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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

The horse of the Misses Penney of
Pepper street fell in the shafts, while
they were visiting at Charles Blake
mans, the other day. Leonard Kindle
happened along, and assisted them out
Of their dilemma. The damages were
not serious.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
South Britain, Ct.

DISTRICT OF NEWTOWN,ss Probate Court
IL Feb. 49, 1901.
Estate of Charles Meyers, late OF New
town. in said district, deceased.
The Court Of Probate for the District OF
Newtown hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors OF said
estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts,
properly attested, within said time will be
debarred recovery. All persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make immediate
payment to Josiah A. TilSon,
Administrator
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Mrs Jerome Northrop has been quite
poorly Of late, a fact her friends will
be panied to learn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Represent ltive Edward Taylor and
George F. Taylor were in Danbury,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

The colored people had social gath
ering at Frank Cannady's, Wednesday
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
TRINITY CHURCH.

LENrEN SERVICES NEXT WEEK:
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50, with
devotional reading. .. .
Friday evening at 7 80, with lecture.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

A FARM FOR SALE OR RENT-Containing
"A 81 acres Of land and a fine orchard and a
good dwelling house suitable for two families !;
a large barn and COW house; also a never
failing water supply; situated about one mile
from sandy Hook station and a mile and one
half from Newtown station; minutes walk to
schoolhouse, about one mile from postofice,
church and village stores For further partic-
ulars inquire of Mrs P. scanlon, Walnut Tree
Hill district, sandy Hook Conn
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

We have limited supply Of ladies'
nice warm felt lined shoes and slippers
that we are. selling at a very low figure.
Also children's school shoes and rub
beers at let-live prices. Shoe
Store
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

An UPPER MERRYALL Farm to let IN
"A shares; I5 acres, eight cows. one horse.
Good tobacco land and fruit. Hiram Peck,
New Preston, OF
EOR SALE-At a very low price, so egg in
cubator, with hot water heat; in good re-
pair. George w Stuart, Newtown
DOR SA1E-Farming utensils, plows cult
vators, harrow, moving machine, hay rake,
hay fork, double harness., heavy crow bars,
chains OK cart extra body and sideboards
hay cutter, field cradles. Jokes Of all sizes,
blacksmith and other tools. Mrs Frank n.
Higgins, BIAS Main St.. Bridgeport, Conn
HORSES FOR SALE-Terrill & Sanford have
II just brought in a carload of horses from
Indiana; they are we'll broken, single and
double, are selected for this market, and are
right out Of work and ready for more. We
have them to sell, not to keep. Come and look
them over, J: M. Terrill, H. B. Sanford, 227
Arctic St., Bridgeport
VNANTED-WorktngH oousekeeper in Wild
w overs family; one understanding cook
ing; best OF references required. Address
stating wages expected, Box IS, Newtown,
OF
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
DISTRICT OF NEWTOWN ssProbate Court
4 ] I1ol, 10

Estate Of sarah A. Gilbert, late Of New
town, in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the district OF
Newtown hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors of sail
estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts.
properly attested, within said time, will be de-
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to Fannie A. Gilbert,
Administrative.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

John Hassett, one Of the watchmen
at the Rubber factory, is slightly in
disposed with the grip.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
FOR SALE!


The Maple Grove Kennels of Oakviile,
Conn.,, offer the following. dogs for sale:
English Bull Terriers months old; 3 red
Cocker Spaniel bitches, one years old, two l
year old; black Cocker bitch 3ycars old; two
English pointer dogs, thoroughly broken on
all game, both by champions; English setter
dog, broken English setter bitch in whelp
to No. ! dog; l English Pointer puppy, 8
months old out Of Lad of lingo" and a field
trial bitch; pointer bitch months old, out
Of a champion; also litter, of BOSTON Bull
Terrier very fine only pa;, These snt;s terri
g. s. B.; BY the great dog "Rogs, 1914 A: K:
stands in this country. All Of the above dogs
are fqll-pedigreed and registered in the A. f.
enable prices. We also have for sale an extra
good family horse, years o. old, sound and gen
nut, also Thoroughbred yearling Jersey bull,
good one. The record OF the mother Of this
bull is AN lbs Of butter a week. We will also
pay. the highest cash price for flows, chickens,
ducks, turkeys and geese Drop Us q lins and
let US talk with you. MAPLEGROVESFOt' x
FARM, Oakville, Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

