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The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
PLATTSVILLE.
THE LATE MRS Am. GODFREY.

THE LATE MRS ri. GODFREY.
The funeral services Of Mrs A. Nj. God
frey were attended at her late homie ON
Friday afternoon at z O'Clock. JuAE a
week before she started from Bridgeport,
where she had been spending the winter
for her home. she remarked on the way
about the beautiful trees. L. seemed
chat hardly any of the old familiar scenes
escaped her eye or failed TO bring trum
her lips pleasant comment. But what
great changes can be brought about in a
single weeK! q few nighLs OF weakness
ana suffering and then the close. Those
who saw her as she lay in death say she
looked younger by many years and her
face WAS the picture Of peace. Many
friends came to ner nome On Friday last
TO pay their last tribute OF love. "HoW
beautiful to be with God"
Rev Edward Curtis is expected to
preach In the schoolhouse at the Forge,
next Sunday evening at O'Clock.
A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be held In Grange hail, near Fla.
Rock church, on Thursday evening, June
Z. A carefully. prepared literary pro
gram of superior excellence will be rem
dered. The inner man will be bountiful-
| ly supplied by supper, with fair wait
be present and help a good cause along
| No admission fee, put the usual price for
strawberries and cream. Ii stormy, first
fair evening.
Mrs Eli 5. Godfrey and little son,
Richard, are guests of Mr. and Mrs AT
thur Clark.
A number of Plattsville people enjoyed
the delightful entertainment given at
Greenfield Hill school under the direction
of Prof Cliff, last Wednesday evening.
Miss Frances Seeley will give read
ing in Shelton, next month. for the bene.
fit of Farmill River Grange.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
THE
THE
HUBBELL & WADE CO.
362 Water St.. Bridgeport, Conn

Congregational church. A committee of
ladies decorated the church very beauti'
fully. The odor of fowers, the beauty
of colors in plants and festooning, with
the hearty singing and special vocal mus
ic, combined with crisp reports and 40
dresses, gave tone of appreciative SEN
timent and created spirit of enthusiasm
that will be felt for some days to come.
Mrs Orion Leach, the present and very
efficient president, presided. Mrs Bar
mum, the county president of the W. @.
I. u, read the 18th chapter of the lst
epistle TO the Corinthians. While the
members of the Union and congregation
were singing the Coronation Miss Elethea
Brush and Miss Edna Hatch marched
down the aisles of the church carrying
the banner won by the New Fairfield Un-
ion for the largest increase in members
in the county. The banner was received
by the president and placed upon the
platform. Rev w. o, Berckman led in
prayer. Mrs w. o. Berckmann, the vice
president of the Union, representing the
Congregational church, read by request
an interesting report of the county con-
vention held last Fall at South Norwalk.
The president, Mrs Orton Leach, also ia
Yored with a delightful account of the
state convention held in New London.
Mrs Barnum very briefly and entertain
ingly touched upon the county conven-
ton recently held in Bethel. William
r.. Miles, prominent business man of
Danbury, gave q brief and helpful adj
dress on the lire of temperance work.
The pastor of the Congregational church,
after giving the usual notices, congratu-
lated the Union upon its work. His words
were encouraging and true testimony
to the unself1sh and consecrated endeav-
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
NEW FAIRFIELD.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES


The Congregational church, last Sun
day, was very beautifully decorated VIII
flowers, potted and cut. The pulpit WaE
draped with the American flag. The
attendance large. The pastor preached
on the theme, ''Some spiritual LESSONS re-
ffacted from The war cloud"
The Sunday school, last Sunday, was
exceedingly interesting. Mrs frosty,
SUPERINTENDENT, baa introduced a quota
rion bee, on Scriptural themes, in which
all teachers and scholars participate.
Children's day exercises will be held June
II.
The Y. P. 8. G. e. PRAYER meeting was
led by the Chairman "a LEe AovhoAs GIN
mirtee. Miss EmEna Brush. The endeav-
orers took part promptly. The meeting
throughout was pointlul, helpful and
very devotional. Sunday evening, June
5, z to S.45 o'clock, a Z. Z. s. Z. 4. bust
ness meeting, followed by Z. h. rally.
Up. SC. e. from other sections are
cordially invited.
The new Sunday school at the Bogus
schoolhouse, Great Meadow district, is
thriving nicely. Eysry seat in The room
was flied, last Sunday afternoon. Mrs
John M. TreadWell, superintendent, has
arranged the classes, provided lesson pa
pers and is pushing the work along splen-
didly. the pastor of the Congregational
church visited the school last Sands y and
gave an exposition of the Sunday school
lesson, followed by gospel address
Mr. Bailey, the president of the Danbury
Union of the Z. P. S. q. E., anu an &C
tive member Of the board of directors Of
the Connecticut Sunday school associa,
ton, will, weather permitting, visit the
school next Sunday afternoon. Mr. Bail
ey is an excellent speaker and the resi-
dents of the Great Meadow district should
NOT fail TO hear him.
Next Sunday In the Congregational
church the pastor will preach on the
the ne ssIn memory of the veterans OF two
wars.,, In the evening on The Bird ge
of Signs with Six Arches.a
THE w. @. T. q. RALLY.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
AT ST JOHNS.

