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The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
Current Ne Es.

An engine built by James Watts, ,Lanca. shire, England, in 1915, will be exhibited at the Worlds fair in the transportation department. It is owned by John Rourke & Son, Savannah, Ga, and has been continuously in use since built.
 The National museum at Washington in it's exhibit at the Worlds fair, will display collection of coins and other metal money valued at nearly one mil lion dollars.
 George Catlin, of Harwinton, was ia tally wounded by his brother, last Fri day. George was walking toward the barn, attracted by noise there, when his brother. Perley, aged IS, stepped from place of concealment and dealt him a terrible blow on the back of the head with au axe, felling him to the ground, The axe made a terrible wound and the doctors say that the victim s chances of recovery are very slight. Perley was undoubtedly insane when he struck the terrible blow. and it was found soon after that he had killed two sheep and a cow with the axe ust before he attempted to murder his brother.
 Superintendent Lyon, of the Berkshire division moved his office to Great Bar rington Mass, last week, and is now per- manently established in the old Western Union telegraph office in that town.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10

d new orchard can select the varieties preferred by him, and he can profit by the experience of others with such varir- ties.
 Whenever m animal shows signs of be- ing sick do not allow it to remain with the others. but remove it where 1t can be quarantined, and there W ill be less risk of contagious diseases in the tlncks or herds. Farmers do not nbServe this pre- caution as strictly a2 they should. but wait until two or more animals are affect ed before separating the sick ones from those that are well.
 If you think your boy is getting so much education that he will not be satis- fled to stay on the farm, give him con- siderable more and he sees that it is to his interest to stay. To give boy just enough education to make him a Sl0 a-week clerk, or jack-lawyer, or a ''plug-doc- tor," is certain way of rendering him dissatisfied with hoeing corn or mauling rails for a living.
 J. H. Hale shortens in the new wood of peach trees one-third to one-half ill the spring when the fruit buds begin to swell. This style of pruning leaves homely tree, but he gets the crop; we may get a good peach crop with 90 per cent of buds wiuter-killed. After the fruit is set for a full crop he thins till there are no two peaches within four to six inches of each other; it is hard to get help to do this thoroughly, but it pays. Il Rural New Yorker.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
DO YOI CARRY A WATCH2

A. s. Baldwin, the jeweler, sends the following note and clipping from the New
 York Sun. It is as follows: Editor of
 BEE: Kindly publish the following for
 the benefit of your patrons. Because
 every one who carries a watch will be
 benetitted if he will follow the instruc-
 tions. I have been trying for years to get my customers to wind their watches
 in the morning, but they seem to regard it as a ''chestnuU.'' There are chea D
 watches with stiff mainsprings that will
 run and keep good time if wound in the
 morning that will stop and can't be de-
 pended on if wound at night. Of course
 the finer the watch and the lighter the
 handspring the less difference it makes, but if any one with an ordinary American
 watch will observe the motion before he
 winds it, and after, he will hardly fail to discover a marked differences. Nearly
 all watches act on the same principle as an eight-day spring clock (though of course not so noticable) if regulated to keep time from week to week, they will all gain the first part Of the week an d lose it the last part. Another reason for wind ing in the morning is that most people rise the same hour every morning but don't retire at the same hour every night and this also has tendency to make a difference. But all watches that are Wlll uo DobLGF SGTefe6 Il WOuuu III the morning A. $. Baldwin, watch maker of over 40 years experince. l | The clipping from the Sun, follows: It was Fifth avenue jewlery store. | My watch," said gentleman to the
 salesman, exhibiting costly repeater,
 varies minute a week. fought to keep | time to the second. and so you represent | ed to me when 1 purchased it. Look at
 it." The salesman critically examined
 the works through his glass, closed the
 case and handed the time piece to it's own- CT. There is nothing the matter with l your watch. It will keep perfect time if you wind it in the morning." "Oh,n l laughed the gentleman, that's chestnut. I I wind it at a certain hour at night.n That has nothing to do with it,'' re- 1 sponded the clerk. ssDuring the night your watch is quiet, as it were. Thatis, ! it hangs in your vest without motion or touch. If you don't wind it at night the handspring is then relaxed instead of be- l ing in that condition during the day. By winding it in the morning the main spring remains closed and tight all day.
 It keeps the movement steady at time when you are handling it, running around
 and more or less jarring it as you hasten
 about the city attending to your daily af- fairs A relaxed handspring at this time
 accounts for fine watches varying slight ly. Try it, and you will find that am right.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

