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The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
OUR WINTER BIRDS.

We are always interested in our win
ter birds. These cold New England days
are made bright jua5 because the winter
blue jays, chippies and chickadees show
themselves almost as happy as the sum
mer birds in hot July. The food they
like they stick for, no matter about the
weather, and when the blue birds come
in the early spring and join In the con-
cert with their early friends the robins
and phebes, our winter birds seem 'spu'
ont'' at the gush of song that the spring
birds bring with them. The winter birds
seldom if ever sing, they are too busy IL
getting enough to eat. But there are
coming pretty soon, the spring brown
chippies that sing in sunshine and II
storm just the same. God bless them
and, He does.-[*
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LA GRIPPE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED.

IL have just recovered from the second
attack Of la grippe this year" ssys James
A. Jones, publisher of the Leader, Mexis
Texas. SIN the latter case used Cham
berlain's cough remedy, and think with
considerable success, only being in bed
little over two days against ten days
for the former attack. The second at
tack | am satisfied would haye been
equally as bad as the first but for the
use of this remedy SIS had to 20 to bed
in about six hours after being struck
with it, while in the FIRST case / was able
to attend to business about two days be-
fore getting down." For sale by Z.
q. Beers & Co., Newtown; Warner, Tsy-
or & Curtis. Sandy Hook; A. B. Blake
man, Botsford; w. 81. Hurd, Long Hill
A. B. Faneher, HswleYville, and test ID
for yourself.
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On the other side of ''the big pond .
the temperance question is quite as ser
ious problem as in this country. For
instance in London dispatch we read
that the Hogmenay, or New Years Eve
festivities, celebrated at Glasgow were
marked by the greatest exhibition of
intoxicatiou on the streets seen even in
Glasgow. One account of the scene
says: lit would need the pen OF lola to
describe the state of the streets. The
most astounding feature of the debauch-
cry was the appalling number of young
boys rolling about 1.-THE streets. The
number of weekend DRINKS arrested
there break the record. There were
over 400 persons charged with intoxica-
ton Tuesday evening"
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NARROW ESCAPE.

Thankful words written by Mrs Ada
E. Hart Of Groton, S. D. "Was taken
witch bad cold which settled on my
lungs cough set in and finally terminated
In consumption. Four Doctors gave me up.
saying 1 could live but short time. 1
gave myself up to my Savior, determin-
ed IL could not stay with my friends on
earth, would meet. my absent ones
above. Ny husband was advised co get
DR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. gave it q
trial, took in all eight bottles. 1t has
cured me, and thank God, / am saved
and now a we'll and healthy womsn."
Trial bottle free at e. 81. Beers s. Co..
Newtown; =. 4 @. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook; A. W. Twiss, Bethel; Allen Joyce
Roxbury Station; w. A. Watts, Wash
ington Depot, drug stores. Regular size
so, and 81. Every bottle guaranteed.
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ahe case of Town and Country has
been argued and resrgued from the re-
mote t antiquity. The following Incl
dent, related in Literature, published by
Harper g Brothers, gives comparison
which is very much to the advantage OF
the Country. A class of children In
Manchester were shown picture called
"Sprirg," bearing the images and the
names of the dsffodl, the violet, the pur.
Pile crccus, and Larcissus, and after look
ing carefully at the picture, they wer'
required to write their impressions, Tit
result was lamentable. The title Of th,
picture was altogether disfagarded
spring had no message for the minds o
these children, while their description
OF the flowers might almost come from
class OF infant imbeciles. Thus on
child says:
81 saw some flowers on the picture
A was colored green called hi.
was flower called poets.
was crocus colored yellow
u was some tulips colored blue"
And this answer was one OF the mos
favorable examples! Country chiIdre
on the other hand, were found to hav
both the power Of observation and res
delight IN the beauty Of nature; the
are educated, not from textbooks, b
BIZ tine blue sky, the bedgerows, and Ii
woods; 10 word, they hare preserve
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
BROOKFIELD.
DEATH OF LEONARD ELsENBoss.


