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The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

John Beltaire is having his residence on Fairview avenue, Danbury, painted Willys Mallory and George w. Coe are doing the work.
 MT and Mrs G. F. Frye, of Beaver street, are entertaining Mir and Mrs c. Redman Dunn, of Bridgeport.
 Mrs T. A. Evans and Mrs Leroy Stone are enjoying visit in Canaan:
 c. H. Freud Dhal has secured store.
 Horace Cole, who is employed in the census department in Washington, D. O., is recovering from severe attack of rheumatism. He expects to return to Washington, D. O., the latter part of this month.
 MT and Mrs Eli w. Gilbert, of Gen. ter street, are entertaining their grand son, Harvey Mackenzie, who has been having vacation of several weeks. He expects to return to Washington D. C., Saturday.
 J. A. Davies and family were guests Elmwood. Others stopping there are |: Mrs s. A. Davies and daughter, of Brooklyn, N. Y., MT and Mrs W. M. Davis, of Port Jefferson. l.. Land Mrs N. T. Davis and daughter, of Miller'S Place, l.. l.
 Frank Agnew, Jr., who has been confined with typhoid fever since June 22 in an Orange, N. J., hospital, returned home on Friday last, accom- panied by his sister, Miss Jennie Ag- new.
 Miss Laura F. Taylor, assistant su pervisor of music in the Boston public schools, is spending two weeks vaca- tion with relatives and friends in Bethel and Danbury. Miss TavlOr is accompanied by her nephew, Ferdi- hand Phelps.
 Mrs l.. F. Judd, accompanied by her two children, Robert and Irene, are spending few days, this week, with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y., also visit ing Coney Island and other pleasure resorts.
 John Staib, who has been spending the summer in BroOktield, has moved his family back to Bet hel and occupies one of Baird $ cottages on Maple street.
 Miss Lizzie Barber, who has made an extended visit in Ohio, returned home, last Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BETHEL.
BACK TO THE SCENES OF HIS BoYHoo1

BACK TO THE SCENES OF HIS BOYHOOD.
 Timothy Peck, a former resident of Bethel, Is spending brief time among his old friends. MT Peck is one of a few old cOmbmakers living. His early days were spent in the old Wildcat school district, and formerly a district in the town of Danbury, Bethel Socie- ty. What is now called ElmwoOd school district was in MT Peck's young CT days busy little hamlet where scores of persons were engaged in the manufacture of combs. Numerous water powers along the streams turned the machines that polished and cut horns that were worked into ladies' combs of every description and pattern. MT Peck, whose locks are now silvered with time, notes the great changes in Only here and there is a person now living who can remember the lively school boy, Tim Peck.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
AT CHRIST CHURCH.

Rev G. A. Robson of St George' $ church, Bridgeport, will preach at Tashua on Sunday next at 1O.3O a. m, and at Christ church, Easton, at p. m.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Just received: a new invoice of fall and winter goods for ladies, men and children, and the prices are low.- Sandy Hook Shoe Store, w. c. Corbett, Proprietor.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Miss Edna Lowell fell from a swing. Wednes- day afternoon and received a bad cut over the eye. Dr Schuyler took two stitches in the wound
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Miss l.. Comstock of Danbury was in town. Thursday, calling on her friend. Mrs E S. Lowell.
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
HEAVY WEIGHT CARRIAGE PAINT

Devoe's weigh to ounces more to the pint than others. Extra weight
 means heavier body-covers better: Wears longer. Sold by R. H. Beers & Co
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WEST BEDDING,
CHURCH NOTES.


 MT Amery, the pastor of Long Ridge church is being entertained by J. L. Blackman, this week.
 The Epworth League was held on Tuesday evening. Miss Mary Stone was the leader prayer meeting. Dr Pullman, the T presidigg I deal ei der, delivered a sermon at the Long Ridge Methodist church.
 For the following month MT Amery will preach series of sermons in the morning on ''The Mountain Tops of the Bible," and in the evening The Most Famous Men ," His sub- ject for next Sunday morning will be "Mt Si- nai;" in the evening Aaron
 MISS AGNEW-MR COLLINS. ,,A A very quiet wedding was solemnized at the Methodist parsonage in Bedding Center on Sunday afternoon the contracting parties be- ing LeRoy Collins. :Ir. and Miss Louise Agnew of Umpawaug Hill. Monday morning they took the train for Philadelphia, where they will reside in the future.
 June Williams of Long Ridge was made hap py by the arrival of a nice baby boy last week Miss Lulu Barrett of Georgetown was the
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
ADVENTISTS IMMERSE CANDIDATES.

