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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
SOUTH BRITAIN
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
The church was we'll filled, last sun
day evening, and a most excellent service
enjoyed. Edward Hine of Yonkers.
n. Y, led the young peoples meeting,
followed by a talk by the pastor. The
subject was Comfort found in the BIZ
BILE" and number of Endeavorers took
up the subject in different ways. An
anthem was well rendered by Miss Char
lotte Mitchell. Miss Harrison and Mr.
DOwnes of New Haven and D. NJ.
Mitchell, while Mrs Downes presided st
the organ.
A number of people from out of town
attended the services, Sunday.
Rev J. D. Smiley is soon TO take a vs.
cation of two weeks.
The ladies are preparing for fair and
festival to be held some time in Septem-
Der.
The young people have voted to hold
their meetings in the Auditorium until
the first of October.
Mrs Charles Marsh of Attleboro, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs Alice Garfield.
Miss Lulu Munson is visiting at A. d.
Munson's.
E s. Hine of Yonkers, \. Y, and
three friends are camping out in some
buildings belonging to the wooden mill.
and are ENJOYING the fishing and berry
ing of this vicinity.
Miss Lucy Bennett is taking her mid
summer vacation.
Miss Harrison is the guest Of Miss
Charlotte Mitchell.
A. d. Munson and sister, Miss Lulu,
spent Sunday with Waterbury friends.
The awful condition OF the highway to
Benefits Bridge materially Increases
our distance to Newtown. on the princi-
pie that good roads bring our neighbors
nearer to Us. Although the worst places
have been partly worked since
the great storms, much remains to be
done to make the roads even ssfely pass
able, TO say nothing Of comfort.
One of Hollister Ssge's horses was
quite badly hurt, one day last week,
through the carelessness of hired boy.
Mr. Garfield was called and took twenty
stitches in the wound. The horse will
be laid by for six weeks or more. Mr.
Sage was forced to buy another horse at
once. Taking it altogether it is rather
an expensive experience.
Union Business college, Bridgeport.
Write for bright new catalogue. Fall
term opens August 80
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HUNTINGTON.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

There was a full house, Sunday morn
ing,at the Congregational church to hear
Mr. Ding, Chinaman from Foo Chow.
He spoke highly of the work done there
by Rev Willard Beard who went from
this place as missionary. In the even
ing there was missionary concert by
the Y. P. S. G. E. There we're three
minute reports on different missionary
subjects by the different members. Miss
E. Beard had paper introducing the
different branches of the mission work.
Miss Ella Wooster on the Georgia school.
F. Wells on Uncle Tom and his descend
ants. Mrs Fred Wooster on the "Provi-
dental development of the Negroes"
G. D. Nichols on "Our Responsibility to
the Indians Miss 3. Park on Indian
work." Miss J. Park on "a voice from
the Mountain Whites" Mr. Etzel on
christian Endeavor work among the
Indians", Miss Phebe Beard on "Chinese
work; also an address by Mr. Park.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
THE DEERF1ELD DISTRICT.

Mr. and Mrs Edgar B. Nichols and
daughter of Cohoes, N. Y, are stopping
at his fathers.
Miss Alice Nichols contemplates re-
turning home with her brother.
Mrs j. R. Jennings has been quite
poorly; also 7. B. Bradley.
Mrs Elizabeth Beach, who hurt her
hip so badly last March, is still obliged
to walk with crutches.
Horace Lyon of Stratfield was guest at
Charles Nichols, Tuesday.
Mrs FL. E. Dowd has lady from
Bridgeport boarding there.
Mrs 7. B. Bradley and daughters at
tended the funeral of their uncle, George
Burr.
Mrs w. F. Jennings and son have WIS.,
tied Miss Laura A. Dowd.
Mrs G. B. Cowles of New Britain is
visiting her relatives here.
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home in Plattsvile, Thursday afternoon.
He was nearly 50 years of age, having
been born in Easton in 1S0S. His wife
survives him. The funeral toak place
on Sunday afternoon, Rev Mr. Wilson
officiating.
Mrs Emma Hall of Nichols, sister OF
Mr. Curt's, is visiting at the parsonage.
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Fairfield County Chat.
sTEPNEY AND VICINITY.
MRS ARzEL1A SHARPE cLrNGAN.

