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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11
CHILDREN's DAY AT THE CoNGREGA
TIoNAL CHURCH.

Children's day was obs erved at the
Congregational church, Sunday evening.
An interesting program was carried out,
the children acquitting themselves with
credit. The choir assisted in the sing
ing, Mrs Charles Stone presiding at Ithe
organ. Mrs Sheffield, visitor of the
Congregational Sunday School Associ-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11

Miss May Seeley spent Sunday with
Miss Hattie Perry.
Zlna Beard OF Shelton visited at e. W.
Turney's, Monday.
Miss Roberts and Miss Angel, with
friends, expect to ride on their wheels TO
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11
BETHEL.
THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE.

THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE.
Nature has clothed the earth in an
abundant garb of green grass. Every
tree and shrub is weighted with foliage.
The loWland meadows are yellow With
buttercups and the hillsides are white
with daisies. Along the roadside in the
wooded districts may be found the ivy
and honeysuckle in full bloom and
pretty ferns of many varieties which may
be gathered by every chick and child in
the land without fear or favor of man
kind. People in the rural districts pass
them all by with hardly passing notice.
Owners of the fields are too busy to give
one thought of the beauties of their
land. Buttercups and daisies help feed
their cows and fatten the cattle. Man
works for profit and seldom stops to
view the beauties of nature. New Eng
land hills have become the resting place
of scores of wornout, tired, sensible peo-
pie who come to rest and enjoy season
among the wild flowers and eat and
drink of the products of the land. City
people appreciate the beauties of nature.
Make them welcome. Let them enjoy
| the shaded drives where the honeysuckle
or May apples grow. Let our road ma
kers put in passible repair old highways
or back roads which make pleasant drives
in the wilder parts of our towns. Board
erS come TO Spenu little money!
source of Enjoyment and profit to the
farmer and the people of the rural dis
tricts. Encourage city people to come and
partake with US our milk and rich cream
and spring chickens and also the greater
gifts of nature.
| THE BURNING OF DR. WIGHT'S BARN.
The barn owned by DR. Wight, loca-
ted in the rear of his residence on Green
wood avenue, was burned Lost Monday
night. When discovered the fire APP
peared to be in the upper story where
the hay and straw was stored. Two
horses and the carriages and other move
able property were saved. The building,
nearly new, was insured. The hay and
grain was a total loss. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The barn was closed
and locked at 1890 o'clock. The fire
was discovered about l O'Clock.
Starr G. Barnum opened on Saturday
a new meat market in connection with
his grocery business on Chestnut street
There was a large demand on Satur
day for home grown strawberries. judo
Brothers could not supply their demand
There is great call for potatoes. The
supply nearby appears to be exhausted
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11
In New Haven County
SOUTH BRITAIN.
A FRAcTIoUs HORSE.

John f. Wentsch AID his uncle, George
Wentsch, had bad runaway, last week
Wednesday. They hitched up a colt that
Mr. Wentsch had broken, last fall, and
that was thought to be all right and
started off with 1t. They had gone but a
short distance when it commenced to
kick and run. They were both thrown
out and the colt got away and wrecked
the buggy. The wagon ran over Mr.
Wentsch and nearly cut off one ear and
he was quite severely hurt otherwise. DR.
Shepard attended him. John Wentsch
got off with good shaking up and some
bruises.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11

Mr. and Mrs F. J. Banks Of Bridgeport
have been at the Grand Central hotel
this week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-11
A GRANGE FAIR.

A fair is to be held at the opening of
June % and %, afternoon and evening
A farce by six ladies, entitled murder
will out,'' will be given in the evening,
commencing at s p. m. Fancy articles
will be on sale. Also ice cream and cake
will be served. Music will be furnished
for dancing, commencing at 9 p. m. Ad-
mission Zoe.
The Grange held q special meeting
Thursday evening, to instruct class in
the first and second degrees.
Greenfield Grange will visit Stratford
Grange Saturday evening. and furnish
program.
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DON'T FAIL TO ATTENI

DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THIS CONCERT.
Don't forget the date, June "a, at Mum
sons hall, the South Britain Concert Co.
intend giving one of the best entertain
ments OF the season. Quite number Of
talented musicians from out of town are
going to assist. Come one, come all, and
Dring your % cents. 1t will be for the
benefit of the Congregational church.
Ice cream and cake will be sold at the
p1Oap
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CHURCH JOTTINGS.

