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The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
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 In Dry Goods, etc., 36, 3S and 40 Bank St., Waterbury, Conn

tent from to 3. Three tables were pro- vided, each seating 60. MT Colepaugh of New Milford cooked the clans and re- ceived much praise for the same. The baseball game between New Preston and Worthwhile boys interested good many, the Worthwhile boys winning the game. The girls were so proud Of these heroes that they treated them to ice cream. The addresses came rather late in the day and tired no one by their length. Judge Blydenburgh is pleasing speak CT. Rev Henry Upson was happy in his remarks as usual. The exercises closed with three cheers for the nation, the day, and the celebration. Many enjoyed their supper on the grounds and remained to the fireworks in the evening. The re- ceipts for this occasion were about SS0 and expenses nearly S70. Great credit is due W. c. Hine, D. W. Gregory, w. Soule and others who worked hard to make this success.
 The children of k. B. Buckingham are
 recovering from the measles.
 | MT and Hrs Taylor with children of
 Danbury are visiting their parents. MT
 and Mrs Ford.
 1 Miss Emma Luddington left, Monday evening, for a visit to New Haven.
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BETHLEHEM.
BETHLEHEM HAS A QUIET TIME

BETHLEHEM HAS A QUIET TIME. Several of our people took in the Fourth of July parade at Woodbury and few went to Litchfield !; everything was very quiet in town.
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THE FISHING IS POOR.

hear of few small strings but no large fish being brought in. The river is very low and the usual number of dead suck CTS are seen floating down stream, some of them large enough to terrify the small boy should he catch them on his hook and 1ipo
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EVERYBODY WENT To NEwTowN. B

EVERYBODY WENT TO NEWTOWN.
 The Fourth was an uneyentful day. With the exception of even less bell ring ing than usual. here and there a family picnic and our neighborhood gathering, the quietness waa H1ibroken. Perhaps the enthusiasm III ceutered n Nowtovn.
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JOHN II. NETTLEToN.

John H. Nettleton, S4 years old, died last Saturday morning, after an illness of four years, patiently endured. MT Nettleton was a son of Samuel Nettle- ton, who formerly owned the property now held by the heirs of the late Thomas Judson. He was one of the oldest and best known men in town. man of sterling integrity and clear judgement. He was member of the Methodist church. His funeral was held at bis residence. Monday, at 3 p. n. Rev l. E. Smith officiated. The interment was in the old cemetery.
 A branch of the Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythias, has been formed in Columbia lodge. B. H Wooster Is gradually improving from \ severe attack Of sciatic rheuma tism.
 William Kane ms moved into tho Johr
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
THE NEW TOWN HALL.

H. W. Warner, who has the contract for building WatertoWn's Eew Town hall, !, thinks iIs about as easy to get beer in a prohibition town as it is to get water in some places. MT Warner has had sever- al expert we'll diggers sinking we'll in the cellar of the hall for three weeks. % feet, 20 of which were solid rock, and as yet there is not the slightest indica- tion of water. The corner stone of the hall was laid, last week, and the work is progressing rapidly.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Watertown Fire Department, held at the Town hall, last Tuesday evening, Chief Engineer Beers made the following ap- pointments: Engine Co.,, Henry H. Bart lett, foreman; R. V. Mayee, first as- sistant foreman; Henry St George, sec ond assistant foreman. Hook & Ladder Co.,, George W. Hudson, foreman l; George W. Barton, first assistant fore man; Thomas D. Higgins, second assist ant foreman.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Even the usual and very much needed rain was lacking.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
SKIITONVIIIF.

