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The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
MORRIS.
AM 1NrELI1GENT nOG.


 One of our prosperous farmers a few days ago purchased handsome pair of steers of a Thomaston party. He no ticed that dog seemed very much inter ested In the transaction, but was consid- erably surprised day or two afte rhis return home with his purchase, to see this same dog come into the lot where he was exercising his newly acquired prop erty, greet him and the cattle with a show of great delight, follow them home to the stable and take up his quarters conEentedly with them. As a valuable dog belonging to thIs said farmer, dis appeared some months ago which he has sought far and near without success, be hopes that the owner of this dog wi not value him enough to come after him.
 Mrs Mary Talmage Lyman has opene her residence here for the summer.
 Mrs Watrous is spending a few days with Mrs Maria Ray.
 Mrs Evander Roots has ,gone to An sonia to visit sister who is quite out of health.
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nings in Westport, the most noted pansy grower in the New England States.
 Mir and Mrs H. H. Williams of Nor walk have been passing few days with MT and Mrs G. W. Sims. . MT and Mrs James Turner were guests over Sunday of Blacksmith and Mrs c. l.. Smalley.
 Miss Susie Sheridan of Pittsfieid has been acting as telegraph operator at the Depot During the absence of Miss Nolan.
 George Hadiey of Long Hill was 8 guest of Royal B. Curtis part of Satur- day and Sunday.
 George J. Banks was in town recently and tuned and regulated the cabinet or gan of John T. Porter.
 Mrs J. A. Taylor is remodeling the in- terior of her house, enlarging her kitchen and making it more convenient for work. Messrs Curtis & Corning are doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
TASHUA.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Rev and Mrs R. B. Whipple expect to attend the golden wedding of their uncle and aunt in Hartford, this week.
 A number of Tasbua people attended the sociable at Osborn hall, Easton, last week.
 Master Fred Plumb of Nichols has visited his aunt. Mrs L. N. Mallett.
 Henry Gerhardt is sich with the scar let fever at MT Treadwell's.
 Master Reuben Whipple is taking violin lessons of F. Silliman in Easton.
 Will Keller recently shot a coon weighing IF pounds.
 Thirty years is a long time to fight so painful trouble as piles, but Jacob Mitchell, of Unionville, Pa., struggled that long before he tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. which quickly and perma- nently cured him. It is equally effective in eczema and all skin affections. E. F. Hawley. Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B, Hawley 6 Co.,, Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
LYONS PLAINS.
PERSONAL JoTTrNGs .

Hiram McConkey has moved into Mrs Mills place in Bradleyville.
 Albert Gerhardt of Greenfield is visit ing his parents, MT and Mrs F. Gerhardt.
 Mir and Mrs c. Kemper have been visit ing Capt and Mrs c. W. Johnson.
 Thomas Treadwell is delivering trees for the E. W. Fisk Nursery Co.,, Newark, N. J.
 Charles Salmon, who has had 8 hard touch of the grip, is out again.
 s. R. Hoyt is seriously ill.,
 Mrs E. Davis and daughter. Eva, of Davis Hill are visiting relatives in Long Ridge.
 ft..is expected that Josiah Williams is to move into his place on the Avenue.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
The Sterling Bros. Co.,

church. In the evening he will give his stereopticon lecture on ''The problem of the age"
 Next Sunday morning, May ?, the Communion will be observed in the Con- gregatiOnal church.
 MT Heacock and his mission workers from New Milford will hold a meeting on Friday evening, April 30, in the church parlors. Rev Mir Sauer of White Hills is also expected to be present.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

That Is mighty mean man who will try to cheat the farmer out of his pay for farm produce, after he has labored all summer to raise the crops. A citizen of Birmingham tried it on Cicero Boards ley of Newtown, who proposed to get justice and so attached the mans bicycle. The case was set for trial, last Wednes- day, but the night before the Birming- ham citizen walked up to the captains office and settled.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
In Litchfeld County.
NEW MILFORD.
WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.


