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The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
BLACK ROCK.

Mrs William Harrison has been ill with d tumor, but Drs Bronson and Smith of New Haven performed an operation and she is much better.
 Miss Alice and Ella Mills of New Ha- ven have visited their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Sturges Seeley.
 Charles A. Warrington is building an addition to Sturges Seeley's house. Mrs Warrington is in poor health and is with her parents. Mir Warrington will soon move to Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
S0UTHBURY.

Charles Rice of New Haven visited s. l.. Futile, last week.
 A young man who worked for c. K. Osborne during having broke into a house in Woodbnry, Sunday, while the people were at church. He was arrested Monday afternoon.
 Miss Ida Baldwin entertiins d cousin from Woodmont.
 Herbert Peck of Naugatuck was at Adam Guthrie's, Sunday.
 c. B. Squires commenced his duties as railway postal clerk, last week Thursday.
 Miss Mamie Warner gave a party, Sat urday evening.
 Miss Katie Reynolds of Waterbury is with her father.
 Fred Warner of Bethel joined the NJ E. church, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
RoxBURY.

b. Sanford of Birmingham has been blessed with an heir.
 Mrs Lockwood and friends, MT and Mrs Utter, boarders Ut Charles Sanferd's, who have enlivened Roxbury social and religious life, have returned home.
 Pierce & Co.,, builders, of Woodbury are about to build large house on Mine Hill road for Mr Callahan.
 Edwin Prindle, aged Sl, commenced having and harvesting on the 24th oi June and finished on the 30th of August, working every day when not too stormy,
 Christ church is preparing for it's an. nual harvest home festival, on the 18th,
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
BRIDGEWATER.

Miss Lois Peek is in Danbury.
 Rev and Mrs l.. F. Burgess entertain friends from New York city.
 ". c. Jessup, wife and daughter of New York are with his father.
 Mrs William Beers and children of Brooktield have been guests of Mrs Will liam Platt.
 X base ball nine from this place de- feated d Roxbury nine at RoXbury, Sat urday.
 Miss Mary Short of Bethel has been at Amos Northrop's and Elmer Frost's.
 Mrs Lester Worden and family have returned to their home in Syracuse.
 Carl Schoverling of New Milford and Amos Northrop have bought few to- bacco crops.
 Schools in town commenced, this week Albert Pierce of Roxbury and Miss Sar- ah Lyon in Center, Miss Emily Treat in Treat and Miss Edith Roswell in Mallett district
 Sunday morning, Rabbits Bridge was found unsafe. one of the main timbers having given out. Travel was stopped for q time, but it was finally propped up so as to be made passable. Grandson Northrop found his two year-old colt iu the pasture very lame. Examination disclosed an inch-and-a-half stub in the foot, which was promptly re- moved, Lung fever developed, requir- ing the services of Veterinary Surgeon Todd of New Milford and the colt is a little better.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06

Dr Hall and Fitch welcomed the visitors. Rev J. A. Freeman responded for the eldest daughter in Woodbury. Rev c. Ray Palmer for the First church, Bridge port, which claimed a joint origin from Stratford and Fairfield, the latter being unwilling to let them start as d separate church. Rev J. F. Hoyt responded for the lost sheep, the Newtown church, two of whose pastors, Reys John Beach and David Judson, were Stratford men. Rev A. J. Park, responding for Huntingdon told of the long and faithful pastorates of Rev Mir Mills, 52 years and Rev Dl Ely, 43 years, ip Ripton parish, whicI was organized in 1724. Horace l.. Fair, child, ,Trumbull, spoke of the long pastor ates of Rev Richard Minor, II years, who became an EpiscOpalian; of Rev James Beebe, who served in the French and Revolutionary wars, 3S years and Rev N. T. Merwin, wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove, p years. Dea w Wells Lewis represented Monroe, though little town, as possessed of an active minister and a live Christian Endeavor society. Rev David F. Pierce, for South bury, recounted the pastorates of Rev John Graham, B years, and Rev Benjam- in Wildman, r years, and Rev Thomas Shipman, 10 years. Rev J. r, Trow- bridge, who responded for Bethlehem, the church of Dr Bellamy, was class mate of Rev Mr Ives in the theological seminary. Dea E. w. Woodruff, for Washington, the unique speaker of the afternoon, spoke of the Swedish baby, a mission church organized from the Swed- ish help employed by Judea farmers. John Pierce, for South Britain, q great granddaughter of Stratford, read d writ, preserved among his family relics, ar resting stephen Squire in l773 for stay ing at home from church, Sunday. Rev J. l.. R. ,Wyckofl wished it understood that he represented the North, not the Second church, Woodbury. Rev k. G. $. McNeille spoke for the South church, Bridgeport, Rev Dr Ilovey for its Park Street church, Lawyer J. J. Rose for CliNSb anu DCd "' " . 4NOI GhIop IOl "CoG End. This hymn, composed by the pas tor, was sung during the afternoon: ANNIVERSARY HYMN, BY REV JOEL STONE IVES.
 God of our Fathers, here we raise
 Our grateful hearts in joyful praise;
 Thy hand hath led us hitherto,
 Thy hand shall lead the journey through.
 Two hundred years and fifty more
 Since there arose on wonder shore
 This ancient church, she lives to-day,
 Though centuries have rolled away.
 The story of her hopes and fears,
 Her struggles, victories, prayers and tears
 We tell today. The brightning page
 Unfolds our goodly heritage.
 Faith, hope and love can never die;
 Recorded are her vows on high.
 Unnumbered souls-a glorious throng--
 Are witness to our prayer and song.
 Hail, Ancient Church! Lift high thy voice
 Through centuries yet to come, rejoice
 The Church Triumphant waits, and we
 Shall join the immortal company.
 Rev E. l.. Swan was unable to be pres cnt, but the evening program was car ried out with addresses by Revs Dr Hall, F. $. Fitch and Dr Henry M. Booth, clos ing Il day that will be ever memorable in the history of Stratford's Congregational church.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
DIAMOND HILL (REDDInG)

