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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
TIRED OF LIFE.

A Young Man of Baraboo Takes Dose of
Paris Green
BARABoo, Wis, July 28.-Will Richie,
a young man of this city, q years of age,
attempted suicide last night by taking
Paris green. He was found in the school
house yard in an unconscious condition,
hut physicians think that he will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31
THE TRESTLE BROKE.
Narrow Escape of Twenty-Five Men-On<
is Killed.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 28.-While
men were placing the trestle in the new
railroad bridge near here, today, it broke
and fell, striking barge containing 25
men. One was drowned and two were
fatally hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-31

The Yachts In the Professional Race Make
Good Time.

Good Time.
DULUTH, Mimi, July 28.-After de-
lay of two hours on account of rough
water the following yachts got in position
for the professional consolation
race: Teneyecke, Hamm, Wise, Mckay.
The race was an interesti1 G one. The
time was. Teneycke, p 90; Hamm, q 20;
Wise, p "a; Mckay being distanced. The
course was three miles and return.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
HULL'S FARMS AND
 CROSS HIGHWAY.

A series of prayer meetings now being undenominational and are held at differ ent houses and at the school house. Last weeks meeting was at William Mitch ellis and this weeks at the school house. They are held each Thursday night and are we'll attended and full of interest.
 David Wakeman has lost valuable horse.
 Roger Kaley, Jr, is home on a visit.
 Dimond Bradley has sold his fat oxen to John Ferris of Stamford.
 II. k. Elwood brought in a fine pair of working cattle.
 Harry Hull has bought oxen in Step ney.
 Oscar Lewis and Miss Ada Mills were married in s;tratford, March P.
 Bradley Ogden is visiting Miss Iuldah Meeker.
 John McNaley has bought the Munson Perry place and taken possession
 William Goodsell has bought a young horse from Wakenlan Bradley; also Bradley Perry.
 Butcher Elwood peddles Tuesdays and Saturdays; Clinton Patchen of Lyons Plains assists him. Miss Cora Perry is in Mt. Vernon.
 Mrs Frank Pillow has visited her moth CT, Mrs Hezekiah Merwin. Miss Jennie Banks is home from the State normal school on vacation. Friends of Horace Ogden will be sorry to learn that he is no better.
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EASTON.

A fine Sunday school at the Congrega- tional church, Sunday. An unusually large number present, more than at any one time for several years. So many good singers made the music inspiring. This increased attendance is promised for the Summer.
 Misses Addie Godfrey and Louie Fur ney have joined Miss Grace Bencdict's class in painting.
 Miss Jessie Ford of New York is with Mrs Louisa Sherman.
 William Ward has purchased oxen of Joseph Wheeler.
 Rev D. !. Ogden spend week with his mother in New Haven.
 Mrs Grace Benedict spends a few days with Miss Frank Silliman.
 w. NJ. Gallup spends his weeks vaca- ti0n at his home in Norwich.
 Mrs Eliza Silliman is making extensive Improvements about her place.
 Town meeting, Saturday to act on the petition for repairing Easton turnpike. p
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LONG HILL.

1 William Gabler has had such excellent success trouting that he has presented a : fine mess to Officer Ruggles of Bridge port.
 A prayer meeting was held at Charles B. Hawley's, Tuesday evening.
 Mir and Mrs D. $. French have visited in Great Harrington.
 John Dillon and family have moved from Julius IIawley's house, Stepney.to to II. s. Wedges tenement.
 John w. Tyrrell meets with good sue cess in selling his home made cookery and often has to make two trips day.
 Miss Emma Sage has been quite sick. This weeks meeting of the ladies aid society was announced for Thursday at Mrs Frank Sherman's.
 Rinaldo TyrreIl and lady of Bridgeport spent Fast day with his father, John W. Tyrrell.
 A rich New Yorker was here, last week looking over the mining property north of Long Hill. He obtained number of specimens of lead, for which he was seeking, but there is not a paying quan- tity of lead ill the ore.
 T. II. Wilson of Huntington is bring ing 1000 ties to Long Hill, besides a num- Der brought to Hawley's crossing.
 Mrs Nathaniel Hall has been very sick and her life was almost despaired of.
 A large audience was present at the hall, Sunday night, when Mrs Fitzgerald of Bridgeport delivered an address on temperance. Her object, she said, was to have d young ladies branch of the w. c. T. T.. formed here and. after talking earnestly on the good that might be done thereby, she invited young ladies who wished to assist in the organization of such branch to step forward and confer with her. A number went to the desk and it is probable that d union will be or ganized at no distant day.
 George Hurd and family have moved
 
 tenant house.
 Three pigs and two cows belonging to Ivan Girgerson have recently died. The COWS showed decided symptoms of pois- oning, although post mortem examina- tion failed to show traces of poison m their stomachs. MT Girgerson's horse, which has been sick, is better.
 Grace church was prettily decorated with flowers and potted plants, Easter day, Easter lilies being especially mo- ticeable. The flowers were banked up on the steps of tue chancel and arranged in the font. The music was good, an offer tory solo by Miss Lora Tousey deserving special mention.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
TRUMBULL.

