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The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Now is the time to buy footwear at the
great midsummer sale now going on at
The @. HI. Bennett She e Co. 4 store at 3e7
Main street, Bridgeport. IL is astonish-
ing TO enter this popular store and see
prices never before known in the hi
tory OF the shoe business. Here are q
few Of them: Ladies' and girls ruaset
and black oxfords at 40 and SOC, boys
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
GUESTS AT ELMSHADE.

Mr. and Mrs s. ]. Pinkney, Miss Jennie
Pinkney, Miss Lizzie Pinkney, Brooklyn
Misc Mary E. Peck and Charles B. Peck,
Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs NJ. Moody Down
err, Miss Edith Downer, Miss Florence
Downer, Harry Downer, Bridgeport; MI
and Mrs George Melius aud daughters,
Gladys and Iva, Bridgeport; Miss Caro-
Ign Smith of Hartford; Price Miner OF
New York; Mrs Robert N. Peck and son,
Eugene, of New Britain.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

John Griffin, of Zanesyille, o., says:
81 never lived day for thirty years
without suffering agony, until box OF
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured my
piles For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts. bruises, sprains, eczema and all
skin troubles Dewitts Witch Hazel
salve is unequalled. Edgar r. Hawley.
Newtown; s. G. Bull, Sandy Hook
A. B. Blskeman, Botsford; B. Hawley
q Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
WEST REDDING.
PERSONAL CHAT,

Percy Bahret of Poughkeepsie has
been spending his two weeks vacation
with his parents at their sumner resi-
dence in West Redding.
Miss Nellie Linderbeck of Danbury
spent Sunday with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs Knapp.
Miss Minnie White of Bethel ia visit
ing at her sunt's, Mrs j. Stuart's.
The Misses May and Lottie Harrison
of New York are staying at w. w.
Whites through their vacation.
Miss Mamie Crofut is spending week
with friend, Miss George Gray, of Sher-
man.
Mrs Suntle of Bethel has been visiting
her niece, Mrs Fl. Griffin.
Mrs Barnes of New Haven is visiting
her mother, Mrs Charles Pennock.
Mrs NJ. E. Crotut has returned home
after long visit with friends in ..Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
In Fairfield County.
WESTPORT.

VILLAGE AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs.
Mrs John w. Hurlbutt is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Walter Price, in Brooklyn,
NY.
Charles B. Wheeler is acting as New
York messenger for George B. Jennings,
who is away on pleasure trip in Wis
consin.
Frank n. Taylor and daughter, Miss
Lulu B. Taylor, will leave about the first
week in August for Alden, Ia, where
they will spend a week with Mr. Taylor's
sister, Mrs Sarah Groupe. Upon their
return they will stop and make short
visit with friends in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs Fl. Campbell and family
of Mechanicsville, N. Y, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs c. j. Fox.
Miss Mary Bradley has been visiting
friends in Norwalk.
Mrs Walter Chase, Miss Clara Chase
and Miss Una Morgan are guests of Mr.
and Mrs Theodore Sanford.
Miss Alice Mccormick and Miss Mabel
A. Lane of La Fayette, Ind, are visiting
Mrs John j. Marvin.
Prescott Mills of Massachusetts is a
- Dr. To- II
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hall and son Of
Norwalk are spending month with rela-
tives here.
John Fl. Weed succeeds William Fl.
Wells as sexton of Trinity church.
William Burwell of Danbury is visit
ing his mother, Mrs Sidney Watts.
The Misses Flora and Mamie Blaisdeil
of Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests at the
residence of William Blaisdell.
Mrs James Layman of Scranton, Pa,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs George Kemper.
Bradley Brothers are erecting q large
number of bathing houses on Compo
Beach, which they will rent for the sea-
son.
| Miss Antoinette Huncke, who has been
spending few weeks with friends here.
has returned to her home in Brooklyn,
IN. Y.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the First National bank held last week
1t was voted to reduce the capital stock
from $500, 1000 TO 100000.
Mr. and Mrs George S. Adams have
been visiting friends in Stamford.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Nash of Stamford
were the guests, last week, of Mr. ant
Mrs w. j. Wood. 81 --
Mrs William Austin and son of STRAIT
ford have been guests of Westport friend
during the past week.
Miss Lottie Beardsley of Monroe
Visiting Mrs William G. Staples.
John Fl. Birge of Shelton was 3 guet
lover Sunday OF Mr. and Mrs William
: Coley.
Mr. and Mrs Homer Smith OF Portches
Ter are guests of Mr. and Mrs David Bra,
!. Hey.
Mr. and Mrs John johnson of Bridg
port have been guests of Mrs Mary
I Beers.
A new time table went into effect 9
], 1.-THE Westport and Saugatuck street rai
/. way. Wednesday.
/. Rev Theodore /. Holcombe OF Ne
e York, assisted by E. Livingston Wei
Y OF Southport and the rector, Rev Kel
/ meth Mackenzie, Jr., OBLIGATED at Trini
L church, Sunday.
u, Edward W. Hubbell is spending
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Serviceable goods at bottom prices is q
motto that F. M. Brown & Co. of New
Haven have always lived up to. They
have caught the trade on their mems can.
vas outing hats. Phenomenal values &C
company every bargain list.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Vim, vigor and victory: these are the
characteristics of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, biliousness and all stomach
town; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,
Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Humors in the blood, boils, pimples,
scrofula sores, are promptly eradicated
by Hoods sarssparilla, the One True
Blood Purifier, nerve tonic and health
builder.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

