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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17
LYONS PLAINS.
THE HARVEST MOON.

Sunday night began the harvest moon.
and says the difference in time Of rising
is only about ten minutes. The old re-
liable Middlebrooks almanac does not
tally with that statement as that makes
it from 20 to 25 minutes difference.
Whether it was intended as help to
man in harvesting crops, it does promote
the happiness of lads and lassies who
have horses to drive and enjoy the pro-
longed visit of the Queen of the Night.
PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY TOPICS.
The funeral of the three-months old
son of Mr. and Mrs H. G. Chase was held
at their home on Saturday, Rev Jabez
Backus of Westport officiating. Mr. Fa-
: BILE had charge of the funeral.
Charles Salmons and Mrs Frank Cor
ham took dinner, last week, with Mrs
William Keller of Wilton and also Wis.
tied DR. Andre W Gorham.
Friday and Saturday were two of the
hottest days of the year. The thermom-
eter registered 101 in the shade.
John McCollum is still on the sick list
although the latest reports are that he is
somewhat improved.
Miss Annie Ludford is staying with
Mrs Caroline Kicks of the Forge.
A fine granite stone has been put up
in the cemetery in memory of the late
Alban Sherwood and his wife.
Sunday visitors were Mr. and Mrs Fred
Silliman and son, Mr. and Mrs Homer
Godfrey and Mr. and Mrs Eli Wakeman.
all of Bridgeport.
Albert Williams has gone to Norwalk
for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs L. r. Hoyt drove to
Bridgeport, Danbury and Putnam Park,
last week, taking dinner at the hotel at
the park and spending very pleasant
day.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17

an unmistakable credential of the Christ,
who says to-day as of old, 1.-THE lepers
are cleansed, and the poor have the Cos
pei preached unto them.''
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17

Not Clothing falls apart when you look at it, but cloth
ing that stays where made stay long as the goods ar
worm and is suitable for Fall Wnterish weather that
long Wool is going This was an
cpated by syndicate of q stores put in our order
very early that price Clothing did shoot upward
could help customers for while by keeping the prices
down This is what we plan to do the spot cash. got
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17

Grange outdid themselves in the enter
tainment provided for the physical wants
of their visitors.
Mrs DeLacom's private school and
kindergarten, opens the goth of this
month in St phen D. Smiths building
on Main street, formerly occupied by
| the primary department of the graded
school. Miss. Laura Wood of Stoning-
ton will continue as assistant to Mrs
DeLacom.
Miss Irma Miller has gone to Wood
bury to take charge of school at that
place.
Clifford Curtiss is suffering from the
effects of a collision with another bicycle
rider. A badly cut lip, blackened eye
and broken bike, are his share of the
injuries, while his opponent is nursing
several broken fingers, besides having
his wheel badly broken up.
Mrs Falken ard family have returned
to their home on King street, after a
absence extending over "a greater part
of the summer.
Mrs W. E. Smith has been appointed
as delegate to the State convention of
the w. G. T. q. which will be held at
New London in October.
w. Fl. Judson, of New York, has
visited his brother, Horace Judson.
Henry Mott has moved into a house
on Judson place. Evart Burton has re.
turned from Bridgeport, and will occupy
the premises vacated by Mr. Mott.
E. B. Roberts is suffering from the
effects of bite if black ant, on his
hand. Blood poisoning has developed
and the affair has become quite serious.
Arthur Rhoades, of New York, has
spent few days at his old home on
King street. He and his brother,
David L., caught 146 blue fish in the
river at one time.
Miss Edna Bradley, of westport, has
visited friends in town.
Mr. and Mrs James Leavett, who have
been at Samuel Benjamin's for some
time. have returned to their home on
Staten Island, N. 7.
Miss Frances B. II uasell mas returned
from visit to friends in Stonington, CT.
Ezra Whiting and wife, A. W. Wilcox
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17
GRANGE JOTTINGS.

Housatonic Grange visited Greenfield
Hill Grange, one evening last week, and
all present report splendid time. Our
Grange Is noted for the fine literary and
musical program with which they enter
tain their hosts, and when they accept
an invitation from Changers in adjoining
town, they are usually greeted by a
large attendance. Greenfield Hill
Grange outdid themselves in the enter
tainment provided for the physical wants
of their visitors.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17
summer.

