shove are visiting the sad sea waves at Milford. E. c. Betts, photographer of Bridge port, Is attending patrons at his Wood bury gallery.
 Six Advent converts were baptized in the North Sprain river, near Cowles' fac tory, Sunday, 14th.
 George c. Gordon is visiting his fath- CT.
 Miss Alice Trowbridge tainted at the baptismal service, last Sunday. It was an unusual spectacle for this community and it is estimated that more than 1000 spectators lined the river banks.
 Mrs A. E. Knox and family are visit ing friends here.
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tered, but deal of filling remains to be done in the center of the street. When completed, this will be one of the finest residence streets. Rev James Seeley, Turkish mission ary, is at Mrs Anna Seeley's.
 Edmond Gehrels and family and George B. Bell and family spend week at Belle Island.
 l All Bethel teachers are hired for an- other year in their old positions; there is no change, except that Miss Ursula E. Benedict will have charge of a grammar school in the lower rooms of the High School building, Mr Crofoot taking charge of the High School without an assistant.
 Chester A. Peck and Lulena Bassett were quietly married, last week Wednes- day, at the residence of the brides par ents on Grassy Ridge, by Rev F. G. Howell. Only few relatives were pres ent. They will reside in Bethel. l Fred Cole is elerking for Henry Hodge, who has opened feed store. It does one good to see him throw the bags around again.
 Mrs Noble of Bridgeport has visited Henry Smith of Wolf Pits. Ir Thomas Seeley, who owns an at tractive place at Jacksonville, Fla, is spending number of weeks at Mrs An na Seeley's.
 Thomas Began is employed by c. E. squires.
 George ". Roe tS Co. are painting By ron Morgan's Grassy Plain house. Lloyd Andrews, who is studying for the ministry, is home on the Summer va cation.
 \ $100 calf belonging to Nathan Seel- ey ate quantity of Paris green and died.
 The Knights of Honor are talking up a fair, which will probably be held in Fishers hall in November.
 Capt Beam of Brooklyn is guest of Un- dertaker Sandford.
 Water Witch Hose Co. of New Milford passed through Bethel, last week, ou their way to the picnic at Roton Point The New Milforders, like our own fire laddies, are jolly set. l William H. Freeman of Glen's Falls N. Y, was married to Miss Carrie Stier le, last week Wednesday, by Rev F. c Howell. The wedding, which occurred at the brides residence on South street was attended by relatives only. Itis un derstood that they will make their homo in Bethel.
 A further extension of time in whicl to present claims against the estate O Cole < Green was granted by the pro bate court, last week, and the time ex pired Tuesday, 23d. The commissioner will probably complete and present thei report, this week.
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LONG HILL.

:
 A granddaughter of Mrs Laura Knapp, child of Mrs Hayden of Bridgeport, died, last week and was buried, Thursday.
 Mrs J. B. Cornwall and family of Bridgeport are visiting her father, Tur- ney Hall, at Breezy Lawn.
 Charlie Stillman, who has occupied the Point House for some time, has moved out and it is said that Higgins will re- turn.
 Hollister Sage of the New England Homestead, with his wife, is spending two weeks of his vacation with his fath- CT, J. D. Sage.
 H. s. Wedge has gathered the hay he bought of Mrs Bennett in Velvet street.
 Mrs Forman and son have arrived home from Mexico and are with Mrs Laura Knapp.
 Miss Birdie, daughter of Turney Hall, is visiting in Bridgeport.
 Irwin s. Coan and Frank L.. Wheeler gathered the hay on the Hadley place on shares and also bought standing grass of A. Purdy and Elisha Booth of Mon- roe.
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HuLL,s HILL.

Mir and Mrs N. c. Wakelee of Water bury visited their parents, last week.
 MT and Mrs c. P. Cook of Union Ci9y spent Sunday with A. W. Cook.
 Mrs Stiles Smith and children of Bridgeport visited Erastus Burr, last week.
 Miss Lucy J. Manson visits her broth CT, A. D. Munson.
 Miss Lottie Warner of Ansonia is at Granville Warmers.
 The rains have washed the roads bad ly.
 Charles Smith of Ansonia was in this place, last week.
 John Morrow is at work for Erastus Burr.
 Mrs Margaret Abbott of Birmingham is at E. E. Burr's. Mrs Burr is quite sick; Dr Cooley attends her.
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wooDBURY.

