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The Newtown bee., 1893-08-04
leave word at THE BEE office, or com munieate with Mrs Moses Hull of Step

leave word at THE BEE office, or com munieate with Mrs Moses Hull of Step ney.
 William G. Coley, wife and daughter, Jennie, and Mrs +. E. Abbott of Bridge port, are spending their vacation with their father, George s. Co1ey.
 Mrs Jane Wayland has a new picket fence in front of her house.
 Charles l.. smalley and daughter, Miss Lottie, expect to take well earned vacation for week, visiting relatives near his old home in Reynoldsville. The shop will be kept open, however, under the efficient management of Nathan Davis, who has been with MT Smalley for the past six months.
 MT and Mrs Dayton Andrews and children are staying few days at the old home at k. E. Wheeler's. During last week Wednesdays show CT, lightning struck Lyman Beardsley E house, damaging a window, corner ot the veranda, and then passing through the house, doing some other damage, but luckily not striking any human being.
 Mrs s. Perry is getting able to use hel arm little, after being laid up for s month. She spralned it badly on the Fourth of July night. MT and Mrs Charles Banks and baby girl of Bridgeport are home for the sum mer.
 Charles l.. Hubbell has returned iron a two weeks visit in Otsego county, N Y., and reports plenty of rain and good hay crop. Mir and Miss Pinckney of Brookfiel have visited their cousin, Miss May Os borne.
 Miss Lillian Lewis has been engage to teach the village school. , Mrs Welch and daughter are in Ne, York.
 Miss Abbie Paul of Bridgeport is gues s of Hanford Johnson.
 Miss Emily Seeley has returned frot a Woodmont on the Sound. u As Rev Mr Merwin has gone to tn Worlds fair on his vacation, it is e1
 pected that Rev Mir Gilbert will fill tn
 vacant pulpit for next Sabbath.
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Editorial Ink Drops.
SOME TIMELY ADVICE.

The other hot day woman in A neighbor ing town drank n quantity of cold lemonade through the day to keep down her thirst, and finished with liberal quantity of milk at night. Her stomach rebelled. Great distress followed. A physician was called but he fail . to save her. She died.
 The seat of thirst is not in tEe stomach. It lies in the throat, in the "iauces," as defined, In the back part of the mouth near the larynx. Yet it Is true thirst exists in the whole system, and water Is distributed to the system through the stomach. Perhaps physician would not use these words. In drinking eagerly and rapidly, as one Is apt to do when thirst rages, the water passes quickly by the seat of thirst and finds 6 Judgement in the stomach where il Is not SO much needed, especially In large quantities so suddenly thrown in, and, if very cold ice water, may be q positive injury. The stomach in that case sustains shock to a dc grec. Has not tho reader, In frequent cases noticed that in drinking iced water the thirst i1 not much qucnched until large quantities are takent Cold drink, SO much colder than the general temperature of the internal or gtns, chills, In Il sense, the stomach and other organs, This continued impars digestion Cool your thirst hold water in your mouth, ol gargle it and discharge it, cooling the pulse at the same time then drink as freely as nee essary but not over-Teely. Then your thirst will be assuaged, and no harm Is done. This Is easier, better, safer, cheaper than to guzzle large quantities ofexcting drinks. This is in trenching on the physicians province, and may not be well put; but ask any physician Il the seat ot thirst is In the stomach if not ra thor in the mouth and throat, notwithstanding the whole system demands water.
 Yet there are men W ho get red in the face and Into precipitation. and into q very un comfortable state generally, taking cooling drinks, sometimes q fluid with "sticl<" in it Nonsense. Don't take over.much fluid of any kind Into the stomach this hot weather. Ex citing drink adds fuel to the fire. Pure, sot water is best.
 And don't eat over-much, especially hot stimulating food. The system does not nee' 1t this hot weather. Eat fruit and vegetables II In good condition, and take them in moder ate quantities. to moderate on ice cream even, This advice Is free.
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EASTON.
BIRDSEY BEERS.

