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The Newtown bee., 1890-12-12

church, Bridgeport, who was expected
to preach at Trinity, Sunday, could not
be present. He will off1ciate, next Sum
day.
Rev Lester N. Dorman, who preached
in Trinity, a number of times, died sud-
denly in Holy Trinity church, New York
city, Sunday, of paralysis of the heart.
He leaves wife and three children.
Members of Trinity and the Congrega-
tional church are busy preparing greens
for the Christmas decoration. The greens.
especially running pine, is scarce and it
has to be brought distance.
A polo club has been organized in
Southport with the following members
Rushers, Frank Wood, Harry jennings; hall
back, e. Buckley; quarter back. E. Buckley;
goal, w. B. Penney.
Penney is captain and the club hopes
to play a game with the club of the
Staples high school of Westport, Satur-
day, on Mill pond, weather and ice per-
hitting. Anstin Wakeman is captain OF
the Westport club. The Southport club
was not defeated in the Thanksgiving
game of football with the Westport club,
as reported in a contemporary, the score
standing to 0 in favor of Southport.
There was a good attendance at<the
monthly praise service at the Congrega-
tional church, Sunday evening, at which
good singing was noticeable. The pro-
gram:
Organ prelude; anthem, ''No shadows yon
DER" invocation; the Lords prayer; hymn
| lesson from the Old Testament, Psalm XIII
| duet and chorus, 81 heard the voice OF Jesus
say" lesson from the New Testament, JohT
XXI, LII; solo, "Come unto me-" prayer
hymn; address; quartet; prayer; hymn 1876
postlude.
All friends of the children are invited
to come to the Congregational church
parlor on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday evenings, at o'clock, to til
Christmas greens.
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Europe about December 10 and will re-
main several months with friends in Eng
L., nj IXn los

Europe about December Is and will re-
main several months with friends in Eng
land and Wales.
An enjoyable sociable was held at the
residence of Mrs Josephine Beers, last
week Thursday night. About 40 were
present. Two dialogues were given by
young ladies', one mirth provoking, the
other representing the pilgrim choice in
life. Parts in this were taken by Misses
Maria Wakeman, Minnie Merwin, Sarah
Banks, Mamie Hubbell, Sarah Hopkins.
Miss Wakeman, the pilgrim, seeking
peace and happiness now and in the flu
ture life, was addressed by Beauty, Fame
and Wealth, but chose at last white-robed
Religion. Music and refreshments were
provided and the occasion was one Of the
pleasantest of the Y. p. S. G. E. soci-
| ables.
| Mrs Burroughs and Mrs Phillips,
daughters of Rev DR. Plumley, have been
seriously i'll, but are, we are happy to
say, improving.
c. III. Downs, formerly poultrymanfo for
F. Bronson, is working with Civil Engin-
eer Hull of Bridgeport.
David r. Brown and Miss Julia Brown
have visited friends in New York.
| Lloyd Sherwood is shipping large guam
titles of lettuce daily from his green
houses and recently sent 10 barrels to
New York in one day. He is also send.
ing few roses and pinks.
Maurice j. Gull, S. S. Meeker and Pc.
ter B. Hawkins have been slaughtering
hogs at Mr. Cults place, killing as many
as 20 in day. They are mostly Spring
pigs, but few heavy weights are found
the largest, $50, belonging to William
Meeker of Buckley district.
Bradley Merwin has traded horses
with Liveryman w. M. Buckley of Fair
field, obtaining fine dark bay.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

j. w. Mallett, who has been very sich
at his New York home, has so recovered
as to visit his sister, Mrs Daniel Ed
wards.
Miss Estella Wakeley entertained
friends, last week Thursday evening.
Miss Emily Burroughs spent a few
days, last week. with Miss Waller.
William E. Waller Is carting the mater
ial for the new bann at the Long Hin rec
tory
Samuel Beach has entertained Rev HI
MerWin Of Poquonn0ck.
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THAT TERRIBLE WEAKNESS.

