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The Newtown bee., 1896-01-10
HUNTINGTON.
ST PAUL's CHURCH.

The Ladies' Aid society of St Paul's church met at the home of O. N. Black. man, New Years day and evening The attendance was unusually large. The guests were treated to fine eolla, tion. The evening was pleasantly spent with games and music. One pleasing feature was the comic songs rendered by George Walters of Upper White Hills.
 There will be praise service and sacred concert in St Paul's Episcopal church on Sunday evening, January 12, at 7.30. A fine program will be rem dered by chorus of 35 voices. This will be the last of these concerts for the present, as the leader, Paul Rehnberg, will leave for the South, next week. A collection will be taken for the benefit of the organ fund for St Paul's church.
 The concert given in the Town hall, Huntington, for the benefit of the organ fund for St Paul's church, Tuesday even ing, January 7 twas decided success, and notwithstanding the very stormy even ing, was welliattended. The recitations by Mrs T. c. Beard, Jr,s were enjoyed. It will be repeated on Monday evening, January l3, beginning at o'clock. This will be followed by dance and supper at Laborie's hall.
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some time on the principle of 1t. That Is whether 8 woman should obey an unreasonable mandate of her husband given merely to show bis authority. One and all of the ladies insisted, ssThey would not" The point in the play was this: The butler says, ''.Thank goodness the table is spread" and then he tells the maid (his finance) to repeat it. She refuses; he insists and they have a violent quarrel over it. The young mas. ter, who unseen, has witnessed all, thinks his wife would not do so and de- sires her to repeat the sentence. She refuses, they quarrel. The father and mother enter. Take it up with the same result, till all are ashamed, and the mas ter coaxes the maid to say it and all ends tremendously.
 Miss Lillian and Jessie Wheeler are visiting at s. W. Smiths in Ansonia.
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The papers for the past few weeks have been filled with facts about Venezuela. Let us see where this interesting country is and what 1t is like. Taking down our atlas we find that Venezuela occupies about 1,552,7 square kilometers of ter rltory in the northern part of South America. Her northern frontier is the Caribbean sea, from the Gulf of Mara calbo to the mouth of the Essequibo, her eastern boundary follows the Essequibo to little beyond the fourth parallel of latitude, where 1t defects to the east and south, running within short distance of the equator; turning north and west the line forms loop going north to point above the fourth degree of latitude; then it travels west, and southwest irregularly along the slopes that form the northern bound of the Amazon basin, until the headwaters of the Negro are crossed, when It goes direct southwest to the con- fiuence of the Yupura and the Apoporis rivers, whence 1t follows the Yupura al- most to It's source. There the line turns due north, and, with some irregularities, to the west and north till 1t reaches the sea once more. Within this splendid ter ritory every variety of tropical climate ard every species of tropical vegetation can be found, and in the higher reaches of the Cordilleras many of the fruits and cereals of the temperate climate are grown. The deadllest and the most sa- lubrious regions can be found within It's frontiers; the perfect climate of the mountain lands, the terrible heats of Che llanos, the miasmas of the Orinocan del- ta, and the fever-laden forests of the Amazon basin. In this land, capable of supporting easily population of an hun- dred millions, there are but two millions and hall, and these are largely gather |
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TASHUA.
A NEW YEAR s MAsoUERApE.

