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The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
EASTON.
PERSONAL JOTTINGS,

Mss Elizabeth Kimball of Portches- ter, N. r., was entertained over Sunday at Mrs Charles Silliman's.
 Henry Osborne and Bennett Seeley were in Bridgeport, the past week, on jury duty.
 Miss Annie Roberts is entertaining for two weeks her cousin, Miss Clara Angell of New Jersey.
 Report says George Seeley is to move his family into Edward Hills tenant house.
 Miss Louis Turney had the misfortune the past week to have horse step on her foot, causing her to be laid up for a few days.
 Rev c. 0. Merrill is expected to visit his Easton friends. this week, for few days before going to his home in Yer mont.
 John Macnie and wife left Fred Silli- mans, Friday, and expected to start Saturday for their home in North Dakota.
 MT Bates returned, Monday, from a pleasant visit of two weeks with Mrs Sherman Blakeman in Stratfield.
 MT and Mrs John De Ward moved Wednesday from the Sherman place to their home in East Norwalk.
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wife, while the 'peepers" peep of love. We'll, "God is love-" Yes, the little frail anemones tremble like the poor children in the tenement houses when they look out upon the 'survival of the fittest,'' and ask if they may come out and hear the birds sing, and enjoy life with the rest Poor little waifs, wait, wait, we hope you will not starVe, we hope put rev .ol you will die because you came out too early. The apple buds and all of the hardier buds in the forest seem to swell in the heaven given sun, to .'snuggle sup" at night. He who doe not enjoy spring in it's springing to life, is nc "Springer."-[G G. W. B.
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SHILOH.

How gladly we welcome the har- bingers of spring. The robin, with that strut, stately walk of his in the green ing meadow, stops to bite the head of the angle worm that is looking out to see if jack frost is really gone. Anon, he lights upon some topmost twig, and sings those exquisitely sweet, immortal notes that the immortal poets have so frequently sung of. The blue bird, is just as happy as the bobolink, that will come with the Sweet bye and bye, ; and challenges the blue bird to sing on 8 wager. They are all too happy in love to care much which wins, if their wives kiss the notes as they vibrate on the sweet breezes. Mrs Robert Fitsimmons. compared to these items from paradise !! How. immeasurable the gulf between their purity, their tastes, their felicity. and mans The red winged blackbird lis singing over the swamps and his
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TRUMBULL.
IN GRANGE CIRCLES.


 The last meeting of the Grange was an unusual interesting one. The exer- cises were in keeping with Memorial day. The following is the program : Singing, Marching through Georgia ;'' reading, "The enemies meeting at deaths door," by William H. Brins- made; singing, "Our Nations Flag,'' by P. B. and E. T. Nichols, Lena Nichols and Iva Brinsmade; personal reminis- cences of the civil war, F. B. Nichols :; singing. "Tenting on the Old Camp ground" Lena Nichols, Iva Brinsmade, P. B. and E. T. Nichols; ssOrigin of Memorial dav,''.J. NJ. Tucker; "some re- marks by Lecturer" E. T. Nichols closing song, Forget not the dead , The next meeting will be children's night and the meeting will be an open one and all are invited. An interesting program is being prepared by the com mittee in charge.
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Bridgeport have been the guest of L. o Osborne.
WESTON.
GRANGE IOTTINGS.

A very delightful Memorial day pro, gran was rendered by Norfield Grange on Friday evening. "Reminiscences of the War;" by Comrades Allen and Albin, and "Women in the War;" by Mrs Mary E. Godfrey and Mrs Treadwell, were highly appreciated, as was also the music both vocal and instrumental, which en- livened the program. Frank Fitch re- cited the poem, 'Sheridan's Ride,'' and Mrs Rowland the American Girl" MI Pease, the worthy master of the Pomona Grange, was present, as was also other visitors from Greenfield Hill and Vest port Oranges.
 Miss Eleanor Hoyt closes her school in the Good Hill district, this week.
 R. K. Fitch, who was seriously i'll last week, is able to attend to his school du- ties again.
 Master Charles Rowland has spent a few days with his grandparents in Red ding.
 Miss Hattie Gould was ill for several days, last week.
 Miss Lizzie Wakeman of New York is visiting Weston friends.
 Children's day will be observed as usual at the Congregational church.
 Miss Perry and Miss Scudder of Valley Forge and Miss Fannie Mercy of Westport have spent a few days with Miss Minnie Williams.
 Miss Fannie Sherman died very suddenly on Thursday last. The funeral was held on Sunday from the home of her sister, Mrs David Wood, Of Chestnut Hill.
 Mrs A. c. Bradley is caring for her daughter, Mrs Coley, of Wil.on, who is ill with quinsy.
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SOME OF FEM ARE MIGHTY QUEER.