Died in Brookfield, January 16, Leon
ard EIsonboss, age 80 years. The funer-
al occurred on Thursday.
Mrs Edwin Leach slipped and fell on
the ice some time since, fracturing her
arm at the wrist.
Miss Ida Blackman Is working in
Waterbury.
Frederick Frisbie and family ere call
ed to Washington, last week, by the
death of Mr. Frisbie's mother, Mrs Maria
Frisbie.
ARA Peck and III. L. Foote filed their
ice houses, last week.
Mrs Pinckney, the mother of Charles
and Frank Pinckney, died Ia New Yo.k
state on January s, aged 81. ars. Her
sons were present at the funeral.
Rev e. Z. Whitcome attended the
meeting Of Fairfield County Glorious at
Norwalg, last week.
| Miss Julia Rag of Obtuse is among the
victims OF the grip.
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HOW TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA.

You are perhaps aware that pneu-
monia always results from cold o.
from an attack OF Ia grippe. During
the epidemic of la grippe few years
ago when so many cases resulted in
pneumonia. It was observed THAT the at
tack was never followed by that disease
when Chamberlain's cough remedy was
used. It.counteracts any tendency OF q
cold or la grippe to result in that dan
gerous disease. Ie is the best remedy In
the world for bad colds and Ia grippe
Every bottle warranted. For sale
L by r. FL. Beers & Co., New.
town; Warner, Taylor g Curtis
Sandy Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Bots.
ford; w. FL. Hurd, Long Hill; A. b
Fancher, Hawleyyille, and test it TO,
yourself.
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Newtown, Friday, Jan 90, 1899.
CIRCULATION:
Editorial Notes.

K. G. seeley, the president of the
Housatonie Milk Producers Association
and member of the State Board of
Agriculture, sends us a communication
on the milk situation that will interest
every producer in the Valley. Mr. Seeley
writes as follows, and we let his letter
speak for itself:
Editor THE NEwTowN BEE: Some
thing for farmers to think of! Are we
to have new era in the milk industry ?
The executive committee of the "Five
States Milk Producers Association" are
authorized to announce to the farmers,
along the several transportation lines
leading to Greater New York, that a re-
spousible party will obligate itself, Civ.
ing required bonds, to purchase not less
than 10, 900 cans of milk daily for five
years, delivered at the various cream
cries and shipping stations along the
transportation lines leading to New York
City. Said party to furnish cans and
pay monthly to each producer not less
than &c per quart for six months, and
not less than Sc per quart for ak months,
making an average Of 2 &c net to the
producer for the year. Said party agrees
to enter into the foregoing arrangement
in 30 days after being assured that the
l5, 600 cans daily are pledged. Brother
farmers, think this matter over and let
me know what you think about lie.
g. Seeley, ROxbury, Conn.,, January Is,
1899
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Red HOT FROM THE GUN

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadmsn
of Newark, Mich, in the Civil war. 1t
caused horrible ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bueklen's
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures cuts,
bruises, burns, ooils, felons, corns, skin
eruptions. Best pile cure on earth.
% cts box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
e. 81. Beers 6 Co., Newtown; S. c..
Bull g Co., Sandy Hook; A. W.iTwiss,
Bethel Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station
w. A. Watt, Washington Depot, drug
gists.
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that humanity from which the Manches
ter claas had 80 terribly lapaed.

According to the report OF the Connec-
ticut Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly
every city in the state was employing
more persons in factories on July /, 1898,
and paying out more in wages than at
the same time in 1897. The Commercial
Record lof New Haven thinks the in
crease has been fully maintained since
that time.
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Cannot Praise 1t Enough"
Miss GERTIE DUNKIN,

