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The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
WESTON.

| CHURCH AND PERSONAL BRIEFS.
Miss Minnie Williams is spending the
week with friends on Lyons Plains.
Seth Grammar and sister, Miss Emma
Grammar of Wilton, entertained num-
Der of Weston friends, last Thursday
afternoon and evening. Among them were
Mr. and Mrs L. s. Godfrey and daughter,
Mrs Hattie Coley, James Coley and
sister, and Mrs j. S. Lane, Frank La ne
and Miss McCord.
Mrs Frank Gorham has new Column
bia bicycle.
The Waterbury Brothers attended the
graduating exereises of the Westport
| high school on Friday last. They were
members of the graduating class of '96.
Miss Edna st John of Norwalk has
spent few days with Mrs L. S. Godfrey.
A very enjoyable ice cream and straw
berry social was held last week at the
house of Mrs G.. Brewster Sturges. The
Office was in charge of the ladies of the
Zion Hill Methodist church.
Rev Warren Wilson of Quaker Hill, N.
Y, has visited frinds, in town.
Miss May Hamilton is the guest of Miss
Minnie Barrett in Georgetown.
Miss May Nichols has returned to her
home in Wilton after visit with her
sister, Mrs Hattie Coley.
Friday evening will be ssFlora's
Night, at Norfield Grange. The pro-
gram is in charge of Mrs John jackson,
the Worthy Flora, " of Fairfield county
Pomona Grange.
Frank 2. Lane Of this place has been
elected yice-president OF the Norwalk
Christian Endeavor Union. The Union
held it's annual meeting, last Tuesday
evening, in the Norfield church, over
$50 people being present.
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CHURCH NOTES.

The Christian Endeavor meeting was
omitted, Sunday evening, on account OF
the Children's day exercises.
The opening recital of the new organ
will be given Thursday evening, July l.
Prot Gibson of Norwalk will preside at
the organ. Several selections will also
be rendered by an excellent vocalist.
The "Festival of Roses'' held at the
parsonage, last Wednesday, was well at
tended and was a success in every way.
The proceeds were about $40 and will be
used to pay the new organist.
The new organ will be used in regular
church service for the first time, Sunday,
July 4.
The church was filled at the Children
day services, Sunday evening. A very
interesting program was given by the
children, and the following seven chill
dren were baptized: Ralph Emerson
Lockwood, William Alexander Smith,
John William Messner, Mura May Fisher,
William Frederick Fisher, Mildred Brown
Merwin, Joseph Gilbert Kettle.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
Local Affairs.
A SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT.

A fatal runaway occurred at Botsford,
last Friday night. Edward Bailey, who
lives just over the Monroe line in Wal
ker's Farms district, was returning with
his children from Mr. KeatiDg's strawber
ry patch where they had been picking
berries. In going down a steep pitch the
breeding broke, letting the wagon on
the horse. 1t ran, throwing Mr. Bailey
and his children out. Mr. Bailey struck q
rock and fractured his skull, causing
death. The deceased was 60 years old
and leaves a wife and several children
The funeral was held Sunday at
o'clock, Rev Mr. Lutz officiating
The interment was in the
Walkers Farms cemetery. The chill
dren escaped with only few bruises.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
BERKSHIRE,

Mrs c. Page and son are visiting in
Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs II. II. Peck spent Sunday
ia Bridgewater.
Mrs c. f. Jaynes of Bridgeport was a
guest of A. B. Beers, last week.
A. w. Minor of Nyack, N. Y, spent
Sunday with his parents.
/ Jerry Carey and daughter went to
b ~ooklyn to attend the funeral of Mr.
Hirschfield which took place on Sunday.
John Partridge has gone to Oxford to
work for Miles Shelton.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
ST JOHE'S CHURCH.

