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The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

The Junior chorus of about 20 mem. bers under the direction of Prof Elton will give their first concert in the Town hall, Wednesday evening, May 16. The chorus has worked hard to make this a pleasant occasion. They have learned an intricate fancy march, and with three exceptions the program will be entirely new. "The Whip-poor-will's song," "Johnnie Smoker" and "The May Pole" being the three numbers to be repeated from the former concert. The admission will be at popular prices, 10c for school children and 20c for adults.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Measles and whooping cough prevail in the north part of the town.
 The College Farms school is nearly broken up with so many cases of whoop. ing cough.
 Six of Charles Y Young's children are ill with the grip.
 Mrs Jane Smith is visiting at her broth. er's, Henry Morey's.
 John Morrow and wife moved to New Milford, last week, to be with their chil. dren.
 David Strong is suffering with an ab' scess on his neck.
 N. B. Strong is recovering from grip and attended church on Sunday.
 A beautiful pair of contribution plates presented by an unknown friend from out of town, were used Sunday, May 6, fol the first time.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
SANFORD.

PERSONAL CHAT. A. E. Geoppler is making preparations to put in 3O-horse power boiler. Bamford Bain now occupies a room at A. Linstrom's.
 c. W. Dayton visited friends at San- ford, recently.
 Miss Mary Vaughan is making few weeks' stay in New York.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

AOAAA uay INeN MT leLCner Will preach the sermon.
 There will be cake walk st the Town hall, May 24.
 Friday evening, May IS, at the Town hall, Taft School Dramatic club will pre- sent the farce, "Lend me five shillines. !"
 Taft's beat the Gunnery school base ball team in the game played at the Fair grounds, last Saturday, by score of 10 to l. The Taft team goes to Pomfret, tomorrow.
 John Hahmake has accepted position at the Storrs Agricultural College.
 It showed here, last Saturday.
 Mrs Bishop is being treated for paraly- sis Of the lower limbs by Dr Platt.
 Patrick Rodden and family from Penn- sylvania have moved into one of the M. Heminway tenements.
 The flremen are having ceiling put in their new room. c. H. Woodward is do- ing the Work.
 William Maxwell, plumber, has enter ed the employ of Joseph Suffa.
 Last Friday evening the Watersown Athletic club gave dance and entertain ment at the Town hall. This club was organized, last fall, and rented rooms in L. R. Hitchcock's old bicycle store, near the depot. During the winter the rooms have been open every evening and afford ed good place the boys to spend an hour. The dance given last Friday was to raise some money to buy furniture There was good crowd present and all had good time. Benson's orchestra of Thomaston furnished the music, T. F. McGowan,.prompter We have not been informed as to the amount of the net re- ceipts, but feel satisfied that quite little was left over after all expenses were paid, to go toward the purchase of the required furniture.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
IMPROVING LAKE PROPERTY,

N. B. Mead's workman at Lakeside were successful, last week, in removing the horse barn connected with the late Beeman homestead 100 feet back of the house and the cattle barn will be taken down and placed back of the horse barn so as to very much improve the appear ance of the house grounds. Green Broth CTS of New Milford have leased for 8 term of years the lot south of the home- stead which has an entire lake frontage and on which, the present year, they in- tend to erect one or more cottages for their own occupancy. In MT Mead's hands that entire property is sure to im- prove.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Northrop of Southville were in town on Saturday. Merritt Sherwood of Pick cit district,
 New Milford, was in town on Monday. Mrs Vass is the guest of friends in
 New York, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES. Rev MT Munson preached an excellent sermon, Sunday, from the words, ssBe. hold friend of publicans and sinners, ,, Luke 7: 34.
 Two persons united with the church, last Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

