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The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
but began to break up the whole cars, were arrested by the company.

TURN OUT AND EXPRESS YOUR MIND.
 The selectmen met on Tuesday alter noon to consider the layout of the Trac- tion Co.'s trolley line through the town. In order to get the desires of the people, all parties in interest are requested to meet at the Town hall on Saturday after noon and express their minds on layout, kind of rails to be used, where to be laid speed of running cars, etc.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
EASTON.

George J. Banks and Jeremiah R. Nichols have been appointed appraisers on the estate of Matthias Bradley.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
THE LATE PLUMB HAwLEY.

Plumb Hawley, an old and respected citizen, passed away, last Friday morn- ing. A great sufferer for some time with cancerous alterations on his face, death was welcome release. It can be truely said of this man that he was without an enemy. A God-fearing, conscientious man, for many years an esteemed mem- Der of the Methodist church. He leaves widow, who has faithfully cared for him through all the weary months of suffering, and two sons, Charles who lives at home and William of Sheffield, Mass. The funeral services were held st the house on Sunday, Rev MT Merwin officiating.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL MUST NOT BE
 NEGLECTED.

There is tendency to-day on the part of the rural towns to neglect the country schools, to curtail the school appropri- ation on the slightest excuse.
 The district school is still an impor- tant factor in all rural communities, and It's standard ought to be elevated in- stead of lowered. This point was powerfully brought out in an essay recently delivered by Henry Sabin of Iowa, before an educational assembly in New Jersey.
 Among other statements he emphasized were the following: "The country school as 1t existed in the thought of Horace Mann had nothing in common with the college or the university. In his mind the education of the child of the humblest laborer in the common wealth was of as much consequence as that of the child born to an inheritance
 
 agricultural colleges, of secondary schools, of manual training, of university extension, he had no occasion to learn, and SO was left free to concentrate the powers of his mind upon his work in behalf of the common district school.
 He went from village to village and from hamlet to hamlet, preaching everywhere to the common people the saving gospel of education; and the common people heard him gladly.
 If we expect to rescue the common district school from it's present low estate, we must catch the spirit of Hor- ace Mann and talk to the people in plain unmistakable language, concerning the duty as well as the necessity of provid. ing for every child in the state the best education possible, at the public expense. But in many country districts Tn every state where population is scarce, and schoolhouses far apart, apathy Ignorance and indifference brood like thick cloud over the entire community. There are two questions which claim the attention of the public just now. The one is how to obtain better results from the worl done in the elementary schools in ouI towns and villages; the other is how te raise the character of the instruction given In the common country school.
 Horace Mann's teacher for the district school must possess aptness to teach, ai well as knowledge, which he says em braces knowledge of methods anc processes. But Horace Mann's teacher must also possess the power to goverr and control her school, not necessarily fear, for love is far better and more en during. Yet when love fails, force mus be called in, for disobedience is the opeI gate to all evil influences.
 Whatever has tendency to make th' boy more useful on the farm, or to mak' the life on the farm more attractive t, him; whatever will make the daughte more useful in the home, or make thu home supreme pleasure to her, may legitmately be taught in the distric school. It is not desirable that tn, country school should keep equal pac'
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
THE CHILDREN AT ELM COTTAGE.

