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The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Taunton district has had an accession
of three new families, two in the Drew
place and one in the house with Mr.
Simonds.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
Local Affairs.
Tn e Lecture Course.
LoyETr's BOSTON STARS AT THE TOWN
HALL ON MONDAY EVENING.

Everyone present was enthusiastically
ples ID with the Vitsgraph Co, the sec.
ond entertainment given in the winters
course at the Town hall, last month.
Another hit has been made by the CON-
mittee in curing Lovett B son Stars
for the third entertainment in the course
TO take place at the Town hail, next
Monday evening, January "a. Those
who attend are assured a rich musical
treat as we'll as an evening of delightful
elocution. The Testimonials given the
st rs after former appearances are me 8
flatteriug and as they tell best what may
be expected at the hall, next Monday
evening, We quote few clippings that
talk right out about the quality of enter
tainment they give.
Here is what was said up at Orange,
Nj s., after recent appearance ''The
ente ter.ainment given by the Boston Stars,
last Monday night, was complete sue
cess. The opera house was packed, more
than 1000 people being present. The
universal verdict was, 'The best enter
tainment this season > not dull number
in the program, and the members of the
company were obliged to respond to re-
peated encores
From New York comes the following
testimonial: For variety and excel
lence of ente 1ainment, we never had a
concert company who gave such COM
plete satisfaction. We shall be sure to
have them again next season."
And from Rock Island, H., the fol.
lowing: "Well, the Stars have been
here, gave US fine evenings entertain
ment, and have gone. They are good.
We kept encoring and they responded.
Now please write me in May for next
years course. They will draw a full
house and the largest we can get in Rock
Island next time. Each one was a star"
The splendid response given to the ap-
peal for support of this winters course,
at the last entertainment, leads the COM
mittee to believe that the same hearty
cooperation will continue for this and
the next entertainments, which cannot
fail to be highly entertaining. Tickets
are on sale at the store of Edgar F.
Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Those who remember the excellent
concert given By the New York Male
Quartet Co, at the Town hall LAST wiz
ter, will not fail to hear Lovett's Boston
Stars which sppear here, next Monday
evening, January a. This aggregation
of stars-both musical and elocutiooary,
come to US with ringing testimonials.
Hear what the Plttsfield (m.) Times
said about them after q recent appear
ance there: without q doubt, the
amusement event in the history of the
town occurred last Wednesday, January
6. The Boston Star Concert Co. is fisly
named. Each and every member of this
organization is certainly a high class
artist, and for two hours entertained the
audience in a manner that left nothing to
be desired at the close of the entertain
ment. The people were loud in praise Of
the company" Tickets are now on sale
at the store of Edgar z. Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Mr. and Mrs L. B. Goodsen passed
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week in
Westport as guests of Mr. and Mrs Fred
B. Hubbeu.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
NUMBER 8.

and all in the district are happy In the
unequaled scenery along this little river
and the Housatonic; and to have John
Brew come over and teach the young
sters, though few in number-five or six.
His morning and evening walk from
Botsford Hill, about five miles, shows
his health fully restored. The residence
Of Edward Booth, built By the father of
Za.mon s. Peck, is now in a good state
OF preservation. IL Is one of those man.
sions, two stories in frcnt, and backing
down to seven foot posts In its posterior
extremity. The carpenters "a those days.
about this section, seemed to have no
other model. This farm, ss well as w.
$. Bradley's. and all "Great Ring" was
once 1.-The Peck territory" and not in
the section Of the Curtis territory as
once stated by "good authority" Z.
S. Peck called my attention to the facts
1eESS~Co SAAab 4 'EeGn Close
to history"
This old "Zera Sherman place" when
was a boy Owe forgotten when that
wss), was full of life, lots of flne girls
and one boy, John, who died at 81 years
of age. When one ''looks backward"
how changed it seems that almost every
family in Bradleyviile and vicinity, had
eight or ten children. And, when we
went to school then, go scholars were
enumerated. In all the old places.
the BrsdleyF, the Shermars, the Jordsns.
the Judsons, the Lovelands, the Downes,
and right along from Z2ar Bridge to
Shiloh, great fecundity was the rule.
Now, in these old places, from one to
three children, in some houses, not any.
The ''old style" of having large families
is only followed at the home Of Patrick
Lynch, ID, all living g!-[G. WE.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
DIR r. s. TODD.

