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The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

Rev s. J. Smith, wife and son, of the lay college at Boston, Mass, are guests of MT Braman. He preached for him, last Sunday morning.
 A covenant meeting will be held in the Baptist church at 2 30 D. m., on Satur- day.
 W. J. Candee was expected in on Wednesday with cows.
 Mrs Caroline Dayton is entertaining relatives from New Haven.
 Miss Etta Platt and friend from Shel- ton are guests of her sister, Mrs John Porter.
 MT and Mrs Levi T. French have vis. ited at his fathers in Huntipgtown also at David Laborie's in Huntington. Mrs Melvina Banks, who is boarding at Zalmon Purdy's and has been an invalid for some months, is improving and able to be out again. A prayer meeting will be held at the Baptist church at 730 p. m., next Thursday.
 Miss Lucy Chebelle of Birdsey Plain district closes her school this week. 70
 The road makers are putting the road s in fine shape and are laying out 8 park in front of B. Hawley & Co.'s store.
 A rose party and strawberry festival will be given in the basement of the Methodist churchson Tuesday evening, June 15. All are invited. MT and Mrs Charles Potter of Nauga. tuck and MT and Mrs William G. Coley
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The breakdown of the great socialistic experiment in the Carmaux glass works in France is important chiefly because the attempt was there made to apply sociallstIc doctrine practically, and under the most favorable conditions. The capital of Sl00, ,0OO, obtained by lottery, was substantially gift. The institu. tion was backed by the leading lights of French Socialism,; the furnaces were lighted, as 1t were, by the flaming ora tory of M. Jaures. All that sympathy and solidarity and fraternity could do to make the works successful was guaran- teed in advance. Yet the whole has gone to wreck just as if 1t were case of vulgar exploiting by private capital Wages are months in arrears, heavy debts are accommodating, the sworkmen and their families are begging in the streets.
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Hanford Plumb and family spent Dec. oration day at A. s. Cooks.
 Miss Elsie E. Nichols is visiting at Washington, Conn.
 Rev MT Rollins rides new Victor.
 Mrs Carrie J. Mum has a.new bosrder.
 A. s. Cook has bought the horse for merly owned by Nathan Clark.
 Miss Bessie V. Smith has new Hart. ford wheel.
 pr A. L. House of Torrington, Conn.,, spent Sunday with N B. Curtis.
 Miss Daisy E. Nichols has been sick with cold. Rev MT Rollins preached fine Me- moral sermon, Decoration day.
 Mrs Rene is entertaining company from New Jersey. Mrs Reitter is visiting her daughter.
 Mrs Lowe is staying with Miss Katie M. Nichols. Mrs Oliver Plumb has returned from 8 visit with her son in Bridgeport.
 Miss Grace M. CleaveIand has visited with Miss Jessie E. Cook.
 Lester Nothnagle attends the Barnum school in Bridgeport. Quite number attended the parade at Bridgeport, Monday afternoon.
 Tennis is quite in vogue this season.
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Fairfield County News.
STEPNEY.
RIRDSEY HILL PARK.


 At a special school meeting held, Saturday evening, for the purpose of getting into line with other districts about us, fl oating the American emblem in full view of our youth, that they may learn to love 1t and be loyal and true in the years to come. A committee of seven was appointed to procure the pole and flag Rev MT Warriner, Stephen B. Hayes, Burr HawleY, George Coley, Edson Hayes, MosessHull and Glover Blakeman. For arrangement of exer- cises committee of five were selected |: Rev Frank Braman, c. E. Osborne, Bessie Hayes, Carrie M. Hull and Nellie Bridle. Further arrangements will be made at the annual meeting, which will held early this month, and very likely the Fourth will find handsome flag waving in the breeze, on Birdsey Hill park.
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S0UTHVILLE,

THE LATEST NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
 BRIDGEwATER.
 Mrs H. Jessup and Mrs B. Peck and son of Bridgewater were calling on friends in this place, Saturday.
 H. N. Camp is suffering with 8 grip cold.
 Charles Eyitts of Bridgeport was at G. W. Northrop's, Monday.
 Farmers are very busy setting cut to- bacco.
 Charles Roswell has so far recovered as to be able to walk out.
 4 party of young people from Rox- bury passed through this place Saturday. They stopped and patronized Merchant Clark.
 A number from here went to Brook field, last Friday evening, and took in the organ recital in St Paul's church. c. ". Northrop is suff.ring with the pink eye.
 Rev E. l.. Whitcomb Of Brookfield held services in the Methodist church, Sunday.
 G. ". Northrop has sold his potatoes to Charles Stillson of South Brltian. Miss Agnes Roswell goes this week to attend the graduation exercises at Kim ball Uaion academy, Merideu, N. H., where her sister graduates.
 Mrs G ". Northrop and Mss MHlie, were in Dsnbury this week.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
IN GRANGE CIRCLEs.