Miss Nellie shelton Is very i'll with ty- phoid fever.
 Barney Murphy is dangerously i'll with quinsy.
 Rev Mir Wyckoff of the North church exchanged pulpits with Rev J. A. Free man of the First church.
 Israel Minor, wife and daughter of New York and MT and Mrs J. W. Gaffey of New Haven are guests at the Parker house. Mir Minor Is S2 years old and has not visited his old home in many years. He Is son of the late Wait Minor and was born in the house whose site Is now oc- cupled by the house of Calvin Lines. The house of Horace Hurd on the opposite side of the street occupies the site of the old lean-to house of Dea Seth Minor, long since deceased. This was Minor neigh
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The premium list of the Union Agri- cultural society is out. The eighteenth annual fair will be held at the fair grounds on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September D, 26 and 27.
 Secretary Tomlinson reports the pros pets encouraging for the Union fair in September, if the weather only favors. The association paid the premiums of last year in full, but will not do anything with the premiums of 1887, as the committee appointed to raise funds for their payment accomplished little; only about $20 was realized. The advertising secured for the official premium list amounts to $105, more than for some years. The obligations of the associa- tion are now $500, $10O less than year ago, of which $500 is mortgage on the buildings at the fair grounds and $500 floating indebtedness.
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ASPETucK.

Charles II. Jennings, who has been trayeling for Bad Debt Collecting agen- cy in Chicago, has established q similar concern in Bridgeport, at 102 Fairfield avenue. of which he is general manager.
 The government has granted a mail route to-Aspetuek; during the first year, local contributions were made to reward the stage driver for his trouble.
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EASToN.

Something over 100 dogs have been registered in Easton, but the registra- tion is not as complete as it should be.
 The hay on the Hezekiah Banks place has been bought by NJ. E. Banks. w. H. Smith and men harvest it.
 Fred Wheeler says that the recent items in the BEE concerning his sons es- tate are false.
 Levi Halls family, after two weeks stay at Hattertown, are at home.
 James Lynch and John Frank have rented the Capt Rowland place. James Lynch moved his family there, last week.
 Bernard Jacobs and daughter of New York are with his brother, Joseph Ja- cobs.
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BEDDING.

Mrs Colgan and infant son have visit ed F. Mcdonald.
 According to announcement, Mrs L. E. Bailey gave an address on Prohibition, Sunday afternoon at 4 30, in Whitehead's g hall to an audience that filled the room She spoke an hour and half and by y.her eloquent periods, her cogent reasoning, pathos and wit held her audience spell bound every moment of the time. She is a first class speaker and is accomplish ing good work for q grand cause. In the evening, she spoke in the Methodist church to fine audience.
 Ferris Baldwin is at work for c. Spoon CT of Bridgeport on his Brooklawn farm.
 Ben Bassett nearly met with serious accident, Monday. While going into the barn on a load of hay, he struck his head against beam and cut q gash in his forehead.
 John R. Hill of Pennsylvania has vis- tied his sister, Miss Emily Hill.
 J. NJ. Sullivan, committee of the Ridge district, has hired Miss Jennie Mcdonald to teach the school for the ensuing year.
 A meeting of the joint board of school visitors and setectmen will be held at the Town House, Saturday, 27tI, at 3 D m to make appropriations for the several schools for the coming year.
 John Carroll did not break his ribs, ais announced in last weeks BEE and desires to have the report contradicted. He is able to be about his usual business.
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sTEPNEY.
POSTMASTER A. B. CURTIS.

 At last, the much mooted question of the Stepney Depot pestmastership has been decided and Merchant Andrew B. Curtis has received the appointment. He will not take charge of the office, prob ably, until the middle of August. A small building will be erected on the west side of the railroad, close by the scales. The building will be about 12xl5 feet, finished in hard wood, with ample accommodations for the postal business and the public. There will be 96 call boxes and l6 lock boxes, made by the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Go. of Stamford, which has government con- tract for fitting up post offices. Miss Banks will have charge of the office. The public will doubtless be we'll served. With the help of George l.. Burr, his father and helper and his own helper, c. W. Edwards rushed in his hay in good season, housing r big loads in three days.
 Since advertising in the BEE, c. W. Edwards has sold seven cows, the pur- chasers including Stiles M. Clark of Mon roe, Nelson French of Tiumbull, Albert Stevens of Bagburn Hill, F. J. Squino- bal of Long Hill, William Mallett of Tashua.
 Mrs Della Edwards of Danbury has spent couple of weeks with c. w. Ed wards.
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Just SO soon will grant eertifcate.' 7 He considers the dam safe otherwise.