Bank, N. j., where they have spent the
summer.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-17

the pick Of the market because syndicate large buy
and for the next few weeks our customers will reap the
fit Don't put off buying your suit early while the sizes
unbroken We have small line summer weights left that
closing out very cheap and see us if you want
be served right Clothing, Gents Furnishings Hats Caps
Trunks Bags Umbrellas Horse Blankets Robes Whips etc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Wartime Heroes.

Corp. George Green, Of company II,
Eleventh Ohio infantry, and Private II
R. Howard, of the same company, were
among the first to scale the upper line
Of the confederate breastworks on Mis-
sionary Ridge. They made right for
one Of the enemy's flags, in the face Of
o fire, and, driving its protectors from
it, Green tore the emblem from its staff,
put 1t in the breast Of his coat, and coll
tinued on with his company in the pur.
suit. At the conclusion Of the battle
he turned the flag over to Brig. Gen.
Turshin, and received his compliments.
Both Green and Howard were recon-
mended by Col. Street for promotion as
q reward for their valor. Willie Magee
was the drummer boy Of company .,
Thirty-third New jersey regiment.
When the charge was made by the
union troops on the confederate artil.
lery during the fighting in front Of
Murfreesboro, Willie went with the as.
saulting party and the heroism of the
lad was an inspiration to the assaulting
party. He was the pet Of the regiment
ever afterward.-lSt. Louis Globe-Denr
ocrat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
silycrItes Should Drnn Jefferson,

It is vain to invoke the authority of
Jefferson for the coinage Of jO-cent dol
lars or any other debasement of the
currency. Our" neo-democratic" friends,
if they wish to vindicate their claim to
the title of "old line democrats" who
have Jefferson for their father, will
have to abandon their idea of free coin
age at the ration of sixteen TO one, or
any other arbitrary rate, but If they
will have a double standard, make 1t
thirty-two TO one, in order to be honest
In the payment Of debts and to conform
to the actual ratio in the value Of the
two metals in the markets of the world,
it being, as Mr.. Jefferson says, "a mer-
camille problem altogether. "-Balti-
more Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Eating Dinner Backward.

An odd experiment with the kineto-
scope took place not long ago in Bos-
ton. The subject was man eating din
fer, and the film, prepared especially
for the occasion, was found of unusual
length, so that the whole performance
could be recorded. The man entered
the room, and, seating himself at q ia
BILE, proceeded to cut up the food. The
motion Of the fork from the plate to his
lips was carefully recorded until the
last morsel of food had vanished. Then
he arose and walked out of the room,
leaving nothing on the table but bare
dishes. The series of pictures was then
reversed. 1t showed the man entering
the room, walking backward. He sat
down at the table, upon which there
was nothing but bare dishes, and pro-
ceeded to extract food from his lips un-
til he had filled the potato dish with po-
tatoes and gradually put together a
steak on the platter before him. Then
he calmly backed out of the room, and
the waiter did likewise with the meal
that the man had apparently created
Troy Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

The following passage from Henri
Rocheforts Adventures Of Life" give
some idea Of the risk he once ran:
"Foi more than quarter of CEN
tury," he says in his preface, II have
been like man on a switchback rail-
way, continually plunged from the high
est submits into the darkest depths.
A few months after the day when the
populace threw down the Sainte-
Pelagie doors to liberate me and carry
me in triumph to take my seat in the
national defense government was
dragged to Versailles in chains and
threatened with death. For whole
hour / paraded in the streets of the city
like another Pougatcheff. and can still
bring to my minds eye the figure of an
old man, attired in closely buttoned
trock coat, who waved a red umbrella
and started in the direction of the pro-
cession: It's Rochefort! Flay him alive
this tinlel'"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
An Old Soldier Finds a Brother.

y. j. Elsey, veteran of the Mexican
and civil wars, who for the past decade
has lived at the soldiers home in Leav.
enworth, Kan, and for the best part of
n lifetime has believed himself alone in
the world, was rejoiced the other day
when brother whom he thought had
been killed in the war found him and
offered him home. He and his father
and two brothers had entered the Next
can war He had helped 10 bury the IA
ther and one brother after battle, and
be had heard that the other brother
also was killed. After the civil war he
lived only for himself and brought up at
the soldiers home; but the brother
who had not been killed married, toiled
and prospered at Hillard Station, O.,
and at last came to Leavenworth.- IN.
Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Is japan Fifty Years Ahead Of usf