NEW YEAR MASQUERADE.
 The masquerade at Mrs Jane Mallett's, New Years eve, was social success and well attended. Among the many and varied costumes we noticed flower girl, Miss Wakeley; Fairy Queen, Miss Maud Bowdy; TIE NLwTowN BEE, Miss Mall lett; Pop Corn Girl, Mrs Tread well :; Queens of Night, Mrs George Clarke, Miss Hall, Miss Laufer; Topsy, Miss May Wills; Dinah, Mrs Charles Burr. Among the gentlemen were an Indian on the war path, several gentlemen of color, U. s. naval cadet, party of clowns who made things lively and all SO nearly alike that in dancing one could not tell if they finished the set with same or an- other took his place. There were also gentlemen of sye olden times, ''and many others. All the costumes were good and each sustained their part we'll. After wishing each other happy new year and thanking Mrs Mallett for her kind hospitality the party broke up in the i've sma' hours of the new year.
 Mrs Parthena Wheeler is visiting Mrs Seth Hill.
 MT and Mrs John TreadwelI attended the apron and necktie sociable at George Gillett's.
 Miss Jennie Mallett's friends are pleased to see her at home once more.
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By courtesy of Calhoun Brothers of Grants Pass, Oregon, there has been placed in our hands copy of The Ore n Observer. It Is 1Gpage paper, and has the Western snap and hustle about It. The Calhoun Brothers come from good Litchfield County stock and are evidently making success there, for they occupy three quarters of page of the Observer with announcements of their provision business.
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Perhaps we can all own bicycle, this year, for the New York Sun says that old bicycle makers and wheelmen may expect that, in point of price, the present year will mark new era in bicycles. It Is known that several sewing machine companies have taken to bicycle manu- facturing, and they are reported ready to place something like million wheels on sale during the coming season at $25 each
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WESTPoRT.

Miss Nellie Sniffen Is visiting friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 John l.. Adams of New York was the guest of his parents, Mfr and Mrs George S. Adams, on Friday.
 Edward Saxton of Washington passed the holidays with his parents, Mir and Mrs William H. Saxton. Edward w. Hubbell is visiting friends York.
 Tue annual meeting of the reading
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c. R. Skidmore, the secretary of the new company, iS young man well known in busiress circles and is known as sshustfer.' He has been engaged in the shoe business for ten years or more, most of the time with MT Bennett. He has received the benefit of good bus mess education and graduated from Jar vis' Military Institute in Weston,in 1884, after two years course there. He has also been engaged to some extent in newspaper work as writer and business agent for the Port Jefferson, L. l., Times. In the responsible position he has now assumed he will doubtless make hissmark as competent and shrewd business man and a valuable addition to Bridgeport's already large complement of enferprlsiDg merchants. The old firm established good reputation, which will doubtless be maintained by the new company.
 While John Gordon of Bridgeport was
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Miss Florence Blackman; F., Miss Eva Willoughby; L. A. S., Miss c. A. Tom linson. The meetings are held in the hall the first and third Friday evenings of each month. The Grange is in 8 nourishing condition. The meetings have been well attended the past year.
 Wells Allis of Yale college visited his grandparents in Wells Hollow, last week.
 Miss Florence Wilkinson returned to Brooklyn, Monday, and Miss Sadie Will kinson to New Haven.
 The schools began the winter terms, this week.
 Seth w. Linsley was here with his parents over New Years, returning to his studies at St Stephens college, An mandate, N. r., last Saturday.
 The new bell was rung and tolled S5 strokes for the death of Mrs Emeline Allen, last Friday.
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Editorial Ink Drops.
THE BEES WORD ABOUT DR ABBOTT

ThE BEE $ WUkD AbUuE Dh AbbOiH'
 Several notices appear in. this weeks issue of TEE BEE announcing the lectu re Of Rev Lyman Abbott, D. D., st the Town hall, Thursday evening, January 23, The subject of the lecture is to be "Our Homes and Their Enemies" THE BEE wishes most heartily to commend this lecture to all It's patrons in Newtown and the adjoining towns as the intellec- tual treat of the season within their grasp which they should not pass by. Dr Ab- bolt Is one who invests any subj that he takes hold of with freshness of treat ment and vigor of style that always captivates his hearers; no matter, then, what the subject may be, one Is sure to get profit and delight from hearing Dr Abbott speak upon 1t. But more than all, THE BEE heartily comments this lec- ture because the success of the course of which 1t forms part means so much to Newtown. We all, we are sure, desire some splendid entertainments to which we can look forward with delight through the long winter months, and which, when they are passed, will ever be pleasantly recalled. Whether we are to have such entertainments as an estab- lished thing depends upon the patronage they now receive. Let us not wait till the night of the lecture to purchase our tickets, but, as far as possible, let us buy them on the first day of sale January l5 ; and let us, as citizens of Newtown, rally Loyalty and enthusiastically to the sup port or this lecture. "A long pull, a strong pull, and pull all together"
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THE O. U. A. Nj.

