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The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
TILE BELL RINGER'S STORY.

Olin 2. Shelton expressed perfect
Willingness to tell his story. ssFor at
least rs years, it has been the custom in
Huntington to ring the church bells on
the night before the Fourth. That duty
has of late devolyed upon us, the young
er generation. We have had no difficult
ty in entering the churches until Mr. Lins-
ley became sexton of st. Paul's. He OPP
posed bell ringing and has taken steps to
keep us out of the church. Neverthe-
less, we have rung the bell every year,
Last year, efforts were made to keep us
out, but we had no difficulty in changing
the bell as usual, for we had trained the
bell rope outside the tower. Piqued by
failures in the past, Mr. Linsley took
special pains to keep us from the bell,
mailing down the windows, securing the
blinds and all entrances and double-lock-
ing the doors. He was perfectly sure
that we would not be in it. But we made
little difficulty about entering. The front
doors we fastened behind us, to prevent
others from entering and damaging the
church or furnishings, the blame for
which would be laid at our door, al
though unjustly. The door was present.
ly opened, the church key being used to
unlock it. The belfry was entered by Mr.
Linsley, S. Byron BroWnson and F. w.
Wooster. | asked Mr. Brownson what
the matter was and he said Nothing.
Then, what do you want? | enquired.
only your Names was the answer.
They took our names, Olin Shelton and
William Bedell. They then went out and
we finished ringing the bell. No damage
or injury of any kind was done to the
church or its furniture by any of our par
ty, except one broken window. That's
all there is to the story, save that [ was
arrested on the Wednesday following by
Chief Tomlinson of Shelton; Bedell hat
gone back to Brooklyn, his home. / tel
ephoned to Huntington Center at once
and the street was lined with people
when the preliminary hearing was held
that afternoon, showing the interest il
the case. The celebration followed tn
withdrawal of the prosecution, as a mat
ter of course. The injury to the churcl
or church property, or the flthiness men
toned by Mr. Linsley, was not of our do
ing; it occurred years ago"
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Rain postponed the proposed celebrate
ION, Thursday. An day, Friday, the
friendssof the bell ringers were busy.
The house Of Mrs Sidney Laboric had
been kindly loaned for the occasion and
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
SOUTHPORT.

Born, July 26, a daughter 10 James
Brotherton.
Extensive alterations and improve
ments are going on at the home 81
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
GARNET PHOTOS AT POPU-
LAR PRICES.
MONTIGNANIS,
1 MAIN sTREET. BRIDGEPORT,

3O4 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT,
over Pequonnock National Bank
Life size Crayons, Grand Panels, Shadow Pic
tures, Interior and Outdoor Work
Special attention given to Children.
Call and see specimens before going elsewhere.
Nothing but first class work allowed to leave
the Studio.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07

LAWYER WILLIAMS IN DEFENSE.
Lawyer w. II. Williams of Wooster,
Williams e eager, counsel for Olin RI.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
TO INVESTORS:

Amount of shares at maturity, S1(
For further particulars enquire or write.
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Soldiers &uooet.
The Rusty Old Saber.

cavalry saber hangs up on the wall,
All battered and twisted and eaten by rust.
Twas new when its owner heard Liberty call
And into his fingers the weapon thrust,
And many desperate battle, ween.
This rusty and battered old saber has seen
My little boy asks me again and again
hundred odd questions" what good does It do2'
And why is 1t rustyT and what makes that
stain
At the handler" " What Is it worth, pa, to your"
The little chap never heard Liberty call
He hasn't heard Freedoms harsh lesson at all.
ell him the story-how up through the smoke
OF Malvern IIill's battle the enemy came
Upl Up to the cannon until the line broke,
Bent, wavered and vanished scorched out by the
flame
How over the cannon ono brave fellow lay,
The saber held tight in his dead hand that day.
My little boy ponders the tale at my knee,
" wish ne had sabers and lighting" he cries,
" wish there were tyrants and men to set free,
And heroes to suffer aud fight for a prize.
There isn't war or n chance TO be brave,
Or swords to be carried, or country to save"
All lit lie boyl Never found hero a time,
In all of the ages that history knows,
So filed up this age with chances sublime
For meeting and conquering deadliest foes.
Not with the old saber you win your fight,
-Four weapon is forged out of justice and right
For falsehood chains truth and injustice is strong,
And ignorance tramples on Liberty's law,
The country needs men with hatred for wrong
A heart without fear and life without flaw.
And nothing is nobler, my boy, than the fight
That honest boys make to be true to the right.
Rural Ne,e- Yorker.
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Answers to Correspondents.

