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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


In the United States court at Wichita
Judge Williams rendered an important
decision the other day 1t was the case
from Wyandotte county in which the
holders of certificates issued under the
Buchan road law sought to recover
from the county. This law authorized
the resident land holders within a half
mile on either side OF the road to petit
ton the county commissioners for the
improvement of the road, and the COM
missioners We're authorized to appoint
three road commissioners to take
charge of the work. In payment for
the improvement these road commits
sioners were authorized to issue certifi-
Gates for the whole improvement, two
thirds of the cost of which they were
to assess against the land in the half
mile district and one-third was to be
paid by taxation upon the county at
large. The court held the law under
which they were issued unconstitu-
tional on the ground that the legisla-
ture had no power to delegate the tax
ing power to the commissioners There
were about $500, 900 of these certificates
due, which the taxpayers fought on the
ground that they were illegal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

THE largest gas well in the Ohio or
in the Indiana fields has been drilled
in the Wallace farm, three miles west
OF Fostoria. The lease is owned by
the Chicago Oil Co., and the well was
started last week in territory which
was considered worthless When the
tools were thrown out the workmen
had to run for their lives. The drill
steam and rope were thrown fully 500
feet The well is estimated at Sc, OOO,-
coo feet of gas per day, the largest well
on earth. The gas caught fire from the
forge and the derrick has been burned
to the ground. Tho woods are blazing
in many places and the flames can be
seen shooting up 100 feet above the
tree tops.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

THE Washington Office of foreign
mails has announced that samples of
articles composed of glass or other
fragile material in unsealed packages
will be admitted in the mails between
the United States, Argentine republic,
Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, British
India, Bulgaria, Bosnia-H erzegovinia,
Canada, Chilli, Denmark and Danish
West Indies, Egypt, France, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Nuremberg, Nicara-
qua, Norway, the Netherlands and the
Netherlands colonies, Paraguay, Portu-
gal, Russia, Servia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and Tunis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

WILLIAM ROBBINS, of the Gettysburg
battlefield commission, says that the
commission would like to have the
present address of confederate officers
and men still living who were in the
battle of Gettysburg, together with
statement of the commands they were
in and the rank they held at that time,
also letters from each of them specify
ing with care and accuracy what pre-
else points of this field they occupied and
fought over. Those who comply with
these requests should address him at
Gettysburg or at Statesville, n. C.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

A DIVORCE petition filed in the district
court of Payne county, Ok, by James
Smith, a farmer, whose wife owns
much more property than he does,
prays for divorce from her, and also
asks that she be ordered to pay him
4monthly a1imony during the remainder
nf his life
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
GEMS OF LITERARY WEALTH.
TRUTH is generally hard.

Truth is generally hard.
AFFECTIONS always improve good
people
DIsAGREEABLE people always do keep
their promises.
WE must not expect more of folks
than there is in them.
EVERY good and great thing has been
called impossible before it is DONE
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

The Gseventeen-year locusts have
made their appearance round Fulton,
Ark, in large numbers withinlthe past
few days, but are combining themselves
principally to the surrounding timber
1anda The buzz and noise made by
these INSECTS is kept up night and day.
Officers of the steamer Gamma, from
little Red river, state that the bottoms
along that stream are perfectly alive
with them. Their destructive propen-
sity seems not as yet to have asserted
Itself, as little damage is noticeable
from their invasion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

AT Ledgerwood, N. D., the other
might a band of prolhibitionists COM
pletely wrecked two blind pig sa-
looms, destroying all the furniture and
emptying the liquors into the street.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
Must Report INFECTIONS Disease.