Next Sunday, being Whit-sanday, is
the seventh anniversary of the rectorship
Of Rev O. o. Wright, of this church. In
recognition of this fact the people Of the
parish are ali invited to join in holding a
social in Glover's hall, next Thursday
eve ming at s o'clock.
Bishop Brewster visited this church &C.
cording to notice, last Friday evening
preached an excellent sermon, confirmed
class of IL, four boys and seven girls,
and was received with warm interest and
evident satisfaction by the people.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Arthur Britain and Lewis Cooke from
Ansonia gave an entertainment with the
graphophone in the Gray's Plains school
house, last week Monday, May Is. On
account of the bad weather there was a
small attendance. They gave the same
entertainment, Tuesday evening, at Old
Mill hall, Zoar Bridge.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

One Minute is not long, yet relief is
obtained in half that time by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure, It prevents
consumption and quickly cures colds,
Group, bronchitis, pneumonia, la grippe
and all throat and lung troubles. e. T.
Sandy Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Bots
ford; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Edward Bellamy, now known the wide
world over as the author of Looking
Backward" has just died at the early
age of 40 at his home at Chicopee Falls.
Mass. Twenty years ago as the partner
OF brother in daily newspaper of no
great influence at Springfield, he was
practically unknown to the outside
world. The sudden fame he attained
was probably as great surprise to Bel
lamy himself, as to anyone. Looking
Backward" was an immediate success.
1t was the theme of afternoon teas and
cafes. Every other man asked his neigh
Dor if he had read it. 1t was parodied,
ridiculed, discussed and admired. The
writer was in some places an anarchist
and in others the apostle of new creed
of humanity. There was a thread of
story through It. 1t possessed a polish
and charm of style which attracted ev-
cry one. The story of the book in a
nutshell is: Julian West, a wealthy
young Boston physician, was represent
ed as falling asleep in 1887 and awaken
ing in 1000 to find that new era had
dawned upon earth. Nobody worked
for himself but for the good of the CON-
munity. There was no property, and
bonds and mortgages were unknown.
The state was the protecting father OF
all it's citizens" More than a million
copies of Looking Backward" have
been sold. More than half a million
volumes have been sold in foreign coun
tries. The book has been translated
into German, French, Russian, Italian
Arabia and Bulgarian. The Emperor Of
Germany bought 10, 900 copies and dis
tributed them among the students Of
Germany. Hundreds of disciples OF
Looking Backward" appeared in al
parts of the country. Edward Bethany
found himself leader of new school
the apostle of social regeneration. The
newspapers began to talk of Bellamyisn
and to interview the author of Hooking
Backward" upon what he intended to d.
with trusts and similar institutions
BellamY was not man who made 1
striking appearance. We have Otter
seen him on the streets at Springfield
He was slender in stature, and by nature
of modest and retiring disposition. II
was the son Of Baptist clergyman, ant
it is interesting to note that that might!
divine OF the Edwardsian school, Rev D
Joseph Bellamy of Bethlehem, CT, wa
an ancestor. About year ago his grea
book Equality" appeared, and its sue
cess was complementary to that Of tn
slighter romance which was its founda
ton. 1t appears that Bellamy began
his literary career by contributing tale
to the Century magazine, which won in
slant appreciation for their exquisit
style as well as for their ingenious ami
poetic character. These stories hav
never been collected, though they vel
deserve to be. His novels appeared a
follows: "Six to One; a Nantucke
Idyl," 1S7s); ''Dr HeidenhofF's Pro
cess" (1ss0); "Mlss Ludington's Sister
A Romance of Immortality" Q884)
"Looking Backward; 2O0O-lss7" Q8s8)
finally Equality GS97).
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock al
the East Center, aG the home of Mrs Rus.
sell Hatch. At 4 o'clock in the East Cen.
ter school house, Mrs Barnum will or
ganize Loyal Temperance Legion. All
che children of the community are cor
daily invited to be present. Parents are
cordially welcomed.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

new spring suits Is at it's very best now.
There isn't anything new or desirable
that is missing from our display. The
best and highest priced tailor In the land
couldn't offer you better made garments
than ours, couldn't fit you any better CT
give you more satisfacti on.''
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

