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The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
EASTON.

Mr. and Mrs H. w. Wright returned
from their wedding trip, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Daniel E. Mallette of Wood
bury have recently been guests of Mrs
W. T. Selleck.
Daniel w. Edwards is home from a
two-weeks' trip in Vermont.
G.. b. Lane and Miss Novella Thorpe
spent Sunday with friends in Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
LONG HILL.

The BEE was wrongly informed in last
weeks issue. 1t is L. S. Coan and S. M.
Brinsmade who are drawing telephone
poles for J. A. Birge, not W. B. Coan.
They are each very busy with two heavy
teams, making daily trips from Hunting
ton to Long Hill. They also load the
timber on the cars.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
STEVENSON.

Misses Ford and Becker of Seymour
were guests at William Jordan's, last
week; Mr. Peck and family of Westville
visit Mr. Jordan.
Mrs James Bennett of Bridgeport is at
Stiles Loveland's.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

pensions were granted, the first pay
ments on which aggregated $4.072. 476.
This is at the rate of about 300, 900 new
pensions a year.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

God sendeth tears in mercy. Human hearts
Grow arid in the sunshine, then appears
An ominous cloud OF grief; anon our fears
Awaken, and we watch the angry darts
Which from its folds the lurid lightning parts
AS when the cyclone cometh. Fastit nears
And in a moment all the work of years,
The forests pride, the wealth of peopled
marts,
The homes of happy lOve,-in ruin lie
The rain descends, then with effulgent light
The sun appears. We ask with bitter cry
If God still rules in love, can this be right?
With silent tread Gods seasons still pass
by
We come again,-fiowers bloom and earth
is bright Mrs Julia A. Carney.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

All newspaper work is glorious. L
congratulate all who are fortunate
enough to be engaged in it Sir Edwin
Arnold
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
WESTPORT.

The village draw was blocked open,
Wednesday, by canal boat that sank
as it was passing through.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
MRS SALLY sHERwooD's RENOVATED
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Mrs Sally B. Sherwood, though So
years old, October %, has still an eye
for the beautiful and is remodeling and
adding to her large and commodious res
idence. The architectural designs have
been executed by her grandson, Cyrus
s. Bradley, who has carefully and
thoughtfully made a Summers study,
visiting the oldest houses in the neigh
borhood, that his plans may be as an
tique as possible. The addition is
10 1-2x27 IL, with corner posts nine
inches square and stills 6x9 inches; all
are mortised and tenoned. The cellar is
built with an extra heavy wall and a
large furnace furnishes heat for the
whole house. A plastered closet and
chimney stand ON one solid stone, with
flagstone covering the whole for the
fireplace above. The cellar and cham
Der stairs are of western white oak.
The kitchen is ceiled with Carolina pine,
with floor of two-inch western white
oak, finished with Crockett's preserva-
tive. Up stairs are four rooms, two rooms
to be neatly finished for servants. From
library room with bay window, Mr.
Bradley can view the beauties of Green
field Hill, as we'll as Cross Highway.
This room will be finished with Caro-
lima pine, ceiling of spruce and floor of
ash, with white oak stills. Last but not
least is the dressing room, with bay
window, forming an octagon over the
door below and so constructed as to adj
init the rays of the sun nearly all day.
This room is ceiled with spruce, with ash
floor. A stationary wash bowl, with
running water,is ready for use. A store
room adjoins this, likewise finished in
Carolina pine. The windows are con-
structed with Caldwell's sash balance, in
stead of weights. There is no paint or
plaster in the new part. The roof of the
main part of the house is of slate from
Maine and that on the new part is Ver-
mont slate. The remodeling of the sit
ting room has begun and large bay
window Is built on the south side, with
a seat running around the inside of it. A
chimney is built on the west side, with
fireplace finished with pressed brick. Be-
tween parlor and sitting room, there will
be sliding doors, with colonial style Of
panelling. The whole room will be fin
nished with panels, with a col nice around
the room and very fine moulding de-
signed after the oldest house near by.
Panels will be of Connecticut oak, saw
ed over 20 years ago by Mrs Sherwood's
husband. The panel over the fireplace
will be Of one solid board two feet three
inches by three feet six inches. The
framework will be Of pine, the mouldings
and mante1 of haywood. The whole will
make an antique, unique and cheerful
home. Carpenter, Samuel Jessup Of Fair
field; mason, John Perry Of Westport
plumbing, NV. Woodward Of Southport.
The pole Of one of John III. Sherwood's
wagons was broken, Friday at the freight
station; Mr. Sherwood was backing bis
team at the time.
Stones for the foundation Of the posts
for the platform Of the new station have
arrived and are being placed in position.
The platform and covering will be rapid
" pushed to completion.
M and Mrs Harding b. Reiffestahl
have returned to Denmark.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
FAIRFIELD WOODS.

