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The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
BANTAM.
NOTES FROM ST PAUL'S.


Last Thursday afternoon the Ladies'
Auxiliary served bountiful supper in
the Parish House. On taking in to con-
sideration the small fee charged these
suppers are remarkably profitable. Sew
eral out Of town guests were present.
The Kings Daughters held pleasant
eociable on Friday night at Mrs Fillmore
Browns. Much merriment W as aroused
by the guests while searching in obscure
places for nuts. The small boys, who
were present, found it very exciting,
The funeral services of Mrs Mary
Hall were held on Thursday at her late
residence. The interment was in Foot
Vile.
Quite a number of people from her
attended the funeral services of ssMrs
Buell. in Litchfield on Sunday.
It is reported that William Hurd will
work for j. D. Wheeler this summer and
is soon to move his family to Bantam.
Charles F. Flynn has gone to Attic
boro, Mass. When he returns it is ex-
pected that Mrs Flynn will also come.
Miss Lena ;Morehouse is spending her
vacation in Woodbury..
Edward Mcintyre has moved into the
part of the house rented by Mrs Mary
Cone.
Mrs Garry Potter and her daughter
Miss Carrie Lester, made short visit al
J. D. Wheeler's, last week.
Mrs G. I. Parshlsy spent last Friday il
Meriden.
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TASHUA.
PERSONAL AFFAIRS.

The singing class that Mrs Whipple
has so kindly conducted at the rectory
on Saturday afternoons during the
winter Is discontinued for the present.
George Klein is building horse barn
for Samuel Seeley.
Mrs Blackwood is having bay window
and piazza built on TO the east side of bis
house. Mr. Sweezey doing the work.
Mrs Arthur Gregory and daughter.
Lila, who have been in Cornwall foI
some weeks, are expected home soon.
Randolph Bradley has come out with
fine new buggy.
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RRIDGEWATER..

Mrs Sylvia Frost ia in very poor health.
Mrs Stone is caring for her.
Frank Frost and Mrs Chamberlain Of
Cheshire were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Elmer Frost, over Sunday.
Grandson Northrop entertained Rev
Mr. De Larsey, Sunday.
Charles Northrop is the owner of fine
colt.
Lewis Northrop took in the horse sale
in New Milford, Saturday.
Misses Abbie and Sadie Northrop visit.
ed their aunt, Mrs John Keller, Satur.
day.
Mr. and Mrs Amos Northrop entertain
ed friends, Sunday.
Mrs Elmer Frost is suffering with !
hard cold.
Lewis Northrop visited friends in Dan
bury, last week.
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SEPARATE SILK SKIRTS.

The quantities, the assortments. the exclus
I've styles and patterns not seen in any store
in Amer lea. These are the bargains for the
Easter Opening.
Hrocaded silk Dress Skirts in about 80 pat
terms, stylish up-to date designs, properly
made, percaline lined, interllned, velveteen
bound, full widths, sold everywhere at $3.50.
This week g. 49,
Rrocaded Satin skirts in about 20 new spring
designs, properly tailored, correct in every
detail and cannot be seen anywhere else,
worth $40 80, 81 IS.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
A BUSINESS BOOM,

West Cornwall is now enjoying quite
boom in business. The j. iMailinson
Shear Co. have large order for shears
and are now running both shops at their
full capacity. Mr. Mallinson is an ex-
pert shear maker, and it is fortunate for
the village the business is in so compe-
tent hands.
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A HARD RECORD TO BEAT.

G. b. Logan, local poultryman, pre-
sents the following record of 10 White
Wyandotte pullets:
November. IS eggs. Average 74-5.
December,sl74 eggs. Average IT as.
January, $50 eggs. Average Is.
February, TIA eggs. Average II rs.
March, 143 eggs up to the goth.
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SEPARATE DRESS SHIRTS.