William Durley, the veteran road work CT, is just about, after being confined to his home above Romford with an attack of rheumatism.
 Mrs William Durley of Romford has been having quite serious time with pink eye.
 Contractor Charles G. Tenn has been engaged for some days In making repairs on the residence of R. s. Barnes. F. l.. Forbes. one of Westinghouse welI-known painters, has also been at work on the Barnes residence.
 H. B. Butler of New York has rented the cottage of John A. Carlson, occupied last season by Artist Mowbray.
 F. L. Forbes, one of Washington's skilled painters, has just completed the task of painting the Van Ingen resi- dence.
 H. W. Woodruff sawed 50 railroad ties from chestnut tree which grew on Ben- jamin Seeley's land. The tree was five feet in diameter at the stump. The road men under the direction of H. k. Bradley have put the lower street church hill highway in first class order.
 Joel Pearson and August Johnson are getting out large vein of silica on c. T. Woodruff's land.
 A. D. Woodruff's terrace cottage is be- ing repafnted by M. 5. Woodruff, Frank Woodruff and Thomas McGrath.
 Bobolinks, kingbirds and tIrushes come with mouths full of song, but the warm vernal breezes delay, and vegetation with it's fowery outbursts Is waiting waiting, for what? The eclipse?
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

At the meeting of the Memorial ssso- citation, held last Saturday evening, the following committees were appointed {: Music, k. c. Marggraff; speaker, Paul klimpke; to procure hacks, John L.. Scott; to invite firemen, Paul Klimpke. W. k. Hilton of Tyler Post, Hartford, will deliver the oration on Memorial day at the union service to be held in the Townshall. The Sunday previous to Me- morial day Rev Mr Fletcher will preach the sermon.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Our stock of Carriages, Business and Road Wagons is the largest and prices are lower than any other place in town
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

with new trotters.
 Miss Emma Wales is in Bridgeport for few days.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

on Thursday of fast week with a partial change of help. William McHan takes the place of Silas Wright at the wheel and Charles Milf takes the place preyi- ously occupied by Frank L. Cable.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

L. A. Tyrrell was engaged, last week, in painting the exterior of Howard 0. Hopkins new residence at Lakeside.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

and it is whispered one of his sons is soon to bring bride there. This is pleasing news and would that more of the farmers sons might locate on the old farms.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
WASHINGTON.
SOME INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS.

! SOME INTERESTING SUGGESTIONS.
 Editor of The Jewellers Journal: I notice in your list of 2l possible errors in connection with mainsprings, you omit electricity. I read of 13 watches having been taken to large repair establish ment with broken handspring next morn ing after thunderstorm and since my attention was called to it have repeated l ly noted watches more often brought in with broken springs after an electrical storm. My theory is that they were weak and on the point of breaking, and l in some way the electricity exerted some unexplainable extra force to break them. think it is generally understood that about twice as many mainsprings break in summer as winter. Has anybody & better explanation for it than the above i? There is no law against watchmakers making note of it at any rate. won der how many of your readers have ever tried the convenience of an old fashioned deep tumbler to suspend their plyers, tweezers, etc., on the edge or rim of 1t? You can thus hang twenty or more in a space of three or four inches, and see and pick up the one you want instantly at 8 glance, while they occupy almost no room on the bench. Try it. Driving the cap out of the handspring barrel with & l sharp rap on the srbor, thus spreading the center and giving the arbor too.much end shake or up and down play to the barrel(as so many are In the habit of do- ing) )snd projecting points of double ear fastenings (hitting the balance or rubbing elsewhere) are two more prolific causes of trouble with mainsprings, making three additional errors to your list, caus- ing watches to stop in connection with the handspring and there are still more l could mention.-[A. S. Baldwin, in the Jewelers' Journal.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
though the sun had been shining an hou

The wind is cold and piercing every day. Ground frozen, May 6, in the morning. How is this for tobacco beds and early vegetables?
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
Fairfield County.
MONROE.

