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The trial Of ] Marshall Rye ended in Bal
tjmore city, on Thursday Of last week when
the Jury brought in n verdict Of murder 10 the
second degree, for killing JoanJ Wheeler in
this counts, last summer. The verdict WAS II
surprise to the people Of this county, who
knew all the facts and circumstances of the
brutal and cowardIy murder, and thel fully
expected from the eviien q, which Clearly
shovel previous intent II kill Whseler. "a
verdict nt murder u1he hisf i"gree. Bal tn"
proyerhial nucerlainty ofpelitjur WAS again
frustrated hy the verdict, which WIS, ike a
m liority Of such verdrts, a compromise one.
The prisoner, it is sid. gave sigh Of reii't
when the verdict MAS rendered he had
arrived At the conclusion that his crime "ss
deserving the full pennlt! Of ing Atw
The argument for tue prosecution ma lie n'
Coz. Wilmer, was pronounced oy the Bsiti-
i.tss. ;..r.s. 4 ..-. st o. 700 'he
olrt room, IS one OF tue m)st fnistetanf
ablp ores heard tor wears IN the Ciimin I
.t'eun crtthrci'y. Judge wrEnt-ia Srt9rn-
cling R,r.,id
THIS is II remarkable case. There' are
some features about it that are horrible Id the
extreme, aud ut the same time there are seine
circumstances that make ne feel that yon
could not have known the enor thiy Of the Of
ense you had 20 nnDIr.l How you coul !
h.r. d..na as tot did -t,kp Tho lite of "A fellow
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Get the genuine.


The transition from long, lingering and
painful, sickness to robust health marks An
epoch in the life Of the individual Such
remarkable event Is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good health has
been attained IS gratefully blessed. Hence =
is tina, so much is heard in praise OF Electric
Bitters So many feel they owe their resiora
ton to health, to the use o. the Great Altera'
tive and Tonic Ifyou are troubled with an'
disease Of kidneys, liver or stomach, OF long
or short standing YOU will surely fnd rene
bY use Of Electric Biiters Sold at Doc, anc
ST per bottle at W w. Padgetl's store
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Leap Year Card

Leap rear Tara
A unique card in the form OF ;eap year
proposal VAS shown us by 4 youag gentleman
who received il a few DAYS since from one Of
his many charming lady acquaintance. Al
each corner Of the c ,rd there i, 81 bow OF rib
bon OF blue, red, pink and yellow, with II
verse under each Unier the rid is,
'lf for me your love is dead
Send me back my how of rel
Under the elow
IF you are some Other girls fellow
Send me tack m, bor' Of ellow.n
Under the pink,
II Of me you sometimes think
Send me back m, TOW of pink"
Under the blue,
81 for me your love is true
Send me back my bow Of blue
As our young friend assured us hat he
knows from whom tl,~ card came, aud thai she
Is one OF the N tharming young ladies'. il
is need less 10 add that he luw of blue will be
sent back
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Admitted 10 Rail.

Mr.. Joseph VI Kendrick, who has been II
Marlboro Jail awaiting the result Of the inju
ries Of County Commissioner Charles u bos
we'll. whom he struck over the head sererA
days ago, has been admitted to bail Or
Hurts testimony at the herring WAS 10 The
eject that Mr. Boswell was much improved
and will ia MI prohatilitr recover
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Judging from the different Arts Of the
resent Legislature to perpetua'e the rule Of
the Democratic machine" we would bol ls'
surprised t. before the session closes, Bill
will not be INTRODUCED To max it Illegal for =
rputHcnu, il elected 10 mn flee, 10 hold the
same, or, to sui init consutu'i'nN' am'''d
Il eut by which if Rell lcan be elected
there 10 caused thereby vacancy, and the
Governor will be empowered to b. toe same
ST Mrys Entc7rs>,
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VIII Remain

The Washington Conference, NJ. +
Church, which held its annufl session ~
Lyuchhurr, has made its assignment OF preach
ers for the ensuing wear. Revs R. b. Alex
andrr. and " RI Williams have each been
returned to their circuits in this county, the
former at Shiloh, and the latter at Pisgah
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Mnrricd

Mr. VIM. ;. Bowie and Miss Laura DeN
kins were married at the baptist Chn'ch IN
Nat iemoy 90 Tuesday afternoon last 4
large number Of friends aud Relatives Of the
coupl. Werr present to witness the ceremony
The bride is the daughter Of Nr Reagan prn-
kias, we'll known c,izenQi the Third district
and the groom Is ais resident OF the same
district
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signed nv the Governor.