Birdsey Beers was born in Easton, Ct., August 20, 1910, and died in the home of his birth, July 25, 1893, aged S2 years and II months. In October, 1929, he was married to the now much bereaved wid- ow and enjoyed happy union for 63 years. Their union was blessed with eight children, of whom four survive, Mrs Wade of Long Hill, Mrs Charity Tur- ney of Easton, Mrs Curtis of Monroe and Ransom Beers of Long Hill. The de- ceased met with severe accident some IA years ago that dislocated his right thigh and strained the sciatic nerve to an incurable condition. Still he continued his work at the bench, cobbling, until three years ago, since which he has need | ed the faithful attendance of his dear companion almost constantly, being most of the time helpless. Still uncomplain- ! ing, he endured all as Ia good soldier of \ the cross,o and s'as seeing him who is in- visible" The funeral services were con-
 ducted at Lees chapel on Thursday July 27, by Rev Samuel Gurney of the Long Hill Methodist church, assisted by the | pastor, and his remains were borne to l the Baptist cemetery for interment. The bearers were Messrs k. Seeley, Almon French, Eber Gould and Bennett Seeley. Mir and Mrs Hobart French and son, \ Mrs Stone and two children of Bethel, Mir and Mrs Wilbur French of Hunting
 town, Mrs F. McCarty and daughter of l Stepney, Thomas Perkins of Hattertown
 and Miss Emma MeCarty of Bridgeport.
 all visited MT and Mrs Levi French, Sun
 day.
 | Levi French has the finest piece of DO. tatoes and corn planted on Charles r Gilbert's land, there is in town.
 Miss Eda Sargent of Pennington and
 Miss Hattie E. Taylor of Monroe spent I last Wednesday with Miss Elosia A. Sel lecls.
 Harry Cantield, shipping clerk al
 Loomer's corset factory, Bridgeport. ant
 Miss Alice l.. Cantield of Long Hill art spending their vacation with their moth
 or, Mrs H. F. Canfield.
 Capt M. Rowland and Mir Roswell 0. l Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mir Row
 lands daughter, Mrs D. w. Edwards. Il During Wednesdays shower one of ths
 maple trees in front of D. w. Edwards
 was blown down.
 '| Mir and Mrs Joseph Guckert and chil dren of Bridgeport have visited at E. " Il Schwartz's.
 Miss Hattie Y. Taylor is spending .
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AN ACTIVE ENDEAvoR soC1E1Y.

An entertainment of substantial and interesting character Cor the mind and body), is being framed, raised and com pleted by the social and music commit tees of the Christian Endeavor society to be given late in August. The society is especially strong socially, its active mem- bers representing six churches and em- bracing many Congregationalists and Episcopalians as well as Methodists. The object of the entertainment is the re- plenishing of the society's depleted trea- sury and the raising of stated sum of money promised to Five Points mission, New York, to help swell the funds for the benefit of the fresh-air children. Early in the season it was decided to en- certain for two weeks in our village several of these needy little waifs. But the movement awakened much opposi- ton, and places were found for only four children, many persons avowing them selves willing to donate money to this worthy project who were unwilling to open their homes. 1t was at last formal ly decided by the society to send the means promised, instead of sending for the children. A special collation. will be taken in the G.30 meeting, next Sunday night. The young people are hoping to raise $l0 in this way.
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visited her niece, Mrs Y. W. Treadwell,

visited her niece, Mrs Y. W. Treadwell, on Friday.
 Miss Jessie Kellogg is spending some time with her friend in Stamford, Miss Estelle Alphonse.
 Mrs Evelyn Davis recently entertained her cousin, Darius Ferguson, and wife and daughter of Rcwayt ,and Mrs Has. ford of Salem, N. |. Also another cou. sin, Theodore Davis, and wife of Ridge. field. Willie Davis gave an ice cream party Saturday evening, to about 20 of his young friends from Easton and Bridge port.
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week with her friend, Miss Eiosia A. sel-

week with her friend, Miss Elosia A. Sell leck.
 Mrs Monks of New York is with her sister, Mrs E. V. Schwartz.
 William Grumman, the ex-mail carrier, is to drive his stage from Easton to Bridgeport twice 8 week, on Tuesday and Saturday, commencing August and leaving Easton Center at T. m. The fare is B cents.
 Mrs Ann Ferry is caring for Mrs John Adams, who is on the sick list.
 Those present at the Congregations church, Sunday morning, were much i'm pressed with the sermon preached by Rev Mr Aver from the text, Luke l5:ls
 Thomas Cassidy and son are at present boarding with Mrs Jason Candee.
 Monday, Robert Galloway moved ths household goods of MT Ellis and family from Bridgeport to Edward Hills tenan house.
 I Mrs Baldwin Beach spends few day with friends in Bridgeport.
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Fairfield County News.
NICHOLS.
BLESSED WITH MUSICAL TALENT.