Service at Berkshire chapel next Sun
day at o'clock p. M, and no service in
the evening at the church.
The people Of st Johns parish, and
their neighbOrs who shall be invited to
join with them for that purpose, will
hold a social celebration of the anniver-
airy of independence Day on the evening
of the 9TH of July at the Rectory from
80 to There will be nothing for sale
and only those invited will be provided
for, or expected. Not public.
The members of the Sandy Hook
Book club are requested to send all the
books belonging to the club to st Johns
Rectory. They will be placed in the Ii
brary of the club in George F. Taylor
Office in the Postoffice building, so that
all who have not finished reading them
can select. The library will be opened
for the first time, to give out books, next
Saturday from to p. m. Any one
wishing to join the club should apply to
Rev O. O. Wright.
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town passed Sunday as guests of Mr. ant
Mrs G. G. Downs.
Harry Jennings has q new wheel, Sc
cured through his energy as tea agent
selling the necessary 100 pounds to Sc.
cure the much-lopged-for bicycle.
Jones' -four is 6Oc bag at Hurd's.
A party of 10 Long Hill people attend.
ed DR. Seth BILLS wedding anniversary
on their wheels, last Saturday.
Mrs Lewis Booth of Bridgeport was a
guest of Mrs Charles Hall on Sunday.
Mrs Harvey Hubbell of-Bridgeport has
been guest of Mr. and Mrs G. F. Had
ley.
Frank Hadley is home from Orange,
Mass, for months vacation.
II people would kindly remember not
to throw weeds and sticks on the macad-
am road it would be much appreciated,
especially by the bicyclists, who are apt
to get their wheels damaged on these
treacherous distractions. The road is
really not the place to put such debris.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Daniel N. Morgan, United States treas
urer, will finish his term iof office at
Washington on July and is now max
ing preparations to return to Bridge.
port. His successor, Ellis H. Roberts,
has already looked over the department
aud been instructed by Mr. Morgan on
many matters. A Washington dispatch
to the New Haven Register says: eMr
Morgan has already remained beyond
the limit of his term by several weeks
and he is impatient to return once more
to private life. The retiring treasurer
has been one of the most popular Of
Connectlcut's office holders in Washing
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
iddletown is the latest guest at Mr.

Middletown is the latest guest at Mr.
Isbells.
Mrs Edrie Gowdy OF Westville is visit
ing at G. B. French's.
Mrs Erwin of Great Hill is housekeep-
ing for Silliman Sherwood.
Messrs Charles A. Davis and Charles
E. Bradley have bought new yankee"
horse rakes from L.Goulett, who is agent
for them.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
T1E BEE BUZZ.
A EARLE.

A FAbIE.
See, the dog has bone! Yes, but why
does the dog growl so?
Why, for fearsthat you may get the
bone?
Where did the dog get the bone?
O, it makes no difference where he got
it. He has it.
Did the dog steal the bone?
o, it matters little to him how he got
the bone, so long as he wants it.
VIII the dog keep the bone?
He will keep it if he can, and he will
bite you if you try to get it away from
him. He has no other bone 70. O.
Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

There Is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurabie. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it a local disease, and pre-
scri6ed local remedies. and by constantly tail
ing to cure with local treatment. pronounced
it Incurable. Science has proven catarrh to
quires constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh cure, manufactured by F.J. Cheney &
cure on the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system They offer 800 for any case it
tails to cure. Send tor circulars and testimon-
ials. Address,
aE-SOld by druggists, 75c.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Among the prize winners at Yale were
HOLSTER Logan of Washington, class OF
1900, first in contest for Deforest mathe.
NAUTICAL prize, and Ernest T. Bauer,
Easton, a Berkeley premium for Latin
composition,
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Principal ". Fl, Hoyt of the Academy
left town, Wednesday, for the summer
vacation. He will pass the next three
months in the mountains of Vermont,
returning to Newtown for short time
in August to look after the interests OF
the Academy. Parties desiring infor-
nation in regard to the coming year at
the Academy can address him at New
town and letters will be forwarded
from time to time.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

A. A. Hall. The building was erected
when the schools of Trumbull were
placed under town management and the
wisdom of the step has been proved by
the satisf actory way in which this school
house has supplied real need in the ed
vocational work in this portion of the
town.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

The residence and farm buildings of
d. q. Peck on Mt Pleasant have been
painted by Ruftles & Jackson, who are
decorating the Blakesley house in the
Street. Later they are to paint the Bel
den house.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

William j. Peck and Nathaniel Plat,
who have just graduated at the Pratt
Institute in Brooklyn, have arrived on
their wheels at "Elmshade" where they
will rusticate for awhile.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
STEVENSON.
PERSONAL CHAT.