The family Of Michael Collins of the
Glen, are sadly afflicted. The oldest
child died last Thursday with diphtheria,
and two other children are i'll with the
disease. The house was Guaranteed by
Health Officer Smith. Antitoxine was
administered to the surviving patients.
aud it is confidently expected they will
recoYer.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mrs Ernest Sherman and son are board
ing for few months with her sister, Mrs
jerome Nichols, while her husband is in
Huntington, L. l., attending to the cree
ton of power house for an electric
railroad.
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y
Mrs j. w. TreadweH and Miss Nav
Mallett have new bicycles.
Mrs Ferry of Easton Is spending the
summer at Rev B. B. Whipple's.
George Klein mas new horse.
A. b. Mallett is having his buildings
repaired by Abraham Klein.
Miss Hattie Sniffen, who has beer
spending the winter in the South, has
returned and is visiting at Mrs Mary E
Clarke's.
Mrs George Clarke has visited hel
friend, Mrs VIII Peck, at Milford.
VIII Blackwood is driving a stylish
trotter, recent purchase,
Lorenzo jackson has traded buggiel
with e. M. Beardsley of Long Hill.
Miss Edith Sherwood has visited Mis-.
Iva Brinsmade at Daniels Farms.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mr. and Mrs J. Ell. Atkins OF New York
City have moved into the house with
Alex Allen, the laundryman. Mr. Allen
has fitted up his laundry with steam ma
chinery and ia prepared to do all kinds
of work first class
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
HATTERT0WN.

Mr. and Mrs John Loucks of Danbury
have been spending several days at
Charles Benedict's.
C. M.Thorpe entertained relatives from
Bridgeport, over Sunday.
Miss Elsie P. Botaford closes her
school to-day (Fridsy) with literary ex-
ercises and a picnic.
Mrs Fl. A. Pratt and Miss Sophia Booth
were driving through Cranberry Swamp,
last Friday, when their horse becoming
frightened jumped out of the road into
the mire and in it's struggles to get out
nearly buried itself in the mud and
water. 1t required several men and q
team of horses to extricate the animal
which escaped injury, nor was any dam
age done to the carriage. Mrs Pratt
sprained her ankle in jumping out, and
both ladies,were well covered with mud
Miss May Ransom of Danbury was the
guest of Mrs Eugene Northrop over Sun
day.
Mrs James Tyler and daughter of
Easton visited L. Fl. Edward, this week.
Mrs L. Fowler of Stepney has been
visiting Mrs J. w. Penney, this week.
j. W. Penney and family spent day,
last week, at Ridgefield with friends.
Raymond Perkins of Hopewe has
come to make it his home with Mr. and
Mrs j. w. Penney.
A. W. Parmelee of Danbury spent thu
day with D. P. Parmelee, this week.
Burr Godfrey's son had an accident
last Saturday. While driving near D
Pratt's the harness broke, the horse tool
fright and ran, throwing Mr. Godfrey on
and breaking the wagon. The horse wa
caught uniniured. Mr. Godfrey alst
escaped without injury.
j. w. Penney has new horse which
he considers fine animal. He pur
chased it of Milon Hawley of StepneY.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Michael Heating has moved his shed
back about 10 feet from the road and Ii
putting on new outside. Philip Haugh
of Botsford and Patrick Kane of Dan.
bury are doing the work.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mrs Lille Mckenzie of New Haven is
making few weeks visit to her mother,
Mrs Henry johnson.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Misses Lucy F. and Maud Ell. Black
man spent Sunday with friends In Bridge
port.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

The large elm tree in front Of Michael
Halpin's place blew over during the
thunder shower, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Charles Warner, who has been i'll for
so long, has improved sufficiently to be
able to attend to his business a part of the
time.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Miss Augusta Tongue has fine new
turnout in the shape of new horse and
carriage.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

The Misses Burr, the dressmakers
have taken rooms at George w. Stuart's
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Postmaster Duncombe was in Platts'
vile, Monday, the guest of his sister
Mrs George B. Beers.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