The regular meeting of Greenfield Hill Grange, No. l33, was held in Academy hall, Tuesday evening. The program is as follows: "Tbere's no place like home;" song My Childhood's Home ;'' model dwelling house, Mrs c. HI. Bradley; model horse barn and car riage house, c. H. Banks; song, Il Dreamed of Home;" a model dairy barn, Fred R. Jennings; 8 model hen. house, Leslie A. Jennings; a model plg- gerry, s. E. Lobdell; song, ,"Sweet Home, Farewell"
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

GnanKS a1ter the service. The evening was little rainy but the church was ! nicely filled.
 The funeral over the remains of the 1 late John F. Murphy was very largely attended st St Nsvirs's church on Satur. day morning last. 1t is said that the widow and children will receive life in. l surance of 5000 from the order of the Knights of Columbus. MT Murphy's sudden demise seems very sad and his family are entitled to much sympathy in their great affiiction. Messrs Hunt tS Miller finished boring their we'll for their soda works on Satur- day last. The drill went down over 20 feet and plenty of water is now to be had. They rejoice over it.
 A ball game was played on the Fair Grounds in the afternoon of Memorial day between the New Milford and the Y. NJ. c. A. club. The former won by a score of 30 to &.
 MT and Mrs Thompson T. Marsh ar- rived from their visit in the Florida eli. mate and state on Thursday of last week. They are welcomed back and are looking finely. Tom felt so good to get back that he went right straight to the tax collectors office and paid his tax. < George H. Lines of North Main street has the cellar dug and nearly completed for the moving of the main house front on to it and when this is done the sound of the carpenters hammers will be simply anbearable. That is the way it looks now. We shall be glad when the time arrives for we want some cake and lem onade.
 The parents of Mir and Mrs David c. Sanford were the happy recipients of the news from Bridgeport, May %, that they were grandparents. It is 8 boy.
 The borough meeting, or the meeting called by the New Milford fire asso- citation, to accept or reject the charter for borough, was held TueE day even- ing, June |. Speeches were made by several of our leadiug citizens, pro and con, and vote finally taken which re- suited as follows. Those in favor of 2 borough voting yes 3g; those opposed,
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
MONROE.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. Owing to the indictment weather of last Sunday evening, the monthly mis- sionary meeting of the Christian En- deavor society was not held in the Con- gregational church. However, MT Smith editor of THE VIEWPOINT BEE, was pres. ent. The meeting will now be held next Sunday evening, June 6, at 7,3O, when MT Smith will be present to give the ad- dress on sMissionarY Heroes"
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

EAST VILLAGE AND VICINITY. Miss Ferriss, the school teacher, is en- tertaining her sister from New Milford. Walter Waltho is visiting his sister, Mrs Charles Beardsley, of Bagburn Hill.
 Miss Susie Dickenson and Capt Shaw from New York are at Wait Clarke's. Fred Matthews took trip to East NorWalk, recently.
 Frank Johnson and family spent the Memorial holidays with ". s. Clarke. Mrs s. D. Sharpe is entertaining her relatives from New Haven.
 o. s. Blackman has found his home more cheerful and bright since he pur- chased new organ.
 Rev Albert Goldsboreugh exchanged with Rev MT Boyleston of Long Hill, on Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Wallace Smith and daugh- ter of Yonkers were with Hobart Boards ley over Sunday.
 Miss k Rose Wheeler is visiting her brother at Long Branch, N. J. z. s. Peck Of Newtown has been spending week with K. W. Wheeler. A grand concert will be given at the new Town hall, Monroe Center, on Fri
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

The orchards about Newtown are again being devastated by the same pest that visited them, last year, and was quite general in Western Conn. The Brooklyn Eagle states that the farmers
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
Litehfield County News.
NEW MILFORD.
A HOUSE DESTROYED.