The ''pow WOW and corn dance" given by Parlor R ,ck council, last week, was, as far as we can learn, the frst to be giv- en by any council of the order. The nov" city drew out large attendance, visitors being present from Pahquioque, Walde- mere, Pequonnock, Elias Howe and oth- CTS councils.
 Visiting members are assured of cor dial welcome at any of the regular meet ings of the council, which occur on the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month.
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In Fairfield County.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.

EXCITED sTEPNEY THERMOMETERS.
 The cold wave which struck this sec tion of the country the first of the week did not pass Stepney by, but sent the thermometer spinning down toward the bulb. At the Center the lowest reported was 10 below zero but down at the Depot one enthusiastic thermometer went down and touched the II below TO mark. Such extreme cold weather when there was no snow in sight has not been known here in some time.
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L.itcbfeld County News.
WATERFOWL.
EXPERT POULTRY RAISERs,

At the recent poultry show in Shelton, R. N. Deland and John D. McGowan were the only exhibitors from Water town. Mir Delagd had nine birds on ex- hibition and received the premium on light Bramah hen, scoring 92 l-2 points, the third premium on light Bramah cock. He sold & number of his fowls at fancy prices. His poultry is considered the finest in the town, and it is we'll worth while for any one to take look at it. Mir McGowan received first premium on barred Plymouth Rocks, scoring 92 points, and third premium on Plymouth Rock pen. Besides this he received two special premiums.
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TRUMBULL.
IN GRANGE CIRCLESs

It was children's night at the Grange, last Friday night. Sixteen boys and girls came in to entertain the older ones and to give a program conslsting of reel tations- dialogues. Vocal and instrumen- tai music etc. All Oranges have an evening for the children but this was the first time that TFumbull Grange has had anything of the kind and w. hope it will not be the last. After the program, light refreshments were served the children and visitors. The following was the program: Song, Beautiful twilight ;'' recitation, "The christening,'' Olive Watrous ;sduet, Sisters Nichols and Haw- ley; recitation, "How to settle quarrel 5 Alice Nichols; reading, Brother Willia m Brinsmade recitation, Entertaining Sis- ter's Beau" Laura Wheeler; duet, Sia- ters Nichols and Hawley; recitation, Dora Gilbert; duet (iustrumenraD, c. Killing and l.. Tucker; recitation, IA True Farmer" Laura Hawley; duet, ''Sweetly chiming," Edna and Anna Brinsmade; recitation, Ethel Ward ; banjo duet, Messrs Plumb anf Killing boat song by four young ladies; duet, ''Merry Children" Sisters Nichols an d Hawley; dialogue, 1.-Two dollars" Elmer and Howard Hswley; quartet, Dat Possom;'' closing song by the children, Beautiful DAys,n
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DEATH OF MRS H. P. ALLEN.

Emeline, wife of Hiram F. Allen, died at her home in Wells Hollow early Fri. day morning, Jannary 3. The funeral was attended from the Congregational church, Sunday, ar ? 30 p. m., Rev A. J. Park officiating. Mrs Allen passed her S5th birthday last June. She had been member of the church in the Center B years and six months. The interment was in the old cemetery by the side of former husband and chii- dren. A husband and three children survive her. The bearers were James Webster, Theodore Beard, Henry Wells and Oliver Beard, Sr. A faithful wife, a loving mother and 6 kind neighbor has fallen asleep. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved snes and bid them re- member the words of Holy Writ, ssThe Lord doth not willingly aff1ict or grieye his children,o but it is done to bring them nearer to Him.
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LONG HILL.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Samuel Gurney was on the sick list, last week, and recovering sufficient lv, went to his home on Long Island, ,last Friday, remaining until Monday of this week, when he returned to his charge. During his absence Rev W. F. White of rrumbull occupied his pulpit at the Methodist church.
 Rev MT Gurney expects to go to Pat terson, N. J., for a few days of next week, where he will assist former class mate in series of special religious ser vices.
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STEVENSON.