THE CHILDREN AT ELM COTTAGE.
 Elm cottage has entertained two par ties of fresh, air children, 30 in all. The second party, from the Camp Memorial Mission of New York, finished their out ing on Wednesday. Their places were The children just returned were an unus- ually peaked-looking set and needed 8 longer stay. Owing to the hot days their gain in weight was only about half of the general average, 15 12 pounds for the whole party of l5. The largest gain was two pounds; several made no in- crease. This can be wholly attributed to heat and mosquitoes, from which they suffered very much.
 is taking rest from work and trying to regain strength, with his family. Rev pr Jones is entertaining his broth er-in-law and nephew from Virginia. Mrs Jones is enjoying visit from her mother and sister from Philadelphia. Arthur Bennett has been very sick dur ing the past fortnight.
 Mai John B. Warehouse has had re- lapse of the sickness he had last spring.
 The whole community has been sad dened, this week, by the illness of Mrs Jonathan Sturges, for whose recovery there is no hope. The hot spell was too severe tax upon her strength and at the time of this writing she is extremely low She will be sadly missed from the places where her kind benevolence and thought full interest has so endeared her to the hearts of all.
 Judge Glover returned from his outing on Monday and resumed his duties at tho probate office.
 The fire company held a practice drill
 last Friday evening, on the pond lot. A large bonfire was made and the nozzle were tried on it for the first time. Prac tice was also given in running up ladder and hose on the building.
 Born, to Mr and Mrs Page Bryant ant
 MT and Mrs Michael Neary daughters, t. f MT and Mrs Edward Bergen son. l. : one case it is the 18th child; in anothe s the 14th. No flies on Fairfield!s
 Measles still continue with us, thougl
 apparently dying out. There have beel q three cases during the past week. z The affairs of Arthur Brown are receiv
 ing considerable attention just now. Ru nor places his loss in the Windsor hote
 variously at from $20,00 to $30,000. :. is a question if he really knows himsel e how much he has lost. It seems to be n caee largely of misplaced confidence. A e attachment of $11 1000 has been put o - his Fairfield property.
 Rev Dr\Strong, the famous author c
 "Our Country and other noted books
 will occupy the pulpit of the Congregs Il tional church on August ,.
 f Miss E. A. Lyon gave the fresh-a f. children and her Sabbath school class a e enjoyable picnic at her house on Tue n day, from 3 to 6 p m. Games in tn l. barn and on the lawn were followed b
 cake, ice cream and peanuts. All weI
 home happy, with bunch of flowers ' | their hands.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27

Dry Goods News. MURRAY & co.
 342 & 344 MAIN STREET,
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN. CLEARING TIME THIS MONTH AND YOU ARE THE HARVEST GATHERERS Our Splendid Values Should Make Splendid
 Business. IT IS NOW BETWEEN HAY AND HARVEST. The Summer Trade Will Soon Be Over; The Fall Trade Will Soon Be In Preparation, And finish the former with glory celebrating clearing time in all stocks that may be ready to
 open the fall trade with new clean stock OUR MoTTo:- Carry Goods Season Season"
 WASH GOODS being about the Wash Goods Section
 PRICES WAY DOWN.
 2s ess. sss.a: E% 1 :sss sas 1ss :ssH sssn 1ss 50 Xard! Apron Ginshams % @Tne a' Lsne.zrr usual s4a.,!as. ,.ls ass.,"as. . Crepe Moire 7e price ls Mems Madras Shirts Especially adapted to soc
 NOVELTY DEPT. Plush Rockers for this week O sg high back carved actual your money give than the bill boards as will not have these add departments open you; yourself I SMITH, NHURRAY Y Sz GO.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
LOWER srEpNEY WANTS RAIN.

Lower Stepney is seriously feeling the drought. All the local showers have passed us by. Pasturage is very parch-
 ed and dried and gardens are languish- ing
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27

ANOTHER BIG BUSINESS DEAL.
 Another great change in the dry goods trade at Bridgeport has occurred Smith
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
MONROE.
Chronicle.

THAT NEW INDUSTRY AT MONROE STATION.
 A large number of men are at work at Monroe station extending the switch track and making improvements general ly. At least three car loads of the new factory iron work have arrived. A store and dwelling house are to be built imme- diately, just north of the Lewis place. Rumor whispers also that the depot is to be used as tool house and larger one built.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27

Alvah Tyrrell of New Haven will conduct religious services at the school house, next Sunday forenoon, at 1( o'clock. All are invited.
 Miss Henrietta Turney, whose healtI is somewhat improved, has gone to Fort Hamilton, l.. l., and is accompanied bJ Mrs Patchen and the Eastwood children
 Miss Clara Alquist has visited ir Trumbull.
 Albert Bottum has exchanged horses with William Candee and treated him
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27
UPPER sTEpNEY IS VERY DRY.

For some unknown cause all the storms for the past 10 days have entirely skipped this dry place.
The Newtown bee., 1894-07-27

Crepe Moire 7c, usual price 12 1-2c. Wool Challies were 25c, now 12 1-2c.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
To Divide the Diocese.

Boston, Mass, April 26.-At the morning
session of the Massachusetts, Episcopal con-
vention it was voted to divide the diocese
of Massachusetts. The exact plan of division
was referred to committee to report the
details at the next convention. Rev, DR..
William Wilberforoe Newton of Pittsfie1d,
spoke on the question first, saying he be-
lieved division was the only radical solution
of the matter, but thought the Bishop
should be given an opportunity to try the
plan of arch-deacon. He added that there
was feeling in the western part of the
state that mild system of home rule was
desirable. An effort was made to suspend
the regular order of business to continue
this question to a decision, but was voted
down. The voting for the standing commit
tee of the diocese resulted as follows:
Revs Drs. Abbott, Chambre, Converse and
Lindsay, Messrs. Paine, Sowden, Upham,
and Davis. Rev. Charles H. Learoy was
reelected treasurer and Rev. E. T. Slater,
registrar
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE.
Popu1ist Aliens Coxey Resolution vigor
ously Denounced.
ously Denounced.

