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The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
PLATTSVILLE.

MRS J. E. TAYLOR MEETS WITH SER
 IoUs ACCIDENT IN BRIDGEPORT.
 Mrs Jane K. Taylor had narrow es- cape, last Tuesday evening, while in Bridgeport. Her horse became fright ened at trolley car coming up in the
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
PERSONAL CHAT.

E. Mitchell from Passaic, N. J., spent Sunday with his father, D. M. Mitchell.
 Frank Averill and wife from Jackson, Mich, are visiting his mother and brother.
 The scarlet fever patients are all inn proving. and no more cases have been reported.
 Mrs Jay Camp spent one night at her old home, recently.
 Deas Mitchell and Hoyt and B. C.. Bradley and daughter. Miss Maria, A. N. Platt and ". D. Mitchell we're ap-
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

Anyone who has driven about town cannot but notice the improvement in the condition of the roads. Where they have put in their work, Selectman Glover and his men have made good roads. We are glad to be able to testify to this, ,and hope this Is but the beginning of permanent improvement in our Newtown highways. the contract system Is back number.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
GATHERING ROUND THE FESTIVE STRAW.
 BERRY.


 The society of Faithful Workers of the Methodist church are making elaborate preparations for a strawberry festival to be held in front of the church, Wednes- day evening, June 5. An excellent op- to indulge in game of croquet while national and familiar songs will be sung, in which all are invited tojoin. Refresh ments will be served in large tent as early as o'clock. Come and have a good time and help along worthy cause.
 BEDDING ROADS 0. K.
 The roads of Bedding are in good con- dition, thanks to the road machine. and those who know how to work it.
 There will be divine service in the hall on the Ridge Sunday at p. m.
 Mrs Gordon B. Lee of Bridgeport is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs $. B. Os- borne.
 By the will of the late c. J. Gorham, his brother, William F. Gorham, is ap- pointed executor The hearing for the admission of the will to probate is set down for Monday, June 3.
 By the latest advices Miss Ada J. Todd is somewhat better and if she continues to improve it is hoped she may be brought home soon.
 MT and Mrs Charles Larned, who have been spending the winter South, return ed home on Monday.
 George Kuntze, a former selectman, has obtained lucrative position in Chicago.
 The funeral of Charles J. Gorham took place at his late home on Thursday. Rev Mir Luther officiated. Hc was buried in the Hull cemetery.
 The wife of Rev K. Sanford, 8 form- CT resident of Bedding, and now superin-l tendcnt of the Five Point Mission, died quite suddenly in Brooklyn, last week.
 The selectnan has lately purchased heavy pair of horses with which to work the road machine.
 Much sympathy is felt for George Waterman, who is sick and destitute. At one time he was quite we'll to do but through causes lie could not control, he has lost most all Of his property. Let those who have plenty turn In md give
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

Mir and Mrs Lutz now occupy the par soaage.l
 Miss Edith HolIister and Miss Allen of New York and Dr and Mrs J. W. Seers and daughter are at F. D. Hollister's.
 Dr and Mrs Stevens visited New York, last week. Miss .Elma B. Stevens is at Brooklyn. -..-
 A quiet wedding took place at Marshall Beach's, Monday evening, the con- tracing parties being Samuel Brown of New Haven to Mrs Jennie Osborne, also of New Haven. Rev Alfred Goldsbor- ough tied the nuptial knot.
 The new depot at Monroe Station is 50 feet long by 9 feet wide and is rapidly approaching completion.
 Emory Futile is working for F. W. Wheeler.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
WOODBURY.

J. H. GalpIn, the well known and popular cattle man, will be at home the last of the week with two car loads of cattle.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

Dea N. W. Mitchell of South Britain, a gentleman whom all delight to honor, has brought to this office some apples from his cellar two years old. They gre in good state of preservation. Dea Mitchell, by the way, as many know, has one of the most delightful country seats In New England. It is located on the banks of the Housatonic, and in summer time more charming location would be hard to find. The 70th birthday of Dea Mitchell was, as will be noted in our news columns very happily celebrat- ed on Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache. A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
SEND IN YOUR ORDERS.

Every person in South Britain will want extra copies of next weeks BEE, which is to contain special matter in con- nection with the celebration. Forward your orders at once.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
Fairfield County Chat.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
DEATH OF J. HOBART MALLETT.

