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The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
WOODBURY..

There is an old saying, 'sMisfortunes
never come singly." This was verified,
last week, in the family of Ammi F. Hull.
On Thursday, while Mrs Hull was at
tempting to move gun which had been
left loaded, it fell and was discharged,
shattering the arm from the wrist to the
elbow. The wound is serious and, at
this writing, it is not determined by Drs
Shove and Bull, whether amputation
would be necessary or not. Her husband,
a veteran soldier, was an inmate OF
Fitch's soldiers home at Noroton. Hav-
ing been informed Of the accident, he
left Noroton on Friday for his home and
travelled as far as HaWleyville, where
he had to change cars to take the New
England road to Southbury. He tried
to board freight train, but was pre-
vented by the train hands and, probably
while trying to board a train in motion,
he was thrown under the wheels. His
neck and one Of his legs were broken
He was brought home, Saturday and
was buried from the First Congregation
al church, Of which he was member
on Sunday. He leaves a wife and foul
children. MI Hull served during the en-,
tire war Of the rebellion, having enlisted
/ in Co. G., lst Connecticut Heavy Artil
lery, commanded by Rev r. G. Williams
former pastor of the First church. He
re-enlisted III the Veteran Volunteers
December IL, 1868; promoted corpora
and ordnance officer for good conduct il
battle and was mustered out at Washing
ton at the close Of the war, September
p, 1860,
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
DIAMOND HILL REDDING.

Guests from Canada at Mrs Janet Cald.
wells.
Mrs Nellie Middlebrook visits Mrs L.
B. Benedict.
Union temperance meeting at the Con-
gregational church, in place of the usual
morning service, next Sunday.
Mrs Edgar Field and daughter Matte
have been qnite sick, but improve under
DR. Smiths care.
Nathan Austin is very feeble.
Mrs A. A. Weed visits friends here.
The Ready Folks will meet, Saturday.
9th, at the church, at 3.
Mrs Joseph Clark returns, Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

The construction of the tunnel under
the st. Clair river, connecting Port Hur-
on, Mich, with Sarnia, Ont, has been
conducted so quietly that many at dis
lance never heard of it until it was an
nounced the other day, that persons had
passed through underground from one
side of the river to the other. The heavy
part of the work, which has occupied n
year and half, Is virtually completed.
The tunnel Is $4,000 feet long, 5000 feet
of which is under ground, 23l0 feet un~
der the river, 1890 feet under Michigan
land and 2l60 feet under Canadian land.
1t Is built of iron curved plates within a
steel. shell, there is no masonry about it
and the cost is over s., 900, 900, not includ-
ing the approaches. 1t Is designed to
furnish rapid transit for the Grand Trunk
railway, which has hitherto been imped-
ed by the necessity of using ferries
across the st. Clair river.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
SOUTH BRITAIN.

John Pierce & Son exhibit five head of
their Percheron coach horses, including
two of their imported stations, at the
Watertown fair, this week. A large
show of their fine stock will be made at
the Danbury fair, next week. Competi-
ton in draught and coach horses promis-
es to be more than usually close at Dam
bury, but, with such stock as they breed,
little fear need be had of competitors.
Mrs Ely Pierce, mother of Mrs Jay
Camp, is in critical health.
John Pierce & Son do not confine them
selves to the horse business entirely, but,
aside from the care of % head of horses,
raised over 100 lambs, have pastured be-
tween so and 65 head Of cattle, raised be-
tween 600 and 700 bushels of potatoes.
Their fruit crop is small, though so bush
fels Of apples were picked, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
SOUTHVILLE.