TOPEKA Kan. May 21.-An order has
been issued to trainmen on the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad to re-
port to the general superintendent
and the secretary of the state
board of health all cases OF in
fictitious diseases found on their
trains. They are also required to
report the arrival OF all emigrants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

STAMP collectors have learned that
New York firm has bought up all the
81 stamps of the Columbian issue and
raised the price to So. so each. 1t was
said that the spectators learned that
only about 10000 of the 81 stamps re-
manned unsold and purchased them in
small lots from postmasters all over
the country. The full issue of Column
bian stamps at their face value is worth
$l6.24, and it was estimated there els
"A demand for 10000 full sets. No set
will be complete without the 81 stamp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

SENATOR TELLER has presented a
bulky petition to congress from citi-
zens of Colorado asking an appropria-
ton for the purpose of preserving the
homes of the cliff jewellers on the Ute
Indian reservation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

When travelling

Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take
on every trip bottle of Syrup Of Figs, as
it acts most pleasantly and effectse7 ely ON the
kidneys, liver and bowels. proven slng1eVeTSs
headaches and other forms of sickness. For
sale in so cents and 81 bottles by oil Nading
druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

FRESHNESS and purity are impaired TO tbs
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur Soap
HIS Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
Leayenworth BroiIs.

Robert Kane, an employee of Aber-
nathy's furniture factory, was shot and
instantly killed in Foran's saloon in
Leavenworth the other day by Barney
Fitzsimmons, the bartender. 1t was
said to be the result of an old grudge-
While the body of the murdered man
was being taken to his home in the
patrol wagon by three policemen,
Charles Reed, colored youth about 90
years of age, was seen running along
the street pursued by man. The po-
lice jumped from the wagon and Joined
in the chase, calling on Reed to halt.
Policeman Talbot shot at him, infiict-
ing a serious wound in the hip. The
colored people held a meeting and Sc
verely denounced the action of the po-
police.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
The Rate Question.

At the hearing of the rate question
before the railroad commissioners at
Topeka all the railroad attorneys pres
ent withdrew and decided to pay no
further attention to it. State Senator
Leedy appeared for the petitioners and
held that the board had the power to
fix a schedule of rates on all classes of
freight handled by the railroads in the
state. This the attorneys for the roads
denied, and upon Mr.. Leedy's persist
ence they left the room and will fight
any action the board takes in the courts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

The works of Virgil, printed on vel
lum at Rome in i4To. were sold by
Cuaritch for s., 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

Mosr remedies for prejudice Seem to be
fatal-Galveston News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
The Musical Awards.

The complete list of awards at the
Hutchinson musical jubilee were as
follows: Mixed chorus, first prize,
$500. Emporia; second, $3.50, Newton:
third, $50. Anthony. Ladies' chorus,
500, and male chorus, 500, Newton
Male quartette, S25. Newton. Vocal
duet, SIS, Mrs. Whiteside and Mrs
Wall, Hutchinson. Soprano solo, $50,
Mrs. Parkhurst, Topeka. Alto solo,
$50, Miss Gertrude Wyatt, Topeka.
Bass solo, $50, II. V. Hinckley, Topeka.
Tenor solo, $50, III. L. Shirer, Topeka.
Piano, $50, Miss Kate Blunt, Leaven-
worth; Piano duet, SIS, Mrs Mccoy and
Mrs Strong, Wichita; Violin, $50, Prof.
Gosa Dome, Salina. Cornet, s25, John
Davis, Valley Falls. Pipe organ. $50,
divided between Mrs. Lund, of Linds-
borg, and Miss Scott, of Hutchinson.
Orchestra, no contest, one-ha1f given to
Emporia $50
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

The republicans of Shawnee county :,
Kan. met at Topeka Saturday and
elected delegates to the state conven-
ton practically solid for Morrill, for
orovoruOr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
Minor state News.

Gently in annual session at Lawrence.
The first annual meeting of the Kan
sas Woman's Republican association
will be held in Topeka June ).
In the Knights of Pythias competi-
tive drill at Leavenworth Chetopa won
the first prize, $3.50, and Galena the
second prize. $50.
1t is said that sugar growing has
been declared failure in western
Kansas. The sugar factory at Attica
is being dismantled and the plant will
be removed to Baton Rouge, La. The
factory at Conway Springs is also idle.
Christopher Carpenter. charged with
being an accomplice in the murder of
Peter Muehlenbacher on the night of
March II last. was found guilty of
murder in the first degree by jury at
Alma.
Frank Schneider, 20 years old. was
found dead near Fort Leavenworth the
other morning with rife ball through
his heart Supposed to have accident
ally shot himself while hunting.
Gov. Lewelling appointed F. B. John
son, of Topeka. to represent Kansas at
the Pan-American bimetailic conven-
ton called to meet in Washington on
the 22d.
William r. Foulk an old soldier com
mitted suicide at Kingman the other
day by shooting himself. He had be-
come melancholy because his pension
was reduced from S12 to IS per month.
The Pythian grand bodies of Kansas,
comprising the grand lodge, brigade OF
the uniform rank. and the grand temple
of Pythian sisters met at Leevenworth
on the 18th. 1t was the twenty-third
annual session of the grand lodge
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