Miss GERTTE DUNKIN,
Franklin, Neb., writes:
!" I suffered for some time with pain
full and irregular menstruation, falling
of the womb and pain in the back I
tried physicians, but found no relief.
"Iwas at last persuaded to try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and cannot praise it enough for what
it has done for me. / feel like a new
person, and would not part with your
medicine. I have recommended it to
several OF, my friends"
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was adjourned for two weeks.
Mrs Sturges Whitlock, wife of Sena-
tor Whitlock, has gone to a Southern
cline for the remainder of the winter,
accompanied by her daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr. and Mrs Walter Randall.
Walter s. Randall, who has been SUI.
perIntendent in the Silver Plate Cutlery
Co.'s works for number of years, has
the South, assume similar position in
the factory of the Whitlock Machine Co.
The U. V. q. installed as officers, last
Monday evening: Colonel, T. j. Cha
deayne; lieutenant colonel, j. FL. Sher-
wood; major, p. w. Murphy; chaplain,
Stiles j. Peck; sergeant major, Richard
Weston.
The corner on Bridge street and Coram
avenue, recently occupied by Seccombe
Brothers as STOKE and monument yard,
has now been leased to an Italian who
will carry on the same business.
The Bousatonic ktver Trap Rock Co.
have added another stone crusher to
their quarry and will increase their out
put.
The skating has been good the past
few days and many young people have
enjoyed the sport.
The cold weather of Tuesday and
Wednesday, last week, brought the Their
| mometer down to zero. The Watson
Brothers have harvested their ice, which
the cold weather has made of good quail
ity and thickness.
The borough board held their monthly
meeting, last Tuesday evening. DR. D.
A. Richardson resumed the office of
health officer which he had Temporarily
given up during his illness. William
Holmes and William G. Booth were ap-
pointed registrars.
| The teachers of the Methodist Sabbath
school are to meet weekly for the study
of the lesson.
| Charles 81. Cook has purchased the
Charles p. Hubbard place on Bridgeport
avenue and expects to occupy it in tbs
spring.
| Walter G.. Barclay and Catharine Fla.
herty OF this place were married ii
Bridgeport, last Wednesday.
Miss LAME e. Curtiss has gone t,
Philadelphia, Pa, to complete her stud
les In the massage treatment at the s
Wier Mitchell sanitarium.
DR. G. B. Ewe1l is to open sanitariun
: at Rocky Rest for electric and magneti
} treatment, which he has practiced for
number of years. When the trolly Ain
u extended down that locality it will b
4 very convenient.
i There have been % houses erecte
here during the past year, some OF ther
being very fine residences.
Judge Staples had his first probat
8 case, last Saturday, it being the sestle
J ment of the estate -of Mrs Sarah 7
Beecher.
s. P, Thrasher, of the Law and 0rde
League, lectured in the Baptist church
last Sunday evening.
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ST EvENsON.

Sick headaches can be cured at once
by Smiths headache powders. Mr. Gou-
lette cells them.
The family Of r. A. Iaabell are ali
Frustrated With the grip, Mr. Iaabell be-
ing quite seriously la.
Irving Wheeler has been On the sick
list for week with The grip.
MIR and Mrs John W.. shexWood cele-
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friends, who hope for speedy recovery
SHERMAN.
DEArH or MFRS pAyrn. FrJIr,ER..

DEATH OF MRS DAVID FULLER
Mrs David Fuller of Great Darlington,
Mass, native of this town. died on
Wednesday OF last week. aged "A years.
Mrs Fuller was daughter OF the late
Samuel Giddings, who resided In the
north part OF town. Mrs Fuller is sur
vived by her husband, who is now seri-
ously i'll, two sons, George Fuller OF
Canaan and Richard Fuller of Chicago,
and one daughter. Miss Lille Fuller, who
resided sc home. Among those who at
tended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs
MalbY Geltson of this town, Jesse st
John of Kent and Minott Giddings OF
New Milford.
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WESTPORT.

E. N. sipperley attended the state
Grange meeting, last week, at Water
bury, having very enjoyable time.
Mrs T.. N. Sipperley has been i'll for
three weeks or so with the grip.
Bert Sipperley, who is at Melrose,
N. lis sick with the mumps.
E. N. Sipperley has Just taken the
agency for BIatchford's calf meal and
poultry food. II is splendid food for
fattening CALVES.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
PLATTsVILLE.
HoYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.

HOfDENS HILL AND VICINITY.
E. B. Sherwood has been sick with
grip, unable to deliver his milk for day
Or two.
Mrs s. Wisner had an afternoon ''tea'
recently. -.
Joe, L. A. jennings man, fell through
Che scaffolding while pitching hay and
sprained hisswrist. Albert Buckley has
been helping LA. Jennings and E. B
Sherwood.
s. Wisner and G. Johnson have beer
afflicted with the prevailing complaint
grip.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNION AGRI.
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

At the annual meeting OF the Union
Agricultural society, held at their fair
grounds on Wednesday, officers were
elected as fOllows: President, F. w.
Wheeler, Monroe; vice.president, F. S.
Shelton, Trumbull; secretary, S. T.
Palmer, Huntington; treasurer, David
). Clarke, Huntington. The directors
from Huntington are: F. G. Perry,
Charles j. Wakelee and George w.
Shelton.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

. s. A. Fackler, editor of the Mi
canopy Fla Hustler, with his wife and
children, suffered terribly from la grippe.
One Minute Cough Cure was the only
remedy that Helped them. 1t acted
quickly. Thousands of others use this
remedy - specific for La Grippe, and
its exhausting after effects. e. r. Haw-
ley, Newtown; s. C. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman. Botsford ;B.
Hawley s. Co., Stepney.
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WITH THE HEw YoRK SUNDAY PRESS.