Mrs Arzelia Sharpe Clingan passed
away at her home here on Tuesday morn
Ing of this week in the 10th year of her
age. Mrs Clingan had enjoyed usual
health up to last Sunday when she was
suddenly Frustrated with grip which
proved fatal. Mrs Cnngan was native
OF Newtown and was the widow of Rev
Mr. Clingan, who at one time occupied
the pulpit of the Methodist church at
Sandy Hook. For the past six years
she has made her home in Stepney.
Two sons and two daughters survive
her, George II. Clingan of Chicago,
Walker Clingan of Wlnsted, Mrs Letitia
s. Fowler of Stepney and Miss Clarice
Irene Clingan of New York City. The
funeral service was arranged for Thurs
day and the burial, which was to be
at Durham, Conn, beside the body Of
her husband, was to be at the conven-
fence OF the family.
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BROOKFIELD.
AN EPIDEMIC AMONG CATS

AN lDEMAS AMON0 CA4O'
An epidemic of some sort prevails
among cats in the south part of the town,
10 or II having died within week in
Whisconier. A dog belonging to Mrs A.
N. Hawley has also died from no appar-
ent cause. The cats refuse to eat, ap-
pear weak and die in one or two days. AS a
consequence back door seranades and in
harmonious concerts are less frequent,
bootjacks, old shoes and other rubbish of
the kind are not found scattered under
the chamber windows and timid children
sleep more quietly.
Jay Potter began his annual trip with
his threshing machine on Tuesday. He
will 60 through Whisconier first, then
through the Center and south by the
way of Obtuse.
Sanford Underhill has prospects of a
fine crop of peaches from his 1000 bear
ing trees. He has ordered 1000 baskets
to handle his crop, this season.
A. Fl. Taylor is taking much needed
rest of two weeks at Asbury Park.
Howard Andrews, now one of the
largest potato growers in town, says up
on examination he finds his potatoes are
decaying, where the vines are green and
apparen ly healthy.
Quite number took in the Glen Island
excursion, last week. Many think it the
most satisfactory excursion for the mon
ey they ever took in. The great variety
of amusements, not only for pleasure but
profit, and the freedom from all the
catch penny affairs usual in such places,
make it worthy of the patronage of the
best class of people.
Rev Mr. Whitcome will exchange with
Rev Mr. Skene of Danbury on next Sun
day, and with Rev Mr. Warner of Hart
ford the following Sunday.
Willie Blackman is to attend the Moody
school for boys at Mortified, the coming
year.
Eugene Lake is visiting friends and
relatives in Norwalk, Branford and New
Haven, driving his own team.
The New York paper did itself no par
ticular credit in attempting TO describe
Brookfield's champion bicycle rider.
Had the writer made even a faint effort
TO tell the truth the item would have been
more readable. Perhaps it was about as
near the truth as that class of reporters
ever get.
Mrs Julia Brick and Miss Lydia Bene-
dict of Brooklyn, N. Y, were in town
and attended the funeral of Mrs Benedict,
widow of the late Daniel Mind Benedict.
Miss Eva Summers has returned after
i three weeks visit with friends in Mid.
dlebury.
E. Brill has at present quite number |
If boarders.
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SMITH, MURRAY & CO.,
CONN.

steam engine and its appliances into his
barn. At least five milkmen in town
have such engines of their own.
Mrs Whitcomb and daughter from New
Haven are visiting at Mills Hungerford's
and Ernest Brown, a graduate of Yale
Scientific School, ia at James Stuart's.
Mrs D. B. Mallory starts for Buffalo,
this week, for stay of few weeks.
Mrs Hawley expects to start at the same
time for temporary sojourn in the West.
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WASH GOODS.