The BEE brings out supplement,
this week, for New Milford, under the
management of Messrs Pearsall and
Dorval, with an edition of 4, 500 copies.
These enterprising gentlemen secured
the business write-ups, and have given
the New Milford people handsome
number.
i D. N. Clark, of Shelton, has special
announcement this week in his adver-
:tisement that will interest the house
wives. Look it up.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Mrs j. S. Miner has been passing a
few days in New Britain and Brooklyn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Just now Taylor, Curtis s. Co. are
offering timely bargains in horse blan-
kets, fur robes, mems and boys over
coats and listers. Prices greatly re-
duced.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

John F. Finnell, formerly employed
in the Rubber shop, has gone to Bridge
port, having secured position in Sta
pleton's grocery establishment.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Mrs L. B. Booth has returned from a
visit in Shelton.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
IN MASONIC CIRCLES

Hiram lodge, f. & A. NJ. worked
the first degree on one candidate,
Wednesday night. =.
Next week Wednesday night Hiram
lodge will hold a special communion
tion for the comforting Of the third de-
gree.
Minott Augur is a guest at Taylor's
popular hostelry while Mrs Augur is
absent in Woodbridge.
DR. and Mrs Edwards NJ. Smith were
in Bridgeport, last week Thursday
night, and attended the annual recep-
tiOn of the Seaside club.
George +. Taylor, popular member
of the firm of Taylor, Curtis & Co., was
quite seriously indisposed with an at
tack of acute indigestion, the first OF
the week. He is now on the road tC
recovery, a fact his many friends will
be gratitied to learn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22
THE D. NJ. READ CO.,
ESTABLISHED
Our Whole Store
Is Your Post Office Box.
ESTABLISHED 1851.

We
the selection of the
t.
a
of
Remem isn to
Mail Us An Inquiry.
The D. M. READ Co.
Conn.,.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

Miss Nellie Symington OF New York
Epassed few days. last week.. with her
aunt, Mrs S. S. Scudder.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

ketS, 1ur ROBES, mems ana boys over
coats and listers. Prices greatly re-
duced. ~.
Miss Nellie Symington Of New York
Epassed few days, last week., with her
aunt, Mrs S. S. Scudder.
TerriA s. Sanford of 227 Arctic street,
bridgeport; have a car load Of horses
from Indiana for sale. Any one in need
of horse will do we'll to give them a
CALL.
Mrs George A. Northrop and chill
dren, returned ON Wednesday night
from visit in Providence, R. I.
w, c. johnson, the popular South
Center creamery. man, has been kept
in. doors for 10 days with severe cold.
Wanted, a thousand people to know
that Mrs Ira Wildman sells the
celebrated "Grandmother's Cough
Syrup, ....--
Mrs Carrie Mum, who has been car.
ing for Miss Mary r. Stillson, is on the
sick list and has gone to her home In
, Milford. Her daughter will care fol
Miss Stillson until Mrs Mum RECEIVERS
-------~e>-------
l. B. Harris was in the Park City or
Monday.
Mrs L. B. Booth has returned from :
visit in Shelton.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

l. B. Harris was in the Park City on
Monday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

OEND 10 Cents in silver and receive by return
y mail four valuable money making receipts.
They are the cream of money getterS when
properly handled. This is no humbug. Adj
dress, Lock Box 1913. Seymour, Conn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-02-22

DoULTRY PLANT--Of 80 acres for sale, rent
it, consisting OF cows, horse, $50 head Of
fowls and all the paraphernalia that,goes
with first class poultry plant. @. E. Gilbert,
Stevenson, OF,
The leader., 1901-05-29
PRESS CONVENTION NOTE.

A prize, consisting of a weeks free
board at the palatial Mexican Gulf
Hotel was offered by the proprietor,
Mr.. Timberlake, to the lady who
could best write up Pass Christian as a
summer resort. The lovely city by
the sea will be one of memorys most
beautiful pictures from henceforth.
A drive on the smooth shell roads
was one of the delights the whole
press gang enjoyed at once. The resi-
dences were magnificent, the old oaks
filled with sublimity of years past and
time to come; but the "Show-oH Place"
our driver complaisantly pointed out
to us was the climax of all things
charming and attractive. We regret
ted there was not enough of our driver
to go around. He showed US the
"chicken McCutchen place." so-called
by reason of the numerous tlocks of
birds we noted under the shade of the
wide spreading trees; he pointed out
a residence for which $4,000 had been
refused, another summer home we
may some day rent at $3.50 for the four
warm months of the year, and the ar
tistic and valuable residence and
grounds of the late revered Henry
Ware and other objects of interest too
numerous to mention. He was ma
tive and ito the manner born," as Col
Power hath said, along with the Bard
of Avon.
The leader., 1901-05-29
FIRE At THE POWER HOUSE
Valuable City Property Narrow.
ly Escapes Destruction.
A Fire This Morning Causes Sc.
riOus Damage to the Build
ing.
City's Water and Light Tempo
rarily Cut OFF.