Two Charles county bills, one to sanction
the hequesi ri Sarah Am Taylor to Durham
Parish, usd the other 10 authorize the Hp-
pointment Of three additional justices o. the
peace we're signed by the Governor on ues-
day last.
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Yearly TIES.
nIstrlhniInn OF Schonl Tax.

The Comptroller on TUESDAY made the
quarterly distribution of the 'choo tx -
Charles county gets for white schools - 2S2
40, and for colored s. 4si ~
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Statesmen Wanted

1t YOU want good paying POSITION.
VIM u: A Patty, the Nursery man, Il Gene
va tie wants men To begin work M
once taking orders for trees, shrubs and vines
tie - from $50 to SIS per moa,h and ex.
penses, and promises Of steady work ne Yea,
around TO successful statesmen. For an usr.
1eulars address d. h. Patty, Nur"rym@n i,
Geneva Ny. VI" u
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ORDER NISI.
In tie Circuit Couyt far Charles County.
No 73S Equity.

In the matter of the sale OF certain real estate
called and known as ''Mankins aud Lsti-
mer's Gift, under power contained in a
mortgage from Benjamin F. Montgomery
and wife, by Adrian Posey assignee.
Ordered nv the Circuit Court for Charles
county this 22ld day of February, 1892, that
the sale made and reported by Adrian Posey,
assignee, in the above eutlted case be ratified
al confirmed unless cause to the contrary
he shown on or before the 4th Monday Of
March, 1922 prosided a copy Of this order be
inserted in some newspaper published IN
Charles county snce week for three success
size weeks prior to the said 4th Monday OF
March, 1892.
The report of sale states the amount of
sale TO be S2025.
JSAMUEL TURNER, Clerk
ofCt. CT. Court for Charles County.
True copy-Trst:
j. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
feb Poet
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Salvation Oil. the greatest cure on earth for
pain, is universally accepted ~ horsrmen and
rtleIinari4as a. the ne plus ultra Of liniWspts.
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The remedy. now so celebrated Slr.t,,s
oil is recommended hy experienced ,ssr,nn-.
surgeons a iesI ;ae Ihing for The stable and
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Il is impossible to diminish povrrl, BY mul-
,inlicstion OF effects; but the best thing TO ~
mini.h the effects ofs heavy cold IS Dr Brlfs
Cough syrup,
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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St amer W estmoreland

&C amer WeStm0reIand
win leave Pier ,, Light Street, every Sunday
at p. NJ for Patuxent river direct, AS lAI
rp as BRISTOL Returning, will leave Bristol
At IL m. on Monday, and Milestone s p. IN
for Baltimore, calling at no nhafyes belo =
Leitcht s except when sigealed from wharves
on the river for passengers ana perisha HE
freigit Freight received a. Pier 2, SAtur-
days, until 8 p IN.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
jta 2a-y Office, Pier Light Street
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fotaI ann personal.

~ The Office Of me lxp1PEsnEsI Las ss e.
rsT'oUed 70 ne frst floor 81 he Nasohr NH,
immediately opposns DE Eplseopdi Church
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MARYLAND INDEPENDENT,
ESTABLISHED IN 1874.
Published every Friday morning
The yeung mans advocate,
The poor man friend.


Terms Of advertising: For plain matter
vi. 90 per square q lines for the first inser-
ton, Is cents for each subsequent insertion
Rule and figure matter double the above rates
0hituarv nnt{caa baif rataq
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
ROXBURY.

Town clerk, Francis A. Squire 81, Hen
ry S. Hurlbut 60.
Selectmen, Charles L. Squire 66, Da-
vid L. Gillett 50, Charles Thomas Is,
Nathan P. Beardsley So.
Board of relief, Seth Warner IS,
rfes Sanford 81, Cyrus E. Prindle d
Assessors, FrafItiugham 81.
Thomas &c. ~'"n 1861
Auditors, George Lendeveg 20, Cyrus
| E. Prindle So.
| Grand jurors, Seth Warner 81, Charles
Sanford 81 John Minor &C, Myron W.
Odell d 81, Henry II. Dickinson &C.
Charles w. Baldwin 81.
Registrars of voters, Charles Sanford
6S, Charles b Eastman d &c ito fill vacan'
cy, Henry H. Warner 20.
Constab les ,Ambros FL. Wilsey 6S, Hen
~ E. Garlck 6S, John Morris 20, Marx
A. Brady SO, William B. Seward d Ga
Charles w. Baldwin &c, Walter Thorn
as d 65, William F. Trowbridge d g..
School visitors, Charles Sanford 67
} George w. P. Leavenworth d 65; tx
fill vacancy, Julia A. Sanford, two year
6S, Thomas E. Mower one year 10.
Mrs John Clark and cousin, Miss En-
ma Beers, have visited friends at Eas
Morris.
Constable Wilsey is building new
fence, shingling his barn, etc.
The first frost to do injury occurred Of
the night of the first. The cold waV
that struck here, 1st and I'd, made sittln
in church very uncomfortable, as n
fires were started and some of the oil
; people had to leave for home. Loo
: out, George, for the cold snaps hereaft
: er!
The town laid tax of L mills; al
propriated $1,000 for schools; placed II
roads in the hands of the selectmen.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
DANBURY.