Perry Beers led the I. Z. >. T.. Il.
meeting ,ESundaY evening.
The Ladies Union will meet this week
with Mrs Uriah Perry.
The ladies of the church are preparing
for a festival of roses to be given at the
parsonage, some time this month.
The platform for the new organ has
been completeaA Contractor Charles
Gray did the w<SAes1.
Word has been received from johnson
& Son of Westfield Mass, that the new
organ will be shipped June II. 1t will
be ready for use about July LIST.
Children's day services will be held a.
the church, Sunday evening, June 20, a.
7.30 p. m.
Mrs Maria Keller has been to New
York on visit to her son, spending one
night in Brooklyn with friends.
Mrs Fl. B. Banks has returned from 1
short visit with her brother and sister il
Brooklyn.
Miss Charlotte Palmer of Bridgeport
formerly of this place, is improving from
her serious illness.
The first meeting of the season wa.
held at Safeguard chapel, Sunday after
noon.
Mrs Edward Brotherton has visited he
| mother, recently.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Banks and family
visited Mrs Simeon Banks, Sunday.
Mrs Buckley of Norwalk spent Wed
nesday night at Mrs Bunnell's.
Mrs Herman Perry has enter tainet
| friends from Easton.
Prof Wells entertained friends from
| out of town, over Sunday.
Walter S. Merwin had the misfortune
| to shoot off one of his toes while huntin.
| for crows last week.
Miss Minnie Perry of California is ex
pected home soon.
The ladies of Greenfield Hill Grang
| will give fair in the new Grange Hall
June % and %, afternoon ami evening
Remember the date and make it poin
to attend.
The new Grange Hall will be dedi
Gated, Saturday afternoon, June 10.
Mr. and Mrs Sherwood Banks recent,
entertained friends from Danbury.
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Mrs Lucy B. Nichols, wife of the late
Nelson G. Nichols, aged 81 years. Flu
neral services were conducted from the
house, Tuesday, at l p. M, Rev w. F.
White officiating. The interment was in
Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridgeport.
Mrs Nichols was a woman widely known
and highly esteemed by all who knew
her. For p years she has been a faith
full member of the Congregational church,
from the fellowship of which she will
long be missed and gratefully remember
ed.
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A party of seven wheelmen from this
place made a run to East Rock, New Ha-
ven, Saturday. A party of young ladies
went the same day to Black Rock. All
report delightful day.
D. N. Ward has been lowering the
highway in front of his new residence, i'm
proving both the gr lde of the road and
that of his grounds.
Miss Dora Brinsmade has gone to Wis
consin to spend the summer with friends
The Grange Is making extensive prep
arations to observe Children's night, Fri
day evening. A large number of children
will assist in making an interesting pro-
gram. A cordial invitation has been Civ
en- to the public to attend that evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

Mr.. Peterson, made public to-day state
ment which throws con siderable Light on
what is being made mystery.
Mrs Wimble lived at our house" said
NJ r.. Peterson, "for a long time and is my
wife's sister. When she married few
years ago she was one of :he brightest
and most lCvable girls TO De found. She
was a good wife, and their life at home
was as near perfect as any one could ex-
pect. Her husband is an engineer on the
Southern Pacific and made his home at
Stockton. He was away a good part of
the time, and it vas in his absences that
his wife became interested in spirituaIism.
when once she commenced to study
psvch ology she underwent great change.
She refuse to live with her husband and
believed that she was married to some e
spiritual husband and that her husband
had n spiritual wife. As the mania de-
veloped she refused To eat except when
the spirits told her, and on one occasion
he seriously burned her foot and tore off
the bandages because a spirit told her to
do so. Little by little she grew to be en-.
tirely under the influence of spirits. She
was brought 10 our home to see If We
could do anything with her. but her
mania grew worse and her husban spent
every cent he had with doctors, trying to
cure her.
He is to-day a broken hearted man,
homeless, and with no brightness in the
future. He b!ames 1t all TO tho e who in
the first place influenced his wife. After
trying for several months to d spel the
hailuciDa ions OF Mrs. Wlmble We began
TO be frightened. Little events transpired
which showed US very p ainlv that sho lid
the spirits tell her to do something des-
perate she wou 10 it without hesitation .
We explained these matters to five doc
tors, and 1t was the greatest sorrow of our
lives 10 have her examined by the Lunacy
Com missoners. 1t is criminal as we'll as
intllcting very painful wounds for any one
to suggest that she was railroaded 10 an
asylum. AT her examination five OF the
leading doctors OF IS city were present,
and all agreed that il there were any hope
for her recovery il would be by placing
her under the care OF DR.. Gardner at
Napa.
''She Is not wari OF the State, but her
maintenance is paid for and sh. Is receiv-
ing every attention possible. DR.. Gardner
has added to her husbands grief by stat-
for her recovery, for patients who 20 in
sane over spiritualism very rarely reg ain
their normal mental condition.
"Her husband receives a good salary
an Is devoItng every cent can snare to
his wife. These cruel thrusts of those
who would pose as Mrs. Vim bes de-.
tenders or liberators are sim ply doubling
her husbands grief. They do not know
what they are talking about and should
show more consideration for him and Mrs.
Wimble's relItives."
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
HE WAS NOT 4 FUGITIVE.
Friends Of Melville Ellis Now
Tell Their Side of the
Story.
They Claim I hat He Left With the
Consent of the
Firm.