Five converts of the Advent Chris tian church were baptized in the pond, Stierle 'sCorner, Elmwood district, last Sunday afternoon at 3.3O. The services were attended with great interest by the public. A large audience gathered to witness the ceremony. Teams from all directions blocked the highways
The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30

Mrs Albert Fay of WestbOro Mass is tn. guest of Mrs H. w. Wright
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-29
The TOWN OF UNioa HAs

Three Cotton Mills, CO the
largest in tho South. F,Nr Fur
n;ture aud Wool Manuiavtur-
ing Concerns, One Fen ale
Stininary. Water Noras AID
Electric Lights.
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ANOTHER JOINS HANDS.
Spicy News Notes From 4 New
JonesyiIIe Correspondent.

Will the Editor allow me space to
give whatever news that | may be
able to collect here and in the neigh
borhood, and if the editor will allow
me l may do this from time to time.
l cannot say that our quiet village
is famed for anything special, but
financially, socially, literary and re-
ligiously 1 guess it will compare fav-
orably with any like size village.
The Knitting Mill Company have
purcha ed q site containing about
twenty three acres for the new mill
and are arranging for making brick
for il. Mr.. J. j. Littlejohn, the
hustling manager, has secured the
larger part of the required additional
capital and expects to push the mill
to completion as quick as possible.
Mr.. Littlejohn deserves great credit
for what he has done for our town.
The prospects are good for the
establishment of graded school
here.
Mr.. J. +. Altman has lately moved
his stock of goods into the store room
under the masonic hall. Mr.. Altman
will build large up to.date brick
store room in the near future.
Joncsville has three live, well at
tended Sunday Schools whose inhu-
ence is widespread.
Supt. Wells says he is going
to build an up-to-date depot across
the track from the old one. We
have waited rather impatiently for
this much needed Improvement and
it seems as if our needs in this dlrec
ton are soon to be attended.
With good wishes for The TIMES
and fraternal greetings to all old
correspondents, am your new cor
respondent, KITE.
We welcome you into the charmed
circle, "K,ttie," and we know the
members of the family will cheerfully
open ranks to allow you to join hands
in the circle.-ED.
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Wasn't Guarding Stations.
BY w. II. S. HARRIS.

In the early fall of 1851 General
d. r. Jones's brigade was camped
near Fairfax Court House, Va.
Gen. Jones had fine black stallion
that be rode and he was very fond
of his black steed, consequently he
had a guard placed at his horse every
night, the guard tent was at Gen.
Jones's headquarters on the road
leading to the court house. Noun
tain wagons were passing every day
with something for sale and very
often they had keg of apple brandy,
which they would retail along the
way. Orders were issued to search
these wagons and if liquor was found
to press it and store it at the guard
tent. Long John Gregory, of Com
pany A, of the 5th s. G. Regiment,
and a mess mate of the writer was on
guard one day and a. mountain wagon
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From the Junction.

Mr.. EDIToE:-Thc farmers have
turned more dirt up to this time than
they have for several years past.
Wheat and oats look very we'll.
Oats sown in the fall look promising.
This would have been the time for
the farmers to have sown all their
oats in the fall if they had known it,
but we never know the future.
We have had some cold windy
days and frost; fear our fruit crop
will get killed yet fit don't make a
change soon.
Mr.. L. f. Gault, who has been
sick. is up again.
Mrs. Sue West, of West Springs,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in this community.
Misses Lizzie, Mary and Sallie
Coleman, of Jonesville, visited Miss
Maggie White last Saturday and
Sunday. ~
Mr.. Thomas Hames died the 18th
inst at Mr.. George NJ. Fowler's, near
Jonesville. His two sons, Henry
aad Johnnie, Of Spartanburg, were
down to see him during his sickness
and staid with him until he died.
MIR. lIames had been a member of
the Methodist church 10 years, part
Of that time he had been an official
member. His funeral services were
conducted at Gilead, where he was
buried.
We are looking forward to post
office at this place, and the next
will be something else.
MOXY.
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GLEANINGS FROM GOSHEN HILL.

