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The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mrs G. W. Sterling was in Bridgeport for few hours, Saturday, the first time that she had been beyond the limits of the town since her arrival here two years ago, when she came to stay only few days
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

At Middle districts school meeting, Monday evening, the old officers were reelected, Thomas Riley committee, w. H. Hubbell treasurer and collector, Os- car Pitzschler clerk, and the meeting in- structed the committee to hire teacher for the ensuing year.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mrs Blakeslee's home, the David John son place, has been painted by John A. Nash and George Ruffies, in three shades of brown. MT Nash has been spreading white paint at Mrs Emma Beers's place.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10
Bucklen's Arniea Salva.

sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter chapped hands, ehilblaina s, corns and all skin required. It is guaranteed to give perfect saf
 isfaction, or money refunded. Price a6c nsr box. For sale by E. F. HaWleY. "
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

The wet weather in May knocked out the tent caterpillars. They do not leave their tents or nests to feed during rain, which makes them less destructive, while, at the same time, the rains give the leaves such start that they grow large and tough, so that the worms cannot eat them so rapidly, nor with such gusto. The worms are now spinning their cocoons and leaving the trees.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

MT Strong of New Britain, who visit ed D. c. Bacon, shot and killed large coon, which had taken possession of a tree back of Mir Bacon's house, evidently looking for chickens.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Miss Fife Wolcott closed her school, last Friday, and has gone for two- weeks visit with Mrs Fred Lane of Hart ford.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

The botany class of the academy, with the teacher, will meet to continue the study of analysis of plants and flowers with Miss Nellie Hubbell at the depot, next Tuesday afternoon.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Fred P. Marble of Lynn. Mass, has visited his mother here.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mir and Mrs Ewald Bellingrath well comed little daughter into their home, Thursday, June2 ?.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Miss Aggie Lillis has visited friends in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Last year, two carloads of new potatoes were shipped from San Jose, California, to Chicago. This year, seven carloads have been already sent and orders are coming in for more. Fancy prices are paid for these potatoes.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mrs Amos Stephany and daughter spent Memorial day with her father in New Haven.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

The Arion society of New York will send chorus of 60 to Germany, this Summer, to sing at Hamburg, Berlin, Leipsic, Vienna, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfort and Cologne, besides visiting Dresden, Mayence and celebrating a Summer night festival at Bingen on the Rhine
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mrs I. B. Goodsell has returned from a 'two-weeks' visit with her sister in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

weeks visit with Mrs William Stone of Kent.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

For disordered liver, try Beecham's pills.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

The Clevelands are Summering at Buz- zard's bay, ex-president, winsome wife and baby Ruth.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Miss Maggie McNamara is clerking for Joseph Kilbride.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Rev o. o. Wright of St. Johns preach ed in Emmanuel church, Lyons Plains last week Thursday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Mrs Oscar Dikeman and Mildred are here for the Summer.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Born. to MT and Mrs John H. McNa- mara, Tuesday, June 2. a 10 1-2 pound son.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10

Miss Sarah Crouchley has visited W. A. Maynard.
The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10
NUMBER 24.
Advertising Rates.

Edward Taylor sold his thoroughbred colt, Nordwyne, to New York parties, last week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22

