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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-26
Wanted-500 head Of Stock to wmigr.

Parties living in the Kootenai val
ley, below Bonner's Ferry, have
sufficient hay to winter 500 head Of
stock. 1t is good bottom land hay;
and sheds and other accommoda-
tons will be furnished. Stock men
will find it a good place for their
stock. Apply to the HERALD.
8-11.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-09-26
A Tent for Sale.

Nearly new tent, 30x4O feet. A
bargain for cash. Apply to T. e.
Cole, Kootenai. lott.
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STEPNEY.

Mrs III. G.. Gilbert has visited Mrs
Frank Garfield.
Elmer Banks and Fred Sherman have
spent two weeks at Ocean Grove.
Mr. Squires has moved his family from
Bridgeport to the rooms over the depot.
Last week, Louie Sturges killed a fiat
headed adder that lay coiled near his
baby brother on the door step.
Mrs Fl. E. Kelley of Niagara Falls,
who has been spending the Summer at
her cottage at Short Beach, off Branford,
is with her cousins, Mrs J. d. Beach and
Mrs G. McE. Beardsley of Monroe.
Poles, cordwood and lumber are being
loaded at Stepney Depot for =. "A. Birge
q Co. of Bridgeport, who have done ex-
tensiye jobs Of saving in this vicinity.
Mrs Fred Lyon has spent several days
in Danbury.
Mr. Keller Of Bridgeport has been
guest Of Miss Lucy Elwood.
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ASPETUCK.

Mrs Myrtle Gould has returned from a
visit in New Haven.
A grandchild was welcomed at the
house of Morris Davis, Monday.
Miss Alice Foster has entertained Miss
es Hamilton and Merwin of Lyons Plain.
Mrs d. O. Banks is with her daughter
in-law, Mrs jerome Abbott.
Mrs Fred Wakeman is in New York.
Mrs d. o. Banks of Bridgeport is with
her son, jerome Abbott.
Friends visit Mrs Lewis Bradley from
Illinois.
j. M. Brothcrton and Daniel Burr are
doing carpenter work for NJ. Wakeman
William Ferris starts meat cart, Au
gust l.
Mrs j. J. Foster, Miss n. and A. Brad
ley, Mrs William Wakeman each gave al
afternoon tea party in honor of Mrs Jane
Banks of Bridgeport.
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Rev DR. Plumley delivered an impress
sive sermon, last Sunday, his last Sunday
prior to his vacation.
Choir rehearsals after meeting, Friday
evening.
Band of Hope meeting, this week Sat
urday.
Poultryman Dolbry of Verna farm has
been troubled by mink, which have kill
ed numbers of young ducks. One of
them was shot, the other night, but sew
eral still remain to annoy the fiocks.
The family of w. A. Dolbry are ex-
pected from Chicago soon.
Henry Lockw God was chairman of the
meeting at Deerfield school house, Sat-
urday evening. Miss Hattie Jennings
was chosen teacher. The question of
supplying wood was left with the COM
mittee, Thomas Bradley. John d. More
house was appointed, with Mr. Bradley,
to make such repairs as are necessary,
such as new walls, repairs on the roof,
etc. What is needed here is a new
school house.
It was decided, Sunday, that the pic
mic of the Sunday school and Y. P. S. G.
E. be held at MRS Cuttings grove" be-
low Westport, on Wednesday of this
week. Arrangements were made with
Simon Bradley, John p. Morehodse and
others to provide teams for the children
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was seen by moonlight at 10 80, last Fri
day night.
There will be no service, Sunday after
noon, in st. Pauls church.
Mrs Mabel Hyde, at the advanced age
of 81, has been visiting at F. w. Woos-
ter's.
The good weather was improved by one
large farmer, Sunday, in the hay field.
Miss Alice Brace is visiting her cousin,
S. w. Linsley.
Misses Lillian and Marie l.. Brownson
are with New Milford friends.
F. F. johnson was with a beach party
from Wells Hollow, last week.
Our milkmen count on a grand time,
next Saturday, at Savin Rock.
Master George l.. Moore, the famous
soloist of Trinity's vested choir of
Bridgeport, is guest at Bonnibrook.
Miss Virginia Butler of Washington,
D. c., spent day with Mrs D. N. Nor
gan, this week.
Miss Emma S. Green of Morristown,
n. j., is visiting Mrs d. HI. Chatfield.
Harry G. Steward of Bridgeport tool
an outing to Bonnibrook on his new bi,
cycle, few days since.
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WESTPORT.

