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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10
SOUTH BRITAIN.
IMPROVEMENTS NEAR THE CENTER.

IMPROVEMENTS NEAR THE CENTER.
The Truman Pierce property in the
center of the village, has been purchased
By few village people. There is to be
put through it a large iron drain. 1t is
to be nicely graded and q neat fence put
around it and used for public park. 1t
will be quite an ornament to the village
when completed. Mr. and Mrs D. III.
Mitchell are the leading spirits in the
movement. 1t is hoped the Village I'm
proyement society will try and do like
wise TO other parts Of the village, as it
is needed greatly.
D. NJ. Mitchell was in New York City
a few dsys,.on business, last week.
Miss Florence Beardsley cut her thumb
quite badly, last week, on q broken tum-
bier.
W. FL. WakeIee is shingling one of his
houses on the hill.
Misses Olive and Ellen Mitchell of New
York City have been making their grand
father, Oliver Mitchell, weeks visit.
Mr. and Mrs George a. Merwin and
daughter of Greenfield Hill were guests
over Sunday of Hollister Sage.
Miss Annie Pierce, who has been in
New York City studying art, and her
| aunt, Miss Sarah Bradley, who spent the
winter with her, have returned to South
Britain for the summer.
HoIlister Sage is having new gslvan-
ized drain tile put into his creamery.
He reports business very good.
Samuel S. Pierce completed his work
on the road, last week, with the road
machine.
Israel Lucas made visit TO his BROTH
er, Henry Lucas of Bridgeport, last
week. While there he went to the beach
and brought home fine mess of clams.
| w. E. Platt's daughter. Eunice. from
Wallingford came home, last Friday,
and staid over Sunday. A few OF her
friends came with her.
| Mrs John Pierce has gone to Portland
TO visit her SOB, George Pierce.
i The Garnet works started up Wednes-
day, June /, with quite force Of men,
16 being employed in the mill and eight
, in the quarry. They have been closed
since last October.
Isaac Wentsch lost valuable horse
with spinal meningitis, last week Thurs
s1day.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Reports from Brookside poulty and
duck farm, Huntington, are very encour-
aging this season. Mr. Hale claims that
SO per cent of all the eggs set have
hatched strong, healthy chickens; not
one deformed chick, every one being
true to their breed. There are some that
now weigh three pounds each. This
record shows well bred stock.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Let the Friends of the Library
Rally.
A FULL TURNOUT OF THE FRIENDS OF
THE LIBRARY DESIRED.

A special meeting of the Library asso-
citation will be held on Tuesday evening,
at 8 O'Clock, at the library room, for the
purpose of arranging for an entertain
ment. Funds are needed, If the library
is to be sustained, and a full attendance
is desired,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

l.. c. Gilbert, bent on further improv-
ing bis home, is engaged removing the
cellar wall to the barn nearest the house
carting the dirt into the road on the hill.
By doing this the road will be greatly
improved, while under the barn will be
neatly enclosed with rolling doors and
the space used for the storage OF wag-
ons.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

When the janitor of the Methodist
church opened the building on Sunday
ne discovered that some miscreant had
thrown huge rock through the shut
ters and window. It is an uncomforta-
BILE fact to know that in our midst there
are parties who will steop to such cow
ardly and despicable acts. 1t would be
relief If the party responsible for this
and other acts of vandalism could be
lodged in prison.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs Mary Kendall, who has been sick
with stomach trouble, is now gaining
quite rapidly, which her friends viii be
glad to hear. Her sister, Miss Annie
Amithor of Mt Vernon, who has been
with her, expects to return soon.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

o. s. Morgan went fishing in Morgan
pond, last Saturday. He brought home
seven fine specimens of the German carp.
The largest weighed about seven pounds
and from that down to three pounds.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

At last there's good bicycle weather
and our store is the place to buy them.
1898 Special, only $25. Good second
hand bicycles, S15 and 500, that are all
right. Ladies' wheels, $50 and $40, reg
ular $40 and $50 Wheels.-rE. T. Haw.
lev.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