The meeting of the stockholders Of
the New York and New England Rail-
road yesterday developed the fact that
President Parsons is very strongly in
trenched in his position, and that where
ever the stock is held, or by what in
terests, there is no present intention of
deposing Mr.. Parsons.
The opposition to the present manage
ment was more virulent than effective,
and the showing of votes to sustain the
strong and acrid accusations of the
Goldsmith supporters was almost too
ludicrously small to merit attention.
We think it must be acknowledged
that the present management of the New
England railroad has tended to restore
public confidence in that much-buffeted
property, and there seems some prospect
that it may in time assume its rightful
position and perform the service to the
public that its exceptional physical po-
sition demands of it.
The importance of the New England
road to this city. and to the whole Of
southern New England, has been re-
Gently greatly enhanced by the absorp-
ton policy followed by the Consolidated.
1t is at present the one feeble ray OF
light that shines through the transport
alton barrier that has been built up
about this city by the Consoli-
dated and the passive policy of
the Old Colony. There is good
prospect that another break in
the wall will be made by the Rhode
Island and Western road, which is To-
Gated and surveyed, but that is some
what in the future. At present we are
completely in the power of the Consoli-
dated, except for the small relief af.
forded by the New England.
Ii is therefore of considerable interest
to note the progress of the war of exter-
mination that the Consolidated appears
TO be wae ing against the New England,
from without and from within.
1t takes brave and extraordinarily
acute man to follow the course of rail-
road manipulation in these days, and a
still braver and more acute man to
trust himself to predict what may be
expected to happen. But it must be
admitted by everybody that up to the
present time there is nothing to indicate
that the repeated declarations of Presi-
dent Parsons, to the effect that he in
tends to operate the property for the
purpose of building it up as business
enterprise, are not strictly true.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22

The complete collapse of the strike at
Homestead ought to be taken very seri-
ously to heart by organized labor every
where.
The object of workingmen in organ
izing is to effect something beneficial
for themselves. To accomplish this end
is of more importance than any particu-
lar method. Ii strikes will not do it
then the part of wisdom is to taboo
strikes.
This particular strike at Homestead is
very sharp and plainly expressed ob
iect lesson which it behooves working
men everywhere to study. Let us see
what the organization that controlled
the Homestead strike effected in the
short space of twenty weeks, as is evi.
denced by the events that have occurred,
and so far matters of record and COM
mon knowledge as TO be beyond doubt
or argument:
First-It ordered a strike among 1850 men,
not because the wages OF 3sj had been re-
duccd that was agreed to-but because the
employers insisted on beginning the year on
Jan. instead of July l.
Second-lt brought about bloody battle
between excited strikers and the private
watchmen hired To protect the works. to-
gcther with some twenty deaths.
Third-lt involved the state of Pennsyl-
vania in vast expense TO preserve order.
Fourth-It has placed scores of well mean
ing men in the prisoncrs's dock To stand trial
for felony.
Fifth.-It has kept 3.sOO men idle for nearly
FIVE months at an aggregate loss % themselves
a. -. a l...aa hon.
SiXth-lt has inflicted a loss of about s6,OOO-
OJl on the company.
seventh by delaying contracts IL has
spread loss far and wide.
Eighth---It has brought discredit upon labor
Ninth-lt has given encouragement and a
new life To the forces of anarchy and rebellion
with which the country must soon engage In
"a life and death struggle.
Tenth--It has brought defeat and humilia-
tion upon the party OF morality and good
government the champion of the working
man. the advocate OF progress of high wages
and enlightenment
While there may be some difference
Of opinion among workingmen regard
ing the exact justice of this description,
the chief facts cannot be gainsaid.
IL is very hard record for working.
men 10 read. IL ought to be useful to
them. IL certainly presents great
many points that are full of instructive
! inference.
We call the workingmen's attention
90 these manifest lessons of the Home
stead affair, not because there is moi
plenty of food for reflection and sug
gestion for beneficial reformation to tn,
fffiillii owners. bat beeaa-- the working
men need to more carefully guard them
selves against the results of such costl,
errors as this.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
MOVE UP. PLEAsEi"

"Move up Move up, please A little
bit forward. please
Not passenger on the crowded electric
budged an inch.
Plenty OF room forward Move up,
please !"
All smiled no one moved.
Watch him close, said n patrolmau
TO n reporter, a. the conductor made a
move lent toward the bell rope.
The conductor. with self-satisfied
here's here Laugh expr ssion, and. "a
the shadows of an approaching smile
outlined itself on his face, reached for
the rope.
lie gave Il one quick pull The car be.
gan to slacken its speed.
The conductor still kept his hand on
the rope
The speed Of the car became slower,
slower aud yet more slow. twas coming
TO "A dead stop.
IL didn't.
just as the momentum was almost
overcome the conductor gave the rope
two sharp. quick pulls. aud. with "a sud
den dart, the car moved forward
50 did the passengers, for all those
standing gave "a lurch at the quick. unex-
pc I'D starting OF the car.
They were taken wholly by surprise
and rs thrir indignant eyes glared at the
conductor, the growing smile spread IL
self over the bellpuller's face. and lie
quietly winked at the reporter
Did you see them move upr' asked
the patroluan ITS au old trick, but it
works every lilae."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22