Who got the bouquets? That is the
question which is agitatjng the minds of
the friends of young Melville Ellis, who
sailed for Japan on the Peru a few days
ago. These same friends also feet that
their friend was dealt with harshly in
more ways than one. Feeling as they do,
it is but natural that they should desire
that the world be enlightened in regard
to certain features of the esca pade which
resulted IN the visit 10 the domain OF the
Mikado.
According to their story, not only were
bouquets sent to the staieroom of young
Eli, but there were mum rons fr lends at
tne dock to see him off and bid him god
speed on the way. They also claim that
the departure was not in secret through
fear of arrest but was with the consent
and knowledge of the members of the
firm of Sherman, Clay & Co.
1t develops as an aftermath of the story
told exc usively in The CALL yesterday
that the firm was divided on the subject
Of arrest and prosecution, but imp1 rtuni-
ties OF the friends of the young man
finally prevailed upon the firm to be
Il niant.
1t thus appears from the statements OF
Interested friends that instead of being a
iugitive from justice, the young man has
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
Alan da Notes.

ALAMEDA, Nov. II Rev. Mr.. Dodson OF
the Unitarian Church delivered his seventh
lecture this evening on 1.-The Bible and the
Higher Critic sm," dealing with the ReVe-
lations and the Apocalypse.
A KlondIke social is to be given on Friday
evening at the residence OF DR.. G. A. D+v S,
1I51 Park avenue. The entire entertainmt /
will partaKe of Alaskan memories and scenes.
At the meeting of the Board Of Education
last evening, DR.. 1isdsle stated that he hao
tested the meters used by the school depart
ment and found them correct and that lie
would have to look to other causes for the
large wafer bills of the department..
IfGerald Goggin and Mrs. Mary Helen Rich
VIII be married tomorrow morning at ST. Jo-
seph's Church. A wedding breakfast will be
given at the residence of the brides parents.
The engagement OF Charles NJ. Malic and
Miss Molie Eyre is announced. The wedding
will take place next elk at the residence OF
the brides mother, 2l58 Clint avenue.
1t has been sscertained that italian fisher
men have seined San LeandTo Bay and almost
cleared it of thu Eastern str ped bass, which
were p ianted there some time ago. Now that
the fish are gone an inves tigation is promised.
One OF the water m aims at Webster street and
Haight ayenue burst yesterday as result of
eleetryl losis from the rlecrieity escaping from
the track OF the street railroad near by.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
RnrkeIeY NOtns.