DR. Morrell has been successfully treat.
ing horse for pneumonia belonging to
Christie Dixon. He has also been treat.
ing cow belonging to Patrick
Mcmahon.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs John Parmelee, who has been
sick all winter with dropsical trouble.
seems to be failing slowly. Miss Julia
Turney of Stepney Depot is taking care
of her.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

George F. Duncombe has had made to
order at Ellis F. Wheeler's Plattsvflle
wagon manufacturing works, a hand
some one-horse farm wagon. For dura-
bility and neatness it cannot be excelled.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Oliver Northrop has returned to New
town and is spending most of the time
on his farm in Palestine attending to
the summers work, going down to New
HaYen occasionally.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

o. S. Morgan is putting ne3 cider
press into his grist and sawmill. 1t is a
fine one, made by the Boomer g Bor.
ebert Press Co. of Syracuse, N. Y.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs Frances Lane and SON of Platts
vile are visiting Mr. and Mrs George r
Parmelee. Mrs Lane has son living
with Mr. Parmelee.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Henry Morgan is soon TO start on q
lecturing tour. His subject will be 1.-THE
Navy" Mr. Morgan has been around
the world several times.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Rev Alfred Goldsborcugh of Monroe
will occupy the pulpit of Trinity church
on Sunday, in exchange with Rev Mr.
Linsley.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mr. and Mrs F. t. Botsford of San
Diego, Cal, will pass the summer at
different resorts in Colorado. AT pres
ent they are st Colorado Springs, Col.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

A letter remains in the Newtown post
office addressed to Eva Gertrude Jonas
and paper to Joseph England.-rG. F.
Duncombe, postmaster.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

DR. Paul U. Sunderland of Danbury,
accompanied by DR. Mead OF the same
city, were in town on Sunday, and the
former again on Tuesday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Thomas Eolian, the operator and as
sistapt to Agent c. B. Taylor at the New
town station, passed Sunday at his for
mer home at Sheffield, Mass.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

A. T. Clarke is having a stretch of
stone wall laid, entirely across his Cur
rituck farm. The firm of Messrs Ever
etts, Busger & Co. have the contract.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Harry Mason has resigned his posi-
tion with Ingersou Brothers in New
York, on account of Ill health, and has
returned to his Newtown home.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Arthur T. Nettleton, who lately re
turned from trip to Atlanta, Ca, pass
ed Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
c. H. Peck.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Miss Atlai Smith with her friend, Miss
Mabel Packard, from Shelton, spent Dec
Grafton day with friends in Hunting
town.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

A number of large parties from Beth
Ell visited Morgan ponds, last week, and
all took home with them good supply
of fish.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mr. and Mrs John w. Webb passed
Sunday in Stepney with Mrs Webb's
parents, Mr. and Mrs George E. Matte
gat.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

John McNamara, who has been work
ing for some months at the hat shop in
New Milford, has given up his position.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Parties from Stepney with teams and
road machine have been working the
road from the David Warner place to
Stepney.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mr. and Mrs W. A. Maynard of West
port passed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs J.
B. Fairchild of Taunton district.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs Grandson Parmelee has just cele-
brated her S4th birthday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Miss Madge Peck has been confined TO
the house for couple of days with the
grip.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

At the evening service at the Metho
dist church, last Sunday, an address
was made by A. p. Smith.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Miss Helen Brakeman is taking music
lessons OF Mrs French, formerly Miss
Hattie Taylor.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

The residence of E. L. johnson is be
ing frightened by new dress of paint
Rutfies 6 Jackson are the artists.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Col and Mrs j. W. Knowlton of Bridge
port passed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs a.
c. Moore of Taunton.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

j. B. Wayland and wife of Bethe! Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs l.. G.. Gilbert,
Jr., of Botsford, last week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs E. Wakelee of Stratford is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Grandson PafmeIee.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

E. Bert Beers has taken a positio
with R. FL. Beers g. Co.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs NJ. B. Hawlev, accompanied by
Miss Iva Sharpe and Miss Bessie Hayes,
have recently visited Mrs T. e. Gilbert.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Benjamin Bassett has been busy paper
ing and painting the interior of L. G.
Gilbert's house the past week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

William Ryan, Jr., from Sheffield spent
Sunday with relatives near Botsford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10
a'r >THMBER 90.

chickens left after marketing about 80
oroilers and 20 fine ducks, this spring.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Marcus c. Hawley passed Sunday
May 90, at Fortress Monroe.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-06-10

Mrs Alfred Osborne has about 100 flne
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
Not Stuck ON "JOhno Newton Smith e e.

