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WASHINGTON.
CHAT COOKING GLASS.

A very successful "pink tea was Civ
en- by "Miss Chapin's Cooking class"
at the Town hall, Friday evening, May
ID. There were the Misses Mary Ry-
lander, Flora Barney, Helen Rydin, Ma
az and Maude Bacon, who had been TAX
ing course of six lessons Of Miss Cha
pin of New Britain, teacher in the pri-
mary department Of the Calhoun street
school. They met around st the several
houses OF the girls, for their lessons, and
gave as result of their work pink tea
with the following menu: Biscuit, but
ter, salmon salad, egg salad, ice cream,
cake, and lemonade. They also had
candy for sale. The girls wore white
caps and aprons trimmed with pink. The
hall was prettily decorated with apple
blossoms and ground pine. The receipts
were between $40 and GIL.
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"Hattie is now seventeen years old. A
year ago last August she began to complain
of dizziness, which became gradually worse.
She suffered excessive nausea and attacks of
vomiting. There were days when she could
keep little or nothing on her stomach. She
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
In New Haven County.
MIDDLEBURY.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
The following officers for the Method
ist Sunday school were elected On Sun
day: Arthur Abbott, superintendent !;
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20

1t soothas and heala Ill irrifa flon, and ii called
healing wonder" b. Il. Mum, Of Florence,
Mass, says he IL very heavy, wears truss, and
gets great comfort cut of 1t, rs and so cents.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
DEATH or AUSTIN BRUSH.

Austin Brush died very suddenly, last
Wednesday. This funeral was largely
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
A Daughter Saved.

Stricken to the Bed and Upon the Verge
= of Tnsanity-She Finds "a Remedy.
Eroxa khe Lhncuu Lfhncu NJ
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
DEATH OF JAMES 81. PETERS.

One of the best known men of tue
town, james FL. Peters of Macedonia, died
very suddenly of heart failQre, Tuesday
night, at his home.
Four new members were received into
the ranks of the Good Templars at the
regular meeting of Mount Algo lodge, L.
o. G. T., last Tuesday evening.
A number of the village people met at
Gibbs hall, last Saturday afternoon, and
made arrangements for the proper OBJ
servance of Memorial day. Various COM
mittees were appointed to look after and
manage the different departments Of the
work. In addition to the usual exercises
q bicycle parade is proposed and it is ex-
pected that most of the wheels in town
will be in line.
Attorney Nickerson and Deputy Sheriff
Halloek were in town. Tuesday, in the
interest OF the humane society.
A sister OF Mrs Value Kilson oil
Schaghticoke was brought here for bur
ial from the hospital in Bridgeport, Tues
day afternoon.
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attended on Friday. Mr. Brush has lived
here several years and will be greatly
missed at North Cornwall.
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Carr Watson visited his sons in Derby,
last week, and on his return was accom-
panied by his gon, William Watson.
Miss Lou Fontaine OF Waterbury has
been visiting In town.
Asa Mallory has been the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs Carr Watson.
Dea Theodore Bird entertained gen.
tlenaan friend over Sunday.
Wallace q. Tomlinson has finished his
work at the steam saw mill and returned
TO his gardening in Oxford. Albert o.
son has also returned to his home.
Charles Mobiles has purchased tract
Of timber OF q few acres Of Truman MI
nor. He will proceed at once to convert
the timber into ties and lumber.
Charles NJ. Hatten il working IN New
Haven.
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SOUTH WILLIE.
PERSONAL JOTTINaS.

Miss Agnes Roswell has taken posi-
zion ii the store o. z. r. Hawley n New
Town.
The nurse who has been caring Tor Mrs
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
A JvrOT Frustrated.
Could not Endure 4he.scyere Strait. OF
the Trial,

TTOHt EIe 5E1tII7EeI' 1EO0eo n. 4
Mr.. Henry Householder is a prominent
dairy tarmer and market gardener Og Yer
saon, n. Y. Born of healthy parents, his
boyhood spent in the favorable Surroundings
of active farm life he i'll manhood wac en-
dowed With perfect health.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-05-20
BET.HL,.EHEM.
HUNTING FOXES.

On Tuesday the Porter and Hayes men
had an exciting time digging out young
foxes and shot three. One old one had
been previously killed by Adriance Jones,
a short distance away. Mr. Jones had
suffered from their depredations in the
loss of young poultry. The remaining
reynard was heard the next evening
about his former home, deploring the
loss of his family who were nearly grown
to full size.
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4 BAKED POTATO IN COURT.
Oven wouldn't Bakel We'll That Potato Was
Cooked to n Cinder.

