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The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23
NEW FAIRFIELD.
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
tendance to both services at the Congre-
gational church, last Sunday. The pastor
preached in the morning ON the theme,
1.-The Divine Mission of Psalms and of
"Saered Songs as a Means of Grace"
Eph. 5 10. In the evening on "Not after
the Fashion," Mark 2 IL.
The Y. p. s. G. K. prayer meeting was
led by Miss Fl. Louise Leach. 1t was an
exceedingly interesting and very profita-
BILE meeting.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the church met at the residence of Mrs
Charles Curtis, its president Tuesday
evening, December 20, to pack Christ
mas box to be sent to missionary In
Nebraska. This society is doing an ex-
cellent work and has already a large
membership, though only month old.
A large and enthusiastic business meet
ing was held, last Friday evening, at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs Boerum.
The Y. P. S. G. E held it's first socia-
BILE of the season in the parlor of The
beautiful home of Dea Boerum, last Fri
day evening. A merrier gathering II
would be difficult to find. Games and ar
impromptu program of fun and frolic
with bountiful collation.. made an even.
ing of merriment and good fellowship
% z to be remembered. Frank Kellogg,
president, and Miss Fl. Louise Leach,
vice president and chairmsnaofithe socia
committe, and her committee, deserve tt
| be highly complimented upon the com
plete success of the evening, and to M,
and Mrs F. Boerum for theiri delightful
hospitality.
The basket ball teams contemplat,
going in body, Wednesday evening
| to the Y. M. G. A. to enjoy seeing tn
game played by the DanburY men.
| Tine bookkeeping class of the Youn,
Mems club of the Congregational churcl
met, Tuesday evening, December 20, a
O'Clock In the East Center schoolhouse
Charles Hatch, of the we'll known f1rp
of carriage manufacturers, R.: Hatch
Sons, is the president of a club of youD
men here, that is doing q work parable
to the Y. NJ. @, A. movement.
| Practice of Christmas music, Saturday
| at 2 p. M, for Sunday school and chuI c
chorus.
Christmas service, next Sunday, at l
a. m. Praise service with Christina
music by the chorus at 45 p. m.
| The Christmas entertainment by tn
Sunday school will be given in tn
church, Wednesday evening, Decembe
%, at 80 o'clock. Ii stormy first fai
evening at the same hour. All are mos
cordially invited
A free will Offering was received
Thursday evening, at the social hour @
prayer and will also be received, mex
Sunday morning, at IL O'Clock, to 60 t
the cbildren's Christmas fund. No col
lection has been taken in the church TO
this, so liberal offerings are solicited.
The Methodist church will bold it
SUNDAY school Christmas entertainment
on Friday evening, December 30.
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Conversational church held their fair.
This week on Tuesday evening the Meth
odist held their sale and the Episcopal
people held theirs in the Town hall on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs Carrie Munson, widow of Frank
Munson, has been granted pension.
Miss Verona Hubbell has left the old
homestead on White Hills and is occu-
pying one of her tenements here.
Henry s. Howe, who has kept the
Huntington house for some years, has
given it up and left town. Mrs w. c.
Pride has taken the place and will con-
tinue it as boarding house.
Lieut. Viten of the Sd regiment, Con-
necticut volunteers, is home on fur
Tough. He was formerly conductor on
the cars of the Shelton street railway.
He expects that the regiment will soon
be ordered to Cuba.
The grip has fastened itself on quite
number Of our citizens, and most OF them
do not feel like gripping back.
Mr. Gillette of Hartford spoke In the
Congregational church, last Sunday ev.
enipg. He addressed the Y. n. G. A. of
Derby in the afternoon.
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THE BEE.
Newtown, Fridav, Dec. %, 1898.
CIRCULATION.
January /, 1881. Go
Last Week, $500.
Town TOPICS.
Annual Stockholders Meeting.
OF THE NEwTowN AGRICULTURAL soCI
ETY..