E. NJ. Nichols, %, died, Wednesdays of
Brights disease. He leaves a widow
and two children.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
REDDING.

Rev X. B. Glidden of Enfield, Conn.,,
died of heart trouble at his residence,
Thursday, October Is. He was a gradu-
ate of Bangor theological seminary. He
has occupied several pulpits in this State,
going to Mansfield Congregational
church in 1878, previous to which he was
pastor of the Congregational church at
Redding Center. During his passionate
here, there was an extensive revival in
his own church, which extended to the
Methodist church and quite number of
our prominant men were converted at the
time.
Rev c. E. Wing, the presiding elder,
preached at the M. E. church, Sunday.
This was his first visit to Redding. He
created a favorable impression and
preached fine sermon. After the morn
ing service, he held quarterly conference.
The friends of S. D. Sherwood will be
pleased to hear that he is father of a H.
pound boy, his first son.
James Blaine, who lives in the Hanford
Beers place in Sanfordtown, was arrest
ed, Monday, on complaint of Grand Jur-
or Carroll by Constable John G. Sanford
and tried before Justice E. Z. Shaw, for
an aggravated assault On his wife. He
was fined sc and costs, amounting in all
to $1S rs. He was defiant and refused
to pay and the constable started for Dan
bury to lodge him in jail, but, on his ar
rival there, the culprit weakened and
paid up. Rum was at the bottom of il
all.
S. B. Hoyt and daughter Matte visit
ed E. P. Shaw, Sunday.
Miss Addie L. Sanford and her friends
Mrs Rathburn and Mr. Streeter of New
York, are in Redding.
Miss Anne Banks, daughter of Mrs O
C.Banks of West End, Bridgeport, has re-
ceived present of new piano.
A drum corps is being organized or
the Ridge preparatory to making things
lively in the next presidential campaign
They meet at Whitehead's hall.
There was quite lively hail storm.
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
Tuesday morning.
Don't forget to hand in your list.
The two boys arrested for stealing the
horse and wagon of Miss Ada Dyas pass
ed over the Ridge with the turnout.
Since the organization of the Anti-Horse
rHhiaf association here NOT a sing Ie horse
has been stolen in Redding.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
HUNTINGTON.

Barn party at Charles Boards, Thurs
day evening.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30
WHITE HILLS.

Miss Lucy Beard has visited her cous-
in, II. A. Buckingham.
Miss Lucy French has returned from a
two-weeks' visit in New Haven.
Mrs Della Surridge and daughter Leila
visit friends in New Haven.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

The two boys arrested for stealing the
horse and wagon of Miss Ada Dyas pass
ed over the Ridge with the turnout.
Since the organization of the Anti-Horse
Thief association here, not single horse
has been stolen in Redding.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

Married, Wednesday, Miss Lille
Forbes to Benjamin Coles.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-30

Arthur Kneen has left the Derby Gas
Co. to enter City Engineer Crosby's Of
flee, New Rochelle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
State News.

The Louisiana Press Association
will meet at Rus;on on May %.
There is no organized Farmers
Alliance in st, Martin parish.
A hog law will baaih The porkers
from Catahoula after May Is.
The police jury Of jackson parish
has contracted for q $4,000 Jail.
The Sheriff will sell four Concer.
dia plantations an the frsl Saturday
in April.
The Farmers of East Feliciana
are introducing some 6ue stock 10
the parish.
The town of Alexandria imposes
q tax of$l00 per anuun upon 10.
sulanee drummers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28