Again the hand of death takes from our midst a valued cit zen. J. Hobart Mallett, after five weeks of sickness and suffering, died af his home, Sunday, May 26, at 10 a. m., of heart trouble and chronic nephritis, at the age of 57 years, three months and 10 days. Till three years ago Mir Mallett had led an active and useful life, following farming for his occupation making the boarding of city horses speciality. In December, 1892, he was taken with that dread disease, grip, which left his mind impaired, mak- ing him incompetent to do business. For the past year he has gradually im-
 .roved and would converse very intelli- gently, being rational till deaths call. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss, besides two sisters, Mrs James Coles of Bridgeport and Mrs Charles Jennings of Huntington. The funeral was held from his late residence at ? p. m., Wednesday, May %, Rev MT Whipple reading the solemn and impressive funeral service, to large concourse of friends and rela- tives who had gathered to pay the last respects to an honored neighbor. The interment was at Tashua cemetery. The bearers were Messrs, J. W. Treadwell, L. N. Mallett, W. B. Mead, and o. s. Mallett.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

That the leading hors emen of Western Connecticut appreciate THE BEE as an advertising medium Is attested by the way they use it's columns to bring more prominently before the farmers and horsemen, the names of leading sires. THE BEES circulation is 90 per cent among the farmers, whose loyal support of this paper is deeply appreciated by it's managers. THE BEE aims to be the best Gin the largest sense) local weekly in Connecticut. It gives the news, and that's what the people are after.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

There Is now boom ln the railroad car building. The last two years the railroads of the country practiced econ omy strictly in this regard. Now i'm proving earnings, the outlook for con- tinued improvement in business, and the wearing away of old rolling stock have set the car builders actively at work again. The Illinois Central road, for example, has given an order to Michi- gan concern for 1900 freight cars; and the Railroad Gazette finds that so far this year orders have been placed by the roads generally for 22,O29 freight cars and bids are out for 5000 more. The car building concerns covered in the Gazette's inquiry have turned out in the less than five months of the present year, 50U0 more cars than were built in the whole of last year. ...
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
BLOOMFIELD.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

The question whether a road with a lot of heavy sod drawn into the middle of it with little or nothing done to smooth it for travel, constitutes such a road as the contract calls for, and such a one as the taxpayers pay for, but do is now very forcibly brought to the at- tention of the jolted, sore jointed travel CT. The roads in these sections will hardly be so they can be driven over faster than walk for month or more. The public ask are they to be so much annoyed and diseommoded because some one does not do as they ought, and some one else does not do as they ought, in compelling the first party to fulfill their agreement?
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

Miss Nena Jackson closed her school in South Britain for the season on Fri day.
 Thomas P. Bristol has been serving on the jury in Bridgeport.
 Miss Lulu Green of New York is spending few days with her grandpar- ents, MT and Mrs E. c. Smith.
 The school in the Center district closes. this week.
 Mrs Edith Mansfield has been spend ing week with her parents.
 The Junior Guild met with Misses Emma and Sadie Kellogg on Monday
 The family of Henry Foster of New Haven spent Sunday at Long Meadow.
 Bishop Williams will be at St Paul's on Thursday to hold confirmation ser vice at 3 p. m.
 Charles G. Williams is making Buffalo his headquarters for iintroducing a new drill, which Danbury parties are the proprietors.
 The ladies of St Paul's Guild will hold a strawberry and ice cream festival iD the Town hall on Friday evening, May 31.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
AT GRACE CHURCH.

Whitsunday, June 9: At 10.30 a. ID. :, morning prayer, sermon, and Holy Communion. Sunday school after morning service.
 Monday and Tuesday ill Whitsun-week, June and At 10 8. m., Holy Com munion.
 R. c. Toucey has come out with new phaeton.
 Miss Bertha Blood is with her sister, Mrs c. Burghardt.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
MONROE.
GRANGE JOTTTNGS

GRANGE JOTTINGS. June 13 will be Flora's night in the Harmony Grange, when the following program, will be carried out Reading, Howard Wheeler. Solo, E. G. Beardsley. Recitation, Miss Jessie Lewis. Paper, '"rhe wild flowers of Il is town" Miss Jennie Burr.
 Duet, mandolin and piano, Mrs A. Sinclair, Miss E. B. Stevens. General discussion. Reading, Miss E. A. Joyce. 'Flowers, their culture, language and value to humanity" K. A. Daily. Duet, Mrs A. Sinclair, Robert Sinclair. Recitation, Miss Florence Wales
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT AT
 TASHUA.