Mr. WiXon is quite sick with dysen-
terry; DR. Williams attends.
Denis DAILY was called to Massachu-
! sets by the serious illness of his son
John.
! Mrs Susan Hall is with Mrs Z. w.
Smith.
! David Barnum, who assisted Abel
! Wordin in shingling Mr. Thornhill's
house, fell from the building, but was
not seriously hurt.
Selectman E. Welton is improving ouI
highways by cutting the brush.
; G. w. Northrop has a fine crop of pc
tatoes.
Mr. and Mrs w. Roe visited S. F. Clarl
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs G. w. Northrop have Wis
tied friends in Cheshire and Waterbury
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Various rumors have been in circula-
ton in regard to the resumption of work
at the Sandy Hook factory of the Mantle
mills company and it is not easy to sepa-
rate the wheat from so much chaff; but
it is reasonably certain that the mills
will be started again, with, at least, a
part of the former force of men, in few
weeks. G. p. Sturdevant of East Lyme,
who was in the Hook, Saturday, told sew
eral that the mills might open again in a
short time and said that the market for
goods made by the company has been
brisk for the past month. 1t is under
stood that the spinners and carders are
to be set at work first, possibly within a
fortnight, with gradual increase of en-
ployes as the business demands. The
new superintendent has not arrived, but
half the mill house is to be held in readi-
ness for him; the other half is to be oc-
cupied by Foreman John Fians. 1t is to
be hoped that the shop may soon throb
with the rattle and roar of machinery,
for Sandy Hook cannot afford to lose SO
important an industry.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
Let us watch that we never undo with
our hands what we say with our tongues.
&c. II. Sturgeon.

The circumstances under which the
beautiful hymn ''Abide with Me- was
written are singularly pathetic. Inpoint
of merit and popularity "Abide with Me-
may be classed with Cardinal Newman's
'Lead, Kindly Light" and it is question
able if we ever hear the one that we are
not reminded of the other. The facts
are as follows: Rev Mr. Lyle, church
of England clergyman, and the author
of the hymn in question, being con-
sumptive, left his native country in pur-
suit of health and, after vainly search
ing for the magic fountain in the genial
climate of Italy, turned his face north
ward, and finally settled upon the
banks of the Mediterranean in the lovely
town of Nice. Here, soon after, he took
charge of the little English chapel, per-
forming his holy offices until his disease
terminated fatally. 1t was during the
last few hours of his life that ''Abide
with Me- was written and set to music.
Conscious of his approaching end, he
called his daughter to him, babe her lis
ten attentively and note down carefully
the lines composing the hymn referred
to. This done, he requested his daugh-
ter to go to the organ, and he dictated
the music as readily as he had compos-
ed the lines. After the words and music
which he had inspired were completed,
he desired that his last composition
should be sung to him and, as the last
notes died away, the life of the author
of one of the sweetest productions in
our language passed peacefully and tran
GULLY away.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

When the Winter time table of the
Housatonic goes into effect, it is likely
that the train now leaving Newtown at
Z Il m will be hauled off and nothing run
south between & and 8 a III. This train
is very popular, however and would, no
doubt, be well patronized if run all Win
ter. There would not, probably, be
travel enough during the cold season to
warrant the running of three morning
trains within three hours and neither of
the other two could we'll be dispensed
with. And yet, even now, the O'Clock
train gets few passengers above Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
Mrs F. A. Johnson of Cold Spring il
out again after an attack of the shingles
Storey & Row.

The sentinels of the coming Winter are
already stealing between the lines of
beautiful Fall days, their chilling gloom
aggressiyely reminding of the necessity
ofpreparation for another season of snow
and ice. The Public's friend, the enter
prising merchant, anticipates the needs
of the community in these shortening
days, when Jack Frost hovers upon the
retreating rear guard of Summer sum
beams, extracting the fervor from earth
and air and nerving mankind to it's best
endeavors. With appropriate suggest
iveness, the annual Fall announcement
OF Storey & Roy of the Boston store, 342
and 34 Main street, Bridgeport, now
greets the public eye. This store, whose
early downfall was predicted at first, has
lived to disprove false prophecy and to
enlarge its borders far beyond the antic-
ipations of its friends 1t is no longer
| an infant in swaddling clothes to be pat
ronized and coddled, but bonnie Scotch
laddie in kilt and tartan, strong of limb
and robust of frame. Storey & Roy have
doubled the size of their store, to meet
the increasing trade secured by integrity
of purpose and now have one of the larg-
est, best ventilated and best lighted stores
in Bridgeport. To celebrate their pros
perity, they announce an opening day
for Saturday, September 81, for which
| special efforts have been made to secure
all that is new and fashionable, together
with many specially cheap lines secured
for the beginning of the Boston stores
| fifth year. You and your friends are in
vited to this anniversary opening and the
stock to be found, as well as the prices
at which articles are sold, are set forth
in the large half page advertisement that
speaks for itself. You can't get away
from that ad., if you would, without de-
stroying the paper and you will find its
announcements so much to your advan-
tage that you cannot afford to neglect its
opportunities. The strictly one-price
basis on which the business of this house
is conducted is daily winning friends and
customers and Storey & Roy have al
ready written their name high on the
scroll of business success. A rOseate
glow beckons on to still greater achieve
ment, to which the fourth anniversary
opening of Saturday, September y, is
but the threshold.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

