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The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
DEERFIELD.

Miss Laura A. Dowd has visited Miss Florence Field of Rye, N. |. and Mrs George Buttery of Norwalk.
 Miss M. M. Burr has visited Mrs Han nah Ennis of Rye, N. '.
 Mrs G. W. Norton has been quite sick; Dr Durham attended.
 Mrs Sarah c. Mellen and daughter of Bedding have visited Benjamin Burr and Mrs Charles Nichols.
 Miss Alice I. Nichols has returned from nearly months visit in Rye, N. |.
 Miss Lottie Burr of Black Rock has vis- ited her uncle, Elihu Burr.
 Mrs Grace Benedict of Greenfield Hill was guest of Mrs Charles Nichols, Sun day.
 Painter Raymond has done work for Mrs Sturges of Greenfield Hill.
 Mrs Clark Nichols entertained MT and Mrs George Baldwin of Bridgeport, Sun day.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Christian socialism recognizes the fact that some men are called to be rich and that other men are and will be poor. And it also makes the former the guard ians of the latter. "The poor ye have al ways with you.n It is not so bad to be poor, if you have the right kind of rich neighbors and brethren. Rich and poor are relative terms and, excepting that de- gree of poverty which suffers for lack of the necessities of life, the poor are often as we'll off and as happy as the rich. Not all can be rich, for there is not wealth for all. Not all could be rich, for many have neither the capacity nor the inclin- ation to win riches. A man may as truly be called of God to develop the wealth of the world, as another is called to preach the gospel or to teach science to the peo- ple. But the man who is called to be rich is also called to use his wealth for the benefit of the world and, especially, for the care of the poor. No man has any right to possess and withhold from oth- CTS the good things of this life, neither to waste nor abuse them.-IO. Q. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

The funeral of David Whitney, who died, Monday, took place from his late residence, Wednesday. He was v.
 Mrs William S.Walling and Mrs Charles Courtney, who have been at Newport, N. J., returned home, Tuesday.
 Miss Helen Downes of Greenwich is with A. F. Downes.
 Owing to the death of Postmaster J.R. Palmer, A. $. Hurlbutt is acting post master until his successor is appointed. J. Milton Elwood and family, who have spent the Summer at his old home on King street, have returned to their home in Brooklyn.
 Mir and Mrs Edwin Thorn, who have been spending the Summer at Millbrook, N. Y., have returned to Saugatuck.
 k. C. Smith has had barn built by Oscar Smith and barn is also to be built at the Christ church rectory.
 William R. Palmer of Stonington was in town, Sunday, to attend the funeral of his brother, J. R. Palmer.
 Miss Hattie Stevens of New Haven is visiting her sister, Mrs l.. T. Day.
 Mrs Handley of Philadelphia visits MT and Mrs H. A. Ogden.
 Miss Fannie Carpenter of Brooklyn is at Mrs M. L. Filley's.
 Miss M. B. Cowles of New Y ork has wis., ited Rev and Mrs Kenneth Mackenzie.
 Mrs Charles Snediker of Brooklyn is guest at William Renoude's.
 The funeral of the late John R. Palmer was largely attended from his residence, Sunday burial in Willow Brook cemetery. He was 42 years. Bearers, Frederick Kemper, w. E. Osborn, Samuel Wood, Louis McDonough.
 Harry Nichols of Montclair, N. J., has been at Frederick H. Nash's.
 The Sasco tennis club gave reception and dance, Monday evening, in the large and spacious barn of w. k. McCready of Compo Point, which was largely attend ed by the young people of this and ad- joining towns. The ladies wore masks and the toilets were elegant. Most of the gentlemen appeared in evening dress without masks. Shortly after s o'clock, dancing began and, at 10 30, the dancers unmasked. A bountiful supper was serv- ed in MT McCready's house, after which dancing was resumed and kept up till the early hours of the morning. The barn had been tastefully decorated by the young ladies of the club, with flags of various nations, evergreens, golden rod and flowers and the floor covered with a heavy crash. The alcOves were especial ly pretty and the grounds were illumined with Chinese lanterns, which added much to the beauty of the scene. The walks afforded fine promenade for the danc- CTS. Music was furnished by Smythe' s orchestra of Saugatuck. Among those present were Misses Isabel, Estherina and Gertrude McCready, Misses LaLand, Misses Ketchum, Mir and Mrs Burnham, Mir and Mrs Morris, Miss Keane, Miss Hardwick of Augusta, Ga., Miss Weth- erbee of Fairfield, George Ketchum, E. L.. Wells of Southport, MT Curtis of Bridge port, MT Rodgers, Mir Taylor and many others,
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
STAMFORD.


