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The Newtown bee., 1889-08-30

Senator Isaac N. Bartram is hard at work on the Bedding camp grounds and is making rapid progress with the work of restoration and Identification. Much money must necessarily be expended in clearing the grounds of rubbish and es- underbrush. At present, about 40 men are employed at the park, many of them working at the block houses and stone pillars at the grand entrance to the park. Just outside the gates is stone pillar and picnic grounds are also partially ar ranged. The gates themselves are double for teams, flanked by stone pillars, be- yond which are smaller gates for foot passengers, swinging between these pill lars and sthe blockhouses which guard either side of the entrance. The foun- dations for these structures, which rep resent log blockhouses of ancient pat tern, are nearly completed and the hous- es themselves will be finished in a couple of weeks. The stone wall which enclos- es the park is also under good headway. though much time and many dollars will yet be required to complete it. Around the monument will probably be railing to protect it from relic hunters. Near by, small stream is to be converted into a dashing cascade. Many relics have been found by the workmen during theil excavations, all of which are carefully preserved by Historian Charles Burr Todd, secretary of the Camp Ground commission. Chief among them were ar old mess kettle, several bullets and { ously wrought stones, supposed to be Indian charms
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A colored man named William Daven- port disappeared from White Plains, N. r., with horse and buggy belonging to Purdy Bros, flor which a reward of $lO0 was promptly offered. Capt Heating of Danbury found the abandoned team in Weston. Saturday, obtaining informa- tion that the thief, for whom there was reward of $100, was in Hopewell, Sher- if Glover and Constable Kelly drove down and found Davenport at the house of Horace Platt. He declared that he had never been in White Plains and was entirely innocent. He had worked for Daniel Sanford of Bedding, he said, and Mir Sanford could testify to his good character. However, he was lodged in Newtown jail. Sunday, he confessed. Monday afternoon, he was taken to the State line by Sheriff Glover and MT Houl- than and turned over to Purdy and an of | ficer. Davenport professed p9nitence, but he had once before escaped from jail l in that way,
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Hop at the Grand Central.

The hop given by the guests of the Grand Central hotel, Saturday evening, was pronounced one of the finest recept- ions ever held in Newtown, about 60 couple being present. The dining room presented brilliant spectacle. being scarcely recognizable in it's profuse dis play of tastefully arranged decorations and the merry throng of dancers. Nearly all the guests were in full evening dress. the various toilets of the ladies being ex- ceptionally elegant. The festivities be- gan shortly after s o'clock and lasted un- til midnight, with short intermission for refreshments. The menu was superb, fully sustaining the reputation that Land lord Houlihan has established for elabo- rate suppers. Good music was discours- ed by the Standard orchestra of Danbu- ry. The program included all the new terpsichorean movements now in vogue. Guests were present from Brooklyn, New Haven and elsewhere. Messrs Glov. CT Sanford and c. B. Read of Bridgeport were the successful managers of the af fair and they deserve the success thai they achieved.
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At meeting of the School Board, Monday evening, it was voted to adopt Harper's series of readers in place of Franklin's series, now in use, on the fol- lowing conditions: That the time of in- troduction be extended to allow classes now using Franlklin's series to complete it's several books and then receive the corresponding book of the Harper's ser- ies at introductory and exchange rates. It was also voted to adopt the primary history of the United States published by A. $. Barnes & Co. for the use of pu- pills who are not old enough to take the advanced history. It was voted to rec ommend Wentworth's Arithmetical Prob lens for use by the teachers; also First Steps in Numbers to teachers having primary scholars. Certificates were is- sued to H. l.. Peck for Head of Meadow and Miss Adelaide I. Chatfield for Hunt ingtown.
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ZOAR BRIDGE.