 What queer things horses are and how differently they appear in the hands of different people? Sometime ago l.. o Osborne had good, strong, well built horse, yet though it was not mean tenn pered, he could not make any use of it, either for light driving or for farm work, and he finally made his old friend, Charles Durand of Bridgeport, who is a well known and popular livery man of that city, present of this horse, and since the very day he received it Mir Durand has had no trouble in working or using 1t whatever, and this he does nearly every day ,still MT Durand Is will ing to give this horse or quite sum of money to any horseman who can drive this horse quarter of mile, single or double, starting at his stable on Broad street.
 Mise Mamie Ryan has new upright Matheushak plano.
 Miss Lizzie Burns of Ansonfa ia the guest of Miss Emily Seeley. Mir and Mrs c. B. Wheeler and John Baird have visited Henry Baird in Bethel. Mr and Mrs Jennings and Harry Nichols of Danbury, John Bonnet. wife and daughter and 8. Y. Nichols oi
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TASHUA.
AT CHRIST CHURCH.

AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 Ascension day was duly observed in this church, the church being appropri- ately decorated with flowers.
 Mrs Wnipple is visiting friends in Hart ford while Mrs Jane Mallett presides at the rectory.
 MT and Mrs John Treadwell have visit ed at Pequonnock.
 Work has been done at the rectory con. sisting of a new grape arbor and freshly papered rooms.
 A musical is to be held at George Ciark's, Wednesday evening, the 9sh.
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LONG HILL.

Miss Mary Rector of Bridgeport has been spending few days with Mrs Will liam Works at Long Hill.
 Fine creamery butter; the best money will buy, 21c a pound or five pounds for $1. at W. N. Hurd's.
 Try pail of those fine mackerel 75c for 10 pound pail. They are not small, come and see, at W. N. Hurd's.
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"We try to make friends of our custo. mers,'' y say Davis & Savard. s'Transient
 trade is all right (we want that tool but steady custom is the foundation of our
 business. That's what we are working
 for, your year around trade. Our prices will attract you and we guarantee treat
 ment that will hold you."
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

Don't thin your blood with sassafras or poison it with blue-mass; but aid Ma ture by using DeWitt's Little Early Ris- CTS, the famous little pills for constipa- tion, bilIousness and stomach and liver troubles. They are purely vegetable. E. F. Hawley. Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford B. Hawley $ Co.,, Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

Don't neglect 8 cough because the weather is pleasant; before the next storm rolls around it may develop into a serious difficulty beyond repair. Ona Minute cough cure is easy to take and will do what it's name implies. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook A. B. Blakeman; Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,, Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

Sick headache can be quickly and com pletely overcome by using those famous little pills known as s'DeWitt's Little Early Risers.n Edgar F. Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co, Stepney.
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has moved his Street fence back to widen the highway. Widen streets are great y needed in these days of much travel. If bicycles are taxed given the rider chance to enjoy good path. Also give every land owner vote of thanks who gener. Ously widens the track for public con- venience.
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STAMFORD.

c. E. Dufour matched 42 chickens from three sittings of 42 eggs.
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get that May and June are the famous months for weddings.
 Carpenters are beginning work on 8 new horse barn for William Bedding.
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SHERMAN.
rnwN Ann prpsf,MAI. Nf,ru

TOWN AND PERSONAL NOTES. The death Of Demmon Durge occurred last week, at the age of 8I.
 Mrs Frank Hungerf0rd has been quite sick, bat is now recovering.
 The young people do not seem to for
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
GREAT TRIUMPH.