Station Agent Plumb has taken up the study of telegraphy.
 Mrs Edwards Beach is slightly better.
 W. o. Beach has had several answers to his advertisement of "boy wanted,'' but has not yet found the right one. the will annexed on the estate of the late David M. Beach.
 { An unusually large audience assem- bled at the Congregational church, Sun day, many attending from Long Hill, where the Methodist church was closed. FThc church was elaborately and hand- somely decorated with flowers and pot ted plants and presented fine appear ance. A number of lilies were notice able. A special Easter program had been prepared tor the choir and the en- tire musical part of the service was well rendered. Rev MT Warfield deliv- cred an Easter sermon.
 Elisha Gedney and Miss Annie Buffing- ton were quietly married, Tuesday after noon, Sth, at 6, at the residence of Rev Mir Davis of the Advent church, Bridge port. They will reside at the Ali Brins- made place.
 5. J. Parks has purchased horse of his brother, Il. w., who bought another in Bridgeport.
 Owing to the rain, the Nichols gun club did not come to Trumbull, Friday. The Trumbull club, however, induIged in a practice shoot with glass balls, A. E. Plumb being score keeper. E. B. Finch broke 16 out of possible p, Pat Tanning 15, A. E. Plumb II. The match with the Nichols club has been postpon- ed, it is understood, to May 30, Memor- ial day, at Trumbull.
 Mir Miller, who occupies the c. B. Sherwood place, has bought an equip ment and is to run milk wagon.
 Mrs David NJ. Beach moved to Green field, this week.
 H. 5. Brnsmade has repaired his barn.
 Mrs Aurilla B. Frisbie, mother of Mrs Brinsmade, who is now in her S9th year, is one of the oldest persons in town and is in good health for one of her age. William Swenson of Holland county has bought the tenant house of w. O.. Beach. with about 90 acres of land and will come here at once. He intends to put on half a dozen cows and -fsasseAize the Monroe creamery. He is unmarried and wishes to get a family to live in the house. with whom he can board. He is now looking for d horse and will then fit the barn for stables. Mir Swenson has lived during the Winter at W. B. Lan- phear's, Monroe.
 F. A. Anton, one of our enterprising milkmen, has purchased another horse from Gates & Co.,, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Maria Freytag, q former Summer resident of Greenfield. has died at Long Island.
 gang of Italians will be employed for the heavier work of tearing down the house at Yerna farm and they will board with Manuel, a resident Italian.
 A barn is being built at Browns brook for Cornelius Connors by Mir Rogers.
 Having finished the handsome and sub stantial stone arch bridge over Browns brook, Frederic Bronson's men have turn ed their attention to the new barn at the east side of Verna and already have the cellar nearly finished
 Perry Bros. have rebuilt the road to their mill, to enable people to get those potato crates easily.
 G. H. Bradley has added a fine stock of new goods to his store.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
SOUTHPORT.

The trial of X. W. Cook and the estate of Henry Wheeler came of before the court of common pleas in New Haven, last week.
 James Cassidy moved from Southbury into A. D. Munson's house, last week.
 John Roswell and daughter visited in New Haven, last week.
 Daniel Tolles entertaips friends from New Haven.
 N. G. Wakelee of Ansonia spent Fast day with nis parents in kettletown-
 Granville Warner entertained friends from AnsoIiI, sunday.
 Reported that the paper mill has been rented to Holyoke parties and will be booming in two or three weeks.
 Mrs Henry Wheeler has been in New Haven.
 Miss Alice Bladen of Waterbury visited her old home, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
FAIRFIELD WOODS.

Fred Downs led the young peoples Christian Endeavor meeting at lhe chap el, Sunday evening.
 Luther Nichols has moved from Greens Farms to the Bradley Nichols place on Holland Heights.
 Many of the young people enjoyed the dance at Plattsville, last week Nednes- day night.
 Mrs Charles Burritt has been quite sick, but is better.
 Mrs William Judd entertained her brother from Bridgeport, Sunday.
 William Hill expects to build Il barn.
 \. Wakeman is preparing to put up q house on the farm he bought Of the es- tate of Eliza Wilson.
 MT and Mrs Benjamin Beers of Easton were recent guests of Mrs Susan Pratt.
 Joseph Skidmore has been improving Mrs Reid's tenement with paint, paper and kalsomine. Wedding bells are ex- pected to ring soon.
 Thomas Corners is sick with quinsy sore throat; his sister has hurt her hand with scissors, erysipelas has set in and the arm is badly swollen to the shoulder.
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NICHOLS.

