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The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
TRuMRuLL.

THE JUNIOR ENDEAvoR sOCIEsY.
 The following are the officers in the Junior c. E. society for the ensuing six months: Superintendent, Mrs W. F. White; secretary, Master Louis Tacker; treasurer, Miss Oracle Goulden. The so- ciety numbers 20 and has had pEosper- ous year. All children are invited,
 John Henrietta generously opened his large house for the Daniels Farm En- deavor soclable, last Wednesday evening. Although postponed because of storm, thus conflicting with other social duties, yet it was fairly we'll attended. 4 nice little sum was realized towards theorgan fund. On the same evening pleasant social event was occasioneG by a large number of the friends and neighbors of Mir and Mrs Stephen Beach, who gather ed at their home. f=f Rev w. F. White attended the meeting of Fairfield county association, which met with Rev c. R. Palmer at Bridge port, on Tuesday.
 Mrs Isaac Booth has been quite sick but is slowly improving. ! Severe colds are prevalent and espec ially among the children. Master Mer tie Nichols and Miss Alice Nichols arr among the afflicted.
 Large quantities of logs continue to b hauled to the saw mill while the snow re mains.
 Sunday morning and evening Re George M. Mcclellan spoke in the Cor gregational church to an interested aud ence, upon work among the colored pee pie of the South. At the business meet ing of the Endeavor society the youn people made an appropriation toward the support of a student in Fisk Unive sity for one year.
 Banford s. Beach was in New York o
 Tuesday.
 J. A. Birge has bought piece (
 woodland of F. E. Edwards; also a piet
 of Marcus Nichols. He is carting u
 wood to Bridgeport.
 The Y. P. $. c. k. was led by Elmo
 T. Nichols, Sunday evening. The Y. P. $. c. E. have voted to gi ; $50 toward the support of some stude ; m Fisk university.
 Miss Flossie Booth of Bridgeport h
 visited her aunt, Mrs W. F. Tait.
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Children Cry for Pitchers Gaster:a.

and Rev Dr Clarke of Bridgeport. Fri day evening.
 Rev C.. \. Pitblado iS to deliver a lect- ure' On "Old Church Folks at the Sauga- tuck Methodist church. next Wednesday evening.
 Rev Mir Mckenzie is conducting To- days mission at East Baltimore, Ind. and his pulpit is occupied during his ab- sence by Rev M. ii. Weliman nf this di.,- cese.
 Miss Minuie Eiwo"d of Br mkiyn NY, is q guest of Mrs Charles Elwood.
 Mir rand Miss Collins of Nea York are guests of Miss Kate V. Campbell.
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A FLOOD FEARED.

The great body of snow on the ground is causing residents near the river some anxiety, for fear that a warm rain might cause the river to rise so high, that im- mense damage might be done to proper ty along it's banks. Fears are expressed that Washington bridge, in it's weak con- dition, might be unable to withstand any serious flood.
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ELLIOTT HUDSON PECK,

The funeral services over the remains of the late Elliott Judson Peck, were held in the Methodist church, Wednes- day afternoon, in the presence of large cOncourse of the friends and relatives of the deceased. MT Peck was descend ant of one of our oldest families, and has been identified with the best interests ot the town and of the Methodist church, for many years. His death will make d vacancy hard to be filled, and the sym pathies of all our people, are extended to the family in their great atfiiction. He was 7l years of age.
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SOUTHPORT.
Sleighing is good and we'll i'm

Sleighing is good and we'll improved.
 George l.. Minor has purchased the store opposite the hotel in this place and will take possession soon carry on the mercantile business. We wish him suc- cess.
 The machinary for the paper mill has arrived and is being put up. The pro spect bids fair for the mill to be running soon.
 Granville Warner of Hull's Hill, spent last Sunday with his son in Bethel.
 Edison Mallory is on the sick list. pr Cooley attends him.
 John Parmalee of Hattertown was the guest of Ben Pierce on Georges Hill, last week.
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Through the courtesy of Messrs Mum & Co.,, publishers of the Scientific Amer ican and the Architects and Builders edition, we present fine cut of one of the attractive residences in the Park City. Both publications above referred to maintain their high prestige and are at the head in their respective lines.
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CARING FOR SHADE TREES.

