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Temperance and the Voice of the
Church.

There are some subjects about which
the church can afford to be silent. For
example: The pavements of New York
are so bad as to have become Justly a
bye word. But it is not the office of the
church, though she is hidden to tell men
to ''amend their ways and their doings,"
to call a meeting to relay the streets,
nor to employ her pulpits in pointing out
how, under the best scientific and sani-
tary conditions, this may be done.
But there are other subjects concern
ing which she has no business to be ST
lent and if she is, she richly deserves to
be scourged for her offenses.
One of these subjects is temperance. I
can remember when that convenient ex-
cuse for an impersonal and an impotent
pulpit which declared that, the business
of the church was to preach s'the Cos
Del.,' and to be dumb about moral re-
forms, was especially popular in connec-
ton with temperance. I never under
stood, even when as a child / listened
with child's fresh and ingenious sense
of reverence TO the reading of Gods Holy
Word, how it could be. used to hear
how the greatest preacher that ever liv-
ed reasoned before king of righteous
ness and temperance" as well as of
Judgment to come, ''and with his scorch-
ing words stung the sleek and well fed
pagan clear through the drapery of his
royal robes. I used to hear, sBe not
drunk with wine wherein is excessl ~
And again, when Advent Sunday came
round, ssLet us walk honestly as in the
day; not in rioting and drunkenness
aud yet again, ssKnow We not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the King
dom of God,' s'neither idolators nor
drunkards = And it seemed to me that
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
LONG HILL,

The macadam road is done and was in
spected by the committee, Wednesday.
E. ID. Fulford, who shot against Capt
Brewer, the champion of the world, was
born and brought up in this place.
Miss May Wills visits her sister, Mrs
L. N. Mallette of Tashua
r. G. Tousey's factory is closed from
Wednesday till Monday.
E. M. Beardsley has made marked inn
provements in his place, by taking away
the fence in front of his house and NOV
ing back, severalafeet, the shed which
stands opposite. F. l.. Turney has ma
cadamized the driveway north of his
place, will remove the fence and grade
his lawn from the house to the street.
We hope others will follow the good ex-
ample set by progressive neighbors.
Miss Nellie, daughter of Clark Hurd,
was married to Herbert Clarke of
Bridgeport, last week Thursday evening.
They will reside on Noble avenue.
Misses Alice and Lizzie Dingley of
Stepney have moved into Mrs Gilbert's
house near the station and will work for
G. F. Hadley.
Miss Emogene Sears, who has been
confined to her bed for seven months,
has, through the efficacy of prayer and
perfect faith, entirely recovered from
her illness.
S. G. Beardsley's death makes four ex-
Representatives gone in few months
from this town.
w. B. Coan has begun the cellar for a
new house. There is call for rents and
some one must build or people can't come
here to live.
A young man lived for a few weeks at
George Benefits, drew his pay and skip
ped, after being clothed gratuitously.
Some begin to think now that we have
street lamps and good roads, it is neces-
sary to have sidewalks. Glad to see the
enterprise manifested on the part OF
some.
The numbers are INCREASING in the 0
U. A. M.
David Leavitt has gone to keeping
house in the north part of his mothers
house.
Clark Hurd is on the sick list; has had
to give up carrying mail.
Mrs Nelson Nichols has gone to York
State to visit friends.
David Booth has new horse.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
STRATFORD.

Robert Taylor has position with Mil
Ter & Marsh, Bridgeport machinists.
Rev Mr. Pardee will preach his fare
we'll sermon, Sunday evening, will meet
his friends, Monday evening from 80
to 30 p N, at the home of Misses Celia
and Cornelia Curtis and expects to leave,
Tuesday, for his new home in Waverly,
Iowa.
Constable Stage had his right leg dress
ed at the Bridgeport emergency hospital,
Tuesday evening, having been thrown
from buggy while he and Constable
Beardsley were taking Fred Alden, a
tramp who had insulted Mrs Stage, to
the Bridgeport jail. Alden did not es-
cape, but was landed safely in Jail.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
BRIDGEPORT.