The annual meeting of the stOckhold-
ers of the Newtown Agricultural Society
was held in the Firemen's room over the
NewtoWn Sayings bank on Tuesday af-
ternoon of this week. The meeting was
not largely attended, only about rs Of the
stockholders being present to take hand
in the proceedings, but iG passed Oft very
pleasantly and entirety harmonious.
The Society has shown steady gains
since its Incorporation, and considering
that 1t has haa only the small capital of
$4,000 to build the track and buildings
and keep them in repair, the success at
Lsined Is remarkable. The society Is to
be congratulated on its management, for
it has been steadily gaining In pubic IA
Vor.
The meeting was called to order by
President Theron Z. Platt shortly after
z O'Clock. The minutes of last years
meeting were read by Secretary McCar-
thy and approved, and Mr. Mccarthy fol
lowed with his report as follows:
sECRETARY's REPORT.
Number of orders drawn on treasurer
from December l, 1897, to December i,
1898, 90, amounting to $3436.l4. Mum.
Der of shares of stock transferred during
the year, s; number of new certificates
io5uCAS ava
improvements made on the fair grounds
during the year consists Of new ticket
Office built at the entrance gate, a plat
form built opposite grand stand for spec
ial attractions and some alterations made
under the grand stand making more
room.
The storm of July last did consider
able damage on the fair grounds. Tnt
wind moved the barn and horse sheds of
from their foundations, carrying then
back three or four feet. The cost of re
placing them was about $50. Severa
sections of the fence were also blown
down.
The fair held this year was very sue
cessful, but owing to increased expenses
the profits were not as large as last year
The weather was very favorable and OF
this depends the success or failure of 1
fair p. II. Mccarthy, secretary.
This report was approved and accept
ed and the interest conferred in Treasure
Henry G. Curtis report, which follows
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How's THIsl

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honor able in all business transact
ions and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their flsm.
W EST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo,O.
WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

A cat belonging to Charles F. Boards
ley, much priced as a household pet, has
disappeared and Mr. Beardsley would be
glad to have it returned. 1t Is of the tiger
species.
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Station Agent and Mrs f. M. Platt at
tended the wedding of Miss Alice Davis
and Station Agent Shepherd at South
ford, Wednesday, the 21st.
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STEVENSON.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
Mrs r. s. Human spent last week in
Hartford.
Miss May Munson of Southburv has
been visiting her friend, Miss Marv Lum.
Miss Minnie Hawkins Of Quaker Farms
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Mrs P. Carroll has been having the in
terror of her store nicely decorated with
new coat of paint, George Il. Wilson Of
Taunton doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

There Ia to be Christmas tree and
entertainment st the Methodist church,
Christmas eve. They expect Old Santa
to be with them. The public are invited.
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

Misses Matte and Ida Ruff1es have
been spending few days in New York
and Orange, N. j.
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

visited at William Jordan's, the first Of
the week.
L. Goulett, Hszel and Paul spent Sun
day at his sisters In Bridgeport.
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Fairfield County.
EASTON.
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

Rev F. P. Braman delivered an excep-
tionally interesting and helpful sermon
at the Baptist church, last Sunday, from
text found in Heb. IL, 4. His theme
was Willingness to make sacrifices for
Christ" n4
Next Sunday, December Is, at the
Bapti church, the annual election of
officers OF the Sunday school will be held.
A large attendance is solicited.
The annual meeting of the society con-
nected with the Baptist church will be
held in the church parlors on Saturday,
December "a, at 100 P. M. All those
interested in the welfare of the church
are requested to be present.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Sewing society connected with the Bap-
fist church was held on Wednesday. Dec
ember IA. On account of the weather
only ID were present, with collection
of 81. The next meeting will be held,
December Is, or, if stormy, the first fair
day at the hall. A large attendance is
solicited, as the annual election of officers
occurs on that date.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Next Saturday afternoon, December
81, the Congregational church will hold
its annual parish and church meeting.
There will be dinner at / O'Clock after
A pleasant social time is anticipated.
Some time during Christmas week two
Japanese students lbrother and sister
from Yale will give lecture at the Con-
gregational chnrch upon Japan.
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ASPETUCK AND VICINITY,