We do not believe there is another Separate
Dress Skirt Department in America which
contains the variety or assortment, style
with low prieeness as we show tor this Easter
Opening. Its fame has been the talk OF New
Haven. We have only sAirts which are wor-
thy and our prices will be found fully 25 per
cent less than usually asked.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
In Litchfield County.
NEW MILFORD.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
Workmen are engaged, this week, 10
building an addition to the brick store
on Bank street, just vacated by Allis &
Co. When completed the store will be
occupied by B. D. Kane, who will move
from the Humiston bl Dck on Railroad
street.
Charles A. Way Is charging his house
on West street by building quite an ad-
dition to it.
The Court of Common Pleas will close
It's session here, this week, Judge WEIGH
presiding.
A session of the Superior court will
take place in this village, next week.
Verton P. Staub, the new tax collector,
has begun operations, having gotten his
tax book OF the 1897 list and advertised,
in accordance with the law and usual
custom of his predecessors.
Frank E. Soule moved his househould
effects, yesterday, from Whittlesey ave-
nue. to North Main street in the residence
of Frank Evitts.
James L. McEwan moves, April l,
from South Main street into the Peck
place on Nicholas Square.
Miss Florence Miner Of Springfield has
assumed her duties as milliner with W.
G. Barton for the season.
JaD,aa T. MoEu,or hitoba5 nm Doir
of horses on Sunday last and drove to
Danbury. Resides his own family he
took our popular posto flee clerks, Misses
Anna G. McEwan and Elizabeth Garfield.
He returned them early in the evening
in time to not interfere with their previ-
Gus engagements.
The many friends of Mrs William G.
Green regret to hear of her Illness.
Fears are entertained for her recovery.
The rectory school, Rev Fl. L. Everest,
principal, is having 10 days vacation.
MERRYALL AND VICINITY.
Mss Florence Stone was home over
Sunday.
Ernest Hawley called on friends, Sun,
day.
Miss Vesta Abbott spent the week in
New Haven, the guest of Miss Agnes
Whitcomb.
Ezra Hendricks moves to Worthwhile.
this spring.
Mr. Newblom is to work Ebert How
lands farm, the coming season.
STILL RIVER AND VICINITY.
Mrs John Mannion of New Milford
called on Mrs Ryan, last Thursday.
Mrs James White spent Friday with
Mrs C. Bell.
Mrs w. Logan called on Mrs t. M.
M. Stack, last Friday.
Mrs Durham is spending the week with
Mrs Bell.
Mrs M. T. Ryan was In New Haven
one day recently.
Miss Calvin closed her school, last Fri
day, for a three weeks vacation.
Rev Mr. Johnaon of New Milford was
in town, Friday.
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ment, has been giving some practical IL
lustration of his bandiwork on the farms
OF D. Bristol, Dewitt Platt aud others
around here.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01

Our preparations for this season will Guido
MI pl evious occasions and win merit your
attendance. The CLOAK Room is filled with
novelties bright with the touch of Fashion
and style. is more gigantic andgattractive in
It's effects aud quantities than ever2before at
tempted.
Suit buyers, Skirt buyers will be repaid by
seeing the great assortment OF exclusive
ready -to-wcar garments displayed. and you
will be- surprised how little our prices are. A
sight worth seeing.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
NorEs FROM sr A,IpREw s

Weekly Friday evening" s,rvices were
held &C Mrs Toohy's, and this week will
De at Dewitt Platt's. An extra service,
Thursday evening, at Mr. Ba~nuo's in
Worthwhile.
st Andrews bell was tolled for the
death of j. Morehouse, the ancient sex
ton of the Worthwhile cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev
L. 3. Ockford on Saturday last.
The foe weather has given quite an
impetus to the farm work. Eric Nelson
has already narrowed the meadow he
plowed, last fall, and Mr. Corning is
grading and fertil ling his north meadow
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
MARKETABLE.

THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SPIRIT.
Work has been started again on the
sidewalks, and the prospects now seem
to be very good for speedy completion
of the work.
Mr. Noteware, whose remarkable skill
in blasting has attracted 80 much CON-
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01

Mems Dress Shoes, all styles, at 81.
mens R R snoes; az SYKES at Sl.so.
at S1.75
Mems Fine Wei Patent Tip shoes at sI.75
Mems Genuine Calf shoes at 81.
%.
Mems Patent Leather shoes at 81.
Mems Bicycle shoes, russell or black, g.
The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01

Mrs Frederick Holmes and daughter,
Ina, are visiting her brother, Amos AL
len, in Southford.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
Yellowstone National Park.

