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The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01
SPORT HILL.

Rev Mr. Duinkirke has been presented
with handsome lap robe and horse
blanket by the Center street M. E. soci-
ETY.. N Y s
Miss Fanny Di>brow Is working for
Radcliffe Bros.
w. E. Hongh of Boston is guest of Ed
ward Seeley and is helping them through
their sickness.
Edward Seeley. e. w. Seeley's family,
George Gregory and daughter Sylvia,
Mrs Disbrow, William Disbrow, Miles
Gordon's family, Thomas Marsh, Jr, and
Edward Jennings are victims of the fear
ful epidemic.
Justus sherwood is very low with
pneumonia.
Misses Lille and Nettie Benedict are
guests of g. B. Beers.
Josie and Charlie Bennett are home for
the holidays.
Robert Kent shot horse for B. i.
Beers, last week, which had done active
and faithful work for Is years.
Misses Anna Booth and Minnie Banks
have commenced work at Radcliffe Bros,
Long HiN,
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EASTON.

c. S. Powell, teacher in District No. 3,
was completely surprised upon closing
his'school, December a, for the holiday
vacation, by his pupils presenting him
with fine large Webster's dictionary,
containing the whole vocabulary of the
first edition, the entire corrections and
improvements of the second edition, to
which is prefixed an introductory disser-
tation on the origin, history and connec-
ton of the languages of Western Asia
and Europe, with an explanation of the
principles on which languages are form
ed, numbering in all l443 pages.
MrsJ F. Case is very sick with diph-
liberia at her home in Bridgeport.
Henry Wakeman has built new hen
merry.
j. M. Jones, an heir to the French
spoilition claims, died at his home ON
Thursday, December "a. Funeral, Sat
urday at | 80 p m, E. p. Shaw of Red
ding conducting the services. The night
of his death, a check was received for the
amount of his share of the claim which
he has been expecting for so many years.
Mr. Jones was so years old.
Victims of the grip in Rock House are
d. 5. Clark, the butcher, George j..
Banks and little daughter Evelyn.
The entire household, including Mr.
and Mrs Ferris and her mother, Mrs
Mary Bradley, are Frustrated with grip,
Mrs Bradley's having developed into
pneumonia. Her son, Hull Bradley of
Westport, with the assistance Of Mira
Levi Hall, is caring for them,
Mrs e. Ii. Bradley, Matthias Bradley
and Mrs Anna RoWdy of Danbury ate
Christmas turkey ut Mr. and Mrs G. r..
fuckers z-->' .-
Miss Gertie Buckley, at Wakeman
Bradley's, is sick. - 49,
The children in Rock House enjoyed a
Xmas tree at the school house.
Miss j. Nichols is visiting her brother,
Jerry Nichols of Rock House.
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that, in two years and three months In
these United States, some 1904 wives
were cruelty murdered by their drunken
husbands. Then we may add to this
many thousands of wives and children
slowly murdered by the neglect, privat-
ion and abuse of drunken husbands.
Here, then, is a most terrible evil swee p.
ing over our land, staying more than
$4,000 yearly, filling the land with pro-
family and falsehood, with debauchery
and RIGHTEOUSNESS, with paupersm and
crimes of every kind and with ungudli-
ness and wirkednesss, making the sue
cess of the Gospel almost impossible in
many places. Now all this terrible evil
of tn" saloon traffic prevails and -four
ishes because Christians are not meeting
their moral responsibility, are not truly
awake to their duty toward God and
their country. For it is plain that, if all
Christians were united against this evil,
it could not continue two years. There
fore, this temperance question is one of
the living issues of the day that should
be discussed constantly in the pulpit.
The pulpit should emphasize and en-
force the moral obligation of Christians
as before God and toward their fellow
men, who are being ruined soul and body
by the most wicked traffic. We may ask,
Is the liquor traffic from heaven, or of
men? Is it blessing or curse? Is it not
a crime and of the devil?
Therefore the Christian pulpit ought
not to be indifferent nor weak, but should
fight it most earnestly, as one of the
chief works of darkness A. j. p,
Conn.,, December Ia.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
marriage