Col. Iverson Jones is not much stuck
ON John Newton Smithee, editor of
the Little Rock Gazette. In telling
how the two es became attached to
Smith, Col. Jones told the Eureka
Springs Flashlight this interesting story
of the evolution of Smith;
Eyes, when my old friend, John
Newton, Of the Gazette, was boy,
several of his comrades were converted
at fodder pulling time at a Methodist
quarterly meeting and their parents sent
them off to theological colleges. After
few years they signed their names,
respectively. w. L. Thompson, ID.
D. and w. R. Brown, ID. D. ="
Others were sent by their parents to
medical colleges, and when they came
hack they signed themselves. Sam
Jones, M. D.. My friend John
Newton Smith, being ambitious, moved
into an adjacent township and began to
sign his name j. N. Smith, E. E. -
thinking that sounded somewhat better
than d. d. But as soon as he left the
parental roof, confidence in his import
ance began to diminish and he quit the
use Of the two capitals-E. E.-and
used it thus: j. N. Smith, e. g. Time
went on and as it did so did the diminish
Ing act, and he finally took out the
comma and two periods and joined the
two e s to the h and made it Smithee
The fact remains, however, that his
name is plain John Smith-simply
this and nothing more, and - little
of that -
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
The Next Legislature.

The secretary of state has just issued
roster of the thirty second general
assembly of Arkansas which contains
some interesting information. All the
members of both houses are Democrats
except two of the lower house, William
B. Moss, of Newton, and Joseph G.
Evans. of Searcy who are Republicans.
There is not Populist in either
branch. The oldest senator is j, D.
Kimbell, of Hot Springs, aged "a, and
the youngest, Eugene Lankford. of
De Vail s Bluff, aged 2S. The oldest
representative is Jos. Howard, of Pope,
aged 73, and the youngest Clarance G.
Henderson, of Randolph, aged 81. In
the senate the occupations are repre-
rented as follows: Lawyers, "a; farm
ers. 6 teachers, 2. The house is more
cosmopolitan as will be seen from the
following: Circuit clerk, l teachers,
8; lawyers, AZ; merchants, 5 ; farmers,
81 editors, 5 physicians. 5. clerk. 1 ;
laborer l. AS to nativity the senate
is composed as follows: Arkansas IA
Tennessee, 8; Kentucky, 8; Missis-
sippi, 3; North Carolina. l.. In the
house: Arkansas, 55; Tennessee, IA
Wisconsin, / i; Illinois, 3; Mississippi,
Z; Georgia, 8; North Carolina, B;
Kentucky, 1; England, / America, l
Louisiana, South Carolina, / New
York, 1; Missouri, 2; Alabama, l..
Religiously considered the senate is di-
vided as follows: Baptist, 4 Presby-
terian. 5 Christian, 3; Methodist, 8;
Episcopalian, 3; no membership, T..
The house: Methodist, 80; Baptist, "a
Presbyterian (all branches) 13; Chris
tian, 4 ; Episcopalian, 3; orthodox. I ;
Protestant, 1; Catholic, /; Unitarian
/ no membership, 20.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
A Bad Snow Storm.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. IA genuine
blizzard prevails in the southwest and
west today. A heavy wet snow has
fallen since three o clock this morning,
and driven by strong wind has pros.
trated wires in all directions and caused
delay to railway trains, The snow was
followed by twenty four hours steady
rain. The sidewalks are covered three
inches deep by slush. There has been
a decided fall of temperature and the
suddenness of the storm, coming as it
has upon the track Of Indian summer
weather. will undoubtedly cause suffer
ing. especially upon the ranges covered
with cattle. Kansas City is practically
cut of from the west. SO far as tele.
graphic communication is concerned.
with no immediate prospects Of relief.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
Cause Of Bimetallism.

