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The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
LONG HILL.

For particular reasons, the early conl- muniOn service at Grace church, next Sunday morning, will be at o'clock.
 Charles B. Wheeler has entertained friends.
 Mr and Mrs Lewis B. Curtis, Attorney E. l.. Wells and party of Southport were at the hospitable home of s. G.. Beardsley, Esq, Sunday.
 There was a fair attendance at the special school meeting of Long Hill dis trict and slight differences of opinion brought out considerable discussion. The question of building an addition to the school house, in order to accommodate the 70 scholars who are enrolled, or of opening a primary department up stairs was viewed from all standpoints and it was finally decided that a primary de- partment would be best for both teach CT and scholars. No teachers have yet been secured and an additional appropri- ation from the town, to meet the expense of the second teacher, will be requested.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
Our Farmers.

In q communication in your valuable paper, few weeks ago, the writer said that he hoped soon to see the hills of New England again covered with young stock and I agree with him. It seems strange that our farmers will not raise their own stock right at home, instead of paying out their money for il COW, OK or horse, as the case may be. They could just as well have one or some of all to sell. There are few farms upon which there is not number of lots not fit to cut or cultivate, that would answer well enough for pasture until the meadows are cut, upon which number of young stock could be raised every year. But
 our farmers, as q rule, will not do this
 and say it is too much trouble to get the young stock in fit condition and old
 enough to care for themselves.
 Now this should be done in the Winter
 time, when they have really nothing to
 do that needs immediate attention and d
 little time spent daily in this way would
 soon, il yearly followed mp, net them a
 snug income. Young calves born in De | during the rest of Winter can be raised at q small expense and, as soon as grass
 comes, can be turned off to take care of
 themselves. Nearly every farmer is short
 in the Spring of manure. Why so? He
 will sell his hay and straw, robbing his
 farm, instead of keeping sufficient stock to eat it up and saving the manure to put
 upon his farm, thus paying his land fol
 the value received, as an employer would
 pay his employe and, ill d short time, re-
 ceiving his money from the sale of stock
 know one farmer in particular Wht comes under this head. Five years ago i'll visiting q brother farmer and looking
 at his young stock growing up, som' e ready for market and others fast nearin. t that point, he remarked that he had Il, l. time to fool in that way. After Il Ion. 2 conversation in regard to the matter, h z drove home and, during the drive, h 0 resolved to give it trial himself. II 5. has raised quite number every year an d now always has COW or beef to sell d whereas, a few years ago, he was wol Q dering where to raise the money, nearl is every time borrowed, in order to bu r. another COW every little while,as he is ,r milkman and must necessarily have min t. He also proudly says, as he sits behind le pair of handsome colts: Look at those ie Why they really did not cost me q cen re as raised everything they have eaten s n far on my farm.n He has other youn p- colts growinr now
 IT. Is there any reason, my dear reader cs you who have large farms and those ha .h ing only small ones, why you cannot fo nd low his example, or will you still adhe ol to the practice of saying, II cannot ( to it; it is too much trouble If is, tht he you who have sons and daughters gi
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
BETHEL.

About S600 damage was done at An last week, by water, which had been turned on while outlets were closed. The water guage of the boiler was broken and it is thought that the damage was caused by malice on some ones part
 Eight cars crowded with happy eXcur- sionists went to Bridgeport by special train over the Shepaug and Housatonic roads, Saturday, when the Congregation al Sunday school held its annual picnic at Seaside park. The eXcursionists en- joyed themselves to the utmost and left Bridgeport on the return about m, tired and happy.
 E. c. Senior is painting the interior ot John Dann's handsome and costly Dan. bury house and is also working upon q house for Mrs Damn.
 l The interior of the Grassy Plain engine house is to be painted and papered by E C. Senior.
 | When the Improvements and altera tions are completed at Fishers hall, il will be altogether too grand for it's ia miliar name and it is henceforth to bt known as Nichols opera house. Tho Fall opening is to take place in Septem | Der and w. c. Turner, who is now deco rating the interior, is to hold the board. | with new attractions.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