Mrs Edward Platt continues to gain
slowly.
Mrs Pierce and Mrs Downs remain
about the same.
The grip made a grand coup here, last
week, and few that saw the doctors hag
gard face suspected he, too, was vic
tim and fully as sick as his average pa
tient. The long drives in the rain and
through the mud gave the appearance of
the prevailing distemper even to his
horse and carriage. The grippers are re-
covering without exception, but their
names, from the lightest form of cold to
the verge of pneumonia, would include
half of our inhabitants.
1t closed the Center school, last week
and has spoiled the general holiday, ill.,
terrupted trade and made life miserable
for the whole community. Arson Wards
was the worst case.
The rainy weather and sickness almost
spoiled the orchestra party at the home
OF CHeir IeaQeF, u ID. lerCe, SuIlsIuds
Eve and reduced the number of guests at
the Christmas parties Of the deacons.
That of Dea Hoyt welcomed Mr. Muir
ply, FL. P. Downs and wife from New
Haven and many friends of the place.
Dea Mitchell, whose wife was away
with their son and daughter in Ohio,
couldn't make up his mind to miss Gel
ebration, so he planted his Christmas
tree in the corner of the parlor, which,
like Aaron's rod, budded, blossomed and
bore fruit the same night. He spread his
table for dinner and supper, only the pre-
vailing distemper prevented a full house
and even that could not prevent those
present from thoroughly enjoying them
selves.
Patty Tiff, in charge of the town, died
at Ralph Pierce's, last week.
aNot myself, but the truths that in life have
spoken,
Not myself, but the seed that in life / have
shall pass on to the ages-all about me for
gotten,
save the truth / have spoken. the things
have DONE"
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Dost love man who always kicks, no mat
ter what you do,
Who kicks with most prodigious ease the
whole long season through?
Who kicks if anything goes wrong and kicks
if all goes right,
Who kicks because he likes to kick, and
kicks with all his might?
We know some awful kickers on this wicked
mundane sphere,
Who came on earth by accident aud kick be.
cause they're here.
They make themselves uncomfortable, and
other people sick,
They drive their friends to suicide and still
they always kick.
We know man who kicks and kicks the
blessed live-long day,
And if there's naught to kick about he's kick
ing anyway.
At times when things are going right and
other men would smile,
He kicks on general principles and kick eth
all the while!
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THE PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT CHAR
ACTERIsTICs OF THOMAS CARLYLE,

THE PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT CHAR
ACTERIsTICs OF THOMAS CARLYLE,
We get the disagreeable side of him,
whenever he feels the liberty Of criti-
cism, whether he speaks Of men and we-
men; he looked upon public men with
c0ldly critical eyes and what he had to
say of these il as uncharitable} and often
times As contenaptuous as if they had
been utterly worthless. 1t made not
the slightest difference what he thought
or would write of a person. even had
that person any great place in the
worlds consideration and it certainly
was not ani,tble in Carlyle to see and
talk about the weak side, especially of
those whom the world honored. He
rallied at his own couptrymen en- masse !
possibly for his very boldness of deppn-
citation he nlay have won the hearts OF
the men he denounced. There il no
question that he had i strong sense OF
Justice and truth. Whatever he believed
to be true, he defended with all the
strength of his strong nature. He had
remarkable affection for heroes, for
men who had power and force. That
few were made to govern, that most
men should be governed. He was any,
thing but q sympathetic man. Neither
CARLYLE nor his wife were under any ro.
mantle illusion MS to the state of the
others feelings. She, most assuredly
y was his uncomplaining helpmate, through
years Of self denial and household
drudgery; his intellectual companion
she never became, He worked apart
from nll companioDship. The best side
of Carlyle was his strong family aztec
tions, All that part of his correspond
eliee 10 parents and brothers. which
shows his filial lpsn, Is very beautiful
Here one finds only unseitishness anc
fofbearanee. ! wonder why he did no.
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TRUMBULL.

Mrs w. N. French led the Y. p. $. C.
T.. meeting, Sunday evening.
Mrs Leila Booth passed quietly away
AZ her home, December "a, aged 81 years.
Although many were kept away by SICK
ness, goodly number We're present at
the funeral services held in the Cungre-
gational church, sunday afternoon. In
rerment in Long Hill cemetery.
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STRATFORD.

Alfred Wakeley is quite taxidermist,
having several specimens of his own
skill; two grey foxes, crows, ducks,
fishes and birds of several kinds. One
remarkable feature in the fox is its atti-
tude, standing over a dead hawk Just
caught, the feathers still in his mouth.
WheC Samuel Wakeley returned from
California, about two years ago, he
brought with him a tarantula in closed
box with glass cover.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01
STEVENSON,

Harvey Warner and wife of Bridge
port visit c. E. Bradley.
Miss Ella Bradley returned to her
school duties, this week.
Mrs George Crofutt, after caring for
Mrs Isbell for is days, was taken sick
and is confined to the house.
Mrs Charles McEwen died, Saturday,
26th; funeral, Wednesday.
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Strength and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and healthy.
try Electric Bitters. lfssa.a Grippe has left
you weak and weary. use Electric Bitters-
This remedy acts directly on liver, stomach
and kidneys, gently aiding those organs to
perform their functions Ii you are afflicted
with sick headache, you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric Bitters>
One trial win convince yon that this IS the
remedy you need. Large bottles only soc. at
E, E. Hawley' drug store.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01
The Russian Jews.