The expectation Of gold under exist
ing circumstances involves no danger
to this country, but 1t is not pleasant
to reflect that the present shipments
are called for partly to furnish the sup
ply for Japan. 1t is less than so years
since we bombarded the heather Jap
ancse to bring him to a realizing sense
Of our higher civilization, and now APP
parently JAPAN is so years ahead Of
large number Of our people in that prac-
tical and important development Of civ
ilization which demands that II shall
take 100 cents to make dollar.-N. Y.
World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

Through the liberalty of the postal
union, or through some other favoring
circumstance, king in dire want Of a
postage stamp has been able to COM
municate with distant manufacture
ing concern. King Quansha, Of Tantree,
which is somewhere in Africa, wrote to
a cordage company in Massachusetts,,
inquiring as to the cost of some of its
wares, and excused himself for neglect
ing to put on stamp, on the ground
that he was in hurry. Seeing that he
is king, the excuse was accepted, but
probably the goods will not be forward
ed until it Is known whether his haste
will prevent him from promptly re-
hitting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
SENSATION AT ST. PAUL.
Leading Society Woman Charged with
Heavy DefnlCatiOn.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May si.--A promi-
nent society woman here has embez-
Fled $1,000 belonging to charitable
institution. For several weeks the
woman managers of the Protestant Or
phan asylum have discussed the defal-
cation in meetings pledged to secrecy.
Though the books Of the asylum have
showed a large balance. when money
was wanted itcould not be had. When
officers Of the institution applied to the
bank where the funds had been de-
posted they were refused statement,
the treasurer having ordered that
statements should be given only to
herself. A new treasurer was elected
and demand made for a settlement.
The former treasurer then wrote n let
ter to the officers stating that the miss.
Ing money had been used to pay for
the living expenses Of her family dur
ing the last three or four years, and
that she could not replace it. The
asylum is managed by the leading so
ciety women of ~, Paul
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

A few weeks ago Texas man taught
his dog, a finely-bred, well-bchaved
setter, to chew tobacco. Now the dog
comes into the house by the back door,
AYERS the fertile genius who presides
over the Tammany Times, never scrapes
his feet on the mat gets cockleburs in
his tail, runs with low grade of dogs
and 1t is feared that he is even begin
ming to take an interest In politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

Outrageous CIRCULATION.


We heard the other day Of the most
bashful boy 10 the United States. re-
ports the Lincoln County TENN
Leader. A youth Of 20 summers was
engaged to teach school 10 rural
district. liz seemed oblivious to the
cOquetry Of the young ladies' under bis
charge. who exhausted every known
artifce to attract his notice and be re-
warded by smile. Butall efforts were
futile. His eyes were ever averted,
bushes persisted in keeping his hand
some face vermilion hue. which made
him all the more irresistible TO the
country lassies. They resolved to kiss
the shrinking teacher. and Il most dia-
boica conspiracy was formed to en-
trap the unwary pedagogue as he wend.
ed the lonely road returning from his
days labor. One afternoon Of last
week be dismissed school as usual. lit.
tie suspectng that in the innocent.
looking faces Of the girls there Iurked
the contemplation of deed most foul,
The last pupil had departed. feeling
OF relief pervaded his soul. He could
now commune with nature. He was
happy as he gazed on the trees, be.
decked with refreshing leaves of green.
The sunlight fell softly on the solitary
youth as If to shield him from the i'm.
pending catastrophe. Onward he
trudged. Finally he came to place in
the road where the shadows were the
heaviest. He heard the crackle of a
twig. turning his eyes in the direction
whence issued the sound. to his horror
emerged about 25 buSom females from
ambush and pounced down upon him
Fair hands seized him and held back
his face as in grip Of iron. and kiss
after kiss was imprinted upon his Wis
age. He screamed, pleaded and threat
ened, but the nvncible rs continued
to rain kisses, When their osculatory
desires were satiated he was released
and fled panic-stricken. and the most
diligent search has failed to locate the
terrified youth. fellow who couldp',
submit to this kind of punishment all
day long, or a week if necessary. ough,
to be run out of a country. If he did not
leave it voluntarily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
A SAD ACCIDENT.
A Train Dashes into q Wagon
Loaded with Children.
THREE PEOPLE DROWNED IN A TANK