John Brennan assisted Mr. Sears in
moving the boiler into the new building
last week. His new engine was pur.
chased in New York state.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Thomas Keane, who has been laid up
with scalded foot the past month, went
back to his work, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Miss Nellie Cromwell OF Bridgeport
was st George o. Banks, Cold Spring,
Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mrs George French was visited by q
party of friends, this week, mostly from
Bethel They had a very enjoyable
time
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mr. and Mrs /. Percy Blackman and
family spent Sunday with friends in
Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mr. and Mrs Frederick Chambers have
been in town to look after the repairs on
their place, preparatory to coming here
to spend the summer.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

program; also several choruses by the
society. So remember the date, June 3,
at the Methodist church, and everybody
come, because it is free to all. No ao-
mission charged
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mis- Edward Botsford and family OF
Monroe visited her father, B. Ell. Peet,
this week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mrs Alexander Baird of Bridgepor
visited at James Farrell's, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

G. B. Adams If Rochester, N. Y, was
at G. B. Johnson's, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Mrs Ernest Sherman and little son OF
Cutters Farms are spending several
weeks with her sister, Mrs jerome
Nichols.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Don't forget the auction at Gays car
rage shop, tomorrow, 18th. See posters.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Charles Sears has put up new build
ing. 1t is to be used for turning wood
and a cider mill.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
S1,&45,292.77,

81IE41 sG6@.EEs
Deposits Of 81 to $1,000 received and Interest
credited from the first Of each month, pay ablssiE
January and July Of each ysar. incorporated 1875
o. u. MORGAN, President.
- 8. CATTLE, Secretary aud TPsasaRsc.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

Davis q savara say: s'The showing Of
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
TASHUA.
AT CHRIST CHURCH,

The Ladies' Guild will meet with Mrs
Abrsm Klein, Wednesday, June 1.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

"a - n - II Z "A.
Bsa,s tbs a The Kind You Have Always Bought
q NeNZzlZw
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
FLAGS :!
American and Cuban Flags,
ALL SIZES.

FLAG POLES ready for use, with ball and
halyards.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

THE w. g. T. q. RALLY.
The w. G. II. u. held their loug antici-
pated rally, last Sunday evening, ia the
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

have been spending few days with MI
and MAS Plumb Nichols.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27
MECHANICS AND FARMERS
SAVINGS BANK,

CITY BANK BUILDING, WALL ST., B'poR1
Deposits, $l,4o2, 114.46.l
Interest and Surplus, 45,I78.32.
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

The regular semi-monthly business
meeting Of the w. G. T. q. will be held
The Newtown bee., 1898-05-27

j. w. Penney has new horse which
he considers fine animal. He pur-
chased it of Million Hawley of StepneY.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
Ellen Smith Picked Up Dying in a Back
 Yard.
No One Saw the Accident, but a Neighbor Heard
 the Fall.
Only a Month Ago the Mother Was Claimed by Death at San
 Rafael.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

sos Broadway, April "A.
 Ellen Smith, young miss of 14 sum- mers, fell down a back stairs this morn ing at 1868 Williams street and died in twenty-five minutes.
 No one saw the accident, but Mrs. Dris- coll, the next-door neighbor, heard the child str4Ae the ground and was the first one to reach her. She was unconscious and never recovered sufficiently to speak
 The Smiths only recently came to this city from San Rafael, where the wife and mother was buried about month ago. The father was left with the daugh- ter and 10-year-old son.
 MT. Smith was occupied in placing some carpet in the house when Mrs. Driscoll notified him of the terrible accident The child was carried into the basement and Dr. J. Maher summoned. He reached the sufferer about fifteen minutes after the accident and found that circulation had stopped. She was removed to the house and placed in bed.
 Restoratives and stimulants were ad- ministered but without avail. The child opened her eyes once and tried to speak. but made no sound. In ten minutes after the doctor arrived she was dead pr. Maher made an examination, but a mark on the nose was the only sign of the ac- cfdent He pronounced her death due to the failure of her heart to withstand the shock. He said internal injuries might be found upon a post-mortem examination The Coroner will hold an inquest
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
SAILED.