 Lorenzo Beers, wife and daughter ex- pect to leave for California, November l, to spend the Winter.
 William T. Curtis and wife left for their California home, Tuesday morning. They have been visiting friends in this vicinity for two months.
 Ed. P. Allen of New York was in town, Sunday.
 Norris Curtis and family of Georgia, who have been in town for few weeks, have started homeward. Mrs Curtis will remain in New York for a short time. Miss Flo. Allen is visiting friends in Monroe.
 William Nash is again able to be out after serious illness.
 Mir and Mrs Curtis of East Broadway expect to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their wedding day soon.
 Mushrooms grow here IS inches in di- ameter iu six days. The stove club are not responsible for this statement. Prof Hubbard will soon give reading in the Town hall for the benefit of the M. E. ladies' aid society.
 The granite works received q car of Westerly granite, this week.
 Arthur Wheeler caught striped bass weighing s B. pounds with hook and line.
 Mir and Mrs Paul Whitehead have been in town.
 Mir Belden expects to occupy his new house on Main street, November l.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Gertie Rogers visits Miss Bessie Jennings.
 Annual meeting of the library associa- tion in October. A large attendance is desired.
 Miss Jennie Stephens has returned to Port Jefferson, having gained in health during her stay in Greenfield.
 The Band of Hope is planning the Har- vest Home for either the evening of the 26th or the Sd of October at 7 m ill Academy hall. Admission 1Oc. The date will be announced in the next BEE.
 Mir and Mrs Rufus Wales are in town for few days.
 Three reports of the Union meeting were given at prayer meeting, Friday evening.
 Miss Mamie Banks and brother Charles are in Bridgeport. They enjoyed an ex- cursion to New York on the Rosedale, Sunday.
 Arthur Hull has recently bought new road cart.
 Mrs Steven Jennings of Fairfield is with Mrs Emeline Raymond.
 Frank Monroe is putting up new on ion building near his barn.
 Mrs Frank Wakeman visits Miss Addie Sherwood.
 Frank Jewett of New Haven has visit ed his sister, Mrs John Nichols, making the distance on his bicycle.
 John Ferris is finishing the well be- gun in the Spring.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
BEDDING.

The article in the Farmer copied by the Danbury News, in regard to Hobart Purdy, is sensational in the highest de- gree and untrnthful in every particular. He is not suffering from glanders, but from blood poison. He does not live in hovel, but in neat two-storied house, painted and as good as half the houses in our country towns. It belongs to his mother, with whom he only occasionally resided before he was taken sick. So far from being the hideous creature he is painted, he is an uncommonly good look ing man. His occupation, previous to his sickness, was training horses and he once drove oue of Wake Bradley's horses in a race at the Norwalk fair. The house is in Bedding, not Easton; in justice to our selectmen, would say that they are doing the best they can for the unfortu- nate man. He utterly refused to go to the poorhouse and Selectman c. Sanford has hired E. Beers to see to his comfort. It is extremely difficult to find any one, even for large sum of money, to take care of him and any lack of attention he may-receive is owing to the fact that he would not go to the poor house. His mother, who is white, has left him.
 Mrs Myers of New York has been guest of her father, D. Bartram.
 Mrs J. c. Read has raised over 100 ing several pounds.
 Mrs Steven Sanford has returned from New York.
 Mrs F. Read is gaining; she has been confined to her bed since the funeral of her husband. As the procession was about to start, she tainted and had to be taken into the house and the doctor call- ed.
 Misses Sarah and Olivia Sanford at- tend Miss Boards boarding school in Norwalk.
 It is thought Edgar Rowland's barn was burned by young children who play cd with matches.
 J. c. Read is taking Mrs M. Lyons's hay to Bethel.
 Mrs A. Wilson is in Bridgeport.
 Rev MT Morrell of Bethel preached in Christ church, Sunday; an able sermon to an appreciative congregation.
 A. Lincoln Kirk will give his unique and original entertainment of recitals and impersonations of character in costume at Whitehead's hall, Monday evening at 2 30. Admittance 25 and I5c. The en- tertainmcnt is for the benefit of the Con- gregational society.
 Misses Sarah and Olivia Sanford ex- pect to enter select school in Norwalk, next week.
 The Eurekas of Easton expect to play the Bethel nine on the grounds of the Alerts, Bedding Ridge, next Saturday at 2 p m.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

I want you to get up tomorrow morn- ing and get breakfast; and, when your mother comes and begins to express sur prise, go right up to her and kiss her on her mouth. Your can't imagine how it will brighten her dear face. Besides, you owe her kiss or two. Away back when you were little girl, she kissed you when no one else was tempted by your fever tainted breath and swollen taee. You were not as attractive then as you are now. And through the years of childish sunshine and shadow, she was always ready to cure, by the magic of mothers kiss, the little dirty chubby hands whenever they were injured in the first skirmishes with the rough old world. And then the midnight kisses, with which she routed so many bad dreams, as she leaned over your restless pillow, have all been on interest these long, long years.-TA fathers advice to his daugh-
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