Instant relief and permanent cure by this remedy, Otto's Cure for Lung and Throat dis. lungs with 8 hacking cough when H. s. Com stock, Warren; D. Burnham, New Preston !; woo Woodbury nn g Drug Coas Mood6uryi Hotchkiss- Hawley $ Co.,, Stepney, Marshall Beach Mon roe, J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge, A. B. Blakeman.. Botsford, R. I. Sanford, Oxford, E. J. Potter, South Britain, sole agents, will farnisn you with a free sample bottle of this guaranteed reme- dy? It's success is wonderful, as your drug gist will tell you. Sample free. Large bot tIes 5Oc and 25c.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
BRIDGEPORT.

A jolly party enjoyed sail on the Sound, Monday, on the Savoy, owned by J. k. Miller.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

W. H. Rubey, the well known monu- mens man of Bank street, Waterbury, is
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

If your druggist won't get you Smiths worm syrup send us 25c and we will see that you get it.-[S. ". Smith & Co.,, Ansonia, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

just completing fine ball monument for William Hoffnan of Watertown. It is of Grace Swede granite, surmounted by a polished ball. It is fine specimen of work and reflects high credit on MT Ru- hou
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PANTRY THIEVES ABOUT.

Pantry thieves are the pest of the town. Tramps and beggers had better give Bethel wide birth. They are sus- pected of being the thieves who rob the people of their breakfast as the saying goes, ''It starts the dander" when 8 woman gets up in the morning and finds that her breakfast Is gone and.t the pantry window left open. Shot guns and pistols are left handy over night it would not Le surprising if somebody got hurt if the trouble keeps or.
 MT and Mrs Frank A. Judd and son Howard, and Miss Belle Ferry enjoyed a pleas ant carriage ride to Bridgeport and return, last week.
 Orris Ferry, resident of East Bethel,
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STEVENSON.
FONT FORGET THIS EVENT.

A strawberry sociable and dance will be given at Old Mill hall, Stevenson, on Tuesday, June 8. All are cordially in- vited to attend.
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Brookfeld, Ct., Mar, l. 1897. Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co.,,

Gentlemen:
 In justice you desire to give testimony the superior qualities of paint had my mill in Brookfeld painted l89O and to-day is fresh and cean without crack bem sh theday painted We also used the paint elevator New Milford the largest group of buildings the village, using great quantity of the paint and putting old paint and bright and clean just satisfactory as the Brookfed ob and it always pleasure show lmy friends these buildings.
 We had very hot fire in Brookfed the mI scorching side of the building badly. We have apparatus the town the opinion many that the cae in the paint prevented mill from being destroyed Respectfully yours, M AFoNA
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MALLEYsNEECYIApS.
Confirming Ehe TowNSAND-MoNTANT
 AUCTION. UnacrzVear, HoSlc1y.

What's left of the Auction Underwear and Hosiery, vii be on quick sale at the counters. Remember the chances-Women's and Child ren's Hosiery selling at: NoE Ia0O-fhfras of mahzng cOsk. Har3Ly 0Ver AaLf waking cost.
 Not haLf makzmg cost. WONDERFUL SELLING of new Wash Stuffs. Little prices that even large retailing is unfamiliar with.
 CORDED DIMITIES, 7Kc. A very choice line of patterns-these goods have never retailed for less than I2Hc.
 JACoNET LAWNS, LOG. Colorings desirable and new. Actual value, IS.
 LAPPET LAWNS, 12Kc. And lace stripes-lots of places selling these at 2oc and 2Sc. Great choice ot patterns.
 FRENCH ORGANDIE LAWNS, 2sc. Have never retailed for less than 37Hc. Many are getting this price foI em know.
 SUMMER GLOVE SHOW Certain to be able to pick over the most. Sure that every pair is dependable. That's glove-buying at the Big Store"
 CHAMOIS, 75c.
 Cool good, lovely two-clasp, four-but. ton and Mousquetaire - yellow and whites.
 BEST BICYCLE GLOVES. Are the lisle backed, perforated dog skin Palms, $r.oo. Mems and WomenS L1SLE AND TAFFETA GLOVES, 2sc and up. All shades of tan. grey white, and black, with white stitching.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
SUMMER GLOVE SHOW

CHAMOIS, 75c. Cool, good, lovely two-clasp, four but ton and Mousquetaire = yellow and whites.
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WONDERFUL SELLING
CORDED DIMITIES, 7Hc.