News scarce! All frozen up! Ther- mometer at zero and eight degrees below on Monday morning. Visiting has taken 8 back seat during such weather.
 Munson Clark Killed 800 pound pork CT on TuesdaY.
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CAFlIAL SIOCh 9lG.UOOs Ot HUH hh
 BENNETT HOLDS THE CONTROLLING IN-
 TEREST.
 The c. H. Bennett Shoe Co. is the latest local corporation for which arti- cles of association have been agreed upon and are ready to be filed with the Secretary of State. The capital stock is 1000, divided into 720 shares of $25 each, divided as follows: c. H. Ben nett, 639; c. R. Skidmore, 80; Mrs c. H. Bennett, l. c. H. Bennett is the presi- dent and c. K. Skidmore secretary and treasurer. The company is to deal in boots, shoes, and slippers of all kinds, and trunks and bags. The new com pany is to take the place of the old firm ot c. H. Bennett &y Go, dealers in thes same commodities. The old firm was one that gained a reputation for strict integrity in all it's alings and also was highly successful. Mir Beppett said to- .iay that the main cause for his success waa liberal advertising.
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GRANGE NOrIEs.

At the annual meeting of Farmill River Grange the following officers were elected: Master, s. B. Brownson; over- seer, G. M. Wakelee; lecturer, Fred P. Brownson; S., Fred M. Bennett; A. s., treas urer, l.. J. Wheeler; secretary, Mrs w. c. Hubbell 6. K, D9ight Wheeler; c, Miss s. M. Hubbell P.,
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driving from the house of Edward Egan to the depot, last Saturday, going down the hill the wagon struck the horse and
 the horse struck into run, throwing MT Gordon out. He struck so hard that it
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David Botsford has been building 6 new carriage barn.
 Sherwood Brnsmade has repaintad his residence in Daniels Farm.
 Although extremely cold there was good attendance at the Chautsuqua meeting, Monday night.
 Mrs s. Beardsley of Long Hill is with her parents, Mir and Mrs Thomas Wilson.
 Winter is really here and good ice harvest is assured.
 Those interested in fine poultry stock will do we'll to call on Lovett B. Hale. He has 8 large number of very f1ns fowls.
 Clarence Smith, son of Elmer E. Smith, had narrow escape while sliding on the ice. He fell through, getting bad wet. ting.
 Elmer E. Smith hss made great i'm. provement about his place by tearing down the old house and cleaning up gen. erally.
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The Danbury Dispatch is now a morn ing paper, and having the morning field to itself it hopes to get on to good solid footing. Here's to success!
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MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

Every day as the sail goes on words of our customers tell us what a pleas ure it is for them to have found such muslin underwear;" no more sewing after an inspection of these goods: you could not make such dainty and elabor- price we ask you for them.
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GEORGETOWN.

Mrs William B Hill, Jr., is visiting her father, .Fobn w. Ferris, of Greenfield Hill,
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win be necessary for him to keep in the house much longer than he desires, to heal the bruises. The horse was unin- jured.
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DANIELS FARMS.

Mrs William Minor Smith has moved with her three children into the house with John Henrietta, where she will board for the winter. Next summer she intends keeping boarding house.
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w. A. Beers, who has been sick threatened with fever, is able to be around again.
 Clarence and Willis Hawley have re- turned to Storrs for the winter term.
 Miss Lulu Green is the guest of her grandparents, Mir and Mrs E. 0. Smith.
 Miss Mattie Griffin is visiting relatives in Brooklyn.
 The annual meeting of St Psuls Guild and its chapters meet at the rec tory on Wendesday evening for the election of officers, to hear reports and lay out work for the coming year.
 Nearly all teachers from town have returned to duties and scholars to their schools. There are so many of these two classes as to make quite perceptible difference in social gatherings.
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BROOKFIELD.

