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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

President-John Graham, Warren.
ton. N. Q.
Vice-President-D. @. Bryan, Jones
boro, N. @.
Secretary Treasurer-J.T. B. Hoover,
aillsboro, N. O.
State Business Agent-T. B. Parker,
dlllsboro, N. @.
Lecturer-Dr. v. N. seawell, Villa.
now, N. Q.
Assistant Lecturer-W. II. Davis,
WILLIAMSBURG. N. @.
Chaplain-W. 8. Mercer, Moyock,
n. G.
1oor-keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greens
Doro, n. Q.
assistant D or-keeper-Jas. Z. Lyon,
D 7rham, N. O.
Sergeant,at Arms-D. w. Watson,
haywood, N. @.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, n. Q.
Steward-A. J. Moye, Farmville,
N. Q.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTR
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
J. ". Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
John Graham, Warrenton, N. @.
w. B. Fleming, Ridgeway, N. Q.
Q. Q. Mcclellan, Goodwin, N. Q.
DR.. J. E. Person, PIkeville, N. Q.
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. O.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
DR.. J. E. Person, Pikeville, N. Q.
". 8. Barnes, Raleigh, N. O.
7. Ivey, Gary, N. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25

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LOFG HILL.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Preaching at the Methodist church at seph Lswton Guernsey. Sunday school 12 15. Junior Epworth League D. m. Christian Endeavor 6.45 D. m. Church prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.44. Strangers welcome.
 Beginning next Thursday evening, Rev Mir Guernsey will give 8 series of Bible readings from Hebrews. These readings will be both expository and practical.
 On account of the hard rain, Sunday, there was m service in the Methodist church, the 16th. Preaching by the pas- tor in the evening.
 The Methodist Sunday school voted to hold their annual picnic at Compo Beach, Westport, August l. Take the trolley from Bridgeport.
 Mrs William Buckingham returned to her sons, E. J, Buckingham's, in Hun- tington, after spending over two weeks with her brother, K. s. Shelton, in Long Hill.
 The Indian camp was well patronized during their stay In this place. Tuesday morning they pulled up stakes and went to Stepney.
 George Clark and family and part of Fred Turney's family are spending the week with John French at his cottage, Fairfield Beach.
 The best June butter that can be made 23c per pound at W. N Hurd's.
 Hurd's 20c coffee takes the lead. He is selling more than ever, other grades for 25, 30 and 35c per pound.
 Orman Drew is very sick and not ex- pected to live.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.


 Mir and Mrs Heman Averin of New Preston were guesta of H. M. Garfield over Sunday.
 Mrs B. B. Bald win and Miss Arabel re- turned to New Haven, Monday.
 Miss Beatrice Stephene is spending a month of her vacation with Miss Mary Pierce.
 Rev H. W. Pope of New Haven will speak in the Congregational church, Sun- day morning. .
 Miss Daisy Allis is the guest of Mrs s. l.. Pierce; also her sister, Miss May Welsh of New Milford.
 Mrs Daniels spent Sunday with friends in New Milford.
 MT Telgmann is spending few days at c. B. Pierce's.
 Mrs Baldwin and Miss Bald win have returned to their home in New Haven.
 Rev J. D. Smiley received the sad ne ~s of the death of bis mother, whose home mas been in Montreal, Canada.
 A goodly number of people from this place attended the temperance rally, in Southbury on Sunday evening
 Mrs Buckingham of New Haven and her son, MT Baker, have been the guests of Mrs D. M. Mitchell. Miss Lida Russell of Waterbury Is visiting Mrs Arthur Mitchell. Mrs W. E. Mitchell is entertaining her mother, Mrs Nickerson of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs Fred Gray expect in the near future to start for trip to the West to be gone for several weeks. Oscar Nj. Schielke, the three year olc son of William Schielke, died on July l2 aged three years. The funeral was at tended on Saturday, Rev J. D. Smiley officiating. The burial was in the Soutt Britain cemetery.
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TRUMBULL.
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev W. F. White attended the meeting of the Fairfield East Consoclation in Stratford, last week Thursday. The meeting was to advise in the case of the resignation of Rev Joel s. Ives, pastor of the Congregational church, who resigns to accept the office of secretary of the Missionary Society of Connecticut. The eonsociation voted unanimously to coEcur with the action of the church and socie. ty in accepting the resignation, ex pressing at the same time it's high appre. citation of both pastor and people, who had worked together for 16 years. Mir Ives, who has been so actively Identified with the work of the churches and with their fellowship, will be greatly missed by all. Only good will follow him to his larger work and field of usefulness, for which his wide experience peculiarly fits him.
 Quite s number of Daniels Farms pee- pie went to the shore, Tuesday.
 Louis Booth has obtained position in Bridgeport, where he has been for sev- eral weeks.
 The picnic at Beardsley Park and the trolley ride to Milford was well attended by the members of the Congregations l Sunday school, last week Friday.
 Miss Clara Coney of Ware, Mass, is spending 8 few days at the parsonage.
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OUR NEIGHBoRs.
BETHEL.
OUTLOOK FOR FRUIT,