prosecution and the delay in their full
fillment.
1t is perfectly plain that she pathway
TO an indictment and conviction of Miss
Borden is not found to be as straight
and as easy to travel as the slothful Of
ficials. who did not awake TO the awful
gravity of the crime they were charged
with avenging until the scent was three
days old, at first seemed to imagine.
There is such thing as the injustice
of Justice, and unless some evidence of
self-reliant action shall soon be shown
by the Massachusetts officials who are
groping about for evidence that will
Justify the trial of Lizzie BJrden it will
be apparent that this is an aggravated
example Of it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
LoTHRoP's MUSEUM.

One Of the best productions given at
Lothrop's Museum this season il the at
traction this week, The Diamond Mys-
tery." 1t is "A comedy drama in live acts.
The company is headed by Miss Alice
C. Keane and William Frederic The
audience last evening was not large, but
as merit wins success the play cannot
fail To draw large audiences during the
remainder of its stay here. The play is
interesting. from the time the curtain is
raised at the beginning of the first act
until it falls at the end of the last act
Opportunity is given for fine acting
which is improved by the members of
the company. The story of the
play may be somewhat familiar one-a
theft, murder, an innocent person self
accured to save the Que he loves but be-
lieves guilty. years Of Suffering, inno-
cence proven and guilt estabished-but
the dialogue and rendering make it in
teresting and always new. The stage
settings were excellent Those support
ing Miss Keane and Mr.. Frederic are:
Desda Barra, Susie Howard, Eve Ign
Knapp, Nellie Hancock, Richard Lyle,
Edwin Barry, William Cottell, John
Phillips, Frank WEIGH and +. A. Ham
mond. To especially mention any one OF
these would necessatate an Individual
praise of every member of the company
sor they all took their parts well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
MUSIC AND TIE DRAMA.
THE COUNTRY CIRCUS.

Ihh CoUNIhl ClhCbN
The management OF the Providence
Opera House has secured prizs In the
Country Circus which opened last
evening. The performance is most real
istic and abounds ia natural situations.
The plot introduces an opening scene ~
small country village throughout when
the arrival OF the circus creates the great.
est excitement. The horny-handed
sons Of toll living In the village were
all agape with curiosity ,an.a ana as
new features OF interest were
continually revealed. But the, circus
proper begins In the thirl act when tue
street pageant passes In review. Inc
various vans and dens of wild animals
pass slowly before the audience. ana al,
occasional band furnishing music ana
the usual galaxy OF pretty women harch-
ing i'm airy COS or mounted OF gdlly.
caparisoned horses cause the hhrd-heaueu
New Englanders TO stare with asto ISM
ment. Ia the last act the first scene is u
faithful representation OF the exterior OF
The canvas tent, with the usual spilo
through which an occasional suiall DoS
disap pears, causing an aged "cop 10
nearly go wild with grief lt - needless
TO say that ut this stage of the perform
ance the ga llery gods" have been COM
pletely won over. and by their cheers ana
howls show their appreciation OF the scene
The ticket seller sits in his box ana re-
| lentlessiy fieeces the farmers out OF their
hard earned coin while the ticket collec-
tor at the door takes what change IL lett
! the spectators from their pockets as they
| give up their pastboarls And then the
shrill notes of the circus band are hearu
| and the side Of the tent rolls up revealing
| the interior. The large stage is trans
| formed b. the scenic artist into verita-
| BILE circus ring, around which rise tiers
| and tiers of seats on which are seated the
| open eyed populatio OF the village
| The band rikes up n lively air and tne
ringmaster steps forwari AID makes ms
| announcements in truly irresistaoie
manner. The candy AMI peanut venders
were on hand and pursued their ayoca-
| tion with the greatest of abandon. Then
the circus begins, and for nearly an hour
the audience is transported TO the lnte.
rior of the BIZ canvas tent 80 natura
| IL the scene and SO accurate the repro
| duction of the incidents attendant upon
| the circus, that one can almost smell the
strange mixture of odors familiar TO cir
| Gus goers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
THE roRBErr CONCERT COMPANY.