A RUNAWAY AT THE IRON WORKS.
 Quite runaway occurred at the Iron Works on Monday. A horse and buggy belonging to Burtis Camp. The horse started to run at the foot of the hill at the Iron Works, throwing out Mir Camp and little boy, bruising the boy quite seriously. The team was stopped near the Junction with what was left of the wagon.
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Rev James Stoddard off1ciated morning and evening at Christ church, last Sun day, the rector, Rev MT Cunningham, be- ing absent in Massachusetts.
 Miss Bridget Hope has been enjoying an attack of quinsy.
 B. H. Mattoon attended the directors meeting Of the Mercantile Cooperative banking association in New York, last week.
 Court Merritt Heminway has elected these officers: 0. R., Charles Kane; s. c. R., John Minihan; F. s., Thomas Breen; treasurer, John Dougheriy; R. S., R. N. Deland; s. w., P. Collins; J. w., B. Flynn; s. B :, James Sweeney; J. B., Thomas Downey; trustee for three years, John D. McGowan; court phys ician, Dr E. c. French.
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OUR srAUNcH LITTLE SAVINGS BANK,

At directors meeting of the Water town savings bank, held last week, a div idend was declared at the rate of per cent per annum, payable to depositors or credited on their books on and after Jan- uary 10. This speaks volumes for the level-headed administration of Treasurer MattOOn.
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BETHLEHEM.
GRANGE EVENTS.

About B of the Bethlehem patrons re- sponded to the invitation to visit Morris Grange on New Years evening aud fur niahed the entertainment for the lectur- er's hour. At the close of the lecturers program consisting of songs, recitations given gsRaine surprise by having 8 genuine wedding. After that we were invited to the banquet room and given such supper as only Morris patrons can prepare and of which there was an aLund- ance of everything.
 Bertie Johnson returned to school in Newtown on Monday.
 Mrs Harvey Crane is very dangerously i'll.
 George Box has heen somewhat iudis- posed but is better now.
 J. W. Smith has just unloaded car
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COTTON CLOTHS.

36-lnch unhleached, 5 cents yard. 36-inch extra heavy, 6 1-4 cents yard. 40-inch extra heavy, cents yard. 36-inch extra heavy bleached cotton, 7 cents actual value, 9c.
 42 inch bleached 10 cents, actual value 12c.
 9-4 unbleached sheeting, 15 cents a yard.
 9-4 bleached sheeting, 19 cents yard. unLleached cotton fiannels, S, 10 and l2 ? cents yard.
 Beached cotton fia1nels, s, 10 and 12 12c yard.
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WHITE PLAINS.

Miss Minnie Edwards returned to her school on Monday, much to the joy of the scholars. They presented her with very handsome Christmas apresent at the close of the school.
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METHODIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

The first fruit of the special evangelis- tic services held recently in the Metho- dist church here were shown on Sunday last, when five people were received into the church on probation, at the regular communion season.
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Castoria.

stCastoria isso well adapted to children that Irecommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
 III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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The use of 'Castoria is so universal and it's merits so well known that it seems work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach.r
 CARLos MARTIN. D. D.,
 New York City.
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Local Affairs.
THE c. H. BENNETT SHOE co.

CAPITAL STOCK SIS. 1000, OF WHICH MIR BENNETT HOLDS THE CONTROLLING IN- TEREST.
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FLANNET.S.

White domet flannel. cents a yard. White domet flannel, 4 cents a yard. White domet flannel, 8 cents yard. 3-4 white wool flannel, 12 1-2 cents a yard.
 7S Shaker flannel, black, gray, tan and slate, B cents yard, value 37 } cents yard.
 Scarlet, gray and blue twilled flannel, 9 cents yard.
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BLANKETS.

Prices changed to clear the stock. Crib blankets, g cents each; gray blan- kets, 39 cents each.
 A good heavy pair of blankets in gray tan or white, IS cents par.
 11-4 gray blankets, 75 cents a pair.
 Several cases of white wool blankets, slightly soi!ed, S2 50, S2.75, g 95 and $50. Worth third more.
 1 case of California blankets, good quality; usual price S6.50, sale price S4 50.
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While John Gordon of Bridgeport was
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"For several years have recommended 'castoria,' and shall always continue to do so, as it has invariably produced beneficial results"
 EDWIN F. PARpKx, M. D.,
 18th Street and 7fh Ave. New York Cty. oarAsr. IT MURRAY STREET. Hxw yozx cszr.
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Castoria.

Castoria cures Colic, Constipation. Sour Stomach, Diarrhea, Eructatiou, Kills Worms. gives sleep, and promotes d.
 gestion, Without injurious medication.