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The Newtown bee., 1897-03-05
WATERTOWN.
OAKYILLE AND VICINITY.
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 Abraham Ineson is going to move his manufacturing business to Waterbury this spring. It will be missed very much as he has been busy with a num- Der of workmen ever since locating here.
 The Owl sociable held in the chapel, February 24, was a success. Miss Ida Krantz won the prize for drawing the best owl. Harry Abbott won the prize for the best poetry obout owls.
 Mrs Missell is sick and under doctor Variell's care.
 John Kennedy's building is up and being covered and his blacksmith shop is to be turned around and moved back so that it will leave as nice a row of houses as anyone in this village owns. Mir Kennedy may we'll feel proud of them.
 Report says that Mir Fletcher is to move into H. W. Warmers house soon.
 Mrs Frederick Warner and son of Waterbury and Mrs Warner's mother were visiting in this village March l.
 Mir Gaily of Waterbury conducted the meeting at the Congregational chapel, Sunday evening.
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WARREN.

OBs FRYING WASHINGTON s BIRTHDAY.
 Washington's birthday was celebrated in the Congregational church on Tues cay evening, under the auspices of the Grange, and it was declared to be all excellent success. Eight or nine partici pated in the services. America" and the Star Spangled Banner" were sung. Among the parts assigned, were the mother and wife of Washington, Wash ington's early life, his life at Mount Vernon, as 8 soldier, as a statesman, anecdotes, the closing scenes of his life and his character as religious man. It was the first ard only observance of the birthday of the Father of His Country In the town of Warren.
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WEST MORRIS.

PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY TOPICS.
 Bert Madigan of Woodville is at work at Powers saw mill and is dolng first class work, having fixed the mill up in good shape.
 s. J. Bissel has let his farm for the coming year to MT Saorwout of Morris. He will take charge April l.
 MT and Mrs J. Chapins were the guests of Louis Hagar, last week.
 MT Logue bought one of the team horses at the Senior auction.
 Samuel McMullen of Waterbury has hired out to Jerome Wedge for the sea son.
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ing few days with friends in Hart ford and Berlin.
 The school of the Center district, Miss A. E. Foote teacher, closed on Friday, the 26th, with appropriate exercises, consisting of recitations, dialogues, etc., by the pupils.
 The notes of a few too previous blue birds have been heard Tn our borders, harbingers of the Gentle spring ethereal mildness," which is supposedly on the way.
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DEATH OFB PECK BEACH.

S
 The death of B. Peck Beach, one of Washipgton's old a1d respected citizens, was held at his late residence on Sunday, Rev Mr Carter officiating. Mir Beach was 7G years old. He leaves widow, Mrs Huldah Titus Beach, ,and two daugh- ters, Mrs Ella Hine of New Milford, and Mrs Edna Watts of this place.
 Mir Mitchell, one of the school visitors, has closed the Romford school for an in- definite length of time. He found only three scholars, when visiting it. Some were at home sick, and others thought they could learn a little out of school.
 Dr F. G. Atwood, the we'll known veterinarian, visited the farm of A. M. Smith, last week, and examined the cows for tuberculosis. They were found to be all right.
 Louis Hae, chinaman, who was for several years in Litchfield, has rented the rear of the depot, where he will carry on laundry business.
 Three years ago in February, '94, Franklin s. Titus, a resident of Church hill district died. and on the next Febru- ary '95, Curtis A. Titus died, and on Feb ruary 26, '96, occurred the death of Earle Abbott, while on February 26, '97, Benajah P. Beach, former resider t, died on the Green.
 Miss Estel'a Beach closed her school on Church hill, last Friday, for three or four weeks vacation.
 A. c. Titus has sold couple of COWS to MT Drakely of Hotchkissville.
 MT and Mrs A. A. Titus of Waterrown were at their uncle's funeral, B. P. Beach, on Sunday.
 The chip-4quirrels were out, last week, and the f1ute-like warblings of the blue bird, "sweet hamburger of spring." were heard in the land. This week Monday old Boreas put in his cold breath to stop all such nonsense and congealed feathery snow, sending into winter quarters the happy participants of February sum- shine, while vernal spring retires to collect her smiling forces for another campaign.
 Robert Seabury has purchased the gray horses which Thomas Costigan has owned and used for some time past.
 The body of the brother of Robert Erwin's wife was taken to New York for burial, last week.
 Mrs Edwin Pratt and Mrs Isaac Garrison and daughter of Litchfie,d spent the day with Mrs E. G. Clark, last Fri day.
 Carl Bader, the popular butcher, has cut his ice pond over the third time and filled it to the brim.
 Ellsworth Fenn and brother were in New York, one day last week.
 The Spencer club meet with Charles Anderson, this week.
 c. L. Hickox and wife are home from Hartford.
 Ellsworth Fenn has put Perry Ander- sons blacksmith shop in repair by order of the fire insurance men.
 Frank Kilbourn and Judge Guy c. Ford attended the chapter Mason's sup per in Litchfield on the evening of Feb ruarV p.
 Rev Mir Ericson of Danbary was in town, last Tuesday. His house here is for rent or sale.
 The Calhoun street school gave very
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WASHINGTON.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Rev George Bennett, Jr., pastor of the Methodist church, ,gave very interesting talk to the children, last Sunday. He chose for subject "Laziness," the fol- lowing forming part of the text, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways, and De wise," Prov. 6 6. He also gave some valuable information about the industry and ambition of the ant, and emphasized the fact that we could find some worthy examples ,even in the doings of an insect
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A NEW MAIL CONTRACTOR.