S. r. S CASTLEToN.-If the soldier
died of disease contracted in the
United States service and line of his
duty, or of any disease resulting from
such disease, and left no widow or
child under sixteen years of age, his
dependent mother would be entitled to
pension.
II. B., MANSFIELD. The common
law presumes a person 10 be dead if
not heard from in seven years. The
pension Office adopts this rule in adiu-
dicating claims for pension. Ii a
widows prior husband who had been
presumed to be dead turns ont to be
living, it would destroy the presump-
ton of death and might result in the
pensioner losing her pension.
j. S. s., STOWE This correspondent
writes that he received notice January
5, 1891, dated December s, 1890, from
the pension Office informing him that
his application was rejected November
8, 1890, and desires to know if he ought
to take an appeal. AnS,cer. We do
not advise this soldier to take an appeal,
for it would take a year or more before
a decision could be expected, and then
il might not be favorable. You had
better procure an affidavit from your
physician showing that your condition
is such as to entitle you TO a higher rate
of pension than The one you are now
receiving, and ask for another eXamina-
ton, or wait six months from Novem-
Der 3, 1890, and make new application.
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Stray Shot.

GENERAL BUssEY, assistant secretary
of the interior, has decided that pre-
vious service in the confederate army
is no bar to granting pension TO sol
der who served in the Union army.
S. S. KARR of Almond, a new settle
ment in Porter county. Pennsylvania,
claims to be the owner of the rebel flag
which noated over the Andersonville
prison, He says be was the last man
to leave that horrible place.
d. l.. MORGAN of Rutland, who is
named by many comrades of the Grand
Army throughout the state for the
next department commander, was one
of the earliest members of the order
joining it in 1868. He is well known
as a Jealous and enthusiastic worker in
the post-room and at department and
national encampmtnts, and rendered
valuable aid in securing to Vermont
the honor of the commander-in- chief
of The national encampment. He was
the first inspector that thoroughly or
gauized the work Of that Office in this
department and made complete re.
turns, and no cOmrade is probably bet
ter iitted for the position of commander
or more worthy of il,
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wound, and was laid up for two months.
Then he resumed cammand, and there
after commanded the division in Cen
eral COUGHS absence. At the reunion
of his brigade in Boston, a year ago
last fall, he recalled their marching to
the music of the cannon at Antietam.
AT Fredericksburg he volunteered to
lead the passage of the Rappahanuock
at the lower bridges, and he covered
the re-crossing after the sad fail
ure of the battle. In his speech at
the reunion before referred to he
said: 81 aoked General Franklin if
my brigade might not be the last to re-
turn. General Franklin said to Gen
eral w. F. Smith, We'll, Badly, there
doesn't appear to be anybody else ask
ing for that honor, so wen let Devens
wait till the last if he wants to-" He
never saw the brigade again until Cold
HarbOr. for he was assigned TO COM
mand the First division Of the Eleventh
corps, ana at charlottesville, while
striving to rally his men, he was
wounded in The foot. After the draft
riots of 1863 in New York and
elsewhere, General DeVens was as
signed to the Massachusetts, draft rem
devious in Boston harbor, and there
remained until the spring of 1864, when
he rejoined the army in the field as
commander of division in the
Eighteenth corps under General w.
f. Smith. AT the head of provisional
division of three brigades from the
Tenth corps he fought at Cold Harbor.
Soon after he was attacked by rheumatic
fever, but later served on military
commissions. On the reorganization
of the Army of the James he took COM
mand of the third division of the
Twenty fourth corps, and 50 was first
to enter the deserted city of Richmond
April 3, 1865. From that day by re-
quest of General Grant, General Dew
ems brevet of major-general OF volun-
teers was dated, "for gallantry and
good conduct" He remained with this
division until the troops were mustered
out of service, and afierward was for a
I year commander of the military district
of Charleston, being mustered out in
June, 1866.
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PRONOUNCED HoPELEss-SAvED. =
From letter written by Mrs. Ada E.
Hurd of Groton, S. D., we quote
" Was taken with a bad cold, which
settled on my lungs, cough set in and
finally terminated in consumption.
-Four doctors gave me up, saying |
could live but short time. l gave
myself up to my Savior, determined
if could not stay with my friends on
earth, would meet my absent ones
above Nv husband was advised to
get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds. l
gave it trial, took, in all, eight bottles.
Il has cured me, and, thank God, | am
now well and hearty woman" Trial
bottles free at G. Blakely's drugstore
Montpelier, Vt. Regular size, fifty
cents and 81 90.
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PROTECTION
OR FREE-TRADE.
WHICH