The reputation Of this wonderful region,
probably the most unique and certainly the
only one Of its kind in the world, becomes more
extended yearly. Mankind never tires OF seeing
or reading of Its grand GEYsER FOUNTAINS, its
superb CANYON, the beautiful YELLOWSTONE
LAKE more than 1000 feet above the ocean, the
high MOUNTAINS, the CASCADES and CATARACTs,
the BEAR, ELK, DEER and ANTELOPE, the un-
equalled TROUT fishing and other interesting
features found there.
The PARK is free to the WORLD and is under
the control of the United States Government.
Large hotels, electric lighted and steam heated.
are found at convenient points and first class,
specially constructed four horse stage coaches,
transport tourists from place to place.
Wonderland '9s has chapter which contains
q fund OF information about the Park that
makes it perhaps, peculiarly valuable for
SCHOOLS and TEACHERS. The features of the
Park are described and there is besides, large
amount Of practical information about the
region and the ride through it. The Park tour
can be made either in the coaches, or on horse
back or bicycles. The book will be sent to any
address upon receipt of six cents by CHAs, s.
FEE, General Passenger Agent, Northern
Pacific Railway, st. Paul, Mimi.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
HIS NECK is BROKEN.
Detroit Man the Victim of Pecul.
lar Accident.
"A Sudden Jar Dislocntes the Second
Cervical yertebra md He Is
Obliged to Wear an
Iron Cast.

When they hang man the rope is
adjusted SO that the drop will break his
neck by dislocating his second cervical
vertebra, which supports the axis of
the head. w. =. T. Burton, of Detroit,
Mich, says he has never been hanged,
but his neck is broken just as though
he had been, and he is probably the
only man alive to-day who walks, talks,
eats and drinks with broken neck.
MIR. Burton has been hanged nearly
two years now. 1t happened when he
was getting off car with two heavy
grips in his hands. He struck the pave
ment with severe shock that at the
time rather hurt his neck. AS the
months went on it grew worse and final
~ the pain became excruciating. He
sought DR.. Obetz, who discovered that
his second cervical vertebra had been
dislocated and that he was as good as
hanged. Then for months Mr.. Bur-
ton submitted to plaster casts, but his
neck was SO tough that they were no
good, and he finally had to have his neck
stretched by means of an iron cast.
His head is lifted an inch and half
higher than it was before the cast was
put on, and his vertebra from the shout
der up is being stretched into position.
From three to five months he has had
to wear this cast.
DR.. Phelps, of New York, somewhat
celebrated surgeon, who examined DR..
Obetz' patient, said it was ninety-nine
chances to hundred that Burton would
die, but he didn't. His vocal chords and
extra muscles used in talking and swal-
lowing were partially paralyzed, and he
had to live on liquids for long time,
and even now it is an acrobatic feat
for him to swallow, since his head is
turned awry at an angle of As degrees.
His voice is full tone lower than it
used to be, but he says he wasn't
doomed to Gle hanged, aud is as good as
dozen dead men yet.
The physicians look upon his case
with great interest. Burton goes about
town now much as he used to,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14

months she lost twenty three pounds.
1--WE did everything possible for her,
and she had the best Of medical treatment.
"Several skilled physicians attended
her, but no benefit was apparent.
A family friend visiting Us, told how
her daughter had been similarly affected,
but cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.
"She urged Us to try the pills, and we
finally consented.
1--WE have always rejoiced that we did.
"The pills helped Lucy at once, and
after taking eight boxes she was entirely
"She is now in perfect health, strong,
weighs ten pounds more than ever before,
and her cheeks are foil of color.
1.-TWO years Of schooling were missed
on account Of i'll health, but now she can
crafty her ambition TO study and become
an educated woman"
The reason that DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People were he1pful in the above
case, is that they are composed of vegcta-
bic remedies which act directly on the
impure blood, the foundation of disease.
As the blood rushes through all parts
of the body, the conveyer Of good or bad
health, 1t is necessary that 1t should be
pure, rich and red.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills bui1d Up the
blood by Supplying its Life giving elements
which nourishes the various organs, slim
ulating them to activity in the perform
ance Of their functions and thus drives
disease from the system.
The pills are in universal demand and
sold by all druggists. .
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14

Apologize to = janitressl" gasped
Mr. Dowser.
"Aye! sir, and it's got to be mighty
humble one, too, or don't overlook
things!"
"I'll see you in Texas first, and now
you skate upstairs or down cellar or
wherever you belong. and don't you
dare to speak to me again unless adj
dress you first!'
what! What" almost sobbed the
woman in her passion, as She danced
about. "You speaking like that to the
woman who owns the landlord and has
mortgage on the house and all the
tenants! Did ever! But therein be
fun in this house from to-day, and you
won't be the one tic laugh over It'll"
Mr.. Bowser is something of bluff
err, as the reader knows, and in most
instances has gained his point, but
when he tackled the janitress of fiat
house he didn't begin to realize the
magnitude of his undertaking. Not a
piece CT furniture had yet entered the
door when she had camped on his
trail
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
BY N. QUAD.