About one hundred and fifty of the Guernseytown social Union celebrated their third anniversary on the Fourth,
 on the lawn at the residence of the Hon NJ. c. Skilton, which he so kindly dona- ted for the occasion. From l until ? a bountiful collation was served, followed by very interesting address from the president, Gilbert Williams, giving in detail history of the American flag, from the Revolution to the present time.
 He set forth that the flag should be brought more prominently before the children of the present and growing generation, that spirit of patriotism and love for country should be fostered and cultivated. An unusually fine musical programme was Eepdered. Miss Nellie Skilton of Waterbury presided
 very acceptably at the organ, and was ably assisted in the singing by Mrs Roland F. Warner of New Haven, Mrs Wilde of Hartford, Miss Wilde of Los Angeles, Cal, Charles Skilton, MT and Mrs F. G. Echols of Waterbury and efficient local talent. A number of rec itations by the young people were very
 interested the audience by contrasting in very amusing way the manner of courtship 100 years ago and that of to- day was not so vastly different, that hearts were as young then as now. Little Josie Verba, as the youngest of the group, rendered his tiny oration ex- ceptionally we'll. Two patriotic songs, Marching through Georgia" and
 tYankee Doodle were sung by Irwin
 Skilton with all the fire and spirit of an old time patriot. Hon Merritt Skilton read selections appropriate to the day. After this program, ice cream was served. A vote of thanks was extended to MT Skilton, Miss Hungerford and Mrs William Foote for their sincere kind ness and hospitality. AS the friends were about to separate Charles Skilton brought out his camera and photograph ed the group. A general good spirit seemed to prevail among all present.
 BISHOP WILLIAMS AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 Bishop Williams confirmed class of 2S at Christ church, last Sunday. and preached morning and evening. In the morning sermon, the text was from the 18th chapter of the Epistle to the He- brews, part of the last verse, "Let us run with patience the race that is set be- fore us.' In the evening the text was also from the Epistle to the Hebrews, 18th chapter and a part of the second verse, s.Looking unto Jesus, who is the author and finisher of our faith" De- spice the advanced age of the bishop he preached with as much eloquence and apparently as much vigor as 20 years ago. We'll may it be said of Con. necticut's ssGrand old man, :" "Like the eagle he renews the vigor of his youth.' After the evening service he met great l many of his old friends at the rectory.
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Fire From Inc.nae.oent L.np..

The fire insurance organs of the coun-
try are commenting freely on the liza
bilty Of the it,cantl.scant lamp to
start fires. This important question
was brought before the last convention
Of fire engineers at Montreal by Chief
Lindsay, of the st. Louis fire depart.
ment, who, in speaking of electricity
as a factor in causing fires, said It
had been doubted that ignition could
be caused by contact Of any material
with the incandescent lamp, but the
matter had been set Mt rest by the re-
port Of the supervisor of city lighting
on the result Of fourteen experiments
to determine under what conditions
the incandescent bulb may prove to
be source of danger. A lamp was
allowed to rest in q vertical position
against piece of white pine; after
four hours spot one inch In diameter
was dlscolored to light brown. Var
nished oak, well seasoned, became
blackened In fifteen minutes, it's var.
nish being blistered In thr,e minutes.
The wood had the appearance Of being
charred at and near the point Of con-
tact, but was not ignited. Dry white
pine beard began to smoke In forty
minutes. but unfortunately for this
most important test, the lamp film
burned out Mt the end Of TINT time,
md the experiment was not renewed.
a lamp which had been encased in two
thicknesses Of muslin began to scorch
In one minute, gave OF considerable
smoke at three minutes and burst into
flame ut the end Of six minutes. A
newspaper, on which a lighted incan-
descent lamp had been placed, was
carbonized In three minutes and set on
fire In forty-five minutes. Sixteen can
dle-power lamps Of normal voltage
were, used. 81 ~. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Trollez cor .s . T.llx-H...


