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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
Trinity church is progressing as rapidly
as circumstances will permit.
SHERMAN.
CHURCH NOTES .

The storm was so severe, last Sunday,
that there was no service at the North
church even the sexton and the minister
did not go.
Rev M Moses will preach at the Cen
ter church, next Sunday evening at Z
o'c'o
A farewell meeting for Rev and Mrs
w. p. Knapp, outgoing missionaries to
Africa, will be held at Sherman Center
church, Thursday, December 9Th, after
noon and evening, at 2 30 and O'Clock.
Rev and Mrs Knapp are expecting to
sail, the last of December, for BIRTHS h
East Africa to join Rev r. W. Krieger
in missionary work. Mrs Knapp former
ly Miss Myrtle Ingersoll, will with he r
husband be glad to have parting word
with the people of Sherman before leav-
ing for their distant field of labor. Rev
and Mrs II. K. Hawley will assist in the
services.
Monday was spent, by the people in
this vicinity, breaking out the roads.
| Most OF the farmers here have got their
| tobacco stripped and some have delivered
it to the buyers.
Mr. and Mrs George Moses of Water.
| bury ate Thanksgiving dinner at the par
sonage. Mr. and Mrs Eugene Benson
and their daughter, Miss Jessica Benson,
also spent Thanksgiving at the parson'
age with Mrs Benson's parents. Rev MI
and Mrs Moses.
Miss Cornelia Gelston was home from
the Normal school in New Haven tc
spend Thanksgiving.
Owing to the deep snow and lack OF
paths preventing Miss Cora Evans, the
teacher at the Center, from attending
there was no school, Monday or Wed
nesdaV.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
Escaped Death.
Unusual Experience Granted lie Roy Bowen-eVen Up to
Die by -Four Doctors Because Of Serious ConpIi-
cation of DSeases-HoW He Saved Himself.

To escape death after being given up by
four doctors, and hidden goodbye to family
and friends, is an experience not granted
every man. Yet it happened to Mr.. LIE Roy
Bowen, of Decoria township, Blue Earth Co.,
Mimi.
Mr.. Bowen is farmer, but formerly re-
sided in Napoleon, where he was clerk and
city marshall for q number of years. He is
q well-known member of the Masonic fra
ternity and is of sterling honesty and up
rightness of character.
His story is of the greatest interest. He
said:
81 was suddenly taken sick in the spring
Of 1895. The doctor was summoned. He pro-
nounced my case one of gravel and said the
pain caused by the passage of a stone
from the kidneys to the bladder. doctored
with him for three months, but was not bene-
of two or three days duration, during which
I suffered untold agony.
"Finally I went to Mankato and consulted
q specialist. He stated that I did not have
gravel, but thought it was rheumatism of the
stomach. I continued to visit him until the
end of August. Then I became completely
bedridden and sent for another doctor. He
called my complaint inflammation of the
| bowels and treated me for that.
"The doctor laid my case before the fac.
| ulty of Rush Medical College, Chicago and
it was decided that I had neuralgia of the
| stomach. I was treated for that until De
| cember, but continued to grow worse. Their
| the doctor said, [ can't do you any good
| All the help l know for you is an operation.
Very WE'LL replied, go and operate
| If that is left for me-
"The appointed time came; the four doc
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02

Simon Burr had heavy fall the other
day, but is reco' e ing f it, effects
His general health is about the same.
The THANKSGIVING gifts of the senior
and junior Endeavor societies were
thankfully received and much appreciat-
ed.
The storm is reported as the heaviest
since the blizzar of 1888. Considerable
shoveling has been involved in making
the roads passable.
The storm blew down heavy willow
tree in the yard of Mrs William Bradley
It Is reported that William Banks came
very near having snow for breakfast
Sunday morning, the dining room table
(fioor as we'll was well spread with its
fl aecy wilderness. Tue explanation Ii
q door had blown open.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