soon as you camp she asked as sne
tried to brace up.
"Of course. That is, expect you'll
make bigger kick about going back
home than you did of coming over here,
but it'll be all right. Brace up, now,
| for here come the goods"
Mr.. Bowser handed in a chair for her,
and then followed the men down
stairs to make them hurry. He had
forgotten all about the janitress, but
| she was ut the front door and looking
for him. Not knowing the powers and
dignity of the average janitress of the
average fiat, he had stroked her fur the
wrong way at the very outset, and she
did not intend to put up with it.
Did We say yer name was Towser?"
She asked as he appeared.
mo, ma'am, / didn't! said my name
was Bowser, and if you can read and
write you'd better put it down and re-
member it. Seems to me you've got
good deal to say around here"
"For Heavens sake, but hear him
| talkl" exclaimed the woman as she
turned to about 90 children who were
crowding up. the steps. az should think
had good deal to say around here,
us you putt! Who is it that's in charge
of these flats except me! You'd better
be finding out the difference between q
tenant and ianitress, YOU had" 49,.
way!" shouted Mr.. Bowser, as he grew
red in the face.
"And don't you talk this way to
mel"
you may be the janitress just now.
but as soon as l can reach the land.
lord by telephone I'll have you
bouncedl"
ITS the landlord yen see is It'll" she
sneered as she snapped her fingers at
! Mr.. Bowser. Yell see the landlord
and hev me bounced from me job-hal
ha! ha! Who but me own husband
Peter lint the landlord the money to
build these flats, and who but me has
/ the mortgage safe in her trunk? It's
: me that ye'd better see about bounc-
ing the landlord, and I'm waiting right
here for ye to apologize to me for the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
SHIELD FOR RURAL TOURISTS
Northwestern Road Posts Mechanica
City Guide in It's Depot at
Chicago.

Another blow at the confidence men
who haunt the stations and furnish to
travellers gratuituous information con-
corning tunnel explosions and similar
attractions was struck the other day at
Chicago, when an electrical directory
and time table device was placed in the
Chicago & Northwestern depot at Wells
and Klnzie streets. Similar appliances
will soon be placed in all the other large
stations.
By means Of the directories the
tourist who desires to visit any place Of
interest in Chicago need but press a
button on cabinet, which bears a
striking resemblance to large upright
piano, and with whirring Of wheels
sheet will be brought to view and will
furnish information as to street car
lines to be travelled over to reach any
part of the city.
The time tables are placed upon 2e
sheets. The towns and cities on the
road and on connecting lines are ar.
ranged alphabetically, each sheet being
devoted to a letter. The time of arrival
and departure Of NIL trains are placed
after each town. By pressing the but
ton upon which is the initial letter OF
the desired station the traveller causes
the corresponding time sheet to appear.
The apparatus is operated by an cleo
trio motor. The device was invented
by q New England man, who made the
first one for the Boston & Maine rail
road station in Boston. It was success
ful and others were placed in stations
in New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14

II is important that the nerves are care
folly guarded. Mothers who have young
daughters Of school age should watch their
health more carefully than their studies.
The proper development Of their bodies
is OF first importance.
After the confinement Of the school
room, plenty Of outdoor exercise should
be taken. It is better that children never
learn their a, b, c's, than that by over
study they lose their health.
All this is se1f-evident. Everyone ad-
mits it-everyone knows it, but everyone
does not know how to build the health up
when once broken down, even the best
physicians failing at times.
he following method of Mrs. Stephen
Barnes, whose post Office address is Bur-
ney, Ind, if rightly applied, may save
your daughter.
When her daughter Lucy was at that
Critical girlhood age Of twelve years she
grew weak and nervous.
Previously she had been bright.
healthy young girl" says Mrs. Barnes,
She was diligent and progressive in her
studies.
1T became necessary, however, for her
to leave school.
"She was overtaxed mentally and
physically.
"Her nerves were at such tension
that the least noise irritated her.
She had continual twitching IN the
arms and lower limbs and symptoms of
St. Vitus' dance.
Her blood was oft of order she was
thin and pale, almost Me1ess. In three
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
sGssssssesseeeeeeeseee Observation-Disclosures