Miss Frances Kilhose of Brooklyn is in
town.
Mr. and Mrs William Lyon of Danbury
have visited Mrs Hezekiah Lyon.
Miss Cutler of Amherst, Mass, visits
Miss Mollie Bennett.
Rev and Mrs Jabez Backus are spend
ing month at Greenville, Maine.
c. o. Jellif' & Co. have Pruyn potato
digger on exhibition at their Southport
store. Call and see it and enter your or
der for one.
LeGrand Cannon is spending week
at Great South Bay, L. L.
The funeral of Charles Elwood, who
died on Sunday, aged so, took place from
his late residence on Wednesday. Burial
in Christ church cemetery.
Mrs Janaway Fitch of Brooklyn visits
William J. Finch. Esq.
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Nash have been in
Newtown.
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GREEN'S FARMS.

AS soon as possible, E. N. Sipperley is
to drill an artesian well for E. L. Bed
ford. The we'll will be on the hill, some
ing and large cistern will be built to
store the water, pipes leading to the
house and barn.
A freight train killed one of the rail-
roads Italians, Wednesday.
The l5-horse power engine used to
drive the drill at the well ON the Rapello
place has pounded the drill down through
about so feet of hard rock, but no water
has yet been found. The drill is run by
parties from Philadelphia.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Supt Crosby of the hospital has been
very sick man.
w. F. Swords had $15, 900 life insur-
ance policy.
North school, No. 10, on North Main
street Is receiving new coat of paint.
Frank Adams and wife have visited in
Southfield, Mass.
Miss Emma Benedict of Massachusetts
visits friends here and in New Haven.
Rev Fl. A. Davenport of the Presbyte-
rian church takes his vacation during
August. Rev DR. Hovey will preach,
next Sunday, Prof Il. S. Burroughs of
Amherst the Sunday following and the
last Sunday in the month; other preach
ers announced for the month ere Rev Mr.
Hinsdale of Princeton, former pastor
Rev Il. W. Brokaw of Springfield.
Two young men quietly fleeced ex-Se-
lectman Weber, VINO keeps a saloon on
Main street, out of 800 in cash, Tues
day. He foolishly displayed pocket
book, carelessly leaving it where one of
them could get it,while the other attract
ed his attention in another room.
The friends of Supt Crosby of the
Bridgeport hospital have little hopes of
his recovery and his death may occur at
any moment. Since his connection with
the hospital, he has gained host of
friends who will miss his familiar face.
A large number of friends and rela-
tives assembled at the late residence of
w. f. Swords to take farewell look at
the face of their departed friend and fell
low citizen, whose familiar presence had
been so long among us. The services
were conducted by Rev r. G. S. Nc
Nellie. The floral tributes were profuse
and of elegant designs. The honorary
pallbearers were intimate friends: Fran
els Ives, Z. G. Burnham, III. b. Middle
brook, Garrison Haynes, w. E. MARSH,
f. w. Atwood. Burial at Mountain
Grove.
The building occupied by Samuel Pen
dleton, harness manufacturer, has been
painted in neat colors and the building OF
II. Hawley & Co., hardware dealers, is be-
ing treated to new coat of paint; both
are improvements to Water street.
Harry Greatorex, superintendent at the
Wardell 81 Entz factory, has moved his
family to Bridgeport.
People are greatly pleased with the
heavy fall of rain, as it was much needed
to refresh the many lawns and gardens
about the city.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
will be in full running order by August