Cooked to n Cinder.
ORANGE, n. j.. Feb. "A baked potato was
nm exhibit in the District Court here to-day. 1t
had been baked in an oven in which, so sew.
eral accomplished housewives testified, they
could bake nothing. and on which they could
not even melt vaseline to grease q sick baby. Tho
suit was brought by Frederick H.. Williams
against Frederick T. Crane. the City Engineer
OF Orange, for the November. December, and
January rent Of the house at $50 High street.
Mr.. Williams testified that he had agreed in
April last to rent the house to Mr.. Crane IL he
would sign a lease for one year from May 1,
1897, and pay $25 q month rent. Tho lease
was drawn but was never signed, because the
cranes declared that the range in tho kitchen
was useless.
MI: Crane swore that he told Mr.. Williams
/ he would move out of the house. Mr.. VII
!iams denied this. and declared that Mr.. Crane
had told him not to get q new range. as he was
s se dfd no 9o %ov or o ct On % SoV.1 anyway and thai
Mrs; Crane said that sho had repeatedly tried
to cook and bake with the range, without avail,
and Mrs. Everett and Mrs. Brown, her neigh.
bors. testified that they had been present on
Mrs. Cranes story.
Simon D. Faulks swore that he had put in the
range and had examined 1t once while Mr.. Crane
lived there and once since no left; On the last
built a hre in the range. Tho thermometer. he
swore. rose steadily until the bottom fell out of
the instrument. Two potatoes which he had
put in the oven q few minutes before, had to be
them from burning to q crisp. One Of these
potatoes he ate, the other he produced in court.
IL was black as coal, and did not look like O very
toothsome morsel. Decision in the case was re-
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rnr oUn raUIr Vas BARRED.
srna ysupa san Jose scale On Apples rrcn
California.


spectai Gable Dsspatch to the sUs.
BERLIN, Feb. A.-The ReichsnnEei0er this even
ing publishes the text Of the decision Of the
Bundesrath yesterday in regard to the Govern
mont's prohibition OF the importation Of Ameri-
can fresh fruits. Tho document states that Herr
Frank. professor OF agriculture In the Berlin
Technical High School. discovered in a lot Of
California fruit consigned to Hamburg nu-
morous living San Jose scales. A conference
held at tho Imperial Health onice confirmed
this discovery. and revealed the danger OF al
lowing tho continuance Of the importation Of
American fresh fruits. Proof Of the danger OF
such importation Is shown In quoted extracts
from Cockeroll's work on San jose scales. pub
lished, by the Department Of Agriculture at
The Reichsanreioer dwells upon tho rapid
spread OF the insect from Chill to British Column
biR and tho Atlantic coast, mentions tho pre-
cautions and penalties prescribed by Oregon
and other American States. and recalls the
to European vines by phylloxera. from America.
tion In q similar measure against American
potatoes in 1875.
Apropos Of the total prohibition Of the i'm
portation Of American plants and nursery
stocks. whether sound or unsound, tho TdDe-
6idtt points out the stupidity OF prohibiting
sound plants which are necessary to develop
tho German fruit industry. This clause, 1t says,
ie also calculated to further ombitter the situa.
ton.
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A. M.-l:5o, as Stone street. r. w. Cameron & Co.
damage $500; 2. 412 East 1O6th street. Charles
Meyer. damage trthing; 500. 1876 Cedar street. John
Meehan. damage go; 4:l5. 500 West Thirty.siIsh
street. Frank Golden. damage 315; 1889, 24s West
Seventeenth street. James Haines. damage trining;
1913. 4es Second avenue. Blym q Baker, damage
$500; lI:l0. 1904 Intervale avenue. John RImmer.
damage $500; ll:lb. 2l5 Park row. Mis-. Lane, dam.
aye 800.
p .M.-I2:4b. s11 Fifth avenue. y. L. Lauring. dam.
age sebi 2;4o, Jefferson avenue: between Jamaica
and stewart avenues thorough OF Queens), Eugene
Poeston. damage ~. 800; 5:25. 328 East Righty.nfth
street. Mary stumdeld, damage 5000; $50. Nine
age $500; 6:l5. ls49 Warrington avenue, julius
Freick. damage ~trining; $3.50, 22 Hancock street,
Catherine Nilsi, damage trning; H:4b. l04 West
Forty seventh street. Mary Barry. damage trininR;
9:2b. col Pearl street. damage trining.
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This is an array of artists that could not fail
to make an excellent result. This, indeed,
was the fact, for q very satisfactory per-
formance was given that IN most regards
was not o whit behind the best render
ings that other seasons have offered us.
There was q staff Of valkyrs that were reliable
and tuneful, and against this good background
tho stars of greater magnitude shone
bravely forth. Sonic with radiant splendor.
some with less numerous twinklings and
mildor rays. Wotdn is q role In which Herr
Fischer has won almost as many aurels as he has
in Hans Sachs. There is a mellow beauty about
his Interpretation and n sympathy that en-.
dears it closely to his listeners. Such fmpres.
sions can only be made by artists of the ripest
experience.
Herr Kraus. as Siegmund. added laurels to
entirely adequate coadjutor in Nine. Gadski.
who. in tho lovely character of Sieglinde. dis.
Beautiful voice and the sincerity and assured
capability Of her dramatic art Together this
pair in the first act worked up their scene to a
Of phenomenal power, and their school is essen,
TALLY and unequivocally German. Every one OF
the traditions of the German stage is strictly
obeyed by these singers. 80 that they give the
very essence of Teutonic inspiration and emo
Scarcely ever was a more brilliant audience
In the Metropolitan than was gath
appearance in a great role which has had the
highest Interpretation formerly WAS no doubt in
great measure the cause of this. Still. die
Walkhre" Is a favoIite opera, and never
fails to attract large numbers. A care.
full analysis of Nine. .Nordica's presenta-
ton of the chief Ualklrie must be
reserved for a future occasion. Tho attempt is
q worthy one. and 1t was certainly worthily car.
ried out. In order to become grander and more
perfect in the role Nordica must have the bene.
lit of time. custom. and mature consideration.
At present the part and she are graphing, and
the part 80 far is the best fellow.
From past records. however, 1t would not be
safe to lay high wagers upon the role. for not
even a Wagner role has more character and
determination than tho Boston girl who has
mounted with steady determination and unfal.
tering steps the ladder of fame.
Nordica was at her best in the scene with tho
Wdlkyrfes. Vocally she did well. but not trans.
cendcntly so. She did not seem to hayo as
much charm in tho voice as usual. Still she
may DO said to have scored q success.
Tho orchestra WAS In q desirable form and the
performance praiseworthy In every regard.
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SPARKS FROM THE rE1EGnAPH,