DENVER, COL, May Sl.-At eight
o'clock last evening q spring wagon
driven by Henry Marsau, a carpenter
and containing eight children, ranging
in age from three to nine years, was
struck by special train on the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad, and as a
result four Of the children are dead
and the others are terribly in
jured, two so badly that they
will die. Marsau, with his three chill.
dren, had been spending the day at
the home OF Christopher Schoneweiss,
In the southern portion Of the city.
When ready to start for home he took
. load Of children, gathered up in the
neighborhood, for a short ride. II Is
claimed by the police that Marsau was
intoxicated and paid no attention to
the signals Of the engineer, but drove
upon the track while the train was in
plain sight and but few feet away.
The engine struck the wagon, demol-
ishing it and crushing and mangling
the children in Il horrible manner.
THREE PERSONS DROWNED IN A TANK.
ABBOTT, Tex, May Sl.-Mrs. Mamie
L. Barr, her four-year-old babe and
her sister, Miss Matte L. Alexander,
aged IA, were all drowned in a tank
near the house. The boy was playing
In the shallow water and inadvertent-
ly stepped off into deep hole in the
center of the tank. The ladies were
drowned in attempting to rescue the
little fellow.
AN ACCIDENT DURING DECORATION.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3l.-While
Grand Army post was decorating the
graves in the cemetery adjoining st.
Peters Episcopal church wall upon
which a number of children were
climbing to get view of the exercises
fell upon several Of the little ones. Ten
Of them were severely injured and were
removed to a hospital.
DEATH IN A FOLDING BED.
MONTPELIER, VT, May 3l.-A folding
bed at the Union house closed auto
matically during last night while Hen
ry Kendall, aged 50, was asleep in 1t.
He was dead when taken out, having
either been smothered or died of heart
failure induced by fright.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

A St. Louis woman, as the petitioner
in q divorce case there few days ago,
testified that she couldn't remember
whether she was married in 1887 or
1883. The signs must be out for bad
weather when woman forgets the ex-
act date Of her wesldlng--that is, If it
is her only one. There are cases no
doubt wherein frequent repetition Of
the act confuses dates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

Evaline Lee, an aged negress who died
recently at Macon, Mo-, was buried with
all the ceremony the village church
could provide, and many wealthy coun-
try folk attended the services. She
was 90 years old, born in slavery, and
had devoted 40 years Of her life to sery-
ing the Nolan family. When the eman
cipation proclamation was issued she
declined to leave her mistress. Aunt
Evaline was that rare bird among ne
groes, an old maid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

Mrs. Bette Chappel-Brock- Hazel.
Observation-Disclosures Dinkins-
Hazelrigg-Trob Observation-Disclosures Pelt
is the full name of the bride in mar
rage recently solemnized at lndianap'
oils, says the New York Journal. She
has been married ten times. One hus-
band dead, another missing and six ex.
husbands and one bona-fde husband
living at one and the same time within
radius of 100 miles is the record to
which this oft-wedded woman can
proudly point.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
VIII Not Disturb Warden French,

WASHINGTON, May Sl.-President Nc.
Kinley has told Senator Baker that he
had not rendered Che wardenship of the
United States federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kan, to c. G. James, of
jackson, O., or to anybody. He said
that he did not mean TO tender Warden
French's place to anybody, and that it
had never been under his consider.
alton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Peculiar Disease Among Horses.

ANDERSON, Ind, May 81. Farmers
east Of this city report terrible cpl.
demic among horses. 1t resembles
lockjaw. The horses entire body be.
comes rigid, and the jaws set like
vices. In terrible agony death at last
comes. The malady comes suddenly,
although all remedies known have
been tried, and they have had but little
or no effect, The disease is spreading.
1t is new to the section.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
wEsTERN ASSOCIATION STANDING.
SNOW IN WISCONSIN.