The Christian philosophy of life is very simple, but it is all embracing; and it will solve all the problems of the world, in this age or in any other age. The di- vine standpoint alone can give us right views of the real relations of things. All belongs to God. Men are not absolute owners, but only stewards. Capacities, powers and means of usefulness are all given in trust, not for the individual alone, but for the common good. Life itself, even, is 8 trust. The significance of life lies in the uses we make of it. Love to God and love to man is the car dinal principle of conduct, out of which all else springs.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

The fact is, Life viewed in the abstract is not to be coveted, but only in relation to happiness, growth and usefulness and his is the fullest and fairest life who, whenever dying, has got out of it the most of legitimate pleasure, who has grown to the nearest approximation of his ideal potentialities and who has been of most inspiration and service to his fel- low men. His age is of secondary con- sideration. If he drop down at B, he may have run the gamut of existence; if he survive until 90, he may yet stand on the very threshold of human joy and suf- fering.-TCourant.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

E. ". Howe, author of 1.-The Story of Country Townn and other novels, says in the Century Magazine: ssThere are four classes of men who usually own country papers. l. Farmers sons who think they are little too good for farm ing, and not quite good enough to do nothing. ?. School teachers. 3. Law yers who have made failure of the law. 4.Professional printers who have worked their way. In nearly every case, the best country papers are conducted by the latter class, although they seldom have backing, like the other three classes.'
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

The Farmers Journal, paper estab- lished in Danbury in 179O and described by the News, had this Newtown ad. dat ed September 21, 1790: Lewis Demestoy, Ladies and gentlemen's hairdresser, from Marseilles, Respectfully informs the pub lie that he carries on the Barber's busi- ness in it's various branches, at the Shop which he now occupies about twenty rods north of the Meeting house in New town-Where his customers may except his utmost attention and grateful ac- knowledgement of every favor. A gen- erous price given for Human Hair.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Viewed merely from worldly point of view, what can be said of the spirit of that vast number who seem to care naught for religion. In the West, church. es as we'll as schools are erected as val ued additions to the town, while church. es are encouraged by public men who know from experience that it's influence is beneficial in a neighborhood and, con- sequently, a help to their town. Let any man contrast the condition of this coun- try with that of a country where church. es are almost unknown and explain the difference i'd the moral and social condi- tions of the inhabitants. A man who en- joys our Christian civilization, laws and institutions and does nothing by precept or example to help the cause of Christ ianity is merely an air plant, enjoying the fruits of others labors.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
FAIRFIELD.

With the exception of a few tons of coal, J. D. Toomey has sold his entire stock of goods and will be ready to va cate the premises when required to dos by the railroad. The coal remaining in the bins must be disposed of, this week, that the railroad may not be hampered in it's improvements. For the present, MT Toomey will enjoy we'll earned va cation; but, in the not far distant fu- ture, he will probably rebuild his store buildings, coal sheds, etc. and carry on business as of yore. One of the condit- ions on which the property was sold was that he should be given side track and freight facilities. The change in grade will enable him to have a coal dump and will improve his facilities for handling freight.
 Miss Lizzie Whalen spent Sunday in Bedding with her sister, who is there for her health.
 Peter McGrath and wife, with party of friends, were among those aboard the white squadron.
 James H. Fitzgerald has gone to Vest port to work for the Winter.
 W. B. Wheeler is interested in pat ent article that must interest all fond of hunting or shooting. It consists of what may properly be termed self feeding shooting vest, which will hold D shells or cartridges that are put directly into the hand when one is wanted and so on till all the 25 have been used. It is made of strong duck, the color of old grass and is valuable to any one fond of shooting or hunting. For any further informa- tion, letter addressed to W. B. Wheel CT, care of the Fairfield Rubber Co.,, will bring prompt response.
 A compromise has been effected in Hol- land Hill school district and the school is to be opened as soon as teacher, for whom Committeeman Luther Nichols has advertised, can be secured. Neither Miss Kealie, hired by Special Committeeman BrothwelI and Warehouse of the board of education, nor Miss Burr, the Normal school teacher hired by Mir Nichols, will teach; in fact, neither put in appearance at the school house, Monday morning. The scholars assembled, however, and Attorney Morehouse opened the school and made brief address. The school will be opened by competent teacher as soon as one can be obtained.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Australia has started out an exploring expedition led by David Lindsay, proyis- toned for three months, with 40 camels and 400 gallons of water, to explore it's desert interior, 1900 miles long by 300 wide. Provisions have been provided for the expedition at different points, so that it may keep up it's work for two years.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

John Fortune of Fon du Lac, Wis, re gently became the father of twin girls. When he first looked upon the new com ers,he smiled sort of ghastly smile and remarked: "Well, I suppose it is all right, for it is said Miss Fortunes never come singly.''
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18


 Provincetown, at the tip end of Cape Cod, has aboot 2500 Portuguese, forming about half the population of the town. The men are mostly sailors and fisher men and have secured control of the fish ing business of the place, which, howev- CT, is not tithe of what it once was. In Proyincetown's long street one meets many dark-skinned and black-eyed Port uguese, women and girls, some of whom are very pretty. In Fall River andss ssNew Bedford many of the mill hands are Port uguese and they like to go out harvest ing in the Summer and Fall. The farm CTS make good use of them and find them peaceable, hard working people. They enjoy rowing about, but they are not vic- ious.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
PLATTSVILLE.