church their parents prefer. The ex- pense for board and tuition is $400, pay able at October and February. There are no extras, save $5 for church sitting and $50 for piano instruction. The school year begins September l9and closes June IS. It is divided into three terms of l2 weeks each. Two weeks vacation is granted at Christmas and one week at Easter.
 Fairfield's school board re-organized at the meeting July l5, with Dr M. V. B.. Durham chairman and Dr w. H. Don aldson secretary. Miss Eunice Wake man, who has applied for the school at Middle district, was granted q certificate and Miss Helen B. Morehouse of Darien, graduate of the Normal school, was also granted a certificate. A petition was received from Bulkley's district, ask ing that the appropriation be increased from $360 to $450, in order to retain the teacher, Miss Emma Osborne, who has been SD acceptable. The board found that this was outside their authority, but biidb Ib up du the annual town meeting. The salary of the secretary of the board, who has been acting in that capacity since April, was fixed for six months at $62 30 and the treasurer of the school committee, Ed mund Hobart, is to receive $50. A bill of $l22 from WestporJ for children taught in the joint district of East Long Lots was presented. On petition from Holland Hill and Banks North districts, reporting that no officers had been chos- en there, the board appointed these:
 Holland Hill-Committee and treasurer, Charles s. French; clerk, John L. Morehouse.
 Banks North-Committee, John Nichols; i; clerk. Frank L. Sherwood.
 The meeting was adjourned until the last Tuesday in August.
 Miss Cora Smith, who has visited Misses Gould of Black Rock, has return ed to her home in Maine. accompanied by Miss Alice Gould, who will spend her va cation at North Haven and Bar Harbor.
 C. J. Byrne of Bridgeport intends to occupy at once the property he has bought in Black Rock.
 Ladies of the Black Rock Congrega- tional church held a successful and high ly enjoyable festival, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
SOUTH BRITAIN.

Thomas Wordin of Georges hill has matched between 200 and 300 chicks and about 75 ducks with hot water incuba- tor. lie has been unusually successful with his matches, about 75 fowls being produced from each 100 eggs set. His success as an amateur is remarkable and rarely the experience of the first years trial of incubators. Aside from his poul- try raising, Mir Wordin is largely engag- ed in the egg trade, collecting them in the country north of New Milford and marketing them in Waterbury. Last year, Mir Wordin bought and dressed ov CT 200O fowls for the Waterbury market, but the higher prices in the local towns, this year, make it hard to get much prof it from the poultry trade and he has not ventured to buy.
 John F. Hine of Mechanicsville, Iowa. was East with car of horses which he sold in New York and has spent a few days with F. H. Gray of Georges hill. Hine & Gray are in partnership in the horse business in the West and have now no head on horse farm there. They expect to take first premium for the best pair of matched horses in tine State of Lau.a. this E.A11
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
NUMBER 30.
Henry Hurd,s son John is home.

Albert Wheeler is committee in Center district, but has no teacher engaged.
 Mrs James Lord has entertained her daughter from Bridgeport and a grand daughter from Providence.
 Miss Eveline Adams of Brooklyn spends the Summer with her aunt, Mrs Charles Lord.
 Mrs Charlotte Lane of Brooklyn spends few weeks with A. A. Lane. Charles G. Beers of Seymour has also visited there.
 Miss Della Curtis has had her barn re- paired, H. $. Botsford and l.. $. Patter- son doing the work. Mrs Green of New York is guest of Miss Curtis. E. L. Smith occupies his pleasant home, the renovated Minott Booth house.
 Wiltonsand Portchester friends have visited Mrs John Merritt of Jockey Hol- low.
 Hobart Beardsley has put new roofs on his house.
 The hay on the green, bid off by Rev MT Goldsborough for SS, has been cut. Philo Burr is committee in Elm Street and report says that last years teacher is to take the school. A few farmers are through having, but more have many acres yet to cut and all acknowledge this as the biggest crop in ! years and stacks are seen On every hand. An enjoyable time was had at James Burr's, Tuesday, Sth, at the annual ice cream treat the berry pickers were given by the veteran fruit grower.
 Mrs Sophia D. Beardsley has Summer boarders from the city.
 $. B. Wales has suffered with lumbago.
 Mrs Ezra E. Beardsley and two child ren of Bronson, Mich., spend few weeks at Hobart Beardsley's.
 The Willing Workers planned q gath ering at the parlors of St. Peters, for this week, but the event will be in the future, ii at all. The young people are working for needed improvements for the church parlors.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
SOUTHPORT.