Early varieties of potatoes have set few in bill. Since the late rains the potato vines have made great growth, indicating that the late variety of pota- toes will produce good crop. Corn has a good look, the stalks are rank and bid for to set well.
 Farmers are cutting the Oat crop, the straw Is short and shows the effects of tue early drouths. Vegetables of all kinds are making large growth. Fruit looks well. Apples and pears are swell ing out since the rains, the limbs are bending with their great weight of fruit. The nut trees are loaded with nuts ana the limbs begin to bend with their weight. A large crop of chestnuts and walnuts most always brings 8 cores bonding large crop of squirrels and 8 happy lot of school children at gathering time,
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SHELTON.
NUMEROUS FIRE s.

There was an alarm of fire on Wednesday ys afternoon about o'clock, which proved to be the old barn belonging to the Ousatonic Water company located on Wharf street near the river. The fire company quickly respond ed but It was too late to says the structure. which was burned to the ground. Another nut out after the roof and some of the siding was burned In the old barn there was little hay, about five tons, which was insured. It is supposed to have been set on fire by child playing with matches. On Thursday night about one o'clock, the fire alarm signal was again given and 1t proved to be a barn belong ing to George ". Beardsley on Pc ry avenue The fire company quickly responded and the ire was confined to the barn, although other buildings were near. The greatest loss IS the three horses which were in the barn on the lower floor. The fire started apparently in or near their stables and it burned so rapidly after discovery that the horses could not be saved.
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MONROE.

There is to be an elocutionary enter tainment given in the church paflors, under the auspices of the Monroe Chris tian Eudeavor society, Friday evening. July 2S. If stormy, next evening. Miss Erwin, an elocutionist from New Mil. ford, has been engaged for that evening. Her recitations will be interspersed with vocal and instrumental music hv home talent. Admission for adults, 9 cents, children under twelve, 10 cents.
 Miss Fife Clark has been visiting at her uncle's, Hobert K. Beardsley's, at Maple Shade.
 Masters Frying and Albert Lobshiers. of Bridgeport. are visiting their grand parents, Mir and Mrs s. c. Kirk.
 Mrs Mary Beardsley is on the aick list.
 Mrs Arthur H. Curtis has spent few days with her parents.
 MT and Mrs Ed yard E Curtiss and daughteri spent Sunday in Sandy Hook and Berkshire.
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K. G. Rogers' Uncle Toms Cabin. which has been having successful tour through the country,appears at the Town hall, this (Thursday) evening, the 205h. Mir Rogers Is said to excell in his pre- sentation of the character nUncle Tom. $ In his card 70 the public MT Rogers'man ager says: In the 20 years that have pas- sed since Mir Rogers first produced his version, with his Ideas and innovations, all kinds of men with all kinds of ssTom Showso have tried to emulate his won derful success. They have had "Circus Parades, P 1.-Two Topsys,r tsDouble Com panies," Steam Calliopes,' aSklrt-danc- ing" "Variety' and 'sCircus Aets'' have been crowded into the drama, until their deiuded patrons have looked in vain for the beautiful story of Mrs Stowe. MT Rogers never descended to any of these charlatan methods, but presents the dra. ma in it's original entirety, with comps- ny of players who can give character to the production and satisfaction to the audience, as did the original company In 1852, who won endorsement from the clergy, and whose performance had such marked Influence on Negro slavery. As 1t has been in the past, SO 1t will be in the future--a perfect, pure dramatic per. formance.
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STEpNEY.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

