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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
The Beef Mononnlv.

The strike on the New York Central
spelling tons of dressed meat en- route
for the East and the strike in the Chi
cago stock yards, temporarily interfering
with beef shipments, have made Ii larger
demand for Connecticut cattle in the
wealthy butchers have almost bulIdozed
Connecticut beef out of its natural mar
ket in the larger cities, forcing the mar
ketmen to sell their meat under threat of
starting rival markets at which dressed
beef would be sold so low AS to ruin the
local dealer. No wonder farming does
not pay in rural New England, when
Chicago capital can close the markets to
it; and, if it can do this in beef, why
not in grain, potatoes, milk, butter, etc. :
Newtown, once famous for It's fine beef
cattle, has been crowded out of the bust
ness by the West.
But this greed of trusts and combined
capital is too selfish and cruel to last for
ever. 1t not only wants ii profitable bus
iness, but it wants all the business. No
one else may deal in beef, in oil, in match
es, in whatsoever article it chooses to Sc
lect. This destroys individual freedom
and is monstrous tyranny. Il hydra-head-
ed monopoly that knows neither mercy
nor Justice in wrecking an enemy or sub
DUNG rival. The great American peo-
pie is too intelligent, too independent to
be ground down by such despotic heel
and, while we may not yet see tile road
to deliverance, it is bound to be opened
sooner or later.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
BETHEL.

Richard Dixon, IA dininutiye Bridge
port lad who was sentenced to the reform
school for stealing 500 from an Italian,
escaped, several days ago, but was found
here by Officer Owens of Merden and
taken back.
Mrs Mary Fairchild was married to
James IL. Prindle, August 2, at the resi-
dence of Mrs Cornelia Cook, Golden Hill,
by Bev Ii. l.. Slack.
MIR and Mrs Henry Gilbert have been
at Long Branch.
Henry Hodge of Plumtrees and Miss
Martha Stokes of Danbury were maj
ried at the brides residence OH Town
Hill, by Rev A. c. Morrow, last week.
Annie May, infant daughter of Frank
Comst"ck, died of cholera infantum at
TorringCon and was brought here for
burial.
Mr. and Mrs w. III. Goldman of Fort
Scout, Kansas, have visited Bethel rela-
tiyes.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Mackenzie bril-
liantly celebrated their wooden wedding,
last week Wednesday, ut their pleasant
| residence on Greenwood avenue. About
| lbs We're present and music and social
enjoyInenG made the hours pass rapidly.
A tent ON the lawn and Il number of
Japanese lanterns added to the display.
"A fine collation. was enjoyed by all. A
long list OF presents received Including a
beautiful diamond ring from the husband
rest from The wife to the husband.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
CHESTNUT HILL.

Percy l.. Ryon, who says that he is a
detective and a member of the Granite
detective bereau of Cincinnati, caused
the arrest, last week, of Thomas O'Neill
of North Bridgeport, on the charge of
shooting his horse, which he valued at
$500, although he bought it when five
years old for $25. He says that, as de-
tective, he once caused O'Neilfs arrest
for violation of liquor law and revenge
was probably the motive for shooting
the horse. His evidence was purely
circumstantia and showed that the
horse, hich had been left in field
while Ryon spent the night with Philip
Davis of North Bridgeport. was found
dead in the morning. a rope which Ryon
claimed belonged to O'Neill being around
its neck. Ryon also claimed that he saw
O'Neill pass Davis's house late at night
and hailed him, but got no reply. OsNeill
was tried in Bridgeport's city court,
Friday despite the efforts of his lawyer,
Judge Lockwood, who failed to shake
Ryon's story, O'Neill was fined $50 and
costs. He appealed and 5000 bonds were
furnished by A. Winter, the brewer.
Ryon has now engaged G. II. Peck as
counsel and attached O'Neill's Carson
avenue property for $500, in civil suit
to recover the value of the horse. This
suit is returnable to the October term Of
the court of common pleas.
Parties are buying land for new res
ervoir at Canoe brook for the Bridgeport
water company.
Frank Beach has spent a week in Deep
River.
Agur Beach visits his sister in Brook
lyn.
Little Harold Olmstead is spending a
week with his aunt, Mrs Agur Beach.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
REDDING.