Lawyer Howard N. Wakeman drew the fine light house clock disposed of by tick ct at the grand encampment.
 Town Clerk Pike has entertained his brother. George N. Pike of New York.
 Meeting gentleman whose occupation allows him certain amount of insight into the doings and plans of the railroad, q BEE reporter nreu UnIs quesIIon at him: 'sDo you, in the inmost depths of your heart, really believe that the road intends to use the rectory property which they recently acquired for station purposes, or that they bought it with any such in tention:'' ''No, 1 do not" he said; '.why, that isn't at all suitable as loca- ton for a station. It isn't nearly as con venient as the present location and the track is now so far above the level that great deal of filling would be required to bring it to the proper grade. They wouldn't do that when they've got land enough at the present station for all practical purposes. Then why did they buy it? We'll, I'll tell you my private opinion and I think you'll find it quite plausible. You know that the company has been trying for q long time to abol- ish the rectory crossing entirely; in fact, to consolidate the rectory and the old Boston turnpike crossings. Both are used great deal and neither is altogeth- CT safe. The town has objected to this consolidation, but the road does not give up the idea yet. Now. my idea of the state of affairs is just this: The road has bought the rectory; it will next proceed to buy the adjoining house of Joseph N. Spicer and both houses owned by Patrick Collins and will then own property be- tween the two crossings. Then, when the grade crossing hearing occurs, the road will be able to say, Gentlemen, we as property owners here have voice in this matter. As property owners, we desire that the road shall be changed,- and it wi be-
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
STAMFORD.

A family from New York, Graham by name, have rented the Whitehead house on East Broadway for the Summer.
 Miss Ina Burritt has returned from the West, where she has been visiting for nearly a year.
 Collector John W. Thompson reports $500 of the requisite $5S2 already obtain ed for the Union cemetery.
 On the recently purchased property of Curtis Thompson, Strawberry Hill, has been re-discovered a mineral spring. This spring has been closed for dozen years, but it was, 40 years ago, considered sovereign remedy for erysipelas and blood diseases. The spring has again been opened and is being visited by many to try it's virtues. The well or cavity from which the water is obtained is lined with solid rock and is some 30 inches across and four or five feet deep. If the medicinal virtues of the water of this spring shall on chemical examination and analysis prove as great as fancy de- PiSDSs oiiS SpiibS5 hiii pS oPSi'SA oP anu Stratford may become a noted resort for those who hope to regain health as they eXpend wealth at the mineral springs.
 Catharfne Holdsworth, one of the old CT of the Irish residents of the place, died at her home near Cupboard hill, last week Thursday. She had been feeble for some time and her death was caused by old age and d complication of dis eases. She was nearly so years old and leaves family of three daughters, all married, one of whom lived at home. Mir Holdsworth died many years ago. The funeral took place, Saturday and was at tended at the Catholic church, Father Larkin of Milford officiating. There was a goodly attendance of relatives and friends and the burial was at St. Mich ael's cemetery, East Bridgeport.
 Mrs Olney is entertaining several mem bers of her family, including James of Catsldll, N. Y., Charles Of Cleveland, Mrs Ingham of the Bermudas, and daughter from Germantown. They will spend d fortnight here.
 Dr Cogswell has been laid up with carbuncle on his arm.
 4 tennis court has been established on Broad street, near Main.
 There were 100 or more present at the entertainment given in the Town hall, last week Thursday evening, by the vet erans' association and larger audience would doubtless have attended had the weather been more proptious. The evening was divided between the enter tainment given by the Eagle stereopticon | company of Bridgeport and the drawing | for the Howe sewing machine, hold 1 over from the great fair. The stereopti- l con views were fine and comprised bits of American scenery almost exclusively. At the conclusion ofzthis, the drawing for the sewing machine was held. It was won by ticket 2S, held by Edgar Osborne. The machine, which was promptly claim | ed. has since been sold to Walter Blanl- ey.
 As soon as the sample copies of the work now in press descriptive Of Strat- ford's 25Oth anniversary are ready, agents will be appointed and canvassing begun. The work will be sold only on subscription.
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them the privilege of doing this, if even on shares with yourself and see, in a few years, if you are not willing also to go into the business yourself as we'll as the children, who, by this privilege, will find themselves deriving an income all their own, with also, probably, their own horse to drive. Instead of leaving the old place for the city, in order to earn money for themselves, they will stay contentedly at home with their parents and be help and comfort to them ina their old age. l think it worth while, my dear readers, to give it a trial. You have really all to gain. Certainly noth- ing to lose.- X. $. M.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
GREENFIELD HILL.
yERSA-s NEW MANSION.