The Ladies' union held a seciable al
the residence of Mrs Uriah Perry, No
vember 30. 7TS
The singing class met for the first les
son, last week Monday evening. A
good number were present and showed
much interest.
Ms Laura Kettle, the mother OF Rev
j. B. KEITH, is making her son visit.
A good number OF the ladies met At
the academy, Tuesday afternoon, and
did some excellent work covering the
books In the circulating library.
Rev Mr. Kettle preached on exchange
with Rev Mr. Root of Hope chapel, Sun
dav evening, November 20.
Mrs Hermon Perry is quite i'll.
Some new books will soon be in hand
for the library.
Alonzo Staples, who has been very
sick, is better.
There was no library meeting or sing
ing school, Monday evening, owing to
the blocked condition of the reads.
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tors present examined me for two hours, then
they retired and consulted for the same length
of time. They concluded that they did not
know what allied me. The head physician
asked permission to tcut as he expressed
it, and find OUT I asked how big place
he wanted to cut. He said he thought four
inches far enough l did not want any such
hide-and-seek game played with me- the
operation did not occur. l continued under
the doctors care, but my case was con-
sidered hopeless made my will, balanced
my accounts and made every preparation for
death.
"Day after day was passed in intense
agony. As last resort | told my hired
| man to get box of DR.. Williams Pink
| Pills for Pale People. had read consider
able about them and thought l would try
them. Immediately after beginning the use
of these pills commenced to feel better and
| in two weeks l was out of bed and around,
thanks to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People"
hereby certify the above statement is true,
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
| LIE Roy BOWEN.
Witnesses: J. A. Biddeson, Mrs. LIE Roy
Bowen.
| Mr.. Bowen's post office address is Beau
ford, MINI. He will gladly answer any in-
quiries to those enclosing stamp for reply.
| 1t was natures own remedy that accom-.
plished this cure caused by impure blood
| for DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
| posed Of vegetable remedies that exercise
powerful influence in purifying and enrich.
ing the blood. Many diseases long supposed
to be incurable have succumbed to the potent
influence of these pills. This universal
remedy is sold by all druggists.
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THE BIG BLIZZARD.

Last Sundays blizzard was severe
storm OF snow and wind. The tbermOm-
eteT stood at about Is degrees above zero.
The wind was searching, u geJher with
the snow, DO h entering every crack and
CrevIce OF our haOlJauOns. Tne storm
was not nearly SO intensely cold, nor was
there 80 great body of snow, AS in the
great bhzz ,rd Of March II, 1888, but Is
the worst since that dAJe. A train on
the Shepaug road WAS stalled IN snow
bank from sunday night uutil Monday
afternoon, just outside the borough / m-
its In PlumJtees district. The trolley
car that runs east eide II the railroad
track was Abandoned near the Methodist
pRrsDnAge ON Center street, and from
present appearances will sand there the
rest uf the week. The town roads at
present writing are nearly all passaole.
A few OF the cross roads have not been
opened. The expense OF opening The
roads will not be lar from 5000, besides
what is done on borough ruaus. Weed
d Dibble are experimenting Tie upper
part OF PrWptrGes and Stony hill, uls-
trtcts, j. K Morgan IL Son and Lyman
Whitehead Il Son the ElmwOUd district
road. Ih,re was Al-u gang Of men
shoveliug he Wolt Pits ruad9. Ex-
SeteCLmau A Luur ., Judd opened TIT
Chestnut RI, x iOAG Go the keddlug line
Ammi Carter was also busy ON the town
roads toward the NewJOwn line. The
borough roads and cleared partly on Sun.
day aud on Monday by Edgar t. An
drews, Patrick DOlan and Peter Melon
aid. Shovelers were al paid at the rate
OF 81 80 per day, or l5c per hour. Ii
was said that the men VINO worked on the
Shepsug railroad received 25c per hour
and labOrers were plenty to be had and
many Applicants turned away. Most oil
the wOrkmen were thankful for shorl
Job and appeared TO be generally wei
satisfied with the wages. 1t was reported
that one gang of shovelers who had in
dulged in pals OF apple juice too freely
on Monday "kicked" for higher wages
For Tuesdays work their services were
not needed and there the matter dropped
The storm was sudden and unexpected
and has no doubt carried considerable
suffering among the poor who were poor
ly supplied with fuel and provisions.
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QUAKER FARMS.
PERSONAL CHAT.


Your correspondent Ia sorry to learn
that Oxford's aged townsman, Capt Ell.
A. Perry, slipped and fell, last Friday,
fracturing his hip.
1t is reported that G. G. Ryder, Jr. has
become benedict.
Owing to the severe storm, last Sun
day, no services were held in the church
or mission.
Rev G.. L. Shaeffer is expected to con-
duct the evening service at the Mission,
next Sunday evening at o'clock.
The services at the church for the
month of December will commence at
10 45 q. m. Sunday school Immediately
after the close of service.
Wallace G.. Tomlinson, who has q
large timber job in Washington, has been
spending few days at his home here.
Edward A. Scoville has bought tract
Of timber in Washington and expects to
have a sawmill to saw out the ties soon.
He expects to get out 10000 ties on this
job and has secured options on other
pieces.
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SOUTHVILLE.