 The entertainment given by the Bridge port High school Banjo and Mandolin Club in the church parlors was a most enjoyable affair and was well worth the small admission fee charged. Every one went away happy and enjoyed most delightful evening and the ladies gave vote of thanks to the club and their able assistants, Misses Bowdy and French, and the wonderful and amusing sleight of hand performance by MT Patterson, which in no small way helped to make the entertainment great success. Each and every piece won an encore and could have held the attention of the au dience much longer. There was passi- bly, good attendance and the ladies feel they have made good beginning, clear ing little over SIP, with which to treat their pretty church to a new coat of paint and hope ere the summer is over to be able to get sufficient sum for the purpose. The program was as follows :: March, Liberty Bell, Club.
 Recitation, Bifly's Rose, Miss French. Duet, Essence of Tennessee, Gorham and Lathrop.
 Magic, mirth and mystery, "The closer you watch the less you see," s. Patterson.
 Recitation, The Schoolmaster's guest, Cor. ham.
 Solo, E. c. sherman.
 Waltz, Estrella, Club.
 Recitation, Mary Queen of Scots, Miss French.
 Duet, Venetian Polka. Edwards and Tarbell. Magic, Twenty minutes in Wonderland, s. Patterson.
 Solo, My All. Miss Bowdy.
 March, Manhattan Beach, Club.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

REV MIR FRANCIS ACCEPTS HIS CALL.
 The Congregational society have ex- tended call to the Rev MT Francis, which has been accepted and he is now moving his family into the parsonage.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

E. o. Hull has resigned from the su- perintendency of the Baptist Sunday school.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
Highest of all in Leavening U Govt Report R1H!aa!l! a! fs%assz fRskiRs
 ABSOLUTELY PURE

him not only sympathy but substantal help.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

which was brimful of pleasure to the little ones.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31

Crepons.
 Albaiross, Henrietta Cloth,
 Serges,
 Lansdowne,
 Crepe Cloth,
 Corded Goods, and everything thai is desirable for this use- Ribbons Still having lively selling of Ribbons. look over some of the values. Black Silk Ribbons at 25c the yard, inches wide in satin, moile, plain faiie and satin moire. Double faced Satin Ribbon. black and colors.
 No. l2, 200 the yd.
 No. l6, 25c the yd.
 No. 9, 29c the yd. Black Moire.
 No IF, l2 E2c the yd.
 No l3, l5c the yard
 No 22, l7c the yard. Black Faille.
 No. I6 F l Pc the yard.
 No 30, l0c the yard.
 No 10. 1ec the yard
 No. GO. 2lc the yard. Black Plisse, Gin, 20c. All silk and Satin ribbons. every color.
 No. F, 20c the yd.
 No. l5, l2 % the yd. No. 9, l5c the yd. Fancy Ribbons. several kinds at 23c the yd. Carpets and Upholstery. Kitchen depart ment in Basement Selesroom- Give Orders Here for Staten Island Dye Works
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-03-13
INCREASING LENGTH OF Lac.

Modern Heroines at Least Arc Longer
Lived Than Jane Austcn's Were.
Is the human race becoming longer
lived despite the fret and fever of mod
ern civilization? 1t is an interesting
question, and 1t may very probably be
answered some day by science in the
affirmative. The longevity Of profes.
sional men is now generally considered
to be greater than that Of farmers or
tual activity, although in many respects
more exhausting than physical, has in
the main q salutary effect upon the hu-
man frame. It may be the nerves rather
than the muscles upon which we main
ly depend, after all. 1t is common
place of observation that the big, hearty
men are constantly dropping out of the
world, while those Of far more fragile
organizations apparently live on to o
ripe old age.
AS to the increasing longevity Of the
race generally, there is no little Incl
dental testimony ON this head to be
gathered from various sources. Some Of
the early heroes and heroines Of ro-
nance are old before they reach what
we should call middle life. And ct the
beginning Of our own century Jane
Austen, whose testimony Is always unim-
peaohable, speaks of the healthy and
contented woman Of 40 as having good
prospect of 30 years of life yet. Twenty
yearsl What woman Of today thinks Of
herself as falling into decrepitude at go?
Elsewhere in Miss Austen's pages we
run across people who are old with the
passage Of half century Of life. But
now we have Gladstones at 80 and over
and think nothing Of it-Proyidence
Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-03-13
scHooLeoY KNOWLEDGE.
Some OF the Funny Blunders Of Whicl
Pupils Are Capable.