Why So Many Women Are Faint,
Weak, Tired, Nervous and Exhausted.
Women are great sufferers from nervous
ness, weakness, nervous prostration and de-
bflity. Thousands of girls aroop and languish
in the close, confined atmosphere of shops,
factories or offices and hundreds ofthousands
wear out their nerve force and power in
household cares, family bereavements and
responsibilities, and work which never ends.
Here lies the great strain upon the nervous
system of women. Here is the cause why SO
many women complain of being weak, ner.
vous, tired and exhausted.
They have little or no rest; their life is one
continual round of work What wonder that
such women go to bed at night fatigued, and
wake tired, unrefreshed in the morning! What
! wonder that they become worn out, to
| speak, in nerve and vital power! What won.
der that they have great weakness, exhaus-
ton, pain in back and limbs, together with
| the distressing female complaints which are
| always caused by loss of vital strength and
| vigor! OF how many thousands of women is
the above true and exact transcript of daily
| life? They have worn out and exhausted
| their nerve force and physical power They
must work, but it follows as surely as the day
follows the night that they must receive from
some source renewal of nerve force and physi-
/
/ cease to run at all.
The great nerve invigorant and female restora-
tive is DR. Green's Nervura. No remedy in the
world is so sure to bring back the bloom and
color to the wan and faded cheeks the bril-
liancy to the hollow and haggard eyes, the
lightness and elasticity to the weak and
weary step, the strength and vitality to the
unstrung, shattered and worn out nerves.
1t is the greatest of all uterine tonics and regula
tors and cures all female weakness and dis
ease. 1t is purely vegetable and harmless
and can be procured at any druggists for 81
per bottle.
GLAD TIDINGS OF HEALTH.
wish to say, for the benefit of Others that
l was taken sick with Heart Disease. l had
two scientific physicians, and was under their
care seven or eight months, but constantly
grew worse, lost IS pounds of flesh, and was
so weak could not raise myself in bed, and
. the doctors said conld be no better. But
hearing of DR. Green's Nervura, 1 commenced
taking it, and in a week began to feel better
At present, after using it a few months, ]. an
able to walk and ride out have gained A
pounds in weight, so that consider that d.
Green's Nervura saved my life, for which
+ feel very grateful Mrs E. NJ. BASS,
Orford n. H.
DIR Greene of 30 West Fourteenth street, New
York, its discoverer, is the famous specials
in the cure Of nervous and chronic diseases
The doctor has devoted special attention t.
. the treatment of all forms of chronic disease
through letter correspondence and will Civ
by mail his opinion and advice in any cas-
free OF charge. The perfection of this system
renders a complete cure almost assured, a
his success in treatment by correspondents
is wonderful and unequalled. Send for syml
(, tom blank to fill out or write him about you
case. -7
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BRIDGEPORT.
Died, 9th, Capt Joseph L. Smith, 81.

Died, 9th, Capt Joseph L. Smith, 81.
new and handsome brick barn for Hon
p. L. Barnum. The exterior is of brick,
with brown stone trimmings. The first
floor is fitted up with hard wood. One
large room contains the stalls for horses,
another is the harness room and the main
part is for carriages. Above is a large
hay loft and six large rooms for the
coachman and his family. The whole
building is fitted with every convenience
and reflects credit on the contractors.
The wooden barn formerly used has been
torn down.
The new managers of the Bridgeport
horse railroad have promised that, next
Summer, we shall have better accom-
modations. They will, without doubt,
double track Main street, which will be
an improvement on the present turnouts
that have already proved themselves a
nuisance to those who drive. The pub
lie hope that double tracks will obviate
the blockade every five minutes during
.
the day at the corner of Main and State
streets. The electric system would be a
good thing, if the wires are properly put
up and protected and no more bobtail
cars. It is impossible to have this un-
less the public is willing to meet the
managers half way in this matter and
give them what aid they can.
Daniel Meeker has completed his con-
tract Of painting and decorating lot of
circus paraphernalia. which was shipped
to Cuba to be used there, this Winter.
1t is rumored that a call has been ex-
tended by the St Johns parish to its for
mer rector, Rev E. w. Maxcy, who had
charge of the parish for many years.
The members hope that, if he will accept
the call, the parish will yet regain it
self.
Nearly all the churches begin work on
Christmas decorations, this week.
1t seems strange that owners of horses
will, for the sake Of saving little money
for shooting, compel them to travel
smooth shod on the icy streets during
the Winter. The poor animals are OBJ
liged to go at the risk of falling at any
moment, then to be beaten by many an
inhuman brute, because unable to stand
on the ice with no calks on their shoes.
Many horses fell, last week.
1t w Dartar Il oonfSnad ~ fba hn,,co
and will be unable to work for some time.
In some unaccountable way, he has been
poisoned; both hands swollen to double
their former size.
Mrs William Keller is confined to the
house with slight attack Of pneumo-
MIA.
Eli Smith of the Wheel s. Wood Bend
ing Co. has gone South with his family
to spend the Winter.
William Leigh lost q valuable COW by
colic.,
II G. Fowler is building fence about
his new residence on North avenue. He
has had men and teams grading the
grounds.
! al large class OF small boys has been
formed 1t the Barnum gymnasium; am
other will soon be started. Prof Killing
beck says this class Is making first class
and that under his care
they win be both identified IN health and
exercise. Many Of them are learning
very much faster than some Of the older
neW mempegs
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FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Everett Matsonlhas returned from his
work in Bristol.
Mr. Price and family have moved from
the Beckwith place into Charles Lewis's
house.
Miss Maria Summers is very sick at the
home of Morris Gould; her sister Alice
is caring for her.
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PLATTSVILLE.