Private William Klein Of Company d, United
States Engineers' Battalion. stationed at Willets
Point, l.. L., fell from tho hayloft in the stAblea ON
Thursday night and broke his neck.
Harry S. Amsbry. a teamster. was instantly killed
yesterday morning at Chenango Bridge. N. Y. While
driving a team attached to q load of logs down o hill
the chains which held the logs on the sleigh gave way
and they rolled on. crushing him TO death.
superintendent OF Insurance Payn has issued his
certificate OF authority to the Traders Fire Insurance
Company OF New York TO commence business, the
company having fully organized as a Joint stock nre
insurance corDoration with a paid'up capital of
100000 and q paid'in surplus OF $50. 900.
Patrick Dugan of Albany, about b5 years old, who
for thirtJ.fiye years had served the New York Central
Railroad as fagman Mt the Van Woert street crossing.
was killed yesterday. In trying to escape Superin.
tendent Harrington's engine Mohawk he jumped In
front OF a train coming In from the west.
The Phi Delta Theta Club OF New York city was In.
corporated yesterday for social purposes and TO adj
vance the interests OF the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The directors are; Dudley II. Horton. Arthur p. Van
GeldeT. George l.. Walker. frederick A. S~outhworth,
Louis 4. Van Norman. Harry Knox. Ebert p. Callen.
York city and L. +. A.. Drummond of Brooklyn.
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VINO WAS MISS L. s. PETERsoSe
a Young woman Supposed 60 No from TarrJs
town KILLS Herself In Boston.

a Young woman Supposed 60 No from Tarrys
town KILLS Herself in Boston.
Boston. Feb. 4.-Miss L. g. Peterson, whose
homo is supposed to be in Tarrytown, N. Y,
committed suicide at Young's Hotel carly this
morning by gas asphyxiation. Yesterday fore.
noon she arrived hero and secured . room on
tho second floor. After going to tho room
she went out and bought O rubber tube
six feet long. Some time in the night she
must have attached ono end of tho gas jet and
turned the gas on. She was found dead at IL
o'clock this morning. She was 8 feot tall,
weighed 125 pounds, had dark eyes and dark
hair. was comedy. and about % years old.
The young woman'sD shoes were marked T.
Alexander, New York. All her clothing bore
tho stamp /. s.. Peterson.
Miss Peterson had no luggage OF any kind e-
cept a silk umbrella. She had o black leather
pocketbook containing several manicure arti-
cles and $1.35. She wrote no letters while
here and left none. Her dress was Of
brown cashmere. Her hat was o small
turban trimmed with ribbon and o small blue
feather. She did not register yesterday, Lat
sent o servant from the ladies parlor to do 90.
80 far as known she ate nothing at tho hotel.
TARRYTowN, Feb. 4.-Miss l. 8. Peterson is
not known in Tarrytown. A Mr.. Patterson 10
President Of the Tarrytown SavinEs Bank, but
he has no daughters. He has a sister living in
New York, but said that he had seen hor late
on Thursday night.
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eAnRL1Ne onUp nlrprp.
Reuie,ts. Fare asa rsan,ra Tas,es ss,sea
Alfred n~nllenback Arrosten.

