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The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
A New England Boy at the West.

get your newsy paper regularly as
the weeks roll around. My only regret
is that do not know many of the towns
mentioned and fewer of the people in
Fairfield county. I am 65 years of age.
| taught my first school in New Jersey,
at the age of u. | also taught at Yon-
kers and Rockland Lake, n. Y. At the
age of 81 and %, went to the Connecti-
cut Literary Institution at Suffield and
from there | migrated to the noted State
of Kentucky, where [ taught school in
several counties. [ taught last in I'm
ion county, KY, in the Summer of 1855.
I crossed the Ohio river to Shawneetown,
ILL.,, and, in company with my trusty
horse Charley, l wendell my way
through the towns of Vandalia, Spring
field, Peoria, Knoxville, onward to Rock
Island, where / crossed the Father of
Waters (MississippD to Davenport, Ia.
| rode onward and onward until | saw
this wild land that | now live on, in
Southwestern Iowa, then in wild state
of Nature, with millions of acres waving
in tall grass and blooming prairie flow
ers. / got the numbers of the land and
entered it at the Charitan land office, Dc
tober p, 1855. / sold my faithful horse
nigh Peoria, ILL.,, mounted river steam
boat at Pekin, ILL.,, visited st. Louis and
returned to Louisville and Frankfort.
Ky, here had relatives and friends in
abundance in jefferson, Franklin, Wood
ford, Scott and many counties. In the
Summer of SO, was home with my par
euts in Tashua, Conn. That Fall finds
me again back at my new place in Iowa,
Taylor county. In 1859, am vending
my way westward over the wilds OF
America for California. From early
Spring, we journey onward over sandy
plains, meandering rivers, Rocky and
Sierra Nevada mountains, until the goth
of August. 1859, repose in barn, on a
soft bed of hay, in Sacramento City. Cal
MY life in Canifornia and Nevada contin-
ued nigh eight years.-FG. p. Gregory,
Conway, Taylor Co., Iowa, October %,
1891.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The worker on the newspaper is no
doubt obscured and diminished. One
cannot have everything. There are men
spending their brains and their heart oyer
the columns of the daily paper who are
incomparabIy ADLER and truef and mere
devoted to the good of their kind than
the myriads of dabblers in letters who
think themselves in higher line of
work. Think of such great heart and
he ad as George William Curtis's, expend-
ed on journalism. when, had he not re-
garded that aa the highest duty before
him, he was safe of literary fame and
vet he sees scores of people talked about
and exalted who are aot worth naming
beside him. The newspaper worker has
to inspiriE him no vision OF fame which
amounts to nothing unless the winner is
ali exceptional genius-but he Knows, if
he has moral purpose within hitn. that
he is touching hundreds and thopaands
OF his fellow beings day by day and, ever
ii She work of one day is thrown aside
and apparently wasted at night, that VI
the next day re-inforces the impression
OF its predecessor and his impress thus
survives and goes on. Has literature. short
of the great names, any better hope OF
power?-E Republican.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

novel way of utilizing old railroad
iron is in the building of bridges. A
bridge of this sort has been completed
across the Pequabuck river at Terryville.
1t is truss bridge having a span of 10
feet and width of 80 feet. The bridge
rests upon stone abutments. on each of
which an iron rail rests and forms the
''mudsills." Upon these the ''strings,"
also old iron rails, are laid. Of these
there are Is in this bridge, as they are
placed at equal distances of two and one
half feet apart. Another rod or "spin-
die" across the center, under and at right
angles with the stringers, is supported by
iron rods depending from the trusses,
which alone support the bridge. Each
of the trusses is formed by two rails, the
ends of which are fitted into solid iron
castings made of especial shape to re-
ceive them and, meeting at the center of
the bridge, are also held together by SIM
liar castings, through which the iron rod
extends and braces, extending on either
side to the end of the spindle, give
strength as well as rigidity to the struct-
ure. Heavy plank covered with a con-
crete pavement forms the floor.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Among vegetable foods in common use
it is claimed that oatmeal, beans and po-
tatoes are the cheapest. Cheapest, we
mean, in the sense that they contain the
greatest amount of the most valuable
food for the least money. The most eco
nomical foodstuffs for the laboring man
is the basis of our calculation. 1t is said
that ''the average working man requires
daily in his food, in round numbers, not
less than four ounces of proteids, two
ounces of fat and eighteen ounces of car
bohydrates." Now the question is what
sort of bill of fare will furnish these
elements for the least money? To begin
with, whatever the food is, it must be
healthy. Cheapness alone may not be
economy in any sense. A man must eat
with reference to his power to labor and
retain his health and strength.-[O. 0.
Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
SOUTH BRITAIN.