AN INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT AS.
 SURED.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 A meeting of the Litchfield South as- sociation of ministers will be held with the Rev R. E. Carter at the parsonage, Thursday, May 10, at 10.30 &. m. After the usual business has been transacted, a paper on Miracles" will be read by Rev Mir York, followed by discussion thereon. A public meeting will be held in the chapel at 2.30 p. m., to which all are in vited.
 At the Congregational church on Sum- day, pr B. R. shopp united by letter, and Mrs Shopp, Miss May Smith and Miss Mabel Louise Gee by profession.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

REPAIRING THE ROADS. Highway repairers of this part of the town commenced their spring operations
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

William. .Durley, the veteran road work CT, is just about, after being confined to his home above Romford with an attack of rheumatism,
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

By the sickness of her mother Mrs Julius M. Snow felt It to be necessary to go to her at East Canaan, last week, and still remains with her.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Joel Pearson and August Johnson are getting out large vein of silica on c. T. Woodruff's land.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

A. D. Woodruff's terrace cottage is be- ing repainted by M. s. Woodruff. Frank Woodruff and Thomas Meqrafh
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Mrs Lucinda Johnson is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs Will liam A. Craft of Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11

Mrs William Durley of Romford has been having quite serious time with pink eva
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
Keep the Stock at Home.

Nearly every day one London
paper or another gives Cripple
Greek black eye. The city of
Cripple Creek should not
be made responsible for these
fra udulent misrepresentation, but
it has stood more or less of it
successfully than any other gold
camp on the continent. But the
British public will become so
thoroughly saturated with the
misstatements, if this thing con-
tinues, that a permanent injury
may be done to the entire gold
producing region. but rs long as
the British has control of the
largest mines these conditions can
be expected.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
Prof. Oies' Concert.

1t was large audience that
greeted Prof. Oies in the Presby-
terian church last evening, and the
strict attention given TO every
movement of his violin bow was
proof positive that he was before
an appreciative audience, and the
professor was not slow to perceive
this fact, which placed him in a
mood to do his very best, Each
number was heartily encored, and
several times the genial professor
was induced to respond The
performance of Miss Thornton on
the piano was also mark of high
musical talent. Through the
Valley" vocal solo by Miss
Dessa Smith, was pleasantly re-
ceived.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

GOVERNOR MURPHY of Arizona is
in Washington urging congress to
confer statehood on that territory
He said: "Arizona is in every
way entitled to self-government.
In population, wealth and pro-
gressiveness Arizona is far ahead
of mber of states in the Union
1t has increased about fifty per
cent, in population since 1890, and
now has about $4,000 persons"
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

THE special "horse meat" edition
of Works Retiner, published
under date of today, was a model
paper of it's kind. Not only did
the feature news story on the
first page have savory flavor of
range horse steaks, but the meat
market interior. realistically por-
trayed on the last page of the
hthograph cover, added refresh
ingly to the general effect.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
FALLING INTO LINE.

The manner in which Florence
citizens are falling into line for
the purpose of advertising
Florence and her constantly grow
ing industries to the outside world,
speaks volumes for the enterprise
of the town. The industries them
selves and the way that the town
has forged to the front-so much
30 that some eastern papers have
referred to Florence as the most
progressive town of the West
might alone indicate enterprise un-
limited, but to insure further pro-
gress, and to the end that the town
may soon be foremost among the
industrial cities of the state, bust
ness and professional men seem
satisfied to "spread themselves" for
the purpose of further advertising
Florence.
To say that the circulation of
THE TRIBUNE's Twentieth Centu-
ry edition will be $500, is setting
a low estimate, for every advertis-
ing contract thus far made carries
with it an order for from ten to
two hundred copies of the paper,
which will be distributed to all the
towns of the state and to all the
states of the Union.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

GENERAL WILSON, the chief of
engineers of the army, urges con-
gress to establish an elaborate sys-
tenn cf searchlights as part of
the defenses of New York harbor.
He asks an appropriation of $780,
600 in the regular Notifications
act for the purpose. 1t was found
in the naval maneuvers at New
York recently that the searchlight
was a formidable means of locat-
ing approaching vessels of war.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

SENATOR CuLLoM has introduced
bill granting a pension of $50 a
month to Mrs. Hannah l.. Palmer,
widow of the late General John NJ
Palmer of Illinois, and another for
pension at the same rate for Mrs.
Minerva McClernand, widow of
the late General John A. McCler-
nand.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
1t was on the Resume.

The real estate. Today the wind
storm caused considerable real
estate to change from one part of
the city to the other. Florence
realty is always changing hands
but this time t wasn't through
the hands of the real estate agents.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
Horse neat.