Do you want to keep thoroughly
posted on the effects of the New
Tariff Law, as shown from week to
week.
Do you want to know all about the
policy of Protection and have an
answer to every false statement OF
the Free-Traders
Yes1
Then subscribe for your home
paper and the AMERICAN ECONOMIST,
published weekly by the American
Protective Tariff League, New York.
Sample copy free, The EcoNoMsris
an acknowledged authority on Pro
lection and should be widely read,
The yearly subscription of the EcoNo-
MIST is g., but we have made a
spe cial arrangement with the rub
fishers by which we can send
you the ECONOMIST for one year and
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other honest calling, you need not be
ashamed of him."
Shortly afterward he asked his father:
Father, was any of our ancestors
candle-makers?"
Candle-makers" exclaimed his
proud father; "you must be crazy.
What put that into your head2''
! was only thinking" replied Pax
ton.
"Well, don't think any more," ex-
claimed his father as he left him.
Don't think any more" Somehow
it seemed to him that his mother had a
good deal more common sense than his
father. He found her.
Mother" he said, putting his arm
around her, " | am going to learn to do
something. ] wish ! knew enough to
support myself "
"That is right, Paxton" said she,
kissing him, "but what will it be9'
You know l have always been
good reader, mother"
Yes, Paxton"
"I have read good many books of
travel and surveying"
Yes"
Well, shall be a surveyor"
Paxton, you know that | want you
to succeed; | can not do much, but /
can pray for YOU"
You are Just the best mother in the
world" said Paxton. " am glad you
are not like father"
Hush, Paxton"
81 mean it.
Twenty years after that Paxton was
at the top of his profession. He was
wealthy, but not dollar had he in
herted from his father, because his
father had no money for any one to in
herit, it having all been lost, and how, no
one knew; the fortune of which Sir
John or John Lghtman, the candle
maker, was founder, was lost. Paxton
never again had conversation in
dreamlaud. The old picture of his au-
cestor adorned his dning-room, as it did
his fathers. In Pdxton's house the title
"sir" was dropped therefrom. And
when his own boys and girls would
question him about the picture he would
say:
Children, your grandmother knows
more about that picture than | do; ask
her." Sometimes he would add
Your Observation-Disclosures was a
good man. He knew how to work,
and you must learn how to work, for
one who is wholly dependent is pau
per. "-ETchange.
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General Deyens Dead.

General Charles Devens, who was at
tOrney-general during President Hayes's
administration, and at the time of his
death was Judge of the Massachusetts
supreme court. died on last week
Wednesday. He was one of the best
soldiers Massachusetts sent to the front.
The following is brief description of
his career during the war: He accepted
April 10, 1861, tho command of the
third battalion of rifles with the rank of
major, leaving unfinished case in
which he was engaged in the supreme
court. On the evening of the next day
he left with the command for Washing
ton, and at Annapolis was ordered to
Fort McHenry at Baltimore. Before
the battalion's term of service eX-
pired Major Deveus was commissioned
July 10, colonel of the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, then being recruited at Worces-
ter, and he went to the front with that
regiment, and in August led the scout
ing party that was sent across the
Potomac to feel" the enemy on the
Virginia side. This brought on the
disastrous engagement of Balls Bluff
in which General f.. ID. Baker was
killed and General Charles p. Stone
unjustly disgraced. The Fifteenth
Regiment lost heavily and Colonel
Devens escaped, as others did, by
swimming the Potomac. He went with
Mcclellan to the Peninsula, was com
missioned brigadier-general April 10,
1862, and on May took command of
the Third Brigade of COUGHS division
of Reyes corps, in which the Tenth
and Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Regi-
ments were included. He led the brig
ade at Williamsburg and at Fair Oaks
and there he was disabled by bullet
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STATE OF VERMONT.
- WASHINGTON COUNTY, SIS.