Friday evening, 9th, "The Midnight
Alarm" with its real fire engine anc
horses, will delight large audience at
Bunnell's. Saturday evening, the Yale
Glee and Banjo club will appear. Tues
day and Wednesday, with Wednesday
matinee, N. S. Wood will appear in his
thrilling play, "Orphans of New York
and, Saturday, December 5, matinee and
in the evening, Miss Helen Barry will APP
pear in her new comedy, ga Nights
Frolic." A glance at this list of excel
lent attractions will show how Manager
Bunnell is bringing the standard of his
Bridgeport theater up to that of his
wonderful Hyperion in New Haven.
A friend who attended the funeral of
Mr. Bommos says: Never in my life have
/ seen anything like it. Such quantities
of beautiful flowers and such a crowd.
The church was packed and, outside on
the steps and the street for whole blocks,
was as bad. The largest funeral ever
seen in Bridgeport. From the highest in
authority to the lowest or poorest in the
city were there. Mrs Bommos had re-
Gently recovered from scarlet fever. She
stood it all splendidly until the service
in the church began, when she had to be
taken out and carried home in the carri-
age. The crowds were so long in pass
ing through the church to take last
look at the face of the deceased that it
WAS unite dark when the hurial took
place; at 80, they were not all out of
the church. The remains were peaceful
and lifelike. One could not realize that
Death had come in the form it did, for,
at the last, Mr. Bommos suffered very
much. The large scroll sent by the city
government, having the words cat
Rest" was beautiful; also the clock of
flowers from the family.
Rev H. L. Hastings of Boston will
speak at Bunnell's, Sunday afternoon.
There were union Thanksgiving SER
vices of the Congregational, Presbyter-
ian, Baptist and Methodist churches at
the First M. K. church on Fairfield ave-
nue., Rev DR. Clark preaching and, on the
east side, at the Park Street Congrega-
tional, with addresses by three ministers.
James Baker has resigned as master of
Trinity's famous boy choir and the Farm
er prints long article to show that this
grew out of quarrel between Mr. Baker
and Rev L. N. Booth, Trinity's rector.
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if the pulpit had any business to say any

if the pulpit had any business to say any
thing, it had very clear duty to repeat
these words and. so far as it could, to
drive them home.
But in those days, it did not do it. If,
then, we had had such a phrase; we
should have said it was ''bad FORM
'The temperance fanatics" so it used to
be urged, grossly exaggerate and abb
surdly misrepresent the situation. And
sometimes they did. But l confess l did
not wonder at it then, and do not now.
For L can remember, even as boy, how
there were whispers of good men gone
wrong and of shame that had come to
many an honorable and decent home.
Yes, and to the ministry, sometimes, be-
cause of prevalent drunkenness. But the
church was very conservative" and it
shook its head with fine contempt for
ranters and fanatics, and let its own peo-
ards grave.
But one day in our dear Mother Church
of England, a better hour came. Slowly
but surely the clergy and the people wax
ed up, none too soon, indeed. God grant
that it may not have been too late! And
then, breaking through the tyranny of a
conventionalism which we in this coun-
try can only feebly understand, bishops
and priests, and brave and honorable
men and women, not a few, came out
and took their stand for temperance.
Not necessarily for total abstinence.
place for that, as there sorely needs to
be; for to multitudes of people it must
always be the only safe rule; but there
was also a place for honest work in
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
Child's Primer.

See the Man Run.
Does he Run for Fun?
No. He does Not Run for Fun. He
runs for Office. He is a candidate.
Does the Man Catch the Office?
No. But he Gets deal of Informa-
ton about Himself.
Why does the Man Run for Office?
Friends.
Can you see His Friends Hands?
No. The Hands are Out of Sight in
the Candidates Pockets Danbury
News.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
Ada Rehan laid the corner stone

Ada Rehan laid the corner stone of
Days new London theater, which he has
decided to build. It is near Leicester
Square and will, Mr. DAILY says, be a
handsome play house, nearly as large as
Henry Irving's "Lyceum.n Especial at
tention will be given to marbles, hard
woods and marquetry effects in the in
ternal decorations. 1t will be ready for
occupancy early in 1898 and DAILY intends
opening it with his New York company,
which will hold the boards for about four
months of each year.
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de, the children lay asleep.