Washington, April 26.-Mr. Aliens resolu-
tion of yesterday as to the right of Coxey
and his followers to visit the Capitol to
assemble and petition for redress of
grievances having been laid before the
Senate today, Mr.. Vest deprecated it's in
PRODUCTION and insisted that the persons re-
ferred to should be treated like all other
persons. But if the resolution was meant
to include men who had trampled on the
laws and had seized private property and
undertaken to secure transportation to
Washington by force of arms, he dissented
from any such proposition. Tho who had
violated the law must abide by the conse-
quences, and the issue could be met right
here and now.
The resolution was denounced in still more
vigorous terms by Mr.. Wolcott, Republican:of
Colorado. If the newspaper accounts were
true, he said, ssthese perons were coming to
Washington, some peaceably on foot, some
by stolen railroad trains, some by begging
and some by means furnished by others,
and all of them for no useful purpose At
tenton had been given to these bands by
state governors. His own state of Colorado
was suffering from a governor whose
vagaries and antics had brought discredit
and dishonor on the commonwealth.
Mr. Dolph denounced tn e resolutions.
MrsAllen defended them and expressed
his surprise at the opposition made to them.
He spoke of the movement as a spontan-
eous s~uprisi ng of American citizens op-
pressed and wronged.
He was asked by Mr.. Wolcott whether that
remark applied to the men who stole the
railroad train at Butte, Mont, and killed
two deputies, but Mr.. Allen declined to
allow the Colorado; senator to choose his
ground of attack, and said he had not heard
of that occurrence when he offered the reso-
luton. After a long discussion Mr.. Aliens
resolution went over without action and it
now goes to the calendar.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Theodore Metcalf, the Boston druggist
died yesterday, aged 50.
Fire in Townsend, VT, yesterday, de-
stroyed more than half the business cen.
ire of the town; loss $40, 600.
The New England Association of
Theta Deta Chi met in Boston last eve
ming. Seth P.Smith was elected pesi-
dent. B. r. Smalley was the poet and
Hon. II. M. Knowlton the orator.
The state bank examiner has taken
charge of the HalemsRiver bank of New
York. The concern is believed to be SOL
vent but it's affairs will probably be
wound up.
illinois militia have been ordered to
Toluca, where the miners who want to
work are likely to be attacked by sever
al thousand strikers. The mine owners
are buying rifles.
A special to the Boston Herald from Gin
cinnati, Ohio, says that H. j. Sistey, a
copper and silver mine owner at Salarda,
Cal, is in that city. He declares that the
West is almost ready for civil war. Nine
tenths of the mines are closed, business is
paralyzed and the miners, idle for many
months, are desperate, and are backed by
all classes.
Dr. Montaldo, chief medical director of
the Spanish government, who was sent to
Lisbon to inquire into the character OF the
disease now raging there, which Portuguese
medical officials designated as cholerlne, has
made his report to the Spanish authorities.
He declares the disease to be Asiat1c
cholera and expresses his conviction that 1t
was brought to Lisbon on merchant vessel
which sailed from the Cape Verde Islands.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
WATER AND LIGHTS.
Three Maine villages Enjoying Some
Modern improvements.
Especial to the Press,l


Damariscotta, April 26.-The Glidden
Water, Illuminating and Power company,
was organized here yesterday under a
charter procured from the last legislature.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-John N. Glidden,
Vice President-George Bliss
Treasurer and CIerk-KendaIl M. Dunbar
Directors-John M. Glidden, George Bliss,
Kendall M Dunbar, A. r. Nickerson, A. r.
q. smith, E. II. Gowing, d. NJ. Jacobs
The object of the company is to supply
the villages of Damariscotta, Newcastle and
Damariscotta Mills with water and electric
lights. A survey has been completed and the
engineer, Mr.. E. H. Gowing of Boston, sub
mitted his report to she meeting yesterday.
1t was ascertained that first class work can
be constructed at a reasonable figure, and
they will doubtless be put in this season.
The town of Damariscotta has already
authorized its selectmen to contract for
hydrant service to the amount of $1,000 per
year, and the enterprising people of New
castle have never allowed their town to lag
behind its neighbors, and they will, no
doubt, authorize the expenditure of an
equal sum.
Insurance rates have very recently been
advanced here at an average of 25 per cent.
in some::instances so per cent,
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
THE LAST STROKE.
The Tariff Bill Death Blow to Our In.
fluence in Hawaii