Graduate ot the American Veterinary col.
Central Hotel, every Monday where he viii Be-
prepared ito either cAstrate or spay or per
fO1m any operations pertaining to the sci
ence. Orders lett at the office OF Hotel will
receive prompt attention at reasonable rates.
Telephone New England House, New Milford.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Judge EASTMAN, Roxbury's popular
judge of probate and legal adviser, was
in town on Thursday last.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
Bradleyyille.

Hawley.

| INTERESTINGLY DESCRIBED BY G.. w, B.
This is section between Stevenson
and "Shiloh," GA place of rest'), as
described by Mrs G. t. Woodruff, a lit
| tie east of where her reverend husband
wooed and won her. The description
does not dwell long upon the outer com
pass of her story, but the family OF
George Bradley, ard the family of Mar
shall Jordan, were Episcopalians, and
did their best to. keep st James church
In good running order" William Jor-
dan, son of Mar shall Jordan, has long
been succe ssful carpenter, and farmer,
whose extensive apple trees netted him,
this fall, more than msny months of
| carpenter work. HIS son, Frank, located
in Seymour, is we'll known as one of the
best men to locate break in any tele-
grsph line. William Jordan is now lig-
ing on competency, earned in his
younger days. The beautiful mansion
that George Bradley built for his first
son, William, was afterwards willed to
his daughter, Mary, and is now owned
by Mrs F. A. Isbell, the daughter Of s.
W. Somers, who lives with her in his
declining years.
This situation, founded upon a rock, "
is the most inviting place in the vicinity
of Stevenson, Bradleyville and Shiloh,
| to veteran hunters and fishermen except,
perhaps, the beautiful residence and sc.
| commodating home of J. B. Downs,
'.just over the line" The fox hunters
and bird hunters from Ars9nia, Derby
and Birmingham, like well to "tie up
here, and tramp through the wilds OF
"Great Quarter" for trout and game OF
all descriptions. Next to william Jor.
dams, west, comes the fine residence OF
c. E. Bradley, the old homestead, built
in 1885. Next, W. s. Bradley's, whose
weekly route for eggs, and the gratuitou:
accommodation for delivery of letter,
and papers, messages, etc.. is sincerely
appreciated. Next Is C. E. Gilbert's
| where beautiful fowls by the hundred:
disport themselves. Every one is white
The fine old Rev Abijah Bradley lived
and worked here with his brother
George, for nearly half century, ant
died at the good old age of S9i Coffiai
were made by them Gas well as thou
sands of chairs.) The remains wer
taken to the graves in wagons withou
springs, sometimes. But what differ
ence does that make in million O
years? The old Beach Tomllnson place
opposite, now in sad decay, is for sale
most desirable location and farm 70
any young couple that are willing {
] work for living.
This little section, not dotted upon th
map, will be appreciated sometime in th
near future. The Half Way Rive
school district is bound to stand firm
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

q. D. Ward, who is now on the New
York police force, called on Hawley-
vile friends, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Mrs Mary Bird, Harrisburgb, Pa,
says "My child is worth millions TO me !;
yet would have lost her by Group hsd I
not invested twenty-five cents in bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure.n It cures
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. Eff. Hawley, Newtown; S.
G. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Brakeman,
Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.. ..Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Arthur j. Wilson has had rather hard
luck since he went to New Haven.
Shortly after Christmas he fell from an
express car to the platform, iniuripg
himself 50 severely he was obliged to
give up bis position with the expre IS
company. Some time later while drlv-
ing in New Haven with Oliver Northrop
his horse became frightened at trolley
car and threw both of them out, bruisiug
Mr. Wilson quite severely.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