When the spring opens less grain will be required for the animals than during the severe cold of winter.
 In feeding bran there is first the full feeding value in the growth of the stouk and then the value in the manure.
 First-class stock demands first-elass management. It is better to stick to scrubs if there is to be no progress or improvement that will permit good stock to give satisfactory results.
 Make the colts gentle during the win- ter. Give them little salt, sugar, apple or any thing they like as you pass around. and treat them kindly. They will learn to like you and will make gentle horses.
 Prof Georgeson says the flowers Of the chrysanthemum are common in provision stores in Japan. They are boiled as greens, with vinegar or packed in salt for winter like sauerkraut.
 While we bundle up in winter, the trees expose themselves. You can see them better then. You can read them. You can tell which arc prosperous and which are depressed. The orchards are good schoolmasters in winter. Try then. -I American Agriculturist.
 Old orchards may not be profitable while a young orchard may pay well. The young orchard will contain varieties of fruit that are preferred by consumers, while the fruit of the old orchard will selIatany price. The farmer who begins
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
MARBLEDALE.
A WELL MANAGED CREAMERY

One of the best private creameries in the state is that of J. NJ. Ford of Mar bledale, who is putting on to the market about 400 pounds week of choice but ter. In the summer time MT Ford makes as high as 700 pounds a week. He buys cream from the dairies of Nelson Kin ney, Myron Toohy, Sherman and Otis Benedict, William Marcy, Frank Evitts, Horace McCann, Ezra Douglass, William Minnehan, E. J. Potter, Samuel Tanner, Clarence Tanner, Mrs C.. $. Goodhue, George s. Humphrey and Henry Camp. The butter finds a ready market in New Milford, New Haven, Bethel and Danbu- ry. Mir Ford's butter maker is Nicholas Glennen, an expert in his line. who has been employed at Lebanon and Windsor. The butter turned out from this cream cry is of prime quality and has splen- did reputation in the market. MT Ford has neat plant for the work. He has a steam engine to run the necessary ma chinery. MT Ford is man who always is square in his dealings and is deserved ly popular.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
BETHEL.
rAyoRrNG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.


 Roadmaster Kilcourse of the Danbury and Norwalk division of the Consolidated railroad was in town, Wednesday, making an investigation into the advantages of the proposed new street, which George c. Durant is trying to open up to con meet Diamond avenue and Hickok ave- nue, thus necessitating the crossing of the Consolidated tracks near the factory now occupied by Messrs Burnes & Schoonmaker. Mir Kilcourse seemed to convey the idea that if the railway com pany saw that the crossing would be a benefit to the town, that they would probably be willing to appropriate a sum of money in part payment of the expense of building the bridge over the tracks, which of necessity would have to be built If the street went through at all, as no more grade crossings can be constructed. It certainly would be q great benefit to the town in more ways than one, and it Is to be hoped that when the question comes up for consideration on the part of the town that our citizens will not set back in the traces and kick as some of them are always ready to do when any question of advancement or improvement comes up for consideration. The pro- posed bridge crossing would also be a great benefit of the Consolidated com paly, as 1t would greatly relieve the two greatly overtaxed crossings near the rail- road station. If the bridge project should ro through and Mir Durant receives any encouragement in the matter, he will open up other streets so that the new route would be much shorter and more direct way for people travelling between the eastern part of the town and Dsn- bury. By all means the new street and
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
LAST WEEKS e. NGEItT.