Everyone in the south interested
in Or knowing of the proposed start.
ing of any new manufacturing Or
mining enterprise, whether large
or small or of the extensions oil
factories or mines, now in operation,
or the erection of large buildings
would benefit himself, as well as the
south generally, by sending particu.
lars to the Manufacturers Record
OF Baltimore. That paper has for
years made a business of report.
ing every new manufacturing con.
Germ, from a cotton gin to a furnace
every new mining company, and
every bank started anywhere 10 the
south. This Information is read by
Thousands of people all over the
United States, and is often republish
ed By hundreds Of other papers that
that look to the Manufacturers Be.
cord for information about this sec.
ton. The result is that every new
enterprise, and the town in which it
is located, are widely advertised
without cost, and great good often
results. 10 this way the wants OF
southern manufacturers who wish
to bay machinery are made public,
and catalogues Of all machinery 10
their lice, with prices, &C., are re.
celved, and they are thus enabled to
select the best machinery at the low.
est cost. The Manufacturers Rec.
ord invites all information of this
character, and everybody in the
south should take an interest in see
ing that that Journal receives the
earliest notices that can possibly be
given of tue OF such new enterprises.
or Of the enlargement Of those now
10 operation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
IN MernOriarn.

Report of the committee appointed
TO draft resolutions on the death
OF Mrs. Maria Broussard.
To the officers and members of ST.
Magdeleine's Branch No. 597 G. K.
of A.
The Supreme Dictator OF the Uni
verse having g ct TO remove from
our midst Mrs. Maria Broussard,
wife of our brother knight Columbus
Broussard, be it therefore
Resolved, That the officers and
members OF st Magdelcine's branch
No. 597 Of the Catholic Knights Of
America hereby extend their heart
felt sympathy and coincidence to our
unfortunate brother Columbus Brous.
sard, in this, his bereavement.
It in further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be sent TO our
brother Columbus Broussard and to
the parish newspapers, with request
to publish the same.
L. o. BRoUssARD,
1T. ABsHIRE,
LAsTIE BROUssARD.
Committee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28


Friday Mach 10 the jury in the
Hennessy case rendered a verdict OF
not guilty against six of the nine ac
cused Italians and a mistrial against
the remaining three. The verdict
was fragrant outrage and excited in.
tense indignation. A call fora mass
meeting #as published ia the Satur.
day morning papers, and at 10
o'clock a large crowd assembled at
Clay statue. After q few speeches
the mob under the leadership of W.
s. Parkerson, John g. Wickliffe and
Jas. D. Houston attacked the parish
prison, where they massacred nine
of the Italian prisoners, among them
Joe Aacheca. POLITE and Bagnetto
we're hung. Incardona and Charles
Matranza, against whom there was no
evidence OF guilt. were not injured,
neither was the boy Machesi.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

If we had a few more people in.
terested in fruit culture, Termilion
parish would soon take rank as a
fruit growing section. The fellow.
ing item from the Jennings Reporter
elbows what kind of folks we mean
s. B. Carpenter retarned to his
home in Creseo, Ia, last week after
planting nine acres Of orange trees
at Lake Side, and setting out more
pear trees in bis already large pear
orchard eight miles north of Jen.
nings. Mr.. Carpenter has planted
largely two kinds Of fruit that do
well in this country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
The Levee system.

We ere about TO witness another
proof Of the fallacy of the levee sys
ten. We do not believe in the
levee. We know that this asser-
tion will cause a howl to go up
from many of the wiseacres of the
old school but it is an honest ex
preston of our conviction. After
each overflow the levees are raised
above the level of highest known
stage of the waters. Each succeed
ing overflow rises above the proceed
ing the. It has never yet been dis.
covered to what height the water
will rise when confined to the area
between the fevees. When the i'm
mense levees which now inclose the
Mississippi r 20 longer able to
Withstand the encroaehment Of the
waters, torrents pour through breaks
which occur inandating thousands
Of miles of territory to a depth of
several feet. How high would this
water have risen if kept within the
narrow confnes of the levees3 Here
is a problem for ye Engineers, upon
whose accommodation the standard
isfxed, and the fatness of whose
pockets depends upon the same.
Thousand of uniBterested parties are
taxed to build levees and enrich
contractors. Each year the leyees
have to be strengthened and rebuilt
and each year the contractor grows
richer and more eontented. Each
year the poor farmer plants his crop
in the false security of an immense
enbankment between him and the
angry waters often his plantation
is devastated and his very dwelling
is invaded by the unconeuelable
element He is left without the
wherewithal to obtain his daily
bread. Frequently the mighty River
as If in contempt of mans pnny eff
forts TO restrain ii, engu f. within its
bosom acres of the farm, carrying
with it leyee, dwelling and all.
If there were no levees the ap
proach of tire water would be gradu
al and ne property would be destroy
ed by its comiag. Not being con-
faed for . time, it would recede
sooner and leave the soil to the
ploughman in time for abeuntiful
harvest. Mark what we say: the
"Father-o waters" will not be con.
fined to it's ctsnnel, even werea
Chinese wall of solid stone and
masonry bull: around it from scarce
to month.-Bunkle Blade.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
United Effort.