At eventde, the children lay asleep.
Their father, weary with the toilsome day,
His footsteps stayed, sweet, loving watch to
keep
a moment. Then he turned away
And said, "And even if we were not fond,
How could we fail to love to see them sol
Their childish faults forgot; a closer bond
Between us cen their waywardness, we
know.
l wonder if, as closer vigils keep,
God feels like that toward us when we're
asleep"
Il Mrs Mary E. Lancaster in Standard.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

William X. Vanderbilt, not feeling very
we'll the other day, decided to take a trip
to Europe and he wanted a physician to
60 with him. The doctor said he could
not afford to leave his practice, which
was worth $1,000 week. Mr. Vanderbilt
offered to give him 1000 to make the
trip of six weeks with him and the offer
was accepted.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

The Mexican cession cost US $10,000,-
600, or about II cents an acre. Wehave
carved from it California, Arizona, Ne
vada and Utah and parts of New Mexico
and Colorado; from about a twelfth of
the lands denounced as sterile and value
less, we have produced ST 800, 100000 of
gold and silver and 20 times as much in
cereals, lumber and fruit.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

am what God has made me, and know
have place and time, work and way;
So with q happy heart would bestow
My humber need of blessing while may,
Content each golden day to find my place,
DO well my work. and mark my way with
love,
To be what God would have me, by His
grace,
serenely climbing to the hills above;
And there, as His great blessing, shall see
Crowned ones, won to their browning by
me-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
DIAMOND HILL, REDDING.

Rev Mr. Taylor exchanged pulpits
with Rev w. j. Jennings, Sunday.
Services at the church, Sunday even
ing.
Prayer meeting at Dea Lees, Friday
evening, Goth.
E. w. Ritch of Danbury spent Sun
day at B. S. Boughton's.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
WESTON.

Mrs Cynthia Wheeler,who was buried,
Tuesday, left six children, ex-County
Commissioner Charles B. Wheeler OF
Bridgeport, E. B. Wheeler of Milford,
William A. Wheeler of Norwalk, Henry
B. Wheeler and Mrs William Coggswell
of Weston, Mrs Isaiah Burritt Of South.
ington.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
REDDING.

Master F. Osborne had little party,
Tuesday, his ninth birthday.
Mrs Charles I'll. Woodruff has visited
her sister-in-law, Mrs George Sherman.
The last Methodist sociable was held at
the home of t. f. Plat in Hopewell.
REGULATIONS, readings and social chat
made the evening most enjoyable. There
will be no more gatherings till the next
moon.
Miss M. A. Dennison is improving the
appearance of her place by a new front
fence.
f. Z. Shaw had the misfortune to cut
his left wrist with an axe while trimming
brush.
Henry Whitehead has shipped to par
ties in Bridgeport about 100 bushels of
walnuts and has more to sell.
The auction of III. Langan's goods came
off, Wednesday and, under the skilful
management of j. N. Nickerson as auc-
tAohSSi1 SOlu we'll
The mother of Mrs John Malone died,
Friday night, aged II. Having been in
feeble health for some time, her death
was not unexpected. A large party ac-
companied the remains to Norwalk where
she was buried, having resided there be-
fore she came to Redding.
Miss j. Belle Sanford and neice, Helen
Barnes, arrived at home, Saturday, from
Brooklyn to remain till after Thanksgiv.
ing.
Albert Gorham has been threshing for
II. S. Osborne with his steam power.
Bradley and Arthur Jones are cutting
up III. Whitehead's big woodpile with
their horse power.
o. C. Banks was at the old homestead
Sunday.
The house of John Tooker is receiving
new coat of paint.
The Foundry school closed, Wednes-
day, for short vacation.
The item copied in the BEE from the
Danbury News, saying that a surgical
operation had been performed on Alfred
Sanford was an error. 1t should have
been Alfred Treadwell. There is no such
person in Redding as Alfred Sanford.
Two natives of Siberia are among the
gang working on the telephone line.
Charles Beck is doing the mason work
on G. A. Ezequelle's new house at West
Redding.
John Brennan has gone to the soldiers
home for the Winter.
Mrs P. Ferry is confined to the house
by sickness.
&c. Sanford has been clipping horses
in Ridgefield.
Clarence Reynolds has given up his
meat route for the Winter.
Mr. and Mrs E. Edwards of Bridgeport
have been at Randolph Bradleys.
Mrs Stephen Sanford is boarding a
number of men engaged on the telegraph
line.
Miss Lizzie Sturges and Mrs Anna
Prentice from Greenfield Hill are expect
ed to visit Mrs Lavinia Bradley, this
week.
j. c. Sanford is sick and attended by
DR. Anna Reid.
Miss Nellie Bartram has returned from
Wilton.
Mrs John Gilbert will spend the Win
ter with her sister, Mrs Cousins of Nor
walk and with friends in Wilton.
Mrs George Read is sick with heart
trouble and is attended by DR. Smith.
Misses Josie and Mabel Ufford of New
Haven were guests at the Thanksgiving
spread at William B. Whitehead's.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
GREEN'S FARMS.