WillardsIsDell and daughter, Miss Lena,
have recently visited at r. A. Isbelps.
They returned to Hotchklssville on their
bicycles. Monday. Howard Douglass OF
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
Prom sire 70 Son.

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Sanford, Oxford, and 3. J. Pott T, South Brit
ian, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages zoe and csc.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Mrs Edward Bailey wishes to thank
the neighbors and friends, who so kindly
assisted her during the sad accident at
tandant upon the death of her husband.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
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ton, and he has received many express
sions of regret from Washingtonians
lately at his expected departure, be-
sides being very efficient public ser
want. Mr. Morgan has made one of the
most remarkable collections of auto
graphs of public men and notable per-
sons of any 10 existence anywhere.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Miss Lucy May Wright is home from
Wellesley college for the long vacation
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
GRACE CHuRCH NOTES.

Second Sunday after Trinity, June 27:
At 80 a. M, Holy Communion; at 10 80
Morning Prayer, Litany and sermon.
Sunday school after morning service.
Tuesday, June 20, st Peters day: At
10 a. M, Holy Communion.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25
DO

each pair o. shoes purchased.
We are also selling the best
Shoes at lower prices than any
de aler in the city.
Mems Russell Shoes, the finest shoes
made, 81.
Vici Kid and Russia Calf, wide and
narrow toes, the 500 kind.
Ladies' Oxford Ties. All the popu-
lar shades and styles, SOC to 400.
Girls and Boys Shoes, Russell and
Black. The best wearing shoes we
can buy to sell at the several prices
SOC to 2 co.
Ladies' Colored Shoes, Wine and
Russell color; regular prizes $50, our
price 1.19.
Ladies' Chocolate Vici Rid Shoes,
the kind usually sold at 800 and 8 SO
Our price $50 and 800.
Special for Boysl Boys Lace Shoes,
sizes Is to 8 1-2, 93c. Regular lbs
goods.
Ladies' Bicycle Lsggins. just the
kind you want. The price is right.
Ladies' Bicycle Boots 2 90. Others
ask 2 SO for this grade.
We save you money on every pair of
Shoes purchased Of US.
The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25

Mr. and Mrs W. A. Garfield o f New
town passed Sunday as guests of Mr. anC
Mrs G. G. Downs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09
A DARING DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
LoOters Were CarfiDg Away Booty
from a TaIbott-Avenue House.

The Indianapolis police are holding up
their sleeves reports of robberies which
have been perpetrated in the city recently.
For some reason the ostrich" idea seems
to prevail that If man who has COMM led
a robbery does not see a mention on lie
robbery in the papers he will not know
that he has committed a crime and will be
easier to catch.
One of the robberies referred to occurred
Monday afternoon and was one of the bold
est ever committed in the city. 1t was
daring daylight burglary, committed in a
thickly built-up portion of the city. The
burglars entered the residence of Joseph
]. Kreber, 2429 (new number) Talbot ave
nue. by kicking down the back door. Then
they ransacked the house and gathered up
every portable article in sight and made
packages of them. They had probably made
one trip from the house with a load of
booty when Mrs. Krebers mother entered
the house. She found the house in the
greatest disorder. There were several large
bundles of clothing lying on the floors and
Mrs. kreber came home and took an in
voice they found that gold watch and
chain belonging to Mrs. Kreber, a necklace
and diamond pendant and large quantity
of wearing apparel had been taken. The
bundles on the floor contained clothing, sill
there We're seven suits Of Mr.. Krebers
clothing as well as underclothing and
handkerchiefs. Another bundle contained
hose and another Mrs. KreberS wearing
apparel. The robbers were either frightened
away or had gone with one load and ex-
pected to return for the other things, when
they found the house was occupied and
did not enter the second time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09
New Suits Filed.
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
Indiana Societies to Meet in Conven-
ton Here Next Week.