With the opening of spring it is pleas ant to note the spirit of Improvement reviving also. In several places along the roads about town citizens are trim ming the shade trees, much needed att tention. The beauty and vigor of the trees is thus improved and the comforts of passersby added to. Many trees in the center of the village need this at tention sadly.
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the guest of his aunt, Mrs William David son.
 MT and Mrs K. s. O'Dell of Bridgeport have visited their father.
 The sleighing is good and many have improved it in drawing logs to the saw mill and wood to market.
 Miss Maggie Collins has been obliged to give up her school in North Mountain district for few weeks on account o1 her eyes. Her sister, Mary, is supplying her place.
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A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION.

The Wakely homestead { the old post office) was sold, last week, to William Kinsella, the druggist. The value of pro- perty in that neighborhood has advanced greatly in the last few years. It is inter esting to note the different widely vary ing figures of value placed on this pro- perty by different parties.
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SHELTON.

IN MEMORY OF EX-PRESIDENT HAYES.
 The memorial service of the Union Veterans Union on Monday evening in honor of Ex-President Hayes, who was member of the national body, was fully attended in Mechanics hall and address es were made appropriate to the occasion by RevJ J. Cooper, Adjutant Chadeayne and others.
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THE WAY THEY USED TO DO IT.

Capt Charles Plumb has bill of sale of negro boy named Stephen, for the sum of l60 pounds, from one Nathan Sutliff of Haddam, to Joseph Curtis of Stratford, bearing date of December 20, 173S. The witnesses were Merrick Mer- win and Robert Fairchild.
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Some bright man wants our Legisla- ture to stop any farmer from putting up a division barb wire fence in his pas ture without the consent of his neighbor 'on the other side of it, which, doubtless, n many cases would mean no barb wire fence at all. The Connecticut Farmer thinks that 1t ought not pass. Of course 1t ought not to. It would be about as sensible to legislate that the farmer shouldn't milk his cows before six a. m., every morning. Possibly compromise, calling upon the selectmen to adjudicate in such cases might be well enough, but the barb wire fence, properly built, has too many merits to be set aside, even with the occasional accidents happening from it's use. It can be made nuisance and sometimes is, but, it has too many good points to be outlawed.
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NICHOLS.
MR "H1r

MIR wHITNEY's RETURN REQUESTED.
 At the meeting of the official board of the Methodist church, recently held, it was unanimously voted to request the conference to return Rev H. c. Whitney to the pastorate of the Methodist church here.
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H'hS9SN hCiC5 uul plCSCdb sleighing. They were mostly in cutters and the men appeared to have only one arm. The other had gone to waist.
 H. Morton Bishop of New Haven has visited friends in town.
 At the social gathering of the Daugh- ters of the King of Trinity on Saturday evening, Mir Whiting, who formerly sang in Trinity, was present, and sang several songs very sWeetly. Others also contributed to the evenings enjoyment. Although the evening was stormy, about 6O were present. 1 The entertainment given by Mrs E. Cunning Banks, last week, was the equal to the expectation of her friends. The program was faithfully performed.
 Crocuses and hyacinths have been seen in full bloom in town, growing out of doors. But they came from North Caro- lima.
 Attorney and Mrs George E. Beers of New Haven spent Sunday with Mrs Zal- mon Wakeman.
 At the Wednesday evening service in Trinity, next week, Rev 5. T. Graham of St Paul's, Norwalk, is expected to preach. MT Graham is strong and eloquent preacher.
 JOIn Il. JennlngS mas rented the house he purchased from Mrs Wells to a MT Lakeman of New York, who will occupy it early in the spring.
 The shore road was almost blocked again, Sunday; the snow drifted badly.
 The cake sale of the Daughters of the King of Trinity was a success, the de- mand being greater than the supply.
 Mir and Mrs John Gorham of Brook lyn, N. I., were in town over Sunday.
 Charles Taintor, Jr., was guest of Mrs Gookin on Sunday.
 The cellar of the house which was torn down on the Monroe place is almost fill ed. The hedge and fence will probably be removed soon.
 Fred Dunham of Danbnry was in town on Sunday.
 Misses Ada Henson and Hattie Brown, Messrs Seymour and Meeker were ad- mitted to membership in the Methodist church.
 A meeting of the vestry of Trinity was held, Tuesday evening. The meeting of the parish will be held on Easter Mon- day, April 3, at p. m.
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shoveled out by the selecrmen, SO that teams can get through but there are many bad places and some roads are inn passable yet.
 E. J. Buckingham has been newly painting and papering his store inside and it now presents a neat appearance.
 Despite the hard storms and young blizzards ous. mail carrier has made trip to Bridgeport every day so far.
 Mrs J. E. Palmer has entertained her father and brother from Brooklyn, N. Y.
 MT Leffert, who lives in J. E. Palmer's house, is working in Jersey City.
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Bridgeport, Friday. March, 10.