The first of q series Of Saturday night
germans was held at the Town hall or
Saturday evening, under the auspices OF
the society young people. Prof G. s
Piatt and son, Arthur Platt, furnished
excellent music.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Miss Julia Sague Of Poughkeepsie, who
has been sketching with Mr. Wier's sum-
mer class at Branchville, spent a few
days last week on Shepard's hill.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

'sThey don't make much fuss about
IT, We are speaking of DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risers. the famous little pills fol
constipation, bfliousness and all stom
ach and liver troubles. They never grippe
e. r. Hawley, Newtown; s. q. Bull
Sandy Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford
b. Hawley q Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Don't nsuseate your stomach with teas
and bitter herbs, but regulate your oliver
and sick headache by using those fam
GUS little pills known as DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. Edgar F. Hawley,
Newtown; S. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A.
B. Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley &
Co., Stepney. -
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

ga stitch in time.'-A dose of Ayers
pills has saved many "a at of sickness;
but when remedy does not happen to
be at hand, slight ailments are liable to
be neglected, and the result, frequently,
is serious illness; therefore always be
supplied with Ayers pills.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Joseph Nettleton, the popular teller OF
the national bank Of New Milford, made
a brief sojourn in town, last week, the
guest of his brother, Arthur T. Nettle-
kNp
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Remember-only such medicines were
admitted for exhibition lat the Worlds
fair as are accepted for use, by physi-
clans, in the practice of medicine, Ayers
sarsaparilla, Ayers cherry pectoral, and
Ayers pills being included in the list.
They are standard medicines.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

and mems shoes russell or black at 70 and
99c, children's shoes spring heel at 35 and
45c. In fact everything throughout their
store Ia selling at prices that must go, as
they want to make room for their fail
goods. Give them call and be convinced.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

George French of Huntingtown has
been entertaining his children, Mr. and
Mrs Levi French, and child Of Lower
Stepney, for few days.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

the Quaker Crimpcd Crust
Bread" You IL want to buy
the pan when you've once
bitten into the bread. No
such bakers before, the bread
wise women say. Pans are
only roc each. A loaf of
cream bread with our compli-
mcntS.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Rudy Freeman has moved his famil,
from Shelton to the Arthur Beardsle,
place Ia Zoar.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Gustavus Carlson Of Bridgeport passed
Sunday at home, making his young broth
ers green with envy with bis new BIZ
cycle.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Mrs Sadie Maynard Gorham and child
of Weston have been passing some days
with her parents, Mr. and MRS w. A
Maynard of Taunton district.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Robert Cannon of Bridgeport passed
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Cannon.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
FOR THE COOL
NIGHTS.

Some mcdium-wcight blank.
cts that ii just about get
there. 45c, 75c, $Loo.
Stop in and see.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Hoods pills are easy to take, easy to
operate. Cure Indigestion, biliousness.
25c.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
DAINTY FLANNELS.