The mail route to New Milford from Warren, has been sold, to go into other hands the first of July next. The Ger man who is the purchaser will live here, which MT Taylor has been subjected, being obliged to make an extra trip of six miles, living three miles away at the head Of the Lake.
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LitchfieId County News
ROXBURY.

THE LENTEN SEASON AT CHRIST CHURCH
 Lenten services in the parish of Christ church, RoxburY, will be as follows:
 Mondays: Evening prayer, at War. ner's Mills, 4 Is p. m. in the Guild room 7.30 p. m.
 Tuesdays: Evening prayer in the Guild room 4 15 p. m,; in Tyrrell's hall, 7.3O p. m.
 Wednesdays: Evening prayer and Lit any in the Guild room at 30 p. m.
 Thursdays: Morning prayer in the Guild room, 10a. m.; Evening prayer. Burritt district, 7 30 p. n.
 Fridays: Evening prayer and Litany in the Guild room. 3 30 p. ID.
 Saturdays: Evening prayer in the Guild room, 3.30 p. m.
 Annunciation, B. V. M, March 25 Holy Communion, 10 a. m.
 Maundy Thursday, April l5: Morning prayer, 10 a. m.; Evening prayer, Litany and Ante Communion, 7.30 p. m.
 Good Friday, April 16: Morning pray CT, Litany and Ante Communion, 10 45 a. m. Probably also service of the Three Hours, 12 m. to 3 p. m.
 The Holy Communion will be celebrat- ed on the second, third, fourth and fifth Sundays in Lent at 10 a. m., and on the first Sunday in Lent and on Palm Sun day immediately after Morning prayer at 0.45 a. m.
 Morning Prayer will be said each Sun day in Lent 10.45 a. m. The Litany will be said when Morning prayer is not fol- lowed by celebration.
 The Women's Auxiliary will meet in the Guild room each Wednesday of Lent, ? p. m.-CWalter Downes Humphrey, Rector.
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TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs,