rarily Cut Of.
A fire alarm just before 10 O'Clock
this morning, given through the Cum
berland Telephone Exchange, called
the volunteer fremen and our citizens
generally to the power house of the
waterworks and electric light plant
owned and operated by the city. The
fire apparently started in the boiler
room, and the flames were under
full headway when the first tap of the
fire bell sounded. Two or three of the
hose companies with their carts were
soon on the scene, No. l getting first
water, and by quick and effective work
it was not long before the fire was
checked and under complete control.
Fortunately, the only serious dam
age done was to the building, and even
that is comparatively light. The cost
ly engines and other machines escaped
with slight wetting. The fire will
cause temporary cutting off of the
electric lights and water supply to all
city subscribers, but it is not believed
this will be for more than "a hours.
There may possibly be water enough
left in the big steel tank to last this
long if all water takers will avoid
needless waste and extravaganza until
the machinery can be started again.
| Tho 1amona fn tho apt;ra &c
estimated at six or seven hundred dol
lars, whichis fully covered by insur-
ance.
AS it is, the city has barely escaped
great loss and our people untold in
convenience. In the brief time allow
ed for this report it is impossible
to ascertain whether any particular
individual is blamable for what came
so near being public disaster; but
one fact impressed many who ran from
town to the fire, and that was, that
though IS or 100 feet of hose, with a
nozzle attached, was lying in the front
entrance to the building, and wa
ter plug only 35 or 40 feet from where
the hose was stored, all provided by
the city for just such an emergency as
this, not drop of water was thrown
on the fire until the hose companies
from down in town got there with their
carts.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
our gallant volunteer firemen, who,
though lacking the best of discipline,
never fail to respond to the first tap of
the fire bell and do their uttermost,
even to the risk of their lives, in saw
ing burning property.
The leader., 1901-05-29

the admirable address by Hon. VIM.
IL. Watkins, who discussed in an ideal
manner, ideals" Medals and distinc-
tions we're awarded with his usual
grace and aptness, by Mr.. NJ. d. Nc
Grath, as follows:
For department a medal was offered
by the hall teacher, Miss Bennie Dunn.
1t was drawn for by Edith Love, Alvah
Smith, Katie Allen, Maude White,
Modena Greer and Allie Ball, the last
named drawing the prize slip and re-
ceiving the handsome golden trophy.
For scholarship, medal offered by
Miss Mamie Martin to the Sth grade,
was won by Miss Katie Allen.
For recitation, the Board of Control
offered medal to the four upper
grades, which was triumphantly won
by Miss Sara Storm.
For defamation Abye Cohn came
out victorious, bearing the medal also
offered by the Board of Control.
For Scholarship in the 10th grade,
the alumni medal was won by Miss
Maize Buie.
For drawing, Bennett Sartin won the
blue ribbon.
To Miss Agnes Chrisman, the accom-
plished and cultured teacher of the
10th grade, is due credit for many of
the attractive features of Friday eve
ming.
The principal and teachers, the trus-
tees and Board of Control and all those
in authority were gratified at the very
large attendance on every evening and
if everybody had just 'kept one quiet"
there would have been additional cause
for qualification and satisfaction. As
it was, the police who had been request
ed to preserve order failed to appear
and the decorum of the occasion was
greatly marred.
Prof. Scott, who with commendable
pride and pleasure exerted himself to
the utmost to make the grande finale
of the session an event of note, sue.
ceeded admirably well. The regular
curriculum of every day work was him
dered this year by the lack of room
and it is hoped that the spacious ad-
ditions to be made will be completed
by the beginning of next term.
The leader., 1901-05-29
Danger Signal.