Owners of Wash Dress Fabrics have been
anxious to unload their stocks at ruinous
prices. That's how these wanted goods are
here for so little money.
MUsLINS AND DIMITIES.
SC yard, were 10 and Il I-2c yard.
Soft finished India Foulards, / 4c yard,
were 1Oc yard.
Fine Madras Muslins and Lappet Mulls,
II l-2c yard
Imported Organdies y I-2c, were 25c yard,
English Madras Cloth, II 1-2c yard.
3-inch Percale 19c, actual value Il 1-2c yard.
New Crispene Suitings, all grades, 25c yard.
were 81 IL and 45c yard
Remnants OF Wash Goods lengths and
prices marked thereon, the latter very small.
BIGGEST BARGAINS YET.
CRASH SKIRTS.
The better quality.
SOFAS good & dollar skirt as you have seen
this season-not the narrow, skinny burlap,
but genuine Crash Skirt, full width, 49c each.
Only two will be sold to a customer, so as
to prevent dealers from benefltting by our
fortunate purchase.
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daughter, Miss Sadie, gave an entertain
ment at Old Mill hall, Monday evening.

daughter, Miss Sadie, gave an entertain
ment at Old Mill hall, Monday evening
Mr. and Mrs Plumber and daughter of
Derby are boarding at II. G. Loveland's.
Nettie Curtis of Ansonia is also visiting
there.
Will Sherman and family of New Ha-
ven are spending this week with his faith
or, Charles Sherman.
George Francis and sister, Miss Anna,
of New York, are at 1.-THE Naples"
Miss Matte Bradley visited her friend,
Mrs Neil Gilbert, of Botsford, last week.
Miss Mamie Bernard of Bridgeport is
spending few days at LOUIS Goulette's.
Miss Edith Curtiss of Monroe is guest
at Frank Stoves.
Mrs Stanley and Russell are sojourn-
ing in Bridgeport.
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EASTON.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

A lawn party will be held on the after
noon and evening OF Wednesday, Au-
gust Is, at the home of Hanford w.
Lyon. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the Baptist society. An inter
esting pragram is in preparation, at
which talent from out of town is expect
ed to be present. An excellent supper,
including ice cream, will be served. If
stormy, Thursday, August 10. Every
one is cordially Invited.
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SHERMAN.

CHURCH AND PERSONAL AFFAIRS.
Rev Mr. Mcknight exchanged with Rev
Mr. Lane of Gavlordsville on Sunday.
Mrs Charles Leach has been staying at
her old home for some days.
Charles HAYES has been putting a
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13

Rev Mr. Booth, who has preached here
in the Method lst church for two Sundays
past will be here again next Sunday.
Encouraging word is received from
Rev Mr. Warmer, that he is slowly but
surely gaining in health, though it may
be few Sundays yet before he can take
up his work here again,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
STEVENSON.
Personal DoINGs.


Two OF the Pinkerton detectives were
through this vicinity, last Saturday, in
pursuit of the suspected Nichols murder
ers.
Prof Harris, assisted by his little
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
BUXTON OUT ON BAIL.

Fred Buxton, one of the principals in
the celebrated Easton siege, is now out
on bail. Miss Agnes Murray and Post.
master w. 81. Banks of Greenfield Hill
went on lis bond. 1t is said that Mr.
Buxton is to bring suit against Miss Ids
Ogden, and the newspaper men who beat
him while under arrest.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13

SPORT HILL, PLATTSVILLE AND VICINITY.
On Tuesday of this week the Metho-
dist Sunday school held their annual pic
mic at California Grove, near Port Jeffer-
son, Long Island. The day was a de-
lightful one for sail, aud nothing oc-
Cured to mar the enjoyment of the out
ward trip, except that one young lady
was so unfortunate as to lose her hat in
the "briny deep" The tables were bouu-
tifully laden with all sorts of things good
to eat and each of the rs persons who
were in attendance seemed to enjoy the
occasion greatly, Notwithstanding the
presence of few unlimited guests In the
shape of mosquitoes. Take it all in all,
it was happy, though tired, party
which landed in Bridgeport at about
O'Clock that afternoon.
On Tuesday morning Miss Edith Sher-
wood left US for a visit to Bath Beach.
We trust the change of air and scene
may greatly benefit her in health. She
carries with her the best wishes of many
friends here.
George Burr, one of:the oldest and b, 81
known men of the town, died at his
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13

with her her granddaughter, Miss
Banks, who is making her grandmother
q visit OF few days.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
Marseilles Quilts.