 About o'clock at night, Sunday, or Monday morning, an alarm of fire was sounded in our village. the fire. bell gave also an alarm. It was soon learned that the fire was out of the limits of the fire association and that no hose could be used as there were no hydrants to hook on to for water to put out the flames. It was the dwelling house, north of L. F. Curtis and known as the Charles Couch place. where he and family formerly re- sided but of late the property of Mrs John sAhesy. It was rented to the family of Peter Carlson, who is in the employ of Thomas Kimlin in the latter's bakery. It seems that the Carlson family had been away since Friday of last week and how the fire originated is not known. The building was complete ly destroyed as well as most of the fur niture of the Carlson family. It was too late aftar the discovery of the fire to make any efforts to save it. The insur- ance was $500. The barn and carriage house were saved. It is surmised by some that the house was struck by light ming as 8 thunder shower passed over the village previous to the fire.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
MORE Frss THAN FEATHERS.

A singular incident happened in the New Milford Steam Laundry Hast Frida y
 morning. The morning freight train ar
 rived here between and 10 o'clock came | in close contact with hen owned by some of the. .neighbors near the track. The hen, supposing that she would be
 perfectly safe if she only got into the
 Laundry, ,and. being terribly frightened by
 the cars, flew over the coal bin and into the fly wheel of the engine, nearly stop | ping the latter, but the steam regulator soon had the engine running it's regular speed and the result was that we had feathers in quantity scattered all over the engine department and when the engine was stopped the poor hen, was found to be no more. ''She had crossed the river divided Her head was taken off and her remains sent to the dinner kettle to one of the neighbors. "We have feathers left now if any one wants.'' DON'T TALK ABOUT HARD TIMES NOW.
 The various building in process of con- struction-are fast assuming and coming nearer to completion. The frame work and heavy one is now being placed on the foundation at c. F. Schoverling's new block; also that of J. B. Merwin's residence in ENorth Main street where the frame work has been placed and very soon the whole frame will be erected. i've don't hear anything about hard times here now.
 VETERANS AT THE METHODIST CHURH.
 Twenty five veterans and comrades of the 0. A. R. in response to an invitation previously given them attended q Me-. morial service at the Methodist Episco- pal church, Sunday evening last, and listened to very able discourse by Rev G. ". Jervis, who is the new pastor..
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day evening, June 9, by the Ideal Man.
 dolin, Baplo and Glee club of Bridgeport.
NICHOLS.
IN TRINITY PARISH.

T
 The ladies of Trinity parish are pre- pairing for a sociable to be held at the home of Mrs Peet, Thursday evening, June 10. Numerous attractions will be offered. Hot shortcake, berries and cream will be served and good time ia in store for all who attend.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

CTS. The Lecturers hour was much en joyed by all.
 Mrs Thomas Marsh of Bridgeport hal been spending a few days with he1 daughter, Mrs Jennings.
 Miss Annie Roberts is entertaining hel cousin from Jersey City.
 Ambrose Marsh's little daughter, Flor. ence, is very sick with appendicitis.
 MT and Mrs Lamson of Bridgeport have recently visited at F. L. Staples.
 MT Banks of New York has been the guest of Arthur Clark.
 The Misses Disbrow of Long Hill were in town over Sunday.
 J. W. Sherwood and wife spent Tues day in Bedding.
 Miss Agnes Birdie ia to spend the sum mer with Mrs VanWert. Mrs Edward Seeley is in Weston car
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
The Editors Familiar Chat.

Hard cider may be all right If it stays in the barrel, but If It Is used as bever- age, the result Is generally bad. What Is needed in every community is a moral sentiment that will frown on cider drink ing and selling.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

Mir and Mrs William H. Callan o1 Shelton were guests at E. J. Bucking.
 hams over Memorial day. Miss Rebecca Mcdonald, who has been visiting her parents here, has gone to Boston where she will spend several weeks with her brother, Nathan Mo Donald.
 Mrs Charles Buckley of Southford has
 been at Wells Allis' for the past week
 Mir Allis is in very poor health. E. V. Laborie, who has been i'll with typhoid fever, is improving. Charles Buckley and Miss Louis o1 Southport spent Sunday at Wells AlIis' Mark Dorman and Miss Dorman ot Shelton were Sunday guests at James Wapzer's.
 The Misses Phebe and Elizabeth Beard were welcome additions to the Congre,
 gational choir on Sunday morning. Miss Bertha Dairy of Shelton visited Miss Lois Hawley over Sunday. Mrs Duncan Mcdonald is with her daughters in Shelton.
 Mrs James Page is no better. Mrs
 Charles Buckingham is caring for her. Miss Clara Willard is caring for Mrs
 Albert Smith of Trumbull. Not every little village can boast of
 three flag poles from which do float ''old
 Glory", but ours can.
 Charles Beard entertains his niece from Danbury.
 MT and Mrs George Benham drove from Waterbury on Sunday and spent 8 few days with MT and Mrs L. B. Gray.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