The Tariff Bill Death Blow to Our In
e,,,aa in uav.;;
wesbineton. Anril 26-The tariff debate
was continued in the Senate today. and Mr..
Hioeins of Delaware attacked the sugar
schedule in it's relation to Hawaii
Senator Higgins began what proved
to ba a yery long speech, devoted amost en-
tirelv to a review of the Hawaiian question.
Tbe nendine bill he said was a measure
working far-reaching notifications of our
foreign policy and especially of our rela-
tions with Hawaii The Wilson bill he said
was intended to strike at our treaty with
that country a treaty to which the present
material prosperity of Hawaii owed it's ex-
is+ence. 1t had consolidated it's CONNER
cia1 intercourse enlarged its trade and
otherwise had been OF vast advantage to
both countries. Going into these industries
somewhat at length Mr.. Higgins said:
ssSuear is The most important industry of
these Islands, It's development by free and
omen market in the United States has made
a. vast increase of the wealth and worked
social revolution of the islands. The first
and the enacting section of the bill in con-
nect1on with the amendment proposed by
the committee as to sugar practically
abroeates this treaty. 1t provides that GER
tain duties upon articles imported from
foreign countries shall be levied collected
ond Maid as nrescribed in it's schedules. The
amendment proposed by the committee and
numbered 1872 " imposes duty on foreign
suear of one cent pound and upward and
the amendment numbered 1893 imposes duty
~, r;ca of one-balf cent a pound. To enact
these provisions would take away the
eouivalent and consideration which Hawaii
Granted in the treaty concessions of import
ance to the United States including our
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
SACRILEGE and PLUMBER.
DisestabIishment Of the Church in
Wales 50 Called.
REFORM FORMALLY ANNOUNCED
AND VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED.

The Government Proposes to Divert the
Revenues of the Church Largely to the
Uses of the Poor-Other Foreign News
The Irish Coast Strewn With Wreck
age-Nearly Half Hundred Fishing
Boats Lost in the Storm.
London, April 26.-Herbert Asquith,
home secretary, moved in the House of
Commons this evening, the dis.estab-
lishment of the church in Wales. The
gross income of the church in Wales
he said, was 279, 900 pounds This sum
would be applied to national and public
purposes, such as providing for hospitals,
nurses, parish halls, libraries and labor
ers' dwellings. 1t would be applied To-
cally and parochially, and.a central fund
made. The government proposes to ap-
point three permanent commissioners to
carry out he provisions of the bill.
Sir Michael-H1cks Beach, president of
the board of trade in the last Salisbury
cabinet denounced the governments
proposals as tending to the legalizatiou
of sacrilege and plumber.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
The Samoan Question,

London, April 26.-The Morning Post,
Conservative, has this morning a leader on
the Samoan question. sAs thestriple gov
ernment has proved a disastrous failure, )"
it says, New Zealand's offer to protect the
islands should be accepted" While admit
ting that Germany would require compensa-
tion, the Post thinks that the United States
would be only too willing to retire from the
islands on the condition that they retain
Pago-Pago as a coaling station or some
other equivalent.
Berlin, April~s26.- While the Vossische
Zeitung, Radical. continues to advocate the
New Zealand plan of settling the Samoan
difficulty, the Norddeutische Allgmein
Zeitung, Caprivi's organ, and the majority
of the Conservative dailies oppose bitterly
any settlement which would exclude Ger
many from the islands.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
DONOvAN'S SUCCESSOR.
George E. Hughes of Bath Chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee.

State Committee met here today and
elected George E. Hughes of Bath chair
man to succeed J.B. Donovan of Alfred,
resigned. DR.. 6. Fl. Coombs of Waldoboro
was elected to the vacancy caused by the
resignation of j. K. Willetts of Waldoboro.
Fred E. Beane of Hallowell, was elected
to the vacancy caused by the resignation
of E. L. Jones of Waterville. 1t was vot-
ed to hold the state convention at Lew
iston June 28th. Resolu tions urging
the immediate passage of the Wilson bill
and approving the progress already made
were passed. Speeches were mades by
leading Democrats.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
Runaway in Cornish.
Especial to the Press.]