+. +. johnson, in well written arti-
cle' sees tit to Justify the greatest tyrant
now upon earth. Nero, nor Caligula,
never showed more inhuman cruelty
than the ear of Russia.
We could not, for the sake Of W ritinp
or debate, say one word in justification
of despotism that makes the whole
world shed tears. If President Harrison
had read the able article of f. f. j.. he
would not probably have protested in his
message against the horrible treatment
of the Jews. George KEENAN,, in the
Century. has pictured and testified to
the shocking treatment of the cZar's po-
litical prisoners iu Siberia. Every lover
of liberty is u Nihiist, when he reads of
such tyranny. But what have the Jews
them, entered into other occupations
than farming, consequently their chill
dTen have been bayoneted by Russian
soldiers, daughters raped before the
eyes of fathers and mothers and estates
sold for nearly nothing and. others often
confi-cated. If "A crusade was ever JUS
tifiahle, it would be now in order to
wipe out this world renowned despotism.
The peasants may starve, but the mil
lions of soldiers will be well fed.
Would F. F. j. have Uncle Sam COM
pei our saloon keepers to go to farming?
Would he favor the government in law
that should force merchants and traders
into farming, because we had or might
have short crops? We protest against
banshiDg any man from this country
because he does not follow farming.
We shall, probably, some time in the
near future, have Il famine here. If the
great West should be visited by drouth,
or cold sufficient to nearly destroy the
grain crop, some might wish the lq-
nor dealers and spectators banished.
Well, our wheat la nd is nearly all taken
up and much of it exhausted. Our
''best government on earth" fines far
mers about $44 on the hundred If they
ship corn and wheat and meat and ex-
change it for foreign goods. This ''robs
Peter To pay Paul" This is very
pretty tyranny in an indirect way and,
Ultimately, will land us with over mil
lion immigrants yearly and fill us with
paupers, criminals and the horrors Of
famine. In ten years, we shall have lit
tie OF no surplus wheat, no premiums to
bid for government bonds and hardly
funds sufficient TO run the business of
the country.
But New England farms will find
ready buyers and the many mouths will
compel "Jews and Gentiles" to work
more at agriculture. And let US not fine
them for it or murder them, if they
should choose, some of them. to keep a
hotel" or sell peaputs.--LG. w. Bradley.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

1.-The Australian mail" says the Pail
Mall Gazette, drought news of the find
ing, by the bishop of Adelaide, of the
carcass of sea serpent at Avoid Point,
near Coffin Bay, South Australia. The
bishop, in writing to an Adelaide friend,
states that while riding along the sea
beach he came across dead sea serpent
about 60 feet in length. 1t had head
five feet long, like that of an immense
snake, with two holes on the top. There
were no teeth in the jaws. The body
was round, and the tail resembled that of
whale. The bishop describes his find
as the most peculiar animal he has ever
seem"
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HUNTINGTON,