 Bargains of the right sort. Women's stylish lace boots, of soft dongola, patent leather tips and eyelet facings, for $2;; in- tended for S2.50 boots, as hand- some as any I ever sold at that price. The maker had them thrown back on his hands and sold them to me at a loss. I like to give my customers such bargains, do it every time can get a lot of new, fresh, sty- fish goods.
 Some lots offered as barg aims are neither fresh CT stylish--they don't come here. JOHN G. ROWLAND. | 405 Main St
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The appointment and confirmation

The appointment and confirmation of Theron E. Platt of Newtown, as mem of the state board of agriculture, is in every way to be commended. Gov Nor ris could hardly have named man bet ter qualified, if he had searched the state over. Mir Platt is good farmer. The more such men on the board, the better 1t will be for the cause of agriculture in the state.
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to Shelton. sNe trust it wont prove any thing but talk.
 Mrs Nichols French expects 10 move into the house at the west end of Zoar Bridge before long.
 w. s. Bradley's wife is some better. And she should be, if kind neighbors had anything to do about it. Five months of being housed up she thinks quite while.
 Miss Hattie Bradley has vacation from school duties. Miss D. B. Curtiss is with Miss E. J. Stephens. Mrs Stiles Iovcland visited Mrs James Bennett iu Bridgeport. last week. The latter has sick daughter. Trouble wis it's every door. | Mrs John Radcliffi. returns, this week | to AnsOnia.
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State Senator Morgan's name is men, toned in connection with the United States treasurership. Political consider ations aside, MT Morgan would make an admirable official.
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FAIRFIELD.
A FINE STORE.

Benjamin Betts, whose new store pre- sents such a fine appearance, is receiving a large stock of goods and intends open ing the 10th, and will be pleased to have his friends call.
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WESTPORT.

Trinity Guild met on Tuesday with Miss Laura Wood.
 Rev N. E. Cornwall of Stratford offici- ated at Christ Church, Monday evening.
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Myi OH My

The various uses which some people find for church is something interest ing. The parlor of the new Congrega- tiona1 church is regularly occupied each
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STEVENSON.

Silliman Sherwood took a trip to Bridgeport, last week.
 George Sherwood is talking of moving
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SoUTHBURY.

Mrs R. N. Porter of Waterbury and Miss Augusta Stiles left for Florida, via Washington, D. C., on March }.
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GREENS FARMS.
DEATH OF JOHN PEPPERS.

John Peffers, died on Thursday last in New Rochelle, while on visit at his sons. He was 70 years old when he died
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STAMFORD.
A CALL FOR REV MIR BASSETT.

Rev E. D. Bassett of the Methodist church has accepted call to a church in Mt Vernon. subject of course to the orders of the conference, which meets this spring.
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HUNTINGTON.
TIE NEW CHURCH.

Owing to the weather nothing has been done, except the drawing of the lumber, towards the erection of the new Congre- gational church at the Center. It is ex- pected when the spring opens the work will be pushed.
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BLOOMFIELD.
\ BUSINESS CHANGE.

William J. Beehler is now successor to Henry S Beers, having bought out the entire business on Monday, March 6.
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In Fairfield County.
SOUTHPORT.
SCHOOL MATTERS.