will be in full running order by August
10.
The dwelling house, barn and out
buildings of r. C. Tousey look neat and
pretty in their new coat of paint. The
colors are popular and tastefully select
ed.
The rate of tax laid in the Long Hill
district for the support of the double
school, the past year and for furniture,
fitting up the rooms and repairs, is 4 IL
mills, just half that laid by our town for
all school and town purposes. Miss Ed
wards, daughter of Henry w. Edwards
of Monroe, is engaged as principal of the
school, the coming year.
Charles B. Hawley, who received in.
juries to his head by fall from an en-
bankment about the time the late w. F.
Swords of Bridgeport was hurt, is slowly
improving. He says that there is not an
other person in this street who would
have received as many kindnesses and at
tentions under similar circumstances as
have been shown to him and he is proba-
bly, right. Mr. Hawley is a good, kind
hearted man.
We are told that Selectman Plumb re
Gently brought over a batch of about q
dogs to the town clerks Office from Mich
OILS to be registered. Mr. Mallett, our Sc
lectmen on the west side, says that ther'
is not a dog within his precincts unregis
tered. In the middle section there ar
still many left. A little looking after i
probably all that is necessary.
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GOOD HILL-BRADLEYVILLE.

Frank w. Gregory of Norwalk and
Miss Bertha NJ. Fitch of Good Hill were
married at Port Chester, by Rev A. o.
Curtice, last week Thursday, 23d.
Miss Alice Gulick returned from Long
Island and Miss F. X. Adams from New
York, last week.
A new water wheel has been put in
position at the axe factory.
H. j. Trip took trip to East Doug
lass, Mass. and other places, last week.
Arthur Jones and family of New York
are with Charles Adams.
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REDDING.

Mrs Ward Wheeler started, last week,
for Canada to visit friends of her hus-
band. She went by the way of New
York, where she was joined by her
daughter, who accompanied her on the
trip.
Miss Bessie Shaw, who has been sick
for month, is on the road to recovery
J. M. Sullivan has bought % acres of
grass from William J. Gorham.
Stephen Sanford is getting hay for
Thomas Ryan.
Miss Jessica o. Sanford has been visit
ing schoolmate near Catskill on the
Hudson. Her father accompanied her.
Mrs III. S. Shaw will have ice cream
for sale at her house on Wednesday and
Saturday evenings, commencing next
Wednesday. Those who have tested her
cream will not be slow to avail them
selves of the opportunity.
Photographs of the singing school in
group, taken by DIR Hussey, are for sale
at Whitehead's store. Proceeds for the
benefit of the school.
AS Miss Julia Dorgan was coming
from Danbury with her brother Dennis,
Tuesday, when near Mr. Kelly's on Couch
hill, the shaft of the wagon dropped
down and, becoming frightened, she
jumped into the road and sprained her
ankle badly. ID. Sanford, who happened
to be passing, took her into his carriage
and brought her home.
Joseph Sullivan has gone to Norwood
near Boston, where his brother Dan has
resided for some time and entered the
employ of DIR Plinpton as coachman.
Joe thinks the boys would laugh to see
him In plug hat.
Dan Lyon, who has been sick at his
fathers for two weeks, is better and has
returned to his work at the forge in
Bridgeport.
The welcome rain of Tuesday and
Wednesday broke the longest and sever
est drought experienced in Redding for
many years.
j. Teets and wife have returned to
New York. Mr. Teets likes Redding so
well that he talks of building a house
here.
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to the saw mill on Canoe brook, but did
not return and could not be found when
last seen, it was swimming in the mill
pond. Several days later, Mr. Mallett
again had occasion TO visit the mill. and
found unmistakable evidence of the pres
ence of something unusual. An examin-
alton showed that the body of the dog,
badly mutilated, was at the mouth of the
water wheel, evidently having been
drawn in by the current The dog was
q good hunter aud was highly priced by
its owner.
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LYONS PLAIN.