 Sunday, April 24. Stmr State of California Green Astoria. Stmr Mackinaw. Littlefield. Tacoma. Stmr Empire, Nelson, Coos Bay. Town.
 Schr Wing and Wing, Simmie, Coos Bay.
 TELEGRAPHIC POiN LOBOS-April "A, 10 p. m.-Weather foggy; wind w; velocity Is miles.
 DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT HARFORD-Saied Apr A-Schr Melancthon. for Columbia River. NENTURA-Arrived Apr 24-Schr Occidental, from Grays Harbor. NENTURA-Arrived Apr 2s-stn1r Loomis, hence Apr 23. and sailed for San Francisco. ASTORlA-Sailed Apr 24-Stmr Lakme, for San Francisco
 PORT LOS ANGELES-Arr1ved Apr 23-Stmr Fulton from Fort Bragg. Sailed Apr A-Nor stmr Peter Jebsen for Nanamo.
 TATOOSH-Passed Apr 2s-stmr Cmatilla. hence Apr 21 for Port Townsend; Br ship Lou don Hill, hence Apr l3 for Royal Roads. 24- Schr Corona, from San Pedro for Seattle; schr Endeavor, from Newport for Puget Sound; Austrian stmr Burma, from Nanaimo for San Francisco: Flaw stmr San Mateo. from Taco ma for San Francisco. TACOMA-Sailed Apr 24-Strr Cleveland, for AsTORIA-Arrived Apr 24-Br stnlr Brae- mar, from Hongkong.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. HAvRE-Arrived Apr 2EStmr La Gascogne, from New York.
 QUEENSTOWN-Safled Apr 24-stmr Luca- mia, from Liverpool for New York.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY April 24-The University of California rife team scored 416 out of a possible 800 points in the intercollegiate rife match yesterday. The competition will include over a dozen other Ameri- can colleges The individual scores made Fairchild 43, Bender 43, Beville 43. Pearce 42, McGregor 40, Castelhun 40, Vanderbilt 40, Julien 3S.
 The annual "Bourdon Burial" by the members of the freshman class will take place tomorrow evening on the uniyer- sity campus. The members of the class of 1901 have made preparations to make up for the absence of rushing as a part of the programme by making the celebra- ton more gorgeous and spectacular than 1t has been on previous occasions
 The Associated Women Students of the university will to-day elect a president for the coming year to succeed Miss Marion c. Whipple. The candidates are Miss Cornelia McKinne, Miss Lola Simp- son and Miss Clotilde Grunsl1y, all mem bers of the class of 99.
 Old glass bottles, which are more or less useless, are now ground up and employed as a substitute for sand in the preparation of mortar
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
ON THE ESTUARY.
Opening Day of the Alameda loat- ing Club-Some Interesting
 Events

ALAMEDA, April 24.--To-day was the opening day of the season of the Ala meda Boating Club. The principal event was the launching of the new barge of the club. It was christened the Ethel Maas, and the young lady after whom it was named performed the appropriate ceremony.
 There were four outrigger skiff races over the regular club course of one and one-half miles as follows: J. w. Brown and c. H. Knowles. won by Brown in 14:5S, beating his opponent by 11a minutes.
 H. w. Lubbock and E. M. Hunter came next, Hunter winning in 14 minutes.
 A. Webb and John Lewis then tried con- clusions, the latter winning in 1230.
 The first three were between members of the junior class. Then followed a match between J. c. Stamer and c. G. Ayres of the senior class. which was won by .Ayres in 13:07.
 At the conclusion of the events a barge race between the junior and senior crews was won by the junior crew in 12 min utes, after very exciting contest.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
AT THE RIFLE RANGE. Match Between Companies G and F
 of the Fifth Regiment.

ALAMEDA, April 2-The fourth match between fifteen men of Company of this city and Company of Oakland, both of the Fifth Regiment. was held at the High street rifle range this morning and was won by the team from Company F. The three previous matches were won by Company G's team. The scores were as follows
 42 Nickerson 9. Parsons 3s, Darling 36, 4O Swanson 34, Hanson sO Petersen S5. Covalt 43, Cobbledick 41--531
 Company G-Wittich fl. Born 35. Masten 3s, Huff 36. Meyer 26. Helmstein 39, Simp- son 39 Steinmetz B, Weeks 40 Vessel 32 Mcdonnell 37. Canning 37. Ribero 34, Lange IS, Cardes 32-517.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-25
EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top ng- ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days; those underneath 1t, if any, tine amount of rainfall of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the a5t twelve hours. Isobars. solid lines connect points of equal air pressure: isotherms. or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word nigh means high barometric pressure and Is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres- sure and Is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. "Lows'' usually first appear tie Washington coast. When the pressure is high In the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast. rain is probable but when the low is inclosed with isohars of marked curvature. rain south of Oregon Is im- probable. With a high in the vicinity of Idaho. and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather In winter The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result