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The Newtown bee., 1895-08-23

It is said that the Cuban revolution promises to give the United States high CT prices for sugar. More than one-half of our supply comes from that island, and the insurrection has already resulted in reducing the Cuban crop nearly 50 per cent below the large yield of a year ago. The insurgents are forbidding the grind ing up of the cane when 1t Is raised and threatening death to any planter convict ed of trying to realize on his crop-hop- ing thus presumably to starve out the Spanish regime. In addition to these facts It is interesting to note that Spain is drawing on its military reserves go heavily to suppress the Cuban revolt as to start fire in the rear. A home insur. rection is not among the impossibilities, while the loss of Cuba is beginning to look extremely probable.
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SHERMAN.
CHURCH AND PERSONAL JOTTING

CHURCH AND PERSONAL JOTTINGS.
 Some of the farmers have begun cut. ting tobacco.
 Will Worden, who has been sick, is gaining.
 Mrs Charles Ingersoll is visiting her sister at Greenfield Hill.
 Rev F. W. Krieger of New Britain, who has been interested in the mission work at the Center church, also Rev Willis Hotchkiss of Cleveland, O., who hasIbeen at Sherman once, together wieh five others, sailed for the missionary fields of Africa from New York on Saturday.
 Mrs s. J. Hoyt went to New Fairfield, Monday, to see her little granddaughter, Maud Whitehead, who has had the mis- fortune to break her arm.
 Rev E. P. Herrick of Tampa, Fla, who for 16 years was pastor of the Sherman Congregational church, is spending a part of his vacation here.
 A prayer meeting was held at Watson Hungerford's, Sunday evening.
 M. J. Briggs has been dangerously i'll. Drs Woodruff and Barker attend him.
 The result of the ballsgame betwee n the Sherman boys and Mizzen Top club, was a surprise to many of our towns people and no less to the boys themselves, for although Sherman is small town, it can boast of a baseball nine, which but once or twice has known the meaning of the word, defeat. It is 8 great mys- tery how they came to be so badly beat en. And by the Mizzen Top club, too!
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SOUTHPORT.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
 The Methodist Sunday school had their annual outing, Thursday, on the new steamer Atlartica. They started from Jennings wharf about o'clock and had most enjoyable excursion.
 Miss Smiths school, also Miss Lacey's school, reopen in September.
 Rev pr Guilbert of Trinity church is spending his vacation in Nova Scotia. He writes from Halifax of the beautiful scenery of the Land of Evangeline.
 Miss Bessie Tavlor is visiting at the home of her grandfather, E. Monroe.
 A converted infidel addressed the pray CT meeting at the Congregational church, this week.
 , Miss Bessie Nissan has been the guest of the Misses Sherwood.
 The cottage on Rose Hill, formerly oc. cupied by or. Sherwood, and owned by E. Monroe, is being put into fine condi- tion for it's new tenant.
 The town has just purchased one of the American Road Machine Co.'s best stone crushers, and it ia expected to arrive in about three weeks. This with the roller which was purchased some time ago, cost $2l00. Work on macadamizing the roads will be begun as soon as possible; that from Osborne Hill toward Fairfield vil- lage will be done first. Fairfield may be congratulated on this additional move ment towards good roads.
 Aaron Jennings is very ill.
 The Fauna owned by Moses Buckley has gone out of commission.
 The schooner, Walter, has gone to Port Jefferson to be overhauled. She ex- poets to be back in time for the market trade, September1.
 MT and Mrs H. N. Wakeman have start ed for the Berkshires.
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PERSONAL AND CHURCH JoTTINGs.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH JOTTINGS.
 Born, the 16th, daughter to MT and Mrs Truman Pierce.
 MT and Mrs Charles Curtis of Birming ham spent Sunday with his mother.
 Miss Helen Morrison of Brooklyn, N Y., is guest of Mrs A. D. Munson.
 Misses Charlotte and Annabell Bald win reached home, August 20, after an eight weeks trip abroad, which was enjoyed exceedingly.
 Mrs H. F. Mitchell and family go to their Milford cottage for awhile, August P.
 Mrs D. M. Mitchell took her Sunday school class of boys for picnic to Lake Quassapaug, Tuesday. It was a lovely day and doubtless every boy in that class wished it could be repeated several times in the course of the summer.
 Misses Apbie and Susie Mitchell are visiting friends in Bedding.
 Miss Jennie Shepard spent last week with her mother and sister.
 Mrs Laura Clark came home, Tuesday Her sister, Mrs Parmalee, came with her.
 The Congregational church will hold it's Sunday school picnic Thursday, Aug ust 29.
 A fourth son came to MT and Mrs S.. s. Platt's home, last week.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