We haven't horse meat for sale
but we have the finest line of
home made candies and Christmas
cakes in Florence. A peep at our
show window and cases will con-
vince you. Prices right for Xmas
trade. Columbia building, Hoff-
man Bros, 136 West Main street
Telephone Az. sl-s6
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
Don't forget the Glenrock fol
meals and table board. S9-tf

Hoffman Bros. are prepared to
serve Christmas candies to every
body, from the most humble to the
most affiuent Their candies are
their own production and range in
price from 20 to go cents per
pound. 90-95
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Cavanaugh q Smith, Fremont
Bar, will please you in any way
they can in their line with liquors
and cigars. 77ml
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

In buying fine packages for hol-
idays, remember the Greenlight.
A. F. Miller & Co. for wines, liq-
uors and cigars. 77m1
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

If you are going to give any
presents this Christmas, it will pay
you to call in at Bleuer's, the
jeweler, and see his elegant, up to
date line jewelry with Jansen. S3tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
"Aiabana,"

A drama in four acts by Agustus
Thomas, for the benefit of the
Childrens' Home, produced by the
best local talent of Florence,
under the direction of Miss Vessie
Farrell.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Col. Preston C. Herman
Capt. Davenport. Waiter Fame
Ned Armstrong =. H. j. Arnold
Col. Moberly. J. +. Philip Hamlin
Squire Tucker /. Frank Warner
Raymond Page. /. Vic McCandless
Lathrop Page. -. Frank Wilcox
Decatur. Paul Hoyt
Carey Preston. Mayme Gibbs
Mrs. Stilton inertia Sheridan
Atlanta Moberly. Fern Mitchell
Mrs. Page. (. Miss yessie Farrell
Opera house, two nights, Dec.
Is and 19. Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings
Jshssh, the wall paper man.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Unloading today car of "Riche-
lieu" canned goods from Sprague,
Warner & Co, Chicago. The
Jones Grocery Co S4-103
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Fine watch repairing. Salts
faction guaranteed. O. w. Thomas,
the jeweler, l03 West Main street.
S6-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Greenlight Cigar Store keeps
a full line of imported and domes-
tic cigars. 81 l0L
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Engraving done free of charge.
G. W. Thomas, the jewelry, l03
West Main street. S6tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

You will find nice assortment
of pipes and fancy tobaccos suita-
BILE for Xmas presents, at the
Greenlight Cigar Store Sl-107
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Drink Seal of Kentucky Rye, at
Robt. Easton's. S1-106
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Don't fail to see our Christmas
ties. Mcconnell & McDaniels.
S2-103.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Engraving free. Morris, the
jeweler. S9-9I
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

The swellest line of rings,
chains, and watches that were ever
displayed in Florence are at
Bleuer's, in Jansen's stand. S3tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Finest line of downaIine com
forters and mattresses at Del
bert's. S4-103
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

See our Xmas cigars from S1.00
per box up. Greenhght Cigar
Store. Sl-l07
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

DIR. T. B. Fleming. dentist
Grown and bridge work specially
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Remember that Hassler Bros.
are selling Christmas turkeys at
IL 1 cents per pound. 1886
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes
at Hillix's. 77ml
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Pittsburg Stogies at Hillix's
SS-l02
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
Classified Advertisements.

Advertisements will be run in this depart
ment at the rate of Is words in s issues for 25
cents, payable in advance: advertisement
will be take for less than 25 cents. Here is an
opportunity TO advertise at a minimum cost
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
TO TRADE

no TRADE-Good residence property in Can
on to trade for Florence property. Call on
address j. NJ Raesdale 4 Sons. Canon City
T2tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Antlers Bar will make special
~ for holiday goods. Som
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
FOUND

EOUND-Leather wallet containing heart
L bracelet Owner can have same by calling
at this office and paying for notice S9-l04
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

If you want table board patron
ize the Glenrock, where you will
find the cleanest and the best
meals and most courteous treat-
ment. Give it trial and you will
be satisfied. S9-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Drink Seal of Kentucky Rye. at
Robt. Easton's. Sl-lO6
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

no RENT -Nice furnished rooms for house
avenue. sbgi'
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Plenty of money for all kinds of
loans at Ash & Ruddick's. 45-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Go to the Royal for farm sausage
and buckwheat cakes. 79m1
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Jansen. the wall paper man.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