The suit of John Becker to compel
John j. Alvord to open the disputed
highway over which there was such
wrangling, few months ago, has been
settled, Mr. Alvord agreeing to open the
road. J. d. Toomey, Jr, appeared for
Mr. Becker.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

November woods are bare and still,
November days are bright and good.
Life's noon burns up Lifes morning chill,
Life's night rests feet that long have stood
Some warm soft bed in field or wood,
The mother will not fail to keep
Where we can clay us down to Sleep ~
Il Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
Blind Tom, the musical prodigy. h

Blind Tom, the musical prodigy, has
fallen on evil days. He is passing the
closing period of his wonderful life in an
insane asylum. He has been simple
ton from birth, yet gifted with the most
extraordinary natural talent for music
that our time could show. Leading mu-
sicians have declared that he had the fin
est, most sensitive ear for music of any
blind person of the century.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

The American home missionary society
is supporting nearly 1000 missionaries,
191 of which are preaching to Bohemi-
ans, French, Germans, Indians, Mexicans,
Poles, Seandinavians, Spanish and Welsh.
They organized 212 new churches, last
year, with 1890 members and l54, 722
Sunday school scholars.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
Go, Life, since go you must.

Go, Life, since go you must.
Uncertain guest and whimsical ally!
All questionless you came, unquestioned go
What does it mean to live, OF what to die?
Smiling we see you vanish, for we know
Somewhere is nobler living by and by.
-ESusan Coolidge.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

The State board of health gets after
Pussy, because cats often give the diph-
liberia to which they are subject to the
children.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
highest Of all in Leavenin PowerIatest S. Govt Renort
R!>AI B Bs,kdsg,!
--latest u. S. Govt Report.
WHITE HILLS.

Mr. and Mrs William Buckingham and
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Shelton of Long
Hill have visited Henry Buckingham.
Misses Susie Hubbell and Fannie WIKI
ON enjoy eating turkey with Mr. and Mrs
Amos Wheeler.
Grandson Hubbell died, last week
Wednesday. His funeral was largely at
tended from his late residence, Friday
afternoon. He was " years of age. The
bearers were WalterHubbell,G George Bid
well, Warren Hubben, Daniel Shelton.
viii French and sisters attended the
Wilson-Riggs wedding in New Haven,
Wednesday, 25th.
Ed Tnttle is distilling for w. c. Hub
bell.
Cards are out for the 50th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs n. B
Nichols at their home, December 2.
Mrs N. B. Nichols had family party
Thanksgiving day.
Mr. and Mrs George Drew returned
Tuesday, after weeks trip to Yor
State.
M. w. Stevens of Norwalk recent
placed large marble monument, cottag
shape, nine feet high, in our cemeter
for Rufus Hubbell.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Postmaster General John WaEamaker
probably carries more life insurance than
any man in America, 81 ,505, 900.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
WESTPORT.

Misses Eva and Sophia Hammond were
Thanksgiving guests of John D. Wood.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

James McTamney and daughter remove
to Bridgeport where he will engage in
the meat business we wish him success.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

First, the baby flew away;
Then, the child was gone;
Then, the maiden could not stay,
The woman hasted on;
Then, the gray haired pilgrim passed
All the story told at last.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Mr. and Mrs George Drew returned,
Tuesday, after weeks trip to York
State.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Charles Nichols of Huntingtown is
with his grandfather, Perkins French.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27
EASTON.