Ia the number Of The Sunday Maya
zine coming With the ne xt New York
Sunday Press, Is q variety oiggood things.
The National Council OF Women will
meet III Washington early II February,
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

To insure happy new year, keep the
liver clear and the body vigorous by us
ing DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills for constipation and
liver troubles. Edgar z. Hawley, New
town; S. Z. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook
A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley
q Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

These are dangerous times for the
health. Group, colds and throat troubles
lead rapidly to consumption. A bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure used at the
right time will preserve life, health and q
large amount of money. Pleasant to
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
Cash is the Price Of
Dissolution,

And wa announce now, for the first
time, this week Thcussndsiof Dollars
worth Of goods will be sold less than
twenty five cents on the dollar-25C
on the Sl,00.
Tell these important facts to all your
friends and neighbors.
Make house to house canvass, that
they may reap the benefits of our mar
velous reductions.
1t would be an outrage to pay 100
cents elsewhere for goodsyo can buy
here at 25c on the dollar.
The inland towns and villages sent
regiments of buyers last week despite
the weather, ana the seeds OF economy
so thoroughly planted by our unprece-
dented low prices will bring thousands
more this week
The farming districts, too, were well
represented, as the wagons proved,
loaded with our dissolution offerings.
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Fairfield County.
SHELTON.
A PRISONER BREAKS JAIL.
tion Tuesday evening"

George Mccarthy was arrested by Of.
ficer Tomlinson, last Saturday, for as
sault and abuse and placed in the lock-
up. Two or three hours later the chief
went to interview his prisoner, when to
bis surprise he found the door open and
the prisoner gone. He had pried off the
inside casing to the door and getting at
the lock succeeded in opening the door.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

Massachusetts, is making an interest
ing experiment in a state hospital for
consumptives and tuoercular patients,
located at Rutland in that state. 1t has
been opened Tor three months and now
has So patients, with capacity in the
present buildings for some 200; new
patients are constantly applying. Sixty
If the patients pay SO 80, and 26 are up-
able to pay anything. 1t is aimed to
make the hospital sanitarum for the
cure OF patients and re; q refuge for
those incurably affected with consump-
tIon, and Massachusetts is the first state
TO undertake the work on these lines.
1t is modelled after the work of DR. Tru-
deau's work in the Adirondacks and OF
DR. Bowditch in his Sharon sanitarium.
The trustees freely confess that they
we're at a loss to know Just what field the
Legislature expected them to cover, but
are confident that they have laid out the
best program. La this they are warmly
supported by the visiting physicians
Drs Vincent Y. Bowditch and Herbert
9. Clapp, who say
1t has been a source of qualification anC
surprise to see how quickly and contentedly
the patients have adopted the special hygien
ic methods used tor treatment, namely, al
most constant life in the open air., whethe
by walk ing or reclining on the piszzas, anC
the ingestion OF nourishing food. The re
markable change in aspect OF these patients
after even a short stay at the hospital at Rut
land would convince the most ca ual obser
yer OF the efficacy OF the treatment upon the
general condition of the patient. They say
the moral effect OF the somewhat military
discipline Is an important is ctor in accom-
plishing at the hospital what would be almos
impossible at h ONE. The hospital is situated
at an altitude OF 1900 feet, with southern ex
posture protected from the coolest winter
winds.
1t is the practice to keep the patients
in the open air, we'll wrapped and care
fully protected, and to feed them fire.
quently, and in this regime the visiting
physicians believe the institution "wIl
be not only bene fit to individuals, bu
an object lesson to the whole community
to prove the value of fresh air and gooC
food for not only the cure, but the pre-
vention Of disease" It is reckoned tina
on It's present basis the hospital at Rut
land will cost Massachusetts abou
$40, 900 year.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

take children like it. Edgar r. Rsw-
ley, Newtown; S. c. Bull 6 Co., Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B.
Hawley & Co.. Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

pill, best pill, safe pill. z. T. Hawley,
Newtown;S. G. Bull & Co.. Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B.
Hawley 6 Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