The concert given here, March }, was worthy of especial notice. Most of the music was very exquisite, ,and finely re h. dered, much to the delight of many ap- preciatives ones in the audience. Por- tions of the music were exceptionally sweet and beautiful. l wish to bear tes- timony that some parts of the singing excelled any that 1 have listened to in the past. Surely, much praise is due the leader of the club and all who were un- tiring in their labors to make this concert successful and to furnish the rare treat which many of us highly enjoyed. Es- pecially is praise due MT Brinsmade for his untiring energy amid all the discour- agements and obstacles with which he had to contend. We hope that he, or the glee club, will not feel discouraged, because more of the toWnspeople did not attend. We know that many of those who were present, wish to express their gratitude heartily! Good friends, keep mp your courage, and rest assured your labors will be rewarded by appreciative hearts, and you shall ultimately reap a rich reward. - A Lover of Music.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
HOW TO PLANT ONIONS.

A respondent inquiries in the Coun- try Gentleman: II wish to put out about two acres in white onion sets, and would like to know the best manner of planting that is, how far apart rows should be. what distance between sets, the best fer tilizer to use and about what quantity per acre?' The writer is thus answer ed: ''No crop needs higher maturing. It needs the richest ground, and the highest of feeding. If the ground were very rich to start with, fertilizer with a large per cent of nitrate of soda in it would be likely to give success. Several years ago, when we depended on con- mercial fertilizers only our success in raising them was only moderate, but then the land was but moderately rich and we did not use nitrate of soda. Rows l2 to 15 inches apart, and sets to be three inches apart in the row. From six to eight bushels per acre, as they diff fer in size. Plant very early.'
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
SHEPAUG E k.
 December IT. 1899


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The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
CRANBERRY PLAINS.

Miss Fannie Button of Stamford is wis iting Mrs George Bates.
 Mrs Fannie Sturges is i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs Fred Gregory. Mr and Mrs Iucius Ely visited friends in Bedding on Monday.
 Mrs Rosetel and children of New I orh City are visiting Mrs Albert Wellnitz. 2 D. M. Pillow is sick with heart trouble Mrs D. NJ. Pillow visited Mrs Willard of Wolf Pitts Hill, one day last week. Lena, the little daughter of D. A. Fiji low, has been very sick, but is now i'm, proving.
 John EWanetzki is in New York. William Sherwood and wife entertain- ed Mr and Mrs Minot Futile of Bridge. port; also Mrs Wallace Sherwood and family of NorWalk, on Sunday.
 Mrs John Wellnitz had the misfortune to lose valuable COW short time ago.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
WARREN.
THE COLLEGE FARMS SECTION

Same of the best farming land in the town of Warren, and some of the best farmers, too, are found in the little val ley known as College Farms. This val ley is surrounded by hills on all sides, save the little valley, along which pass es the New Preston and Warren road. Warren Center is about mile distant up some steep hills. The section got the name thus wise: About 125 years ago or more Yale college was given a grant of land by the state, and 300 or more acres were selected in this valley. The land is leased of the college for a period of 999 years, which is essentially the same as ownership. The largest farm ill this section is that owned by $. E. Tanner and his sons. This farm com prises about 460 acres and includes three mammoth barns and four houses, only two of the latter being occupied. $. B. Tanner now lives on what was known as the Charles Everett place, having resided there for about three years. He is fix ing up the barns and out buildings. MT Tanners son, Clarence, lives on the old Tanner homestead about quarter of a mile away. On these places combined there are about 56 head of cattle, and seven horses. The Messrs Tanner go ex- tensively into tobacco raising, having marketed this year in the vicinity ot 96C0 pounds. A. $. Tanner, young ! CT son of 5. B. Tanner. lives with his father and assists in caring on the place. The Tanners can boast of Revolutionary ancestry. s. K. Tanners fathers name was Ebenezer, who passed the 70 years of his life as farmer in this valley. His grandfather was named Ebenezer also, who was born about the year l757 and died in 1Sl9. He probably settled in Warren soon after the close of the Rev olutionary war. He lived at first on Warren hill before locating in the Col lege Farms section. It is said he was one of eight brothers who served in the Revolutionary army. MT Tanners an scestor was captain. in the army, and he has heard his father tell stories which come down from the old hero of the hard feeling there was between the offi- cers and privates in the army. $. k. Tanner also has two younger sons. who will without doubt some day become good citizens of the town. Another good farmer in this territory is John An
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
A WEATHER pRopHEsY.