One of the largest funerals of any III
aividnal in the private walks of life was
that of the late Mrs Darling, last week,
whose death by accident at Washington
was noted. Her many excellent quail
ties had endeared her to her acquaint-
ances and the peculiarly distressing cir
of her death awakened gen
eral sympathy and attracted many te
her burial. Funeral exercises or the
Daughters of Liberty, of which order she
was \ member, were held at the mouse
and at the Methodist church by Rev vi
simmons. An unusually large process
sion followed her remains to the grave
in Wooster cemetery.
The town election, Monday, was tam'
affair. Not much more than a third Q
the vote of the town was cast. Inc lem
ocrats elected all their candidates by al
ayeratfe of about 700. 1t went for licens
equally strong.
A large number of the Knights of 20
lumbus go to New Haven to participat
in the parade, Saturday.
The week bids fair to be an exciting
one and, weather permitting, the fai
promises to be very successful.
Miss Mary A., daughter OF the lat
Michael Leahy of Elm street, who die
last month, died suddenly, Wednesda
week. at the Elm street residence. Fur
eral from st. Peters church, Friday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
Lockwood shepard.

Mr. Shepard was fifth child of Isaac
Shepard of Sugar street, Newtown and
Annie, daughter of Lockwood Wfnton of
Taunton and sister of Ear Winton. He
was the last of Isaac Shepard's family.
Seymour, the eldest, died many years
ago unmarried. Emily, wife of Harson
Twichell, died more than 20 years ago.
Eliza, wife of George Ferris of Monroe,
fe@ several years ago. Erastus died IN
oieo at her horA-~1 home from the Mex
several Years ago. Isaac on~r -1-.,rr
er's name was james of Sugar street anu
his mother was Ruanna Merritt. At the
time Isaac Shepard was married, the tide
of emigration was setting for a place
then called the Butternuts in New ofk
State There he moved with his young
wife. He settled, but not being salts
fed. sold and bought again. Still unsat-
isfed, he sold and bought again. There
he felt at home, built a cider mill and
still and made other improvements.
When little more than 40, he died sud-
denly of heart disease, leaving his wife
, with six children to provide for. She
was homesick in year or two and want
ed to come to Newtown among her
friends, which she did, bringing all her
children except Seymour. Lockwood
Shepard had not been well for several
' years. He had grip, one and two years
ago, which left him weak. Last Janu-
ary, he broke down and, when Spring
. came. he grew worse. At first, he had
heart trouble, then he had dropsy and
, then it seemed to be bad form of liver
. trouble. He suffered almost constantly
y sometimes for days at a time his suffer,
ings were terrible. For several weeks
before he died, he was mere skeleton ano
his sufferings were almost constant. He
: was ready and willing to die and bore
S his sufferings bravely, but he frequently
expressed desire to go and be at rest
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
Newtown's Schools.