G. ". Morris spent Sunday with his
uncle, Mr. Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs Wyckoff were home, over
Sunday.
III. p. Mitchell lost an OK, choked with
an apple.
Frank Sanford, who has been boarding
at his grandfather's, is taking his
meals at Il. N. Treats and rooming at
Levi M. Bradley's.
Walter l.. Mitchell and his brother,
Robert c., went to Vermont, Monday ,ex-
pecting to buy Car of sheep and cattle.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
The Bee Bug.

The common school is great institu-
tion-so great in its power to shape the
lives of the people of this fair land that
every good man and woman must de-
voutly wish for it the wisest, best man
agement possible. Nothing is more inn
portant than the education of children
and so many uncertain factors are in
volved in our present school system that,
to the parent who knows by experience
the ins and outs of the whole business, it
often seems like fearful venture to send
little, innocent children away from the
quiet home and tender care to the pro-
miscuous associations and unnatural
conditions of public school life. The
life of the school room may or may not
tend to promote physical and moral
health. Mental training may be secured
under such moral and social influences
that the schooling tends to vice and not
to virtue. The personal contact of the
pupils thrown together may serve to inn
prove some at the expense of the others;
many common school teachers are too
young and inexperienced to teach any
thing we'll or even to have the care of
children. and school officers are not al
ways chosen for their wisdom.
The young of this generation, as
rule, are in too much of a hurry. They
expect to attain great things at once.
Youth is naturally impatient and our
sysrem of education, or lack of system
rather, together with our overdone pro-
miscuous standards of civilization, tend
to aggravate the hot haste and delusion
which belong to state of immaturity
and ardent feeling. 1t may be, as the
school teachers often say, that every
native born citizen stands a chance of
being President, and that any one, who
makes up his mind to do so, may become
rich. But we should not fail to impress
The fact that, as a rule, it takes the best
part of a life time to do the great things,
md that steady, faithful perseverance
must, generally speaking, precede any
great attainment in this world.
Tall oaks from little acorns grow"
'ut it takes century in which to do it.
Greatness of any kind is the result of
ong and steady growth. Mushrooms
pring up in night and decay in day,
'ut character, which commands the CON
idence and admiration of the world,
ONES only as the result of experience
'orn of patient continuance in well do
ng- %. 0. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
HaunY HOLSTERS.

William Timmons, postmaster at Idavilie,
md, writes Electric Bitters has done more
for me than all other medicines combined for
that bad feeling arising from kidney and iv-
or trouble" John Leslie, farmer and stock
man OF same place, says: Find Electric Bit
tiers to be the best kidney and liver medicine;
made me feel like a new mani W. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town, says; Elec-
trio Bitters is just the thing for man who IS
all ran down and don't care whether he lives
or dies; he found new strength, good appe-
~. ana felt lust like he had new lease on
rite. Only soc u bottle at e. #. Hawley's drug
safnrs..
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
Father Pablo Jaurez Talks.

Don Ramon Alva, Dear Sir have the sat.
asfaction of informing you that the Cactus
Blood Cure, of which you are the owner, has
produced the most wonderful results for a
friend of mine who has suffered from her
petite eruption and consider your cure gen.
orator without equal. In the name OF my
friend, thank you sincerely and be sure
VIII recommend your valuable medicine, as
havs again seen It's results Yours truly, Rev
Pablo Jaurez Sold by s. c. Bull, druggist.
Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Whoever will faithfully do whatever
duty he may find at hand, and perseyere
in so doing, will never need to wait to be
developed and never lack for occupation.
Those who imagine situation and
self consciously exert themselves to get
into it are very certain to be disappoint-
ed.
The ambitious are apt to overestimate
their Importance in the world and tie
world is not slow to discover that fact to
them. The world likes to be consulted
about its own affairs and it has decided
way Of measuring men with its own yard
stick. Those who pursue an ideal along
the line of some fixed principle, turning
all the circumstances of life to good ac-
count as they go, not mechanically, but
in the love of real usefulness, are on the
sure road to a happy success. The man
who sees the world as only great gra b
box, out OF which he must fish up the
best prize possible, may get what he
looks for and may MOTTO. O. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