Well, We have had quite variety
of weather since my last writing
Some lovely days like spring time.
The farmers are happy to get to
plowing and the noise of the wood.
mans axe is a familiar sound. Nice
new fences being built and more land
being put in cultivation. ''Oh. there
is work, work for every man. to do
if they would only get at it.
The country folks are enjoying
hog joles and turnip salad, big hom-
my and sausage, perSimmon beer
and tater and grumb bling about hard
times.
The small pox scare is about over.
The grippe is holding the day-every
body has it or have it or intend to
have it before Faster. No deaths
from it in this community, but | tell
you it is a disease to be dreaded. |
have served my time with it and ex
press sympathies to B. B.
Very little gardening done and
very few young chickens, but multi
tudes of little pigs
Rev. w. B. jenkins has arranged
to preach for Rogers and Ebenezer
on a week day appointment. This
looks like old time Methodism.
DR.. w. L. Sims has moved to the
Bush River section and will look
after his farming interest while over
there. The whole community regret
to see him leave. for he is not only a
fine M. d., but he is such kind and
gentle nurse. DR.. George Douglass
will take his practice in Whitmire
and community. He comes to us
highly recommended.
Mr.. Billie Maybin has gone to
housekeeping at the Crotwell place.
Since my last writing it has been
nay pleasure to visit my dear old
friend Mrs. Sarah Chick. She. is
looking we'll and is cheerful and
sprightly and engaged in piecing
quilts, her favorite employment,
Mr.. B. S. Hardy's family have
all had the grippe. He has been on
visit to Pomaria and Whitmire.
We regret that the beauty of the
quotation from Hiawatha (in my last
pieoe) was marred by the omission Of
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-29
BY j. L. STRAIN.

While we were on the coast little
Frenchman by the name Of Dulose
drilled us in the sabre exercise. 1t
was hard to understand o word he
said. But by paying strict atten-
tion to the harangue he made and the
motion of his sabre the men naturally
became efficient in the sword exercise.
One day while we were going through
the exercises Jim McCulloch didn t
perform as the Captain thought he
ought to, and he took Jim to task.
Placing himself before jim he told
him how to do. Jim said to him:
eff you'll get somebody to tell me
what you say III try and do it, for
! can't understand word that you
aay." This broke up his trying TO
give Jim special lessons on the sword
exercise.
While we were picketiDg on Je
hossa Island our headquarters was
in Governor Aiken's summer house.
One day the Federal Sharpshooters
undertook to run our men off post
with their long range guns, and did
succeed, partially. But we held our
ground by concealing part If the
men behind an embankment thrown
up to protect the rice field and also Il
pile of brick that afforded a tempo
rary breastworks. Behind these
some of our men lay concealed wait
g for them to advance within range
.our guns But they ''smelt rat, 3"
and didn't come. They took their
position at safe distance and kept
the relief guard from coming to our
assistance. So we had to lie there
till dark, when we could 60 out or
come in unmolested. This was kept
up for sederal days and until our men
determined upon making the raid
mentioned in my last chapter. Dur
ing this, to US, perilous condition a
crowd of former citizens who lived
on the island came over from Char
lesion to make reconnaissance of
the island and report the facts to
headquarters. They were well dress
ed, and had everything in good style.
They had reyolvcrs and perhaps one
or two had long ranged guns with
spy glasses, and all the parapher-
MALTA for successful scouting expe-
dition. They had. the key TO the
upper story of the building and i'm
mediately repaired to their quarters
where they spent the time viewing
the island and the federal troops as
they came in sight. Some of our de-
tail were suspicious of them--thought
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-29
FROM THE KEYS.