Gov. Stone, of Missouri, has respited
Harry Jones and John Clark, sentenced
to be hanged Tuesday next at Kansas
City for the murder of Madame Wright,
an employment agent, until June 20.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
Seventh District Democrats.

The straight-out democratic conven-
ton of the Seventh congressional dis
trict met at Hutchinson on the 10th
and after long discussion decided to
adjourn subject to the call of the chair
man, w. f. Petition. The object of
this was to await the action of the
state convention and of the fusion
democrats of the district.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
EXCURSION TO THE THOUSAND ISLANDS

Call on the Station Agent Taylor and secure a copy of the Tourist World. giving full information regarding the ex- cursion to the Thousand Islands The party start next Tuesday, August 2S, by a special limited express train which leaves Newtown at 7.44 a. m., passing through the Berkshire Hills, Mohawk Valley, the country of the Black river Clayton, thence bv steamer on the ma jestic St Lawrence river past Thousand Islands park and other points of interest, to Alexandria Bay The next day will be occupied with the fascinating 50 mile ramble on the grey hound of the river the steamer St Lawrence, sailing among 1900 islands. After supper the electric search light excursion by the same steamer, with red fire, incandescent lights, meteoric rockets and music. The next day visit to the Canadian city of Kingston, with it's Notifications and splendid buildings, make another day of enjoyment never to be forgotten. The next morning, after a goodbye breakfast, the excursion train ing. Book of coupons covering all ex- penses, railroad fare, board at fine hotels, excursion to Kingston, costing only Sl5. Parlor car attached; seats S2 extra each way, which should be engaged in ad. vance. Tickets, etc., can be had of Agent c. B. Taylor. Tourists will do we'll to provide themselves with lunch on train. The Saratoga excursions run as usual every Monday, train leaving at l0.47 a. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24

the place of W. 0. Purdy, recently pur- chased of A. B. Curtiss. MT Purdy will build new summer residence just east Of the old house. His brother, Charles Purdy, and carpenters from Bridgeport are doing the work.
 Charles Osborne has moved into the Penfield shop temporarily.
 Mrs B. H. French and Mrs SuSaa Osborne have both been on the sick list.
 Miss Henrietta Turney has gone back to Port Jefferson and the Eastwood chil- dren are visiting relatives in Brewster.
 The sons of A. B. Curtiss are the hap py possessors of smart new horse and buggy.
 Miss Lila Moore is expected home from the Catskill on Saturday. Charles Abbott and family of Bridge port have been the guests of Moses Hull
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organ in the Methodist church during the absence of Mrs N. B. Curtis.
TRUMBULL.

MR PATCHEN EMBARKS IN THE GROCERY
 BUSINESS.
 Leroy Patchen has opened grocery store in Bridgeport and has moved to that place. Mr Patchen has genial and obliging way of serving the public that will no doubt make him successful where others would not be. He carries with him the best wishes of all.
 Charles Wheeler spent Sunday in New Haven.
 William Parks has moved into Frank Plumb's new house and is taking summer boarders.
 White Plains district has had new we'll dug near the school house.
 Arthur Plumb has returned from a pleasant trip to Niagara Falls.
 Mr Edwards of Stratford spent the Sabbath in town.
 Messrs Tait and families and Mir and Mrs w. s. Plumb have returned from their vacation. ..a
 A very pleasant lawn party was held at the residence of Plumb Nichols, Tues day afternoon and evening, under the auspices of the Y. P. s. c. E. The lawn was beautifully illuminated by Japanese lanterns. Pleasant games were played until late hour. The social committee are to be congratulated on the success of the party.
 Several from Trumbull were able to at tend the Sunday school rally at Parlor Rock, Tuesday. They reported profit able meeting.
 Rev N. T. Merwin preached an excel lent sermon to large audience in the Congregational church, Sunday morning The pastor will preach next Sabbath.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
SOUTHPORT.