Mrs NJ. J. Mum went to Philadelphia with Mrs William Beers and Mrs C. G. Perry was called to Winsted by the brok- en arm of her mother, Mrs Brown.
 The drama, Dot, or the Miner daughter" is to be given at Cooks hall on the evening of May 7, by members of Trinity parish, assisted by friends. Judg- ing from the character of the piece, as well as the assignment of it's parts, it promises to be exceptionally attractive.
 Sunday was d typical Easter day. The attendance at Trinity was large and the music exceptionally fine. The rendering of the process.onal, Jerusalem, the Golden," by the choir was d grand ex- hibition of artistic music. The tenor, which ran to B flat, was carried by F. 5. Thompson, who was in remarkably good voice. The offertory, ''Why seek ye the living among the dead, :" was also d mo- ticeable feature. The first solo was inl- pressively sung by II. $. Smith. The last solo was finely taken by Miss Fannie Thompson, with her sweet, comprehen- sive and clear voice. The floral decor ations showed the masterful hand of Mrs Margaret NJ. Boothe.
 Mrs Nancy Sherman has returned from Long Hill to her home here and is glad to receive calls for washing, house clean ing, etc.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
MONROE.

Clarence Burr has been laid up with rheunatism. When nearly recovered, he had the rnishap to fall down stairs and break his arm.
 Mrs T. b. and Miss Lottie Beardsley spent Easter ill Bridgeport.
 Parties from Bridgeport were looking for homes here, last week; l.. 5. Ster- ling has had parties looking at his place.
 F.W. lIaWley intends to repair his fath- CTS place, which already shows signs f progress.
 An adjourn Il meeting of the Elm street cemetery tssos.lGon will be held at J c. Johnson's, Saturday evening. 12th. \ full attendance is desired, IS matters of importance will come up. The attempt to secure funds for an iron fence has met with good success. Friends far and near appreciate the effort and are cooperating with us.
 The funeral of Mrs Charles HaWley was attended from the Congregational church, Monday afternoon. Mir and Mrs Hawley were former residents of this town and members of this church, but. since the death Of her husband Mrs Haw- ley has lived in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
NUMBER b.

The schooner Sarah \. Falconer sail ed, last week, for her last trip, this seas on. On her return, this week, she will tie up at Meeker's wharf for the Summer.
 Charles Spaid. night operator at South port, is away on ten-days' vacation at..ss old home in Philmont. N. Y. James Corners takes his place.
 Onion drills, at c. o. Jelliff < Co.'S.
 Fred Wells, George Perry and Wake man Sherwood have returned to school.
 The rocks iD the drain were blasted by dynamite, Tuesday. The work will soon be finished.
 John H. .Iennings's barn is sheathed. It is smaller than the old one and faces in the opposite direction.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
SOUTH BRITAIN.

Mir and Mrs Minor of RoXbury spent Sunday, March 30, with Dea Hoyt's fam fly; Mir Smith of Bridgeport with his brother-in-law, w. k. Mitchell.
 Oliver Mitchell is improving under Dr Rankin's care.
 Rev Mir Rankin of Glastonbury made the doctor a short visit, last week.
 Mrs Clark and daughter, Mrs Fairchild, have been in Bridgeport for their health.
 Miss Loomis has visited her uncle, Dr Rankin.
 The male quartet of the Congregations al church is deserving of praise for the perseverance they have shown iD prac- ticing during the Winter. It Is quite a treat to hear them, Sunday morning.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
Mrs H. Marvin Interviewed.