His remarks pleased the old veterans and many compliments were made, also thanks after the service. The evening was little rainy but the church was nicely filled.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

President Thomson of the Pennsylva- mia railroad system has been inspecting the lines of his company, and what he says in regard to the commercial outlook is interesting. He says: "The commer- cial depression has been felt most severe ly in the Iron and steel business, and as the Pennsylvania system of railroads passes through the districts most direct ly interested in that kind of traffic, we naturally feel the depression more keen ly than some of the other roads. As said before, however, the tendency toward improvement is strong, and I believe the country will in short while begin to feel the effects of a genera trade revival
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04
METHODIST CHI URCH ITEMS.

The annual June concert will be held at the Methodist church Sunday even- ing, June Is The Sunday school have prepared fine program.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

voting no SC, which ended quite an ex- citing contest.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-04

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications. as they canpot reach the diseased portion of the ear There fs only one way to cure deafness, and that ss by constitutional remedies. Deatnesss Ia caused by an fnfiamed contiifi sn of the mucous lining Of the Eustacnisn tnbe When this tube gets infamed you have 8 rumbiing sound or imperfect hear ing and when 1t is entirely closed deafness ks he result,and unless the inn anma1sen can lse taken out and this tube restored 10 it's normal nine cases out or ten are caused bv easarTh which IS nothing but unframed fcondition of he mucous surface.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars fnr any case or Deafness (cAnsed hy catarrh) that can. not be cured by Hall's Cure. Send for cir. culars, free
 F-5. CHENEY < CO, Toledo, O. E4-So'd by druggists. T5c.
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Opening of June With Values on all Stuffs that
 Should Start the Buying Lively.

HATS AND FLOWERS.
 There's still good selection and your choice at 25c each many Of them worth three times the ice and more. THE TIN WARE SALE
 Has been a great success-coulln't get it out fast enough. We have made tables of the odd pieces at 5c and lGc each, and on them you'll find many useful kitchen things that are worth as much again in the regular way. FOR THE SUMNER COTTAGE AND HOME.
 There's everything here that you'll need to make it comfortable: Porch Screens, Lawn ats. Piazza Chairs, Mattings, and HammOcks.
 Everything needed to bring joy and pleas ure during these warm summer months just approaching. BICYCLES.
 We sell them-and the prices we name for high grade wheels are surprising. The Majestic, s39. The Erie, S35.
 A few boys frames Of the well known Pre- uier we sell at S29.5O.
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WHITE HILLS AND VICINITY.

Extensive preparations are now being made for the lawn party and strawberry festival, to be held at the home of MT and Mrs George w. Drew on Tuesday evening, June 8. If stormy the festival will be held on the first pleasant even ing. The Eudeavor soclety of Hunting ton, Shelton, and Derby have been in- vited, and it is expected that many will l be present. The special features will be "Farmers Chorus" under the direction of c. k. Lewis of Derby, and fan drill by the children under the direction of Miss Eva Willoughby. The committees are as follows: Flower, Miss Sarah Halter; fancy table. Miss Willoughby {; candy booth, Miss Abbie Shelton; ice cream, cake and lemonade and berries, Mrs Wakely, Mrs Drew, Mrs Wheeler /; in charge of serving food, Mrs Blake man, Mrs Worden, Mrs Drew; assistants ! MT Wheeler, MT Jennings, Lilia Sur ridge, Helen Jones, Hobart Blsckman, n,
 Mrs Surridge. Minnie Daine, Miss Hat ters, Georgia Tomlinson; cashier, MT
 Wakely; assistant, Miss Smith; grab \ bags, Lilia Surridge.
 Rev MT Sauer goes to Chelsia, Mass,
 on Wednesday, to act as groomsman at the wedding of his friend, George A.
 Paine, secretary of Y. NJ. c. A, St Stephens, N. B., Canada. MT Paine and
 his bride expect to spend part of their
 honeymoon on White Hills, and MT
 Paine will preach for Mir Sauer on Sun
 day.
 Mrs Charlotte Hubbell is visiting her
 daughter, Mrs Bidwell.
 l Mrs Jennie Ambler and daughter were
 at the Beardsley homestead oyer Sun.
 day.
 Mrs L. Durand is very i'll with cancer
 and has suffered long time. l l. D. Dun and wife of Meriden and Miss Jennie Curtis of Shelton were guests at Highland lawn, last week.
 s. s. Buckingham and bride visited at l D. A. Nichols last week.
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PLATTSVILLE.
GRANGE NOTES