White Wool Skirting Elan
nels, silk embroidcry-hu hun
drcds Of yards Of 'cm. Should
be 75c. Are soc yard.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
LOOK FOR GREEN
TICKETS

that point you to the linens,
etc, from the $. S, City of
Rome" Fire. There's bar
gains left yet.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Michael Shannon has bicycle, bought
through the agency of Arthur s. Haw
ley. 4H
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

George w. Stuart is building a new
barn for Miss Elizabeth Shepard of Shep-
ard hill.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

YOU NEED Hoods Sarsaparilla
if your blood is impure, your appe-
tte gone, your health impaired. Moth
ing builds up health like HOODS.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Arthur Stoddard of New York wa
visiting old friends In Zoar, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
BATHING TIME EVERY
DAY

right at your elbow, if you
have one of the August and
September High Tide Tables.
Free for the asking-at
"Customcrs' Desk"
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Fl. E. Hoyt of Bethel has sold his bay
horse to John Hoyt.
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30
MALLEY*NEELYsp@.
A Fete Of Figures.

A little banquet Of bargain
meat that's specially served to
you twice a year when we
balance the books. Yours at
savings always, things that
we don't care to let Inventory
carry,
The Newtown bee., 1897-07-30

Edward Allen, q successful Bethlehem
farmer, was In town on Tuesday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
An Early Prediction.

The statistics for September show
that under the most adverse conditions
the Dingley bill promises to dissipate
the Wilson dcticit.-St. Louis Star.
The decrease of dutiable imports of
merchandise for September. 1897, as
compared with September, 1896,
amounted to $%6,5o3,O19, while the de-
crease of nearly $2.OOO,OOO in non-du-
table imports swelled the total falling
off for the month to SS,445,972. Every
body knows why this decrease occur
red, and everybody but the free trade
indictments knows that as soon as the
country shall have worked off it's big
accumulation of foreign goods that
were crowded in during the last four
months of the Wilson bill, imports will
reach a normal basis of demand and
supply, and revenue will he increased
accordingly.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26

istration, the farming element of the
country lost by decreased consumption,
and decreased values during Cleve-;
lands last administration somethingI
like four thousand million dollars.
Personally, young Mr.. Bryan did!
pretty we'll in Ohio. 1t is said that heI
charged 5000 a speech and expenses,
and he made a dozen speeches inside Of,
four days, SO that he is probably feel
ing the return Of prosperity.
With 100000 tons of Alabama coal.
going to Mexico for her railroad loco
motives in competition with the Eng.i
lish coal. 1t looks as though the South,
was putting in a bid for her share Of
the worlds market.
The number of business failures in
the last week of October, in the first.
year of McKinley's administration,
was 21S, while the average number oil
the last week of October during the
four years of Cleveland's administered
ton was 2S7. =
The free silver theory of Mexican
prosperity is for a Mexican to take S25l
in Mexican pesos, every one of which!
is as hard for him to get as is a gold.
dollar for his American neighbour, and
purchase with them something which
is worth $40 in American money.
Mr.. Bryan says that "thc first six,
months of the Mckinley administra-
ton We're the most disastrous in the.
history of the country" That's a pref
ty stiff one, even for Bryan. But it in.
duces n cold shudder to think what;
would have been the first six months
of the Bryan administration.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
california,s New Industry.

San Francisco is to have another OBJ
ject lesson in tariffs. 1t is announced
that the largest jute bag manufacture
ing concern in the world is to cstab-
lish a branch factory here. The reason
why this was not done long ago is ex-
planned by the local representative of
the industry. who says, no%twithstand-
ing the Pacific coast used 30,O0O,O 600
jute sacks every year, the Gorman-Wil-
o law gave nearly the whole trade to
India. Americans could not compete
for it. Now, under the Dingley act,
the money spent for the 3O.OOO,OOO
bags. less the 100000 made in the
prisons. is to remain at home and part
of it will go to American mill hands.
AS competition is pretty sure to keep
the price of bags within bounds, the
American voter has reason to congrat-
ulate himself over his latest tariff de-
cision. 1t was a good thing for the
country, as this example helps to show.
San Francisco (Cal.) Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
CHATTER Nxv1

Mrs. Carew had many long fits of mus
fng after hat conversation. She saw
that her son loved his beautiful tiancec
so dearly that he would wear his life
away in trying to surround her with lux
uries. She thought of it by day and by
night. Her work WAS at n standstill:
her whole time was spent in thinking. The
result was Il note addressed to her son.
1t ram:
"My Dear Bcltran-1 must go to Stratt-
nnrn; and it will save trouble if Won will
go with me. Make arrangements for the
journey, and let me see you this evening"
The astonishment of Bcltrnn Carcw
wien he read his mothers note was equal.
ed only by his surprise mt what he heard
when he reached S%trathnarn. He went
Mt once to his mother. and his first qucs.
tion was:
Why are you going to Strathnaru,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
CHAPTER NXyu.