BERKELEY, Nov. 17.-Professor w. B. Ris-
ing viii lecture tomorrow afternoon before
the chem cal section of the Science Associa-
tion on .'Tne NssceEt State"
Seats for the Thanksgiving day football
game VIII be placed OIL sale to- moro v after
noon ct the armory IN North Hall. No more
than five seats will te sold to each person,
men and The other of women students, IN or.
der TO give the goods an equal opportunity
for getting seats. Manager Brown declares he
will give out no com piimentary tlt kets He
has already received requests from 200 per-
sons for such admission.
The footbal-pisyers of the second eleven
are planning TO go to Reno New, the day
players were badly beaten by the visitors
from Berk elev, and this year they want
chrnce TO re trieve themselves.
The Junior class will hold a reoeptio In
Stiles h all on the 29th inst. The commi tee
of ARRANGEMENTS consists OF j. J. Kline F. c.
Pache and Misses Ewing, Bonnell and Abra
hams.
g. n Wyckoff has been elected president o.
the Berkeley Good Government Club, vice
Dr. Thomas Addison, resigned, and A. w
Hugglns has taken the place OF 7. Egglestor
on the executive committee.
The Berkeley Hugh school football team
was defeated this afternoon by score of 10 tt
O. The winning team was composed of sopho
mores in the college of mining.
Recorder Sutton has announced that appli
cations from high schools to be accredited b,
the University oil California must be made be
fore December !.
vigorous crusade has been made by the
teachers of the l., Conte School apains
ciearette-smoking among the pupils Of th
school.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
ARE TED TWICE
Dairyman Gonzales ill Persists in
Selling Milk without Permit.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 1Z-Dairyman Con-
zales, who has two cow that are effi cted
with tuberculosis and whose milk is used
by some people still too careless of their
health to pay attention to such matters.
is having plenty OF trouble with the
authorities. Last evening he was caught
delivering the disea sed milk after his per
NIT had been revoked, and he was
pro m pity arrested, but was balled out
by two other dairymen after being locked
up two or three hours.
Inspector Carpenter had an idea that
Gonzles would still further show his con-
tempt for the law, and so he was up early
this morning and found that Gonzales
ad come to town with load OF milk. He
followed and found his wagon at 500 Cen
tral aYenue, where he was caught in the
act of leaving some OF the milk.
He acknowled ged that IL was milk fro m
the diseased cows that he was delivering,
and accordingly was again put under ar
rest and ordered to drive to the City ID ali.
He went q short distance, when he turned
TO sidewalk, jumped out and quickly
dumped his cans in the street, thinking
thereby TO head off the health oftlcer. But
in thi. he was unsuccess ul. as the in spec
tor already had evidence OF the character
of the milk.
Again Gonzales was released affer being
lockei up several hours. This me A. Z.
Fay and Alexander 1nnes goine on his
bond. The autho rites will arrest Gonzales
lust as often as he attempts 10 denver
milk
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

OF year ago have been generally broken,
and as regards Gubernatorial and Con-
gressionaI candidates the situation is
more than interesting-lt is picture Que.
M HilbOrn is the center of interest.
In a few weeks time he will go to Wash
ington to attend Congress, and before he
goes it will be necessary for him TO 90
what campaigning may be required in his
fight 10 succeed mselE So far, many OF
those who were his stanch defenders and
apoloEls IN the past have teen studi-
ouslv careful TO AVOID saving or doing or
publishing anything that could be con-
strued into a declaration OF their present
position.
This is of course. very annoying, not
only 10 the friends Of HIborn, but to the
friends OF The other candidates. One
thing that is not as yet solved is the fact
tina Vic or Metcali's law partner, George
D. Melcalf. is one of the executive COM
mitiee making the campaign for W. R,
Davis for Governor.
In order TO understand the sig nifica nee
ol this it is recalled that the men who
made Mr. Hilborn's fight last year are
those who are now making Mr.. Davis
night, and it is lde-ed 10 be very un-
likely t at one law partner is taking sides
against his conireIe. There are many
whispering to the effect that there Is a
which the Congress i)nal nomination will
not come to Alameda County this year,
bat Will go to the nor thern end of the
district, possibly 10 Pond OF Y,l', in re-
turn for the faYors OF the northern dele
gates for an A ameda man for Governor.
This, OF course, is in the interest OF
Davis. The question uppermost in the
minds of "the push" il. Can the goods
which now belong to H lborn be deliv-
eredf AS each day prs es this cond ton
of affairs is receiving more credence, and
whether it WI help Pardee or DAVIS most
is an open question.
One OF Mr. Hllborn's friends said the
other day, referring to the Federal nat
ronaee, especially regarding pos,offices
still 10 be distributed in this Congressional
district, Is a serious hand cap in the race.
He even said that 1t would be bstter If all
the post Offices were IN a locality other
than where they are. OF course the men
who expect to fill these offices are working
or Mr.. Hlborn's success, but the privilege
If naming the successful men for he Of
o ces is as certain to create many enemies
hmong the disappointed ones as 10 earn
abe friendship of the few lucky ones.
These are just a few OF the problems
that are now interesting Alameda County
politicians.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
A CHILD, THOUGH We'd.
Dora Strueber Not Anxious to
Prosecute Her Hus-
band.
Blind and Afflicted, She Tells Hell
Story on the Witness
Stand.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !
NS BfoIdSay Nov IL