Remember that your kidneys act as
the cesspool of the human body, into
which all the impurities of the system
are continually dumped for purifica-
tion, and when the kidneys fail to prop
erly perform their functions, it is a
signal of further complications. The
liver becomes clogged, the blood is
filled with uric acid poison, the heart
becomes involved, and unless the prop
er remedy is applied, your case will
soon be beyond the reach of human
skill. Smiths Sure Kidney Cure will
cure you in less time and at less ex-
pense than any other medicine in the
world, and it is guaranteed. Price, 30
cents per bottle. For sale by c. E.
Grafton Drug Co.
The leader., 1901-05-29
CIRCUIT COURT.
Adjourned Friday After a Busy


The Lincoln Circuit Court adjourn
ed Friday forenoon, after session of
nearly three weeks, during which a
large amount of business was disposed
of. Only two recruits were added to
the penitentiary during the term
VIM. Davis, one year, and John Mitch
ell, two years, both colored, for bur
glary. John Rutland, white, indicted
for assault with intent to kill and
murder, was allowed to plead guilty to
assault and battery and was sentenced
to the county farm for one year and
fined $3.50. John Sasser, convicted of
murder and sentenced to hang June
26, has been carried to jackson for
safekeeping pending the final decision
in his case by the Supreme Court
The following list of cases were dis
posed of by the court after our last re-
port closed:
The State VS.. John Mitchell Bur
glary. Verdict of guilty. Sentenced
to penitentiary two years.
Martin Drug Co. VS.. l. C. r. R. Yer
dict for plnintifi for S10O.
Mrs. M. c. Meyer VS.. Cumberland
Telephone e. Telephone Co. Verdict
for plaintiff for $500.
Brookhaven Ice Manufacturing Co.
VS.. Canton Ice Co. Verdict for de-
fendant.
Mrs. S. A. Harveston VS.. Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co. De-
PENDANTS motion for new trial over
ruled.
Mrs. M. c. Meyer VS.. Cumberland
Telephone & Telegrtph Co. Same
order.
John McGrath & Sons VS.. N. G. &
NJ. R. R. Co. Plaintiffs allowed until
next court to file amended declaration,
l. L. Lyons VS.. N. H. Byrne ct al
Writ of proceedings to Justice court
State VS.. William Perkins. Motion
for new trial overruled.
Jennie Hurt Robertson VS.. Joe
Hardy. Dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
f. H. Hartman VS. Lincoln county.
Dismissed.
Hartman Lumber Co. VS.. Lincoln
county. Dismissed.
Mrs Amelia Smith VS.. l. M. G.
Smith ct al, Verdict for plaintiff for
$40.
G. L. Siebles VS.. John H. Pinkney.
Verdict for defendant.
Lizzie Thompson VS.. l. c. r. r. Dis
missed.
Martin Drug Co. VS.. Mrs. j. d.
Chrisman. Dismissed.
James Smith VS.. Moreton l. Helm
Lumber Co. Verdict for defendant.
James Smith VS.. Moreton & Helm
Lumber Co. Motion for new trial
overruled.
j. A. j. Summers VS.. N. c. & NJ. r.
r. Motiou for new trial over -auled.
w. l.. Maxwell VS.. VIM. Russell. Mo-
tion for new trial over-ruled.
j. o. Spence VS.. l. G. r. r. Demur-
rer. To be decided on demurrer of de-
fendant during vacation.
s. w. Hoskins vs.. l. c. r. r. De-
PENDANTS motion for new trial over
ruled.
State of Mississippi VS.. Bill Davis.
Sentence reduced to year in peniten-
tiary.
The leader., 1901-05-29

"Our little girl was unconscious from
strangulation during sudden and ter
rible attack of Group. l quickly Sc
cured bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure, giving her three doses. The
Group was mastered and our little
darling speedily recovered" So writes
A. l.. Spafford, Chester, Mich. c. E.
Grafton Drug Co.
The leader., 1901-05-29

Official Journal City Of Brookhaven.
The leader., 1901-05-29
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.

The Board of Control of the Brook
haven Graded School will meet at 3:3O
p. m. Monday, June 3rd, 1901, to elect
teachers for the ensuing year. Appli-
cants are quested to file testimonials
ETC., at an early date.
Respectfully submitted,
M. ID. McGRATH,
Sec'y Board of Control.
The leader., 1901-05-29
THE LEADER.
Published Weekly.

Official Journal Of Lincoln County.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
The Lesson He wanted.