A very choice line of patterns-these goods have never retailed for less than
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
K. C. PLATT, HAWLEYVILLE

want Of any Agriclural Tools come and see unable Retail
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

FRENCH oRGANDIE LAWNS, 2sc.
 Have never retailed for less than 37Hc. Many are getting this price fol 'em know.
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BEST BICYCLE GLOVES.
 Are the lisle backed. perforated dog skin Palms, $I.oo. Mems and WomenS I1SI E ANn lrAERRnA Cr ONtEC
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STEPNEY AND VICINITY.

THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
 The Village Improvement Society has recently adopted the following constitu- tiOn and hp-laWs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17
out of his Line.

The commercial editor of the Daily
Bread having been taken suddenly i'll, the
joke editor assisted in the compilation
of the annual trade review. says the Chi
cago Tribune. AS the result of his first
half days skirmishing about town he
turned in the following:
Broom dealers have made some seep-
ing changes in their business. Those
who have been able to get in on the
ground floor, however, have gathered
considerable dust during the year
Straws show which way the wind blows
"Blacksmths have had hard pounding
to keep even, and have by no means a.
sheer thing for the coming year. With
many of them it has been horse and
horse.
Butchers make no bones of declaring
the fat to be in the fire. One of them
gave the reporter a roast, and tried to
chuck him out of doors. He accused him
of trying to ascertain the size of the
steak he had made out of the business.
The saloon business has been unsat-
i5factory, in a measure the majority of
the customers being chronic GROWERS.
Rubber dealers report a good year. but
complain that the business has been in
fiated. Some of them are tired of this.
Elevator manufacturers have had a
year of ups and downs. but they know
the ropes and hope to pull through
There has been strong opposition in
the butter business, and losses have COM
pletely cowed many dealers.
"In the produce line it may be stated
briefly that overproduction has taken the
starch out of the potato crop. Carrots
and onions are in the soup.
Dealers in fruit claim they have done
business at a loss, no matter what the
figgers may show. There hasn't banana
profit in apples, and everything in the
grape line has gone to seed.
Manufacturers of cheap cigars are in
a bad box. They complain of a lack of
confidence. They are in bad odor with
the general public
Furniture dealers have done fairly
well sofa, and hope to do better as the
season advances. Some of the new
styles of hall furniture for this year.
trade are very attractive"
There is one thing evident" growled
the city editor, as he ran his eye over
the manuscript and grabbed his blue pen
ell. There has been an overproduction
in the chestnut crop"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17

They were both old-time stenographers,
employed somewhere by the week. says
the Chicago Dispatch, but the conscious
ness of being able, at will, to produce
pages of hens tracks which only they
could decipher-and sometimes even they
failed TO do so-invested them with a feel
ing of intense superiority to the rest Of
mankind.
But this normal feeling was for the mo-
ment usurped by one of humility, as they
sat on the sofa, the light tGrEsS gently
down, and the soft radiance of the flicker
ing jet in the street alone Illuminating the
apartment
1t was an hour for confession, and he
paved the way by saying:
THE first job I ever struck lost through
carelessness. My employer dictated a let
ter to a client, asking him to meet him at
a hotel called the Seven Ravens. 1 wrote
it out the Seven Elephants"
"A wholesale chemist was my first en-
ployer," she murmured. HE used to keep
a diary. One day he dictated to me the
fateful words: Bought carload of sui
phuric acid. Quite good days business.
How did you transcribe it?' he in
quired eagerly, for he had registered a VOW
in his Utmost soul that he would never
marry a perfect idiot.
II didn't get it quite right. Bought a
carbOy Of sulphuric acid. Good God! it's
poisonous! ,"
He moved little way from her but re-
membered his own early struggles ana
edged back again.
Dearest" he whispered, do you re-
member the convention which nominated
Garfield%
She thought he was trying to find out
how old she was, but curiosity got the bet
ter of discretion and she confessed to a
dim memory of that occasion.
Il was hired by the Times then to re-
port the speeches. A New Yorker got
UP and said the dissensiohs among their
opponents were very timely, for they bid
fair to create a break in the ranks of the
democratic party.
"Oh, tell me-" cried the fair girl, with a
sudden accession of interest, how did you
get it?"
His head fell on his breast.
II cannot. l dare not tell you"
Rising, she turned the lamp down still
lower. This man said the dissensions
among their opponents bid fair to create
a breach in the ranks of the democratic
party?"
He did! And I Transcribed it pants of
the democratic party and what is more.
i was printed in the paper that way the
very next morning"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17
shrewd in Finance.