Whereas John V Morrow has this day filed in the
office of the Clerk of said Court his petition for d
setting forth, in substance. that on the nth
day of July, A. ID. lSs6 he married to Lavina L.
skinner, then of Montpelier but now of Grand
Rapids, Michigan; that he lived with the said
Lavina l.. as her husband until the Goth day of No
vemher A. d, lSs6, when the said lavina L., without
any fault ON the part of your petitioner wilfully de-
eerted, and ever since has wholly refused to live
with your petitioner; and praying that bill of d
vorce may he granted him for the cause aforesaid;
and WheTgs, i is made to appear that the residedce
of the said Lavina l.. Morrow is without this state
that the process of tki, Court can be served
upon her II Is therefore ordered that the said Lavina
|. Morrow he notified of the tendency of said petit
ton, and summoned to appear and answer to the
same AT "A term of said County Court next TO be held
at Montpelier, within aud for the County of Wash
ington, on the second Tuesday of March, A, d. 1881,
at nine o'clock A. M by the publication of the sub
stance OF said petition, together with this order in
the Vermont Waterman State Journal, weekly
newspaper printed at Montpelier, in said county
three weeks successfully, the last of which publica
tions shall be at least six weeks previous to said
second Tuesday OF March, A, D. 1891, which shall be
deemed sufficient notice to the said Lavna l..
Morrow.
Dated at Montpelier, In the county OF Washing.
ton, the 9th day of January, A. ID. 1891.
LEIGHTON y. SLACK, Deputv Clerk
t r. GORDON, Attorney for Petitioner.
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OZARK j. FOSTERS ESTATE.
u SIA I'VE OLE Nl-E MlNI Wa shinlInn mist n

In Pr bate Court held at Montpelier in and for said
District, on the Both day of December A. ID. 1880!
4. j. Bartlett Administrator OF the estate Of
Clark j. Foster, late of PAinfield, in said Dis
trict. deceased, makes application to said Court
for license TO sell all of The real estate of said
deceased situated in Painted; in said District, to
representing that the sale thereof, except the home-
stead is necessary for the payment OF the debts OF
said deceased, and the expenses of administration
of his estate. aud the sale of such homestead
children of said deceased. Nhereupon, it is
ordered ny said Court that said application he
referred to session thereof. to be held at
the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier, ON the 10th
day of january. A. D. lsHi for hearing and decision
thereon; and IL is further ordered, that all persons
Interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman estate Jour
nal, ia newspaper published at Montpelier in this
state and which circulates in the neighborhood OF
those interested before said time of hearing, that
they may appear ut said time and place and II they
see cause, object thereto by the COurt.-Attest
1886 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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MARTHA j. NNE'S ESTATE.

In Probate Court. held at Montpelier. in said DIS
trict. ON the 9Th day of January, a. ID. 1881:
George W. BrdSman, Administrator, with the
will annexed, of the estate of Martha j. Nye,
late of Marshheld, in said District. deceased,
presents his administration account for ex-
animation and allowance and makes application for
decree of distribution and partition of the estate Of
said deceased. MhereupOn, ii is ordered by said
Court that said account and said application be
ferred to session thereof to be held at the Probate
Office. in said Montpelier. on the 3uth day of JHnu-
airy. a. u. 1891. for hearing and decision thereon
And 1t is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons Interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully In the Vermont WdfchmGn
q state JOurHdi newspaper published at Mont
pelier, previous to said time appointed for hearing,
that they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause if any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
BY the COurt.-Attest.
95-97 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge
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Pensions Granted.

TO George S. Herrick. Middlesex
Sl2 month under the act of June 27,
1890; George Howard, West Randolph,
increase from SIG to S24 month; Eli
hu d. Wheelock, North Montpelier,
IS month under The act of June 81,
1890; Julia II. Stevens, Derby, $12 a
month and $500 arrears.
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Central Vermont Railroad.