Miss Enima Dunham of New York is at Mrs Janet Caldwell's.
 Mrs Hadley and two children of Bridgeport visit her sister, Mrs Eddie Adams.
 Mrs Sanford Platt of Bethel has been at George 0. Platt's.
 Miss Lillie Burr, who has helped Miss Hunt Ut Bethel in dress making, is home a few weeks.
 Theodore Adams has returned from Springfield, Aasa.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
NICHOLS.
NICHOLS. Miss Mabel Mum is in Philadelphia.

Miss Mabel Mum is in Philadelphia.
 Mir and Mrs Gideon Tomlinson of Shelton spent Labor day with l.. c. Nichols.
 Miss Oracle Nichols is ill Bridgeport.
 Miss Beers of Long Hill will teach our village school.
 Under the direction of w. k. Plumb, Frank Marsh is having the road in front of his place improved, filling in the road bed with rocks and covering with soil.
 Bishop hill is done, with d substantial railing on both sides of the embankment. The top of NJ. J. Munn's kiln-dry burned of, Monday night.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
eorter is superintendent, is in prosper

Porter is superintendent, is in a prosper ous condition.
 At the meeting of the Lower Stepney Sunday school. September l, the follow ing resolution was passed:
 Resolved, That we extend vote of thanks to Prentice Hitchcock tor his kind and valua ble services given ns while superintendent | and also our regrets that he is unable to re main with us longer. By order of the com mittee, Mrs Benjamin II. French, Mrs George | Turner.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
LONG HILL lHuNTINGToN).

The Shelton family held their reunion, August 26, at William Boards; thirty eight were present.
 John Wilkinson spent sunday 1t home.
 Blue fish in the Housatonic are biting finely. Mir Wilkinson's family caught over 100.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
HUNTINGTON.

Mir Holt and the Continental singers, who are on d Moody and Sankey tour of the State in the interest of the constitu- tional prohibitory amendment, drew quite an audience at the Congregational church, Wednesday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
BRIDGEPORT

Charles A. Nichols, clerk in his uncle's meat market on East Main street, sports d bicycle,
 Mr and Mrs F. E. Wakeman of Nich- ols street, East End, have gone to Green field for d week.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
souTHv1LLE.

John Beach and Mr and Mrs A. T. Bishop were appointed delegates to the Sunday school convention gin New Mil ford, 4th.
 Mir and Mrs G. w. Northrop visited friends in New Milford and Worthwhile, last week.
 The ladies of the mission church are quilting their sixth and last bedquilt at G. W. Northrop's, to be disposed of at the coming fair and festival, September l2
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
WEsTp0RT

Charles H, Sherwood has been at Georgetown and removed ! 60 horse power engine, setting up 160 horse power in it's place. He is now at North Stamford at work.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
pLATTsvILLE.