Mrs M. r. Rowell has a new horse,
purchased in Bridgeport.
The family of G. B. Wakeman have all
been Frustrated with the grip; also. Alb
ner Bennett. DR. Gorham attends him.
William Osborn has lost a horse.
Joseph Hill has a new horse.
M and Mrs F. B. Wakeman gave q
whist party to a few of their y. ang
friends, December IA, and most enjoy
able time was had. The evening closed
with tasteful repast which rounded out
a season of delightful enjoyment to the
participants. Miss M. L. Jennings won
first prize and c. W. Wakeman the boo
by prize.
DEATH OF MRS M. B. BATES.
The community was greatly saddened
last week by the death of Mrs M. B. Bates
who passed away Thursday, December
Is, after short Illness. Pneumonia was
the cause of her death. She was 80 years
old and remarkably bright and youthful
for one of her years. The funeral took
place, Saturday, ar William Wards,
where she had lived for over Is years, her
pastor. Rev e. P. Aver, attending. The
pail bearers were G. r. Sllliman, r. E
Silliman, s. B. Turney and W. M. Gallup,
John r. Stroud, who has been work
ing for S. M. Sanford for the past five
years and who recently returned to his
home in North Carolina, took to himself
wife before leaving in the person of a
Bridge ort lady, also native of North
Carolina. Mr. and Mrs Stroud are at
present on their wedding trip, which in
cludes Washington, D. c., and other
places of interest. Mr. Stroud was well
known and universally liked in this
neighbo1hood.
Mrs c. S. Burr has been staying with
her brother, j. FL. Wheeler.
f. r. Beach has purchased a new
horse.
Mrs Hamlin of Redding is spending a
few days at William Dayton's.
Schools close in town for Christmas
holidays this week Friday.
Mr. and Mrs r. s. Wheeler OF Long
Hill spent Sunday at J. 81. Wheeler's.
Miss Fannie E. Downs of Fairfield
Woods spent Sunday with her friend,
Miss Hattie Perry.
Miss Aida Wemmerus and Miss Wild
mer from the Bridgeport Hospital and
Training School were at III. G. McCol-
lam's, last week.
Elmer Dayton has moved into William
Sherman's house.
Miss Nettie Ward has been quite sick
the past week.
The neighborhood will be hereafter
well supplied with bread, cake and pie by
the assistance Of Burr Beach who is rum
ming baker wagon.
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The stock account stands as follows
1877 shares full paid, &4925 90
/ share amount paid IN, 1850
Total amount paid in, $49s0.00
Amount due and unpaid on stock subscrtp-
lions, $50.
These two shares have been subscribed for
but the parties have Jailed to make payment
ms yet.
The Indebtedness of the company consist
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

Henry G. Curtis, Treasurer, in account with
The Newtown Agricultural Fair Co.
DIR.
The Newtown bee., 1898-12-23

Henry G. Curtis. Treasurer.
We have examined the within accounts and
find them correct.
M J. Houlihan, W. M. Reynolds,
Auditors.
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of a lumber bill due Philo Nichols OF about
$1100, and soIne small bills for supplies, etc
There has been paid on the lumber account
in the past year 500, leaving the amount
above mentioned due December !, 1888.
Henry @. CurtiS. Treasurer.
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among those whose friends had passed.
Col. James Duane yesterday received
the following:
Capital del Carmen. Misantii, Mexi-
~co.-James duane: II you are going to
the front. hold open "A place for me. !
will come at a moments notice.
&C. u. KING"
Mr.. King was formerly a well-known
resident of Anaconda, having resided
here for many years. He Is now en-
gagged in conducting a coffee plantation
in Mexico. When men are ready to
com such a distance To Join the army
there ran be no doubt % the patri-
otism Of the American people. Col.
DUANE has not yet received "A reply to
his communication sent to Governor
smith on Friday. offering the whole or
a part of the Uniform Rank. x. of p,
but he expects tn hear something to-
day o. tomorrow.
The materials for the needle cases to
be presented to the knaconda volun-
teers are ready for distribution. All
ladies who wish TO assist are request
ell To be at the Montana hotel promptly
at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.
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NEW TORPEDO BOATS.
HaIpine's Terror of the seas Is Ready
for Trial.