MIR and Mrs E. L. johnson have gone
to Medina, N. Y, to pass the winter.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Mrs John B. Wheeler was in New H6v-
en-, the guest of Mr. and Mrs H.W.
Wheeler, the first of the week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Philip t. Hamm is passing a few days
at his former home st Canaan.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

j. Botsford Fairehild has bought a
new horse, to take the place OF the one
he was obliged to kill few weeks sgo.
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21

Rev Otis W. Barker will preach at the
Hawleyville chapel on Sunday afternoon
at $50,
The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
rAraRRH aEEor BE cuREn

with local applications. as they cannot reacf(
the seat of the disease. CafaITh is q blood on
constitutional disease, and IN order 70 cure q
You must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
taTrh Cure is taken internally and acts direct
Cetarrh Cure is nota Quack medicine It wAH
prescribed by one OF the best physicians In
scription. 1T is composed OF the best tQntca
known, combined with the best b'ood puri1-
ers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination OF the two ingred4-
ents Is what produces such wonderful result
in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonisls,tree.
FL. CHENEY 8 CO., Toledo.0.
sa-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Profits in Borax

For some reason which is not clear to the
ordinary individual, II Is almost impossi-
BILE. says the San Francisco News Letter,
to learn much about the doings Of the local
borax works, which handle one OF the mos.
lucrative Of our state exports. The news
all goes to London, and from there II drifts,
another case of carrying Goals to New
castle. The profits Of this company last
year were 9SS,371, being an increase Of over
fifty per cent on those Of last year, and 1t
would seem that the output Is only limited
BY the present extent of the factories,
which are being constantly enlarged After
taking into account the amount brought
forward from last year, and deducting de-
benture interest UP to March 31st and the
Interim dividend paid In October, there re-
mains a balance Of f6S,40 After making
the necessary provision for the redemption
Of twenty-six debentures, R2.860, and the
payment on May LIST last Of the final half
years dividend on the preference shares,
G6,750, II Is proposed to deal with the bal
ance Of f5s,976 as follows: To add to re-
serve depreciation account $4,000; to place
to general reserve account, 2100 to pay
final dividend on the ordinary shares,
making, with the interim dividend already
paid 10 per cent for the year, and to carry
forward the balance of ELLIS The total
reserve accounts, including debenturs re-
demption. will then amount to 933100.
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Prices and Prospects Of the Trade In
,- Cereals

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Although Liverpool
quoted Sd. decline In wheat futures, the
market here started slightly higher that 1t
closed Saturday. 1t was raining in Chi
cago. and although 1t was dry in the spring
wheat territory, where harvesting is In
rain coats. on the street dampened the
bearish spirit that was so pronounced on
Saturday. The market remained firm
throughout the greater part of the fore
noon, notwithsta nding Indications of an In
crease In receipts for the near future. The
small visible supply decrease and the re-
ceipts continuing much under those Of last
year held the market Arm, notwithstand-
Ing the promise OF an increase soon. The
was drop In the price.of cash wheat at
Minneapolis Of from cents for contract to
10 cents for certain lower grades. The Ital-
Ian crop was Officially estimated at nine
million bushels. The days clearances of
wheat and flour from Atlantic ports were
equal to 365 900 bushels. The dizziness of
trade, expectation of heavier receipts and
predictions of improvement In the wealth
er caused cessation Of weakness near the
end. September closed H@4sc lower; De-
cember lost Nc.
Business In the corn pit was not up to its
recent average activity, nor we're fuctua-
lions wide enough to stimulate the crowd
into making fresh ventures. September
closed Nc higher.
Oats were steady with corn, but yielded
on a little selling and closed at the low
point OF the day. September declined va
Nc.
= Provisions ruled dull and barely steady.
There was Just about cash trade enough
to hold the market. Prices of futures
moved over a small range and were in the
end trffle lower than they were Saturday.
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Insurance N otes