Just so soon will grant eertidcate.'' He considers the dam safe otherwise.
 Frequent calls for the Baxter Wreck ing Cos machinery are made from Bridgeport and often to pump out and raise sunken canal boats. A boat sank in P feet of water, last week, near the light house. "A few days later, the wreck ing steamer Y. Garnet and an empty ca nal boat were anchored near the sunken boat and the Garnet's immense pumps set at work. They will carry lO-inch stream and discharge 10, 900 gallons minute. The lower end is placed just above the coal, which, with the water, is forced out upon platform leading to the empty boat so fast that two men are re- quired to shovel it. With good success, but two hours are required to remove three-quarters of the load, when the boat will rise and can be towed into harbor.
 Frank Emile Krouse, eight years old, was drowned while bathing, last week. A small boy who saw him was so fright 8ened that he dared tell no one and the death was not known till party of men in boat, seeing the clothing on the bank, searched for and recovered the body.
 Another train was put on the Housa- tonic, Saturday night; sleeping car train leaving Bridgeport at Il 45 m and stopping at all regular stations be- tween Bridgeport and Pittsfield. Sleep ing cars will be at the depot at 9 m. The train will, until further notice, be run on Saturday nights only.
 The German Baptists are preparing to build a small wooden church and parson- age on the corner of Stratford avenue and Pembroke street. Olivet society will also build d s3oo0 parsonage on Main,near North avenue.
 I Bridgeport has another aluminium com. | pany, the United States Aluminium com, pany, which was about ready to start when it's dynamo, the largest in the world, was burned out. It contained 2,500 pounds of copper and cost $7,000 The loss falls on the Edison company whom it will take three months to re place it.-[ American.
 James 5. Coles new $2O,000 house or 1ranistan avenue is being pushed for ward by the Savage & Smith building company. The Standard says of it ]: ssIr style, it is to be an English cottage witt Americanized variations. It will con tain 12 rooms, those on the first floor tt be unusually ample. The front facade will be broken by bay windows, balcon ies and wide verandah. The latte
 will lead to yestibule and this, in turn
 to great reception hall, to be provided
 with fireplace and mantel and furnitur 1 proper for such an apartment. Fron
 this hall, entrance to all the rooms ol that floor will be made, including
 staircase to the floors above. All tn
 rooms will be finished in hard woods
 It is to be heated by steam or hot wate
 and be supplied throughout with ga
 and electric attachments. The exterio
 is to be of shingle stained in differen
 colors and the roof slated. Standip,
 we'll back from the street line the struc ture will present commanding appear
 anee.
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HATTERTowN.

Dr E.J. Peck was called to New York, Sunday; returned, Tuesday. pr Peck was called to treat very sick COW be- longing to Charles Morgan. He pro nounced it a clear case of spinal menin- gitis, caused by taking cold after caly- ing. With careful treatment, in 24 hours he had the COW on it's feet and around the lot feeding.
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The flying balloons at Parlor Rock prove quite an attraction. John J. Rad- cllffe, who erected them, has rendered them easier of access by smoothing the somewhat precipitous path from the rail- road. They are similar to flying horses, save that the seats, with cloth above to represent the body of a balloon, are sus- pended from four large arms, which are made to revolve. The sensation produc- ed is said to be entirely new and pleas ing.
 Robert c. Dunlap and wife, who have been with John T. DuMond of Long Hill since April l, returned home, last week.
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Rev MT Jones of Fairfield preached to q full house at Hope chapel, Sunday evening, 14th.
 Mir and Mrs Fred Burritt and little daughter of Greenfield have been guests of his father, Charles Burritt.
 \ little boy has come to gladden. the home of Mir and Mrs George Jennings.
 Henry Read has sailed for England.
 Mr and Mrs Edmond H. Smith and daughter have visited her father, William N. Judd.
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DANBURY.