Sunday guests: David Jones of New
York, Mr. and Mrs Charles Nichols of
Greenfield with Mrs Mary n. Banks; Mr.
and Mrs Sidney Brewster and Mrs M. B.
Jacques of Bridgeport at Charles John
sons.
Miss M. A. Robinson has sold his farm
to John Williams.
Mrs Maurice White entertains her sis
ter, Mrs w. Banks of Norwalk.
Mrs Paulina Godfrey and Mrs C. b.
Sutton of Norfield have visited NJ. Eloise
Fanton.
James M j ohnson visited F. J. Gorham
in Redding, last week.
Jessie j. Kellogg has returned from a
three-weeks' visit in Stamford.
Mr. and Mrs Gerard McChesney of Phil
adelphia are guests of Mr. and Mrs Josiah
Williams.
Mrs Caroline Crofutt, Mrs Phebe A.
Fanton and Miss Vesta were with James
Hunt in Bethel, last week.
Rev S. HI. Watkins, rector of Grace
church, Norwalk, Mrs Watkins, Miss
Watkins, Mr. and Mrs Robert Van Buren,,
Mr. and Mrs William Fl. Smith were at
the church or rectory, last week Thurs
day evening.
Mrs Ida Smith of Cohoes, N. Y. and
Mrs David Jones of New York city have
visited Thomas G. Merwin.
Miss Nettie Merwin of South Norwalk
was guest of her father, over Sunday.
Mrs Moses d. Treadwell is gaining
and able to be about the house.
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EASTON.
to work


gational church, Easton Center, on Sat-
urday evening, August /, on the evils
ion of the Land of Caanan from Pisgah,
Mt Nebo'' by U. S. Houston, who was
baptized by Rev II. Dewitt Talmage at
the river Jordan.
Union meeting at the Baptist church,
next Sunday evening, August 2. Rev Mr.
Duinkerke will preach the sermon.
Miss Maud Silliman is visiting Miss Ell
wood in Westport.
Stephen Billings and family of Bridge
port are rusticating at z. B. Wilson's.
S. r. Wells greatly enjoyed a trip up
the Hudson, Sunday.
William Sherman visited New Haven
and brought back horses to board.
Charles Sherman had valuable cow
injured by barbed wire.
George M. Buttery of Norwalk, w. L.
Freedom of Newark, Louis Freedom of
Birmingham and E. X. Freedom have
visited George Freeborn.
Mrs Mai Cornell and children are visit
ing Charles B. Beach.
Thomas Turney entertains Mr. Peck, a
former teacher at Staples academy.
William Freeborn of New Jersey has
been home.
Mrs Joseph Jacobs has Summer board
ers from New York.
Mrs F. J. Wales and daughter of Ok
ford, Pa, have visited Mrs M. B. Bates.
Mrs j. Ward and son of Bridgeport
are at William Wards.
Charles Banks is working for Sher-
wood Adams.
Miss Winnie Beard of Oronoque has
visited Miss Louie B. Turney.
George Hawkins and wife are at L. w
Turney's.
Keplar Nichols and family have visited
at Hanford Lyons.
Mrs A. M. LeavenwOrth of New York
city has been guest of Mrs Lewis Ed
wards.
Miss Agnes Edwards has spent two
weeks in Norwalk.
Frank Wells of Waterbury visits his
uncle, l. Wells.
Charlie Brisco is visiting his aunt, Mrs
Daniel Davis.
Miss Linda Thorpe has been at M. II
Thorpe's.
Charles Beach of Rock House has i'm.
proved his place by new front fence.
Rev Mr. Robertson of the Stepney NJ
E. church preached a careful and com
forting sermon at the Easton Baptist
church, Sunday afternoon, his subject
being "Christ's graciousness." 1t was
preceded, by request of the pastor, by
some earnest remarks in behalf of home
missions, for which a special collection
was taken.
Mrs G. Burr Tucker has returned from
her visit to Armenia Union, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs S. d. Gilmore, who
is So years old.
Floyd Tucker and Mr. Culver of the
Farmer spent Sunday with G. Burr
Tucker.
John Sturges of Weston visits his sis
ter, Mrs John Hull.
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MONROE.