E. p. Shaw was summoned as IL grand
juror in the United States district court
which opened at New Haven, Tuesday,
| Goth.
Mrs G. b. Lee and granddaughter of
| Bridgeport visit Mrs S. B. Osborne.
Rev DR. Ebert Miller and wife of the
Iowa conference have visited Reading
and Norwalk friends. They will return
home, this week.
All the schools in town are now pro-
vided with teachers, exceI the Foundry.
Mrs Brinsmade, who has visited Red
ding friends, will soon start for her home
in st Louis. Her son will enter Yale,
| this Fall.
Mrs S. b. Osborne and Miss Julia San
ford set our men farmers a good example
| by keeping the roadside adjoining their
farms neatly trimmed.
Misses Burgess have nearly transform
ed the place recently bought of DIR Wake
man SO that it has regained something Of
its old-time appearance when owned by
DIR Gorham.
Seth Sanford has been appointed adj
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
WOODBURY..

The funeral of Mrs Sally, widow OF
Edward Nichols, 81, was attended, last
week. She was mother of Edward F
Nichols of Wecuppemee district. Sever
al years ago, she had paralytic shock
followed by the loss of sight in one eye
Later, she had another shock, followed
by the loss of sight in the other eye
Her death resulted from third paralytiC
shock. She performed well the duties
of life and has passed to her reward.
| The selectmen have rightly offered
a reward of 500 for the arrest and con-
victiOn of the chicken thieves. These
thieves may rest assured that the detect
ives are close upon their tracks. A rep
etition of the otfense will furnish the
final link for their conviction.
C. j. Human of New York, grandson
of Mrs Burton Candee, was in town, last
week.
Mrs A. f. Knox is in town.
Mrs Leonard of New Haven visits her
mother, Mrs DR. Webb.
Mrs Bunce is with Miss Elizabeth Bull
Edward Cowles and daughter are at
Block Island.
addition to their family. last week; a
pair of twins.
hn, 70 Nr,
last week.
Miss Fanny j. Curtiss has returned to
Danbury.
Mrs Maria A. Cotton of Hartford is at
William Cothren's.
Judge Gillette of Waterbury was at
the Office of William Cothren, Saturday,
in consultation on an important case.
Mrs Wilbur c. Linsley has returned
from visit to her old home in Pennsyl-
vania.
Edward w. Abrams has returned from
Bar Harbor.
Our old friend, f. NJ. Minor of Hesky
Mountain district, was present at the G..
A. r. encampment at Boston.
II. w. Judson of Wecuppemee district
entertains friends from New Haven.
Mrs Alfred Clyde of Pomperaug dis
trict is very i'll; DIR Ketcham is in at
tendance. II
Rev Mr. Freeman was at hi. post in the
First church, Sunday.
DIR L. NJ. Bull is back from Pittsfeld.
Daniel Curtiss of New York was at his
fathers. last week.
Mr. Ross of New York and Henry Hor-
ton of Holyoke, Mass, brothers-in-law
of DIR ketcham, have visited him.
Rev A. McNicho'l of Westville has re-
turned from visit to his old home in
Ireland and was in town, last week.
Judge Huntington and family and A.
d. Warner and wife returne' from the
Catskills, last week. u
George Harvey, post office clerk: has
gone to the seaside for his vacation.
The Strict Congregational society will
hold their annual picnic at Quassapaug,
this week. The Episcopal society held
theirs at the same place, last week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
STEPVEY.

Miss S. Lounse of $50 Main street, and
niece, Miss Julia Hughes, also Fred
Curtiss, principal of Norwich school and
Miss Ella Curtiss of Stratford are guests
of C. S. Curtiss.
Miss Annie Field has night blooming
cereus which recently opened and had GO
buds and blossoms on Il geranium in her
flower bed.
Mrs Barnum Curtiss has spent Il week
with relatives in Manchester.
b. Curtiss & Son have had several
hands employed on repairs about their
bulkheads and will put in "a new mill be-
fore long. The strike sent A. B. Curtiss
to New York for middlings, Friday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
VOLUME XIII.