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs,
 The presiding elder of the Methodist church made his quarterly visitation, February, the 26th.
 The house in the Center, south of Dr Pons place, owned by the Congrega- tional society, has been recently pur- chased by Ellie Thomas who will move there some time this month.
 MT Thompson will move to the Rena Warner house April l.
 The party given by the Village I'm provement society In the hall, last Thursday evening, was much enjoyed and large number were in attendance
 pr Pons has been more than busy the past month. Besides caring for the sick in this town, he has been to Bridge water nearly every day and many times twice each day.
 Mrs John McEwen and daughter spent Sunday at A. L. Hodges.
 Two children of Frederick Tyrell have been very ill the past week with pneumonia but are improving under the care of Dr Pons.
 Allan Hurlbutt is home nursing g lame ankle.
 George Crofut is out with new farm wagon.
 Mrs D. c. Garrison is spending few days with relatives in Woodbury.
 Charles Tyrell returned from the hos pital last Saturday.
 Current numbers of the following peri odicals can now be found in the read ing room for use during library hours Harper's Monthly, Scribner's Cosmc- polltan, McClure's, Century. On and af- ter March IS, numbers of the periodicals other than those of the current month may be taken for one week for home use. A book may be taken as usual in addition to a magazine.
 One of Yale's students, and the cham pion in his class in athletic sports, has been spending few days vacation here and has been enJoying the time giving the Center boys exhibitions of bis skill. Among the many acts he performed mach to the amazement of the boys was the Yale art of wrestling. He chose a stripping of lad to teach so he could be the champion here. After showing him the various methods they had a trial between themselves. Result: The student was obliged to resort to the use of pair of old fashioned crutches fur nished him through the kindness of his scholar, and he did not discard them until his return to Yale.
 A birthday party in honor of Miss F. A. Barnes on Saturday evening, Febru. ary 27, was the occasion of grand old fashioned time.
 Walter Thomas contemplates raising larger piece of tobacco this year than common, and is to build an addition to his tobacco barn.
 George W. Hurlbutt has disposed of his entire packings of old tobacco and has delivered the same to Pitcher of Bridgewater.
 Sexton Creigh has laid plans for q busy season. He has the Congrega- tional church to attend to. His fish and oyster and clam business occupy two days and two days more are consumed in his garden truck trade. EHis farn will not leave him much leisure.
 c. E. Squire has exchanged bis fast gray paoer with party in Brookhsld,
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ington, ID. C., says: l was for a long time under treat
 1nent of two of the best physi- clans of this city,
 for a severe case of blood poison, but my condition grew worse all the while, not withstanding the fact that they charged me three hundred dollars.
 My mouth was
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A REAL ESTATE DEAL.

Mre Knapp has sold her place to MI Barrett and will go to California. Her husband died in the fall of 1889, leaving an excellent farm well stocked. Now it goes out of the family. One of her sons has been on from the west and doubt less saw that the burden of running the farm was too great for her and encour- aged the step now taken.
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Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap- propriateIy called the curse of mankind It is the one disease that physicians can not cure; their mercuria1 aud potash remedies only bottle up the poison in the system, to surely break forth in a more virulent form, resulting in total wreck of the system.
 MT. Frank B. Martin, prominent iewe1er at q26 Peusy1yania Ave. Wash
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' 4 James Cochrane's, where they participa- ted in the s3d anniversary of Mrs Coch- rane.
 Mrs Ann Cochrane, whose birthday was observed last Wednesday. is an un- usually sprightly old lady. When not assisting in the lighter domestic duties around the house, she is invariably busily engaged in reading, knitting or sewing, and can thread needle with a celerity which younger ones might envy, although she has never worn glasses.
 Measles are having good run around this village. There are eight or nine new cases at this writing.
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 Every time it will cure Backacile.
 IL has cured more cases of leucor- rhoea by removing the cause, than any remedy the world has ever known it is almost infallible in such cases. It dissolves and expels tumors from the uterus in an early stage of develop ment, and checks any tendency to can cerous humors. Lydia E. pinl<ham's Liver Pills work in unison with the Compound, and are A sure cure for constipation and sick headache. Mrs Pinkham's Sanativs Wash is of great value for locrl application
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MORRIS.

L. A. Camp of Seymour and his sig ter, Mrs McEwen spent Sunday at the old homestead.
 Mrs L. A. Whittlesey has been spend
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Let The Whole World Know The Good
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IVY FART DISEASE, has its victim at a H disadvantage. Always taught that
 heart disease is incurable, when the symptoms become we'll defined, the patient becomes alarmed and nervous panic takes place. But when sure remedy is found and cure effected, after years of suffering, there is great rejoicing and desire to let the whole world know" Mrs. Laura Wine finger, of Selkirk, Kansas, writes; "I desire to let the whole world know what pr. Miles Dr. Miles He Heart t Cure has done l', for s He9Tf t,ure pain in my heart, short
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 Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on guarantee that first bottle benefits, or money refunded.
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Representative R. N. oochrane short ened his duties at the Capitol, last week, returning home on Wednesday evening to help celebrate his mothers birthday.
 MT and Mrs T. H. Wilson and wife Of Huntington and granddaughter, Miss
 Gladys Beardsley. have been guests at
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filled with eating sores, my tongue was almost eaten away, so that for three months was unable to taste any solid food. My hair was coming out rapidly. and was in horrible fix. I had tried various treatments, and was nearly dis couraged, when friend recommended S.S.S. After had taken four bottles, began to get better, and when had finished eighteen bottles, was cured sound and we'll, my skin was without a blemish, and have had no return of the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life of misery" S.S.S. Iguayunkeed Pnyely veggta6le) will cure any case of blood poison. Books on the disease.
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-A-nnla1
 Inventory