 We are glad to state that Nelson Kic- ney has purchased the land belonging to the Lawrence estate. MT Kinney is an enterprising farmer and will improve the property, which is sadly run down by neglect.
 Clifford Lyon spent over Sunday st his home here.
 Rev Messrs Luddiugton, Brsman snd Sauer took a pleasure trip to this place, last week. calling on friends and spend ing the night at W. c. Hines.
 Rev MT Evans preached in exchange with MT Ramsay on Sunday last.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

at Lake. View cemetery Bridgeport, in- stead of at Lyons Plains, as announced in THE BEE.
 Quite 8 number of Bedding people went to New York on Tuesday to see the great parade.
 Clover farm creamery has a fine new delivery wagon on the road this week.
 W. A. Lounsbury was delegate from the Congregational church to the meet ing and consociation in New Fairfield on Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
HUNTINGTON.
DEATH OF MRS ANGUS MCDONALD

DEATH OF MRS ANGUS MCDONALD.
 The sudden death of Mrs Angus Mcdonald, which occurred at her home in Shelton, April 23, was surprise and sorrow to her many friends. She was the daughter of MT and Mrs John Beattie of the sCenter, and until this spring had been a resident of that place. Her funeral was held in Shelton and she was buried in Lawn cemetery. Rev A. J. Park conducted the services and at the special request of the family two favor ite hymns of the deceased were sung by 8 quartet consisting of Miss Lois flaw ley, Mrs E. s. Hawley, E, N. Bailey and Meth Williams. The pail bearers were her six brothers, William, John and Andrew Beattie, John Nathan and Richard Mcdonald. The funeral occnr- ing at the fourth anniversary of MT and Mrs McDonald's marriage, made the event especially sad.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

A Chicago druggist has been con- demned by jury to pay $l, ,500 damages for the mistake of prescription clerk, who used carbolic acid in a lotion for inflamed eVellds, and destroyed the sight of one of the eyes of a little child. Another druggist of the same city fares worse, verdict for $8,OOO being giver against him, because one of his clerks sold corrosive sublimate for calomel.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

succeeded Tuesday morning was as cold as if blowing from Iceland.
 Services during the next month are to be held in tha Episcopal church at 1.30 afternoons and 7.30 evenings. h the church at the Farms the hour will be II 8. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
The Editors Familiar Chat.

The selectmen deserve commendation for having the small stones raked from the roads, after the road repairers have completed the work. It is practice that ought to be. carried out in every town.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

The covenant meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon at 30 o'clock at the church, the Communion service forming part of the worship at the Baptist church on Sunday morning.
 One Wednesday evening of next week Rev MT Braman will conduct prayer meeting at the Judd district school house and on Thursday evening at the school in Cutters Farms districC. The hour of these services is 7.30 o'clock in- stead of o'clock as formerly.
 Editor A. r. Smith of THE NEWTOWN BEE is to be present at the meeting at the Lower Stepney school house, Sunday evening, at 6.30 o'clock, to assist Rev MI Braman.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

The April number of The Connecticut Industrial Journal, published by the Record Publishing Co. of New Haven, is now in the hands of the subscribers and newsdealers. The number is handsomely illustrated as usual. The frontispiece is full page illustration of one of New Ravens fine Whitney avenue houses, which is followed by an interesting ar ticle on "The Cottage Home," illustrated by many cuts, floor plans and interiors. The building and loan department is specially interesting this month, and the board of trade department IS full of val uable hints in board of trade work. The Journal has already proved that it is well worth the small price charged for it-$l per year.
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Prof H. Miller gives piano rectas basement sales afternoon and evening. Be and come
DRESS GOODS.

DRESS GOODS.
 Never space to tell all th5 news.
 We can merely point to a few interesting spots where he prices are changed in your COLORED DRESS GOODS.
 48-inch Silk and Wool Novelties, in the lead ing coIors, reduced from l25 to loo.
 Stylish Scotch Fabrics, new mixtures and effects, at tl.O0-exceptional value.
 43 inch Silk and Wool Novelties, desirable goods, at 75c, reduced from loo.
 New arrivals in As inch Covert Cloths in cadet blue, green and blue, Goblin blue and green, brown and green, etc, at Sl
 45-inch Canvas Cloth. in navy, green, brown etc, at 75c and S7 l-2c.
 40 inch all wool Covert Cloth, best line of coIors in town, at 75c.
 Silk and Tool Mixed Fancies. 25 new HIix- lures at Soc
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