Philadelphia, which IL wont to fol.
Tow modestly In the wake Of any
innovation, has suddenly developed
into lively pioneer Of a novel kind Of
trolley chr service. The livery stable9
of the city have accustomed to make
the hiring out Of tally-hos to various
societies aud clubs for excursions over
long suburban routes profitable rart
Of their business. The modern excurl
slonist, however, Is like John Gilpin,
Although on pleasure ne Is bent, he
has a frugal mind" and It has not
taken him long to find out that the
trolley cars which have Just been intro.
duced for general use in Philadelphia
are available for his enjoyment at q
much lower rate than the tally-ho. In
fact, he can take q long trip, covering
about three hours, by leasing the car,
and has to pay only, SO for exclusive
possession during the trip.
A favorite form Of excursion u the
night trip. Before starting the cars
are decorated with flags and bunting
and Illuminated with lanterns. and tho
the recreation is 80 popular that a.
many rs thirty cars have been char
tered In one evening. At first the
pleasure parties used to make night
hideous with the blare Of fish horns,
but this disturbed the rest Of the IN.
habitants along the line Of the road,
and now sleigh bells are strung along
the sides Of the cars. and there u less
noise and more music. As a rule, mu.
slcians are engaged, and sometimes N
entire brass or string band will be car.
rirl. The organizer of the party
charges SO cents head, and 80 fully
is the fun of the ride appreciated that
inter paying for the use Of the car and
the music he often has enough remain.
ing to provide good lunch at the eud
of the route.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
AFLErAlsH OBSERVANCE.
Procession Much Like the
Passion Play.

Religious Procession Much Like the
Passion Play.
The quaint little Flemish town of
Furnes. situated twelve miles from
Dunkirk, has just celebrated its annual
procession with a fcrvov Of the Middle
Ages. This procession. which in real
ity is passion play, enacted by groups
was instituted many years ago, In
atonement for the sacrilegious act of
two soldiers. and has since undergone
no change. The town becomes for this
single day in the year the rendezvous
for devotee and pilgrims from oil
parts Of Belgium. The procession con-
sists of forty groups and the costumes
many of which are provided by the In
habitants Of the town. who regard 1t
rs mp rivilage to figure among the ac-
tors-are OF the richest description.
The sacrifice Of Abraham, the prOph-
cts, st. John leading a lamb, the stable
Of Bethlehem, with Mary and child,
the shepherds. the kings of the East,
the flight into Egypt, and all the cpl
s6flcs OF the SavlOur's life, His entry
into Jerusalem with the Apostles, the
Last Supper, the Garden of Olives, the
betrayal of Judas. and the scenes Of
the crucifiXion are the groups which
constitute the panorama of the Pas
sion. Each group is preceded by peni.
tents wearing long robes, with head and
face concealed by cowl, and walking
barefooted. As soon as the passion
play Is over the public houses IRE be.
sicged md dancing begins in the M.
merous booths set no for the occasion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19

In.Breeding In the Poultry Yard
The majority Of farmers breed their
fowls too closely. They often change
roosters with each other, not keeping
in view the fact that they are still
breeding In, although apparently new
blood is being infused. By procuring a,
rooster, or eggs, from elsewhere, the
farmer can select my variety he de-
sires, and, although his original flock
may consist of common fowls, he may
by tile use. of improved breeds, bring
them to degree of perfection. equal
to the newer kind introduced.
Fresh blood gives yigor, activity,
hardness and prolificacy. II the stock
Is too closely inbred, the eggs from the
hens will not hatch well. and the chicks,
IL any, will be small and weak. The
best breed to use with the common
hens that are small, Is the Light Brah-
ma, which will add size to the flock,
the next season q Leghorn, and the
next Brahma again, followed by a
Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Houdan,
or Langshan. l'i,,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Sensitive to Noise.

NJ. Octave Feuillet. from all accounts
must have been Il hard man to live
with. Nine. Feuillct. who ought to
know. declares that he was a victim to
his nerves. A strange voice, one he
was unaccustomcd to. in the house,
made him wild. When he was ailing
mattresses had to be piled up against
his doors. SO rs to keep out the ordinary
noises. When in the country the
growing Of cocks. the cracking of hens
the neighing of horses made him fran
tic. For, n man of poctical tempera-
ment the twitter of swallows, the
chirping of sparraws. caused him
agony. BY steady pistod practice says
his wife. he exterminatcd all the owls
in a country garden where he was liv-
ing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Always . Way.

Tramp-Plcase. mum, 1 don't want
n. thin hut the privilege Of slttin' here
and listenin' to Madame Patti, tn great
prlma donna, sling.
Mrs. Youngwife Goodness me! She
isn't hese $
:'Farding, mum, but | hear her nc W."
::.Why that's my baby crying. But
don't 80: Dinner will ~ ready soon
New Fork Weekly:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
White Lady-Fingers.