A number of city boarders are at the American house.
 Mrs ChaIles Briggs has been very poor ly and under the doctors care.
 Since MT McMahon bought the Morris place at the Iron Works he has greatly improved it, and it is handsomely paint ed which makes very attractive home for himself and family.
 MT and Mrs Fred Thompson and little daughter have visited her parents here.
 Martin Thompson who has visited his cousin, Perry Thompson in this town, has returned to his home in Kent.
 Levi Warren has accepted position as clerk in the store of w. J. Beehler.
 Tobacco is looking finely and many pieces are nearly ready to cut. The re- cent showers have been of much benefit to the crops.
 Mrs Firth, a teacher in the public schools of New York, is spending few weeks at Mrs James Lees.
 George c. Jones is painting St Paul's church, the same color as before.
 The rainfall of Sunday morning amounted to three and ore quarter inches in five hours. This amount in so short a time rarely falls in this vicinity. For the time the ground was thoroughly sat- urated.
 Jacob Blakeman, who disappeared so suddenly few weeks ago, has been found in the southern part of the coun- ty and brought home on Saturday.
 Paul Jones of New York is spending a week with his parents.
 W. A. Beers is finishing the grading al out his fine new residence. When complete he will have one of the hand somest residences in Brookfield, beng situated on the corner and on rise of ground.
 Miss Fannie o. Thornhill has been en- gagged to teach the school in the Center district for the coming year. N. W. Green, of the New York Music al college, with two musical friends, spent Sunday at E. c. Smiths, assisting the choir of the Congregational church with their cultured voices.
 Mrs Edmund Weld spent few days with MT and Mrs William Hoy, at the celebration of their birthday anniversay which both occurred on the same day.
 MT and Mrs Clarence Keeler and child and Mrs John N. Hawley are the guests of MT and Mrs F. K. Hawley in Whiscon. fer.
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been visiting his brother, Rev c. H. Pease, has returnpd home

been visiting his brother, Rev c. H. Tease, has returned home.
 Miss Adell Bradley has been very i'll for several days.
 Miss Carrie MoTehouse has visited re- latives in Southport.
 Julius Lane has returned home after several months absence in the Vest
 Mrs Thomas of Ridgefeld is the guest of her sister, Mrs Vanderbilt Godfrey.
 Charles Jarvis of Brooklyn is spend- ing his vacation with his grandfather, Matthew Bulkley.
 Mrs A. B. Hill of Norwalk has spent few days with her niece, Mrs Walter Rowland.
 c. c. Strong, principal of the public schools at Anderson, Cal, says: "I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and have found it an excellent remedy for lameness and slight wounds" Lame- ness usually from sprain, or other injury, or from rheumatism, for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is especially intended and unequalled. It affords all most immediate relief and in short time effects permanent cure. For sale by B. F. Hawley, Newtown, and $. c. Bull, Sandy Hook.
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BRIDGEPORT.
A NEW DEPARTURE.


 The store, 63 Fairfield avenue, Bridge port, next door to Dupee's drug store, which for many years has been used for a restaurant and bakery, is now occupied by Northrop, the art and music dealer, formerly at 31 John street. This will be good news to his many customers out side of the city, as they will not have to go out of their way to visit his store. The Southport, and in fact every trolley car goes past his store, and as it is only few steps from Main street it will accom- modate every one who wishes to buy books, stationery, frames, pictures, musical instruments, strings, sheet music, music folios, etc., for about half price. If you have any pictures to frame take them there and he will frame them in any style desired for as low prices as is com patible with good work. He has large stock of frames on hand which he will close out for almost any price. He is selling $6 mandolins for $2 99. Give him call and see for yourselves.
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pr Lyman Abbottt, just back from a visit in England, gives his paper, The Outlook, a survey of the English politi- cal situation. He says: From such survey of the political situation as have been able to give here on the ground, can neither think, with some Conservatives, that the election means that England has done with Liberal or democratic tendencies, nor, with some extreme Radicals, that it is the end of the Liberal party, and that in it's place a Labor or Socialistic party is sure to em- erge. Socialism does not appeal to the common sense of the Englishman, who is by nature and instinct conservative. do not believe that 1t will ever come in England. But if 1t ever does come that phase of Socialism which is proper ly termed Collectivism, the ownership of all tools and the direction of all indus tries by the Government-it will come only by very slow advances, and is yet a long way in the future. The election does not mean that Liberalism and Rad realism are both dead, and that England is going back in her history. On the contrary, it means that nearly one-half the people in the Kingdom are Liberal, not only on single point, but on every point ,of immediate mportance-separ- ation of Church and State, popular rather than official control of the liquor traffic, limitation of the political power of the aristocracy, and federalism rather than imperialism.
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DEATH OF CHARLES E. LYON.