Buffalo, New York, furnishes, in
the number Of its building and loan
associations, food for healthy
thought. And no people we believe
can profit more by the lesson it
teaches than those of Vermilien.
That City supports more of these
useful associations than all the rest
of the State Of New York combined.
There are now 33I associations do
ing business in Buffalo, and they
have low in force $3.50 loans aggre
eating s4.789,l42.O9. The large
majority Of these associations are
among The thrifty laboriug element
and hence this handsome sho wing
represents the little savings Of the
people. Twenty-Five cents is but a
trihe to any one in this country. 1t
is the price of a pound of coffee, a
good cigar or a treat for self and a
couple of friends. There is scarcely
a msn, or woman no matter how
poor, in this community who does
not needlessly expend or senander
this amount every week. Were it
possible to thoroughly demonstrate
to them or to the majority, that the
systematic saving by them of such an
Insignificant tri6e as two bits each
week, would through the agency of
a corporate organization, in time &C.
oumulate a fund of wealth, to remain
permanently in the community and
by its genial presence quicken and
foster enterprises that are sadly
needed to develop the country and
assure its prosperity, the dawn of a
new era would be at hand. The Alb.
beville Building and Loan Associa.
ton, although not yet a year old,
furnishes an ineontestible argument
in favor of the beneficial results
which low from co operative effort.
its existence here is a powerful edu.
Gator, and to become q member an
assurance of prosperity and an in.
eentive to higher aims.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Some of our people are afraid O
railroad would kill this place. The
town 10 dead enough now and is only
living to save funeral expenses, which
will have to be promptly betrayed
whenever g railroad strikes the
bayou above or below this place.
The following from o North Louis.
lana exchange shows the fallacy OF
the idea hal q railroad kills q town.
We ran in on Saturday last to
Monroe and remained till Monday.
We note on every hand signs of i'm.
provement. A great many people
will contend that if q railroad cross.
es another it will kill a town. We
have a case in point. Monroe has
continued to improve since the
crossing of the e., G. A. & N. road.
People can be seer there from differ
ent sections Of the country all the
time. The Monroe merchants should
try p~rioter's ink. There is 40 rea-
son why Monroe should not get a
good trade from Richland except
that taey do not invite it.
E@es
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Elk. President Cleyeland's article
on The Campaign of Education" ia
the leading attraction Belford's
Magazine for March. The First vi.
GLANCE Committee 10 San Francisco;
Reformed Civil Service; Memories
Of Washington Mclean; The Con.
federate States; The Real Beau
Brummell; Her French Lover; A
Pitiless Curse; How Blue Grass Girl
Won and Lost; Our other colored
race and its emancipation; poems
and editorials complete the bill
Belford's Magazine Co., $50 Broad.
way New York, 50 SO per year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

On Friday last, while working al
the Ramos mills of Martin and
Dreibholz, Briant Medlin of 0bion
Tenn, was caught in the shafting
Of the mill and whirled around sew,
eral times, completely stripped the
clothes from his body and severely
bruising him. His escape from
death vas very remarkable and due
probably to his clothing ripping from
his body. DR.. Wise attended to his
hurts and the young man is progress
ing n~icely.-Morgan City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

1t has been reported to us, by
gentlemen whose duties as deputv
assessor has called him to some II
the remote sections of our parish
that two strange aanimals were i.
Gently KILLED in Prairie Mamouth
near the Nee Pique river, about 40
miles from Opelousas. which no ona
in that part Of the coantry seems to
be able to classify. They are ID.
scrihed as being about 4 fee. hieh
6 feet long. entire.y white except !
black streak under the neck extend.
ing from the jaw to the body, and
q lien in shape. They are a mala
and q female. For some time pre.
vions 10 their being killed, they had
caused great CONSERVATION at night
among the stock of tho neighbor.
hood, and when it was attempted To
set the dogs on their trayil, they
refused to approach the strange
beasts. Finally after a close watch
one of the mysterious animals was
killed, aad for several nights
following its mate was heard in the
vicinity Of the spot where the ami.
was killed and skinned, and a watch
being kept on the locality by Q party
Of residents Of the neighborhood. it
was also shot on one of its nightly
visits. What they are aud where
they came from no one seems to
know, but our informant has promis.
ed to give Us o minute description
OF the strange beasts, as he is inform.
ed the hides have been preserved
and stuffed, and he will visit that
locality shortly and give us foil par.
ticuliars Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Hon. w. A. White OF Abbeyille
informs the MERIDIoNAL that he will
not be a candidate for the District
.Judgeship at the next election. Yer.
million wants the present District
Attorney, Mr.. Gordy, reelected and
Allen and Gordy vii make a pretty
strong team as both are popular in
their respective parishes. - Morgan
City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
The Morgan City Review YER