the headquarters of the green goods bus
iness, together with the cipher code and
books of reference, lists of names and
5000 letters received from people in ref
erence to the purchase of goods from ev-
cry State in the Union. They have also
arrested Frank Brooks and Terrence
Murphy, the leaders in the business.
The combination had just sent out $780,
900 circulars and letters preparatory to
the Winters work. 1t Is remarka BILE
that nearly all the green goods men are
opium fiends. By green goods is meant
counterfeit money.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
SOUTHBURY.

Miss Blaekman of New Haven has
been at Mrs Belfield's; also Miss Sophia
Booth and nephew.
Mrs Bennett, Mrs Perry, Miss Hine,
Miss Anna Human and Mrs George
Smith attended the annual State W.. c.
IL. II. convention held in Danbury.
An engine off the track at the depot,
Sunday, delayed freight trains, which
were numerous on the line, all day.
DIR C. S. Belts and wife started for Or
aando, Fla, on the elegant new steamer
Kansas City.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

lected, they went to the monument deal
er and told him what they wanted.
"What shall put on the monument"
"Put on his name, and an appropriate
MOTTO The monument dealer built the
monument. It was erected in the ceme-
terry, and the members of the fire depart
ment gathered in their red shirts and pa
raded out to see the monument. What
was their astonishment to find upon it:
John SMITH.
Gone to His Last Fire. IL Hon
r. j. Vance.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The L'Anse, Mich, Sentinel announces
the marriage, October 9,at Lester Park,
Mimi, of M ISIS Matte Nj. Lloyd and Louis
j. Shepard. Mr. Shepard is son of Rev
?. l.. Shepard of Clinton, and went West
to grow up with the country. He is man
ager of large store at L'Anse, Mich,
and the Sentinel speaks in glowing terms
of both bride and groom. Rev Mr. Shop
ard, who is we'll known in town, per-
formed the ceremony.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The man who fattens on that he has
mot earned, whether he buys it by the
proceeds of till tapping or forgery or Il
breach of trust, or by The less dangerous
method of running i'll debt for it without
any reasonable expectation of discharg-
ing the obligation, has in either case
broken the sixth commandment as
squarely as if he was ii pickpocket. And
the speculator who CANDLES for liveli-
hood is no better New York journal
of Commerce.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

1t is estimated that over 1000 barrels
of superior grated apples grown in the
Champlain valley will be purchased and
shipped by canal boats from Vergennes,
Vt, to New York at prices ranging from
81 so to 80 barrel for No. ! fruit and
81 barrel for No. 2. The apple crop
was 80 large in Great Harrington that il
is difficult to dispose OF it. One fruit
grower claims to have had 1000 bushels
on the ground and another 200 bushels to
give away. It was nothing unusual to
pick 30 bushels from single tree. Sew
eral hundred barrels of apples have been
sold at Suffield, CT, at . net price Of 75c
a barrel. Republican
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Gen B. F. Buffers grandfather, Zepha-
Nah, was a native of Woodbury. and
fought at Quebec with Wolfe. His faith
er, John Butler of Nottingham, N. H.,
broke leg serving in the war of 1912.
His mothers father, Richard Ellison,
fought for King William at the battle of
Boyne Water.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Connecticut's Supreme court has af-
hrmed the constitutionality of the law
prohibiting the export of ruffled grouse,
woodcock or quail out of the State. The
laws intent is to preserve the game, by
combining it to home markets.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

r. w. butcher, r. K. Bassett, Fl. F.
and G. Ell. Orgelman attended the wheel
meet at Danbury, where 300 wheels were
in line and a collation. was served at the
club room in the United bank building.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

One or two cars were wrecked on the
west siding at Sandy Hook, last week
Friday, which stopped travel for short
time and strewed freight in all direct
innS
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Congregational churches will celebrate
the 22d.as home missionary Sunday and
the children of the Newtown Sunday
school are preparing for concert on
that day.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