It Is rumored that under the insurance
commissioners ruling foreign insurance
companied shall not be permitted to do
business In California under more favora-
BILE conditions than domestic companies.
An examination into the affairs of the New
Zealand Insurance company of Auckland
will shortly be undertaken by this depart
ment. The percentage of reserve required
to be maintained by local companies IL
considerably below the minimum in the
last financial statement made by the New
Zealand, and although the company Is con-
sidered strong at homo, such a condition
is regarded, under the requirements of our
laws, as an element of weaknesA
Cashier Perrin of the Washington Life
has resigned to take position in the field
for the same company under Major Day.
Willard O. Weyman has opened up the
northwest for the Merchants OF Newark.
About twenty-five agents have been ap-
pointed for that territory during the past
thirty days.
surance Commissioner Clunie against J
ferred to the superior court, Edwards fur
nishing bail in the sum Of $1,000 This looks
rather serious for the Review. Mr.. Clunls
takes exceptions to the term of Smooth
article" applied to him by Mr.. Edwards.
hence the inconvenience and expense to
which Mr.. Edwards Is put. Had the editor
termed Cluuie rough article the conse-
Quences to the former might have been in
deed disastrous. 1t would be interesting
to know just what the underwriters con-
slider Mr.. Clunie to be, but they In order
not to be libelous, remain silent.-San
Francisco News Letter.
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mic hams. SIC; No. .. skc; select mild cure,
beef, M1tc; smoked tongues, 60c; dry salt
clear bellies, 1880 av.. SIC; dry salt clears,
TALL6W-Per h.. z5i@Sxc.
WOOI-Nominal.
DRIED FRUITs-Appies.. sun dried
sacks, per H.. 5K@sc; evapoIated fancy
60ec; epricots. fancy. &c; choice. eQ6ci
peaches. fancy, unpeeled. 607c; pears. fan
cy evaporated. 8516c: plums, pitted. choice
93l0c; prunes, choice. boxed. 5000: sacked
486c; dates, th@Sc: silver prunes. choice
sack, 7h@8c; boxes. 9910c; fgs. Californis
white. per ID. 6p7c; California black. PEI
ID. 5@5hc; California fancy, per d. 7140
lOc; imported Smyrna, 12h@15c.
NUTS-Walnuts. Los Angeles. 495c: pa
S@l2c; 1lberts. 120lzhc; Brasils. l1glscj
&c; roasted. s@slxc; California. raw. 4S6c
fG MiEdsT SitYiss local mills. AZ
per bbl.; Stockton brands, l65: Oregon. =. 50
eastern, 6000D6 75; shorts, ton, local. 200
rolled barley, per 100 lbs. $50; cracked corn
per 100 lbs, LIB; feed meal, per 100 lbs. !, 10
bran. per ton. 1000; graham, per 1oO lbs
HAY-whsat. per ton, ls.oc931.oo: barley
17.0oQls.o0: oat. 17.OoQ2o.00; alfalfa, baled
12.60913.00; loose, 400.
GRAIN-Wheat. No: I, 1.6o; M !,
barley, common, 125.
MIC; do. calf, itc; bulls. Il; salt steers
lhQ5hc; do. stays and bulls, 3h0lc; cows
615@7c; sheepskins, sac.
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STEER LOST ITS QUARTERS

In the advance upon winchester In 'C2.
General Abercrombie, commanding the
First brigade, having Cochran's famous
battery with 1t, strictly forbade all forag-
ing The next morning after they camped
near Berryville, the general rode through
the battery and by the tent Of the captain
discovered the quarters Of fine young
beef. Abtrcrombie's face went black as he
shouted n Sergeant Davis:
Where the devil did you get that beef
gave the commssary no orders to issue
fresh beef here"
Davis removed his cap and saluted, look
ing like truth embodied in the flesh as he
related how the night before he had heard
great commotion in the camp of the
Twelfth Massachusetts,, how he had seen
steer coming thence pursued by 100 men.
how the frightened brute cleared the stone
wall and thirty-foot road In a single leap.
how It struck a tree and how, in Its terri
fed state. 1t dropped its quarters, while Its
head, horns hide and legs kept right on
running. 1t was very tender beef, and
would the general enjoy fine sirlo!n roast
for his dinner?
How long have you served. young
MANI" with irrepressible twitching about
! the mouth.
six months, general"
"Well, sir, you have become veteran IN
half year. know 1t by the truth with
which you make a report to q superior Of
fcer. If you were a green soldier would
order you under arrest. AS 1t Is shall
recommend you for promotion" and when
his horse sprang away In response to the
spurs the stern disciplinar1an was shaking
with laughter.
At Annapolis Junction one of the soldiers
on guard at some distance from the main
body shot a pig While the game was being
eaten his transgression was discovered and
the offender hauled before some Of the Of
flcers. He frankly admitted that he had
bagged the pork, but solemnly asserted
| that 1t was In obedience to orders.
what do you mean?" demanded the Sc.
nior officer.
II ordered that pig TO halt sir, but he
kept right on. gave him another chance
| by commanding him to advance and give
the countersign. but he disregarded this.
and then realized that must shoot"
The dignity of the court could not he
maintained, and the soldier paid the penal
| ty by hunting up the owner and paying him
for the pig.-Detroit Free Press.
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Ancient and Modern warfare.