In his autobiography, up From Slav-
cry" Booker L. Washington tells an
amusing anecdote of an old colored
man who during the days of slavery
wanted to learn how to play on the gull
tar. In his desire to take guitar les
sons he applied to one of his young
masters to teach him. But the young
man, not having much faith in the
ability of the slave to master the gui-
tar at his age, sought to discourage
him by telling him: "Uncle Jake, will
give you guitar lessons. But, Jake, l
will have to charge you So for the first
lesson, So for the second lesson and ST
for the third lesson. But I will charge
you only % cents for the last lesson"
Uncle Jake answered.: ''All right,
boss l hires you on dem terms. But.
boss. wants yer to be sure an give me
dat las lesson first"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
historical divisions OF Time.

For convenience time is, by his
torians. usually divided into three
great eras-ancient. medieval Cor mid
die, and modern. The ancient period
is considered to extend from the earli-
est times down to the fall Of the Ro-
man empire in the west in A. d. 476;
the medinval from that date to the
discovery of America by Columbus in
1892 and the modern from that time to
the present. Some historians prefer to
put the end of the medieval period at
the capture of Constantinople by the
Turks, about 40 years earlier than the
Columbus event The dark ages are
often held to be coeval with the me-
diRyal era. but some authorities think
that the term should be applied only
to the part of the era extending from
the downfall OF the empire of Charlie
magne, in the ninth century, onward.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
He Hacked OF His Leg.

Caught in bear trap on the banks
of the Athabasca, near Milford, Me-,
John Mcleod, lumber scaler, was
obliged to take out his jackknife and
cut off his leg. The trap was too heavy
to move and was sprung in such way
that he could not reach over and re-
lease It. He was far from any human
being, and the only way out of it SEEM
ed to be to cut off the leg.
That was done easily, because the leg
upon which he operated was Of wood.
But when he stumped back to camp 1t
made him mad to hear the jeers of the
French Canadian cook Of the lumber
crew.
"Why you no take off you whole
wood laig, ali? You get out UNI thrap
and no Spite you wood laig tall, ah?"
Such a way out Of his difficulty had
not occurred to Mcleod before.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
THE OCEAN scoRcHER.
He WHO Brags About How Many
Times He Has "Crossed."

He Who Brags About How Many
Times He Has ssCrossed."
The ocean scorcher, the woman or
man who was forever Dragging about
how many times he had crossed, is,
thank heaven, on the decrease. Fash
ion has at last set the seal. of her dis
approval on him. and he is rapidly be-
coming obsolete. The fashion is now
never to mention the number of times
one has been to Europe. "The last time
l was over" is the way to refer to an
over the water experience if you wish
to be in the vogue. OF course you may,
if you truthfully can. say 'the time be-
fore last was over" or "the tenth time
crossed or during my seventh trip
through Europe" but great majority,
you will find, say ''the last time l was
over" 1t is safer-when one has been
over but once.
Pin many of these travellers so fond
of relating their European experiences
down to the figures, and you will find
that 'the last time was over bears a
close relation to the little boy who said
he was next to the head of his class,
to have it transpire later that the class
consisted of himself and little girl.
"The last time was OVER may, like
as not, have been the first. Still any
thing is better than the ocean scorcher
and his Dragging. To him it didn't
! matter where he hadn't been or what
he hadn't seen or anything, but simply
how many times he had crossed.
The one time Oh record that any one
| was known to get ahead of these
scorchers was when lot of them were
! sitting swapping lies on a certain
steamship deck and a nonscorcher, hav-
ing learned that the star scorcher's rec
ord was 1SS runs, remarked, '"Theres a
| man on board who has crossed 566
times" Then, as the excitement caused
by the news somewhat subsidized: Hes
never been anywhere except to the two
j ports Liverpool and New York. He's
never seen anything, he's never done
anything, but just cross the ocean 56e
times-he's the ships barber" New
York Sun
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
SKIN In Throwinr or Mail Bags.

The busiest clerk in any crew or car
is the one who is detailed to receive
and throw off the sacks and pouches.
To lift heavy mail sack and throw it
from car moving at the rate of mile
minute is matter Of good target
shooting. Looks easy enough" COM
mented one Of the veteran clerks at the
letter case, 'and it does seem as il a
man should be able to hit a station
platform without much difficulty, but
you see that station is passed and gone
in about one second Then. the suction
of train running at this speed is some
thing terrific, and until the knack Of
throwing a pouch is learned man is
liable to feed the wheels with a few
letters. Saturday Evening Post.