9tS Broadway, Nov IL
Dora Lemery Streuber, wife 16 years
of pge and totally lad. was on the wit
ness tand in Judge Greene's court to-day
lestifying in case in which her husband
is chars god with felony.
The circumstances leading up 10 the
trial are very peculiar. but not altogether
uncommon in this county, where child
marriages havA been very frequent of late.
Just Two moths ago Lud wig Slreuber
and Dora L-mery were married. On the
10Th of Septem Der, the day set for the
wedding, Dora disappeared. Streub ber and
Dora's mother went to the police station
and reported the disappearance OF the
girl. For four days the search was kept
up, and at the end O! that time, accord n :
to Streuber's story. she was found in
Fru,tyaie. She came to Oakland, met
Streuber, who had been carrying the mar.
riage license around for a week, and. pro-
ducing gun, threatened TO end her life II
he did not carry out his in tention to marry
her.
Streuber hesitated a little. but not wish.
ing 10 be the cause of a tragedy, and hav.
ing previously obtained her mother
consent he went with the girl TO minis
Ter and was mari d.
One month later he was arrested on a
charge of acng his wife in house oi
i'll fame The girl was also arrested and
held as a witness. at the examination in
the Police Court the young wife tOld a
very damaging story. Her evidence and
that OF the police was suffi ceut to secure
the holding over of the defendant 10 the
Superior Court. To-day ne trial b,gan.
1t was apparent at the outset OF the
young wife's testimony that she did no,
intend TO say any more against her nus
band than was absolutely necessary. ana
this, in view OF the fact that she was SO
positive in her testimony in the Police
Court, rather surprised the prosecution.
Judge Greene. however, in his own
manner, drew from the witness great
deal of evidence that she would rather
have orsotten. The young girl presented
a pitiiul spectacle S nee her marriage
she has been stflicted with poison oak,
which has affected her eyes and rem Tered
her quite blind. Although a woman in
appearance, as soon as she talked it is easy
10 see that she is quite child, but very
smart one. In fact at some stages OF her
testimony little answers, VIII CT If given
directly would not have pr, JUDGED her,
were circumvented and twisted until at
torneys on both sides and Judges had to
agree OH a basis upon which the question
could be asked.
A determined effort Ia being made to
save Streuoer from Jail. His parents are
we'll 10 do and his record up 10 the time OF
his arrest will be somewhat in his favor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
CLARA PALLM RS PLEA.
ia ntlly Dressed and He,vily Yelled
she Appears Before Judge Ogden.

IA htlly Dressed and He,viIy Yelled
she Appears Before Judge Ogden.
OAhLAND, Nov. 17.-Miss Clara Fall.
mer appeared in the Superior Court this
morning for the first time ana pleaded
mot guilty" in her childish voice in an
swer to the customary question of the
court Those two words were the only
audible ones she uttered while there, but
she held several whispered conversations
with her attorney. The day OF her trial
was set for Decem Der IA which was the
earliest date convenient for the court
She looked mere child as she stood be.
lore Judge . sden in q knee dress, over
which was thrown a navy-blue cloak,
hanging from her neck Her face was
covered with a thick veil. She did not
appear 10 be at all alarmed and behaved
In very ladv-lIke manner. She claims
10 be happy in her newly found faith in a
savior.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
STUDENT OFFICERS NAMED.

Prom otions Made in the Cadet Bat
taiions by Lieutenant CIoman.
BERKELEY, Nov. III: e1tenant S.
A. Cloman has announced the following
promotions and appointments of student
officers in the cadet battalions:
Lieutenant-Colonel and commander OF First
Battalion. w. A. Starr; ma jor and commander
of Second Battalion, NJ. DJzer adjutant o
Second Battalion, with rank of Fl ST lieutenant
II. c. Marmon; >ergeant-mator OF Second Ba
talon, W. II. Hou ton; captain. ". Ii. Unit
first lieutenant, f. +. Eastman; first lieuten
ani, J. A Young; second lieutenant. II. Fried
lander; second lieutenant +. +. Engslrum
frs sergeant, T. W. Mcpherson, frs sergeant
C. E. Fryer; first sergeant, W..McCloud; cor
lorl OF signal detachment. R, Hanna.
On Monday, Novern Der %. there will bt
a regimental review and parade.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
TRUSTEES BLAMED,
BerkaIey's City Fathers Charged With
Partial Responsibility for the
Water Famine.

BERKELEY. Nov. IT, - Berkeley S
Town Trustees are coming in for a share
of the blame for the present water famine
in the college town. II is charged that
they were grossly negligent in failing to
adopt stringent measures to avoid waste
of water when they realized how scarce
the water would soon be.
1t Is believed that the seriousness of the
threatened drought can be greatly miti-
gated if the Alameda company will con-
Costa company. but the Alameda COM
pany has so far failed TO d o this.
Secretary Grow OF the Alameda COM
pany visited Berkeley this morning. but
refused to say what course the com pany
WOuId Cursue.