Miss Sarah Sherman and mother of Bridgeport visited Mrs N. French, last week.
 Frank Beebe of Naugatucll is at W. O.. French's.
 Walter Aldrich, who has helped $. Stevens through having, has returned home.
 Miss Cora Van Tassell, who has been sick with consumption, passed from this world to q better, Friday, the 23d, and was buried at the Zoar Bridge cemetery on Monday. She was 15 years old and daughter of Theodore Van Tassell of Bethel, formerly of Sandy Hook.
 Mrs A. French visited her sister in Naugatuck, Sunday.
 Miss Annie Troy is at Miss Rosa Dil- Ions.
 James Loyeland visited George Mar tin, Sunday.
 Miss Eva Booth, who has been at Fsh- CT Island, is expected home, this week
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BRIDGEWATER.

Dr Harris and wife have gone to Sag Harbor, l.. l.
 II. B. Merwin, Elmer Frost and Austin Castle have had barns shingled.
 Harry Giddings of Danbury has been here.
 Harry Gillett expects to attend school at Woodbury.
 Prof Rogers, wife and child of Meriden are guests of William Ruggles.
 Mr and Mrs Sherwood Lyon of New York city have been at Mrs George Ly- on's.
 On the 61st birthday of Ara Morris, August 16, three of his brother repre- sentatiyes spent the afternoon with him. Mrs Luman Reach and daughter Ber- tha, who have been in town, have return ed to Bridgeport, accompanied by Miss Lille Mallett. Miss Lizzie Shannon has returned from New Milford, where her services as dress maker seem in demand. Horace Sanford has small chance of recovery. George Strong cares for him. Mrs Sanford's sister, Mrs Hayes and hus- band were there, Sunday. Mrs Charles Hatch, Mrs Nancy Hatch and Miss Sadie Mallett were at Lake Waramaug, last week. Rev George Burgess of Roxbury occu- pied the Congregational pulpit, last Sun day, in exchange with his brother. Mrs Lester Worden filled her old place at the organ acceptably.
 Burr Keeler lost valuable horse, last Friday. The animal jumped from the ] barn yard over fence, striking on l boards which covered 2 cess pool about l six feet deep The boards broke and the horse was killed almost instantly
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President Stevenson has announced that a new passenger station will soon be bnilt at Shelton.
 Alfred Daggett, who has the contract for the new postal cards, will have the. paper made at Wilkinson Bros.' mill and has secured large building for printing.
 Dea w. E. Tomlinson read a sermon at the Baptist church in the absence of Rev J. G. Ditmars, Sunday.
 E. l.. Staples and family returned, Tuesday, from two-weeks' vacation in Monroe.
 gin his dnties as principal of the public school, next Monday.
 Voting booths for this district have been completed and were stored away in charge of A. B. Ruggles, who will glad ly exhibit them as models for any who may wish to see them before construct ing booths for other localities. Burr Curtiss of Bridgeport will move |
 the Mission building which is to be used as depot. the contract for doing the | work having been declined by Charles E. Latin, who does most of that business | in this section.
 Edward s. Hawley and l.. B. Gray of the Board of School Visitors conducted the examination of teachers in the Ferry school building, Monday forenoon. Among the bidders for the contract to build other sewers in Shelton were Bra zor & Son of Middletown, T. Carpenter and James Sutton of Waterbury. c. B. Caldwell of New Britain, Henry Baylor of Birmingham and M. s. Austin of New Britain. The contract was awarded to | the last named.
 Officer Tomlinson went over to the Center, Sunday highland arrested Thorn as Wrigley, who was intoxicated and abused his horse. The prisoner was brought over to Shelton for trial.
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John Pierce & Son have just received from Havre by steamer Holland the fine young French stallion Fardinot.a This celebrated race of horses often transmit qualities for speed and endurance with such certainty to their progeny that en- tries are made for the French Derby at birth where they must trot two miles at three years of age, with 40 pounds in the saddle, we'll down in the sos, to at tract attention. They are usually dark bay in color, with elegant style and act ion and at maturity weigh from 1900 to 1900 pounds. The race sprang from the Barbs and Arabs, which crossed the Mediterranean nearly two centuries ago and have since been under the direct fos- tering care of the French government. The prevailing American idea has here tofore been to idolize the horse that could get there without regard to size, style or in fact anything else. That a growing demand for these qualities can not be better supplied than by resorting to the French coacher is the opinion of many of the best horsemen in the coun- try.
 H. S. Atwood of Middlebury sold Brad ley 6 Hoyt 300 pounds of as fine wool as they have received this season. He got 3Oc a pound for the bulk of his load. Mrs Phineas Averill's daughter and grandson from Woodbury and her cous- in, R. c. Hinman of Birmingham, spent Sunday with her.
 Miss A. J. Mitchell has been ill with a bronchial trouble: Dr Cooley attended.
 The funeral of the late John Guthrie was attended here, last week Wednesday at 12 o'clock.
 Mir and Mrs c. II. Jessup of Bridge l water and John Treat of Lawrence. Mass, visited Purchase friends last week. Miss C. E. Baldwin's friends were glad to get glimpse of her, Sunday; he1 mother, Mrs N. c. Baldwin, has New Haven friends with her. Mrs Ezra Pierce entertains her musical friend, Miss Dewtemple of Boston. She gave one of her nice teas, last week Thursday, in honor of her friend.
 Miss Ruby Pierce spent part of her va. cation pleasantly with friends in New 1 York and Portland.
 I Mrs c. T. Downes had severe attack of pleurisy. Dr Rankin was called anG was able to relieve her almost immedi ately. w. k. Mitchell entertains friends iron out of town.
 Dr Miller and wife spent Sunday with $. F. Averill. -
 Drs Cooley and Burr administered ether to q lady patient, Monday, at thu Britain office and extracted nine teeth 1 with good success as usual.
 Mrs Jay Camp moves back to her olt home in the Purchase.
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At the Newtown depot, the old tele'
 phone and switchboard has been replac- ed by another of different pattern, locat- ed in the south instead of the east side of the office. It was put in, last week Thursday, by the Bell Telephone
 Company and is used for both long distance and ordinary telephoning
 A message is received in the ordinary
 way, but the answer is spoken into a
 mouthpiece which may be adjusted at
 any height and is bell-shaped, with a tube some six or eight inches long. AS
 long-distance wires are entirely of cop. per, it is only necessary to speak distinct Iy to be heard perfectly. The copper
 circuit is more expensive than the old
 metallic circuit and increased charges are necessary.
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RoyBURY.