A Post reporter, hearing of a remark able case of removal of fibroid tumor on the person of Mrs H. Marvin of 320 Broad street, by Dr J. G. Morrow of this city, visited the lady in question and this is the story she told: ''Several ladies have told me that in justice to Dr Merrow I should make public through the columns of the newspapers, the wonderful cure he has done for me and for the relief of those who are afflicted, make the following statement: have been sick for the past two years and had employed many doc tors on my case, but gradually grew
 worse. At last got so low that could not get around the house and the doctors attending me said had tumor and that I must go to the hospital and have an operation performed. I took his advice,
 went to the hospital and had an opera
 tion performed ;there were in consutation
 F doctors; they said it was fibroid tu-
 nor and in such place that if it were
 removed would die. After the con- sultation, l remained in the hospital four
 weeks. 1 was brought home to die. Af- ter arriving home was kept under the
 influence of morphine to relieve the in tense pain. could not turn over in bed
 without help and I had begun to give up, until friend of mine persuaded me to | try Dr J. G. Merrow. My husband call en on him and he came to the house and said, after an examination, he could re- move the tumor without any knife. Af- ter four weeks treatment, the tumor all disappeared and I was able to get up and in six weeks was able to go out doors and in eight weeks able to do my washing. Before I was taken sick, I weighed TO pounds and when I left the hospital I weighed 97 pounds, but since the remoy- al of the tumor have gained ? pounds would be happy to answer any ques- tions regarding my case by those afiiict- ed, give the names of the doctors who SO cruelty deceived me, saying that by the removal ofthe tumor I would die. Thanks to Dr J. O. Morrow, am today a well woman. Office Ills Fairfield ayenue. Office hours 10 to l2, 90 to and 3o to s. J. W. Merrow, consulting physic. ian.-[ Post.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
HUNTINGTON

Fred Botsford has had pneumonia, but is recovering under Dr Riehardson's care. Sylvanus shelton is gaining.
 Mrs Selina Wakeley is very feeble.
 Mrs William C. Beecher, who has been in New York, is home.
 Woman's auxiliary at Mrs Sarah Nich- ols's, Friday.
 $. F. Buckingham has been making re- pairs on the Latin place.
 Annual meeting of St Paul's parish: Parish clerk, Reuben W. Lnsley.
 Wardens, Theodore E. Beard, $. Wolc0tt Linsley.
 yestrymen, John D. shelton, Zachariah l.. Shelton, Reuben w. Linsley, Charles G. Burr, Leinder J. Wheeler, James F.. Palmer, Jr, Frederick w. Beard.
 Treasurer, Charles G. Burr.
 Collector, Frederick W. Beard.
 Delegate, John D. Shelton.
 Substitute, James F.. Palmer.
 Chorister, Frederick w Beard.
 Tythingmen, Leander J. Wheeler, James E. Palmer.
 Organist, 5. Woieott Linsley.
 X committee was appointed to sell the wood standing on the church woods. The trust created by the will of the late Seth Hurd was accepted. It was voted to call F. F. Johnson of Cheshire to read service, Sunday, 18th.
 Frank Laborie of Bridgeport spent Sunday in Huntington.
 Frederick 5. Gorham of the Transcript spent Friday with d rod i'll the Center.
 Miss Bessie NJ. Allan of Bridgeport has been with Miss Ethel Beardsley.
 Lewis Thompson attended to the man agement of Eli N. Baldwin's factory, till- ing oid,Is, etc, during Mir Baldwin s sickness.
 The committee, Messrs Hawiey, Brown | cn n a nd WatEAF h.tvti n halv Ia..-. ed with the result of their Iabors i'll the magnificent pole towering to the night of loo feet and surmounted by l0-ineh gilded copper ball.
 Mrs Morris sherman has beautiful rose on d plant l2 inches high. Henry Bolles has moved into the Ed l wards house.
 At the Congregational church, Sunday Rev Mir Park preached an excellent ser mon on the resurrection. Meetings are to begin in the school houses, 10th, 30 D III; the first at Booths hill.
 Mrs Talmage has returned from the hospital.
 Mir and Mrs Byington have left Ising- lass and gone to live with their daughter, Mrs Charles Latin of Shelton. Mrs By ington is in poor health.
 Edgar Shelton is not lnnch better. Several are preparing for another silver medal es,itest and those having a silver medal are preparing for tine gold medal contest in shelton, the last of this month Any one wishing to take part in the silver medal contest should consult with the committee at once. A contest is to be held in shelton, next Monday evening. at which some from here will be present.
 The members of the ". c. T. U. and the Prohibition club have made up the neat little sum of S25 and purchased from the large dry goods house of The Cope land Brothers Co.,, Bridgeport, Il fine piece of mating to cover the floor ot their hall over E.J. Buckingham's store.
 Loyal Legion will meet again, next Saturday at P III.
 Frank Leckle has entered the employ of Lewis J. Shelton.
 Daniel ]. Shelton has sold his cows.
 James S. Mallory has position with Photographer Miller of Birmingham. Mrs Martin entertains lady friend from shelton.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
LONG HILL, HUNTINGTON.