Mrs E. w. Smith spent Thanksgiving
with her daughter, Mrs Charles Minor,
of Berkshire.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Pierce of Danbury
were the guests at A. III. Worden's oyer
Thanksgiving.
MIR and Mrs G. W.rNorthrop entertain
ed II to dinner Thanksg giving day.
Mrs Annie Wilmont spent ThaDksgiv'
ing with her daughter in Brookfield.
The Misses Roswell were home over
Thanksgiving.
Miss Pearl Whalley of Danbury has
been visiting friends in this place.
The Folliott Brothers are entertaining
their cousin, Mr. Wilson, from Danbury.
Some of the young people of this place
went to the Spinsrers entertainment in
Brookfield, last Friday night.
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MISS HAWLEY-MR BALDWIN.

A very pretty y edding took place in
Vaudeville on Wednesday. November,
80, at the residence of William e. Haw-
ley, when his daughter. Annie E., was
united in the bonds of Holy Matrimonv
70 Homer Baldwin by Rev George T.
Linaley, rector of Tsinity parish. TWEEN
ty five of the friends of the bride and
groom were gathered together, many
others being prevented by the prevailing
snow storm and the iLnpa ssable condition
of the roads. But just assthe service
was about to begin the sun broke through
the clouds and the afternoon and evening
proved almost ideal winter weather over
head The bride was dressed in white
and carried a beautiful bouquet of fl W.
ess, aud was given away bV her father
The rooms were very tastefully decera-
ted with branches of evergreen trees and
chryaanthemums. The devoted groom
bad come from his home in Hanover to
the Street and thence to Hawleyville.
using the only me ans of locomotion pos
sible. Careful arrangements had beer
made to provide for the clergyman to
get to the appointed place on time but
even the railroad failed, that day, there
being one of the worst tie UPS the road
has known for long time. Finally, one
train went north about 2 O'Clock, bring
ing the expected and necessary clergy
man and after little delay the wedding
went on in doors as if nothing had hap
pened outside. After delightful social
time with refreshments served, fol-
Loving the ceremony, the happy
couple left for New York via Bethel, the
train out of consideration for them be-
ing only an hour late.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.
BETHEL.

THREE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES ON THE
SAME DAY.
Tuesday, November 20, was probably
remembered by three of the o der fami-
lies of the town for being their 44Gh we'd
ding anniversary. As the parties Of
ten allude to the event, their names may
not be out of place in The BEE, and are
rs follows: DIR and Mrs A. Il. Barber
were not married In this town, but Dea
and Mrs William w. Sherman and Mr.
and Mrs Ii. q. Judd were, and by the
same pastor, Mr. Harvey, then pastor OF
the Congregational church. The old law
was in vogue at that date which required
the pastor who WAS TO perform the oere
mony to publish from the pulpit the
names OF the contracting parties,
usually one Sunday before the
event was to take place. OF
course this way of publishing the young
peoples intents caused considerable
discomfort TO the young ladies especial
ly, IL they were conscientious and felt il
their duty to attend church on the sale
day. All eyes were turned in her direc'
ton and everyone nudged their next
neighbor. Perhaps the good deacons
did not smile, but others did. The Ole
law has gone out OF date, but peoples
curiosity never will. No doubt these
friends are of one mind and say: IT,
been busy, eventful period in life. How
quietly the time has gone! Within the
pas54l years how great have been the
changes among friends and families
Two generations have passed away
children and grandchildren have becOm
GRANDPA he s and gTaldmOtheTs. Yes,
and IL has been an evenJtul period IN thu
history OF the old church and town; al
so In the history of the nation.
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HArTINo LooKING UP.