The school board held lengthy ses- sion, Monday afternoon, when the ques- tion of allowing children in one district to attend school in another was consider ed. William Belknap of Bridgeport ap- oeared before the board and wanted to be allowed to send his children to the Stratfield school. He lives in Jennings Woods. It was voted by the board that in such cases, the permission of the com mittee and acting school visitor must first be obtained.
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Editorial Ink Drops.
A WORD WITH EDITOR BoLLEs

Editor Bolles of the New Milford Ga zette preached little sermon, in the last issue of his paper on Sunday observance favoring the loose manner in which the day has come to be observed. He would 20 so far as to favor Sunday picnics and the like, sandwiching in bit of ser mon to take the "cuss' off. Brother Bolles concludes that people are more sensible and happy now than in the day of Moses and that the Sunday of the past has gone forever. But if vote were taken among the very circle of MT Bolles' readers, we warrant there would be a vigorous protest against the stand he takes. It Is true that the Sabbath is ob- served much differently than century ago, and even the most Jealous would scarcely care to go back to the customs of those days. But to have Sunday pie nIcs which would mean q general desc cration of the Lords day, would be frowned upon by all who like the Sab- bath properly observed. Said leading country clergyman in commenting on the Gazette's editorial, 'I am sorry to see the paper take the stand 1t does. The coun try clergyman has hard enough work tC get people out to church without having the influence of the country press to worl against" There is too much of Sunday desecration. The safety of the republic we believe, is intimately connected witi proper observance of the Lords day Unnecessary Sunday trains are to b. deprecated. With the decay of the Sab bath will certainly come the decline o morals and religion. The proper obserV ance of the day stands as bulwark t the community and nation along thes lines The Gazette is an exceedingl able and well-managed paper, but need toning up little as to it's attitude o the Sunday question.
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k. T. Clark, who is with his daughter in North Carolina, isexpected home very soon.
 Miss Bell and Harry Foster have re- turned to the city, after enjoying the Brookfield sleighing.
 Mrs Henry s. Beers entertained her sister, Mrs l.. P. Giddings of New Mill ford, this week.
 Mrs Gilbert Campbell has returned home from a months visit with her sis ter in Bridgeport
 Mrs Paris has gone with her family to join her husband in North Carolina.
 Charlie Favreau of Easton has been
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SNOW BOUND.

The people of Obtuse district were snow bound on Sunday, at the section of road from W. A. Beers to c. Fl. Peck's which has been the worst banked of any in town, was again filled up. Many other sections were hardly passable. C.. D. H. Kellogg brought shovels on his way to church and was obliged to use them vigorously in order to get there.
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THE BOROUGH ELECTION.


 The borough election occurred, last Monday. The republicans nominated for warden, John H. Barlow; for burgesses, Henry J. Roberts, Samuel Tyther and Dr A. Richardson; treasurer, D. $. Brins- made; bailif, Gideon Tomlinson; the democrats nominated for warden, Lew is W. Booth; for burgesses, John A. Wilkinson, Henry Lyons and John c. Buckingham for treasurer, D. N. Clark bailiff, William G. Booth; so called c tizens' ticket was gotten up with George W. Briggs as warden; burgesses, Friend w. Hoyt, David H. Bently and Charles H. Beecher; bailiff, E. S. Beaton. The republican ticket was successful by l about 80 majority out of about $50 votes At the business meeting tax of sever mills on the dollar on the forthcoming 2 grand list, t,payable with five per cen rebate, on or before June 30. The an nual report shows total expenditure 0 about $l4,000
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Highest of all in Leavenfg PoweLate U S Govt Report R@H!A!:'!,!! a! Bskiag BsMdsgz
 ABSOLUTELY PURE

Philadelphia, where he has beea for a greater part of the winter, ice bound.
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A NEW INDUSTRY FOR STAMFORD.

There is talk of Chinese laundry being started in Booths block.
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THOSE GGDDY BRIDGEpoRTERs.

A large number of Bridgeporters have passed through here, during the present sleighing. They were mostly in cutters and the men appeared to have only one arm. The other had gone to waist.
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NOR SALE-TwO cases of tobacco, well | through the sweat. JOHN FLEMING, South Britain, Conn.
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405 Main St.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
IN UNCLE SANS DEBT.
People Who Are Sorry For Having
Cheated the Government.