BLESSED WITH MUSICAL TALENT.
 A most agreeable surprise awaited the attendants on divine service in the Metho- dist church, last Sunday morning. A full chorus rendered excellent music un- der the dictatorship of MT Wileman of Bridgeport, with Miss Lizzie Wileman as organist. Both Mir and Miss Wileman have, for some years, given valuable ser vice here in these capacities, and with recognized appreciation. For some un- explained reason, however, Nichols has seen but little of either for some months past, and greatly to the decline of musi- cal interest and performance. Circum- stances have conspired to place our best musicians either upon the sick list or re- tired roll, and the chorus, lacking com petent leader, has done itself less credit, until most wretched fiZzle on the 23d, awoke it's members to a realization of the ludicrous extremity. Then with charac- teristic Yankee snap they set themselves to work zealously to reclaim their be- draggled laurels. Nobly did the Bridge port friends respond, rehearsals were ar ranged and with excellent results. It is expected that the musical standard of the village, which has been frequently complimented, will be maintained here after. Miss Wileman has officiated as organist in one of the prominent Park City churches for several years and with gratifying honors until delicate health forced her to retire.
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Money invested in a savings ban k is us safe who withdraw their deposits in such times as these are foolish. It Is gratifying to note the prosperous condition Of our bank which is thriving under the wise management Treas urer Northrop. The statement printed in last weeks BEE, was indeed a strong one. By withdrawing deposits at the present time, all interest Is lost from April 1893.
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It's the same old story over again, the big fish gobbles up the little one. Siam has ac- ceded to the French demands, but it is going to be a difficult matter to render some Of those demands intelliglble. France demands that siam recognize"the rights of Annam and Cam boda on the left or eastern bank of the Me kong river as lar north as the 53rd parallel Siam can sately promise this, and yet have no intention of yielding the disputed territory which has been siamese for some centuries, held by title which never has been disputed until France disputed it. There is room tor moro trouble over this demand, for England is concerned in the answer to the question, what are the Annamese rights? It is almost an impossibility for the second
 French demand to be literally compiled with and the forts in this disputed territory evacu' ated within month. Accordingly Siam must accept the consequences of the inevitable de
 lay in performing this difficult task The in demnity which France demands is to be paid and probably the revenues of two Of the rich
 est provinces of Sam will be pledged to SC | cure its payment. The end is evident Sian will cease to be an independent power, ant by and by its territory will be shared by Eng land and France Such move may be "di plomacy," but in "plain United States" i | looks like n great big grab and wretcheC steal.
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BUSINESS BOOMING HERE,

Notwithstanding the general depres- sion in manufacturing, the button busi- ness Of Davis & Co.,, Is booming and they have all they can do to supply their or- ders.
 A. J. Sherwood took a jolly load of colored folks to the beach on Tuesday. The Williams house on Couch Hill is full to ovefflowing of summer boarders and the male portion of the family use a ! large tent for lodging purposes. Mrs Sarah Seeder of Mount Vernon, | who recently purchased the Morgan place from W. H. Platt, is having the house modernized by removing the old ! fashioned chimney and remodeling the interior. W. $. Bassett does the carpen- ter work,
 Lawyer Howard Taylor was in town one day, last week, to see about taking out an appeal for William H. Barnum, whose children were committed to the county home.
 J. Teets and wife of New York are boarding with 5. 5. Osborne.
 Benjamin Bassett is visiting his sister. Mrs Jennie Gilbert.
 Miss Eliza Morgan is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs w. $. Bassett
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BASEBALL NEWS.

Last Saturday afternoon the Washing ton Depot ball nine played the Wood bury nine on the Woodbury ball grounds. Although the game was not called at the time advertised, the largest crowd of the season were present to witness the game. The WashiDgton's are a fine team, but they showed the need of practice. The home team made a very poor showing in the first and second innings, making all the errors in those innings, but after that they played the best ball they have this season. The following is the score:
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In Litchfield County.
WASHINGTON.
: A DRAMATIC TREAT IN STORE.