A. o. Bierce was called to Sharon, a
week ago Sunday, to attend the funeral
of a brother-in-law and, last week, Mrs
Bierce returned with another Mrs Bierce
and child.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The world is tangled web and great
many good people are very anxious to
unsnarl and straighten it out. 1t is a
curious spectacle to behold the ways and
means, the theories and methods, by
which earnest good men and women are
striving to make the world better. Ii
would be even amusing, if it were not so
often painful, to study the diverse instru-
mentalities, institutional and individual,
by which society is supposed to be amel-
iorated, reformed, elevated and perfect
ed. What enthusiasm! What conflicting
theories What clashing of interests !!
What hurry and worry and haste and
waste! One might almost be led to think
thai the Almighty had given the world
up entirely to societies, fraternties, as
sociations, institutions, etc. Everybody
seems anxious to belong to some frater-
nifty, which, by reason of his money paid
in, is bound to care for him when sick
and bury hun when he dies; and the
churches borrow money to support mis-
sionaries to the beathen.-[O o. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Halloween was celebrated with unusu-
III gusto, especially In Sandy Hook, where
Il load Of gates and other movables
were piled on one OF Charles Hawley's
vehicles and drawn to the grist mill ;beer
kegs adorned the sign post and blinds,
signs, ETC., travelled as if by magic. A
fancy barred gate lay on the veranda
roof of the old Masonic lodge, until Mr.
Turner put it away for safe keeping.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

A wedding party at the home of Mrs
Martin Lynch of Botsford hill, sister of
the bride, was attended by many friends
and the festivities were kept up till tow
ard morning; music furnished by Rlake
and Gallagher, who kept time for the
dancers till daylight, Friday morning
and an enjoyable time was had by all.
The bridesmaid, Miss Maggie Lennon of
Bridgeport, accompanied the party to
Newtown and other friends from Dan
bury, Norwalk and Bridgeport helped
on the merrymaking. A bountiful table,
spread with variety of tempting eata-
bles, was an important feature of the
evening and enjoyed by all. The bride
was dressed in gown of steel blue silk,
with jewel trimmings, while her maid
was attired in becoming suit of Henri
eta cloth The bride received many
handsome presents and, after spending
several days with friends here, Mr.
Mrs McCartan went TO Danbury.
They will occupy newly furnished
house in Norwalk, their future home.
C. DE-. Pratt has a flock of over so fine
Southdown sheep he has tract of land
near Botsford which he will probably inn
prove for sheep pasture.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06
William IL. Hoy of Bridgeport has
been with friends in town.

The Housatonic road is running their
milk trains over the D. and n. and via
Wilson Point to New York. The cars of
milk from the Newtown creamery are at
ia ched to the 5 40 p m train, week days,
adad taken to Hawleyville, where they
are transferred to the milk train. On
Sunday, = special engine runs down from
Hawleyyilie To get them. 1t will be re-
membered that The Housatonic tried this
route once before, but it was not success
ful. They hope that, with improved IA
ciiities, to be able to get the milk to New
York without annoying delays.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The marriage of Martin Tally of the
Glen and Miss Honora Sheehan, rela-
tive of Michael Blake of Curtis Hill, is
set for Wednesday, 18th, at st. Rose, at
II m. After the ceremony, reception
will be given at the residence of Mr.
Blake,
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Sherman L.Thomas of Trumbull made
flying visit at DR. C.S. Betts's in South
bury, stopping in the Hook at DR. r. n.
Betts's and took in the enjoyable gather
ing at Alfred Brisoe's.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The consciousness of having on hand a RENE
dy for Group, pneumonia, sore throat and>sud-
den colds. is very consoling to a parent. With
a bottle OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral in the
house, one feels, in such cases, a sense of Sc
curity nothing else can give.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The postal revenues of the year, ended
June 80, were $50, 1871 ,7S5, against $780,
Ss2,097 in 1890. The expenditures to Sep
TENDER 80, which accrued prior to June
80, were $71, 1862 1853, leaving an excess
of expenditures over revenues of So, $780,
CTS, against So ,04S, 6l9 for 1890.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

zone touch OF Nature makes the whole
world kim" Diseases common to the race
compel the search for common remedy 1t
ii found In Ayers Sarsaparilla, the reputation
81 which is world wide, having largely super.
seeded every other blood medicine in use.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

age of Miss Grace E. Brakeman to George
b. Beers, to take place at the Congrega-
tional church, Wednesday evening, 11th,
at o'clock,
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