etore taking our annual ipven- tory VIC desire to reduce our stock to the lowest possible point. We find it much quicker, easier and more satisfactory to In centory the CASH!
 We wish this week to particularly call your attention to Horse Elan kets and Robes.
 Aithough we have sold this season more than during any previous year wa find we have stin quite number left In order to move them quickly we have divided them into only five lots as follows: LOT NO. l.
 Consists of the finest 5-A all wool square blankets, none of which have sold at less than &5 now $4, LOT NO. ?.
 Consists of fine all wool square blan. kets, both 5.A and other makes. Have sold at $S.70, $4 and $4.25. now $3. LOT No. 3.
 kets, have sold at ss, $3.25 and & 50 now S2.25. LOT NO.4
 Made up of both square and stable blankets, have sold at $2z5, $2.50 and S2 75 now $l70. LOT NO. 5.
 Made up of both square and stadle blan- kets have sold at $l.75 and $2, now $l.25, Our terms on all blankets at these prices will De spot cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. Money back if you want it. Yours respect fully
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The times., 1897-09-07
FnnernI of RoIlin Hood.

The funera! services or Rollin Morgan
Rood, the son OF Mr. James E. Hood, who
was accidentally shot and killed last FRI
day, were held yesterday at p. m, at
the home of his parents, No. to17 o street
northwest Tie ceremony was attended
by a large number of the friends OF the
family and the schoolmates OF the de-
ceased The funeral service was re ad by
the Rev. DR.. E. Bradford Leayitt, pastor
of the Unitarian Church, who came from
New York for the purpose. nuring the
services Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir Cliff sung
Nearer, My God, to Thee with much
feeling. She was accompanied by Prof
Pischoff, organisJ of the First Congrega-
tional Church.
The pallbearers were Ed d. Egan,
Joseph Parkinson, Arthur Slater, Eugene
McLacnlen, Walter ] Newton, Willie Teepe,
Frank Wilbur and Aubrey Lanston. The
interment, which was private, was made
at Rock Creek Cemetery.
The times., 1897-09-07

sptces OF the Takoma Lodge, No. IT,
independent Order OF Good Templars.
and general invitation To attend was
responded to by the people OF the village
The greater part Of the day was spent
in old-fashloned customs peculiar TO pic
MICS and gatherings of the country folk,
but tin the afternoon, shortly after o'clock.
Mr.. Jesse C. Suter OF the local Anti-Saloon
League, called the picnickers to order from
u platforn erected in the center Of the
grove. Mr.. Suter made d characteristic
temperance address, and then, after an
organ voluntary, played by Miss Ethel
Mooers, Re introduced MIR. Howard +. En-
mons. the grand chief templar OF the State
of Maryland. Mr.. Enmon's address was
largely IN temperance, although he also
touched on the significance of Labor Day
Grand Terrplar Doyle, of Star OF Hope
Lodge, also made speech, and then.
after singing by the Templars, and another
organ solo by Miss Mooers, the picnickers
dispersed for luncheon.
1t had been expected that additional
speakers from Washington would be in
attendance, but as tl.ey failed to show up,
il was thought best t) let the wd enjoy
itself in the good old fashioned way, in-
stead of attempting to fin the places OF
the absent Superintendent of Juventl.
Templars Russell, Mrs. B. X. Bishop, Mr.
A. T. Maupin, Mr. l.. II. Patterson, and
Mr.. l.. " Mooers, and other populnr Tenn.
plars, We're present during the speaking.
The ;icnic las under the direction of IL
committee from Takonla Lodge, composed
Of GraEd I'emplars E. II. Warren, Holton.
and Rvror, q Ford II WAS voted a great
success by all who attended, and 1t was
not until late in the evening that the last
stragglers LETT the picnic grounds.
The times., 1897-09-07
TROLLEY CAR VICTIM DEAD
Louis Cunningham Dies of His In
iuries at Garfield Hospital.
Coroner Carr Not Notified Until
Nearly Twelve Hours Later
Ap Inquest Probable.