j. H. Allen has bought the Rhoads
place in Judson avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Cereno Saxton are better.
Miss Mary Hyde of Bridgeport is at
DIR Shove's.
Isaac w. Lake, brother of Frederick
Lake, died at the latter's residence in
Oakville and was buried in Woodbury..
He was Union soldier in the late war.
Rev J. l.. r. Wyckoff of the Strict
Congregational church is confined to the
bed by rheumatism.
We heartily second the Woodbury. Re-
porter's appeal for water supply for
our village and the reasons given. In re-
gard to trying this matter, we may say
in the language of the old hymn, ''Ihis
is the way we long have sought" 1t
seems strange that when bountiful sup
ply of pure mountain water can be OBJ
tanned at such small cost, the men of
Woodbury. do not move in the matter.
We should remember Litchfield. 1t did
not move until it had been burned out
twice.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
HUNTINGTON.

Mrs Edgar Wooster, feeling faint, Sun
day, while in Sunday school, went out
and, on reaching the outside door, be-
came unconscious and fell down the
flight of steps leading to the church. She
escaped with bruises and is rapidly re-
covering. AS she is heavy woman, it
is wonderful that she escaped SO well.
Rev Mr. Park preached on temperance,
last Sunday morning, and spoke of the
evils of license, high or low. He urged
all Christian people to give the subject
careful thought and earnest prayer. He
thought that if they would they would
not vote at the coming election for IL
cense.
Col Marvin Knowlton spoke in Tenn
perance hall before good audience ON
| the evils of the saloon. He spoke in an
earnest Christian spirit, abusing no man
or party, only showing that, as the old
parties were doing nothing to check this
evil and had put nothing about temper
ance in their platforms, this year, the
third party was a necessity, must GER
tainly prevail and, in time, come into
power.
The Prohibitionists will caucus to
nominate town officers, this week Satur-
day evening, in Temperance hall in the
Center.
III. /. Brownson had sheep bitten By
a neighbours dog, last Sunday and, al
though unknown to Mr. Brownson whose
dog it was, the neighbor showed manly
1 spirit, went right to Mr. Brownson, sale
that his dog had bitten the sheep. Ht
killed the dog and offered to pay Nj
Brownson for all damages.
Ladies Of the Congregational society
are to give supper at the parsonage
next Tuesday evening; proceeds for thu
repairs in the church,
i Delegates to the Prohibition convent
ion at South Norwalk on the 24th:
Rev A. J. Park,
John Hemphill,
o. G. Beard,
n. M. Dibble,
George Radcliffe,
STILES u. Nichols,
Emory Harding.
James Burke,
FIN. Potter.
Collector Joseph Tonllinson will be Y
his Shelton office to receive taxes on Sat
urday, October 4, Ga m to 4 pm and q
the town house in the Center from to
p M on Monday, 9Th.
Rev a. >. Park spoke at the Sunda.
| school convention ut Shelton, last Fri
day, on ss.rhe Sunday school teacher
selected, =
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
NEW MILFORD.

Cards are out for the marriage of
Charles Merritt Beach of this village to
Miss Ina j. Buckingham of Marketable,
at st Andrews church, Marketable.
Thursday, October 2, at g..
The wife of Hon Thomas Stewart OF
New York is i'll with bilious fever at the
home of the late DIR Taylor.
Sunday in Bridgeport, guests of Mrs A
r. Lacey.
Miss Cora Hill has been in Bridgeport
guest of Miss Meserve.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
Marshall Sears has bought cut and
split wood on the Marinda Glover place.