Tho Torbett Concert Company, in con.
junction with the Swedish male sex
tette. appeared last night in Association
Hall i'm the members course OF enter
tainments Miss Ollie Iorbett, the ac-
complished virtuoso, delighted the audi
ence with several beautiful violin selec-
tions, while the sextette rendered fire.
uuently encored songs in Swedish. The
large audience was comprised. in the
main. OF persons of that nationality who
were delighted with the singing, as they
easily understood II. Those who were
attracted there out OF curiosity were also
interested and finally enthused The en-
tertainment was very successful and will
be repeated tonight Before tne close of
the concert last night General Secretary
Hamilton - Conant announced that on
Wednesday night John Philip Quinn,
the reformed gambler, will lecture in
Association Hall. Mr.. Quinn exhibits
gamblers paraphernnlia and exposes
Iheir tricks and combinations by which
they fleece the uninitiated. The lectur.
will he free to- all. Young men are cx-
pressly invited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
A BALLOT REFORM REMEDY.
To the Editors Of the Ne,os:

To the Editors Of the Neios:
Your article on Ballot Reform in
Practice" i'm your issue of the 18th inst,
stated that the imperfections of the ballot
law haue disfranchlsed large number of
intelligent voter.
If the voter will only examine the very
plain Instructions printed for the guild
aDce of the voter, the sample ballots
priu ted for the purpose or teaching " in
telligeut voters" and the instructions
printed in some OF the daily papers of this
city and State just before elections, he
will he able TO vote intelligently. IL looks
as if the rors are worse since the Gen-
eral Assembly changed the law in the
method Of where the X shuld be put, and
that less errors occurred when the voter
placed the Y against each candidates
name.
Now, take the wards by districts and
examine the errors made, and it will be
found hat the most errors occur, not In
the districts of the largest number of
workingmen, for they have paid more
attention TO the requirements OF the law
and read the instructions printed for the
voters.
Again, / claim it is more from neglect
Of the requirements OF the law, and if
any persons will only take the trouble to
visit the voting districts, they will see
the class of persons that will seek in
structions, aud will come to the same
conclusion.
And a way to test this matter would be
for the city committee to take one Of the
wards aud have exhibitors, and to give
silent instructions of the manner In which
the ballots should be marked.
Take 100 voters In any ward that the
committee may select, aud test the ques-
tion OF which system of marking the bal
lot is best; by taking the old method of
placing an X to each candidate, or only
the X against the name of the party
voted for by the voter
1t would pay better in the end IL public
instruction was given by the different
speakers at mass meetings, that when he
mentioned the names Of the candidates.
to turn round to the blackboard and say:
"When YOU vote for Mr.. Watson for
mayor, place an X against his name with
the pencil you Will find in the compart-
ment, and with no other pencil or pen. u
/ believe IL would pay for the trouble
taken, each party giving the lesson for its
own candidates.
SECRETARY RHODE ISLAND BALLOT RE.
FORM ASSOCIATION.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
THE BORDEN CASE.