Louis Cunningham, butcher. who re-
sided at Sligo, Nd, died at Garfield Hos
pitaI 1T 8 o'clock yesterday morning as
the result of a street car accident on the
Brightwood Avenue line the night before
The body lay III the morgue for more
than twelve hours before Coroner Carr was
notified OF the death.
The story of the accident which befelI
Cunningham was fully told in The Evening
Times lie was riding In q Brightwood
avenue car about O'Clock Sunday night,
and While the car was IN motion at
teniF ted to change his eat,and in doing
50 he slipped and fell beneath; the wheels,
ard the heavy trucks passed over both his
legs. He was taken TO Garfield Hospital
in an ambulance, and Notwithstanding the
fact that the mans legs merely hung by
shreds Of flesh an ainputation W az not per
formed and yesterday morning he died
1t is the duty of the physicians in the
District TO report all deaths due 10 acci-
dents at once TO the coroner. This was not
done. DR.. Nesbitt, the chef resident ply
ician, when questioned about the ma tier
| last night gave as his excuse that the man
was not a resident of Washington and that
he .iil not know whether or not the man
was hurt inside the District. On his own
| responsibility, it is said, DR.. Nesbitt had
| issued q certificate OF death and bad given
permission fer the removal of the remains
10 Sligo last right.
Upon being informed by Times report
| er Of the mans death at Garfield Hos
| pitaI Coroner Carr at once started an IL.
| vestigation OF the matter and learned
the circumstances. He at once ordered
/ that the body remain at the hospital until
| tomorrow morning when he VIII lont fur
ther into the matter, and the body viii
not be sent to Sligo until released by
him.
Certainly every death due TO accident
| when the person dies in Washington
should be reported to the coroner, said
| DR.. Carr to Times reporter last night.
/ '+If the circumstances are clear the cor
| oner VIII approve the certificate of death,
but every case should be reported and the
| fact there Is sometimes neglect In this mat
| ter is wrong and often annoying"
The times., 1897-09-07
Che - Gitsseet
City Brevities.

The White Lot ElHpse has been re-
eraveled-
Judge Miller and family are at Front
Royal, va.
The hydrant at Eighteenth and streets
is cot OF order
The white public schools of Montgomery
county opened yesterday.
Brooks court was flooded by the burst
ing of water pipe yesterday.
The north roadway OF NJ street, west
OF high street, win be macadamized.
a filthy sewer has been complained of at
theconerof Second and d streets southwest.
Walter Pickett. the oolored man who
Elashed five persons with razor last
week, is still at large.
The puraps OF Fifth and Ridge streets and
at Twelfth and n streets northwest have
been report ed out Of order.
Sarah Smith, colored, was fined SO yes
ter1ay for stealing household goods from
-NES-raggie Smith, at 1916 d street.
The Montgomery county commissioners
VIII wrestle With the old Georgetown
tHrnPiGe problem a gain next Tuesday week.
United States Marshal Albert a. Wilson.
Who has been confined to his bed for
week ty a severe cold, s rapidly recov-
ering.
James snowden, a burly colcred man,
was yesterday fined So for assaulting and
striking small colored boy named Nelson
Williams.
John Curry today pleaded guilty to
keeping gaming tablein his place, and was
Distrist jail
The residents of Takoma Park who
ere within the District OF Columbia are
contemplating the organization OF cit
izens' association.
a slight fire about O'Clock Sunday
in the cabin Of canal boat anchored in
thecanal near theK street bridge southwest,
Caused about see damage.
In the process ofciearing out the parks Of
their unGerbrush and too-thick foliage, it
has been found necessaryto cut down sew
eral handsome young trees.
Commissioner OF Pensions Evans health
Is very mach improved and re is able
70 be about hisroom. He expects To be able
70 leave his house very soon.
The funeral OF Mrs. Taylor, whose neck
was broken by q fall at Mount Pleasant
Sunday evening, will take place at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon from Berean
Baptist Church.
The twenty-sixth annual session OF the
Sovereign Council, Sons Of Jonadab, Will
be held NJ Jonadab Hall, No. e23 Louisi-
ana avenue, beginning at 7:3O O'Clock
Thursday evening.
Chr Aander's Kummel (Caraway Seed
Brandy, soc. OF. 9o9 9TH 1t
The times., 1897-09-07
B. & o. BULLETIN.
REDUCED RATES.

Luray and return, special one-day e4-
cursiou, Thursday, September 8, S3.50,
Including admission 10 the caVerns. Train
leaves Washington, s:30 a. m.
Niagara Fails and return Specially
conducted ten day tour, September 8, $40.
Special train OF Goa ches and Pullman cars
leaves Washington $40 q. m. Tickets
good 10 stop off returning at Watkins Glen
Rochester, and Buffalo.
Bay Ridge and return, 30 cents.
Baltimore and return, 81. Sunday,
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