Miss Mary Odell is visiting friends in Milford and New Britain.
 Judge Henry Booth, president of the Chicago law school, who has been with his brother, Hervey NJ. Booth, returned West, Tuesday. His daughter Mira still keeps house for her uncle.
 Thomas O'Brien has returned from the New Haven hospital much improved.
 Rev A. Stembridge has been in Bridge port, preaching there, Sunday.
 Mrs D. c. Garrison is improving in health.
 Mir and Mrs Bennett Preston are at Sag Harbor and Block Island.
 Richard Bray, while working on Mine Hill, had his foot crushed by a large stone. The wound is bad one; Dr Pons attends. him.
 Oliver Tyrrell is having new cellar wall laid and otherwise improving his residence; George Welton has the job. !
 Joseph Smith, while splitting kindling wood, cut off good part of his left thumb.
 | Mrs Gould, Miss Payne and MT Thomp. son of New Haven are at Orlando Lew. is's.
 Christ church looks beautifully in light olive paint, trimmed with a darker shade I of the same. k. H. Pitcher and his skill ed assistants deserve credit and encour agement for this excellent specimen of I work.
 Our enterprising young farmer, Robert Mcbride, has his tobacco and hay up il good order.
 H. Hill and others from Roxbury are camping out at Roton Point. c. T. Nicholson reports catches of eels some of which weighed three and four pounds.
 l A cattle man from York State has bought cattle which were delivered al Pliny Squires's; Frank Peck of Wood. bury sold him nine dry cows.
 Jay Tyrrell is on the carpenter force employed at Ronald's Peak, Newtown and boards with J. H. Blackman. John Johnson expects to move from near the Falls and may locate in South Britain, where he hopes to do clock re. pairing.
 Any one can take "vitalized Air" for tht painless extraction of teeth Administered l only for the painless extraction ot teeth D, Drs Rector < Uhle, the Albany dentists, B l Main street, Bridgeport. Letters nncalied for in Newtown post office Mrs F. E. Andrews, D. C. Briggs. Miss Nor Driscoll Mrs e. M. Glover, E. 4: :Kall liierce, III IID., MT Goo. c. Pariee, Mr James Ryan fa,. Af Thomas Ryan, A. shelmes, Mfss I{ia TowaTs
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DANBURY.