Mr.. Associate Justice Brewer recently re-
marked to some Of his Kansas friends that
II we had read in the Bible of such exploits
as those Of Dewey and Schley we could
scarcely bring ourselves to believe them.
We are afraid the honorable gentleman
spoke hastily and under the excitement Of
the occasion. There Is nothing In either os
these victories to compare for a moment
with the victory OF Gideon, who blew up
the breastworks of Jericho with a ram .
horn. And in naval affairs the conquest
OF Manila is far less tax upon the crs-
dulity than that little business Of Moses
with the Egyptians at the Red sea- And.
pray, tell us what comparison Is to be made
between Sampson who slew 800 Spanish with
his monster gunboats and Samson who
slew 1000 Philistines with the jawbone OF
an ass?-Kansas City Journal.
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t.Gib',

The levity and irreverence characteris-
tic Of Young America. or at least Of tina:
class Of Young America whose manners
make them most conspicuous, is to be de-
plored, says the Youths Companion. 1t
is not, however, entirely a modern fault,
though it has unfortunately increased dur
ing recent years. But there have been
featherbrains and saucy tongues among the
young folks of every age.
A recent English publication. 1.-THE Girl
hood of Maria Josepha Holroyd," gives an
amusing glimpse of the way In which a
young girl, charming, fresh, well-bred. Of
noble famiy-she was the daughter Of
Lord Sheffield-and acquainted with the
life Of town house, country house and court
in her day. could let her gay and girish
tongue run away with her. when writing
to an intimate friend hundred years ago.
Gibbon. the historian, was a close friend of
her fathers, and Miss Holroyd naturally
had many opportunities of listening to the
famous mans conversation. She met him
at Lausanne, and wrote thus to her corre-
spondent
when Gibbon, the King of the Place, as
he is called opens his mouth (Which you
know he generally does some time before
he has arranged his sentence) all walt In
awful and respectful silence for what shall
follow. and, look up to- II. as to an oracle"
An oracle which, 1t may be inferred. the
lively Miss Holroyd at least failed to ven
crate very deeply: since she elsewhere gay
ly chats Of the great man in even lighter
vein, speaking Of him simply as "Gib"
He had, as Is well known. re1inQuished
the lady Of his heart at the desire of his
father. In his own carefully polished
phrase he had sighed like a lover and
obeyed like a son." but 1t appears that his
disappointment did leave him too love-lorn
to be aware of the charms of other ladies.
He had admitted in Miss Holroyd's hear
ing that the piercing black eyes Of lovely
Frenchwoman, Nine. de Montolieu, had so
affected him that he narrowly escaped
committing matrimony, upon which the
English girl tartly comments:
ut never occurs to him that she might
have refused him, and dare swear he
would sooner believe a miracle than that
a sensible woman should show such want
of taste"
That may be fair, though 1t sounds like
Mttle touch Of malice; but, after all, what
remark Of saucy girl about a great his
torian could so powerfully affect our imag-
nation as the mere fact that In her mind
our Gibbon-the Gdbbon Of the Decline
and Fall of the Roman Eimpdre"-did not
exist? He had declined and fallen to plain
"Gib"