do not disturb yourself, dear Lady
.Ailsa," said Mrs. Carcw. 81 am come
only to recite a short history to you, and
whom l have done so, l shall go away.
Pray do rot move. / will sit here by
your side. Beltran. my dear, l should
feel easier if our hand were in mine"
He went ut once to his mothers side
and took her hand; then. while all three
looked at her i'll silence, her face changed
slightly. the color varied. She looked
half shyly, half boldly Mt them as she be-
gan:
II was never quite like other women,
dear Lady .Ailsa: l lacked their prudence
and their calculating wisdom. l have
greater failings, but l think, also greater
virtues and greater genius. If you look
upon me as you would upon other women
you will never understand me, and there
will be a terrible misconccption. My name
you see L am beginning at the begin
ning-was Grace Carcw," and Beatrix,
looking at her lover, wondered why his
face flushed and his lips Quivercd with
sharpcst pain.
Lady .Ailsa raised her head and listened
with Il great show of attention. Mrs.
Carew smiled. and nodded at her son.
II know what you are thinking of,
Bcltrnn," she said. "You must listen pa
tirntly. My father was not an artist"
she continued. nor can l tell you whence
l ave my love of color; my passion for
ART certainly came not from him. He
was a doctor. but IL ne'cr-do-well. l can
not remember that he ever remained in
one town or city more han two years. He
was very extraordinarily clcver-but
he was anything but steady. He would
write Il treatise that would set the fac
ulty Mt loggcrheads, and then foolishly
spend the proceeds. You must under
stand that this cratic life of his did not
in the least interfere with my education.
l was kept in a fashionable school in New
York until l reached my sixteenth year.
and then my father sent me n letter ask
ing me if l would like to go to Peru with
him. We went to Peru together, and
there l met my fate.
II wish for my own SAKE" continued
Mrs. Carcw, that l had n picturesque
love story to tell you. Unfortunately,
mine was n most commonplace wooing.
We did not take IL home at Lima-the
city i'll Peru where my father hoped to do
so well-but we lived at n large hotel
there: and there also lived an English
man. Il young man. stern and cold, but
rcputed to be rich. At that time 1 was
very enthusiastic about art. l began to
evince a decided talent for sketching
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26

gent report upon the agricultural con-
ditions of the country to which he is
accredited. The Secretary claims that
he has great difficulty in obtaining spe-
cifc and technical information from
most foreign consulates when informa-
tion is wanted by the department for
the benefit of the agriculturists of this
country. All foreign countries, he
says, have their representatives Of ag-
riculture here to gain the benefit of the
experiments conducted by this govern
ment and the prominent agriculturists
and horticulturists throughout the Uni
ted STATES. We. lie says, are far behind
the nations of Europe in this important
matter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
Oyerdid the Busincss.

"With n little more horse sense I
might have been Governor Of a great
State once" laughed Il man who is so
thoroughly out of politics that he usu-
ally forgets to vote. 81 was popular
at home, was widely known, had held
several minor offices and had my eye
on the presidency. / was a bachelor,
well off and thought mighty highly Of
myself.
when nominated for the governor
ship l started right out to help do my
own campaigning. We decided to clean
up the country districts first and mass
our forces on the big cities at the finish.
My first date was at Millsdalc. 1 call
ed upon several of the local leaders, not
forgetting to dandle the babies and VOW
that each was the handsomest little
thing l had seen in many a day. When
l came to speak there was n goodly
sprinkling of rural maidens in the audi
ence. l threw all the admiration posi-
bic into my features, admitted the soli-
tude of Il bachelors existence and VOW
ed that the reason / had never married
was because l had never been to Mill
side before. There was great hilarity,
and it was evident that l had made q
hit. l had captured the girls, and each
one of them could control at least a
single vote.
But it was such n good thing that I
decided to push it along. In every vii
lage and hamlet where 1 went 1 made
the same assertion and secured the
same evidence of approval. But there
came the day of judgment. My oppo-
nents got hold Of what 1 had done.
They told the story from the stump and
through the press, charging me with
insincerity toward the tender sex. and
toward every one else, for that matter.
1t became notorious that 1 had said the
same thing to all babies and all lasses.
The mothers and the girls were against
| me to n man, and I was lost under q
landslide, though the remainder of the
ticket won. 1 quit politics and tho
State.'-Detroit Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
So Bad After All.