Mr.. W. II. Harvey. general man
sger Of the Ways and Means Committee,
is in receipt Of the following letter from
Colonel VIM. j. Bryan. dated at Jack
sonville. Fla.
my Dear Sir inelose a pledge for
monthly contributions to the cause of
bimetallism until October /, 1900, to-
gether with the installment of this
month | most cordially indorse the
plan adopted by the committee, and am
confident it will result in the collection
of large fund for the circulation of
bimetallic literature. Since our fight
is in the interest of the plain people -
TO use Lincoln's phrase-or the com
mon people to borrow a Bible term
we must appeal to them for the means of
carrying on the contest.
1.-The financiers can contribute large
sums to support the gold standard be-
cause the monopoly of money gives them
great pecuniary profit. Surely, you
can appeal with confidence to the milli-
nns who suffer from rising dollar and
falling prices.
Having brought freedom 10 Cuba
the American people can renew the
struggle for the fin incial Independence
OF the United State Yours truly.
,fh. BRYAN.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

Senatar Berry stopped few hours In
the city Monday en- route home from a
visit to Yell county. While in the city
the senator was waited on by members
of the U. d. c., who invited him to
deliver the address at the corner. stone
laying of the Confederate monument,
which he most willingly agreed to do.
Frank Mclean spent portion of the
past week at Coffeyville, where he has
been consulting with the members of
the band there with view to assuming
its leadership. Our people cannot af-
ford to see Prof. Mclean leave here
as he has built up our band until it has
state reputation, and we fear that
without his able leadership it will dis.
migrate.
The sixty third session of the Arkan-
sas conference of the NJ. E. Church
South is drawing near. 1t is always an
occasion of great interest among Meth
odists, especially Methodist preachers,
for under the Methodist government the
preacher is likely to be moved by sny
conference. The conference meets this
year at Morrilton, and the session be-
gins on the 18th of next month. The
presiding officer will be bishop Fl. G.
Morrison, D. d.
In these times when farm products
are 30 low in price it is necessary that
they be COTTON to market with a mini
mum of expense. This can only be
done when roads are in good condition
With the present condition of our roads
the grower can haul only a half load
and that at the imminent risk of getting
begged or breaking his vehicle in some
washout. Until the new law can he
invoked the present spstem must be
used to its best advantage, and road
overseers should see to it that it is.
The miners of Jenny Lind 70 the
number of 300 went out on a strike
Monday morning owing to the discharge
OF two members for killing mule while
at work in the mine. The miners claim
the men were unjustly discharged and
asked for their -instatement. which
being refused, they walked out Asa
result w. H. Hayman, who is the local
agent for the Jenny Lind mines was
wearing long face, with dozens Of or.
ders to fill and no prospects of any coal
until the matter had been adjusted
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
"BOOk of The Walkers