AS the grippe is the order Of The
day | will tell of a few more cases.
Misses Bessie Miller and Agnes
Wilburn have had it but are better
at this date. An old colorcd maa,
Uncle Peter Rice, who was about
eighty-threc years old, died Wed
nesday with grippe
Rev. E. g. Watson filed his ap
pointment at Padgctt's Greek Satur
day and Sunday. He preached one
of the best sermons | ever lis
tened to, from Daniel 5, 27. Thou
art weighed in the balance and
was found wanting"
Miss Matte Graham, acc mpanied
by her sister, Mrs. J. H. Bartles,
are visiting friends at Blacksburg.
Miss Bcrnice Waldrop is visiting
relatives in your town.
Mr. w. Lester Davis is on trip
to town thence to Spartanburg on
business.
Mr.. Il. +. Ray had his smoke
house broken into few days ago by
dogs, which destroyed quantity Of
meat, they dragged one middling
about one hundred and fifty yard:
and buried it.
The following is the honor roll of
Padgett's Creek academy:
Primary-Ruth Wilburn, Lewis
Prince, Willie Alverson, Claude
Prince, Frances Wilburn, Mary Bal,
ley, Bessie Alverson, Willie Hnmph.
ries, Luther Bailey, George Bailey
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LOCkhart LaC0niCs.

The Presbyterian church is nearing
completion. The carpenters are i'm.
proving each shining hour in order to
have it completed for the occupancy Of
the Enoree Presbytery which meets
at Lockhart some time in April. 1t will
be large up-to-date building and will
compare favorably in every respect with
any church building of any town of the
same number of inhabitants.
MeSsrs. w. w. Finley, w. r. Young,
J. r.. Byars and L. NJ. Wood went to
kelton to hear Rev. l.. s. Carroll preach
a trial sermon, looking to call to the
ptstoraoe lately made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. D. G. Freeman.
They express themselves as very much
pleased at his sermon The churches
named above have extended to him
c.lil for The remainder of the present
year which he has under consideration.
So You see that your Jonesville cor
respondent fired his gun before it was
loaded when he said last week, '"The
Baptists have got preacher at last," as
Jonesville belongs to this field.
Mrs. RObt. Griffin has returned from
protracted visit to her parents at Bolton.
We are very much pleased with the
make up of The TIMES. The "remin-
iscences' and anecdotes" of the war
are very interesting and "Studies in
astronomy are quite worth the price
asked for the paper.
Mr.. Eber Mahaffee, formerly second
hand in the cloth room of the Massa-
chusetts mill of Lindale, La, is visiting
friends mt Lockhart. HOMO.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-29

Senator Burrows of Michigan, who
will probably be Chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, when the committees are
reorganized at the next session Of
Congress predict that the new Mary
land ballot law will cause the whole
questioa of representation in Congress
on the basis of men who are not legal
voters under state laws, to come be-
fore Congress. He says the Con-
gressional apportionment made by
the last Congress, on the Census of
1900, will not necessarily stand for
ten years; that every Congress has
authority to make new apportion-
ment, if it sees fit.
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Schools Closed In No. I8.