Trinity was filled with n good congre-
CATION, last Friday night, to hear the
vested choir OF the Church of the Ascen-
sion, New Haven. Rev Mr. Linsley con-
Quoted the service, the choir, led by Or
ganist Miner, singing both the responses
and the Psalter from the chancel. While
very satisfactory, no doubt, in their own
church at the Elm City and possessed of
voices well trained, sweet, clear in tone
and giving bursts of power, they lacked
sustained strength for Trinity's vaulted
arches and the articulation was so faulty
that words could hardly be distinguished.
Rev Mr. Linsley spoke few words on
the elevating character of music in gen
eral and praise of God in particular, re-
citing the introduction of vested choirs
into the worship of the church and thank
Ing the Ascension choir for their assist.
ance In the evening service.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

81 see that the members OF the milk produc-
ers union from the west side of the Hudson
are organizing stock company of producers
10 do away with the dealers in the city and
| denver the milk TO the consumers them
selves" said E. G. Seeley of Roxbury presi.
dent of the milk producers union to a Trib-
une reporter. 'You know the producers east
OF the Hudson do not believe in a stock COM
pany plan. We believed we could have
named price this Summer and maintained il
in the teeth of the milk exchange of New
York city; but when the fight was on, the
farmers west of the Hudson let their courage
ooze out. We are willing, however, to wait
and let the enthusiasts have their way and
try their stock company plan. But they are
bound to tail. Why, they talk about stepping
in and managing a business which is greater
than that of the New York Central railroad
in as light a manner as if they were going to
market with dozen cans of milk. But the
milk producers union will live until the pur-
pose of its organization is completed. Re-
Gently it has had one practical demonstration
of its utility. When the strikers tied up the
trains on the Harlem railroad, which sends
upward of 1000 cans OF milk to the CITY every
night, the executive committee ofthe Harlem
branch of the milk producers union was call
ed together by telegraph and a conference
was held with the railroad managers. The
milk producers told the railroad men
that they, the farmers, would see that the
milk train, at least, should get to the city if
they had to put it through themselves. The
railroad people thanked the committee tor
its offer and gladly accepted. The result was
that only one milk train failed to get through
Until the railroad got their own men, the
Harlem milk train was run into the city by
the milk producers and the threatened milk
famine among the Harlem babies was avert
ed. The milk producers stand ready to do
the same thing again, if necessary and the
city consumers need not fear the result of a
strike, as far as the milk supply is concerned"
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
WHITE HILLS.

Master Stanley Beard of Long Hill,
who has been with his grandfather, n.
b. Nichols, was taken i'll with typhoid
fever and was removed home.
Mrs Martha Curtis is improving.
Mrs Phelps of Nebrasla has been guest
of James Glover.
Young ladies from bridgeport board AZ
David Wheeler's.
Misses Mary and Emma Lessey Of Bir-
mingham We're recent guests here
Miss Ida Williams has been Ia Dan
bury.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
GREEN'S FARMS.

Misses Mamie Crossman and Bertha
Amber were with Bridgeport friends.
Sunday.
c. j. Hughes has set two fine tomb
stones at the graves of Edward Meeker
and wife, the filial tribute of Mrs Serene
Bulkley of Scranton.
A peculiarly sad drowning accident
occurred at the shore at Green's Farms,
last week Friday, by which James b.
Quigley lost his life in but few feet of
water within short distance of shore and
friends. About 10 o'clock, James and
his cousin John, who had but recently
arrived from Ireland, went to the shore
, to fish, on land sold by Austin Jennings
to Charles Sooysmith. After fishing
awhile with poor success. James said to
his cousin, Sim getting no bites here and
I'm going out to that rock" Partly I'M
dressing, he waded out to the rock.
which was perhaps 80 feet from shore.
Here he sat and fished, while John re-
manned on shore. At II 30, James was
still there; but, in less than three min
utes, as John AYERS, he was gone. John,
who had been about to call his cousin to
dinner, thought that he might have gone
before, but his clothes were on the beach
and a close look showed his fish pole
hoating near the rock. John ran for as
sistance and soon found Thomas Ouig-
ley, an older brother of James, with
whom, accompanied by Thomas Dona-
hue and Thomas Hogan, he returned to
the beach. Patrick Quigley, father of
James, soon followed. Thomas Donohue
searched unsucccssfully for the body.
which was at last recovered about ). by
EbeneZer Baker and Increase Parsells.
who used drcdges. 1t lay on the face in
a hollow or eddy between two stones, in
scarcely more than five feet of water. In
fact, except at the height of the flood
tide, there is no great depth of water in
that locality and strong young SWIM
mer, such as James had proved himself,
could easily have reached the shore, even
then, had he not been crippled. In his
youth, Quigley had been subject to fits,
~ ~ NV ALUM Iiieh Ior yea-
or more. His friends are satisfied that
he fell from the rock in "A fit and was
drowned. Hey was about Is years old and
the youngest son (the only one at homel
of family of four boys and three girls.
The funeral was attended, Monday morn
ing, at the Church of the Assumption.
Westport, where Father Carroll celebrat-
ed mass.
Stanley Smith and family, who have
been at w. c. Stuart's house for the Sum-
mer, have gone to Bethlehem, n. III.
The Green's Farms station has been
re-nodeled and improved and new
chimney built.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