Miss Fannie and Maud Gregory spent last week with relatives in Brooklyn.
 Selectman Bulkley has commenced re- pairs on the road to Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
BEDDING

Misses Townsend have been guests of H. B. Rumsey
 Misses Ma tnd Agnes HIlI are with their sister, Ms George Sanford
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
GREENFIELD HILL.
List of letters remaining uncalled fe

List of letters remaining uncalled for, September Il
 Richard $. Allen, Lyman B. Thorpe. James Aver Ese, William 5. Wood, Mrs ". II. Blau- vault, Mortz Avonstein, Frank M. Allen, H. WalSeman, Mrs Sarah A. Bulkley, Henry Grif- dng, Miles D. Hoag, Miss Sarah Nichols, Mrs Sarah Brown, Daniel C. Wood, C. W. Bennett, C. E. Burr, Miss Hilna Carlson, William r Campbell. ,, A. D. Drew, Mrs J II. Hincks, John NJ. Johnson, Emoline Meeker
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
FAIRFIELD WOODS,

Mr and Mrs William Nichols hsBe gone to Middletield, Mass. Mir Nichols is su- perintendent of the phosphate works,
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
SHELTON

Died, Thursday, Miss Margaret Wake lee of Coram, 52; funeral on Sunday at } ? m.
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06
SoTTTH BRITAIN i.

Amos A. Parker of New Hampshire, who is 96, has visited Dea N. ". Mitch
The Newtown bee., 1889-09-06

Mir and Mrs William 5. Wheeler are at J, E, Fields.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
A Child Like Trust.

The reason that children are apt to
be happier than their elders is that
they are free from care. Whatever
their troubles, care is absent from the
number. Whence this freedomp Why.
it comes from a child's faith in Its
father A child never thinks OF doubt
ing its fathers power and will to pro-
vide for all its needs. Is there any
reason why child Of God should not.
in the same trust in his Heavenly Fa-
ther, find the same freedom from care?
Has not God the power to provide for
usp Every beast Of the field is mine,
and the cattle upon thousand hills. |"
Has He not the will? "They that fear
the Lord shall not want any good
thing" Having both will and power,
my God shall supply all your need. "
Know, then, the peace and rest Of
Casting all your care upon Him; for
He careth for you" limited Presby.
terian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
DON'T WAIVER GO 70 s.EEp:

AZ night VIXEN sleep has lowered round the
little snowy bed,
And borne away on snowy wings the little
golden head,
Above the clouds and far away to that funny
land OF Dreams
q merry land Of fancy 70 infant minds, it
seems
Z mother sits and watches, while her heart is
filled with joy,
As she gazes on the features Of her little, sleep
ing boy.
Then oft from under covers chubby hand will
Creep f5gN III
And . tiny voice say: "Muzzer, don't wan'er
goto s'eep."
q mothers lullaby is heard; then sleep with
noiseless wings
Steals little one away once more, while watch
ful mother sings
Ihen comes blissful silence; tho mother does
not speak,
Though that tear is speaking for her as 1t glis-
tens on her cheek.
She takes the sleeping baby and folds him to
her breast
A mothers arms, 80 gentle, will not rob him Of
his rest 1
And prayer is sent up yonder, that God will
truthful keep al "a
The lips that murmured: ''Muzzer, I don't
wan er 60 to s'eep."
IS. H. Gray.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

According to the Philadelphia In
quirer there is fly that is one Of
mans friends-the dragon fly. He is
perfectly innocuous to human beings;
he will not approach. consequently
was never known to bite man, woman
or cLild; but he has an Unsuitable APP
petite for mosquitoes and the common
house fly. When the conditions are all
favorable for the house fy's close at
tention to business, and scores of him
are all over and everywhere in a
minute in precisely the places he is
least needed. two dragon flies to one
house fly is about the right proportion
of flies for the benefit of suffering man
and wUmankind.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