Charles A. Wheeler has the contract for furnace work, plumbing and timing at Miss Thorpe's house.
 The stone masons have been busily employed in putting down the curbing on Pequot street. Curbing for the tar sidewalk has arrived, and will be laid very soon.
 Henry H. Perry has returned from his vacation.
 Rev Sherwood Roosevelt will officiate at Trinity, next Sunday.
 Mrs O. $. Sherwood has returned home She has been visiting friends on Long Island.
 The 75th birthday anniversary of Mrs Cornelia A. Sherwood Short was cele- brated at the home of George Herbert Knapp, last Thursday. ThirJy-two rep resentatives of her family were present.
 Mrs Edwin Sherwood entertained Rev Mir Earle, last week.
 Miss Rodman is the guest of Mrs H. S.. Bulkley.
 Thieves en tered the store of l.. F. Sherwood, Monday night, and carried off about $50 in money and goods.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
A LITTLE SENSATION.

The sensation of the hour is the ar rest of John Jackson for threatening and abusive language to his neighbors, Ste- phen G. Nichols and the family of Levi Downs. With sharp knife he drove the Downs family from their house, threatening to kill them, chasing the daughter into MT Nichols store. There, with pitchfork MT Nichols drove him out, but his wife, who has been serious ly ill, and commenced to recover, was completely prostrated. A warrant was issued for his arrest and after several days lying in wait, it was accomplished by Sheriff Osborne. He has occasionally been violent and offensive before, but will in the future probably be cared for in the state asylum for the insane.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24

The Cosmopolitan magazine has lately made notable change in removing it's plant from the great metropolis of New York to Irvington- on-the- Hudson. The new home of the Cosmopolitan stands on terrace on the side of hill overlook ing the river, and tunnel has been run from the railroad track up to the base ment of the building for the delivery of freight, to avoid disfguring the grounds with tracks. The building is 279 feet long and 76 feet wide, and it's dome is adorned with the group of figures that occupied similar place on the Agricul- tural building at the Worlds fair. The new quarters will be ready for occupa- tion by the end of the month. The Cos mopolitan is favored in being able to get out of the close and stif1ing air of the city. We look to see other great magazines initiating their example.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
In New Haven County
SOUTH BRITAIN.

THE LIGHTNING ACTIVE IN BRITAIN.
 H. P. Mitchell's horse barn was struck by lightning on Monday, doing very lit tie damage other than making a quantity of splinters of few shingles and some siding and the sleigh shaft near that side of the barn. He had just removed horse from that end of the barn.
 s. $. Platt has had the misfortune to lose one of his best horses. He drove her to Waterbury and was taken sick there on Monday. He got her home on Friday and she died Sunday.
 Miss Charlotte Baldwin of Chicago is visiting her mother and sister for two weeks.
 MT and Mrs Harry QuintaId of F ridge port are spending week with :. P. Averill.
 Amos Mitchell and wife were at H. P. Mitchell's over Sunday. c. H. Stilson had slight attack oi his old trouble, last week, but is out again now.
 | Mrs Miller, who has been keeping house for Ira Bradley, and also dress making, left town to visit her sister ir New York state. She does not expect to return.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
A NEwTowN SISTER SPEAKS.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

have read many articles in papers on the woman suffrage question. But none that compiled with my ideas as we'll as the one in THE BEE of August 17 from HFarmer's Wife in Monroe" I agree with her. l think some of them must be old maids, who are tired of single bles- sedness and want to find their affinity and also want to gain notoriety. On the other hand, if the mother, instead of go- ing to vote or preside at meeting, would stay at home and learn their daughters how to make butter and scald the churn and iron sUarched shirt, ,etc., they would make better farmers wives than some of them do at the present time. When a man marries farmers daughter he thinks he is getting wife who knows how to do all kinds of work. But many times he is mistaken. She is off to pre- side at a meeting or do some missionary work. Both of which are good. But let the men who educate themselves for this work do it. The farmer can find work on his farm the year round and I think the farmers wife's place is at home at tending to her household duties. I will not say any more on the subject this time but l give vote of thanks, yes, I give three cheers to the Monroe farmers wife
 for giving her ideas on woman suffrage and hope to hear from her again. X Newtown Farmers Wife.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
LONG HILL.
GRACE CHURCH.