Rev Samuel w. Delzell, the new pastor
of the Congregational church, whose SER
mons have been heard with pleasure and
profit by the people, Is a native of Hen
derson, u town in the southwestern part
of Missouri, near Springfield. His faith
err, Rev Andrew Delzell, was for 40 years
preacher IN Missouri and for % years
pastor of the church at Pleasant Valley,
Missouri. Ills death occurred about a
year ago. Rev =. w. Delzel received
his early education in the schools of Hen
derson aud Springfield and, after COM
plotting the academic course at Drury col
lege, Springfield, in 1881, entered Yale
and took the college course, graduating
In 1884. The same year, he welded Miss
Estelle Scrimgeour, "A teacher of New Ha-
ven and in July they returned to Mis-
sonri, where Mr. Delzell was for three
years pastor of II church. In 1887, a call
To California was favorably considered
and two years were spent in the Golden
state. About year ago, Mr. Delzell and
family returned to Connecticut and he
has preached at Long Ridge, parish in
the town of Stamford, for nearly a
twelve-month. Feeling that, while
there, he was tilling Il garden while he
might be doing greater work in broad
er field, he accepted the call to the pas
torate of the Congregational church at
Newtown, rendered him unanimously ar-
ter he had twice preached as candidate
lie was highly recommended to Rev j.
L. Hoyt, the retiring pastor and has
pleased those who listen to him. With
Mrs Delzell, he arrived at Newtown,
last week, and has been putting the par
sonage In order for the arrival of the
children, Charles Arthur, aged four and
half; William whitney, age IS months)
who have been with their grandmother
ut New Haven. Both Mr. and Mrs Del
cell express themselves as much pleased
with NewtOwn, particularly with the
wide and beautiful Street and the love
ly spread of waters at Taunton lake.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

An unusually large docket awaits the
criminal term of the court of common
pleas when it comes in, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 2, with j. Ii. Perry of Southport
on the bench and w. b. Glover of Fair
field as prosecuting attorney. As only
about two and half weeks of the month
can be devoted to actual business, it is
doubtful il the docket can be cleared in
September. The list includes many liq-
uor and house of i'll fame appealed cases,
the results of some of Chief Rylands's
Bridgeport raids; many cases of simple
assault; an important and complicated
Danbury case, where Wallace A. White
is charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses, in having given mort
gage on worthless piece of land while
inducing the MORTGAGE to suppose that
it was valuable piece of city property
also owned by White, the boundary titles
of the two pieces being somewhat SINH
lar. There are also the locally famous
cases brought by the Pohtatuck rod and
reel club of Newtown, in the name of
John b. Peck, against George Ill. Turner
and George Turney of Bridgeport, whom
it charges with fishing in Mr. Peck's en-
closed land without his permission. 1t
will be remembered that Mr. Turner was
brought to trial at the last term, but the
jury disagreed, six to six; the case went
over till the next term and both sides
claimed a victory. Speaking of the stat
ute under which Messrs Turner and Tur-
ney are arraigned, level headed lawyer
said, THAT is IA very sweeping law. 1t
was enacted in 1886, when the farmers
got hold of the Legislature and put it
through with IL rush. 1t covers their
ground thoroughly, for it provides that
every person who shall enter the enclosed
lands of another, without his permission.
for the purpose of fishing, shooting, trap
ping, berrying, etc, shall be fined not
less than 81 nor more than $50. Now, |
like to fish or hunt as well as any man,
but don't often have an opportunity
When do. am fully aware that | VIC
late the law. Why, L cant help it. II
can't ask permission of the owner to
cross every patch of land aud | often
don't know the owner at all. If | ever
am caught, L shall pay up and say moth
ing, for the law is law and must be en-
forced
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
HUNTINGTON.

Mrs Il. $. Cable, Misses Louisa and
Nettic Cable of Westport, George III.
lockwood of New York city, Mr. and
Mrs NJ. Il. Hall, Mrs E. +. CuItiss, Jr,
and &. X. Morgan and family of Bridge.
port have been guests with ID. N. Nor
gan's family, the past week, ut Bonni-
brook. Both amateur and professions
photographing has been indulged in
with very satisfactory results of the
pretty views and romantic points of the
place and vicinity.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

Connecticut has often been said to be
rooted over with factories and gridiron-
ed with railroads and the truth Of the
latter is apparent when it is known that
Massachusetts alone of all the States in
the Union exeels it In the mileage of rail-
roads; Connecticut has one mile of rail-
road for every 80 square miles Of sur
face. La passenger revenue per mile,
the Consolidated road is in advance of
any other road in the country.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
BRIDGEWATER.