So we'll under way is the work on the elegant new house which Frederic Bron- son is building at Verna farm that a de- scription of the house, as it appears on the plans, may be interesting. The house is 100x90 feet; three stories high, built of brick. The plans are from the office of Richard NJ. Hunt, architect, Tribune building, New York, and the contract is held by Frank Mapes of 63 Patchen1ave- nue. Brooklyn. The entrance is on the northwest corner, where flight of steps lead up to the circular vestibule on the first floor, whose floor is of rich mosaic. Turning to the right, one passes into the maia hall, also with mosaic floor. At the right opens the library, with drawing room beyond. At the end of the hall, opposite the entrance, is the tea-room, a pleasant apartment with wide curving bay window. East of tea room is the salon, opening, on one hand, to a balcony on the southeast corner of the house and on the other to the great dining hall North of the dining room is the building
 now used as an ice house and billiard |
 room, while in the wing, which is built
 around the billiard room, are the ser
 wants hall, the buffers pantry and vari
 ous kitchen necessaries. From the main I hall, the grand staircase leads up to tho
 second floor. Here, on the right, are tho apartments of Mr and Mrs Bronson ane i the rest of the floor is taken up witt
 sleeping rooms and servants quarters
 The entire third floor is occupied as sleep
 ing apartments, and the main hall is fit
 ted with skylights. The elevations O
 the building show a massive structure O
 brick, it's surface broken by comparative
 ly few projections, yet giving, Withal, pleasing effect. The north elevation !, shows a wall of masonry nearly 100 fee
 in length, broken, ill the center, by , balcony and near the corner by the gran' entrance. A side view of the eastern bal : cony is also obtained. On the south, al 3 entrance porch is shown, with an en , trance to the servants quarters. The 8 2 foot brick wall on the side is broken 0 g the east by one entrance, while sid
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
Ginger Pop.

Let those of our readers who like n
 good drink for warm day try the fol- lowing: Two cups sugar, two table, spoons ginger. the grated rind of one lemon, pour on one gallon of boiling wa ter; when cool, add the juice of the lem on and one yeast cake dissolved or cup of liquid yeast. Let 1t stand n few hours, strain and bottle, not stirring 1t. Or pre- pare soda water as follows: Two ounces tartaric acid, two pounds white sugar three pints of water: boil together five minutes. When n .riy cold, add whites of three eggs we beaten with half cur of flour, the Juice of half lemon, ounce of wIntergrccn. Bottle and keep in [ cool place; two tablespoons syrup to glass of water and quarter teaspoon soda
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
VOLUME XIII.

Extremes in local journalism were strikingly Illustrated by two papers in this vicinity. The Enquirer, edited by Litchfield's learned antiquarian, 13 days after the death of George F. Leaven- worth of Roxbury, suggestive of foul play, published among county clippings two-and-a-half-inche account of the affair, to which even New York papers had given n half column or more of space and, in another column, devoted nearly four inches of space to the treaty ofGer- many and England in regard to Africa. On the contrary, the Newtown BEE, edit ed by that Hercules of Small News, in dustrious Brother Smith, made tre- mondous spurt and appeared with 10 pages of advertisements and reading, GOV erins every personal item and fence painting rom Dan to Beersheba, so to speak. Truly, 1t is interesting to remark how different are the ways of men in the same line of busIness.-[New Milford Gazette.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Friends of Oliver Wendell Holmes are pained to sec how feebly he climbs into horse car, instead of stepping briskly off across the Boston common as he used to do after attending service at Kings chapel. He seems thin and his small hands, of which he is quite proud, look smaller than ever. His old friend, the kindly Quaker poet, is even more feeble.
 He seldom comes to Boston and loves the quiet life at Oak knoll, Danvers, where he will spend the Summer. He writes little, but keeps as keen an inter est in the events of the world as ever. Both Dr Holmes and Mir Whittier are growing quite deaf.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25
Michael IIourigan has left Dr E. NJ Smith to work at having.