A DRAMATIC TREAT IN STORE.
 The Poquasset club will give dra- matic entertainment in the hall on Wash ington Green on Saturday evening, Au- gust F. The drama to be presented, '.The Ulster,'' is farcical comedy in three acts written by the author of ssThe Senator" and is exceptionally good. There are IS characters. Considerable time in preparation is being given and we feal warranted in assuring those who at tend that they are not likely to go away dissatisfied. The tickets will be 8. 90 and 75 cents, on sale at the postoffice. There is no doubt but what all the re- served seats will be sold early and that all may have an equal chance, sale of seats will begin at noon, Thursday, Au- gust 10. Positively no front seats on the stove pipe reserved.
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Here's a bit ofnews from New York state that confirms u position taken by THE BEE regard Ing state prison convicts. The experiment ot using conyicts of the state prison Ut Clinton, N. Ys as road makers is said to give good re- suits. The men work well and have made no trouble, ard the cost of guarding them is moi able. As we said before, so say we again, put the convicts in our prisons at work on the public roads. 'Tis the quickest way to solve the rond problem.
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In the August Forum the critics of newspa- pers arc attended to in n refreshing style by Editor Miller of the New York Times. He finds that the castigators of the newspaper press, have set up standards that are either wrong or unreasonable, and newspaper managed to piease them would be ghastly failure. Taking the world as it is which is that the application of newspaper devoted entirely to exalted themes is commercially impossible, whereas the newspapers now are as good as the age and the world in which they are published. And we guess he's about right. Tho newspapers as rule lead the pub lie in exposing wrong doing and championine justice.
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Father Fox Is to be commended for his effort to foster the temperance spirit among the boys and young men ot the town. He proposes to organize two societies among the temperance work nowadays, generally speak Ing, and q local movement like this in ques ton may result in great good. If all oui young men could grow up with temperance principles, what a great blessing 1t would bC Co the coming generations.
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STEVENSON.

s. Sherwood is visiting friends in Eas- ton.
 Mrs Albert Hawley of Naugatuck is visiting her sister. Miss Annie Johnson of New Haven is at ohm French's; also. Miss Jennie Spring of Ansonia. Miss Carrie Baldwin of New Haven is at c. k. Bradley's.
 Will French of White Hills has been at his uncle's, William o. French's. Mrs Charles Booth is on the sick list. stead
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SCHOOL MATTERS.

The school board held a meeting, Tuesday afternoon, at which time certif- icates were sent to those who passed the recent examination. The calendar was arranged as follows:
 Fall term begins, September 1, and ends December p, vacation one week.
 Winter term, school begins January }, 1894, and ends April 7; vacation one week.
 Summer term begins April F and ends June P.
 The vacation at Christmas was made one week and school will consequently end, one week earlier in June.
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BRIDGEPORT.

The picnic of Christ church, Court
 land street, which was held at Parlor
 Rock, last week, was well attended. Eight cars of young and old people, delightful time, at this popular resort.
 Owing to the resignation of the Rev B..
 E. Warner, it will be the last one he
 would be present with the school as it's superintendent and rector. Assistant Superintendent Green had a busy day as
 usual. attending to the details of the l dav
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ROxBURY.
PAINTER HILL.


 Miss Hattie Leavenworth is spending a week in Hartford.
 Mrs Seymour Brown and daughter visited friends in Waterbury, last week. John Tracy and daughter of New da- ven, are guests of his brother, Edward. Miss Lizzie Brophy of Waterbury is visiting her aunt, Mrs Tracy.
 Mrs Jane Clarke of New Milford and Mrs Charles Woodruff and son were at G. s. Clarle's. Monday.
 Miss Martha Aldis of Torrington, was a guest of Mrs Teeple over Sunday.
 G. $. Clarke's foreman, was taken SC. riously ill, last Thursday, but under the skillful treatment of Dr karman and al efficient nurse he is able to resume his labors.
 1 Farmers are topping tobacco. THE VIEWPOINT BEE flew over the hill Friday evening, headed for Judea.
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A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT.