Town Clerk Nichols has fitted the
school room adjoining his house into a
kitchen, dining room and pantry, placed
a neat veranda on the south side and con-
nected the building with the main house,
WV. Bliss artist.
Miss Edith Wheeler left town, Msndav.
for Madison and Misses Lillian and Jes-
sic Wheeler started, Wednesday, for Nor
witch.
Mr. Gill of New York and family are at
Walter Beardsley's.
Miss Julia Hurd has been recalled by
telegram to her home in Fairfield, her
father, Frederick Hurd, being danger
ousiy i'll.
DIR and Mrs Richardson and child of
Shelton are at B. S. Hurd's; also Mrs
Hurd's nephew, frankie, of Brookfield.
Miss Florence Beers of Stratford visits
at Hobart Beardsley's.
Miss Lillian Lewis visits friends in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
There will be no preaching in the Con-
gregational church, next Sunday; Sum
day school at II.
Mr. and Mrs e. A. Lewis of Bridgeport
and Mrs Poole of New York, who have
been at DR. j. G. Stevens's, have returned
home delighted with Monroe's hills.
Charles Clark of Easton spent Sunday
with his brother, Sturges b. Clark of
Barn hill.
Mrs Margaret Muller of New York is
at Sinclair's for the Summer.
In perusing your paper, some months
ago, noticed in its columns that the
Monroe creamery company was in very
catering condition and success surely
awaited it; also that frequent assertions
made in regard to it were all false. Hop
ing the same was all solid, we rested
quietly, until, few weeks ago, your
issue proclaimed that the company was
in fiourishing condition, paying off its
semi-annual dividends and SO on. But
as yet, for one, am waiting on the anx-
ious seat for those semi-annual dividends.
Il Stockholder.
M. j. Mallett sold COW advertised in
the BEE and, the Monday after the adj.
appeared, four men came for it, others
coming later. So much for the BEES adj
vertising grip.
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There is another complication in the
Becker-Alvord case. When buying salt
medows, the railroad bought land from
John J. Alvord, among others and OBJ
tanned deed The right of Mr. Alvord
to sell this land, which is claimed by his
father, Nelson Alvord, is presently to be
settled by the courts. A few days ago,
the salt hay ON this land was bought by
John Becker for $25, the money being
taken and receipted for by the railroads
agent. Mr. Becker says that Mr. Alvord
forbade him to cut this hay. He sought
Attorney J. D. Toomey, Jr, of Fairfield,
who advised him to harvest the hay.
which had become his by purchase. Re-
ceiving the same advice from the rail-
road agents, MIR Becker cut his hay and
had drawn it partly together, ready to
cart, when, to his surprise, he found that
the hay had been drawn away by Mr. AL
word and men. He at once began the
necessary steps to regain legal possession
of it.
Drilling is progressing at the well
which E. N. Sipperley is putting down
on the Phipps place and depth of Toto
$50 feet has been reached, about 40 feet
of the shaft being filled with water. A
flow of Is gallons a minute is desired,
but the springs thus far struck are only
sufficient for but about two gallons. At
a depth of about 40 feet, Mr. Sipperley
found that his drills encountered a differ
ent substance. Examination showed
that quantity of steel, iron and rope
had been put into the shaft. 1t could
not be gotten out and was pounded to
pieces by days of persistent drilling.
About $50 worth of tools were spoiled in
getting through the obstruction and re-
Stunning work on the mica rock.
Arrangements were made for the pic
: mic of the Green's Farms Sunday school,
this week Thursday, at Glen Island.
Rev Henry Davies, who sailed from
England on the 22d, is expected to be
home in time to preach in the Green's
Earns church, next Sunday, August 2
The ladies' aid society is talking up a
fair and festival, to be held late in Au.
gust.
Miss Annie Harris has entertained Miss
" WntertOn.
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TASHUA.