Mr. EDrToG: schools in Dis
trict No 1S have closod IIon W.,
Jeftries Clerk of the board Of TINS
tees expressed a satisfaction as 70 tho
mamacemcnt of tho schools IN ~.
District. There arc three comnolinns
school hous., already in no and an
other soon to lc erected which will
give our c3r tic district TLerc ore
several schools here and ,bero IN tbe
county.
The farmers or, o,c,red :, ho
guano bu,;ncs. extnn nsivclv Tbev
NAV rcncnt Of ,l,, ocr;n,, nov, en- hn,
Mas, !. NAV t,rn y, 100 I,o Cnrn
planting will herin in \ fsw d,vs
IthaS been several wears sincc,hcr.
has been ~ much nIow;nr d,nn ~,
this time octAe year This ia on
courseinc Unless there ba = drc:.ln1
chance in tho weather tho nrcsont
nrospect is most G,var,bl, all ,lora
the highway one NAV sec where the
earnest fo,mer Las boon
There is 4 very don,crons ho,c i,
the floor of tho br;doa across Vhiclot,,
at .Jcffries' mill. The Superyisor can
not keep posted pcrfectlv on snc6
matters unless attention be cal,d c,,
pecially. The same NAV be said Of
the road lcadino from GIind IN br;dco
through Mr.. n. l.. Uames plantntion
in Union county. This road nav he
looked afor bv tho ov,rseor i car
tainly, observes attention.
A child was burned to death Lear
Webster on the 22ud. The same old
story children left ,Ionc wb;Te yrba
wind was blowino.
Wheat which was nr,n,r)v nro,or-
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they were federal spies, sent toscatch
us in trap. when night come
some of them went out and we're
gone for some time-no one knew
where-the others remained with our
pickets at headquarters. Our guard
duty went on as usual. Still sus-
piclons were entertained by some Of
the men who swore they were Yam
kee spies. After the first night some
Of our pickc,s went on the scout with
them, crossed over into Edisto Island,
went TO the most impo, tant places
where it was possible to 90 without
being detected and got all tho infor-
nation ob,ainable. They knew
every hog path on the island and
how TO dodge the federal pickets, and
make a successful reconnaissance of
the island, which they did.
When they come back to our
picket headquarters they went up
stairs shut the door and had nothing
more to say to our men in particular.
One night after theyhad comein and
laid down our picket guard MAS re.
lieved and come in too, we occupied
the lower story of the house. Big
Henry Fowler, fc,ser known as
Henry Ellis) comSiHfaom picketand
on setting his gun down by some
means it was discharged and the
whole load of fifteen buckshot went
through the plastering and floor of
the upper story and rained down
like hail on them where they were
sleeping. This scared them-they
thought our men were trying to in
jure them and down they come to see
what was the matter. The whole
thing was explained as purely an ac-
cident and no one hated it more than
Henry Fowler did, though he couldn't
help it. The matter was satisfac>
torily explained and everything went
to bed satisfied. The pckets On
guard heard the report of the gun
and they didn't know what to make
ofit. So the sergeant sent man to
tell them what it was.
1t was a grand sight to 90 in the
upper story of Governor Aiken's
summer house on Jehossa Island and
with the aid of spy glass look at
the federal troops drilling on Edlsto
Island. We could really count the
buttons on their coats and distinguish
between officers and privates by their
uniforms. After our Charleston
friends staid few days we got on
very intimate terms with them and
found them to be first class gentle
men. We would often 90 on the
scout witch them and learned the is
land by heart. Every landing and
crossing on the island they knew all
about, and it was a great help to US
after they were gone.
We went over one night after they
left and tore up the bridge between
Little and Big Edisto. This caused
the federals to abandon the former
and occupy the latter island after that.
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the first line. The lines should
have read:
THUS it is our daughters leave u,
Those we love and those who love us,
Just when they have learned to help
Comes yonth-" etc, c;c.
Mrs. j. A. Aughtry's unc'e from
Chester isIyisiting her.
Mr.. QSc2ce Jeter is an efficient
mail CONTRACTOR and we look forward
with pfeaspre to the time when the
route wi' III extended to the Doug
TIC country people that spent
court week in your town came homo
wildin praises Of the hospitality of
the citizens of your town-the beauty
of the town-the amount OF business
carried on there and the magnificent
factories, the fine knitting mill and
the general beauty and push Of the
place. Now we are expecting the
electric cars, the town clock and then
every country man will want to move
to town.
y quantity Of oats have been sown
in the last two weeks.
Messrs. j. f. and J. C.. Cofcld
wish to thank thcir many friends and
acquaintauces for the generous man
ner in which they acted toward them
since their great calamity last fall.
Friends in ncc' arc friends indeed.
Both Nhiteanl c2lorcl assisted them
in gathering hay and giving them
loads of hay and assisting them in
building their barns and stables
while gifts of money and other use
full articles were sent them, in fact
We had no idea how many friends
we had until this loss bcfell US. We
pray Gods blessing upon them, [
know if the dumb brutcs could speak
they too would join us in vote of
thanks. | have tender feeling to-
wards the animals that escaped the
fre-one of them is an old mule that
has hauled me to Sunday School and
church many times, and on a certain
occasion we thought best to drive an
other horses but the mule came to
pfe4chiHg aft The same and stood at
his accustomed place until the dox-
o!ogy was sung then he walked leis-
urely home.
Well, cannot close without Civ
ing three cheers for Mrs. Nation and
the good she is accomplishing. May
God bless her effort to break up the
whiskey traffic.
l want to visit your town soon
wonder if | will know the town as
che has grown so much since was
there?
Success to the loved TINES.
Ivy GREEN.
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lntermedatc-Guy Wilburn, Toy
Murphy, Paul Wiiburn.
Higher Gradc-Bcssie IIumph-
RES, hay llumphries, Louise Brown
ing, Iris Wilburn, Johnnie Murphy,
Edna Davis.
Miss Bessie Miller, Teacher.
With best wishes to you Mr.. Edi-
tor and the best weekly paper pub
lished TIE TIMES,
HEBREUs.