Christmas day was so unpleasant and
in fact, several days, that it largely in
terfered with the usual gatherings and
enjoyments of the occasion; besides.
there is considerable sickness in the
place. The concert at the Congregation
al church, Christmas night, was we'll at
tended and was gone through with in an
Informal way, but was not ii success.
The leader of the singing was absent
and the singing was deficient. Consid-
cradle dissatisfaction was created about
the presents and but few were given,
1t was proposed by the pastor, the Sun.
day before Christmas, that, instead of
giving each scholar present, they take
the money and give it to the family of
Mr. Boutter, who was burned out. A
good many thought otherwise. While
all believed in helping Mr. Boutter and
have done so, they thought iC not right
to take the money that had been raised
especially for purchasing presents for
the children and give it to another OBJ
ject. So only a few presents were given
and only one class made a present to
their teacher, Mrs Henry Belts receiving
large arm chair FROM her class. Can
dies and oranges were given to the chill
dren from house erected on the plat
form, Frank Wells acting as old Santa.
The Sunday school elected new officers
for the coming year, last Sunday:
superintendent, George d. Nichols.
Secretary and treasurer, Frank Wells.
Assistant, Benjamin Morse.
Librarian, Frederick Wooster.
The w. C. r. U. will hold their annual
meeting, next week Thursday, 2 80 m,
at Temperance hall. AS it is election of
officers, it is requested that all members
be present,
Mrs Thompson Field of Brewster
spent Christmas with her daughter, Mrs
r. j. Birdseye.
d. B. Loverin has gone to Vermont
On business.
F. l.. Walker is on the sick list.
A man evidently crazy or demented
stayed out all night, Christmas night,
near the residence of c. P. Blackman.
Word WAS sent to the selectmen, who
took him In charge.
II. P. Allen is rapidly recovering from
his accident, a broken collar bone, by
being thrown from a load of wood, Fri
day, December Is.
A physician was called to attend Mrs
Wells Allis, Sunday.
Mrs John Peterson attended the funer-
al of her aunt in Bridgeport, last week
Thursday. She was i'll but few hours
with pneumonia.
Miss Belle Park is home for the holt
days.
Seth W. Linsley read service at St
Paul's, Sunday.
Mrs Maria Baldwin and Clifford Bas-
sett are both confined to their homes
with the prevailing disease and several
others have severe colds.
Miss Nellie Wilson and brother are
home from school for two weeks.
Mrs Harry Burr is still quite feeble ;
her daughter from Stratford is caring for
her.
L. II. Wilson, Jr and George Birdseye
enjoy their vacation with Mrs Field in
Brewster.
Miss Olive Birdseye visited in Bridge
port, last week.
The Booths Hill school is closed for
two weeks and Walnut Tree Hill for one
week.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Brakeman of Shell
ton and Mr. and Mrs I. S. Coan of Long
Hill were at James Blakeman's, Christ
mas.
F. A. Wheeler has traded his handsome
bay horse for a sorrel,
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TAUNTON.

La grippe, having visited almost every
family in our district, is at last preparing
to leave. Most of our sick are on the
way to recovery.
Our good neighbor, j. B. Fairchild,
has had second attack, terminating in
pneumonia. He is improving under DR.
Smiths care and we all hope that his re-
covery may be speedy.
Mr. and Mrs Smalley have spent Christ
mas time with A. n. Purdy.
While coming from HawleyVille, Mon
day night, on his road cart, Chester
Northrop was overturned. No bones
were broken, but he received several
bruises which will trouble him for few
days. 1t is almost a miracle that Mr.
Northrop was not killed, as his foot
caught in the running gear of the cart
and he was dragged from near A. c.
Hull's in the Raekets to Clark Black
mans, over mile; his companion es-
capped with slight injuries, being thrown
to the ground when the horse started
to run.
The Sunday school have had to post
pone their Christmas concert, owing to
the prevailing sickness in the district and
were unable to decorate the chapel.
Christmas tree and concert will be held
in the chapel, Wednesday evening, 9th,
beginning at 80. The superintendent
issues cordial invitation to all interest
ed friends to be present. If stormy, the
following evening.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

The condition of Prof Francis Il. Rus
sell of st Margaret's school has batfied
his physicians to determine the causes
of it and consultation has led to de-
termination to remove him to st Luke s
hospital in New York. All will await
with much anxiety the result of the ex-
animation by the physicians there and
their decision as to the chances for re-
covery of the beloved rector of st Mar
garet's.- Waterbury American.
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MONROE.

Ruth and Vera Beardsley have been at
DIR SJeyens's.
L. G. Beardsley is conducting q sue
cessful singing school at Cutters Farm
school house.
There was a pleasant party at Miles
Burr's, last week Wednesday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01
A Memento.

1t is only lock of dark brown hair,
Yet to me is a treasure of value untold,
For the head it helped grace is crowned "oVer
There
In the city that's said to be paved with pure
gold.
All yes, it is mothers, whose love was as deep
AS the countless fathoms in the depth of the
sea;
When look at this treasure, it's nor strange
if weep,
For the love of that mother is cherished by
me- IT. J. b.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01
WHITE HILLS.

Nelson Fomlinson and family are sick
with grip.
Misses Anna Dimon and Alice French
enjoy a weeks vacation.
Misses Abbie and Lucy Shelton spent
Sunday with friends out Of town.
Mrs Will johnson visits IN Brooklyn.
we only know that she has gone
Ana that tie same returnless tide,
which bore her from us, still glides ON
And we, who mourn her, with 1t glide,
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The News, Monday, reported 700 cases
of grip In Danbury.