New York. May THE Halpine tor
pedo boat lies in the shea at the Long
dock at Willett's point all ready for her
trial trip before the engineer officers
who are to pass judgment upon her.
She has been o~verhauled and put in or
der during the last two weeks. Her
storage batteries have been placed and
she is ready for sea.
She is built of copper, "A feet long
and . feet in diameter, The body of
the boat is cylindrical in form. Her
bow Is the shape of semi-ellipsoid,
while her stern has the shape of a
cone The superior merit claimed for
her by her inventor. Halpine. formerly
of the United States navy. is that she
has the power to shoot her charge I'M
der q warship that has a torpedo net
out: hat she carries her propelling
power hoard OF her in storage batter
les and does not need a dynamo on
land. and hat she is "A marvel of SIM
plicity.
She can be handled from any point.
and If necessary can tow "A small boat
after her. She can run IL miles and
he started. stopped and backed by
only pressing a button. There are two
wire cables which uncoil and connect
her with the operator in the boat. She
carries two lights, which reflect their
lights backward. SO they are seen by
the operator only and not by the hostile
ship. keeping the operator Informed as
to the action Of the boat. IL n is
above the other she is going ahead. II
sideways she is making for the stern
or bow of "A warship. No light. the
boat has stopped. She runs with but
three inche showing above the water
and can be submerged to Is feet.
Extending from her bow is a long
spar with two arms extended. Extend
ed again from these IL a steel harpoon
with two arms lying fiat. The harpoon
is forced through the net, the arms.
unloosened. spring upon the inside of
the net and keep IL fastened there. The
open arms of the spar strike the net on
the outside and drive the spar back
into the boat, which strikes the trigger.
The can. attached to the harpoon by "A
chain, falls and is swung under the
vessel to be destroyed. At the same
time the leather cap Is torn off the
tube of the charge of the can. This
action let's GU the potassium, which,
on meeting with the water. ignites the
rocket. expelling the gas from the can
and exploding the charge of the can.
Meanwhile the BOAT itself has backed
out Of danger and returns To the OPP
orator. Only the harpoon, chair and
can remain The speed OF the Halpine
Is - knots an hour.
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"A Jay IN NEW YORK."
The Comedy Comes to the Union Family
Theater Friday.

The0ter Friday.
The Union Family theater will offer
for it's attraction on Friday and Sat
urday and Sunday, May Il. II and 10,
William Jerome's Herald Square come
dians. presenting the great laughing
success. "A Jay in New York" The
play and company have met with phe-
nomenal success in all the principal
cities. the press being a unit in pro-
%nouncing IL the leader of all such en-
~tertainments. "A Jay i'm New York"
was constructed for laughing purposes
only and as such is a huge success. In
cidental To the play a number of re-
fined and frst-class specialties are intro
duced, the principal of which are the
famous Robins In their r~ollicking skit,
THE Society Kids" Hayes and Bandy
execute one of the neatest and best
dancing acts before the public. The
Herald Square Trio give a laughable
travesty on Jealousy" w. G.. Davis,
sutnamed the Man from Ireland"
Maude Nucent. the gifted songstress,
and last. but not least. William Jerome.
the famous %parodist and unique come
dian. Lenora Wilson and Carrie Mas
soney, operate vocalists n come
diennes i'm a repertoire Of all the latest
and most popular ballads of the day.
Harry Taft. the Bowery newsboy and
whistling phenomenon; also the latest
New York craze the animated music
sheet. introducing full company.
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ARE READY FOR SPOKANE
Anaconda Baseball Team Will
Leave Thursday Morning.
ANDREWS GOES TOTACOMA
A Practice Game To-Day That VIII Be
a Close Contest Gr.fith Gets an
Ofer From Tacoma - Talk
of Baseball Matters.