E. w. Seeley has sold his oxen and cart
to A. Marsh, who is employed at the
dam.
c. II. Bright has lost two Fall pigs.
-
Coons made a raid on l.. N. Reynolds s
hen roost, the other night and took the
heads off from five of his best hens.
Miss Addie Godfrey goes two days in
the week to Greenfield to continue her
painting lessons with Mrs DR. Benedict,
who is spending the Winter there.
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HOYDEN'S HILL.

Mrs c. L. Booth has spent week with
her father in Ridgefield; Miss Anna has
also spent 10 days there.
Stephen Gilbert of Danbury has spent
several days at Mrs Caroline Wheeler's.
Mrs Asahel Wakeman has returned
| from visit of six weeks in Ohio.
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Mr. and Mrs George H. Josselyn cele
brated their silver wedding, last week.

Mr. and Mrs George H. Josselyn cele-
brated their silver wedding, last week.
j. D. Senior is painting cottage on
johnson street, near the Malleable iron
works, which has just been built by Car
penter George M. Hubbell.
w. F. Randall, the West End builder,
has had his Howard avenue house paint
ed.
The Laurel avenue house of Harry S.
Pearsons, contractor at the Malleable
iron company, has been decorated by j.
d. Senior of State street.
The addition to the Malleable iron
works, for which w. S. Hurlburt has the
contract, is well advanced and the build
ing is about enclosed. A large stack for
melting iron is also being built.
C. S. Abbott is moving, this week, from
1873 to 50 Clinton avenue, the southern of
the two houses he recently built. Mr.
Hedgeman of Bassick avenue is to move
into the house vacated by Mr. Abbott.
The other house built by him will be
sold.
Mr. Pickett, the Clinton avenue painter,
is still unable to be around, though the
leg broken by a slip, some time ago. is
healing.
Juan de Gonzalez of State street, West
End, has opened pool and billiard room
in South NOrwalk.
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Mrs M. Hull Of Greenfield Hill was
with Mrs John Kellogg, Sunday. Mrs
Hull will soon start for New Danbury,
Florida, where she intends stopping for
a few months.
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on whose services she was constant at
tendant whenever health permitted. Be.
sides her husband, she leaves three sons,
Allie E.. Howard and Willis, to mourn
the loss of a faithful and loving mother
Mrs P. S. Coley of Georgetown is at
Charles Meeker's.
Willis, son of G. B. Mills. has been
sick.
A branch of Green's Farms Y. p. s. c.
e. is to be established at Cross High
way.
The new creamery is an established
fact. Cream gathering was begun last
week. Burr Hill and Charles Sherwood
being two of the cream gatherers. Mr.
Bunnell of New Canaan, an experienced
butter maker, is to have charge of this
department and will devote his entire at
tention to producing the best butter that
can be made from cream. Sixty-five
pounds were made, one day last week and
20, Saturday: but in the future about &C
pounds will probably be made daily. II
is sold chiefly in Norwalk and Westport
The creamery starts under favorable aus.
pieces and it is hoped that it may meet the
financial success it deserves.
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DIAMOND HILL, REDD1NG.