We have had hard winter. That goes without saying. Our storms have been like s'to-be-continuedi stories of the magazines. As soon as one got to be a back number another was issued. And like some stories they grew in interest until they culminated. The later num- bers seem a little tired. The end is near. The end is always among the possibili- ties of the future. A beautiful season will soon follow, coming cut from the frozen months. That is safe to say. If it were in order for a BEE correspondent to dabble in weather futures" this de- ponent would predict an early spring and seasonable seed time. That is not as safe as the other. 1t is just a little too early to prophecy on sure thing. We will see later. Winter may not feel dis posed to sslinger on the lap,'' etc., but will think better of itself. It has had q good time and can afford to retire. The large body of snow possibly is doing a good work Nature always does. When the snow disappears we may find that it has absorbed the frost, which has been unusually deep in the earth, and the sur face will soon sssettle," vegetation will respond and leap forth with new energy and begin spring business with 2 fresh stock of spring styles. Then winter will have become a memory only. and we will fnd ourselves stocked up for fu- ture stories, in our gray life, about the old fashioned winters in our early days, and sit around the electric heaters of that day and swap whoppers with our peer, and astonish the boys.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
In Fairfield County.
BRIDGEPORT.
A FINE RESIDENCE.

The accompanying cut is the residence of k. w. Watkins at Park Place, Bridge port. The design is very picturesque. 1t has many pleasing features, including the terrace, which Is q novel feature, be- sides other bits of detail that are of inter- est. The terrace wall and underpinning are built of local granite, with dressed copings, etc. The exterior throughout is shingled and painted Colonial yellow with ivory white trimmings. Roof slated. Dimensions: Front go ft. in; side 50 it. 10 in, not including piazza and terrace. Height of ceilings: Cellar, : fit; first story, 10 1t; second, 9 1t third, $ 1t. The interior arrangement is excellent. Yes tibule and hall are trimmed with antique oak. Nestibule has a floor laid with un glazed paneled waiuseoting nine feet in height. The hall is provided with ceil- ing beams and paneled wainscoting nine feet in height. The broad staircase Is turned out of similar wood, with cary ed columns extending to ceiling. Between these columns are placed transomS, filled in with spindle work. The large open fire place is furnished with tiled hearth and faclngs, and Dutch mantel with col umns. Parlor, spacious, is trimmed with mahogany. It contains bay window and fireplace, with Mexican onyx facings, tiled hearth, and carved mantel with mirror, etc. Library trimmed with cher ry, contains paneled wainscoting, book cases, and fireplace Dining-room is trimmed with oak, and it has a paneed wainscot, fireplace built of pressed brick and terra cotta, and a transom window glazed with cathedral glass. Kitchen and pantries are trimmed and wainscoted with oak, and are fitted up in first-class manner. The second floor contains four bedrooms, dressing rooms, den and bath. Two of these bedrooms and dressing rooms are trimmed with cherry, the lat ter being provided with bath tub and bowl complete. The other apartments are trimmed with whitewood, stained and finished in red birch. Bathroom is wainscoted and furnished with the usual fixtures. The third floor contains bil- Hard rooms and two bedrooms, besides ample storage. The floors throughout are laid with oak and highly polished. Cemented cellar contains laundry, fur mace and other apartments. Messrs Long staff and Hurd, architects, Bridgeport, Conn.-CScientific American, Architects and Builders Edition.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
A DISASTROUS FIRE.