Arthur Ballard has Victor safety. Charles Ryder, Jessie Brothwell and Ed ward Loper all ride new safeties pur- chased of the J. M. Ives Go.
 Rev s. B. Moore will not go West, hay ing decided to remain with the Disciples church. Miss Grace Quien has returned from q visit at Pound Ridge.
 Prof Hayes of New York will lead the First church choir.
 Prof George Rodgers, formerly of the Baptist church, will accept q flattering call to become organist of the First church.
 Miss Lois Rutter is at J. W. Osmun's, Pleasant street. Mrs D. B. Booth and son Walter are at Asbury Park. l C.J.Wheeler and children are at Ocean ! Grove, Nd
 There are D safety wheels iil town.
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BETHEL.

Rev II. l.. Slack is expected home to preach in the Congregational church, Sunday, September l. There was no preaching, last Sunday, the Sunday school holding a prayer meeting.
 George G. Durant and family are back from the West.
 Y. w. Van'rassell was called to Zoar Bridge, last week, by the serious illness of his daughter Cora.
 Miss Jennie Bassett of Seymour is with George F.. Starr, Jr; also Mrs Starr's mother, Mrs Sheldon Somers of Woodbury.
 The damage to Willie Kyle's barn, which was struck by lightning, has been repaired by Senior.
 New pipes for steam heating are being put into the High School building.
 Mrs Henry Hawley and son Willie are at Pawling, N. Y.
 Mrs Fred Richmond and daughter Julie are at Fishers Island.
 When Byron Dexter's Danbury factory was burned, he was doing a rushing bus mess and goodly share of this drifted to Bethel. Some shops here are conse- uuently rushed at their utmost capacity, while others arc doing a fair business.
 Mrs George Baird gave her Sunday | al nil of Rn1ln Island Eri- day.
 John Thompson of Danbury has mov- ed into the rooms back of the post office.
 There will be opposition, probably, to the proposition to open road from the sherman turnpike to Putnam Memorial park at Redding. There is a question as to the ownership of the land. If, when the Sherman Turnpike Co. abandoned the road, 1t reverted to the town, the lat ter would have to build the road and no tify property owners to fence their land If, on the other hand, the property own CTS are again in possession, it must be bought from them. The principal ob lection, of course, would be the expense
 Miss Etta Jennings of Southport hai visited Miss Sadie l.. Fairchild. Miss Elizabeth Beers of Newtown ii with Mrs Eliza Upson.
 I Rev c. P. Terrence will leave for hi vacation early in September. He will 2 ac far Waet aa Illinois Monday evening, September ?, St. An drews' chapter, Church Brotherhood will meet at the rooms on Rector street A full attendance is requested. A number of new books are being ad Michael Kenny has moved his famil. to New Milford.
 Frank Mackenzie will move into hi new house, this week.
 Jessie and Lily Platt are at NJ. Bel taire's, Danbury.
 Andrews, Mackenzie X Co. are turr ing out GO to 70 dozen hats per day m are running at their full capacity. Q The Methodists held their picnic a Brookside Park, Wednesday. e A sociable will be given by the B. :. E. social club of Danbury at Fisher hall, Tuesday.
 The Catholic society has purchase
 land of Timothy Johnson, on the road Bedding, for cemctery.-( News.
 SmitE's finishers beat a nine from Jud le Co.'S, Saturday; c. Wood umpire,
 Judd scorer. Judd < Dunning's finisl [, CTS had T clam bake, Saturday, at Mi
 Ferry's grove on Grassy Ridge.
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S0UTHVILLE.