The smallest things may exert the
greatest Ii tiuenc DsWitt's Little Early
Rlsers are unequaled for overcoming
constipation and liver troubles. Sma
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
AZ Departments

Full Of frst-class merchandise, all
marked at our unparalleled Dissolu-
tim Prices. Thousands Of dollars
worth going at % Cents on the Dollar
and no to 80 Cents on the Dollar while
many lots have been marked 10 Cents
on the DOllar.1
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

Hoods pills are thu faYorite family
cathartic Easy TO take, easy TO operate.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

brated their wooden wedding on Tues
day evening, and were the recipients of
many gifts.
Mrs Patrick Lynch is i'll with the grip.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20

1t is very grateful to any irritated skim and gives
comfort TO her patients. All druggists sell It
Unquestionably the best baby powder,
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
THE TOWN COURT.

William Carey was before the town
court, last Tuesday, Judge Booth pre-
siding, for stealing valuable horse
whip, but owing to the absence of wit.
nesses on the part of the state, the trial
was adjourned for two weeks.
The Newtown bee., 1899-01-20
<Ov11fo,.rt ? owe1er

For instant relief to chafed places, Miss H.
Damon, trained nurse, says she uses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-26

Nine judges serving on the various higher
benches in the city of New York. having
been nominated or endorsed by Tammany
Hall and elected by votes controlled by
that organization, yesterday testified before
the Mazet committee that they had paid.
in the aggregate, about 10000 in the form
OF campaign contributions at the time of
their campaigns. one other Judge testified
that he had paid several thousand dol
lars. and another swore that he had paid
nothing The contributions had ranged
from 5000 10 $1,000. Not one of these
jurists could be brought to acknowledge
that the money thus paid had been in the
nature OF an assessment. and of course
there was no intimaton that II was to be
regarded valuable consideration IN
exchange for the nomination. The funds
all went. according TO these officials to the
defraying OF legitimate campaign expenses
Some of it went for advertising" Some
of the judges understood that a system was
in vogue which made 1t custom for
the nominee to pay according to the num-
Der of election districts in the area covered
by the nomination. Others seemed TO think
that the contribution varied with the means
of the individual. or his credit. One judge
was brought to express the belief that a
nominee who was forced to borrow the
campaign contribution might perhaps be
under embarrassing obligations to his cred.
itor.
The remarkable fact about the disclo.
sure is that not one of these eleven judges
all of whom were elevated 10 office by
Tammany. could be brought to confess
openly that the system is wrong or that
1t affects the integrity and efficiency Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-26

that the episode will not show in the No
vember result.
1t would not be easy, II 1t were seemly.
for an outsider to pass upon the matter in
detail and for the purpose of fixing respon-
sibility here or there. What outsider
sees with qualification, however. is the se-
lection of man to conduct the campaign
who not only promises a thorough knowl-
edge Of the state and enjoys personally the
esteem of both parties but is entirely ac-
ceptable to the head of the sound money
ticket. and may be expected to work in
hearty accord with him in all matters per-
tanning to the contest. Gov. Lownde5, in
deed. by precedent. no less than by every
consideration of right and safety, was en-
titled to have in the Office of state chair
man man with whom his relations were
in every way both cordial and confidential.
That arrangement has now been effected,
and the campaign will proceed upon lines
of unity and aggressiveness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-26

Friends of sound money living outside the
state have noted with regret the trouble
which has recently appeared in the repuo-
lican organization Of Maryland. The cam
pagn had opened so promisingiy, with 4
ticket and platform of such undenin BILE ex-
cellence. that friction of any kind seemed
to be quite out of the question Naturally.
therefore, the disclosure was as surprising
as unwelcome. But the right course was
pursued when the facts stood confessed.
1t would have been folly to attempt to ig-
more them The duty Of everybody in in
terest was to adjust himself TO TIE situa-
ton, and to lend his aid toward lessening.
If not entirely eliminating, the difficulty.
Everybody has responded to this duty and
SO promptly and frankly that those most
familiar with matters express the opinion