Rev Joseph Pullman, presiding elder of this district, has been the guest of RevJ l.. Rollin, and held the first quarterly conference of the year on Tuesday even- ing.
 Rev MT Braman was away oyer Sun- day, the guest of Rev Mir Luddington.
 Mrs Carrie Elwell is in Port Jefferson spending few weeks at that pleasant seaside resort.
 Miss Grace Jennings of Greeu's Farms is the guest of her aunt, Mrs David Os- born.
 Miss Florence Hull of Ansonia is guest of Miss M. k. Seeley.
 Elmer Hawley of Bridgeport, with a force of men, commenced work, Satur- day, on the dam belonging to Edson Fur ney. It is to be built up solidly and this pond will soon be the sporting place for thousands of speckled trout. The KickapOo Indians are coming this way and will camp among us for 8 time. You might save your dimes and nickels now, and be ready to enjoy their enter. tainments and try their wares. It is rumored that William Lewis has sold his pleasant home to 8 young mar in Fairfield who will bring his bride tc this place. The Lewis place is quite de- slrable in many respects.
 Miss Sophia Booth is visiting her sister { Mrs Belfield, in Springfield, Mass. Mrs Richard Booth of Bridgeport ii with her grandmother, Mrs Annie Booth Mrs Victoria Burritt Is caring for MrE Brothwell, who is quite sick.
 Miss Emily Seeley has returned from 8 visit at Ansonia. Benjamin Corning is riding new ! wheel.
 c. W. Beach and sister, Maud, o Bridgeport were in town visiting friends l Tuesday.
 Miss Elizabeth Vetter spent Sunday il New York.
 Mrs NJ. B Hawley is spending fev days in Bridgeport.
 Arthur Penfield and family of Danbur, and spending few days st c. B. Wheel CTS.
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Editor Smith, of THE NEwTowN BEE, was in town on Tuesday, on business. His friends enjoyed short call. Editor Smith always appears to be in hurry. He is like Paddy's flea, "Now you see me, now you don't."
 Miss Lottie Geer, 8 student in Wesleyr college, Middletown, is the guest of heI sister, Mrs Horace E. Hickok, on Elm street. Miss Geer was a former scholar in Bethel High school.
 Misses Emma and Hattie Keeler, oi Brooklyn, N. Y, have been the guests o1 their aunt, Mrs Frederick Mackenzie, or Grand street. The young ladies have visitedI Plumtrees friends and the early home of their mother, the former wife o1 Rev Samuel Keeler. Miss Emma Keelel has been for several years & successful teacher in the Brooklyn schools.
 MT and Mir Willis Stearns are making an extended visit with Mrs Stearas' par ents, in East Fishkill, N. Y. In thei, absence MT. Thompson is taking care oI the place and live stock.
 Charles Thompson, an old time natter is hand-sizing fine hats at Higson & Co I factory, who are making a few ligh weight fine hats, that are hand-sized This goes to show that machinery canno compete with the old fashioned hand sized fur hats.
 Tie family of Mrs Hannah Peck gath cred at the old homestead and erjoyeC the day, Monday, eating dinner togethe on the lawn.
 At the annual meeting of the Hat Fin ishers' association held In the Town hall last week Wednesday, officers wert elected as follows: George W. More house, president; Charles M. Baisley vice president; William P. Bailey, secre tary; Howard s. Gilbert, treasurer Trustees, John Cords, Ralph Bennett, J E: Murray, Frank McGregor, A. N Hickok.
 Mrs Sarah St. John and daughter Edith, of Golden Hill, are visiting il Bridgeport.
 Master Frank Stringer. of Orange, N J., is visiting his sister, Mrs s. K. Damn A new shop Is built in front of c. H Freudenthsl's store at Depot Place.
 Miss Mary A. Shepard and Mis- Martha FJ. Shepard, are at Bell Island
 Miss Alice Cole is visiting in Bridge port.
 Miss Emma Slingsn. of Bethany, auC Miss Jeanette Rood, of South Norwalk
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OXFORD.