Mrs Walter Bristol's sister from Nor folk visited her, last week.
 Mrs Will Roe, who has been at $. r. Clark's for two weeks, returned home, Tuesday.
 c. II. Welton and wife visit friends in Oxford.
 Miss Kenworthy of Brooklynand Miss. es Maggie kenworthy and Sarah Minor of Berkshire were with Mrs FEW. Smith last week.
 Mrs Hattie Clark and daughter visit al Stony Hill and Milford.
 Mrs John Ford has been with hel daughter, Mrs Horace Allen of New Mil ford.
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Miss Katie Haugh.

One of the saddest deaths that has oc- cured among the Catholic community of this town for some time was that of Kat ie Haugh, who died, Tuesday, 18th, after suffering patiently for two weeks from malarial fever. At no stage of the dis ease was it thought that she would die. until change set in on Tuesday, when, toward Wednesday morning, she quietly passed to her eternal reward, at the age of 20 years, being fortified by the last rites of the church which she had served, so faithfully in life. During her sick ness, she was attended with the most careful devotion. All that fond parents and loving sisters and brothers could do to prolong life was done for her, but God called her and she could no longer stay. The deceased bore her sufferings with a sense of submission of the truest nature to the will of her Maker and with a. for I titude of true and faithful daughter of Mary. Her admirable qualities of heart and mind gained for her a host of friends, all of whom received the sad tidings ot her death with feelings of sorrow and re- gret. In her home and among her rela- tives and friends, she made herself agree able to all by her lively temperament and jovial disposition. The remains were en cased in handsome white casket anG were viewed by large number o1 friends. Many of the young girl com panions came and took their last look or the white face that only three weeks age was wreathed in smiles and now was GOV cred with cold dews of death. The fun eral was largely attended from St. Rose church, Thursday morning, when a higi mass was celebrated by Father Donahue who paid a we'll deserved tribute to th' deceased and rendered words of consolat ion to the mourning relatives. The flor al designs were beautiful, including ; large floral pillow with the word "Com panion," from her shopmates and l wreath from her cousins. The pail bear CTS were Thomas Sheehan, F. F. Corbett Bernard Heating, William Brew, James Kelly and Patrick Heating.
 Dearest Katie, thou art gone,
 l Your voice we loved is still,
 Your place is vacant in our homes. Which never can be filled.
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wooDBURY.

Mrs Sophia Allen returned, last week, from visit at Middlehury and Water bury.
 Mir Grout and bride will occupy the Episcopal glebe.
 The Friendly Helpers of St Paul's held festival on the lawn near the church: the receipts were over sl00.
 The old First held an old-fashioned deacon's meeting. Sunday. They are having an interesting revival at Puekshire and Lower Nonnewang. | A part of Hitchcock's block has been glorified by being covered with the new metallic roofing.
 F The Methodists will hold their picnic at Orenaug Rock.
 | If Mrs Shove, who owns the second cliff, next to Cothren's tower cliff, carries out her reported intentions, old Wood bury will have the most beautiful mount ain park in Connecticut, next to East Rock park at New Haven. It is to be noted that these cliffs are of the same trap rock and are the lastsout-croppings of the Green Mountain range. I Mrs. Roderick Atwood, ,executrix of the last will of the late Elijah Atwood, has presented it to the probate court for ap- proval and the hearing twill take place l August 30 before Hon Lyman F. East man, judge of Roxbury district, acting Judge, as Judge Huntington is disquali- fled, having been of counsel. Roderick claims that his father. did. not know enough to make will, the last few years of his life.
 Negotiations for the Vile lecture room by the Adsentists failed, because of certain conditions the owners placed upon the use of the building.
 Nathaniel Cothren, New York law yer, visits his brother, William Cothren.
 Miss Sarah Betts entertains her sister, Mrs William B. Bristol and dangter of New Haven.
 Henry Hitchcock has been in New Ha- ven.
 Il Daniel A. Curtiss of New York h with his father. Waiter s. Cnrtiss: Mrs pr Ghapin q New Yor3k aeieieed William Gothren. last ,veehs l Rey 1IxsI .azzaa1sy. dl,e ness zdll 1e st D. nh IT .SIdSl.o ,nrxi sEs "a
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BLOOMFIELD.