GRANGE NOTES. There was a large attendance at the Easton Grange, Tuesday evening, it being visited by the Greenfield Grang- ers. The Lecturers hour was much en- ioyed by all.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
Change of r. r. Schedule.

On last Sunday new schedule
went into effect. So far as il con-
Germs our people only two changes.
and those very sight ones. need
be noticed.
The morning train from Char
lesion. heretofore arriving here al
7:2O will be- due AT S:29, aud the
night train to Charleston, leaving
here at about 8 o'clock, remains
practically unchanged. differ
ence heing made of only three
minutes. No other trains in
either direction are to stop here.
This is without exception, the very
worst schedule ever imposed upon
a long suffering community. and
efforts should be made 10 have a
more suitable one given us.
Just for an example We mention
that in order to attend to Il few
hours business, either in Charles.
ton or anywhere on the line south
of here. a person will have TO re
main away two nights. Kali
roads, We take it. are constructed
as well for the accommodation Of
the local traveller as for The north,
ern tourists, and there ought to be
some authority TO compel reason
able service. We have never
been one of the kickers. have al
ways been ready 10 yield TO the
powers that be, but this "bea's
the Dnlch.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
ARMSTRONG, ELNELL, DUNLOP.
THESE THREEVETERANS OF NOT e
WILL SPEAK.
Camp James McCutchen Has Sc
cured Them to address the Meet
ing Monday Ngiht.

Camp James McCulchen. o sc
V, has secured Col. James ("Jim-
mie") Armstrong, of Charleston.
DR.. 5 Z II Elweli and Col. James
Z Dunlop, of This county to make
lectures before that body at its
meeting next Monday night.
We have said so much about
this meeting recently that there Is
little else To say now. We want
however, to make this, our laSl, {,
urgent call TO all so Is sand grand
sons of Confederate veterans to
be present and enroll their names.
There should be no need OF any
further request to them, and we
hope TO see more than Il hundred
names added TO the roll.
The meeting is 10 be a pnblic
affair, and to it the public isinvit
ed. There will be ushers pres
ent to see that all the ladies get
seats, and the best of order is
promised. The address ought to
attract a great crowd, AMI, no
doubt will. col. Armstrong Is
too well known as u platform
lecturer to need any Introduction
here. as is also DR.. Elwell and
Col. Dunlop.
= 1t will be remembered that the
organization on Nov. Sth was oaly
temporary. and TINT permanent
officers will be elected at the
meeting next Monday night. So
LEI all who intend going be pres
emf that night and take part in
the election .of officers. A con-
stilriion and bylaws will also be
adopted al the meeting, 80 there
is a two-fold reason for the at
tendance nf all who wish to jnin.
Remember. a general invitation
is extended to all. and particular
ly 10 The ladies. to b" present, and
it is hoped that large assem-
blace will greet the speakers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
Furniture! Furniture! and mat.
t t:esses, at Elwell's.

"ChriIt AS a newspaper man
was the subject of the Rev. Lewis
T.. Peare;s discourse on Sunday
night at the church Of Our Father
IN Brooklyn, n. Y. After point
Ing out the evils of irresponsible
journalism, the preacher said:
"Christ would recognize the press
as an enlightener of the human
mind. The modern newspaper is
a daily school. Its pupils far out
numbered those of the public
schools. Its teachers are num-
bered among the most faithful
workers. It's curriculum covers
every important subject civilized
world. Surely, the ne Vspapers
is the poor mans colleges. and |
sometimes wonder il people failed
10 fully appreciate its great
worth because they obtain it at so
trifliug a cost. 1t is the news.
paper that turns the search light
of pubic opinion upon abrses of
every kind. The newspaper is
the open Court, where the public
listen 10 the story Of any one who
is wronged,. and where public op-
ion sits in judgments upon the
wronged individual or the corpo'
ration"