The Crown Club was incorporated on Dec.
10, 1897. and proceeded to run wide opon" at
1O7 West Forty-flfth street. Last night Can't.
Titus and two wardmen Of tho West Forty.
seventh street station raided IL and possessed
themselves Of as fine a gambling layout as over
came into the hands Of the police Of this town.
They went in the afternoon and 30 along with
the gambling implements they got only ono
prisoner, who is alleged to DO the proprietor of
the club. Alfred Hallenback, q well.known
sporting man, is the prisoner.
Two weeks ago Capt. Titus was informed By
ono Of his wardmen that tho house would bear
watching. woll-dresscd men were entering
and leaving the promises at all hours Of the
night. Capt. Titus reported to Chief MoCul-
lagh that he believed gambling was going on
there and he was ordered TO stop II.
He couldn't get in TO get evidence, SO he de-
cidcd to take a chance. At $3.50 o'clock yes
to-day afternoon no took Wardmen Brown and
Findley and rang the door bell. Hallenback
opened tho door. Capt. Titus told who he was
and said no understood a club occupied part Of
the premises. 1t was to visit the club tho Cap
tain said he had called.
THE club is on the second floor" said Hal
lenback, but / haven't got the keys"
'Woll, wo'l go up and lool; at the hall. said
the police Captain, entering the house with the
by Hallenback. AT the head OF the stairs Capt.
Titus came to q standstill and said, turning to
Hullenback.
You said you didn't have the keys, didn't
your
mo. I haven't got en- said Hallenback.
We'll, i guess we can dispense with them,"
said the policeman. His two companions Joined
him, and oil three put their shoulders to the
door. They pushed, and In a minute 1t gave
way. Hallenback stood near protesting.
The whole floor was ono large room. It was
furnished In the most expensive manner. The
the carpet. Tho furniture was Of the best.
Near the door stood two roulette tables. the
mountings of which were Of silver. Toward
the front Of the house was q faro table, and
nearby was a hazard table. In q closet wero
found two bags Of ivory c~hips-4,O00 In all.
There wasn't a deck of cards in sight, and no
cards were found on the floor after a thorough
examination.
Capt. Titus ordered Hallenback's arrest and
the patrol wagon carried the card tables and
chips to tho station house.
Soon after the raid Inspector Brooks ap-
peared at the station house. He was followed
later by Chief McCullagh. They congratulated
Capt. Titus and examined tho conflscated
gambling outfit with a good deal of interest.
Hallenback, who is well.fed and prosperous
looking, said he was. 40 years old and was q
speculator. He lived on the top floor of tho
house. Tho rest Of the house is said to be used
by the club. Hallenback wasn't locked up long,
for William Fitzgerald Of 243 West Forty fourth
street gave bail for him. Magistrate Flam-
mer came to the police station and took tho
pond, which was necessary. as having gam
Ding implements on the premises is asfelony.
a SUN reporter. was unable 70 learn last
Grown Club.
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STRUCK FOE WARMTH.

Seventeen Chilly Workmen or the Peerless
Rubber Company Lose Their Jobs.
The Peerless Rubber Company at New Dur.
ham. N. j.. applied to Chief OF Police Moylan of
North Bergen yesterday for police to guard the
company's property. During the recent cold
wave the temperature in the building was very
low, and on Thursday seventeen of tho EN-.
ployees loft the works. The company averted q
general strike, 1t is said. by promising to put in
additional heating apparatus as soon as posi-
BILE. Yesterday tho striking employees applied
to be restored to their places, but were told they
were not wanted. They made threats and, Il Is
alleged, tried to intimidate other workmen. The
police drove the strikers from the works.
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sYMpArHT RATHER THAN AID.
New Bedford Strikers Complaining Because
money Doesn't Como In.

