The Newtown bee., 1900-05-18
Bridgeport, ,449 MainSt.

peculiar type of locomotive. Most of them different from ours, with no cabs, the cylinders inside the frames. YesCer- day noticed that over half of them were copied from ours, roof over the cab, open frame, and outside connections, many with big boilers and high drivers. Also noticed quite number built in America for English and Continental railways, so we are able to compete with people in these countries where labor does not cost half what it does in Amer ica.
 This Is only one branch but it Is SO in almost every line and in great many things the American product is taken as kind of standard and other countries copy. The more I travel aud see of the world, the more I realize that America Is by far the most pushing and contemplating country on the globe. Foreigners admit this and should live abroad all my life I should never be anything but sn American.
 The Eitfel tower Is now open, then MT Sousa's band is due this week and that will be another great attraction. The means of getting about Paris are very in- enough to carry one half the people, un- less one lives near the river, the only way to get about is to take cab, and that runs into money pretty fast. The loud mouthed, tobacco chewing American is here in all his glory and it is 8 most amusing sight to see him get into scrap with cab driver, when one only knows French and the other English. It is cer- tainly an education of years to be able to come here and remain awhile at time like this, but any one coming this sum- mer needs pockets we'll lined with money unless they know the ropes well. Begin to feel quite at home and my French is all coming back to me so that can st least make myself understood.-CB M. Mitchell, Paris, April 20.
 REV MIR WILLIAMS ACCEPTS THE CALL.
 Sunday morning, Rev MT Williams ex- pressed his pleasure in accepting the call of the Congregational church In most happy terms, and his hope most earnestly that the union should be productive of the best results. May 1t be that he will be received with 8 cordiality so hearty and cooperation 80 untiring, that his enthusiasm will know no diminution as time goes on.
 Miss Charlotte Curtis visited her brother, Charles, in Birmingham, one day last week.
 Mrs Hattie Sommers is coming with her three children from PetertbWrg, Va, to spend the summer at the old home with her brother and sister.
 George Russelps health is quite poor this spring, he not being able to perform his accustomed la bors.
 Mrs Beard, too, has suffered very much with swollen face and head.
 Mrs Hamlin and daughter, Charlotte, left, Monday for New Haven and Bridge port, to spend much of the summer with relatives in those places.
 Miss Maria c. Bradley has gone New Haven as delegate from the Woman's Auxiliary to the yearly meeting of the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Missions. She will not return until the end of the week, and will be joined for the latter part of the time by Miss Mary K. Pierce.
 Wallace Hayes of Bethlehem and Miss Atwood of Woodbury are waiting at Henry CanAeld's.
 The young ladies of the Congregational church, assisted by the orchestra, will give an entertainment at Munson's hall, Friday evening at 8 p. m. Admission 25 cents.