E. T. Jackson has entertained friends.
 W. II. Hawley of Danbury enjoyed Center breezes, last week.
 Mrs o. J. Osborne of New Haven is with H. T. Hawley's family.
 Mrs Ellsworth and family of New Hat ven are guests of Mrs James Cummings :; Miss Clara Wildman of Hartford of Mrs H. s. Beers.
 Miss Belle Hitchcock of Ohio is with her aunt, Mrs II. l.. Stevens. About 20 gathered at Mrs F. Judson's, last week, to celebrate her 75th birthday. All wished Aunt Betsy many more such happy days. Robert Beers of New Haven has been with Mir Ncrthrop. Mrs Jabez Glover of Newtown has wis tied her daughter, Mrs James Betts. Charles Clark of New York was with his aunt, Mrs Eliza Peck, last week. Watson Leach and mother of Sherman have been guests of Hiram Fairchild. Mir and Mrs Whitcome will return, this week, and MT Whitcome will officiate, Sunday. Henry D. Lake has been quite sick with quinsy, but is recovering. Miss Carrie St. John of Hartford is at John N. Hawley's. Miss Firth of New York is guest ot Mrs A. H. Taylor.
 Miss Susie Pratt of Clinton is at the rectory. l John Williams of Seymour read ser vice at St. Paul's, Sunday; is guestso Fred Beers. Dr Thornton of Danbury has been witf J. N. Hawley. Some with creamers are out of ice and seyeral others soon will be, which means a small amount of cream.
 l. Frank Whitcome read service at In ionviIle. Sunday. Mr and Mrs Beardsley, Mrs Seeley and ! Miss May Stiekles Of Bridgeport are al r. K. Hawley's.
 Mrs B. T. Jackson suffers with nj ip flamed eye.
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About three weeks ago, Howard N. Bassett bought pair of yearling calves of J. E. Shaw, the cattle dealer. They are now so well trained that he not only drives them before a small cart, causing them to obey the voice and whip perfectly, but can drive and guide them side by side without a yoke.
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John Philip Egan, who has been work ing for Painter John A. Nash, brought suit against him to recover $45 so, which, he claimed, was due him for labor. Nash claimed that there was an agreement whereby he was not to pay Egan until he had received his money from the par ties for whom he was working. The case was tried before Justice Cavanaugh, Mon- day afternoon, at Judge Beecher's office. Judgment was rendered for Egan, $i5 SC and costs; the latter amount to $7 or sS. Property belonging to Nash, in the hands of Mrs Schermerhorn, was at tached by Egan.
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Norman E. Glover's will, which was dated October P, 1888, provides that, af- ter all just debts and funeral expenses are paid, the use, income and occupation of all his property shall belong to his wife during her natural life. To his granddaughter, Nellie Beers, he gives the sum of $1O0 if she lives to the age of IS; if not, it is to be divided among his three sons, Booth F., Edward l.. and William H. Glover. All the rest of his property is divided equally among his son and William II. Glover is named as eNecutOr.