Mrs Frank Perry of Westport has Wis
tied her sisters, Mrs George 0. Platt and
Miss Julia Grummon.
A new stove has been bought for the
school house.
dance was held at Cornelius Sches-
lars, Saturday night and the sequel came
off, the following Tuesday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1890-12-12

THO THE COMMISSIONERS OF FAIRFIELD
/ COUNTY-The undersigned hereby applies
tor license to sell Spirituous and Intoxicat-
ing Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer and all ferment-
ed Cider, drunk upon the premises or sold in
quantities less than one gallon to be delivered
at one time, and Rhine wine only, pursuant to
the laws of this State now in force relating to
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, at the build
ing known as Callahan's building, Sandy Hook
in the town of Newtown. in said county.
Signed, CARL KELLY.
Dated at Newtown, the Sd day of December,
1880. s.-,t--
Endorsed by the following five electors and
tax payers OF said town, none of whom are Ii
censed dealers in Intoxicating liquors and
are not endorsers on any other application
man, John III. BIackman, James Green.
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, TOWN OF NEW
t GIer "a Of gay sai id toWn bereby CERTIFY
pursuant to the statute in such case provided,
that this application endorsed as aforesaid
has been submitted to me, and further certi-
fy that each of said endorsers is an electOr and
tax payer in said town, and that a copy of the
foregoing application. including the above
written endorsement. has been filed with me
Attest, NJ. J. HOULIHAN, Clerk of said Town.
Upon the application of the required mum.
y Der of qualified voters, warning is hereby
given to the inhabitants OF the town of New
town, qualified to vote in town meetings, that
a special Town Meeting will be held at the
Town Hall in said Newtown. on Saturday, the
18th day of December, 1890, at O'Clock in the
afternoon, tor the purpose of taking action in
regard to abating or remitting all State and
Town Taxes which may be assessed again 81
Peter L. Ronalds for the period of seven years
from the tax list of 1889, provided the said Pc
| ter L. Ronalds build his castle, recently de
| stroyed by fire and to pass any votes that may
be necessary in connection Herewith. go.
| Dated at Newtown, Conn.,, December 8, 1880
T VI Il; ihoc cosfiELLo, se'ee Of
| SMITH P. GLOVER, } Newtown.
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THE JOLLY JoKERs.


In the issue of December appeared an
item concerning the jolly Jokers of Fair
field, which wish to contradict in every
respect. The writer said that they were
lot OF loafers and not fit to be In any
respectable place; that they had emptied
10 or ~ cases of beer, threw cigar stumps
and ashes, together with broken glasses
and water, on the floor. IL also stated
that the hall was not cleaned, the next
morning, In time for the church folks to
have services In It. Now In regard to
tho jolly Jokers being a lot OF loafers,
please state that they are one of the most
respectable crowd Of young gentlemen
that ever were interested In any affair
that ever took place In the town Of Fair
fold, or In any place In the State Of Con-
nectlcut. A. TO the cases which the
writer thought were beer cases, they
were the empty casea which had contain
Cd soda water and other temperance
drinks, the night before; they were seen
bsIng roznoved from The hall.
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THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, lS9l-The Tariff,
i the Farmer, and the Mechanic. All per-
sons who desire to subscribe tor the Weekly
| or Semi-W eekly Tribune, for the coming year,
please leave their names with fhe undersign.
ed, or at K. +. Hawley's store. Premiums
will be given to new subscribers. Weekly 81,
semi-weekly 81. CHARLES S. PLATT, Club
Agent.
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NOR SALE-Fat Cow also two fat Pigs, will
L weigh rs dressed. MATHEW 6. SHEP-
ARD, Sandy Hook.
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NOR SALE-A pair OF extra good working
cattle five years old enquire RANDOLPH
BRADLEY, Easton; P. %. address, Stepney
Depot.
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NOR SALE-Two new Mich Cows.
T. GEORGE A. CANDEE, Easton, Conn.
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Uriah Perry & Sons have taken the
contract to build house for Simon
Banks of Southport, near the new rail
road bridge on the road to Southport. 1t
will be about l6X22 feet.
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w. f. Randall, the West End builder,
has had his Howard avenue house paint
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SOUTHPORT.

Officers will be elected at the next
meeting of Fairfield council, No. 1853, o.
u. F., on Friday, December 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-19
Laughter in the Bible.