,"Why, Tommy Dawsonw she ex.
claimed, "where have you been, we've
been calling you everywhere.
"What are you polishing your best
shoes for? To wear to the storeP" de-
manded Tommy, skillfully evading the
question.
''Store!" echoed lilly. scorafully.
"Why. Tommy Dawson, Uncle Tom
is here. and he's going to take us
home with him, and he's in an awful
hurry, and mothers upstairs laying
out your clothes, and I've polished
your best shoes. You see we thought
you might come in in time to get ready,
if every thing was fixed for you to dress
in a hurry. And oh! Tommy, ! was
that afraid l would have to 60 without
you," and here lilly paused to take her
breath. '.'.'L r A.i.
Tommy may live to be very old, but
he will never forget how mean he felt
just then.
you'd better not stand there" con-
tinued lilly; "Uncle Tom said we
must be ready in half an hour. and
he's been here most fifteen minutes
now" r-t
lilly was too much excited to no.
tice his confusion, and he buried his
burning face in the depths of the wash
basin. .4.......t ...-
lilly could not think what made
Tommy so very kind and thoughtful
during the next fifteen minutes, and
when after running upstairs after her
parasol and handing it to her, he
stopped to pick a thread from her
dress, her wonder found expression in
words: "How nice you are to-day.
Tommy; 1 just wish you'd be that way
all the time"
And Tommy, as he climbed into the
buggy which was to take them to the
station, resolved that he would "be
that way" just as often as he could
think of it. l think he must have
kept his resolution, for it was only the
other day that l heard lady remark:
"How much Tommy Dawson seems to
think of his sister; he treats her just
as if she were some other boys sis
ter. Mrs. Ermina Mason, in United
Presbyterian.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

"A great and lamentable mania for
initiating English, Americans and Ger
mans in their worse points is. unhap-
PLY. on the increase among the Italians
with every year; and the results,
though sometimes comical, are always
disastrous. Il have left my wife
drunk on a heap Of stones In the road,
she is so very English. you know"
said not long ago courtly and accom-.
plished Italian gentleman, exceedingly
proud and triumphant over his an.
nOuncement.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

TO rule ones anger is well; to
prevent it is better. Edwards.
DO all that you can to stand, and
then fear less you may fall, and by
the grace Of God you are SAFE Ed
wards.
If we would have God hear what
we say to Him by prayer, we must be
ready to hear what He saith to US by
His Word. Matthew Henry.
1T is harder than he who has
never made the effort might imagine
silently to return with love the hatred
with which our love has been requit-
ed.-Rothe.
1t is distrust of God to be troubled
about what is to come; impatience
against God to be troubled with what
is present, and anger at G cd to be
troubled for what is past. Patrick.
There is a way out of every diff :
Guilty that meets us in life. 1t may not
be the way we like, or the way that
promises great glory, honor, pleasure
or reward, but it is way of deliver~
ance, and we ere bound to consider Is
Gods way.-Joseph Owen.
1t has been well said no man ever
sank under the burden of the day. 1t
is when to-morrow's burden is added
to the burden of to-day that the weight
is more than man can bear Never
load yourselves so, my friends. If you
find yourselves so loaded, at least re-
member this: it is your own doing,
not Gods. He begs you to leave the
future with Him, and mind the pres.
Ont. C. Macdonald.
No Christian will ever live pure
and noble enough to be entirely eX
empted from censure or criticism. Il
is his to ''endure hardness as a gooi
soldier of Jesus Christi" and singing
words and bitter structures are among
the things which make up this severe
experience. Fiery trials. endured in 9
Christ-iike spirit and with Pauline
courage, help to build up and solidify
character. Christian Inquirer.
-Rationalistic critics and skeptic.
may seem to discredit the Bible a
much and as long as they please
but the Book itself. in the faith ant
heart of the Church and in the records
of the race, will Outlive them all as
power to influence human thought ant
affect human destiny. The Bible ha
come to stay among men. 1t meet
the deepest wants of our nature. NJ
destructive criticism can kill it o
even arrest the career Of its spiritaa
efficacy in the soul.-N. 7. Indepe Id
emit
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
RIDING TO WATER.
A Delightful Little Trip That Had IN Tn.
pleasant Termination.

a D0uSnCIul LICtI0 IT'D THAT f1uu 0n
pleasant Termination.
Good Billy! nice Billyr' said little
Joe, as he patted the nose OF the old
black horse. "Say, Uncle John, can't
l ride him to waterP"
II am afraid you can not hang on to
him." replied his uncle. ID i'd you
ever ride horse"
mo, uncle; but l am sure / can"
answered Joe. please let me try.
I'll take hold OF his name with both
hands, and hang on as hard as ever l
can"
well, you may try it. There is
the trough, against that fence. the
other side of the barn. Look out that
old Billy does not give you duck
ing"
"Never fear for me-" cried Joe, rid
ing away in great glee.
He was little city boy, and had
come out to the farm to make his
uncle a visit. He thought it great fun
to take a ride on horseback.
1t did not take him long to find the
trough, for old Billy knew the way
right we'll Then, how it happened,
Joe never could tell; Billy put his
head down quite suddenly, and right
over it slid the little boy. with great
splash, head first into the water.
Of course he was not hurt. He
caught hold of the fence and came out,
dripping from head to foot.
Old Billy looked on rather sur
prised, but got his drink. He let Joe
lead him back to the barn, and how
Uncle John did laugh at him. Joe
laughed too, as he went OF to get on
some dry clothes Though he took a
good many rides after that he never
forgot his first one on old Billy's back.
Mrs. Nj. E. Sandford, in Our Little
Ones.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16