frains Going South and Fast 'sW LedUe Mont
peter as yIOlO1CS:
1888 A. NJ. MAIL, for Ftchburg Boston, Spring
field, New London and New York.
1928 p. NJ. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
ell and New York via Sp ingield.
6:1S +. NJ. PASSENGER, for White River
Junction.
1910 A. NJ. EXPRESS. for Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England.
Trains Going North and West:
$50 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Montreal, ogdens.
burg and the West. - 49,
6:25 A. NJ. ACCOMMODATTON, to st. Adams,
Burlington ana Rutland, Troy and New York.
1910 a. NJ. PASSENG ER. for Burlington, St.
Albans. Richford, Rouse's Point and st. Johns.
3:43 T., NJ. PASSENGER for Burlington, 81,
Adams. Montreal, Ogdensburg and the West,
1920 Il. NJ. FAST EXPRESS, Pullman Sleep
ing Car to Chicago,
Trains leave Tor Barre at 100 and 10: 80 a; N: and
2:ls I; OQ and 7;41 r NJ. Trains leave for Williams
town at 10: 80 a. NJ and 1: 90 +. NJ.
Through tickets To Chicago and all points west 10
sale at the principal stations.
j. W. HOBART. General Manager.
S. w. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.
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The Company is owner of unncumbered
Orange Groves and Orange Lands in South
Florida which are rapidly Increasing in value
Twelve shares of stock only are issued for
each acre of grove of one hundred choice
trees.
The American Loan and Trust Co. of Bos
ton, having cash capital of 81 100000 by indOrse-
mpnt upon each certificate of stock issued,
guarantees to pay q pee cent annual diyi-
dends on the stock, beginning January |, 1881,
and continuing for six years payable semiannually
at their office in Boston. After the six years stock
holders to receive the fun profits of the
groves; and increased dividends to ten, fifteen,
twenty, twenty five, and perhaps thirty per
respondingly increased value of the stock.
Stock will be sold in lots of one or more shares, as
desired, at its par value $50
The undersigned hare examined The business and
methods Of he Boston Orange Growers Co, are
acquainted w rs officers Hdd ourselves investors
in the business.
Geo. =. Warren. State National Bank. Bos-
ton; Henry Il. PIERCE, Secretary of state,
BOstOni John HOpeWell, Jr. IL. &. Chase a.
Co }. Boston; Fletcher Laid, Attorney, Bos-
ton; w. - l.add, eX Justice Supreme Court,
Lancaster, n. II.
Certificates of stock, with guarantee above will
be forwarded upon receipt of baukable funds
therefor.
m. D. BROOKS, General Agent,
"a School Street, Boston, Mass.
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10000. 90 year Is being made by John II.
Goodwin Troy. MY, at work for US. Reader,
you may not make as much, but we can
teach you quickly how TO earn from 20 TO
$40 day at the start, and more as you so
on. Both sexes, all ages. In any part OF
lAmerica, you can commence at home, CIV
Ting all your time or spare moments only TO
tho work. All Is new Great pay sUht for
every worker We start you, furnishing
everything. EASILY, SPEEDILY learned.
PARTICULARS FREE. Address al once,
sTINsON a co., PORTLAND, mAihk.
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Cine Gables.
Montpelier & Wells r. R. R.
Taking Effect oct. g, 800.

Leave Montpelier At At 3 M 4 A % p 49, M'
4; 30 p. Nj arrive at Wells River at $3.50 A. NJ,
$50 A. NJ 2t2S =. NJ, 6:50 p. NJ.
Leave Wells River 20 Pd.l 5' % M A. N
A. NJ, 3:iO F. NJ; arrive at Montpelier at 9;3t
A NJ, ll:i5 A. NJ, ?: % +. NJ, sos =. NJ.
Trains leaving Montpelier at $3.50 A. M and 10
r. NJ. make close connections at Wells River for all
points in the White Mountains, and for points north
and south on the Passumpsic railroad; also for
Boston and all intermediate points.
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 90 and II IS
A. NJ. aud 20 p. NJ. ana 5j T.. Trains leave Barre
for Montpelier at 81: 90 and -: A. NJ, and 3: Is
and 5 80 =. VI.
w. A. STOWELL, Superintendent.
+. W MORSE, General Passenger Ageht.
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~ SIA ~. OLE WEIR MON i MnshimntlM HIslrnL

In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, in ana for
said District the 9Th day of December, a. D. 1880
An instrument purpOrting 10 he the last VIII and
Testament of Eliakim Persons alton late of Mont
peler in said District, deceased. being presented to
the Court for Probate: IL is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be notified
oappear at session of said Court to be held at the
Probate ONCE in said Montpelier on the 23d day of
January, A. ID. lSsl, ana show cause, If any they
may have, against the probate of said instrument;
for when purposei is further ordered that notice of
this order be published three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Waterman g. state Journal, "A newspaper
printed at Montpelier, in this state, previous to
said time appointed Tor hearing.
by the COurt-Attest
1896 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.