Rudyard Kipling has been sick with
his old fever in New Zealand, owing to
a cold caught while boating in the moon
light at Wellington, on his way to Aus
tralia. Information comes that after his
visit to Robert Louis Stevenson at Samoa
he will 60 to India and that he expects
to be back in London in February or
Mnrah
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

There will be a public meeting at the
Town hall, Tuesday evening, January u,
under the auspices of the n. 2. U. The
governor of the territory and president
of the Union are expected and there will
be something well worth hearing Mem
bers of Newtown council, No. IS, are re-
quested to meet at their council chamber,
next Monday evening, 4th, s p m, to
complete arrangements. \ full attend
ance is desired.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

The custom is almost universal in New
FORK for the hostess to send all the cut
flowers that adorned her entertainment,
the night before, to the hospital the next
morning, the debutante her ''tea" roses,
even the bride her orange flower bouquet.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Mrs S. c. Lathrop and children spent
Christmas with with her sister in New
Milford; Mrs Lathrop, Sr, was with her
daughter.
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show to the world a little more of that
'charmng reasonableness" which he
showed toward his brothers, who were
burden to him in his poverty. His loyal
ty to his family is an insight into the
better side of his nature.-EJ. G. w.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

d. c.. Peck has sold wood land ON
Brushy hill and Ambrose Taylor has al
ready set up his steam mill to prepare
the timber for market in the Spring.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Rudyard Kipling is to wed the sister
of Wolcott Balestier, with whom he
wrote the story now running in the Cen
tury.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Miss Julia Murray assisted St. Pat
rick's church, North Bridgeport, during
the recent mission.
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Norman Northrop, Esq, has been sick
with grip.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Miss Katie Mcmahon was home from
Bridgeport for Christmas.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Harry Eaton, formerly of Taunton
lake, now equally notorious at Cotton
Hollow near Naugatuck, was raided,
last Friday, while fighting ROSTERS in
barn loft. All the party was arrested.
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Christmas passed quietly here.

Mr. and Mrs Fl. n. Camp took supper
with their daughter, Mrs G. w. North
rop.
Mr. and Mrs j. NJ. Ford spent the day
with their daughter in New Milford.
Fred Barnum and Ressie Folliatt spent
the day in Bridgeport.
Most of the people here attended the
surprise party at the home of Amos
Northrop, the 25th anniversary of their
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

DR. and Mrs H. S. Nichols, Philo and
Walter Nichols were home for Christ
mas.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

New roof has been laid at E. X. Nor
CAMS; c. B. Glover did the work.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

If man on a salary of $40 week had saved
800, and on getting married lost week, paid
81 80 for marriage license, and s. so to the
minister, and after that paid sl2 week for
board, and IS week doctor bills for his sick
wife, and 81 tor medicine. how long would it
take him to ego broke" if he didn't get Cactus
Blood Cure for his wife? s. C. Bull OF Sandy
Hook sells Cactus Blood Cure and viii tell
you all about it.
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SOUTHVILLE.

Mrs Sturges died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Charles Roswell. Her re-
mains were taken to Sherman for burial
Henry Beers had charge of the funeral.
S. F. Clark has been quite sick, but is
improving.
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DIAMOND HILL, REDDINa.

Mlss rhfhe sellsck Of Norwalk spent
Christmas with her aunt, Miss Polly
selleek.
NJ. Fred hunks Of Milford has been
with II. IA. Loalasbury.
Harry storms entertained company,
over the holidays
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Mrs w. a. Bradley of Stevenson,
whose death was recorded, last week,
was a woman of superior character.
She was especially faithful and success
full as a nurse and, from her earliest girl
hood, when she accompanied Mrs Bas-
umgent and attentive by the bedside of
pain and distress. 1t is her sincerest
eulogy that she leaves vacant place in
her home and neighborhood that no one
is capable of filling. To know her was
to esteem her and her friends were
bounded by the circumference of her ac-
quaintance.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

Indigestion! Miserable. Beecham's
pills.
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NUMBER [.

Mr. and Mrs w. A. Garfield of Bridge
port spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs c.
b. Glover, Mrs Canfield's parents.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-01

At the marriage of Miss Jennie Minnet
Otis and L. Harrison Camp, last week
Thursday afternoon, a pleasant company
of about 80 relatives of bride and groom
were present. The hours passed pleas
antly till the evening train bore the
guests home aid the newly welded
turn to their Waterbury home.this week.
The family of j. B. Gillette returned to
New Haven after spending Christmas at
the Otis home.
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