MILWAUKEE, May 3l.-Many points
In Michigan and Wisconsin expert
enced the novelty of Decoration day
snowstorms yesterday. At Menomi-
nee, Mich, it showed at frequent in
tervals all day, sometimes quite hard.
At bayfield,, Wis, sufficient snow fell
last night to cover the ground and the
thermometer dropped to 80. At 0sh-
kosh, Wis, snow fell in the morning
and at noon the thermometer regis
tered the lowest in many years at this
season.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
Poisoned by Potnto Hugs.

JEFFERsoNvlLLE, Ind, May 81
Charles Price, a farmer residing near
Hamburg, six miles from this city, Is
dead as the result of poison from pc.
tato bugs. Price was at work in bis
potato patch, killing the beetles, which
were devouring the plants. Swarms
of the bugs alighted on his face and
hands, which were soon impregnated
with the poison. He died int great
agony
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
MISSING AGENT LOCATED.


KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May 3l.-James f.
Watkins. who was local agent of the
Chicago Great Western ut Kansa, City
until October /, 1898, when he mysteri-
ously disappeared, has been located in
Chicago, where he occupies position
with the Western Union as a telegraph
operator. He claims to have no recol-
ton whatever Of his movements since
leaving this city, and only an indis-
tinct remembrance of ever having been
in Kansas City. Mrs. Watkins, who
has resided here since the disap-
pearance of her husband, has left for
Chicago to join him. The disappear
ance of Watkins has always been
mystery. His accounts were all
right, and he is said to have had
the happiest of domestic relations.
He says he has an underlined recollec-
ton OF having met with some kind
of an accident, in which Pullman
sleeping car played prominent
part but he cannot give any definite
information regarding it. The search
for the missing local agent had been
vigorously prosecuted under the direc-
ton of the railway officials since his
disappearance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

DENIsoN, Tex, May 3l.-Last night
an assassin fired through the front
door of the Hatfield residence, ten
miles west of here, mortally wounding
Eddie Hatfield, lad of nine years,
The shot was evidently intended for
the father, who was standing near the
son. One year ago Hatfield killed a
young man named Carpenter in the
territory over crop division. lie left
the territory, fearing assassination.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
FAR FROM SETTLED.
Only $500 Of the Striking New York I

Only $500 Of the Striking New York Tai
lors Have Returned to Work.
New YORK, May 3l.-The big strike
of garment makers has entered upon
It's third week. About $500 operators,
whose employers have signed the new
agreement, have returned to work,
leaving about 22,4OO still on strike in
this city and vicinity. Leader Meyer
Schoenfeld said there were many
omens of success for the strike, and
expressed himself as satisfied that the
operators would not return to work
under the old conditions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

A unique freak of the Kentucky food
came to light at Cincinnati, reports the
Commercial Tribune. A box contain
ing some valuable papers was found
floating in the river. Among the pa
pers was q letter addressed to Judge
W. s. Prior, Of this city, from a Bell
county man, containing q check for
500 for legal services. The letter was
turned over to Judge Prior, who placed
the check TO his credit in THE bank.
The box had been washed out Of tho
Office Of the county clerk at Pineville,
which was recently inundated by high
water, and had foated q distance OF
over 300 miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03
New Railroad Incorporated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May Sl.-The
Morley & Morehouse Railroad Co. has
been Incorporated with capital Of
sl50,OOO. The road will extend from
Morley to point near the Cairo
branch Of the Iron Mountain at More.
house, New Madrid county. Its length
will be Is miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

The belief that lightning will not
strike feather bed was shown to be
mistaken by an incident of q storm
near Utica, N. Y. A bolt struck 9
chimney on the house of Charles
Steates, who lives on the Deerfeld road.
Part of it jumped to the house Of Ber-
nard Huss and tore off the conductor
pipe. The other part went down the
chimney, ripped the plaster and paper
from o bedroom and then struck a
feather bed. The bed was torn and
the feathers scattered about the room.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-03

In Crockery township Of Ottawa
county, Mich, farmer last year grew
q few bushels of coffee beans, and this
winter he has used them in place Of
coffee of the usual kind with such
satisfaction that he intends to plant
a large section Of his land to the same
crop this season.