The Indiana societies affiliated with the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer
lea, will hold their twenty-hfth annual
state convention at Masonic Hall in this
city next week. The business sessions of
the convention are to be held Tuesday and
Wednesday, a reception to be given Monday
evening at the hall of the Knights of Faith
er Mathew. Tuesday morning the delegates
will attend high mass at St. Johns Church,
celebrated by Mgr Bessonies Rev. NJ. E.
Campion, of Logansport win deliver the
sermon. Governor Mount will preside over
a public meeting of the delegates at Ma
sonic Hall Tuesday evening. There will be
addresses of an appropriate character dur
ing the evening. Wednesday the delegates
viii be rendered a street car ride over the
city. This convention is the end of a quar-
ter of century of good work accomplished
by the c. T. A. II. of Indiana. Preparations
are making TO give the delegates a generous
welcome.
Among those who will deliver addresses
at the public meeting Tuesday night are
Rev. j. A. Burns 9. $. C., and James Ben
nett, of Notre Dame; Rev NJ. r. Campion,
of Logansport Captain Eli Ritter. and
Joseph Taggart, OF this city, and Rev. Z. II.
Rudolf. OF Connersvilie.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09
STREET CAR AND GAS VALUES.
The Argument Before the County
Board of Review.

The County Board of Review yesterday
heard argument. as to the assessment of
the Citizens Street-rairoad, the Indianap-
oils Gas and Indianapolis Water companies
f. j. Van Vorhis and Silas NJ. Shepard pro-
tested that these corporations had been as
sessed too low. The argument was chiefly
confined TO the gas and street-car compa-
MES, which were represented by Ferdinand
Winter.
The protesting attorneys charged that the
corporations had failed to make returns on
the value of their franchises and declared
the companies could be prosecuted and fined
500 a day for every day they failed to make
the required return after June l. Attor-
ney Van Vorhis asserted that the street-car
company should have been assessed at So
100000 instead of 81, 100000 The company
and the value of stock in excess of bonds
is $4,000. The attorney said he would have
the gas company assessed at S. 600, 600 in
stead of 100000, as fixed by the board
stock should be worth at least So 600 600
and to this should be added So 600, 600 of
bonds.
In defending the street-car company Mr.
Winter declared that at present prices the
plant or the company could be duplicated
at from s.. 600 900 TO s., 500 coo. The franchise
of the company he held TO be absolutely
nothing, in the face or 3-cent legislation. AS
to the gas company, he declared the COM
pany had bought its property and fran
chlse for s. 000,000 from people glad TO get
rid of the investment at that price He
called attention to the fact that the com
pany Is taxed in Hamilton. Grant, Upton
and Madison counties.
The board adjourned at l o'clock without
taking action The argument of the at
tofneys VIII be considered, however.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09

school-board measures, Mr.. Baker. with
other indianapolis citizens, met with the
Senate committee on school board affairs
and discussed the proposed legislation
Then Mr.. Baker asserted without hesitation
and with all the ardor of Il good Repub-
ican that there should be more politics in
school-board organization. lie said he be-
heved that political responsibility would
be good thing for the Indianapolis School
Board. 1t would have the effect of caus-
ing every member of the board 10 feel
that IN what he did he was responsible to
some political party.
The history of the School Board election
held year ago shows Mr. Baker to have
been at that time a bitter opponent of the
crowd known as the clique" He was
an ardent supporter of Mr.. McNeely who
vas known to be far outside the influence
of the clique. Mr.. McNeely was elected
and Mr. Baker was glad This year, when
the people of the Tenth district began to
cast about for a candidate, Mr.. Baker was
asked to so into the race. 1t is understood
he declined the first proposition because ne
desired to support Mr.. McNeely who repre-
sented his views precisely. When it was
found Commissioner McNeely would not be
a candidate for reelection Mr.. Baker con-
scented TO become q candidate. He was sup
ported from the start by loyal Republicans,
who remembered the sentiments expressed
by him in the Senate committee last Win
ter and who believed he would be hostile
to the old crowd. There is naturally con-
siderable surprise that Mr.. Baker should
decline to sit in conference with his fellow
Republicans the board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09
L. $. AYRES &c GO
TRIES TO ESCAPE TAXES
A PROSPEROUS CONCERN HAS COUN-
Ply OFFICIALS UP FOR CONTEMPT.
Board of Review, 1t Is Claimed, As
sessed 1t in Violation of Judge
Bakers Injunction.