The family of Frank B. Overton, of New York, who were with Walter H. Perry, in the Center, two years ago this summer, have returned for the rest of the season. MT. Overton came up from the metropolis over Sunday.
 Daniel NJ. Fairchild, with son, Charles G. Fai child, and wife, of Danbury, have heen visiting with his sister, Mrs K. M. Davis, in the Center, and David Fairchild, rwithi his mother, Mrs George Fairchild, of Bridgeport, arrived Tuesday for 8 visit of few weeks with Mrs Davis.
 Andrew Christensen, the skillful and popular blacksmith, has exchanged his wheel for fine horse and buggy. He prefers to handle the ribbons to the handle bar.
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ing. The fishing pond was the chief amusement of the evening.
SHERMAN.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

The rain was so heavy and contin. uouss Sunday morning, that only eight attended church. There was no Sunday
 school and no c. k. meeting in the even
 ing.
 Rev Mr Moses will preach at the Gen.
 ter, next Sunday evening at 7.30. He
 hopes to preach there now every second
 and fourth Sunday evening in each month.
 George l.. Moses and wife of Water. bury are spending part of their vaca- tion with Rev MT and Mrs Moses at the parsonage. The late rains have done much to im- prove the interests of the farmer; and corn and potatoes are looking fine, while the pastures that suffered from the drought are much improved and those who have grass to cut are getting fair crop.
 Miss Helen Read of Bridgeport is visit ing at James Stuart's, her friend, Miss Annie Stuart.
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Mir Hollister, of the Second Con- gregational church, Danbury, preached in the Congregational church, Sunday morning, in exchange with R'v H. L.. Slack.
 Rev k. A. Martin, of Branford, preached to the Swedes of Bethel, We'd nesday evening, st the home of A. Gus tafeon, on Hickok avenue.
 Secretary H. W. Sage, of the Dapbury Y.M c. A., will preach In the Metho- dist church, next Sunday evening.
 The Methodist Sunday school, of this place, held a union picnic with the Metho- dist Sunday school, of Danbury, at Brookside Park, on Tuesday. A large crowd went down, and & pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
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ADvERTIsINa RATES"
Some of the ladies have been uuietl,

Some of the ladies have been quietly canvassing for funds for the Newtown library and have met with generous re- sponse. This is to take the place of the annual entertainment for the benefit of the library, we understand. Now if some generous resident of the town will give the Association $5 ,OOO, more or less, it can have permanent home. We shall be glad to print the name of the person who would thus honor and bI ess himself and the present and future gen. erations.
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GRANGE AFFAIRS.

The last program of the year was given by the Grange on July II. The hour was in charge of Miss Lucy Aver. The singing was excellent, all the performers being obliged to respond to an encore. The subject, "The Value of Music," waa illustrated in paper by Miss Aver. The- subject for July 25th, will be Farming .'' H. c. Mcclellan will tell how they farm it in Canada. AGnew class will be initiated in short time. probably in September.
 Mrs Albert F. Hamilton and daughters, Mae and Ada, of Stratford, are spending a few weeks at the pleasant home O postmaster, F. c. Haeublein.
 c. 5. Powell andy family have moved into the upper rooms of James Tyler, house.
 Miss Linda Milton, who has been visit ing Mrs John Wheeler, has returned to her home in Bridgeport.
 John Gordon is trying his hand at car. pentering work for H. c. McCollam.
 W. R. Weeks has been helping Hanfoy Lyon get in his hay.
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HUNTINGTON.
PERSONAL CHAT.


 Mir and Mrs Wesolousk;e's baby died last week and was buried in the Lawn cemetery.
 William Hooper has returned from the Bridgeport hospital, and his many friends wilt be glad to know that he is on the gain.
 Miss Estelle Bailey has been the guest of her brother, k. N. Barnum, at Wal nut Beach, Milford.
 Mrs Oliver Bea-d, of Long Hill, has been spending the week with her mother, Mrs N. B. Nichols.
 D. N. Morgan spent Sunday at Bonni- book.
 Miss Leulla E!dred is quite ill.
 Miss Mary Northrop has returned to Derby, after & visit of several days with Mrs Charles Perley.
 Miss Virginia Gorum is out of town for the week.
 James Smith has moved his household goods to Bridgeport, where he will re- side.
 MT and Mrs Richard Buckley, of Bridgeport, have visited Mrs Buckley's parents, MT and Mrs Henry Bolles,
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are guests of the Misses Isabelle and Rosalie Ohler, of Grassy Plain street.
 One of the large maple trees in front of the house of Frank Street was struck by lightning, one day last week.
 Warren Street had shock of paralysis, last week, but is improving slowly.
 George H. King and family of Mt. Vernon. N. Y., is spending the summer with Mir and Mrs Joseph Seeber.
 Miss Mary Colon and Michael Colon of White Plains, N. Y., have been recent guests Of Mir and Mrs Thomas J. Falls.
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NICHOLS.