Miss Cora Bennett returned from her vacation, Saturday.
 Miss Flora Beard is home for weeks vacation
 Miss Ida Bennett spent part of last week in Brooklyn.
 John Wilkinson's whole family were home, Sunday.
 Anson Slie is living at the Roberts place.
 MT Hine has moved into the Webster place.
 O. G. Beard. Jr, spent last week at Newburg, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
DEERFIELD.

Mrs Shepard has returned to her son Arthur's in Westport, after making her daughter, Mrs George Banks. long vis- It.
 George Banks and family have visited in Westport.
 Fred Burritt and family will move to Trumbull.
 Mrs David NJ. Beach has moved here from Trumbull.
 Miss Jennie Mellen of Bedding has vis- ited here.
 Mrs Emma Carr has spent few days in Black Rock and New York.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
DIAMOND HILL. BEDDING.

Miss Mary Roweli of Easton has been with her sister, Ms E. ;. Boughton.
 Rev w. J. Jennings was presented with a purse of $45.
 Mrs Sherwood of Westport has visited her sister, Mrs $. B. Gorham.
 Miss Hattie Boughton of Danbury wis it's her father.
 Eli Burr is blacksmithing in the shop at his mothers place.
 Miss Phebe Sclleck enjoys Il two-weeks' vacation from her duties ut hometown.
 Mrs Ephraim Barlow is i'll with pneu- monia.
 J. II. Lee lost horse, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
ASPETUCK.

D. B. Gould bought horse at the auc- tion at the Cunning place.
 Mrs Walter Meeker is making eNten- sive alterations on her place; William Cogswell and William Osborne do the work. Mrs Meeker will soon move here.
 John Ogden bought two-year-old colt at the auction at Frank BailWitz's.
 Miss Anna c. Abbott has bought a fine piano.
 While passing MT kelly's, Thomas Barlow shot Il dog which came out at him.
 Aaron Mills has moved back to Aspe- tuck. It is rumored that he is about to take a partner.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
BROOKFIELD.

Benjamin Griffen is acting judge on the estate of the late Elon Booth, Newtown.
 Miss Henrietta Ruggles of Shelton re- turned to school duties, Monday, after d weeks vacation.
 Miss Susie Whitcomb is spending Eas- ter vacation at home. Miss Edith Griffen is with freindS in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Arnold, companion and house. keeper for the late Mrs Roswell Parker, returned home, last week.
 Miss Wilhelmine Skidmore opened her school again, Wednesday.
 Mir and Mrs James Belts moved, Mon day, to the farm of Mrs Carr in Great Plain.
 Brookfield is to have another physi- elan. Dr Smith of Winsted has rented the Booraen place and will move into it in the course of d few weeks.
 A friend of Mir Paris has just arrived from the South aud will work for John Hawley during the Spring and Summer.
 Clark Peck has sold his fine three-year- old colt to NJ. c. Leach of Sherman.
 Homer Jones is at home on his vaca- tion. He will not return to college, but expects to enter one of the New York hospitals.
 Mrs Cyrenus Peek is seriously ill. Pa rdlysis of the spinal cord is the principal difficulty.
 Through the efforts of those in the vicinity of the lime kiln, a serious fire was prevented tn Saarday morning When the man on duty emptied the ashes, about o'clock, as usual, the wind was so great as to blow some of the live coals into one of the large piles of wood near the kiln and famed it into flame. Two barrels of water are kept on hand for use in emergencies and these were quickly exhausted. Mr Vroman was called, but sti l the fire was gaining on them, when d man was sent to alarm the main street of the village and he sent q large number to help, but, before they arrived, the fire was under control and the loss to the lime company is only about 10 cords of wood.
 Miss Julia Hawley is home on Spring vacation.
 An agent was in town, Friday, canvas sing for'slleroes of the Dark Continent" '" Stanley'S own work is not issued yet, but will be published ill a few months by Scribners.
 Frank Pinckney is at work on the Sherman Foote place moving barns and making repairs.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
SOUTHBURY.
Rotus Gibson has moved to woodbur,

Rotus Gibson has moved to Woodbury.
 Edmund Amber has left the Leayen- worth homestead and taken the house formerly owned by the late Mr9 Fanny Peck.
 Gidney Stiles and wife have been in Goshen.
 Lucius Lounsbury's family are to Va cate the Mosely residence aud take rooms in Mrs E. Baldwin's house just over the Woodbury lire.
 Mrs II. c. Bennett has king of lillies which has had 30 blossoms during q month.
 Ground has been bought for a ceme- tery near the Roman Catholic church.
The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11

The Homestead, the official organ of the milk producers union, is satisfied April fixed on hy the union and the milk exchange and looks upon it aS victory for the union. It will bring in about S200O more per day to the farmers send ing milk to New York than the price fix cd by the milk exchange.