The local baseball team is making
every preparation for the trip to spo-
kane. where they will play three games.
The team will leave Anaconda at 4
o'clock Thursday morning. and will
play the Washington cracks Friday.
Saturday n Sunday. May 10. IA and
Is. The players have been prsctic-
ing steadily, and to-day there will be
another practice game that will be
no walkover for the white stockings.
The game Will be between the regular
Anaconda team. which will be intact
with the exception of It's battery. and
the Electric Light club. which will
have Long and Freeman as a battery.
The games at Spokane are expected
To be the hottest contests that the Ana
condas have ever taken part In. Spo-
kane has a corps of splendid pitchers In
Stopher, Stanger and Darby. The lat
ter IL especially considered tn he a
crackatack. Darby pitched against the
crack Missoula team two years ago and
put them out by a score of ~ to o the
first game. and held them down to eight
hits In the second.
One thing that Is liable to seriously
cripple the Anaconda team Is the fact
that George Andrews. one Of the pitch
ers. caves this morning for Tacoma,
where he will accept a position for the
club OF that city in the Northwest
league. Andrews Is n of the best
pitchers that Anaconda has ever had,
and II was his good work that put the
Anacondas in first place last summer.
He has tremendous speed. big curves.
and has had considerable experience as
a pitcher. He has never suffered from
a sore arm, and during the Missoula-
Anaconda games last year he pitched
the two successive days without feeling
any a effects from the hard work. Be
sides being possessed of a mighty right
arm, Andrews Is probably the strongest
man on the team. He is clever In field
ing his position. and II Ii the prediction
of the local ball cracks that there Will
be no better in the Northwestern league
than George Andrews.
As stated above. the absence of An
drews will undoubtedly hurt the clubs
strength to a considerable extent. but
IL will by no means preclude the posi-
bility of capturing all three of the
games. A new pitcher has recently
been brought out here h is said to
Shelley. and he will appear to-day for
the first time. He is said To be pos
sessed of both speed and curves Be
sides Shelley there will be Long,
Wright and Burton, and Captain Ham
mond may himself take a whirl at 1t
III X becomes necessary.
j. II. Griffith. last years Anaconda
catcher. also received an offer to join
the Tacoma team in conjunction with
Andrews. Griffith has been out Of
town for some time. hut he came i'm
yesterday. he said he had not yet
decided whether to accept the offer Of
the Tacoma club or not.
The game to-day will start at 2:30
o'clock. Admission will be free. and all
those who desire to see the boys before
they go against the hard Spokane team
Mould be out. The game will be played
at the Athletic field.
ms teams.
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Special Dispatch To the Standard.
Spokane, Wash, MAY THE contract
for the sale of the lie Roi mine at Ross
land. r.. G., and the smeiter at North
Port. Wash, to "A British-American cor
poration has been signed i'm London and
the first payment of half a million has
been deposited there.
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A Quick Response.

At 1850 o'clock last night the fire
alarm box No. 10. at the corner OF Main
and Third streets. was pulled for a
burning chimney At the corner OF Third
and Locust streets. The department
responded In admirable shape. The
hose wagon heat the engine out by a
few seconds. but rs the latter weighs
about five times rs much. this Is not to
be wondered at. The FIRE In the Chin
ney was extinguished In a short time,
and no damage was
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A DENIAL.
Uhi Denies That he Was =. Desperately
IN Loves " ith blanche lswis.

Charles I'hl. whom the Butte news
papers wrote long articles about, con
corning his arrest ON a charge of threat
ening To kill Blanche Lewis. called at
the Standard office last evening and
denied the whole story. He says that
While he has every respect in the world
for Miss Lewis. ne is not desperately"
i'm love. He also denies he threat
med to kill her. or that he made n
threats against her whatsoever. He
leaves this morning for the Pacific
coast, where he will join the Tacoma
baseball club OF the newly organized
league,
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No German Mediation.

New York. May "A dispatch tn the
World from Berlin says:
The Berliner Post publishes as a reply
To the rumor that the capture of the
Philippine islands by the Americans
calls for German Interference. the fol-
lowing declaration. which was inspired
10y the imperial foreign offie:
Runners of renewed attempts at me-
diation tbetween the United States and
SPAIN by the covers are again In cir
culation. We can only repeat that this
mediation is not possible at present.
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Live BIRD shoot.

Kansas city. May IA live bird shoot
ing match took place to-day for the Kan
sas City Star cup and 500 IA side. j. A.
r.. Elliott of Kansas City defeated Rolla
O.. Heikes of Dayton. Ohio. by "A score of
"a to 80. Elliott missed three birds and had
three fan dead out of bounds. IIeikes had
but one clean miss. six falling dead be-
yond the line.
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Another Prz- Taken.

Key West. Fla. May THE span
ish brigantine Franquito. from BARGE
Iona. bound for Montevideo and Ha-
wanna. having a cargo of terked beef,
was brought in here by the dispatch
boat Hamilton. The Franquito was
captured of Havana yesterday by
arx
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Cairo. Egypt. May L-Princc Ahmed Sa-
feddin. a cousin Of the khedive. shot his
uncle. Prince Ahmed Fuad. with "a re-
volver to-day in the reading room of the
Khedival club. Prince Fuad received
three bullets i'm the back and was reported
to be dying.
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Queen Victoria seems likely to survive
two more of her prime ministers. While
the life of Mr.. Gladstone Il despaired Of
and Lord Salisbury's health seems shat
tered the remarkable old lady. In her
18th year. who rules over foo.ooo.Oco and
nominally controls about one-sixth OF the
whole earth. keeps well. despite the
alarmists.