When Mr.. Bowser had decided that
they were to try fiat life for three or
four months, while the house was un-
dergoing alterations, Mrs. Bowser was
naturally anxious to see the fiat.
No use making journey of four or
five miles to see flat" he replied.
Its right there and it won't get away
| before we go over with the goods
1t therefore came about that neither
of them stepped foot into the place he
had leased until the vans with the
household goods We're at the door. Mrs.
Bowser stood on the steps, took look
around, and then dolefully asked:
us this the scenery you referred to
when you came home and told me
about the fat?"
whats the matter with the seen.
ery?" he replied. as he let his eyes wan
der around.
"Oh! nothing at all! There's a coal
yard, boarding stable, two squatters'
shanties and saloon, and we shall have
nothing to complain of in the way of
scenery"
Eluu]HS lauiG even DeIOre we nave
entered the house, eh! What has
the scenery got to do with us2 We
shall be three flights up and overlook
it all. You can't expect every fiat in
New York to look out on rivers. and
parks. and mountains. Let's go up
and see the rooms
They had reached The foot OF the
second flight of stairs when they en-.
countered woman with bunch Of
keys in her hand. Indeed. Mr.. Bowsel
bumped against her in the semidark.
ness before her presence was discov-
cred.
"Who-who the Old Harry is this
and what are you skulking around here
for2" he demanded.
'Who am /, sir!" exclaimed the
woman, as she jlngled her keys abou,
-"Ill soon let you know who am!
I'm the janitress of this house, and
what business have you poking around
here?"
ooh, the ianiiress, ehq Well, why in
ttunderation don't you have this hal
lighted? Do you suppose I've got the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
The Omaha Exposition of 1898

beats the Centennial Exposition
which occurred in Philadelphia in 1876
away out of sight and is next to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in impor-
tance to the whole country. All of
states in the Trans Mississippi region
are interested. and visit to Omaha
during the continuance of the EXPOSE
ton, from June to October, inclusive,
is recommended to all.
Buy your excursion tickets over
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Ry. An illustrated folder descriptive
of the Exposition will be sent you on
receipt of 2-cent stamp for postage.
address Geo. ID. Heafford, General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, III.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14

dark?"
tits none of your business, sir!
obeys what I'm told by the landlord,
and nobody asked you to come polSing
up here. Who is it you are after2"
"Woman!" shouted Mr.. Bowser as
he glared at her through the obscurity,
"my name is Bowser!'
"And don't care for thatl"
"And I've rented the fourth fatl"
ooh, that's it? Well, that's different,
but I've also got further word to say.
If you are man as gets drunk and
raises high jinks I'll not permit ye to
disturb the other tenants. And don't
think I'm here to be running up and
down stairs at your beck and call. II
We want the halls lighted and will pay
for the extra gas, I'll see the landlord,
but he's not man to be bulldozed."
Mr.. Bowser would have hung on and
argued matters, but Mrs. Bowser, who
had crouched against the wall and
held her breath, tugged at his arm
and got him away. He dumped up
stairs ahead of her, muttering under
his breath; but as he unlocked the
door leading into their fiat he braced
up cheerfully and exclaimed:
well, old girl, here we are at last.
Til have that woman bounced this aft
ternoon, go to the board of public
works and have the scenery changed
tomorrow, and then we'll proceed to
take comfort. Now, then, look about
and tell me how you like it?"
Mrs. Bowser took q walk from the
kitchen to the parlor and then leaned
up against the wall and wept.
what in Timothy is the matter
now?" demanded Mr.. Bowser as he
looked at her in establishment.
"Look-look at the scenery!" she
sobbed, as she pointed from front
window.
"Scenery-yes. The scenery seems I'd
be junk-yard which deals mostly in
old bottles, but what has that got to
do with us? You didn't expect to see
Pixies Peak from these windows, did
your"
"But It's tucked-up little play.
house of a fat!" she protested, as she
wiped away her tears to look around
"Just look at this parlor! Why, it
isn't as big as my bedroom at home!"
"Of course it isn't. but did you ex-
pect we were to give dance here
once week? It's simply a cosy little
parlor for small family, and when we
get settled you'l be delighted. You
won't have to walk half block to
cross the ROOM"
"But the bedrooms are dark!" she
went on, as the tears came again.
MY dear woman" said Mr.. Bowser
in coaxing tones and calling a bland
smile to his face, ga bedroom was in
vented for use at night. seen moth
ing whatever to complain OF. There
is no waste room here. Everything il
cosy and convenient, and inside OF q
week you'll 60 around singing."
.yeA,li.xoNW -ksA 40 haek Acznl r
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-14
A School Girls
Nerves.

Tins record is Of especial 0aAte to Parents. rs
message from lo0ig mother dedicated to the mothers
Of gyoz0fNg girls. 4 fruitful na,vat0e Of the utmost
interest and lnllork