In the kirmess of st Peters parish now
in progress in the City hall, much of the
interest centers in the spirited contest for
the most popular man in Danbury. The
leading contestants are Michael j. Brad
ley, formerly of Newtown and James
Gilday of Main street. The friends OF
both are straining every nerve to carry
off the honors. Mikes many friends in
Newtown will anxiously watch the prog
ress of the voting, which will close, Mon
day night. Mr. Bradley has, by his cour-
tesy and sunny disposition, won hosts OF
firm friends during his short residence in
Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Some time ago, the project of forming
a syndicate of Sandy Hook gentlemen for
the purpose of building and maintaining
in the Hook hall suitable for travelling
entertainments, local theatricals, dances,
or social festivities, was considered, but
nothing definite decided. The matter, it
is understood, has again been brought
up and is receiving attention. With the
exception of Glovers hall, which is hard
ly public hall, the Hook is poorly pro-
vided with hall accommodations.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

T.. Maurice Botsford has broken his
connection with the firm of Botsford &
Beers, at Hopewell, and established him.
self in the butcher business on Botsford
hill, whittier he recently moved his fam.
lily. He continues on routes over which
he has run, all Summer and will estab.
lish other trade to take the place Of that
In Redding and Easton, which has occu
pied part of his time during his stay in
HONEYWELL.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

The Saviour warned us against waste
when He said, "Take no thought for the
morrow, for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself" Nc
political economist has ever spoken SO
wisely or so well, for If all the force that
1t wasted by men in worrying about the
morrow were concentrated upon the
work of to-day, a greater amount OF
work would be accomplished, and much
unnecessary trouble be avoided. 1t is
wrong, and especially for the Christian
to indulge in this waste. Christ has said
"Sufficient unto the day is the evil there
of.r-TRev l.. Herbruck.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

ga great many valleys in the Rocky
Mountains which are now barren will be
reclaimed through the construction of
irrigation reservoirs and bitches. EN-
igrants from the East will seek homes in
these valleys, and so the Rocky Mount
ain country will be settled up. In the
aggregate, there is enough land suscepti-
BILE of irrigation in the arid region to sup
port population very nearly as great as
the entire agricultural population of the
United States at the present time"
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

The members of the Utah commission
report that the Mormons seem to be
growing more united from day to day
that their leaders show no sign of dis
position to depart from the teachings of
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young about
polygamy; that the secret celebration of
polygamous marriages continues; and
that they (the commissioners could &C
complish more if they had greater pow
ers,
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Miss Cornelia Croffutt celebrated her
birthday, Saturday, by a progressive
whist party, at which a number of Sandy
Hook friends passed pleasant evening.
a bountiful collation. was among the
features of the evening and the party
broke up about IL o'clock, wishing the
hostess many happy returns of the day.
The winners at the card tables were:
Gentleman's first prize, Alvin w. Minor
Ladies' first prize, Miss Sadie Minor
Gentlemen's consolation prize, Robert X.
Bassett.
Ladies' consolation prize, Miss Jennie Bris-
co.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

The vineyard Of the late Asa n. Haw-
ley bore fair crop of fine grapes, this
season, though the clusters did not ripen
as evenly as they have some years. A.
b. Fancher and a number of helpers
gathered over rs bushels early in the
week and the grapes were turned into
wine, as usual.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

A clam bake and athletic exhibition
will be given at Walnut Tree hill, Satur-
day, by the young mems literary and lit
erary and athletic club of Walnut Tree
hill. Besides the bake, at which John
F. Foran will preside, clam eating con-
tests, foot racing, throwing the hammer,
putting the shot, etc. The officers of
this association are:
President, John f. Foran.
Secretary, George Meyers.
Director of sports, james Mcmahon.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

About 80 cans of milk are daily shipped
from Newtown creamery, although only
about 30 cans are shipped in bulk in the
cans; the rest is sent in cases, about 20 a
day. The milk checks for August show
that for the first eight days a cent and a
half was paid, while two cents was given
for the rest of the month. This is unu-
sual for August and was received with
ioy by The farmers.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
STONY HILL.

Misses Minnie and Lena Lockwood are
spending a few weeks pleasantly among
friends in Ohio and Michigan.
Major Dikeman, an old resident of the
hill, now in his seth year, is very poorly.
Mrs Walter Clark IS at Milford.
J. p. Vail and wife started, Wednes-
day, 24th, for a few weeks in Illinois and
Wisconsin; they 60 by the way Of Wash
ington.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Over 100000 pieces of mail matter
are sent annually to the dead letter of
flee by reason of incorrect, illegible, or
deficient address, insufficient postage, in
becomes separated from the envelope or
wrapper, or the failure to be called for
or delivered to the person addressed.
This is a daily average of over 10000
nincne
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
BETHEL.