Although the Summer months are uni versally conceded to be dull as regards newspaper advertising, yet the BEE has no reason to be ashamed ot the number of sman or ''wanC" advertisements that are found in it's columns week by week. It shows that, in season or out of season, the people know where to place their transient advertising in order to pro duce the best results.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Editor Reuben H. Smith of the New town, Ct, BEE, formerly on the editor ial staff of the Springfield Republican, Arthur J. Smith of Bridgeport and Hem ry Martin Smith of Hartford were the guests over Sunday of Mr and Mrs A. P. Smith of Vine street.-[Springfiel Mass., Homestead.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Tho two burglars who plundered La- Rue's iewelry store at Danbury were quickly captured, with most of their plumber. Two officers watching for them on the railroad near Brewster exchanged shots with them, the next night, but the burglars, leaving part of their swag, escaped to the woods. Danbury turned out In force and finally found both, lodg- ing them in Carmel Jail.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Forty-four thousand dollars worth O new 5 per cent Danbury and Norwalk railroad bonds were registered with the State comptroller. last week, replacing like amount of per cents, which fell due July l.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

view of the front porch is afforded. The west elevation is much the same. The whole mansion will be entirely different from any building in the vicinity and the interior furnishings will be of the finest.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

George ". Botsford, his brother How ard and Henry Botsford patronized the Housatonic excursion to Poughkeepsie, last week, and the Botsford Bros. took In the sights of Gotham before returning.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

There now seems little foundation for the fear expressed by some that New town would not prove so popular n Sum- mer resort, this season, as in past years. Applications for rooms, for few days or for the remainder of the season, con tinue to pour in and hotels and boarding houses are busy and gay. There have been as yet none of the festivities which usually mark the Summer here, save the fair and festival of the Congregational ladies, last night, at the Town hall. This iA to be followed, next week Wednesday, 3Oth, by the dairy maids drill, which will doubtless attract a large company to the hall. During the month of August, there will probably be a hop, perhaps more than one, given by guests of the hotels, either at the hotels or in the con- venient Town hall. These midsummer hops are always occasions of much pleas ure to all who attend. There will also be less elaborate parties and excursions participated in by a chosen few. The Newtown firemen will give their annual picnic at ParlOr Rock, August |, and the N. \. B. & r. club anticipate an outing during the season. It Is also likely that other NewtOwn associations or societies will hold picnics or excursions. The season of 90 bids fair to be as full of so- eial pleasures as any of it's predecessors.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Mir Moody took occasion at the stu dents conference at Northheld, Mass, to plead for greater charity among Protest ants for Catholics and Jews. He also warned tha students not to use the term "heathen" In speaking of the Chinese, Japanese and other Orientals, declaring that America had more slns to answer for than China or India. There is among Christian nations to-day great deal too much of the spirit of the old Romans and Greeks, who despised all other nations as barbarians. We have much greater ad- vantages than the Chinese or Japanese, it Is true, but we could learn good deal from these nations to our own profit; and If we do not take better care of our nor als, the time may come when they will supersede us, for the same reason that our forefathers superseded the red man-the survival of the tittest.-r Witness.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Excessively long hours of work in any trade or occupation are now unequivocal- ly condemned by public opinion and are quite out of harmony with the spirit of the eage.-FAmerican Grocer.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

Every column in a newspaper contains from LOGO to 10000 distinct pieces of metal, displacement or omission of any one of which must cause blunder or typographical error, And yet some peo- pie claim particular smartness if they can discover a single error in an entire newspaper.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-25

The people of Sandy Hook believe in patronlzing an article of real merit. That is why M. B. Terrill S Co. are selling so much Brussels soap.