Selectman Kilborn has been supern- tending the job of putting in the stone abutments and new bridge near the Depot. The stone came from Roxbury Mason Bartram of Blackville superin- tended the stone work and he Was assist ed by Nelson Richmond and others. A temporary bridge has been built just a little way from the old one. It will be a big improvement when completed.
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Farmers ot this Housatonic valley know how to sympathize with their brethren in
 East Hartford, whose tobacco crops were so badly eleaned out by hail in the recent storm They've tasted the same medicine in former years. Later Investigations, the Connecticut Farmer finds, make no change worthy ot mention In the reported damage done to the tobacco crop by hail. It Is figured at $1oo,ooo in East Hartford alone, the injury outside of thnt town being relatively unimportant One
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SOUTHPORT.
HORSE STEALING.

Sunday morning, horse and buggy, the property of Timothy O'Dwyer, was stolen in Fairfield. MT O'Dwyer hitched his horse in front of St Thomas church, and within few minutes a strange man united the horse and jumped into the buggy and drove off. The team was seen in Southport and Westport and then all trace of it was lost. It is supposed to be the work of tramps.
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Bridgeport and good road to Shelton, Huntington ought to become lively place.
 A four-horse bus load of jolly young people came up from Bridgeport, last week Friday evening and enjoyed them. selves finely as the guests of Miss May Morgan at Bonnibrook.
 John Nichols of Walnut Tree Hill, is painting his house.
 Mir Marshall, who lives at the Gorham place, is building a new barn.
 Mrs Nichols Wakelee suffers with a badly sprained foot, the result of a fall
 s. P. Buckingham came home, last Saturday, from Lakewood, N. r., where he has been for treatment by his son Dr F. $. Buckingham. MT Buckingham suffers with heart trouble.
 David Edwards of Bridgeport has been spending some time with his ageC father, Capt J. $. Edwards.
 Mrs Laborie has young nephew from Bridgeport boarding with her.
 Mrs Watson and children have visited Miss Jane Mills.
 MT and Mrs Lewis Thompson, wht have recently moved into the Beers place in Wells Hollow, work in Bridge port driving to and fro daily.
 Theode Hubbell has boarders iron New York and New Jersey, making Il in the family.
 Mir Gayhart's family drove up iron Jersey city in two days. They all en joyed dinner at the sea shore, las Saturday.
 Mrs George Hardy has visited he father, David Laborie. The Laborie families and Brdsey D Hubbell had shore dinner at Stratford l last week. Miss Fanny Labore has visited he uncle, Hill Judd, of Behtel 1 A party from Shelton made merry at tn home of K. J. Buckingham, last Thurs day evening. l Stephen Tucker traded one of hi horses, last week, with Charles Gree l for mule.
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ASPETUCK.

John Lodell has sold his place on Nor ton Hill to Bridgeport parties and has moved in with Frank Banks of Lyons Plains.
 Miss Mary Jennings is with her grand parents, MT and Mrs William Wakeman.
 J. Gruman has his barn covered and it will be ready for it's tenant, the mail car rier's team.
 c. M. Abbott has q very sick horse and probably it will die.
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Bridgeport. Friday. August [. 1898.


 This store has had busy July. Sales larger than any previous month of 1893. It's the natural result. People will buy where they can get the most for their money.
 Prices have been low, very low. Nothing unworthy has been offered. the standard of quality has been high in every lot advertised. The same policy will be continued through Au- gust.
 There are bargains in almost all kinds of shoes. fair stock of the Wisner women's shoes yet re- mains. I'll tell you of other good things from time to CT wants cash for lot of good shoes he'll get it. if his price is low.
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WATERFOWL.

Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Minnie Williams to Alanson Atwood. both of Watertown, to take place at the home of her parents, at } o'clock, Au- gust 9. Miss Williams is the sister to Gilbert Williams of the garnet works, at Roxbury Falls.
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Europe's misfortune ln a light hay crop will be America's good fortune. The shortage in the hay crop in England, France, Spain, switz- erland and Holland has created an unprece- dented demand for American hay. bark sailed from Baltimore the other day for France with the greatest cargo of hay ever shipped from this country.
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We are sorry to learn that Carriage Painter Charles Sherman has fully de- clded to leave the Falls as soon as he can find a pleasant and comfortable house. He will be greatly missed by his many friends. May good luck attend his foot steps.
 Messrs Pierce and Gilbert will soon finish the new factory they are building for the Union Sand Paper and Emory Wheel Co.,, at the Falls.