The business among the hatters has re-
vived somewhat this week. The Judd &
Dunning Hat Co. are heating up every
day.
Smith & Sons show some activity
others are doing more or less.
The factory OF g, @. Durant has closed
down until arrangements can be made
toward settlement OF claims. What that
will amount to at present writing is un-
known. 1t ~ hoped that this firm can
arrange matters and start up again In q
few days or a week, to say the least.
The Mackenzie factories are still closed
with no prospects OF being heated up at
present.
CULVER INSISTS HE is ALL RIGHT, BUT
JUSTICE GILBERT DIssENTED.
When Newsdealer George FL. Cole ex-
amined his money till on Thanksgiving
night he found quite bunch OF money
gone, some 1913 In bills and silver. He
quietly hunted up Bethel's efficient depu-
ty sheriff, Mr. Judd, who, as the result Of
little detective work. discovered one
Gilbert Culver. colOred youth, spend
ing money In manner which was hard
lv fitting ore with hls supposed income.
On Friday sheriff Judd arrested CULVER
and be had IN pleasure OF passing the
evening ia Bethel's palatial lookup.
When found he had about 81 on bis body.
on Saturday morning Culver was ar
raIgned before his honor Justice II. "A
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

The Covenant meeting will be helC
next Saturday, December 3, at 30 p. m
Sunday evening service att O'Clock
Prayer meeting at Judd district school
| mouse on Thursday evening, December
8, at o'clock.
Preaching service at Hattertown schoo
on Wednesday evening, December Z, at
o'clock.
The Old Blizzard has again wandered
away from his chilly home beyond thu
distant ice bound lakes and over ouI
MONIES has Justify shaken his snow man
tie, seemingly regardless of any vast,
! 4 lie tiore, piling it up here and ther,
Ia eVey direction, until we find our
elves completely snow fettered, anC
fear and great anxiety comes upon us
AS we wonder what may be the inten
tions of the Old Fellow of the North
during the many drearV days which
must come, before the warm breath u
Gentle Spring will be here to put the
cold hearted tyrant to flight. Moral
Look well to your wood and coal.
Tine snow blizzard Of Saturday anC
Sunday shut Stepney up as tight as 3
drum, till Tuesday, when navigation
-trous big drifts about Depot and the
roads in all directions were chuck full,
Except where the wind swept everything
clean. The mail carrier from Stepney
village, Mr. Hayes, got through for the
first time on Tuesday, but Monroe was
much later In showing up.
j. Howard Peck and wife of Brook
field have been guests of M. B. Burr for
a few days.
Mrs Lahommedieu of Port jefferson
has been passing few days with her
daughter, Mrs w. o. Purdy.
Miss Francis Pla5t of Hattertown has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs John Il.
Porter.
Mr. and Mrs George Shelton and Mr.
and Mrs Sherwood Brinsmade were
Thanksgiving guests OF their mother,
Mrs Sarah A. Edwards.
Mrs Caroline Dayton has been passin z
some days with New Haven friends.
Mr. and Mrs Levi French moved into
Moses Thorpe's tenant house over Eas-
ton way, last week.
The Lambertville snag proof rubber
boots, the perfection overs for felts, and
the felt stockings can be found at S.
French's store at the Depot. There is
no better or more comfortable foot gear
for winter and every man who has to be
out doors should own them. He also
has nice line OF Sweet Orr lined coats.
The wind can't get through them.
f. b. Stillman and family and Henry
Kimberley and family from Bridgeport
we're Thanksgiving guests at G. FL Raw-
ley's. They were with him last summer
for time, and come up to see how the
turkeys had grown.
Edison Hayes daughters from New
Haven have been visiting him. Their
visit was necessariallv prolonged be-
cause they could not get away. Showed
In.
Rev MIR Crudgington or Hyde Park,
Mass, ID visiting his old practitioners In
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
()Y AL
B A KIN
POWD r
Absolutely Pure

this place. He was pastor of the Baptist
church % years ago, having settled here
two months after ne had landed on the
New England shore, leaving forever the
OLD England to care for itself.
Mrs Elisha Taylor, while getting water,
fell on the ice and broke her leg just
above the ankle. Her sister, Mrs Beach
of Bridgeport, is with her.
There was no services in either church
on Sunday, not even the sound of a bell
to mark the Sabbath.
There are some heavy drifts in the
roads, one near the cemetery nearly
eight feet deep and quite long.
Miss Edith Roswell went home Wed
nesday, closing her school early in thu
day, being very sick.
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BROOKFIELD.
A PRIZE PORKER.