A Boston cooking school receipt for
white lady FINGERS is as follows; Beat
the whites of four eggs to n froth, add
half level teaspoonful of cream of
tartar and beat until stiff; sift in grad
ually half cupful Of fine granulated
sugar and beat without reversing the
motion. Remove the beaten and with
q wooden spoon fold in little ut n
time half cupful Of pastry flour that
has been sifted four times. add half u
teasponful Of any desired flavor, press
through n pastry bag and bake In the
small tins used for lady-ingers. Sift
powdered sugar lightly over the fin.
gers and bake slowly twenty minutes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19

&
Ordinsfy Gales sssn Lik. n.,ra.
Games and Existsncs Il = csntiAaal
Misery. ~. ~ ! s.. & 8.
Admiral Won Werner. a high author.
ity in naval matters In Germany. de-
scribes in q work recently publlsled
the behavior Of armor-phted men-of-
war In a heavy sea. He says: 'Eves
with q moderate gale and sen an ars
NOR plated cruiser. II going against
the wind, will find herslf in conditions
similar to those in q storm at least
the crew will have that impression.
The movements Of the stern Of ths
ship are so violent and exceedingly diS-
agreeable. The waves pushed by the,
advancing PROV sweep continually
over the ship from stem to stern. All
windows and portfolios must be closed,
and mir reaches the lower decks, where
the heat increases unbearably, only
through the artificial ventilators. With,
the exception Of the specially protected
command bridge, all the uncovered
portions Of the ship IRE impossible;
thus the whole crew must bear as well
as they can the hell of the closed
decks. On such a ship no one can feel
comfortable. md when there is a
storm In which a sailing ship would
feel comparatively Mt ease, the crew
of nm arnor-plated ship imagines IT.
self to be In a hurricane which threat
ems destruction Mt every minute. The
long, narrow forepart Of the ship.
which is not borne lightly by the wa.
ter, and is rendered extremely heavy
by the mighty ram and the armored
deck and the cannon and torpedoes,
forces the ship in a high sen to pitch
ings and rollings Of such IN extraor-
binary kind that they cannot be de-
scribed. The crew OF such a ship Il
not only exposed to mortal dangers,
but in the voyages they make render
them extremely and dangerously nerv-
GUS; the mental Impressions they re-.
ceive wear them out and make the
profession hateful"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Hovv "a f,I... soiI.a yvh,.. ..o,,

How to Clean soilea white Shoes,
II have ruined a half dozen pair of
white shoes this summer" writes u
bright young acquaintance to this de
partment. '.and yesterday I just sat
down and had hearty cry when /
came home; had heen caught in ter.
rible shower, and there! my new white
shoes were al muddy and ruined, I
think, beyond reparation. Now, do tell
me II there Is any remedy; for papa
says shap't buy another pair Of these
ridiculous Shoes, and they are SO styl-
lsh, you know" Now, IL you IRE sen
sible girl, you will not worry your
father about the matter, bat ask yo,lr
druggist for a dimes worth Of pipe
clay; put a little in q dish, dry, md,
with an old tooth or na!lbrush, which
Inns not lost its stiffness. brush the
shoes hard, but always the same way
rs the grain of the leather or 1t will
mike them rough Another way Is to
rub with deodorized benzinc first, and
then put ON u coat II pipe clay and
It remain oyer night,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Black HOSIERY IL Doomed.

In Paris the cry has gone up, mo
more black stockings" and the shops
In Paris are eager to please, and. ODE
dent to the voices of their fashionable
customers, exhibit now heaps of silk
nnd thread hosiery, all Of the same
color, but infinitely varied in shades,
from the dark gray, called the. steel
gray, to the palest dove tint; few
white articles are seen among the lot,
and far away, in Il remote corner, a
thousand pairs of black silk stockings.
open-worked, as thin as the webs of
the spider, lovely, but disdained and
snpbbed by their friends Of old, are
given awny almost for nothing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
STORIES TOLD BY OLD TREES.