Yesterday Judge Baker, of the Federal
Court, issued a rule citing w. II. Schmidt
county treasurer; II. B. Smith, county aud
itor; J. A. Baker, ex-county assessor; Eu-
gene Saulcy, township assessor; w. A.
Bell, member of the Board of Review;
Hiram Miller member of the board and
Sylvester Johnson, member of the board,
to appear in court next Monday to show
cause why they should not be punished for
contempt of court
In 1894 the Indiana Manufacturing Com
pany obtained from the Federal Court
perpetual injunction restraining the board
of review from listing its patent rights for
taxation, either directly or indirectly, by
taxing so much of it's capital stock as is
invested in patent rights. The company
manufactures an attachment for threshing
machines said to be very valuable. It's cap
ital is $3.50, 900, but its tax returns of 1896
and 1897 show only a little over $1,000 of
tangible property and debts of $4,000, more
than twice as much as its credits. In 1896
the board discovered that it had declared
a dividend of 10 per cent. and that some
of it's stock had sold at 70 cents on the dol
lar. 1t therefore fixed the assessment at
$1SO,0O0 This year it was credibly in
formed that the stock had sold at 81 and
advanced the valuation to $27O.0OO. The COM
pany contends that all its stock was issued
in payment for patent rights, which are
not taxable Yesterday it filed a petition set
ting forth the injunction and the subse-
quent action of the board and asked for
the rule.
If this contention of the company that
the value of its capital lies entirely in nom
taxable patent rights, is sustained, it might
be worth two or three millions of dollars
and still be taxed upon but Sc, 000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09
THE FIRST FREE CONCERT.
About 1000 People Heard 1t at Gar
field Park Last Night.

The first Of the free concerts was given
last night in Garfield Park, and proved
more of a popular success than was antici-
pated. The crowds attending we're so great
that the street-car facilities proved in
adequate, though a large percentage of the
people attending went on wheels. The only
criticism made was the band stand is
pitched too far from the car line, causing a
walk of about half mile to reach it, The
park is neither lighted nor poltced but this
viii not make much difference, as the Ger
Held Park concerts will hereafter be held
at o clock each Sunday evening.
The enterprise is purely a philanthropic
one, supported by subscriptions of business
men. 1t was started by the officers of the
Commercial Club, and through their efforts
about $1,000 has been subscribed for the con-
certs. In addition to the Sunday night con-
certs at Garfield Park by the indianapolis
City Band, under the leadership of Prof.
r. a. Miller, concerts will be given every
Wednesday night at o'clock in Military
Park by the First Regiment Artillery Band
under the leadership of r. b. Rudy.
The crowd coming and going all the
time at Garfield Park last evening, and it
10 the music. They were of all ages and
conditions of humanity. There We're fam
lilies with their children, troops of young
women alone, and groups of young men,
while there were couples and little parties
of young men and women galore. There
were no seats for the accommodation of
the multitude, but there was plenty of long,
green grass, and upon this they squatted
tailor fashion or lounged in more easy at
titudes.
The music was fine, and excited a great
deal of pleased comment The selections
were from the best composers of band mu-
sic, and were rendered with a spirit and
harmony calculated to please the most crit
zeal. Mr.. Miller has organized en- excellent
band. The programme rendered was as fol-
lows:
March-"McKinley Inauguration.