The Morgan City Review very
truly says |: A Republican Congress
has settled the lottery question BY
;appropriating q million dollars for
the levees. This knocks the spots off
the Morris proposition, and shows it
lis not necessary for Louisiana to sell
her honor for levee purposes. The
state and "Uncle SAM" can keep up
the levees without Lottery assist.
:ance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Is it possible that New Iberia
will allow the 4own of Franklin
about fifteen miles further from Alb
bevilIe than New Iberia, to snatch
from it, without an effort to prevent
it, railway connection with Able.
vile, and thus take from us a large
portion of trade we already have
and much more that would come
to us?-N. I. Enterprise.
The FrankIinites know a good
thing when they see it. franklin
with her Bank, Ice house, large saw
mills and merchants, will establish
an extensive trade with AbbeVille
and the adjacent country. Tho rail
road is sure thiag and Franklin is
to be the benefited town.
Don't grieve over split milk Bro.
Enterprise.-St. Mary Banner.
Better wait gentlemen until the
Abbeville & Franklin railroad gets
off paper on to the dirt before you
mourn or rejoice to any alarming
extent. 1t might prove a waste of
the raw material.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Owing to a defective rice Aume 10
the levee in front of the Ames plant.
alton opposite New Orleans q ere.
vase occurred last Monday night at
10 o'clock. 1t is one of the most
dangerous breaks having put the
Texas Pacific and Morgan Railroad
tracks under water and is now 500
feet wide and thirteen feet deep.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Inc S0utneru people are indeou =
peculiar people. Warm and impul.
sive in their friendships, ~unceasing
aud relentless 10 their hatred, gen
elous and manly in almost their
every aetand always ready TO uphold
their country with their very life,
yet are filled with iDeongruities aud
contradictions.
For the past seven years it has
been the wish of q majority of the
people South, that the negro ques,
ton be made Of national Importance
importuning legislation on the sub
Fject, and clamoring for the ostracism,
socially and politically, of the entire
negro race.
The ether day while the editor
was witnessing the rendition OF
"Bocaccio," at the Academy, in
New Orleans, the prima denna, evil
IDENTIFY a .favoritc, sang several very
pretty songs and the audience ap,
plauded for more, and as the singer
broke into the opening bars OF the
"Sahnee River" the applause became
deafening, so much SO that the lady
could hardly proceed.
Now why it this2 Why is it that
the simple melody and words of this
old negro song, embodying merely
the familiar phases Of an old slaves
life causes the fashionable audience
at q city theatre, to so warmly com,
mend?
1t is thus that they give voice to
their detestation of the negro race
or is it not the force of association !;
to the fact that there may be some
faithful old uncle or "auntie" who
has been with them since fore de
wah," that causes this kindly ebul.
lution.
What a great pity it is that there
are not more ofthe gray headed old
negroes, faithful and honest, remem.
beriug kindly their old marster aud
following the fortunes of the family
from tho cradle to the grave. If
there we're or if a majority of the
rising generation of the colored PEG
pie woald endeavor to emulate the
example and lives OF their rapidly
diminishing ancestors, there would
be less talk on the negro question.
City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28
To Ghe Members of the Farmers
Alliance.

A. D. Lafargue will be at the par.
ISL meeting April 4, 1891, and will
deliver q lecture in French. All the
members of the Alliance are request
ed to come. Do not fail to attend
and bring your dinner. Will have
basket dinner.
Yours truly,
w. D. GoocE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Owing to the Ames crevasse trains
on the Morgan road have been de-
layed and our mail is a day late.
last Wednesday we got no city mail
at all.