At the monthly meeting of the knights
Of Columbus,i Sunday, it was voted to
hold a ball, New Years eve. Frank Nc.
Gran is chairman of the committee of ar
engagements.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Arthur Shaffer, who has driven one of
Charles Hawley's stages, is now night
operator of the New England at Hawley-
vile.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

William McCartan of Norwalk and
Miss Maggie Moloney, formerly of New
town, were married, Thursday, October
20, at Norwalk and came to Newtown,
the same evening.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Rubenstein will spend this Winter in
Berlin. The great pianist and composer
has nearly completed new volume of
his memoirs.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Miss Ruth, daughter of Philo Nichols,
who has been feeble and confined to her
room for many months. is much better
and is able to ride out.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The Courant reports that, while 100
Connecticut towns show a decrease Of
taxable property aggregating $lS,640,-
030, nevertheless the nOu-taxable depos-
its in the savings banks have increased
from SO, $3.50, 500 in 1860 to SIG, 4O6, 675
in 1890 and the deposiUors have increased
from S4,6l4 to 300, Sol. No town would
show decline if investments were as
they were in 1860. But spite of all Incl
dental declines the State as whole gains
nearly $l13, 800, OO0-and is gaining now.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Flora and Emily, daughters of E. S.
Lowell, returned, last week, from Els
worth, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Il. 5. Tomlinson has sold Chauncey T.,
his three-year-old colt sired by Pueblo,
through c. G. Peck, to F. l.. Butler, II
New York fur importer, for 1915, to be
delivered in the Spring.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Henry Willard, chairman of the North
ern Pacific board of directors, says that
the road will before very long be operat-
ing all it's trains by electric power.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

A. w. Orgelman has fitted up set of
full rubber trimmed harness for Taylor
& Blake.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Miss Dolly Burke, relative of Father
Fox, returned to New Haven, Monday,
after visit at st. Rose parsonage.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Call early and often. New Fall goods.
Everything from nice overcoat to ba-
by's slipper at Terrill, Belts & Co.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Mrs Il. d. Smith and her little boy
spend a few weeks with Port Jervis, N.
Y, relatives.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Charles Human is having bad luck
with his turkeys, having lost about II
out of flock of 40.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Mrs Owen WEIGH and children of Bir-
mingham, Miss Katie Garrigan, New
Britain, Mr. and Mrs B. Z. Monahan,
Misses Mary b. Lynch, Lizzie Carroll,
Bridgeport, and Il number of friends of
the groom from Danbury were out of
town guests at the Carroll-Donlon we'd
ding.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Miss Katie Garrigan of New Britain
has spent week with Misses Carroll of
Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Miss Lillian Hartigan returned to
Bridgeport after month as guest of
Miss Julia Murray.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

A. H. Ferry has shingled his house and
barn in Hopewell.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Miss Susie Scudder is nursing in Dan.
bury.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

James Purtell has moved from Berk-
shire to the house near the pond of Rub
Der shop No. 2.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Austin Dobson, the English poet, will
give readings from his own books, this
Winter, in America. Edwin Arnold is
in this country and will be paid $50, 900
for so readings.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The eight-months-old child of Charles
Waterbury, treated BY Drs Richardson
and Smith, last week, for hair lip, is do
ing finely.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

''What we would rejoice to see, said
Father Cassidy at the dedication of new
parochial school in Pawtucket, ..would
be school houses built by our friends the
Episcopalians, the Presbyterians and
Congregationalists, and our friends of
every ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS their own
youth, in which their honest religious.
convictions OF duty should be instilled
into the minds OF their children. We are
not afraid of good Protestants or OF
good Hebrews. What we fear is boys
and girls grown up to be men and wom-
en-, who know everything and know not
God; who have been educated and train.
ed and taught intellectually, but who are
as ignorant of their duty TO their Maker
and their fellow men as pagans IN par
gan land.'s
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

Charles White and family occupy Ir-
wing Goodsell's tenant house in Dodging
town.
The Newtown bee., 1891-11-06

The spring supplying the water tank
at the Sandy Hook station has failed and
the pump which forces water from the
Pohtatuck has been in use for some time.