The Bristol CIR. I) Phoenix makes these sensible remarks: While there is law which prevents an imbecile from voting, there Is nothing on the statute books which will deter drunken man from exercising the right of suffrage. We saw man hopeessly intoxicated staggar forward to vote last Wednesday He fingered long over his Australian ballot, endeavorlrg to place his mark in the desired location, and then when he took his uncertain way toward the ballot box, he saw so many openings in the re- ceptacle presided over by the moderator, that It required several efforts before he selected the right one and deposited his 'sacred ballot" When 1t Is considered that the ballot selected by such befud died brain counts as much as that of the wisest man in the republic, 1t is enough to make sober-minded man think pretty hard.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
BRIDGEPORT.

T It is rumored that the aluminium shop on the East Side is to start up in the near future.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

Lewis Goodsell is in low condition, suffering with pneumonia.
 Ernest Sanford drives new carriage purchased of l.. F. Briscoe of Newtown.
 Charles Sanford and A. J. Sherwood are repairing the roads on the east side with the road machine.
 For an unprovoked assault on Thoma g Malone, Victory McLosky was arreste d and fined.
 By invitation of his SOD, s. c. Shaw, non E. P. Shaw took in the grand pa- rade from good vantage place on Madi- son avenue in New York, Tuesday.
 The late Mrs M. B. Giles was buried
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
AT THE OLD PUT HOUSE.

Landlord Cottrell of the Old Put house is making quite extensive improvements about the club grounds. He is building a new sidewalk from the park to the club house which will be. appreciated by the public. A rustic bridge 10 feet long, has been built across the small stream that runs through the grounds. Several steps will make the ascent to the knoll on which the club house is located, much easier than the old way of climbing the hill. A short distance from the bridge already mentioned MT German will lo- cate his photograph gallery. It will be under tent. Mr Cottrell has painted his boats and put them in order for the com ing season. The place promises to be more popular than ever this summer. EDanbury News.
 Tho Plumtrees saw mill has been busy the past month. The mill is in first class order. Mr HurIburt has been able to clean out the log yard pretty thoroughly this spring.
 Hodge & Wildman have commenced to furnish their patrons with good clear ice.
 Rufus Couch has sold of part Of his East Swamp land land superintends the
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
MONROE
CHURCH NOTES.

On Sunday, May 3, Rev J. H. James, secretary of the Conn. Temperance Unlon, will speak in the Congregational
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
BEDDING.
THE FUNERAL OF H. B, RUMsEY,

1hh ONb1AL UT hs bs hUMSEAs
 The funeral of H. B. Rumsev look place at his late residence on Thursday at pm. It was largely attended there being quite number present from out of town. Rev B. c. Pillsbury and Rev W. A. Swan participated in the service. The interment was in the Ridge cemetery. The pail bearers were s. B. Gorham, J. L. Sanford, J. s. Sanford. D. s. BartraIn, H. s. Osborne and E. P. Shaw. Two weeks ago Mir Rumsey was pail bearer at the funeral of Dea Abbott.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
LONG HILL AND VICINITY.

Mrs Bassett of Bridgeport is guest of Mrs John Wilkinson.
 Mrs Henry Beardsley of Bridgeport was calling on friends in this vicinity, Saturday.
 Robert and Tommy Fulton are visit. ing thelr grandmother, Mrs Walter Booth.
 John Wilkinson is spending a few days at home experimenting his spring work, and trying his new horse.
 Fred Bennett and Ard Blakeman are putting the roads in good repair.
 Miss Sarah Wasson has rented Mrs Patterson's chambers, intending to keep house for her father on his return from Florida.
 Miss Phebe Beard left for South Man chester, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30
THE WHITE HILLS DISTRICT.