The Bible contains no cheerful exhorta- tion to laughter. Nor the most part, in deed, 1t is referred to in the metaphorical sense of ''scorning," as when it is written of Leviathan that 'he laugheth at the shak- ing of a spear" But there are passages also where the ordinary meaning is evi- dently intended, and in almost every one of these it is eyed askance. Solomon is the great authority on the subject; let him speak for himself: II said of laughter, It is mad; nd of mirth, What doethit Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that mirth is heaviness." Again, "A fool lifted up his voice with laughter, but wise man doth scarce smile a little. y Not very encouraging, truly, to those of hilarious proclivities It may be legitimate enough to compare the giggle of a fool to "the crackling of thorns under pot" but it seems hard that there should be no word of approval for the milder merriment of the few who may be supposed not to belong | to fooldom. Yes, by the way, there is one, | and only one: "A time to laugh" but we | may search the Scriptures from Genesis to | the Apocalypse without detecting any inti- nation as to when that time occurs. Prob ably Solomon meant the brief period o1 childhood, when ignorance is bliss, and we are merry without knowing or caring tC know why. He could not consistently recommend any such frivolity to those of q larger growth after having so bitterly commented on the practice in previous chapters. -Gentleman's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-19
Atmsapherio pust.

Extremely flne particles of mineral dust may exist in the atmosphere, and do exist there more frequently than Is generally thought, while they escape detection by our senses. The author. while making ex- periments on the Peak of Tenerife. in 1878, found the knife edges of his balance so cloGRed with this invisible dust that the balance refused to act. When wiped oft, the dust collected again in few minutes and it was only by continual wiping 1t away that he was able to go on with his tn- vestigation. Professor Piazzi Smyth, while on the Peak of Teneriffe, witnessed strata of dust rising to height of nearly a mile, reaching out to the horizon in every direction, and so dense Rs to hide frequently the neighboring hills.
 Professor s. P. Langley, looking down
 from the height of 15,OOO feet on Mount
 Whitney, California, into a region that
 had appeared clear from the valley below,
 saw "a kind of level dust ocean, invisible from below, but whose depth was six ol seven thousand feet, as the upper portion
 only of the opposite mountain range rose
 clearly out of it"
 Dust storms are classified by Dr. Henry | Cook, according to their intensity, as atmo spheric dust, dust columns and dust storms Dr. Cook has observed in Indis that there are some days on which, how ever hard and violently the wind may blow no dust accompanies it, while on other' every little puff of air or current of wint forms or carries with it clouds of dust.- Dr. William Marcel in the Popular Science Monthly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-19
A Bash full Governor.

One of Governor Hills friends was talk ing with him in his public room at the capital one day when delegation of four women marched in. Several members of the legislature were waiting to see the gov ernor, but the amazonian delegation pro ceeded at once towards the desk.
 Look at this procession" observed MT. Hill. II would you were governor for about twenty minutes.
 The delegation in the meantime had ap- preached within ear shot, when the gov ernor hurriedly arose and exclaimed to his friend: If you will step back in the private office for q moment l will show you that picture we were talking about" " and before the astonished women could gather their senses together the governor and his friend were behind the closed door. II merely wanted to escape those women" he explained, deprecatingly. Verify a handsome retreat in the face of deter mined enemy.-Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-19
Professor Fuckers Magnetic Needl

Geologists are always ready to use work done by laborers in other branches of sci ence, and of late a most interesting work has been going on which shows the bear ing one branch of knowledge may have on another. Professors Rucker and Thorpe have been carefully noting the behavior of the magnetic needle in various parts of Eng land, and have found that it is defiected at times in a most inexplicable manner. The dehection was at first charged to great masses of basaltic, or like rocks, the min eral of which contains a large amount of iron.
 Finding, however, that this peculiar be- havior of the magnetic needle occurred also in tracts where no such rocks were at the surface, but which consisted of such formation us chalk and tertiary beds, these observers were led to conclude that deep underground in those tracts there was a mass of basaltic or other highly ferrugi- nous rock that affected the needle. It seems, therefore, likely that Professor Fuckers elaborate and scientific divining rod will | come into use for the purpose of indicating | what places are to be avoided in searching for coal measures underground.-N New York Commercial Advertiser.