Miss Gertrude Peet fig spending the month of July with her brother in Vir- ginia. Her mother, who has been there for the past two months, will return with her.
 Mrs William Mcclellan is entertaining company from out of town and Mrs Henry Reed is entertaining her daughter and granddaughter from Bridgeport.
 Dear Plumb rides new wheel.
 Miss May Nichols spent last Sunday In Riverside with Rev c. W. Boylston and family.
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ROXBURY.
ORTON AND VICINITY

Mrs Ada Stone, of New Milford, who has been visiting her father, Fred Marsh, returned to her home on Monday.
 The postcffice is replenished in 8 new coat of paint.
 Mrs Bostwick and children, of Bridge port, were the guests of her parents, Mir and Mrs J. Tyrrell, over Sunday.
 Frank Booth, of Roxbury, with & friend from Waterbury, made business trip to our place, last week.
 Mrs Jennie M. Sturgess, who has been the guest of Mrs George Kruger, is visit ing Miss Annie Sturges, in Bethel
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EASTON.
ASPETUCK,

B. r. Merwin has been making exten- sive repairs about his mill and dam, and it will be the middle of August before he is able to do any grinding.
 Chistie U. Reid and family of Syracuse. Misses Adelia Ward and Sallie Hubbell of Greenfield Hill, spent the day, last Tuesday, with Mrs George Parrack.
 Mrs Mary Ferry is quite seriously i'll. Miss Edith E. Hawkins is visiting her aunt, Mrs Stuart Pinkbam, of Westport. Albert E Hawkins rides a new Ameg bicycle.
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CATTLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

During the hard shower of Wednesday night, three COWS owned by Floyd Wood, of the Hoyt's Hill dairy, were struck by lightning. The cows were all found dead under 8 tree, shortly after the storm, by 8 man employed on the farm. It is thought that the COWS were stand ing beneath the branches of the tree to get away from the hard rain and that the lightning first struck the tree, and then shocking the cattle so that they were in- stsntly killed.-T Dsnbury News.
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PLATTsVILLE.

Mrs Oliver LobdeIl and son are the guests of Mrs Lobdelps parents, MT and Mrs x. L. Staples.
 Mr and Mrs Leffert have been enter tainiDg friends from Bridgeport.
 The Ladies' Social club met, last We'd nasdav. July 12, st the home of Mrs R. v. Nichols. There were g present and q very pleasant hour WAS enjoyed by alls
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We admire the pluck of that Rhode Is- land governor, Dyer, who ordered out the militia at Bristol in that state on July 1, as 8 precautionary measure to secure respect for an order of the city council prohibiting the holding of box ing matches at local pleasure resort. The city council had granted permission for sporting carnival, but when 1t was reported that fights were to be brought off the permission was withdrawn. The managers boasted that they would be held. The militiamen had ten rounds of ammunition, but the sports were not held.
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The letters of Captain Dreyfus, written to his wife during his captivity, are to be published immediately by Harpers & Brothers. It is said that they furnish absolute proof, if proof were needed, that DreVfus is innocent. No guilty man could possibly have written them. Their second and greater value is that they let us see deep into the soul of brave man, one of the bravest men that ever lived. or these letters Zola writes: "They will stand like an imperishable monument when the work of us writers shall have passed may be into oblivion"
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the distinction of being leader becsuse
 of it's sanitary arrangement. It is made 10 conform to cleanliness, economy and health. It is & cold storage with the least expenditure of ice-that's the economical paipt Is evidenced. A large and vsried dis play of dinner, tes and toilet sets, all new goods and the latest designs and patterns and at prices the lowest. If vnu are contemplating making wedding gift you could do no better than to inspect this stock before purchasing elsewhere.
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CITY FOLKS LIKE BETHEL.

There were probably never more sum- mer boarders in Bethel than the present season. All the places where city people have found board for the summer months, for several years past, are full, and many new places have taken boarders. Bethel is really getting to be quite summer re- sort, and there is no reason why it shouldn't.-[ Danbury News.
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MIDDLEBURY.
PUBLIC 1MPRov EMENTs

The town has employed MT Brahen and assistant, of Litchfield, to straighten and repair all gravestones in the ceme. tery. Work was commenced a week ago. It Is hoped that all interested indi- viduals will at once avail themselves of thls opportunity to get stones cleaned and made, to compare with the other work which Is being done.