MT and Mrs E, c. Wixom are visiting in Carmel, N. Y. There was a new member admitted to the church, by baptism, last Sunday. | Mrs Charles Hubbell has visited her daughter, Mrs Jones.
 Mrs Jane Beardslee, is in failing health.
 MT and Mrs F. w. Shelton spent Sun. day with relatives in this place.
 At the last meeting of the Social Tem- | perance Union 1t was unanimously voted to continue the meetings for a while longer. The next meeting will be held 1 Wednesday evening, May 5, at the home of s. T. Buckingham. Mrs c. k. Quick and Miss Fannie | Quick were called to Easton on Sunday by the illness of Mrs Quick's father. | ssMiss Lois Hawley has new bicycle. | James Peck has been quite ill at | Charles Judson's. l Nathan Mcdonald of Boston has been visiting with relatives here. 1 7 The new iron fence for the Lawn Cemetery has arrived and is being put in place by the contractors.
 The choirs of the Congregational and St Paul's churches are rehearsing for another praise service to be given about the middle of May.
 Mrs James Page is at the home of her daughter, Mrs Arthur Burr, in Daniels l Farm.
 Mrs George Baldwin has been on the sick list.'
 George Martin and Edwin Wheeler of Derby were guests at L. J. Wheeler's on Sunday.
 Frank Wooster and son were out of town on Sunday.
 E. l.. Laborie has begun work on his new house.
 Royal J. Birdseye let one of his fine black saddle horses to John G. Farnum of Derby, to ride at the Grant parade on Tuesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
VIII Lead to Litigation.

Grand Forks, N. D., Special. - The
state legislature, at it's session last win
ter, in revising the tax laws of the
state, succeeded in confusing the mat
ter to such an extent that almost end
less litigation will result. The laws
passed last winter conflict with various
other tax laws, and, in consequence,
the various county auditors and treas
urers have been obliged to place their
own construction upon the law in gen.
eral, and to judge for themselves as
to the time when taxes become de-
linQuent, amount of penalty, time for
tax sales, etc. There have, therefore,
been different systems adopted in diff
ferent counties, and there is great con-
fusion. An opinion recently delivered
by Attorney General Cowan is to the
effect that no penalty can be added to
the taxes of 1856 on Nov. 1 Of this
year. This was contrary to the general
belief that the per cent penalty would
80 into effect on that date, and, as a
matter Of fact, in some counties q
penalty has been collected on these
taxes since June 1. This is the case in
Grand Forks county, where a 3 per
cent penalty has been collected since
that date, and the auditor states that
the same penalty will be continued
Notwithstanding the attorney generals
opinion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
NORTHWEST NEWS
STARVATION AND DEATH.
Miners on the Yukon Will Suffer "a
Lack nf PrnYlninna

Miners on the Yukon VIII Suffer for
Lack of PrOvlsions.
Portland, Or, Special President Ma
son, Of the Portland chamber If COM
mcrce, sent the following telegram to
Secretary Of War Alger at Washing
ton:
Starvation and death confront the
unfortunate miners on the Yukon
through failure of the trading COM
panies to get supplies into the interior
before the close of navigation on the
Yukon. The chamber of commerce of
Portland has undertaken to relieve the
distress which must appear before the
Ice letters of the Yukon release the
supply steamers, and for the purpose it
vii; donate provisions and supplies.
The chamber of commerce asks the
cooperation of the war department in
transporting this relief from the city
of Portland to the most accessible
point on the Alaskan coast, whence
the relief expedition may carry it to
the imprisoned gold miners. Our duty
to suffering humanity demands that
the sacrifice may be necessary to &C.
complish this end. Will you cooperate
with us in this undertakings"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
A school for Ra,lroad,ne.

A novel proposition was made not long
Ohio Railroad. The B. & o. has a branch
running from what is known as Alexan-
dria Junction, near Washington, to Shep-
herds, on the Potomac River, where a
car ferry is operated in connection with
the lines leading south from the Capital.
A professor of an Eastern college desired
purpose Of educating young men in prac-
teal railroad work. In his letter he ex-
planned that he thought there was a wide
could be thoroughly we'll grounded in the
practical side of railroading provided they
could be educated on a regular line of
road. He believed that by the employ
ment Of veteran railroad men as teachers
that the boys could profitably spend two
or three years working as trainmen. fire
men, engineers, switchmen, station agents
and in other capacities required in the
railroad service. AS this branch of the
B. & O. is Of considerable value, the Re-
ceivers were compelled to decline the
offer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
Doesn't He Read the papers,,