When completed, the sale Of the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad will have paid
back to the government principal and
interest at 6 per cent. This 'invest-
ment' was made about thirty years
ago, and how many investments OF
that length Of time could have panned
out better? When the national advan-
tages resulting from the construction
of this road are considered, the invest
ment on the part of the United States
would not haze been a bad one IL no
part of the principal OF interest had
been repaid. 1t is probable, however.
that the Democratic walters will con-
time to talk of the "steal" that has
been perpetrated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
Political Paragraphs.

Silver hasn't reached the dollar mark
yet.
Calamity-criers this year are keep
ing away from facts and figures.
The calamity shrieks died away in
the distance as wheat floated up to the
dollar mark again. z
Those editors don't expect to convert
anybody to their way of thinking when
they say TINT the operation Of the
Dingley law has nothing to do with tho
return of prosperity.
According to figures taken from the
official reports of the Cleveland admin
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
Admits Times Are Better.

times are better. But lie says they are
due to the foreign scarcity and to
gold being taken from the Klondike.
The foreign scarcity affects directly
but the one article of wheat, and that
is only one of a great list Of farm arti-
cles which have advanced, and as for
the Klondike gold, four times rs much
money has been expended in fitting out
Klondikers Us has been brought in by
them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26

ury department and other departmen6SS
were certainly extravagant. Congress
in its actions naturally followed the es-
Inmates Of the departments as the OFF,
cial u~tterances Of the administration,
rather than the preachings Of the Pres.
ident.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
mother? What can you possibly want

mother? What IN you possibly want
thcre?"
My dear Beltran, 1 nave n story to tell;
and, as l do not care to tell it twice over,
you shall hear it there"
Nor could he win one word more from
her. They started the next day, and dur
ing the whole journey he thought his
mother strangely unlike herself. She
laughed md cried. She was in the wild
est Of spirits, and then was filled with
sudden gloom. In the same breath she
described herself as happy and miserable.
They reached Strathnarn in the dull
twilight OF n dull spring day. Mrs. Carcw
looked around with sympathizing eyes.
How terribly dull it is here!" she said.
rs it possible that Miss Lcnnox has been
shut up in this place? Why, Beltran, it
is Il ruin, not n house,"
Margaret Macpherson opened the door,
and looked up in surprise on seeing Mr..
Carcw and n lady.
the old servant, 'for the Indies are but
dull; they do not expect you, though, and
Lady Lennox is ailing. 1 will fetch Miss
Lennox, for my lady must not be taken
by surprise"
THAT will be best remarked Mrs. Ca
rev.; and in another moment Beatrix,
looking lovelicr than ever, stood before
them.
She uttered no cry, but her face grew
deadly pale when she saw Beltran and
his mother. He.kisscd the pale face until
the color returned in Il burning flush; md
then Mrs. Carew kissed her. Beatrix look
ed from one to the other.
st1Marn 10 notl;pu .-ronr 7 .po,, ~ .Io
said, ''or you would not laugh; but why
come to this miserable place, where no
one can be properly received?"
1--WE are here,' replied Mrs. Carew,
because l have a story to tell YOU"
"A story?' repeated Beatrix, wonder
ingly.
"Yes, n story-one that you do not
dream of or suspect-a story that con-
Germs both you and Beltran, though it is
but another record Of the instability of
women and the stupidity of men,"
"Beltran is not stupid,' laughed Bca-
trix; "yon may say what you like about
other men, but you must make him the
exception"
"Of course" said Mrs. Carcw. "And
now, Beatrix, if your mother is weak and
unwell, will you prepare her to see us?
We shall not remain long; so do not dis
tress yourself by thinking of our enter
tainmcnt. have ordered the carriage to
return in three hours; thcn we depart"
There was an air of natural command
about Mrs. Carew which no one ever
thought of resisting. Bcatrix went to
prepare her mother to receive their visit
ors. Lady .Ailsa chung to her daughters
hand.
rs there anything wrong, Trixie?" she
asked. ut seems so strange, my dear.
Can your uncle be ill, do you think:"
II do not think so, mamma / feel that
there is some good fortune in store for us.
Mrs. Carew looked as though there was"
Then Mrs. Carew entered the room. She
went up briskly to Lady .Ailsa and kissed
her us she lay on the couch.