The Berkshire mills on North Wash ington avenue, one of the oldest wooden structures in the city, was burned to the ground shortly after midnight Thursday morning. About l2:l5 a young man named Gregory who was passing the mill saw flames issuing from the basement. He ran to Robertson's grocery store near by, and Mr Robertson pulled box 8, calling out Engines and and the aerial truck. When the department arrived the fireman saw at once that it was hopeless task to save the buildings, but they set bravely to work. The incen- diary nature of the fire was apparent from the start, as the flames were spread ing from half dazen spots in widely separated parts of the building.
 J. B. Osborn, of the firm of c. s. Ster- ling & Co.,, attended the inaugral ball at Washington, last week.
 Mir and Mrs A. F.. Dixon welcomed an eight-pound daughter at their home on George street, February 25,
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
ABUNDANT RAINS NEEDED FOR TREES.

Trees, in order to grow, require evenly distributed and abundant rainfall, and the reason that the great elevated pla- teau east of the Rocky mountains is des- ttute of trees is that it does not enjoy 8 sufficient precipitation of moisture to en- able them to live. Rain causes trees to grow, but trees do not produce rain The timber-culture act, which sought to cover these plains with trees, was abor- tive, because, conceived in ignorance oi the true conditions of the country, il sought to produce results which were physically impossible. Trees will grow anywhere between the Tooth meridian and the Rocky mountains where suffi- cient water can be obtained for irriga- ton, but unless the ground is artificially watered most of this great region must remain treeless, except in the immediate neighborhood of streams.-EGarden For est.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
CARING FOR FRUIT TREES.

It is not the economical and intelligent fruit-grower who props the limbs of his trees when the trees are overloaded with fruit. The proper plan is to thin out the fruit, and it should be done while the fruit is small. When tree bends with the great weight of extra fruit it is com pelled to do extra duty in supplying food, while the fruit will not be as good as when but partial crop is borne on the tree. Thinning the fruit gives more at- fruit and better prices.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
DEATH OF "sCOTTIE" ROWE.

Scottie Rowe died at the aims house at Ansonia, on Tuesday night of Bright's disease, being sick only about a week. He was dwarf, supposed to be about 40 years old. He was born in the town of Washington, moving with his parents to ROxbury when about II years old. His father was a miller and ran the Randall and Seward grist mill at what was at ethat time Chalybes, now Roxbury Sta tion. When the pOstotfice was establish ed there Scottie aspired to carrying the mail to New Milford.s so his father obtain ed the contract and for a number of years was the proprietor and Scottie the ass;s.- ant. After his fathers death he went from bad to worse. For the last 10 years he has identified himself with the town of Birmingham, coming to Ansonia, last fall. The town of Roxbury will have to bear the expense of sickness and funeral.
 George Calhoun of New Haven was in town over Sunday.
 Miss Clara Pond has been visiting in New Jersey.
 Mrs Jennie Brewster of Watertown is visiting at J. NJ. Blacks.
 c. D. Cole and J. NJ. Black sent drove of cows to Brookield, last week. We observe in the New York Tribune, that at the Madison Square poultry show, last week, our tOwnsman, Sherman Hart well, had on exhibition mammoth tur- key, said to be the largest in the coun try. The weight of the bird is 57 pounds
 MT East, our village gardner, was seen recently at work in his gardt with a shovel. It will be some time before he will need a hoe.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
GOD BLESS THE FIREMEN.

Bremen were called out about l o'clock, Sunday morning, again to Elm street. Except for the alertness of the firemen there might have been serious fire in .Pulling's block. Many times they have been called at near midnight, this winter, when the mercury was down to zero or lower. They always respond im- mediately. No one can calculate how much damage they have prevented. God bless the firemen!
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-10
Live Farm Topics.
FOR SHEEP RAISING.

When a farmer procures flock of sheep and turns them out to pick their living from weeds and stubble he will not find much profit in sheep-raising. The time is going by for sheep to pro- duce something from nothing. Good breeds, abundanG pasturage, care in win ter and warm shelter for the lambs will revolutionize old methods, as larger re. turns will result from the attention be- stowed.- Troy Times.