The Newtown bee., 1899-02-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Kind Words From an Old Cor.
respondent.
REV AUSTIN GARDNER OF ASHFORD, FOR.
MERLY OF WARREN.

Editor of THE BEE: In glancing at
! some figures in your paper 6l0 and $3.50
| in gard to its circulation in 1882 and
1899, was led to make a comparison,
| which is always in point when the cir
cum mstances warrant it. It reminded me
| of the fable of tie man who began to
carry the calf when it was horn, contin-
ued to carry 1t without difficulty when
| before an eagle, an acorn before an oak.
L am also reminded by this comparison
| of what the silent man said, 'We shall
| fight it out on this line, If it takes all
| summer" Time and patience turns the
| mulberry leaf to eatin. You have kept
at it for II years, so think, you can be
said to have the pluck Of continuance,
and hope it msy be said, ''contiruance
in well doing" Your paper sweeps over
large territory, making it valuable as
an advertising medium. You manage
through your numerous correspondents
to gather great amount of what is tee
nically called gossip. AS an example,
'John Dole, living in such town, while
going along the highway accidentally
slipped upon an icy place, fell and sprain-
ed the little finger of his left hand"
Now people in another town, who never
heard of John Dole, can sympathize with
him and say I am sorry for John Dole,
hope his little finger will soon recover.
People like to know what is going on.
The BEE tells them. II comes down to
the every day things of life. 1t gives re-
ligious intelligence. This is good, very
good. Weswer glad to read what The
BEE said about the church to which the
editor belongs. Another church may
take courage and 60 forth with new en-
ergy.
have furnished many things for The
BEE from 1892 to 1896 embracing the
Columbian Exp sition in 1898.
Providence has removed me from that
section Of the state to almt ST the extreme
eastern, WIndham County. Another To-
cal paper Is sent to me called The OBJ
server" printed at Dayville in the town
Of Brooklyn. The editor is a young man,
like the business manager and editor of
THE BEE, Nathan W. Kennedy. His
paper goes from Webster, Mass, to jew
ett City, Ct., and from western r. l., to
Willimantic, CT. He has good many
correspondents and runs up pretty well
into your figures. His paper is good
advertising medium. It is bright and
breezy. AS to his circulation | lam igno-
rant. He gives column to Grange items
and bis paper is filed with variety Of
things. [ wish you would send him
copy of The BEE with my compliments
from you, through you to him. [ want
he should see The BEE. 1t will not hurt
him. 1t will not sting him, I'm sure.
Now dear editor, in closing, | want to
give you little winter in eastern Con-
necticut. The great storm is over. The
sun shines. The sky is clear. Turning
TO my diary, begin with Thursday
mornirg, February 8, thermometer de-
grees above zero, 20 p m., 6 degrees
above zero, 40 p. NJ, zero; Friday
morning degrees below zaro, p. M,
2 degrees above zero, $50 p. m. zero;
Saturday morning degrees below zero,
10 Is a. m, zero, 20 p. N. L degree
above zero; Sunday morning zero, 30
p. m. 6 degrees above zero: Monday
morning degrees above zero. This l
call cold weather for this latitude. We
have two mail routes, one to Willimantic
and return. No mail out to-day. The
roads are full. Another to Bolton past
Mans field station. No return yesterday.
Carrier staid in Mans field, last night.
He retuned on horseback p. N. to-day.
This is the condition of things at this
writing, Tuesday, February 18th, p. N.
Wednesday pm. No mail out to,
day. Roads partially opened. We hope
the mail will go Thursday morning.
Truly youra,-CA. Gardner, Ashford, Ct,
February 15, 1899.