Schools cost the town, last year,
$S29l rs, of which the State paid
$l773 and the town deposit fund $473 80
SecretaryJ. j. Northrop says:
! In presenting the report of the board
of education for the year just ended Oath
day of july, the board feels that its ef-
forts to secure as great an Improvement
as possible in the administration of the
schools will meet with the approval of
the citizens. The past year has been
one of harmony in all the schools. Few
complaints have been. received and all
the teachers who began the Fall term
continued in the same school throughout
the year. While the board, in common
with other citizens, is fully aware of the
constant decrease in the attendance of
the public schools, it is constantly the
aim of the board to keep our schools
abreast of the times and secure the best
results atCainable. On account of this
decrease in attendance, two districts,
Uake George and Head of the Meadow
have been temporarily discontinued, the
average attendance for Lake George
having fallen to 2.67 and Head of Mead
oW to 3.44. Two other districts have
fallen below the average required, bat,
on account Of distance and other suffi-
cient reasons, the joint board saw fit to
grant them an appropriation. The
changes in text books. the past year,
have not been made with the intention
of placing an unnecessary burden on the
parents. but to place in the hands of the
teachers and pupils the bast assistance
in accomplishing the work expected of
them. The books displaced have been
in use many years and to continue the
Old books longer in use would be to &C
ourselves behind the times.
| have arrived at the conclusion that
town management of schools would be
the proper and most satisfactory system
for town situated like Newtown. The
district system is too narrow. As rule,
gard tnn. with very good reason, re-
small compensaef being committee as
hence, do as little Pc spent and,
office is an important one and slf"ha |
MOI NC SlNCu W ohC WIZ II hcO iiio>'
ested in schools. The reports (such
bother to committees, so hard to obtain
and very seldom correct) would be made
by one committee for the whole town.
The annual election of district commit
tees would be done away with, often
causing whole families in districts to
quarrel with each other and maintain a
bitter feeling of enmity toward their
neghbors for years afterward. The
school board of the town would have
the entire supervision of hiring the
teachers, who would be held responsible
by the people. The busy committee Of
ten hires the first applicant, without
much regard to qualifications. Any
thinking man can see that our schools
could be maintained more efficiently and
economically, if controlled by one board,
which is to be responsible to the town
for all its acts. The broader the system
can be made, the better the results.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
BROOKFIELD.

Town clerk and treasurer, Henry 5.
Beers rs.
Selectmen, David II. Meeker AZ, Will
liam F. Wildman 40, Elmer II. Northrop
r 25, Lemuel P. Wetmore 81.
Treasurer of Motley money, Henry >.
Beers 46.
Assessors, Daniel D. Joyce 40, Edward
Montrose 46, Seth F. Keller 80, Clar-
ence E. Vroman 20.
Board of relief, Thomas Halpin "A,
John w. Ward 40, Henry L. Foote a.
John Bateman 30.
Copstables, James Lee 45, Charles H.
Camp 46. Orrin p. Wildman 46, Charles
E. Beers 46, Sanford Underhill 81, lie
Hendrickson 81, George O. Hill I'll.
Grand Jurors, Stephen Meaney 40,
Thomas Halpin 46, Hamilton Hendrick
son 46, Thomas S. Taylor 81, David I'll
Briggs 81, Horace Beers III.
Registrars of voters, Thomas z. Bris
toll As, Junius F. Smith 81.
School visitors, John S. Thornhlll 40
Frederick S. Curtis 30.
Auditors, Benjamin Griffen :45, Harmon
S. Lockwood 80.
The amount of town orders drawn
last year, was $5736 SO: Highways cos
$500 0s, bridges 1923 IS, water t1ough
s27, schools SALTS so, poor $500 80, in
sane Clarence Sanford $13S "A, interes
1928 IS, taxes $461 81, town officer
s4Os So, miscellaneous 1853 20. I'm
town liabilities include notes of Sl5o
and $500, Molly money $3.50 SO.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
E. Maurice Botsford started, Satur-
day, for ten-days' trip with Boston
friends to Maine deer hunting.

The Homestead loses a faithful and
capable worker from its local staff,in the
departure of Allison ?. Smith to edit the
| Newtown BEE, of which he has become
one of the proprietors. Mr. Smith came
to this office in the Spring of 1884, as a
compositor and a very youthful one at
that. 1t was hardly more than year
| before he was the best advertisement
compositor in the establishment, line
of work requiring taste and judgment
and in the Fall of 1887 he was promoted
from the case to the local editorial room,
with the Protestant churches of the city
as his special field. How thoroughly
partment, making it one of the strongest
in the paper, is known to our readers. In
going about his news gathering, Mr.
Smith has made great many friends, by
his accurate and acceptable work and he
will be missed in scores of offices and
homes. AS worker in the Memorial
church and particularly the Sunday
school, of which he has been for some
time assistant superintendent, he has
proved host in himself and his depart
ure is a cause of general regret. The
same is true of Mrs Smith, his wife,
whose labors in the church and school
have been highly valued. The esteem
and confidence in which Mr. Smith is held
among men of affairs is sufficiently indi-
Gated by his increasing prominence in
the councils of the Ward One Republi-
cans. who have twice sent him to Boston
as delegate to the State conventions,
along with men who were much older.
a young man, who has worked up from
the case and risen as steadily as he, is
bound to succeed and his new position,
as editor of a prosperous weekly news
paper, whose field is dozen thrifty
towns, will bring still greater opportun-
ity in the worlds work. Mr. Smith sue
ceeds an older brother, Reuben Ii. Smith,
formerly of the Springfield Republican,
as editor of the Newtown BEE and his
partner is a younger brother, Arthur j.
Smith of Bridgeport Fl homestead.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
Pictures and Frames.