 Charles E. Lyon, who had been an in- valid for several years past, died on Sat- urday evening. Although he had been so very feeble of late and was sick with the quinsy sore throat, which has been so prevalent, his death came with sud denness to all. He was one of the vet erans of the war and took an honest pride in his career as a soldier and the service he gave his country. He enlisted for three years in the Seventh Regiment Infantry, member of Company D, Au- gust 24, 1861. He was promoted Febru- ary l, 1863, and December 22, 1863, he re-enlisted as veteran and mustered out of the service, July 20, 1863, rendering a service to his country for a period of nearly four years. He leaves widow and two sons, George H. and Frederick, of Bethel. Messrs George Coly, Glover Blackmap, Levi Edwards and Moses Hull attended the remains, the first three being veterans and members of the G. A. R. Dr Merwin spoke kindly and with great respect of the deceased, to a Ia rge company of the many friends and neighbors.
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Boys three-thread Cotton Hose. fast black, warranted to wear well, sizes to 10, lac a pair, three pairs for 50c.
 DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. It shows good policy this early fall buying, as goods cannot always remain at such prices Large size cotton Towels Sc each. Linen Towels, 6 14c each. Very large Linen Towels. 10c each-- Over 10 different kinds of towels to choose from at l2 Pc, all linen.
 Extra large Linen Huck Towels, at l7c. knotted fringe, very large, Dan ask Towels at 25c, worth 50c.
 Crochet Bed Spreads, good size, heavy raised pattern 75c.
 Cotton Blankets, with or without border, ,4sc a pair.
 Elegant line of Lace Bureau Sets. prices start at soc set.
 TOILET DEPARTMENT. Special selling of Toilet Goods: l5 odors ot a good perfume, 12 l-2c per ounce, 1000 cakes of Babeskin Soap to go at 1c a cake-
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HUNTINGTON.

TO UNvEIL DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
 The Village Improvement Society of Huntington Center, will on August 28 unveil and dedicate beautiful drinking fountain, which has been presented to the town of Huntington, by Mrs Julia DeForest Nash of Bridgeport, in mem. ory of her father, Charles Curtis, for mer resident of the place. A good time is expected, speeches and music in the afternoon, followed by dance, supper and fireworks in the evening. Sansone's band will furnish the music, afternoon and evening. All who are interested are cordially invited.
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The daily papers for the last few weeks have had more or less to say about the Indian troubles in the Jack sons Hole country of Wyoming, which appear to have originated over the question of the hunting rights of the Bannock Indians. Under the treaty by which these Indians were located on their reservation they were given the right to hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States. The laws of Wy oming, however, deny them the right. The Indians killed game upon these lands, as they had right to do, aud were arrested. On their way to jail F of them were shot on the pretence that they were trying to escape. Thereupon the Indians gathered to the number of two hundred or three hundred and re- fused to return to their reservation in Idaho. Reports were sent abroad that they had butchered all the settlers la the
 
 Jackson's Hole district, and General Ccppinger, commanding the department of the Platte, sent the Ninth (colored) cavalry and detachment of infantry to the scene of danger. The early reports, however, seem to have been greatly ex- aggerated, and in any event the distur- bance will be easily suppressed, the Bannocks being a small tribe. Late | accounts say that orders have been is- sued for the arrest of the settlers who took part in killing the red men. on the charge of murder. The country around | Jackson's Hole and the Tenton Range Is in the Rocky Mountains, and is broken land, with deep valleys and canons, and high mountains with precipitous sides. The Bannocks live largely on the game, which is fairly plentiful around their reservation, and consists of deer, rabbits some elk and small game.
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WESTON.
CHURCH AND PERSONAL MENTION.