Money Sent to the Conscience Fund.
Some of the Queer Letters Which
Accompany Contributions Many
Kinds of Chea.s.
From the Washington Star.
The g, 800 contribution sent to the con-
science fund of the treasury the other
day was the largest, save one, that has
been receivtd in seven years. Just about
that long ago the halves Of eight 81 900
bills came by mail with an anonymous
note, saying that the other halves would
be forwarded if acknowledgment Of the
first batch was made in the newspapers.
This was done, and Uncle Sam was
richer by $1,000. No explanation was
offered, and the affair remains mystery.
The exception above noted was s'wad"
of "a, 995, simply folded in a sheet of
paper, with the word Conscience
scrawled on it. On one occasion
Postmaster General Wanamaker got a
letter with 81 900 in it, and the written
words:
This is the balance Of interest I owe
on a sum of money / stole from the GOV
eminent in 1885. ] have now paid princi-
pal and interest-in all 500. No man
has suffered for his crime more than l,
and now pray the Lords forgiveness for
my sim"
Letters with Enclosures intended for
the conscience fund are usually addressed
to the Secretary Of the Treasury. BY
him they are sent TO the public moneys
division, which makes note of the amounts
and deposits them with the treasurer Of
the United States. The sums received
are almost always in cash. with now. and
then a draft. They are never accompa-
MED by the names Of the senders, except
once in a while in the cases of persons
who have made mistakes as 20 payments
OF customs duties. The written commu-
nications relating 10 them are very brief,
as a rule. II otherwise, they contain elab-
crate apologies and appeals.
SOME AXE FUNNY.
Some OF them are funny For example.
one conscience-stricken person wrote not
long ago from Suspension Bridge saying
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-22
Mo End Of Game in the Strip.

From the 81. Louis OlODe-DemOcraL.
Guthrie, Oklahoma, Oct. l3-The set
tiers on the Cherokee Strip will at least
have an abundance Of meat this winter,
for the prairie is literally covered with
quail, prairie chickens and pheasants, and
in the timbered portions many
deer have already been killed by the
boomers. The streams are stocked with
abundance of fish, those of the buffalo
and cat varieties often weighing fifty
pounds and over. and myriads Of ducks
and geese are beginning 10 settle upon the
lagoons. Within the past few days it has
developed that there is other game about,
whose presence is not 50 pleasant TO con-
template, and for which the people should
be on the lookout. Just east of Perry a
large wildcat has been killed; near Ponca
horses and cattle have been slaughtered
by some ferocious animal. and yesterday
afternoon near Enid a couple Of hunters
encountered a cougar which attacked
them, and the possession OF Winchesters
alone saved their lives, as it took fifteen
balls TO kill the brute, which measured
over feet and weighed l75 pounds.
Teacher-Is the noun kiss proper or
commOni
Maud-(who has her first admirer)-
Both, please.-HallO.
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paying the tax but the stealing is on a
petty scale.
A fraud on the government of a compar-
atively innocent sort is often practiced in,
the army. A quartermaster finds his
stores short by 100 tent pins, five anvils-
and fourteen sledge-hammers. Very
likely IL is not his fault; such things will
happen. Presently a soldier deserts from
the troop and disappears. Incidentally
TO the report of the desertion sent to-
Washington mention is made Of 100 tentl
pins, five anvils and fourteen sledgeham-l
mers as having disappeared with the de-
linquent. The latter is supposed to be walk
ing fifty miles across the country with
those articles This squares the quarter
master, who would otherwise be obliged
to pay for the missing things.
The gold coins Of the realm are
"sweated" by means Of a simple appa-I
ratus consisting of an electric battery, a
solution of cyanide of potash, and a cop
per wire. The wire, both ends Of which
are immersed in the solution, has lump
of zinc at one end and a $40 piece fastened
TO the other. 1t is connected with the
battery, and, the current being turned on,
the gold from the coin is deposited upon
the zinc. After as much of the metal has
been removed as is considered prudent
the gold piece is restored to circulation.
The same process can be applied to silver
dollars, though it hardly pays. However,
this fraud does not in the end rob Uncle
Sam, because such coins on reaching the
treasury are stamped light" and thrown
out
While the recipient Of so many contri-
buttons due TO conscience, Uncle Sam is
frequently appealed TO for sums of money
which he is supposed to owe to individu-
ais. People often put in claims for great
amounts which they imagine TO have been
deposited in the treasury by their ances-
tors. These deposits they believe to have
grown to fabulous size with accumulated
interest. 1t is as difficult TO persuade
such persons that they are deceived as il
is to upset the decisions of those who
have faith in gigantic inheritances await-
Ing them in the bank of England.