Some OF the Funny Blunders of Which
Pupils Are Capable.
The roll of our naval heroes is still
increasing, for o schoolteacher has re-
Gently learned from her pupils that
Shakespeare became a French and
Milton Dutch admiral" Mussulmans,
however, was not, of course, 'the name
given to French soldiers, nor does suf-
frage mean 'hunger, though some
times it is not remotely connected with
thirst.
There Is something solemn in the
statement that "Beoket-his grave was
made pilgrim, and false etymology
possibly suggested that "guerrillas were
men who saw to the guillotine, and
that Doomsday Book was SO called 'be-
cause 1t was to last till the crack Of
doom. " And, lastly, here are the two
most recent contributions to general
history: Nelson lived in the reign
Of Victoria and defeated the French un-
der Bluoher at Waterloo. and, again,
"the battle of Trafalgar was fought at
Waterloo, when Napoleon commanded
the Prussians and Nelson was shot for
going on deck. In geography also the
answers are somewhat at variance with
preoonceived notions. 1t appears that
Derby is noted for races, Sheffield for
Sheffield ponies and Bolton for Its abb
bey." Honolulu is "a palace In the cap
ital of Spain" and Helvellyn ga large
volcano In Scotland" A crater is "a
straight line which is very hot" and
the chief foods of India are tea, coffee,
rice and raw silk" Possibly few people
know what dikes are. 1t Is this way:
when a country Is below the sea,
dikes are big sticks to hold up the wa
ter" We are glad to know, on one au-
thority, that "the Albert Nyanza is so
called because 1t was discovered by
Prince Albert" but 1t suggests painful
thoughts TO be informed that Living
stone went on exploring till his boots
were quite worn out. +" There is, how
ever, a certain element of truth in the
statement that panama is noted for
yellow mud, which sticks to the fingers
Of those who make it. /"
The English language itself Is fer
tile source of error. Such spellings as
'bearheaded" are not uncommon. The
masculine of goose is duck. and the
feminine of horse is cow. The plural Of
lady is gentleman, and the masculine Of
vixen is brute. Abstract nouns are
"things you cannot see, such as gas and
thunder, or-as one boy put 1t with
delicate vein of irony-"a thing you
cannot feel-namely, conscience. -
Providence Journal.
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TAX COLLECTIONS

1894. MUNICIPAL FUND-RECRIPTS.
March /, Cash on hand. ............a... $T4
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LIQUID Compensation.

AS illustrating the great value placed
on little whisky by some folks In rural
Maine, where prohibition prohibits. I"
this story is told: "a big red faced fell
low, who was suffering from long spell
of enforced abstinence as we'll as from
an injured toe, was brought into the Of
fee of we'll known physician Of CEN
trail Maine to have the toe amputated.
The sufferer objected to the use of ether
or chloroform, bat when the doctor turn
ed out q tumbler of whisky for him to
drink he no longer opposed the proceed
ings, and the toe was cut off without
trouble. Reviving after the operation,
he looked at the foot meditatively for q
moment, and then cooked his eye shrewd-
ly at the doctor. Say, doc, he re-
marked, 'gi' me another tumberful of
that whisky, an you may cut off another
toe II you wanter. "'-Lewiston Jour
nal
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LAMBERTvILLE n. j, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 49, 1895.
Tripping Into Town.

A little lass with golden hair,
A little lass with brown,
A little lass with raven locks,
Went tripping into town.
~ like the golden hair the best"
"And prefer the brown"
'sAnd the black, three sparrows said.
Three sparrows Of the town.
''Tu-whit, tu-whooi" an old owl cried
From the belfry in the town.
"Glad hearted lassies need not mind
II locks be gold, black, brown.
Tu-whit, tu-whoo, so fast, 80 fast,
The sands of life run DOWN.
And soon-so soon-three white haired
DANES
Will totter through the town.
Gone then for aye the raven locks,
The golden hair, the brown,
And she viii fairest be whose face
Has never worn frown."
Selected.
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APPnOPR FOR PUBLIC
1884, SCHOOLS.
Sept 20. Support OF Public Schools, 81 400 20
hooks. I,o25 90
$2.425 90
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1884, MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
March 9. LAmbertville Gas Light Com
pany, gas for Council room,
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New York City Churches.