Peter Mcdonald is to build a new
house on Grassy Plain street.
Superintendent Sanford of Adams ex-
press has visited friends here and in
Redding.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Workmen were again taken away from
the new depot, for lack of material, it is
said. There is much work to be done,
however, the heating apparatus and con-
siderable wood finishing awaiting atten-
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Sandy Hooks gold mine, it is said, is
to be worked, as soon as the title to the
property has been securely decided. Law
yer O'Hara has been looking up the town
records for the New York capitalists who
are backing the enterprise.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

While John Fians watches the Mantle
mills by day, it was decided to put big
dog into the enclosure to act as guard at
night; but the dog soon found a way of
escape and disappeared rapidly in the di-
rection of his old home at Donald A.
Warmers.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

How much trouble he avoids who does
not look to see what his neighbor says or
does or thinks, but only to what he does
himself, that it may be just and pure
Marcus Aurellus.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

A school girl asks contemporary for
the plural of genius. There is no plur-
al, dear. The world is just large
enough for one genius at time.-
[Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Howard, son of the Sandy Hook black
smith, has succeeded in training Il couple
of yokes of steers, yearlings and two
year-olds. He exhibited them at the
Huntington fair, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Patsy German, who was office boy and
driver for DR. Sites in the Hook, has re-
turAee from Oswego and will probably
remain here.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

A bronze statue of Horace Greeley was
unveiled at New York, Saturday, with
Bishop Potter and Chauncey NJ. Depew
as the lions of the hour.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Misses Maggie and Mary Griffin have
returned to work in Bridgeport, after u
few months with their father, Thomas
Griffin of Sherman street.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
The wedding of Francis Murphy, the

The wedding of Francis Murphy, the
temperance lecturer and Widow Rebecca
Fisher of Council Bluffs came off at
Rock Island, Ill. A correspondent
writes to the New York Herald: "Mr
Murphy met Mrs Fisher in Council Bluffs
less than year ago, when on Il lectur-
ing tour. She attracted the attention of
Mr. Murphy by her zeal as head of the
perance Union. He sought her acquaint-
ance, and the case was one of mutual
love at first sight. Mr. Murphy is 81
years old and has been IA widower many
years. His bride is 81 and handsome
woman
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
BERKSHIRE.

Miss Mary Roach was guest of Long
Hill friends, Sunday.
Born, Thursday, 18th, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs John Kane of Brushy Point.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Butter has taken decided rise within
few days and what conld have been
bought for 15c has reached 25c.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

John l.. Sanford has brief vacation
from his arduous labors at the Rubber
and he and his family are visiting in Ma
marOneck.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Count Bismarck says: "Cigar smok-
ing have given up altogether, of course
under advice. 1t is facilitating and bad
for the nerves. An inveterate smoker,
such as used to be, gets through 100,-
600 cigers in his life, if he reaches fair
average age. But he would live longer
and feel better all the time if he did
without them"
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
MONROE.

Dewitt, son of Rev b. L. Swan, died
at Scranton, Penn, on the 10th, A years
old.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Il. r. Robbins of Waterbury, formerly
an employee of ii. L. Wheeler at the
Hook, has visited friends here on his way
to Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Rev Mr. Delzell expects to be with the
Botsford hill Sunday school, next Sun
day. 1t will meet again with George F
Duncombe.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Oliver and Turney Northrop were SO
unfortunate as to lose valuable new
mich COW, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
STEPNEY,

The. hour of the Gospel temperance
service, Sunday evening, has been chang
ed from 80 to 80.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

| M. L. Smith and j. A. Burhans do an
extensive job of wall laying for ex-Sher-
! iff Sanford.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

bury has visited her grandmother in San
dy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Consolidated rolling stock is now held
at 55 asked, 80 bid.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

John Graham has not left the Rubber,
but is still foreman of the machine shop.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Miss Helen Beers and Mrs Beardsley
have visited friends in South Britain.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

j. w. Penney of Hattertown, who has
been Mt Jeanville for some weeks, goes
to Danbury, next week, as Waterman.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Clarence Baldwin of Hawleyville is
proud of four-pound sucker he caught,
last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

S. C. Bull now rides new Columbia
safety to and from his drug store.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

Painter John A. Nash has freshened
the colors on Selectman w. II. Glover's
house.
The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26

The beloved Bishop Williams is to visit
st Johns church, Friday, October 10.