 Miss Lillian Bennett is entertaining friends from Norwalk.
 Beginning on Sunday evening, Aug ust p, the NOrfield f. F. $. c. E prayer meeting will hereafter commence at 7 o'clock. The meeting on Sunday even ing will be led by Miss Annie Fitch. Miss Willardson of Hoboken, N. J., who has been spending two weeks with Miss Ada Bradley, has returned home This week Miss Bradley entertains Miss Leila Coley from Westport.
 Friends from Bridgeport are visiting Mrs RandIe and Miss Nichols. Miss Anna Pitkin, who has been the guest of Miss Florence Lane, left on Monday for her home in Chicago. Miss Ada Coley will spend the week with out-0f-t0wn friends.
 Levi Pease of East Haven, who l1as
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SOUTHBURY,
A DELIGHTFUL REUNION.

A
 A family gathering of unusual interest has occurred this week in Southbury at the house of Oscar Amber. The chil- dren of three brothers and some of the grandchildren were present. All of the cousins of three families were present ex- cept Mrs c. E. Buckminister of Lake City, Minn., daughters of Alfred Ambler and Arthur Ambler of Chicago and son of Alerk Amber. Those present were Mrs c. E. McKean of Wahpeton, N. D., Mrs J. H. Jones of Clinton, MT and Mrs Noah White and daughter of West Red- ding, Mrs Charles Sherwood of Danbury, MT and Mrs David Barnes of Roxbury. MT and Mrs Edmond Ambler of South bury, MT and Mrs Oscar Ambler and family of Southbury, also Miss Frances Ambler of South Britain. Some of those present have not met for 30 years and 1t scarcely seems possible all will meet again in this life.
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WATERToWN.

"A UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL GATHERING
 The Congregational and Methodist Sunday schools will hold their annual excursion at Hanover park. The prlces are for adults Csc, children 40c round trip. Although the above named Sun day schools have undertaken the respon- sibility it is not limited to them as they extend an invitation to all. A special train will leave the station Thursday morning, August 26. Hanover Park is one of the finest picnic grounds now in Connecticut. Many improvements have been made on the place since our people were there 8 year ago. The trolley runs from Meri- den Center to the grounds every few minutes.
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DEATH OF MISS ABBY BENNETT.

Abby Bennett, an aged lady living with the family of! Benjamin French, died early Tuesday morning, after about a weeks illness. The funeral was held Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, and the interment in the Tashua cemetery. She was staunch and life long Episco- palian, was born and reared at Bennett's Bridge, but for many years had lived in Tashua with the French family. Her later years had been spent in SteIney. Had she lived until October she would have been 92. A long and useful life is closed and weary body is at rest.
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ST PETERS CHuRCH.

The park entertainment of St Peter's in the Center, was well attended and the tableaux and singing highly appreciated, judging by the roars of laughter and ap- plause. Nearly all the tableaux, which were really pantomimes to the singing of the verses of Mother Goose melodies, were encored, with enthusiastic applause. Af- ter the entertainment the crowd was serv- ed with ice cream, cake and soda. Near ly $50 were realized.
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LADIES, UNDERWEAR