August 26, 14th Sunday after Trinity. At 9.30 d. m., Holy Communion, at 10.30 a. m., morning prayer; Sunday school after morning service.
 The Belle Island party have decided to stay another week. Their cook, Mrs Clark, has returned home. She could not stay any longer.
 Mrs F. Turney has been with them over Sunday. Another large party start Wednesday, for Walnut Grove, Milford, for a weeks sojourn. Among the party will be Albert Coan, who is in his 92d year, while some of the party are very young children.
 Mrs Pixley has returned from her visit in Springfield, but will soon go to her home in Great Burlington to spend the remainder of the season.
 Miss Bertha Addls is entertaining con- pany.
 Mrs Burr and Mrs Smith have moved into Mir Ryan's house by the depot. MI Ryan has two signs up announcing his place for sale. If signs will sell place, your correspondent thinks he will be successful.
 Charles Peet is engaged to travel for the Bible house at New ork, soon. He has sold his wheel to Plumb Hall. Burt Clark has taken the meat route o1 | Albert Coan. i Mir and Mrs James Jackson from Paw tucket, R. l., are guests of MT and Mr. L. B. Hale, Mrs Hale's parents. t
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24
In Litchfield County.
WOODBURY.
OLD COLONIAL HOUSES.

Dr D. R. Rodger and c. M. Harvey
 are introducing water from the new
 water works, into their premises, and
 making other improvements. Dr Rod-
 gers owns the premises formerly owned
 by the late lJudge Charles B. Phelps.
 It was built by Jonah Beers soon after
 17S0. His son, the late Hon Seth P.
 Beers, for 25 years school fund com
 missioner, was born there. It was at
 one time owned by Rev John k. Mar
 shall, the first rector and founder of St
 Paul's church. Some years ago, it was
 modernized, enlarged and improved by
 the late Frederick Parker of New Haven, at an expense of about $500. It was occupied for some years for boarding school by Rev Alonzo Norton Lewis. It is one of the desirable residences of the town. c. M. Harvey's residence is another old colonial house, built by the Rev Noah Benedict, the third pastor of the First Congregational church in 1760. The tradition in the society is that the parson dug well to very considerable depth near the house, but found no water, and that he then ob- tained permission of the town to ex-
 cavate we'll in front of the present barber shop, which was part of the east and west highway, discontinued in l11os Eb IS Sdlo Ilidt u tlO WSii with his own hands unaided, and made
 one of the best wells in town. This
 we'll has become celebrated in modern times on account of lawsuits in regard to it's title. Michael T. Shelley owns
 another celebrated old colonial house. The writer does not know the date of it's construction. 1t was owned. how ever, in 1751 by Hon William Preston, the first judge of the Litchfield County
 Court.
 About 25 families are already using the water from the new water works. At a special meeting of the directors
 of the Woodbnry Water Company, A. w. Mitchell was chosen superintendent l of the works and H D. Curtis, A. w.. Mitchell and A. D. Warner were chosen a committee to act on special rates. It
 was also voted to offer more stock for sale.
 George Lathrop is very ill.
 Mrs Charles Miller and Mrs R. s. Woodroff of Waterbury visited at Will liam Cothren's, last week
 The shower of Wednesday of last week caused the postponement of the lawn fete of St Paul's parish, till the
 next evening, which was all that could be desired, and very pleasant time was l enjoyed.
The Newtown bee., 1894-08-24

Among the contents of The Forum for September will be a unique article on "Home-Life in India: Child-Marriages and Widows" by Purushotam Rao Telang, a high-castle Brahmn who has spent more than year in the United and customs. Mir Telang writes the first explanation, we believe, that has ever appeared by a Hindoo in the United States, of the custom of child-marriages and of the forbidding of the marriage of widows in India-two subjects that have long been topics of earnest mis- sionary discussion.