We make a specially of framing pic
lures to order; carry large assortment
of mouldings aud do good work at low
prices. We have large variety of franz
ed pictures that we offer at and below
cost. From our large stock of etchings,
engravings, oil paintings, photographers,
etc, you can select aud have them franz
ed to suit in any style desired. We have
some very fine proof etchings at prices
that will surprise you. A lot of odd siz-
ed frames that we have on hand ut al
most any price; Sxl0 photograph frames
lOc upward; chromoS in 20x30 three
inch frames 99c, in 20x2S, six-inch bronze
and gilt frames, only ST. 80. If you de-
sire anything in the picture or frame
line, call and see u.s. Northrop, art and
music dealer, 81 John street, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
BRIDGEWATER.

Eddie Allen is improving and can leave
his room.
Mrs I. w. Harris is reported better.
Charley Bayette spent last week in
Bridgeport.
The high wind of Monday week laid
low large maple tree in front of w. w.
WeltOn's.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Kyle have second
grandson, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Curtis.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Randall were called
to Newtown, Saturday, by the death of
Mrs Randall's mother, Mrs James Tur-
ner.
c. A. Lyon from Daubury spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs A. j. Lyon;
Smith Beers with his parents and David
Beers with Mrs Eli Welton.
Mr. and Mrs William Marsh and son
were out of town, last week.
Mrs Frances Ross has returned home.
attends. ~ 10 sinh. Dr PONG
Town officers elected, Monuay,
Town treasurer, ARA c. Morris d.
Town clerk, Austin II. Gillette d.
Selectmen, Albert B. Mallett d, Amos
Nortbron Il. Daniel II. Garfield r.
Assessors, Reuben J. Keller d, Burton
E. Garfield r.
Board of relief, James IL. keeler' Jr
d, George Minor +.
Registrars of voters, Marcus &. NAL
lett d, Fl. w. Treat r.
Auditors, Eli Sturdevant d, Charlie
Treat r.
Constables, James II. Keller, Jr, d
Joseph Greer d, Gideon w. Northrop d
John II. Randall d, Bennett Peck r, Res
ford Toilette r.
School visitors, Eli Sturdevant q
Stephen z. Treat r.
Grand Jurors, George W. Morris d
Stephen P. Treat r.
Agent of town deposit fund, Frederi
A Peck d.
Democratic ballots cast, a.; Republ
can, 10.
A town tax of 10 mills was laid.
Voted, That the selectmen contrat
out the roads for the term of three years
for the best interests OF the town.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07

The open town meeting, Monday, laid
a tax of y mills, Selectman Glover say
ing that otherwise the two iron bridges
could not be built nor the macadam road
repaired without getting into debt.
Town Treasurer G. Ii. Northrop was
voted a salary of 5000. The selectmen
had declined to pay his bill of 5000, but
he showed that he could not earn half as
much at that salary as he could in the
bank and not as easily as in his insur-
ance, which nets him $500 Il year. L..
B. Booth received $50 a year. Fairfield
pays $3.50. Most commendable of all
was the vote instructing the selectmen
to take steps to have the railroad COM
missioners abolish that deadly grade
crossing near Patrick Houlihan's,
where two of our citizens have met aw-
full deaths within two years. Selectman
Glover said that the town would have to
meet but quarter of the expense, the
railroads bearing the rest. There was
discussion as to whether the highway
should be carried over or under the
tracks. r. A. Clark said carry it over,
but it was finally remembered that the
railroad commissioners must decide this.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-10-07
LYONS PLAIN.

FL. II. Nichols and family spend this
week in Danbury.
Rev Mr. Mackenzie of Trinity, West
port: service in Emanuel on Wednesday
evening, instead of Thursday.
Miss Adele Hamilton drives to school
at Valley Forge, taking George Lyon
with her.
Mrs w. E. Squires of Godfrey street
visited her sister, Mrs Mary n. Banks,
Sunday.
Miss Perry of saugatuck has visited
Mrs d. S. Parsons.
| Mrs Rachel Banks is with her daugh-
ter. Mrs FL. Patehen.
Mrs Emma Carr, Miss A. c. Burr OF
Greenfield and Miss Lottie Burr of Naug-
atuck were entertained by Mrs Mary l..
Fanton.
Mrs F. D. Chapman and Mrs Hurd OF
Bridgeport were guests of Mrs Phebe A
Fanton.