All the great financiers of this country
outside of politics, do not live in New
York, says the Washington Star. One
of the greatest of them, nameless here for
ever more, lives in more or less regal
splendor on Capitol Hill. That is to say,
he lives in regal splendor when he is asleep
and the rest of the time it is pretty much
boarding house, except when the mother
of his best girl takes more pity on him
than she ever will after he is married.
and asks him to take dinner at her house.
About a week ago this financial Machia-
velli sat i'm a poker game with young
man whose reputation for not paying any
kind of a bill is wider than the District of
Columbia at its widest part, and he won
SO from him, for which he gave his check.
Our Machiavelh from Capitol Hill didn't
want to take the check, because he had
heard how previous checks had not been
available as there wasn't quite enough
money in bank to meet them, and there
was usually a squabble which didn't de-
clare any dividends worth mentioning. But
he had to take the check, or nothing, and
when he had taken it, he sat down to
think. When morning came he had
thought, and as soon as the bank was
open he was there with his check for
SIS
There's not enough money to meet it."
said the paying teller, with the invaria-
bic suavity of a paying teller.
Il supposed not" smiled and bowed the
holder of the check, land 1 was instruct
ed to make up the difference, so IL you will
be kind enough to tell me what 1t is I'll
FIX it,"
lie was informed that the balance was
S62 and the Machiaveli at once deposited
Sl8 TO the credit Of his friend and then
presented the check. which was, of course,
honored, and he came out of the bank just
$62 ahead and no bother TO anybody.
The best part of 1t was that when the
maker of the check met him and he told
him that a friend Of his had deposited
enough money to his credit to make his
check good, he never asked who the
friend was Indeed, he never asked any
questions at all; he slumped and kept bis
mouth shut.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17
A Monetary Conference.

Evidently the republicans intend to make
an effort to carry out that provision of
their platform which favors international
bimetallsm-at least they intend to take
such steps to secure an international mon
etary conference as will leave the silver
ties no room to charge them with having
acted in bad faith. 1t is clearly their in
tention to pass a bill authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint delegates to an interna-
tional monetary conference if one should
be called and making an appropriation
for the delegates expenses.
But what hope is there that such a con
ference will be called, and what chance
would there be of it's accomplishing any
thing if il should be called? It is ANNOUNCE
ed from London. where Senator Wolcott
went couple of weeks ago to work up a
sentiment in favor of a conference. that
the bimetallists of Europe are rather in
different in regard to the matter. They
do not think that an agreement could be
reached if a conference should be called;
hence they are not giving Senator Wolcott
any encouragement.
We are not certain that the republican
leaders are anxious for a conference. It
would not be of any benefit to anybody. 1t
would simply tend to keep alive the agita-
ton of the silver question.
The silver question will solve itself if
the politicians will let it alone and the
solution will be far more satisfactory than
any results that could be brought about
by an international monetary conference
or by legislation. The production of gold
is steadily increasing and that of silver
is decreasing. In the course of a few years
the gap between gold and silver at the
present ratio of 16 to l will be practically
closed by the advance in the price of sill
yer. Then we shall hear no more of the
silver question. If the bullion value of a
silver dollar were equal to the bullion
value OF a gold dollar there would be no
demand for free and unlimited coinage of
silver, and the nearer those two values
approach each other the less imperative
that demand will become.
The republicans, in preparing for an in
ternational monetary conference, are sim
ply putting themselves in a position to say
they have compiled with their platform
pledges. We doubt that they expect or
want an international monetary confer
anga