Cornish, April 26.-The quietness of this
village was suddenly changed this afternoon
by the runaway of Miss Annie G. Ayer's
team. Mr.. Allie Boothby and Miss Aver
were leading horse to the village and
when near the top Of the DR.. Thompson hill,
so called, the horse that was being lead
broke the hind wheel of the carriage throw
ing Mr.. Boothby out. Miss Aver kept con-
troll of the horse which she was driving till
in front of George F. Clifford's, where she
was thrown from the carriage and was
dragged short distance, The horse was
finally stopped in front of Mr.. Durgin' g
store. Miss Aver was only slightly injured
and Mr.. Boothby came out with but few
burises.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
OBITUARY..
Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Butler.

Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Butler died in Bur-
Iington, Wisconsin, Wednesday, aged 20
years. He was brother-in-iaw of Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin. Rev. DR.. Butler was
a graduate of Colby, in the class Of 1912,
and came to Turner, Me-, in 1s45, where
he was pastor until 1885, In 1880 he
became agent of the American Baptist
Union. which place he filled until 1852.
He was then pastor at Eastport from
1882 to 1885, and at Rockland from 1855
to 1859. In 1860 he went to Auburn at
the Baptist church in that city, where
he was pastor for three years until 1869.
From Auburn he went to Camden where
his pastorate lasted uutil 1869. His SUBJ
sequent pastorates were Alton, ILL.,, 1869
u; Leavenworth, Kan, 1S72-13; Bangor,
1873 -76: Dexter 1S77-7S; North Vassal-
boro 1s78-sO; Hallowell 1SS0-81. In 1878
he was honored with the degree of d. D.
by Colby and he was trustee of the
college for years. He was a representa-
tive in the Maine legislature in 1880.
Hon. George H. Andrews.
Winthrop, April 26.-Hon. George H.
Andrews of Monmuth, died today after
long and painful illness. He was county
commissioner and prominent citizen and
business man.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
THE OLD WORLDS TROUBLES.

Great Loss of Life Among Fishermen ON
the Irish Coast.
Dublin, April 26. 26.-Forty-five boats, OF
the Manx fishing feet, at work off
Skibbereen, and many from Baltimore,
county Cork. are missing. 1t is feared
that they went down during Monday
nights furious gale along the southern
coast. The smack Florence is known to
have sunk with eight men.
A number of fishermen were washed
from boats which have come in and
were drowned. Weckage has been
washed up in great quantities along the
coast. Some thrown upon the beach
near Bear Haven, on'Bantry Bay, indi-
Gates that steamer has foundered
The Norwegian bark. Christian
Wilhelm, bound for New Brunswick,
was carried ashore and is total wreck.
The life-boat men got every body ashore.
The British bark Romance, from
Fowey for New York, sprang leak and
ran into Queenstown, where she arrived
with considerable water in her hold.
The Norwegian bark Saga. from Dem
erara, is ashore near Castle Townsend.
The crew were saved by means of the
breeches buoy with much difficulty.
The sea off Baltimore is covered with
wreckage.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for Yesterday, April 25, taken at p. nj.
18th meridian time, the observations for
each station being given in this order:
Temperature, direction OF the wind, state of
the weather:
Boston, 65 degrees, ", clear; New York,
GA degrees, SW, clear; Philadelphia, go de-
grees, S, clear; Washington, 90 degrees, S,
clear; Albany, 81 degrees, W, clear; Buffalo,
81 degrees, sw, clear; Detroit, 5s degrees,
sW, clear; Chicago, 5s degrees, Sc, clear;
St. Paul, 6s degrees, Sc, clear; Huron,
Oak, es degrees; Sc, fair; Bismarck, so
degrees, Sc, fair; Jacksonville, 6s degrees.
NE cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
Explosives for Mcbride.

Columubs, Ohio, April 26.-In his morn
ing's mail today John Mcbride, president of
the United Mine Workers, received an in
fernal machine. The explosives were con-
cealed between the sides of folded PAM
phlet while match and piece of sandpaper
were so arranged that the drawing of the
wrapper would ignite the match. The
string attaching the match to the wrapper
broke when the package swas opened, and
there was no explosion. The package which
bears no postmark was turned over to the