Farmers take pardonable pride, this
time of year, when butchering, to weigh
their fat porkers. Eli Stevens of this
town killed, last week, one of the finest
hogs which will be slaughtered in the
state, this year, the weight be-
ing COS pounds; age IA months.
Mr. Stevens is famous for keep.
ing fine fat stock and believes in feeding
all that is profitable. In fatting hogs he
rye ground together and finishing with
meal.
THE NEW HOTEL AT THE IRON WORKS.
The dimensions of the new hotel
Thomas Lee is building at the Iron
Works are 80 by 80 with an ell % by Is.
The ell will be two stories and the main
part three stories with a basement.
Charles NJ. Beach of New Milford has
the contract and Morrow Brothers have
the sub-contract for the mason work.
DR. Smiths family spent Thanksgiving
week in New Fairfield.
j. B Cox and family of New Milford
were recent guests at M. McNamara's.
There was 10 church services at the
Iron Works, Sunday, on account of the
storm.
Miss Morris of Danbury was the guest
Of Mrs G. B. Cummings, this week.
Charles Buroeck, Jr., is visiting at his
fathers. His many friends will be glad
co see him.
The entertainment and social for the
benefit of st Joseph church was finan-
cha success.
The staircase recently put up in Prof
Green's house in the Center, by Charles
VI. Pinckney,is great Improvement over
he old one, which was very steep, ner-
% y rise, with half open and half housed
trit & Manv of the old houses in town
night be improved in like manner.
The Misses Velie of Pawlipg, N. Y,
we're the guests of Mrs Charles III. Pinck-
nev. over Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving services, union OF
both churches, were very SHINY attend
ed on account of the storm. A full choir
and about 40 others we're present.
Charles M. Pinckney is soon to build a
grocery wagon for A. B., Faneher of
Hawlevville. very much like the one he
made for William j. Beehler, some time
ago.
Mr. and Mrs r. W. Pinekney had
family gathering OF Thanks giving day.
All their children were present.
Mrs r. K. Starr Is working in Water
bury.
Mrs Jerry Carey is in stepney the
guest OF Der parents, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Clark.
Miss Mamie Mcnamara, who is attend
ing school at the Convent De Notre
Dame, Waterbury, was home for
Thanksgiving.
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A POPULAR BETHEL HAT MANUFACTURE
Err AT ATLANTA.

John II. Baird of this place, accom-
panied by his partner, Mr. Untiedt, Of
New York, recently made a trip to Geor-
ga. The Constitution of Atlanta has
this to say: Messrs Baird 81 UDtiedr, OF
big New York hat manufacturing firm,
came TO Atlanta yesterday, pilOted by
their Southern representative, j. Il.
Stead, to have their first look at thi-
city and at the South. "We have been
making hats and selling them to South
erne-s for many vears," said Mr. Baird,
shut This l. the The fl o. chance we have
ever had TO take n look a. the seople who
wear them. Atlanta isD't at all accord
Ing tn our idea Of a Southern town.
think Ii more N lrthern in its character
istics than even st Louis and 1t strongly
suggests Chicago, - Danbury News.
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The Wholesale Market.

REPORTED By BUCK g. DARLING, BRIDGE
PORT.
Butter, choice creamery prints 25c
choice creamery tubs 1924, choice dairy
22a24, fair to & nod 1920; cheese, factory
and dairy 10 1-2; fresh nearby eggs 30a
81; chickens, alive 8 Lac; fowls, alive
&c; geese $1a1 25 pair; calves E7s10e
pigs 5a5 Ia; hogs 2a4; potatoes So 30
onions, red so 30, white 65a75, yell ,a'
60 65; cabbages Sc each; csrrota, 4Oc
bu; turnips %; dried peas I.25; beans,
marrow / 754 1856; beans, res 1.45a1 so
honey 11al3; bees~sx, 1880; choice
winter apple, 70 so; cemm"n apples
$50 400; cranberries 2 80 bu, 6 s. Dbl
turkeys 13a14 Id; celery 75al 90 doc
hcha
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-12-02
LONG HILL.
GRACE CHURCH.

Second Sunday in Advent, December
4: At 10 30a. M, Morning Prayer, ser.
mon and Holy Communion.
The rector expects Rev Ralph r. JEFF
ferson, who will be his guest, to preach
for him at Grace church on next Sunday,
December A.
Rev @. w. Boylston, after being rector
of Grace church, Long Hill, and Trinity
church, Nichols, for nearly IA years, has
recently resigned these parishes to ac-
cept call to st Paul's church, River
side. He leaves TO take up his new
work, January j, 1899.
On account OF the severe storm d q ser
vices were held in Grace church on Sun
day last.
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NICHOLS.
TRINITY CHURCH.

Second Sunday In Advent, December
a: At 2 p. M, Evening Prayer and SER
mon.
Rev Ralph Il. Jefferson will assist the
rector and preach In Trinity church on
Sunday, December 4.
No service was held In Trinity church,
last Sunday, on account or the severe
storm.
The work OF putting In furnace at