81 S7l quality, sale price 81 50.
81 . quality, sale price s1.76.
- 50 quality, sale price -.
81 quality, sale price s..
81 80 quality. sale price $3.50.
These reductions may not seem large, re.
remember that Bedsprt ads do not VARY in
value much as fancy articles.
The above list means genuine price saving
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
OUR STORE NEWS SHOULD BE WATCHED
CLOSELY THIS MONTH.

wOMEN's SHIRT WAISTS.
Lawns, Dimities, Organizes.
Waists that sell at sl-25 and sI.J0 Seems
like exaggeratioD-but it isn't
See them and YouTl admit it's correctness.
ACC for choice.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13
Sale of Bedspreads.
Crochet Quilts

Prices much below those you usually have
to pay.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13

Usual retail price g. lee, sale price 4sc.
Usual retail price 95c. sale price sc.
Usual retail price 81 Is, sale price 81.
Usual retail price 81 50, sale price 81 n.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
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ARMFUL OF FISH.
Experiences of n Novice with His
First Salmon.


First salmon.
Ones first salmon is an event. | got
mine all alone, says writer in Serb
ner's Magazine. 1t was on the Dun
garven, on my way into the more re-
mote interior. In clear pool we could
see the green backs of the fish, big and
little, but they were not after our flies.
The Others went up the stream a con-
siderable distance and l remained by
the pool. 1t needs two men to land
salmon. Presently began idly casting,
just TO try my new 1S-foot rod, and the
first thing | knew fish was hooked. He
galloped around that pool, jumping out,
darting back and forth, and waded
right in. After awhile got him pretty
tired.
had no landing net or gait, but there
was a smooth gravel bar 40 rods below.
Then / towed the unfortunate fish down
there, got him headed for shore and ran
straight back on the bar. Out he came,
Topping somersaults on the gravel. The
gut leader broke. but threw myself on
top of that salmon and clasped my arms
around him. He was slippery and
strong and l could not hold him. FL
nally l gotmy fingers in his gills, reached
for stone and gave him three or four
merciless whacks over the head. Then
had him. Twas sight to behold, wet
and despatched with mud and slime,
but was too proud as we'll as too nearly
ont of breath for words
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
He LOST HIS BETS.
But His Steamer Made $4,000 Pro
on the Freight,

But His Steamer Made $4,000 Profit
on the Freight.
From China comes the story of sea
catptain who had an old and slow
steamer, and, finding that it would be
a long time before he received full
cargo of tea, began to say that owing to
repairs that had been done to his en-
gines, he hoped to make a very fast
passage.
Everybody laughed at his boasts,
when, to their establishment, he began
to wager that he would make the fast
est passage on record. The captains Of
other steamers eagerly took his wa
gers; but when he had thus ventured
several hundred pounds, people began
to think there was something in it, and
tho merchants sent their tea almost
entirely by his ship.
OF course the steamer, the greatest
speed of which was eight knots an hour
arrived in England weeks after the
others, and the captain lost his money;
but he made nearly 5000 profit all the
same.
Instead of having to stop in the Chi
nese port for months, waiting for a
chance of cargo coming in from the in-
terror, he had cleared in a few days, and
the owners, of course, paid the wagers.
But it was a trick that could not be
played twice,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
ANTARCTIC IcEBERes.