Miss Fannie Abbott of Bridgeport was guest of Mrs H. Mckenzie, last week Thursday.
 Mrs J. N. Peabody of New York is with L. N. Reynolds.
 Mrs A. NJ. Godfrey has had company from the city.
 Miss Fannie Bradley was in New York, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Why do we trown on the ballet,
 While the decollete we adore? One dress is too lar from the ceiling,
 If the others too far from the foor.-[St Paul PiOncer-PresS.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Mrs Rose Terry Cooke, who has so warm spot in the hearts of all American girls, has new volume of short stories in print, 'sHuckleberries Gathered from New England Hills" The book will no doubt be as cordially welcomed as the previous writings of this charming au- thoress. Mrs Cooke lives very quietly at Mrs Roots home on Housatonic street. She has cosy sunny piazza and her bright eyes may be seen peeping over it's woodbine trellis almost any pleasant day. -TBerkshire Courier.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

A missionary concert was held in the Congregational church, Sunday evening, instead of the Y. F. $. c. E. meeting.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Lorenzo Beers, wife and daughter eX- pect to leave for California, November l, to spend the Winter.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
WESTPORT.

The funeral of David Whitney, who died, Monday, took place from his late residence, Wednesday. He was v.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18

Mrs Oliver Plumb visits in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Hitchcock and daughter Hattie of are guests of Mrs John Wake
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-08
rasnLlANcE CONSTITUTION.

Ills a document worth studying
by everybody. It has no sound or
semblance OF anarchism; 1t Is con-
servative in tone, and on the whole
it is very moderate. 1t is practically
with the Democrats in regard to the
reform tariff, Force blll,public lands
voting, pensions and convict labor,
and with thousands of others who
have not the moral courage to leave
their party and come out in favor or
these reforms. There are some plati
tudes in it, and perhaps some vision
airy theories, hut 1t could not he ex'
pected that a party so now could be
perfect; no party is perfect at its
birth. Farmers, save this issue OF
THE Sun, il you have not the new
constitution in some better form. 1t
will be good winter reading for you;
make a study Of 1t and you will be
better politicians.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-08
A WONDER WORKER.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, Q young man
of Burlington, Ohio, states that he
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He was persuaded to try DR.. Kings
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he had used half of II dollar bottle,
that he was much better: he con-
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-08
rnR oIRLs OF cAPRI.
RSmssAAAw RsONAansiv wHnnlna I'm TAsIP
Freak aua NMtural Ways.

esmSshAnw PoOOAaasav wHnaaRR in TAsGP
Freak suA N~tural Ways.
The& Capri girls. weuld furnish
material for an article. There 10
something peculiarly winning about
thsm. l q" not think It Is their beauty
half 50 much as their frank natural
ways that please one have observed
Ia them a 0 nple tact q sweet courtesy
OF manner, which would not disgrace
q Duchess. Yet there Is nOthinR
studied. no effort; the attraction lies
In their being so unaffected:
And being natural naturally please.
This 10 made obvious by the fact that
when o Capri girl Is taken out OF her
original sphere she loses many Of the
winning qualities which so become
her.
Ladies do not always perceive how
taking these girls are. Il can not
understand how men, gentlemen BY
birth and education. are attracted by
those common girls" is a very general
remark. Why is it that ladies see no
charm where men see SO muchP Can
40 OO bHAe OeA0A va A~
lures graces have u certain mRwkish
flavor TO our feminine palates? hope
not
These girls can assume a wonder
full amount OF dignity when necessary.
They have also An abundant supply Of
mother wit which have heard used
AdvantaGeously TO check the too ardent
attention Of youthful fOrestieri.
One Of the prettiCst sights l know In
TO meet u band OF Capri RirlA aged
from II to Is. returning from their
days toll. Here they come with their
skirts tucked up on one side. the red
kerchief carelessly tied at the back Of
their shapety heads. from under which
the dark. wsvy hair escapes-cheeks
flushed after hard work. eyes shining.
tongues chNttering. AS they pass they
look you straight in the face smile
merrily. and wish you "Buona sera. 1"
with audible comments on your per-
sonal appearance. But as you have
an agreeable expression the general
verdict will be that you are una bella
si1norA"