EOR SALE-Encycloped Brittanica, halt
morocco. Also high grade piano. Bargain
for cash or reasonable terms. Address A.
this office. 1891
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

no RENT -Four-room house on Alebastei
street s7-92s
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

Kalsomining al Janseu's,
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
TO RENT,

no RENT Three unfurnisbed rooms for
housekeeping. /. A. Clifton, fike'a PEE
between Sixth and Seventh. as
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18

FOR SALE-Pcople wishing hot tamales can
East Main street. ssl-i0a
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-12-18
foR SALE.

EOR SALE-'To Rent, For Sale, Lodging
Rooms, Rooms With Board and Boarding
card signs l0c each at this office. 6Stf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-28
ROBERTS IN TRANSvAAL.

London, May 28.-When Lord
Roberts wrote his first dispatch
on Hransvall territory yesterday,
shortly after = o'clock in the af-
ternoon. He was fifty-one miles
from johannesburg and seventy
seven miles from Pretoria. His
immensely superior forces had
passed the Vaal river, their last
great natural obstacle, at Three
Points.
The Vaal forms a curve of
eight miles from Parys on the
west to Zand Drift on the east.
The concave of the curve is to-
ward the Free State. Thus,
Lord Roberts advancing along
the railway was in position to
strike any part of the crescent
by shorter lines than those by
which the Beers could reinforce
the threatened points. The
Beers retreated almost without
show of defence Gen. French
and Gen. Hamilton apparently
did not fire a shot.
London, May 27.-President
Kruger, according to a special
dispatch from Newcastle has
issued a proclamation asking the
Transvaal burghers to notify
him whether they desire to con.
tinue the fight or to sue for
peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-28
THE BOXERS TROUBLE.

BY scripps- McRae Press Association
Pekin, May 2S.-The situation
here is most serious as the re.
suit of the war with the Boxers
and the defeat of the government
troops.
The Boxers are reported to be
marching on Pekin.
All foreign representatives
are preparing for extremities.
The diplomatic corps have de,
dided to ask the Tsung Ii Yameu
to define explicitly the measures
which the government intends tc
take in dealing with the Boxers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-28
DISTRICT COURT.
A Number of Cases Disposed OF This
Forenoon.

~ ANuhOcE VI @dScS DispOSed OF Ani9
Forenoon.
The case of 7. E. Floyd VS..
Matte Tippett was continued.
The case of w. A. Ledbetter vs..
S. f. Ford. ct al. was continued
conditIonally.
a dismissal was entered On the
case of E. j. Cox VS.. w. D. Stan
differ.
In the case of j. q. Burks VS..
Gill billiard, ct al. an agreement
for settlement was filed.
The appeal in the case Of w. F.
Sellers VS.. George Galloway was
dismissed.
A continuance by agreement was
entered in the case of Roxie A.
Westbrook vs.. Jesse Reed. ct al.
The case of L.. Hardy VS.. T. B.
Booker was ordered transferred to
the equity docket.
T. V. Kinkade of Ardmore was
appointed a notary public.
A jury was selected in the case
of G. j. Grant VS.. G. ID. Bynum
and that case was on trial during
the afternoon session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-28
NEGROES PANIC STRICKEN. TO-
TAI DARKNESS AT POINTS,
H[QA COPPER nIht ON fIQ[
Failure of Brokerage Firm. Many Lives
Lost In Collapse of Building. Strike
Situation Unchanged. Beckham's
Betrothed. Rebels Surrender.
DARK AT NORFOLK.

BY scripps- McRae Press Association
Norfolk, Va, May 28.-The
total eclipse of the sun occurred
here at 1852 this morning. At
8:45 all was dark for more than a
minute.
The planet Mercury was plain.
ly visible.
The total darkness came with
a suddenness that made specta-
tors jump and some women
shrieked.
Negroes were panic stricken,
as they thought the end of the
world was upon them.
The observations of the scien.
fists were satisfactory in every
particular.