Sioux City, Iowa, Specially the
death of his father at Ishpemins,
Mich, w. J. Truran, formerly wait
er in a restaurant in this city, has
fallen heir to an estate Of 100000.
Most men would not wait long to claim
such property, but Truran apparent
ly does not care for it. His fathers
lawyer has written to the authorities
all over this part Of the country to
look for the young man. Thus far
their search has been unavailing. So
thoroughly has the matter been adver-
tised that it seems impossible for him
to have overlooked it, He left Sioux
City several weeks ago, and is sup
posed to be working somewhere in the
vicinity of Sheldon or Cherokee.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
The Woman Won.

Bismarck, N. D., Special. - The su-
preme court has just filed decisions in
six cases. One of the most important
was that of Allen J. Wine, who was
convicted in Fargo Of embezzlement
and who is now serving his term in the
penitentiary. Wine was an alleged
confidence man and secured $1,145
from Fargo business men to invest in
a Montana gold mine. The decision of
the supreme court is that the evidence
fails to establish the charge contained
iQ the indictment in that it fails to
show that the defendant was acting as
an agent when he received the money.
It Is ordered that he be discharged.
Ida B. Crum, for Wine, was the first
woman to present a case to the SUI
preme court of this state.
The other cases were those of Kath-
crime Weller, respondent; VS.. G. A.
Jacobson, sheriff of Walsh county, ap-
pellaDt, appealed from Walsh county,
reversed and new trial ordered: Iowa
Land company, appellant, VS.. Barnes
county, respondent, appealed from
Barnes county; affirmed; Daniel Peter
son, appellant, VS.. G. A. Ward, respon-
dent, appealed from Trail county, af-
frmed; William H. pustan, respon-
dent, VS.. City of jamestown, appellant,
appealed from Stutsman county, af-
f1rmed; Owen Ferguson, appellant, VS..
Frank Stalcott, respondent, Cass coun-
ty, judgment lower court set aside aud
new judgment entered; Bank Of Gilby
appellant, VS.. s. L. Farnsworth, re-
spondent, Grand Forks county, af-
firmed. In the case appellant lost a
draft given by respondent and did not
present the same for six months. The
court holds that the respondent is not
liable, as due diligence was not used
by aDnelllnt
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-11
MIR. MOFFET,s. TRIALS.
They Will He Up for Trial At the
. EOrthCQminH. Term nj .(auHf..

They Will BE UP for Trial At the
Forthcoming Term Of Court.
Bismarck, N. D., Specialize regu-
lar fall term of the district court con-
venes in this city Nov. %, and prom
Uses to be the most interesting ever
held in Burleigh county. The libel suits
against Editor Moffet, Of the Settler,
are among the first cases on the cal
endar, and they will undoubtedly at
tract great interest all over the North
west.
1t is said that Judge Winchester has
decided to call in another judge to try
the cases. If he should not do So
Moffet will probably request that. a
judge from one of the other districts
in the state be asked to try the cases.
which request must be granted under
the law which states that in criminal
cases the district Judge may call in
another judge when the defendant
makes an affidavit alleging prejudice,
and the supreme court in the famous
Kent case held that the word ''may"
shO"M be construed to mean must
in this section Of the statutes.
After Mofret succeeds in securing an
other judge he will probably ask a
change Of venue to some other county.
He will ask this on the ground that
the officials whose duty it is to select
a jury, are rrctudiced against him. It
would be very hard to secure jury in
Rurleigh county, as nearly every man
In tho county has formed and en-
pressed an opinion in the matter. Just
where the cases will be taken for trial
is impossible to say. 1t is stated on
good authority that Moffet will have
two Of the leading lawyers of the state
engaged in his defense, and the prose-
cution will also have the best legal
talent obtainable.
Another case that will excite consid-
cradle interest is the Dixon-Bartholo-
new alienation of affection suit,
brought by Mrs. Dixon for alienation
Of her husbands affections. This will
not be taken up, however, until after
the disposal Of the criminal cases,
which includes the Moffet libel suits.
This will be watched all over the state
in much the same way that the per-
Torrance in two-ring circus is
watched by a country audience.