Ex- Attorney General R. F. Walker,
says the Sunday Post Dispatch, receiv-
ed letter yesterday from gentleman
at Grandin Mo-, who stated that his
wife is compiling history of the Walk
er family, and requested Gen. Walker
to forward any facts he had regarding
his ancestry. The General has no pa
tience with 'tuft hunters and SO he
sent the following comical reply:
appreciate the pride of race which
probably prompts your good wife to de-
sire to trace her lineage back to some
real or imaginary ancestor who has sue
ceeded in the minds of men in camping
on fame s eternal mastering ground
but personally | have no patience with
family trees and family histories. As
rule they lie, like epitaphs, and are
generally unreliable. There is vague
tradition among the people of the Walk
er name that they sprang from clan of
Scotch lowlanders, which. when not
busy stealing cattle and burning the
cottages of their neighbors, were equal
ly busy preventing like depredations
UPON tutllStINtS. buc
character of SO per cent of our ancestry,
no matter whether we sprung from Gel
tic, Gaelic. Teutonic or Gallo stock,
it reflects great credit upon us that so
many of us are decent, law abiding
people.
This is why am Indifferent whether
l sprang from line of princes or the
loins of peasants, especially when l
know that for quid pro quo l could
have an expert lineage liar trace my line
back to William of Normandy, Wallace,
Bruce or Brian Boru. Iknow numbers
of men and women in tuft hunting So
cieties whose ancestry, instead of hav-
ing been soldiers or even citizens of this
country during the Revolution. were
digging bitches in England, cutting
peat in the bogs of Ireland or were pa
tient toilers in the fields and forests of
Germany for some feudal lord. This
fact should not and does not reflect dis
credit upon their defendants, but it
does give rise to the suspicion that some
of the servile blood of the serf still cir
culates through their veins when they
seek to palm themselves off for some
thing they are not.
Entertaining these ideas, I would,
therefore, cut sorry figure in Mrs.
w. IS Book of the Walkers and
respectfully disclaim any desire for rep
resentation.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Ed Donahoo returned Monday from
st. Louis where he had been to have
his injured knee examined. He re
ceived the cheering information from
the physicians at the hospital that there
was every prospect that his knee would
in time be all right again.
The hunting party composed of DR..
NJ. s. Dibrell. Fred Britt. W. H.
Ross, Chas. Drennen and W. Il. Hay
man returned last Friday evening from
their ten days camp hunt on the Illinois
river and report very enjoyable time
and plenty of small game and fish.
Crawford county escaped the severe
storm which prevailed throughout Mis-
souri, and Kansas last Sunday and only
got a gentle reminder of what was
going ON north of the Ozarks. Craw
ford county can boast of as favorable a
location as can be found in the South
Another change has taken place in
the yardmaster office on the Missouri
Pacific here. Ed Geister after serving
in that capacity for two months We'd
nesday resigned his position and has
been succeeded by J. J. Murry late
night yardmaster in the yards at Coffey-
vile.
At the called meeting of the I'D. G. =,
held at the residence of Mrs. George
Austin Thursday, all the preliminaries
for the corner stone laying of the Con-
federate monument were decided on =,
and judging by the plans laid the cere-
monies will be imposing and long to be
remembered
The coal dealer was in the swim the
first of the week, likewise the stove
man, while hurried visit was being
paid by others to 'your uncle to get
out last winters overcoat. The cold
snap YVES a rather unusually severe one
for this section for this early in the
season,
1t is our belief, if some systematic eff
fort was made, nearly every owner Of a
pleasure vehicle or wheel in Van Buren,
would be willing to pay small sum
monthly to be expended in the improve
ment of our highways, under competent
supervision. A canvass could be made
and list of those signifying their will
ingness to monthly assessment. wher
someone could be gotten on a small
percentage to collect these amounts and
turn them over to proper parties, such
as the secretary of the Commercial
League, for instance for use.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22

President G. G.. Warner. A G.. Coch
rane and w. B. Doddridge, of the Iron
Mountain system, were in Little Rock
Tuesday comforting with prominent cit :
izens relative to the building of a new line
of road from this city on the south side OF
the Arkansas river to the western
boundary of the State. They appeared
before a meeting of citizens that after
noon and stated that the Missouri Paci
fic people would begin at once the con
struction of the line. Mr.. Warner said
that it had been the intention of his
company for a number of years TO build
the road, and that the necessary funds
had now been secured. The company
desired the good will Of the people of
Little Rock and their assistance in Sc
curing the right of way. Several citi-
zsns also addressed the meeting, pledg-
ing 10 do all they could towards assist
ing the enterprise. The distinguished
visitors left Little Rock well pleased
with their visit.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-22
Porto Rico Becomes an American
Colony.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Porto Rico
will be taken into the American Union
today. General Brooke has plenary
powers and will have sole charge Of the
government of the island until some
other arrangements are made. 1t is
possible that when the president returns
he may designate military governor
of the island to act in that capacity un-
til congress can provide for a territorial
civil government.
No instructions have been sent to
General Brooke regarding his duties
after tomorrow, when the island form
ally passes over to the United States,
and all Spanish authority is withdrawn.
but he is acquainted with the procla-
nations of the President regarding the
management of affairs. General
Brooke, it is understood, intends to re-
turn to the United States as soon as the
affairs of the island become more set
tied. but probably before that time a
military governor will be named, as
was done at Santiago,