Miss Gail Ford of Washington is guest
of her aunt, Mrs George Minor.
Miss Lizzie Shannon of New Milford
has been at her fathers.
Mrs Edwin G. Randall has been very
sick; her mother, Mrs James Turner Of
NewtoWn, is with her.
Miss Fanny Warner has been in town.
Married, August ~, at the residence
Of Rev 6. II. Smith, Miss Anna NJ. Nal
lett and Alfred Carlson.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

A horseback party from Mt. Pleasant
were entertained at the Pratt home in
Zoar, last week. Mr. Pratt and family
are expected home from European tour
and will be here during September. His
uncle will return to Brooklyn, after few
weeks spent at ''Snakc Rock farm" as
the place has been chrstened.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

l.. c. Harper, ex-superintendent of the
Sandy Hook mill of the Mantle mills
company, has secured position as fore
man of the carding department of a large
hosiery factory in Rochester, where he
will remove at once. His family will Wis
it for several weeks in Canada. .Mr
Harper has been superintendent at the
Hook for over five years, or longer than
any other man. During his stay in
Sandy Hook, "llarp" has made friends
who wish him success in his new home
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

Section hands under William Ryan of
Botsford section on the Housatonic re-
Gently befriended IA penniless German
woman who could not speak English,
collecting sufficient money to pay her
fare to her destination at New Milford
and taking care that she had sufficient to
eat until she arrived there.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

The subject of sign boards is one that
should enlist the sympathies of the gen.
eral public. The wheelmen are endeav-
oring to attract public attention to the
absence of signs, although the law re-
quires their presence at every consider
able road corner. This law has been up
held by the Connecticut Supreme court
in suit brought against the town of
Washington in Litchfield county. The
statute requires the selectmen to put up
and maintain II substantial post not less
than eight feet high, bearing board
giving the name of the next town or
place, land such other town or place of
note as the selectmen think proper" to
which each road leads, with the number
OF miles there and Il hand pointing the
way. These signs are to be set up ''at
every necessary or convenient place" and
the town failing to put up such signs is
to forfeit So Il year for every post, lone
half to him who sues therefor" New
town and many of its neighbors are sim
ners in this respect and the BEE invites
general attention to this neglect.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

The work of raising st Patrick's hall
is being done by IA Danbury man, Mr. Boil
due, who is raising the building four
feet and placing beneath the floor two
feet of stone underpinning and two feet
of timber. The hall will be greatly i'm
proved by the change.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

The fare from Newtown to Rociaway
Beach, for Daniel Lucey's grand harvest
excursion, Saturday, September q, is
Si 90. Special trains OH the Housatonic
will leave Newtown shortly after IN,
reaching Bridgeport in time for the
steamer Grand Republic to leave at s.
Three bands of music will be In attend
ance.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

Tomorrow evening, Both, Sam Harris
corner of Main and Liberty streets, Dan
bury. II you drive over, he will treat
you like a gentleman aud will give you
good value for your money; but IL you
travel by rail, and buy $40 worth or
more, he will pay your fare back.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

A Stony Hill man thinks that if New
town is to support such places as those
on Taunton pond it should set up sign
posts on the roads there and paint them
red, to save those living on those roads
from annoying questions.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

N A general agitation and condemnation
by the daily papers OF the use OF ''Pre-
servaline'' In milk has frightened many
consumers into using condensed milk and
there has been great surplus Of milk in
Now York, particularly ut Pier 80.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

Remember that the concert by the boy
choir of Tr'-'ty church, Bridgeport, will
commence ut 80 tonight and, as the
Town hall will doubtless be well filed,
you should go early to secure good
seat. Conductor James Baker promises
an entertainment of unusual merit.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29

NJ. w. Stevens, the well known Nor
walk monument builder, has recently
put up double stone in Stepney's ceme-
terry at the graves of Abel Hawley and
wife, another stone ut Botsford for Hen
ry BOtsford and is at work on fine rock
face monument for +. b. Price. A stone
of Swedish granite in his yard is beau
In