The Morning Press has turned it's toes up to the daisies, after brave fight. Danbury, though thriving young city, is fully supplied with local news by the staid and respectable Danbury News. Editor Bailey knows neither sect nor party and gets out one of the best local papers published in the State.
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BRIDGEPORT.

bRtDGEP0RT.
 Mrs A. A. Hall of Long Hill and Miss Carrie c. Mallett expect to start for Western New York, about August b. They will spend several weeks with Miss c. c. Mallett of Lockport, formerly of Tashua.
 The ball department at Warner Bros. is shut down for inventory.
 Rev Mir Holden of Olivet church will return from his vacation at Sparta, Wis. and will preach, ,next Sunday. Last Sun day, J. l.. Gordon, State secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A., officiated.
 Rev Erastus Blakeslee of Spencer, Mass, who occupied the pulpit of the South church, Sunday, gave interesting remarks in the evening on the recent Y. P. $. c. E. convention at Philadelphia.
 Misses Inez and Edith Phillips are spending few weeks at the residence of Dr Porter, Hebron.-E Standard.
 Engineers Hull & Palmer began work, this week, on the Stamford water works. Besides strengthening the old dam, a new dam and reservoir will be built, on the same stream, some 600 or 700 feet fur ther up. This is now being surveyed and will be used as a storage reservoir, the one already constructed being a dis tributor.
 Mrs Leo c. Lyon and daughter, Edith Herma, will spend the month of August in the Berkshire hills and Mir Lyon will also run up for few days.
 Mr and Mrs T. F. Vose and family are to spend their vacation in the Berkshire hills.
 W. F. Healy and wife spent Sunday with Noah Rogers at Cornwall and pro ceeded to Lake Pleasant for vacation of two weeks.
 When the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. and the Citizens Water Go. consolidated, Joseph Richardson, then power in the Hydraulic Co.,, objected to the leaks in the Easton dam and it was finally decid- ed to put the Citizens Co. under bonds to make the dam acceptable. Railroad Com missioner Seymour of Ridgefield, who ist also chairman of the Board of State En- gineers, was chosen as arbitrator and he gave until October I, 1889, for the dam to be put in proper order. Little, if any thing, has yet been done and Commis- sioner Seymour met Engineer Shedd of Providence, who rebuilt the dam and tried to stop its leaking, few days ago to talk over the subject. Nothing defi- nite was arrived at, but, as the dam does not leak quite so badly, it will probably be allowed to pass. Just as soon as that leaking stops says MT Seymour,
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Thomas Perry will have Summer guests from tie city in the near future.
 Mrs Sally Hubbell's grandchildren, Miss Sally of Bridgeport and Annie Par rack of Easton, have spent d few days with her.
 Mir and Mrs C. A. Jennings are visit ing William Smith at Greenfield Hill.
 B. B. Banks has been under the doc tors care for pneumonia and liver trouble.
 Miss Florence Smith is studying music with Mrs Carr.
 Mrs McAlpin takes trip through the South and will be absent several weeks.
 Recent guests here include Mrs Scott of Newburg with Mrs James Staples Mrs David F. Banks; MT Jaqueth of Boston with Mrs T. B. Sturges; Miss Fayerweather with Mrs Hopkins. Rev Dr Plumley's wife and Mrs William Bradley have visited in Stamford. Fred erick Bronson, wife and daughter return ed from Europe, last week.
 Hezekiah B. Ogden has new moving machine.
 Michael Nichols, after receiving pen sion, got drunk and beat his wife. She had him arrested and it cost him $l0. c. F. Monroe cut his finger severely with a moving machine. Will sturges has returned to his home in Chicago. Marcus Durgy of Springfield has visit ed B. B. Middlebrooks. Horace Ogden has bought Il new horse.
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SPORT HILL.

Frank Staples finished haying in good style, last week Thursday. Frank Ed
 wards, Ambrose Marsh and others har-
 vested for him. Ambrose Marsh has repaired and part 1 ly covered his barn.
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DEERrIELD.

Arthur and Edna Moreheuse, two of Miss Burr's pupils, have not missed day in two years, record to be proud Of
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WHITE HILLS.

Mrs c. F. Wheeler of Bridgeport has visited her father, Gould Tomlinson.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

After having, Beach Hall and F.. J. Booth expect to resume carpenter work.
 Myron Patchen gathers the hay onthe farm of his grandfather, Bradley Will Hams, as well IS his own; about GO acres.
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SHELTON
HUNTINGTON.

Congestive chills have laid out Robert
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The German Baptists are preparing to build small wooden church and parson- age on the corner of Stratford avenue and Pembroke street. Olivet society will also build Il s3ooo parsonage on Main, near North avenue