We do not mean to have any Summer vests ieft after this month. We doubt if they will last so long after they great reduction in price.
 Jersey Vests at 1oc each; three for 25c. shaped Jersey Vests, in ecru only, al 12 1-2c, instead ot l9c.
 All ot our 25c Vests at 19c. Fancy Lisle Vests at 25c, usual price 37 1-2c. All our soc Lisle and Cotton Vests at 32 l-2c. Knee Pants, 25c.
 Gauge Vests. in long and Short sleeves, at B and 37 l-2c.
 HOSIERY. Mems Imported Cotton Hose, in fancy stripes, 10c pair.
 Mems colored and fast black Cotton Hose, l5c pair.
 Mems Cassimere Hose, for summer wear light weight, 19c pair.
 Misses fine rib and Derby rib tan Cotton Hose. double heels and toes, sizes to 1-2, l2 1-2c pair.
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W. F. D. Greninger comes out this week with a booming tad" A visit to his mill will convince you that right here on Long Hill you have all the conven fences of the large city mills. A new Ring roller patent process mill has been put in with all the modern improvements for converting rye, wheat and buck wheat into the finest flour. Your grain is poured into large vat and is carried in elevators to the securing machine, then to the fiouring mill. On the first break of the rolls it passes through sieve scalper, then through the finest of silk bolting cloth. The bran is finished on the second rolls and the middlings on the third and fourth rolls. All kinds of grain and feed will be kept on hand and sold at the lowest cash prices. MT Greninger has an experienced miller from Pennsylvania in W. H. Trump and they invite the public to call and inspect the new improvements at W. B. Coan's old stand. All will be shown around with pleasure.
 Rev Arthur w. Burroughs is expected home very soon to spend few weeks.
 Miss Lillian c. Wheeler is spending some time in the White Mountains.
 Miss Christine BoyIston is visiting her grandparents in Rowayton.
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MT and Mrs K. Hyde and children of Brooklyn are with Dr E. M. Beardsley.
 Mrs George F. Beardsley has her sister and three children with her from Brook lyn.
 Miss Julia A. Hoffman of Norwich Town Is visiting at F. w. Wheeler's.
 Rev w. A. Beardsley of St Thomas church, New Haven, officiated at St Pet er's on Sunday.
 Miss Della Curtis has gone to the home of her niece in Bridgeport, Miss Nettie Hill, as she was suffering with sprained ankle from fall.
 MT and Mrs George Beebe and two children of Orange, N. J., are guests at B. 5. Hurd's.
 B. s. Hurd has his house and barns in fine shape. His last building was a horse barn, 26x36, with 16-foot posts ,and Is neatly and conveniently finished that the work may be done in the easiest man. ner.
 Rev Edward Coley, wife and two chil- dren, are guests of Homer E. Clark.
 Dr and Mrs A. c. Grimm and son are visiting Miss Rose Sinclair.
 The fall term at the Union business col- lege, Main and Congress streets, Bridge
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a member of the Congregational church and of Gen TerryICouncil, O. U. A. M. He was very popular young man and had large circle of friends. Hs was of that disposition which always gained friends and lost none. The sympathy of the community is with his widowed moth- CT in her affiiction.
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port, opens September 3. This school provides more students with positions than all other schools in Bridgeport com bined. Write for new catalogue.
 MT and Mrs Edgar Jayne of Chicago are at Albert Wheeler's.
 Miss Carrie NJ. Hull and friend are vis- iting Miss Lillian Lewis.
 The fall term at the Union business col lege, Main and Congress streets, Bridge port, opens September 3. This school provides more students with positions than all other schools in Bridgeport com bined. Write for new catalogue.
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MONROE.
ACCIDENT TO W. R. FERRIS.

ACCIDENT ID W. k. FERRIS.
 Tuesday night of last week, as William R. Ferris was returning home from Bots- ford, his horse was startled at white horse coming out of the brush in the darkness, jumped, turned the wagon over and occupants out. MT Ferris hung to the lines and was dragged some rods be- fore he stopped the animal. MT Ferris was so bruised that he has only got out of doors within day or so.
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The soldier boys have just completed weeks encampment at Camp Coffin, NJ, antie. The newspapers report a great improvement over preceding years. Drunkenness and carousing was done away with, and the few offenders were promptly punished. This is as it should ha
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BLOOMFIELD.
AN ORGAN RECITAL AT ST PAUL's.

There will be an organ recital in St Pauls church on Wednesday evening, August 2s, beginning at 8 o'clock. The program will consist of instrumental music on the organ by Miss Alice O'Neil of Brooklyn, cornet and violin solos, vocal music, solos, duets, etc., by sing CTS from Danbury. A collection will be taken up at the close, the proceeds to be applied to the fund for furnace in the rectory.
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GOOD FOR POSTMASTER ATWOOD.

GOOD FOR POSTMASTER ATWOOD.
 How fast we are becoming citified! In a few years, with the present rate of i'm provements and growth, we will be 8 borough and then the politicians will have 8 few more offices to clamor for. Last week Postmaster Atwood placed several of U ncle Sam's red boxes on posts through the town, saving one the trouble of running to the postoffice to mail let ter or paper. Next act in the drama will be free delivery, but the probabilities are that it will be long time between acts. wATERTowN VOTES FOR GOOD ROADS.
 Watertown is progressing on every side. At special town meeting, last week, $3000 was appropriated to improve the roads. This is step in the right di- rection but why not try the improved method of road making on the worst piece of road in town instead of the best.
 Mrs E. c. Marggraff and Master Her. man Marggraff are at the seashore.
 J. A. Buckingham and family have re- turned from their summer vacation.
 W. M. Bryant has moved into the Hurd cottage, lately vacated by J. L. Scott.
 J. J. Galley attended meeting of the Pythian Home committee at Winsted. last Wednesday.
 Philip Bertrand and wife and Miss
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Editorial Ink Drops.

The "bike fever" is epidemic in New town. New cases are reported nearly every day. The total up to date is be- lleved to be about 30, but no fatalities have yet occurred.