Some of Them Are Fully Two Miles
Square.
The snowfall of each year adds new
stratum to this ice cap. which is as dis
tinguishable to the eye as is the annual
accretion of forest tree, says the
Ladies' Home Journal. Thus in
centuries have accumulated on Ant
arctica these SHOWS, which, by processes
of pressure, thawing and regulation,
have formed an ice cap that in places
exceeds 5000 feet in thickness. Through
the action of various forces-that Of
contraction and expansion by changing
temperature being, perhaps, the most
potent-this ice cap creeps steadily sea-
ward and projects into the ocean per-
pendicular front from 1000 to 2,0o0 feet
in height. The temperature of the sea
water being about 30 degrees, the fresh
water ice remains unwasted, and the
ice-barrier plows the ocean bed until
through floating in deep water dis
ruption occurs. and the tabular berg is
formed. These bergs are of size that
long taxed the belief of men, but it is
now well established that bergs two
miles square and 1000 feet in thickness
are not rare; others are as large as 30
miles in length and some nearly 5000
feet in thickness, their perpendicular,
sun-wasted sides rising from 200 to 400
feet above the sea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
GLASS MADE BY MACHINERY.
Reducing the Price of Finished Prod.
net and Averting Trouble.

Reducing the Price of Finishe ed Prod
uct and Averting Trouble.
Machinery is beginning to play very
important part in flint and green-glass
manufacture, says the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. The Introduction of one ma
chine alone for simplifying the making
of fruit jars was instrumental in re-
ducing the price list last fall, and its
further application is expected to be
this year. To give an idea of the revo-
luton which is impending in this
branch of the glassware business, one
firm turned out last September, with
five machines, $4,000 jars a day. For
a month past the four additional ma
chimes have been in use, and the daily
output has been $1,000 jars. There is
now being built an additional tank
furnace, which will double the capacity
of the works and bring up the daily
production to over 100000 jars, or say,
30,000,000 jars per year, which will be
fully one-third of the entire fruit-jar
production of the United States. Lamps,
the foot and bowl of which were former
ly jointed by hand, and often very i'm
perfectly done, are now made by ma
chimes, which form the oil fount and
foot at one operation and out of one
piece of glass, and the lamp is prac-
tically indstructible. One firm of
punch tumbler blowers has hitherto en-
ployed few hand blowers, each hand
turning out about 600 tumblers per
turn. In the same factory ten machines
will soon be at work, which will give an
output of 100000 punch tumblers per
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
TREE SAP.
Idea That 1t Rises and Falls with the
Seasons Is Erroneous.

Idea That Ii Rises anu rAiAs WIN the
Seasons Is Erroneous.
Sap is a watery fluid found in the in
terror of the cells of plants and trees,
and contains dissolved or suspended in
it the materials required for the life
and growth of the cell. The idea that
in winter the sap goes down into the
roots and in the spring rises again is
quite erroneous, says a reliable au-
thority. Trees and plants are full of
watery sap all the winter. The phenom-
ena of freezing in the case of trees and
plants are but little understood. The
sap in leaves and in smaller branches
is often frozen. This is seen especially
in the twigs of hickory, which in very
cold weather are as brittle as glass,
though the same twigs at higher
temperature cannot by any possibility
be broken with the hands. For various
causes the water contained in the cells
only begins to crystalline at some de-
grees below the ordinary freezing point.
This is partly due to the chemical COM
position of the sap, which contains
various salts, starch, ETC., in solution.
Besides this the bark of trees is bad
conductor of heat, and the interior tenn
perature of trees and plants is general
" higher in winter and lower in sum-
mer than that of the surrounding at
mosDhere
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26

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Morning Union" He saws:
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
Where Water was wanted.

In the Life and Correspondence of
William Conner Magee, archbishop of
York" the following relative to Span
ish manners may be read: Time is the
only thing that Spaniard will waste.
Money and soap and water and other
things of that class he is extremely
parsimonious about. Apropos of soap.
| was Mortified the other day at being
told that a pretty young Rondacean
whose complexion had been admiring
owed this beauty to the constant use of
white of eggs instead of water at her
morning toilet, and I am told that this
custom is very common among Spanish
ladies'"