his poetry. For what the Christian
community has faith in as certainty
he offers nothing in return. He would
destroy fixed belief and set up moth.
ing in its place. To the man whose
life is cheerful by reason Of his hope
and whose belief in the future is I'M
clouded by reason Of his faith he comes
only with the doctrine Of despair.
Speaking OF his dead friend he says:
He believed in religion OF free thought and
good deed-0f character, Of sincerity. Of honest
endeavor. of cheerful hope, Of sympathy-and,
above all, in the religion Of love and liberty
in q religion for every day, for the world in
which we live, for the present the religion Of
roof and raiment, OF food, OF intelligence OF in
tellectual hospitality-the religion that gives
health and happiness freedom and content
in the religion of work and.in the cerer onies OF
honest labor. He lived for this world; II there
be another, he will live for that.
And there Mr.. Ingersoll stops. He
can 90 no further. Has not the Chris
tian man an immense advantage over
himp He, too, believes in all that Mr..
Seaver believed for this world. 1.-THE
religion OF roof and raiment, of food,
of intelligence, Of intellectual hospi-
tality, the religion that gives health
and happiness. freedom and content"
Mr.. Ingersoll's doctrine can do no
more than this. 1t stops with the
grave. The Christian doctrine goes
further 1t not only offers something
beyond our present condition, but
makes the world and life consistent
and Ineligible, and therefore
happier. Grant even that the
Christian religion has no more
proofs of reality than Mr..
Ingersoll's evangel of despair, it
is at least more cheerful. comforting
and hopeful. 1t is likely then that
those who hold to it will exchanged for
the other seeing that it accomplishes
all the latter can do in this world, that
it masters all the secrets OF happiness
and peace here, and holds out the
comforting faith that when we have
done with it we shall 60 on In higher
and better one where the inequalities
of this are adjusted and the activities
of existence continued, every seeking
higher and nobler directions? Colonel
Ingersoll remains to-day where he was
a quarter of century ago. He has no
more converts now than he had then.
The reason is simple one. He can
only offer religion of gloom for re-
ligion of hope. eternal silence for faith
in immortality, wall OF despair for
songs OF cheer. -Chicago Tri bune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-16
RESIGNATION.
The cup He presses tony lip

The cup He presses to my lip
I'll drtnk-
Fen though from bitter founts slip
The draught He bids me freely sip,
Nor shrink
From draining cen Its dregs, II SO He wills.
How we'll loved my one dear lamb
He knows;
As when o babe his mothers arm
Encircled him from every harm.
The woes
OF later life would have softend still
Safe, nestled in the tender fold =
OF home.
Sheltered from every blast OF cold,
To watch my sweetest bud unfold
And bloom,
Was Joy enough my earthly cup to fill.
Twas not SO full-our little nest s.
OF birds
That could tear from my fond breast
The dove that there first sought its rest;
No words
The bitter anguish Of the thought can tell.
But when, full fiedged, he sought to fly,
strove
To stifie every bitter sigh,
Nor bind him by one yearning cry,
Till love
Made light the task for one cherished well>
And SO he plumed himself for flight
My bird ....
saw him fiutter from my sight,
Isaid: "He will return at night,
Dear bird,
With fresher songs the old home nest to fill.
Il could not bind thee at my side,
My boy;
And when with manly strength and pride
You sought Ambitions restless tide,
Twas joy,
With watchful eyes, to guard you still from i'll.
And so, beneath q smiling sky
My bird,
Full-winged you mount and proudly fly,
Nor dream the fowlers snare is nigh,
Unheard, ,-,.,'
With folded, broken wing fall !-Ah, WE'LL
The evening Of my days to cheer
With thy sweet song,
hoped. But on my heart SO drear
Its melody still falls. Ihear
| Thee still. Not long
Before my waiting soul its notes shall thrill
From morn to eve, upon my ear,
Thy footsteps fall;
lseem to know that thou art near,
And SO 1 dry each falling tear
Nor shall the pail
OF grief enshroud my faith, its Joy to chill,
That thou art mine, my lamb, my birding still
Mrs. E. G. Whitney. in Good Housekeeping