According to latest returns. there are
in the city of New York 622 churches,
Of all denominations. These afford q
seating capacity Of 400, 600. The most
numerous churches are Episcopalian
with 108 church edificss. Then come the
Roman Catholics with 81; the Presby-
terians follow with 10; the Methodists
have 65 and the Baptists 30; the Jews
have 46, and the Congregationaiists
only 2. The Roman Catholics have In
creased the most rapidly during the last
30 years, having more than doubled In
that time. But only small part Of the
Inhabitants Of the city attend church at
all.-Journal and Messenger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-03-13
tBy Authority
TREAsuRER'S ANNUAL REPORT
OF TIE
Finances Of the CityOf LanbeItVllG,
NEW JERSEY.
NEW JERSEY.

To the Common Council Of the CITY Of Lambert
rifle, N. j.:
GESTLENEN-Herewlth is presented the Annual
Report Of the City Treasurer. showing the Receipts
and Disbursements of the Municipal Fund, the
Public School Fund and the Board of Health Fund
during the fiscal year ending March LIST, 1895
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A copy Of the first edition Of the DE
cameron" was sold some years ago for
60, $50.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-03-13

That lizards will catch and eat Blu Err
flies is stated by Jane Frazer In an article
In q London chronological journal. In
the Samoan islands she saw skipper"
butterfly when lighted caught and Instantly
swallowed by beautiful golden-green
lizard with bright blue tail.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
WAR ON THE SAME OLD LlNEo
HOUSESMITHs AND EMPLOYERS FAIL ~
AGREE
FEW MEN At WORK on THE Rig H'ILDiNus ~
COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.

FEW MEN At WORK on THE BIG W'lLDlNus ~
COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Warfare between the firms of }. Il. X j. VI. ,oi'''''
and Mlliken Brothers. OF the Iron League, ana nv
employees was renewed yesterday because "a w
leagues ultimatum that II would hold no confer
with the strikers until the strike was declareu o'
The two firms a, which the strike is drecleu p".
all the men II could get to work and the stI'A
pickets persuaded many possible 10 CIV w
their Jobs. The representatives OF the t"o 80 ,
said they had more 20 work than AZ any I'M '
since the strike began. and the strikers saiu 'Ne'
had fewer As far as could be seen from an ''P,N
ton OF the buildings the situation appeare' ~
about the same before. Men were At "o'N va
each building. but there apparently niue HO'i
work being done on the 5iegei-Cooper Hn'il'''s' :"
Nineteenth-st. and Sxth-ave. only four or i've nv
could be seen az work. ana II was the Si''e a. '
other buildings. - .,id
j. NJ Cornell president OF the Iron League. sain @
that the Executive Committee of the IRON I-eHSu s
had held meeting at his Office, but therc "''
nothing TO make public. 80 -, nan d, MI
The strikers held n meeting at Clarendon II ar
President Larry said that beyond periectIh9 pi''i,
continue the strike little done sIccplus w.,
ters had been obtained for men VINO had CO,ic l'0"
other cities work and had joined the striHeIs.
Superintendent BILE. OF the Buidlns L'PIntt
ment. said that report had been MADE 10 nv NJ i
pertinent that ironwOrk was being done III an
manner cn the pulling az Exchange Pace ana Wali
ian-st., and that the matter was being ihVeS"EA'u
New-York tribune., 1895-12-06

sequenty Fredericks had met the three robbers and
were several one -hundred-doar bills. Fr.derlcks
John +. McCabe. keeper, also stated In an am
davt that he had been similarly approached Toy 10
seph knloran. one OF the postofice robbers who
asked IL he would take $5h ana let them jump ON
him and take the keys. McCabe had refused ana
reported the matter 10 the warden.
An affidavit was also produced, to the effect that
the jail barber had been instructed not to shave any
prisoner. and that Allen had shaved himself and
kioran with knfeblade he had concealed in his
shirt lining
An affidavit by Warden Henry J.. Raabc con-
iirmed these statements. number OF passes,
signed by the United States Marshal each admitting
from one to twelve persons to one the other of
the postoftce robbers were read by MIR. Weeks. and
General Tracy made the point that there was no
evidence 10 show that the Sheriff knew anything
regarding the passes after they had been used
Under Sheriff Sherman did not remember whether
or not he had ever told Sheriff Tamsen regarding
the Federal prisoners eating their meals at special
table In the prison dining room. but he knew tha;
the Sheriff had said the prisoners should be locked
up
There were many questions regarding the removal
OF the Federal prisoners whiskers and General
Tracy facetiousy inquired:
Are YOU going. introduce expert testimony
about that
Me- replied District Attorney Fellows. but We
shall introduce testimony 10 show that these pris-
oners shaved by the prison barber.
"Oh' said General Tracy.
Chief Postoiiice Inspector Ashe was the next wit