Miss Daisie j. Seeley has visited her
sister, Mrs Henry Beers of Bridgeport.
Mrs Jeannet Beardsley has been at j.
A. Treadwell's.
Mr. and Mrs William A. Mallette are
still with their daughter and are much
missed here, especially from church.
Summer boarders at Mrs Jane NAL
lette's.
Charles Mallette, Charles and Samuel
seeley have drawn electric light poles
for Birge from Stephen F'rench's woods
and loaded them on the cars at stepney
Depot.
: Doc, the valuable bird dog owned
BY Z n. Mallett, met an untimeiy death,
last week. The dog followed ia master
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
GREENFIELD HILL.

Miss Georgia Banks visits her brother
in Weston.
Harry Hull is improving his house with
a coat of paint.
LIB. Ogden is putting new roof on
his barn.
The <. IS. G. =. Of Safeguard chapel
netted $40 at q festival held recently.
Mrs Margaret Baker is having her re-
Gently remodeled house painted.
Miss Inez Hull visits DR. Durham.
Mrs George Banks has visited in Jer-
sey City.
Mrs Converse of West Stratford has
been with her aunt, Mrs ". E. Lock-
wood.
Rufus Wales has sold his horse,
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
DIAMOND HILL, REDp1Na.

Mrs Katherine Holmes and son Win of
Jersey City have been guests Of George
Plat.
The school house looks much improv-
ed with its new coat Of pearl paint, with
cherry red trimmings. Mr. Stone Of Long
Ridge is painting it.
Quite an extensive beach party to Com
pc Point, Tuesday.
Misses Grace and Edith Boughton are
guests Of d. G. Bradley, Weston.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Selleck visit their
aunt, Miss Polly Selleck.
\ Friends from Bridgeport have recently
yIsited william Gorhanl.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31

Miss Bessie Burr of Bridgeport visits
cousins here.
Mrs Hurlburt of Westport and Mrs Abb
bott of Binghamton, N. Y, were guests
at the Old Homestead, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Ell. Gorham visited friends
in Westport, Sunday.
Martin Burr has returned to Westport
to work.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
TRUMBULL.

President Orville B. Burton led the
meeting of the Y. 2. S. c. E., Sunday
night.
Eli P. Burton enjoyed the Saratoga ex-
cursion, this week.
Work on the mac adam road has been
somewhat delayed by an accident to the
steam roller, which was partly overturn-
ed in the ditch.
There will be no preaching in the Con
gregational church, next Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
HOYDEN'S HILL.

Mrs Charles Wakeman and children of
Bridgeport are at F. B. Wakeman's.
LLOYD Burr is able to ride out.
Mrs w. H. Lockwood is caring for the
sick in Bridgeport.
Mrs J. NJ. Wilson has entertained
friends.
Thomas Bradley and Henry Lockwood
sell milk to Jennings & Sherwood.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
EAST VILLAGE.

A. j. Beers of Bagburn hill caught his
foot in the wheel, while moving, Satur-
day, and was thrown in front of the
knives. His team stopped just in time to
prevent anything more serious than a
broken ankle, which was set by DR. E. M.
Beardsley.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
DEERFIELD.

Miss Edith Burr of Brooklyn has visit
ed her uncle, Elihu Burr.
Miss Helen l.. Burr has visited her
aunt, Mrs Charles Beach of North Bridge
port.
Mrs Thomas b. Bradley has visited her
uncle, Horace Nichols of Bridgeport.
Thomas and Charles France have
shingled Charles Nichols's shop.
Benjamin Burr and family have visited
Mrs Clara Wilson.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
BETHEL.

Buzz, as Al. i. Baldwin of ElmWood
Is widely known, had bis phaeton stolen,
Tuesday night. 1t was tracked toward
Bridgeport, but not found.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31

Superintendent of immigration Owen
decides that the importation of skilled
labor for the tin plate industry does not
conflict with the contract labor law.
When the industry shall have become
thoroughly established, though, he in
Inmates that the case will be different.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31

A dozen cans of milk or so are daily
sent to New Haven on the train leaving
Botsford at 8 IS. Part of this is brought
down the Shepaug road, the rest is OBJ
tanned at Newtown. The New Haven
market, which is as profitable as that at
Bridgeport or New York, is being cater
ed to more and more by local farmers.
The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
HUNTINGDON.

An appearance similar to rainbow