Their Rings Tell Of Wet and Dry
Seasons . Hundred Years Ago.
1t Inns been found that the rings of
growth visible In the trunks Of trees
have far more interesting story to
tell than Inns usually been supposed.
Everybody knows they indicate the
number Of years that the tree Inns
lived, says the New York Advertiser,
but ]. Keuchler of Texas has recently
made experiments a3d observations
which seem to show that trees carry
In their trunks record of the weather
conditions that have prevailed during
the successive years of their growth.
Several trees, each more than 1870
years old, were felled, and the order
and relative width OF the rings Of
growth in their trunks were found to
agree exactly. The fact showed that
oil the trees had experienced the same
stimulation In certain years and the
same retardatton In other years. As
Stunning TINT the most rapid growth had
occurred In wet years and the least
rapid In dry years, 1t WINS concluded
that out Of the 134 years covered by
the life Of the trees sixty had been
very wet. SIX extremely wet, eighteen
wet, seventeen average as to the sup
ply Of moisture, nineteen dry, eight
very dry and six extremely dry. But
when the records Of the rainfall, rum
ming back as far as 1910, were consult
ed 1t was found TINT they did not I'LL
ngree with the record Of the trees.
Still 1t could not be denied that the
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19
Hr u.ll NJ at Rai.eu no Du.t,

An anti.dust brush, says "Cassell's
Family Magazine" has just been pa-
tented. the use Of which does away
with any necessity for sprinkling floors
with water. tea leaves. sawdust or any
other medium for preventing the ris-
ing Of dust during the sweeping Of
uncarpeted floors. The brush itself is
circular, In shape. and is surmounted
by o metal reservoir In which Is car
ried disinfecting fluid, "stOurolene"
BY name. In the ordinary way the
brush is used rigid, but If the dust be.
gins t0irise the pressing Of peg in the
handle allows the brush to revolve
md nc the same time charge 1t with
the fluid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-19

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TheSifss oe 1 yell; now yssw xoeissr
told the Tribune msa atoat "a incsdsAt
.of hef wsddlus trip ne OTIS essnihg
q iliusratinti Tie forse tfnlne sSf :
man who has; only recently abandoned
sselhsh bachelogshlp. They. had only
Just begun their bridal jonrne5. On
that afternoon the train LEFT tina h1ck
and began to bump along III ties. 7 Il
happened at that moment that ths
newly made husband waa walking
down the aisle Of the car away from The
seat where the bride mt. Hs kuew
that knew that part Of the railroad
very wen. and he was terrified at hsv-
ing the train leave the track there.
for they were upon q bend on Q steep
and lofty cmbankment. With Q thought
of nothing but the peril which threaten.
ed the train he dashed madly for the
door. He was on the platform already,
careenlng and waving, md In another
instant he would have leaped. when,
unconsclously looking back at the dan.
ger he WINS leaving he saw his wife.
Instantly he turned and dashed back
into the car. He was just In the nick
Of time to reach his wife. for already
the car was totterlng.
..Hold on for your life!'' he cried TO-
her. I'VE are going headlong over the
bend"
He had fallen in the aisle at her side,
and, clinging to the sent, he held his
.Hold on for your lifer he cried
again. ''for we are going over!,' u
And they did go over several times,
and though the bridal couple were
cut and bruised terribly they were
more fortunate than many others, for
the death list was n long one.
"But my husband" she said, In tell.
ing the story, ::could not seem to for.
give himself for having forgotten me
for q second, while I could understand
1t perfectly. He wasn't used to looking
after a wife. and IL you want to know
the truth" she added with nsmile. IT
was glad that It all happened as It
did. for I don't believe that any man
who was caught in danger with his
wife would desert her, but It tnkes q
brave man who has got out Of danger
to go deliberately bnck into 1t. He
knew TINT danger better than anyone
else in the car, suppose, and he must
have felt that we were both lost. Yet
he came back to me, ind TINT was
how learned, on our wedding day.
that my husband. IL he was forgetfuL
was also brave"
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