money Doosn't Como In.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Feb. 4.-Tho murmurs
OF discomfort among the non.union weavers
continue and there is little prospect of a better
feeling on their part unless the contributions
from outside sources are sufficiently large to
warrant giving them as much strike pay as the
union weavers get. Secretary Hart, at the mass
meeting this afternoon, said:
UNLESS the money comes in faster. the young
men and young women in the union even will
have to shift for themselves. The Executive
will see to it that only members with
families receive their part Of tho aid. A large
sum was expected from the outside, but we've
got only sympathy, and sympathy doesn't go
far toward filling our stomachs. We are fight.
ing the battle for all New England, but all New
England is furnishing us with mighty Ittle
ammunition"
Those who look upon the situation without
bias assert that it is only a question of time
when the non-union weavers will 60 to work
and the strike. 80 far as the weavers are con-
cerned, will he broken.
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Below Zero In jersey.

HAoKENsACK. Feb. 4.-Farmer Dunn has an
other opportunity to express dissent from
veracious reports of suburban weather. eSpe-
cially those sent In from the valley of tho
Hackensack. from Little Ferry to Park Ridge.
Throughout this section. for a distance of thirtesa
miles. thermometers this morning indicated a
temperature OF s. to IL below zero at g O'Clock.
and in several localities 1t was g. below at $50.
On the slope at New Milford a spirit and a mer-
curry thermometer each marked g. below; at tho
same place, on the level at the Hackensack
water works. where a careful weather record
10 kept the year round, the mark was o. below;
on the flats. east OF the water works. the mer'
tho Temperature was as low as g. below In an
exposed locality. AT 1880 1t was u below on
Hackensack Heights.
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Arranging to Notify wnnamaLer.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Am informal call was
made on John Wanamaker to-day by William T.
Tildcn, Col. Irwin of Clcar1eld county, and
Thomas Hopes of West Chester, representing
tho gathering OF State Republicans at the
Bourse on Wednesday. The object Of the visit
was to appoint a day to formally notify MT.
Wanamaker Of the desire to nominate him for
A full committee will be appointed
by Chairman Koontz for this purpose. The mott.
hcation will probably take place on Monday.
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PoUGHKEEPsIE. Feb. 4.-The Duchess County
w. G. T. u. in session here. has adopted a reso-
luton declaring for free Cuba and condemning
Spanish cruelties. The resolution concludes as
follows:
"The W. C. T. U. of Duchess county feels
called upon to set an example to other socie.
ties by declaring that 1t is time for the women
Of this country to usc their influence with their
fathers, brothers husbands, and sons to bring
this state OF affairs to n close by urging upon ali
to bring such pressure of public opinion upon
recognize that this terrible state of warfare does
exist"
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Nine. Melba will be heard at the matinee to-.
day as Juliette in Gounod's" Romeo ct Juliette,"
one of the operas in which she is most popular
here. MN. hos. Boudouresque, Campanari,
Stehmann. Rains, and Viyiani and Mines. Toron.
Bimboni will conduct. In the evening " Tam
hauser " will be sung at popular prices for the
only time this season. NM. Kraus, Fischer,
Bispham. Staudigl. and Rains and Mines. Cad
ski, Parna. and hatfield will DO heard. Walter
Damrosch will conduct.
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Steamship Morgan city on for the yukon.

The steamship Morgan City. formerly of the
Morgan line. recently overhauled and rentted
for Pacific coast transportation service. sailed
yesterday for San Francisco, whence she will go
to Seattle. She is owned by the Joseph Ladue
Yukon. She passed out at the Hook at IIo'olock
in the morning. and spent nearly four hours adj
justinR her compasses. She will not touch at
has enough coal to last her the voyage, which
will take between fifty and sixty days.
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GRADE CROSSING BUREAU.
Tho Railroad Commisaion Looking Tor q Suitable
Man 10 Organize It.

80 ~ Ae
ALBANY Feb. 4.-The State Railroad Com
mission has not as yet been able to organize its
grade crossing bureau. The resignation of
Mr.. Charles Il. Do Freest. former Secretary of
the board. who was to have been placed in charge.
occas.oncd some embarrassment. and the board
has as yet been unable to obtain the services of
a suitable person TO organize the bureau. Col.
Ashley W. Cole. President of the board, said
to-day that the Commissioners are seeking for
a well.equipped man for the place. and are at
present turning their attention. in the direc-
such a man. To all the post efficiently the nan
should have not only a familiarity with rail.
way operations and construction. but should
OF the State, especially those portions applying
TO grade crossings. and should be able to con.
duct important correspondence. 1t Is believed
that such IA man can be obtained from the ranks
Of organized railway employees. No man will
be selected who Is not possessed of these quail
~fications and the necessary ability to conduct
the affairs OF the department.