Mrs L. lei. Edwards has entertained
Mrs Charles Robinson and son of Dam
bury, Miss Della Gilbert of Huntingtown
and I. B. Fulford of Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Mrs N. B. Nichols had family party,
Thanksgiving day.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

A progressive whist party took place
at the house Of Miss Kittie Callan, last
Friday evening. A number of guests
were present from Bridgeport, Fairfield
and South Norwalk.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Cards are out for the 5Oth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs N. B.
Nichols at their home, December 2.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Mr. and Mrs William Buckingham and
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Shelton of Long
Hill have visited Henry Buckingham.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-27

Mr. and Mrs w. F. SelIeck have visited
friends in Weston.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
THE RAILROADS.
Charter of the Fort Worth and
Trinity Valley Filed.
THREE MILLIONS CAPITAL.
sensational Reports About the Taking on
Official Heads on the Fort Worth
and Denver All Bosh-Gen--
eral News Notes.

It is Just as impossible to prevent some
people talking as it is to prevent the wind
blowing, unless the talking machine has his
wind shut off, and whenever few men IN
railroad positions resign or are removed
then those tongues, that are heavy in the
middle and creased at both ends, begin to
wag, telling all that is known and a great
deal that is not known. This has been fully
demonstrated in Fort Worth and Denver
matters and all kinds of foolish rumors are
flying hither and thither, but some of them
are so absurd to men posted in "aiirOad
matters that they are not given oEa
thought. For instance. it has bee ~ ed
in Fort Worth-not among TallTOaa a-n--
that certain officials of the Fort Worth and
Denver We're to be fired, lock, stock and
barrel at once. These reports found their
way into the Dallas News, and some weight
might be given them by persons who care
lessly read a newspaper, but railroad man
who knows anything at all will readily I'M
derstand that presidents of railroads, and
other officers thereof who are elected by
the board of directors, are as
general thing not fired out
them in position This being the case it is
not likely that President Jones, Auditor
and Secretary Ross and others marked by
the News for speedy decapitation VIII feel
the sharp edge of the axe until the board of
directors meet next year, and there Is moth
tng now JhaJ cOulu possibly create the De-
lief that such will be the case then.
All of these stories of wholesale dis
charges, resi gnations, etc. can be traced to
no reliable source, and to repeat them and
10 give them color by publishing them IS
simply pandering TO a taste for sensation.
President Jones, if he keeps his health,
will preside over the meeting of directors
of the road next year, and Secretary Ross
will make his report to that body. This
talk of these gentlemen being bounced is
bosh, and it is doing them injustice to give
credcnce to such reports.
President Morgan Jones was seen by
GAZETTE reporter last evening and asked
about the flying rumors referred to, at
which the gentleman smiled and remarked
that they were not worthy Of moments
thought.
81 pay no attention to them whatever"
he-said, land they are MOI worthy of a
denial
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-26
Dallas Notes.
Special to the Gazette.


DALLAS, TEX, Nov 25.-A J. Whitehead,
the Southwestern passenger rustler for the
Big system, has just returned from a trip
through Arkansas and the adjoining states.
Jake Wadleigh, commercial agent for the
Cotton Belt, is spending the day IN Green
Vile
Travelling Passenger Agent Fegan of the
Ell Paso route has gone on trip to South
ern Texas.
Mai. j. c. Lewis of the Iron Mountain
route has gone to his home in Austin to
spend Thanksgiving.
]. +. Coleman, assistant engineer of the
Texas and Pacific, Is over from Marshall.
y. I. Garfield. fuel accountant of the Ell
Paso route, has left for trip to Southern
Texas to be gone several days.
The Texas and Pacific railroad will sell
round-trip tickets at 4 cents a mile to Long
view Junction on December . and 3, good
returning December 10, SO as to give those
wishing to attend the annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Houston
the advantage of low rate
Col. L. S. Thorne, accompanied by Col.
3. w. Mccullough. Joe Swope, c. d. Lusk
and others has left for hunting trip in
Western Texas. The party occupied a
Texas and Pacific special car.
A little general manager put in his
appearance on yesterday at the home of
Capt. John A. Grant at New Orleans. The
little fellow says he has come to stay.
Col. w. H. Hibbard, general freight agent
of the Vandalia line, will pass through
Fort Worth with special car and party of
friends on their way to the City of Mexico
next Friday evening.
Tomorrow all of the general offices of
the Texas and Pacific railway viii be closed
so that the employees may have ample time
to eat Thanksgiving turkey.