The action of the Taunton grand jury,
in adjouring to December 1 without
coming to decision respecting the Bor-
den case, will set people to thinking
about that celebrated matter with more
earnestness than they have yet devoted
to it.
There is not, however, scrap of new
information for the great curious pub
lie to feed upon and construct theories
out of. Whatever the grand jury has
considered it has Lot been divulged,
nor limited at. The private detective
who volunteered his services at Fall
River, and who has since posed as an
almost unfailing reservoir of startling
information was not, so far as is known,
called upon to testify, and the vast vol
ume of matter that has found its way
into the papers through him has got to
be rejected and eliminated from the
whole great and mysterious problem.
On the whole, the hesitancy of the
Grand Jury will operate to still further
prejudice the public in favor of the
young woman who is in jail awaiting
an opportunity to prove that she did not
kill her father, or to pay the penalty for
having done that hideous thing.
In these days ii is very difficnlt To
persuade people that such a fiend incar-
nate as the theory of the prosecution
presupposes is actually in existence on
the earth. Then the course of the pros.
ecution has been so hating and, appar-
emily, such a stupid one, that belief in
the guilt of the prisoner has been from
the first a matter of temperamental in
clination rather than thing suscepti.
BILE of argumentative demonstration.
There has been nothing in the revealed
testimony to fasten guilt upon the ac-
cused girl, and what is yet TO be re-
vealed has not been even limited at
strongly enough to warrant any infer, nc
whatever.
The indecision Of the grand jury now
is exactly in line with the whole halt
ing course of the government. There
has been big talk but exceedingly small
performance. 1t is true that there
ought TO be no expectation that the gov.
eminent prosecuting officers will reveal
their case. There has been no such ex-
pectation except such as has been ex,
cited and sustained by the promises OF
the law officers Of the state. or some
subordinate or coadjutor who might
fairly be expected TO be authorized tC
speak by the card.
This is the one weak point in the case
as IL stand before the public to-day
The prosecution seems 10 be powerles
10 sustain It's theories regarding In,
guilt Of Miss Borden, and seems desir
Gus of holding -in-suspense unit
something turns mp TO justify thos
theories.
This may be a thoroughly unfair vie,
Of the great cause celebre as II now AZ
pears 10 the public. aud n is the vie'
merely Of observers who are ysrmitte
- know only the anticipapons VI th
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22

tEr's see. The next election. barring
possible indefinite continuances of to-
days election, is the State election in
April. Before entering upon that cam
paign, however, vote-weary people
will be permitted toindulge in a brief
season of rest and enjoyment of the fes-
tivities of the holiday season
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22

The climate of Washington seems not
Co agree with Mr.. Blaine. He no sooner
arrives there than he falls i'll. II would
be well for him TO avoid the capital un-
til he puts his health upon foundation
80 solid as TO leave no doubt about his
ability TO withstand the malarial air of
the Potomac Flats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
A SELECT CHURCH CONCERT.

A concert was given at the jefferson
street church last night by the Lothian
Orchestra, the proceeds OF which will be
devoted 10 the uses of the church. Miss
Hattie Il. Barrows, soprano, Will IA. Bar
fon- ,Ir.. humorist aud j. Clinton An
tbony. cello solOist also assisted
i'm the entertainment Following
il the program; Over ure. "Fiddlers of
81 Waast,n Herman, Lothian Orcne~tra:
soprano colo, "Oh promise me-" DE
K6yen. Miss Barrows; Cello solo, sch
lummerlied." schumann. j Clinton
Anthony: Spanish waltz. "Senorita. "
Moore. Lothian Orchestra; humorous
selection, Will n. Barron, Jr: overture.
"Silyer Bell Schiepsgell, Lothian Or.
chestra; soprano solo, "Arclita." Arditi,
Mis- Barrows: medley. Lothian Orche ,.
ira; humorous selection, VIII II. Barron,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
TUESDAY NOVEMBER. %. 1892
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-"country Cir
Gus"
KEITH's OPERA HoUsE-"The Midnight Alarm.
WESTMINSTER TIIEATRE-w Weber and Field.
LoTHRoPs MUsEUM-"T Diamond Mystery -
y.M @. A. HALIs-Torbett Concert Company.
MUSIC HALIe-Iecture by Bishop John II. Vincent