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The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26
LET US HAVE LIGHT,
WHERE IS OUR PUBLIC SPIRIT ?

To the Editor of THE VIEWPOINT BEE: A few nights ago l walked-up the Street from my house between II and 12 o'clock. to mail some letters. The night was cloudy and l could not see my hand before my face. Not a light was visible from the Rectory to the head of the Street.
 Coming back, three lights helped to guide me home, one in front of Dr Schuyler'S, one in front of MT Hayes and the other at the NewtOwn Savings Bank. This last named lamp l have kept burning on alternate weeks with the treasurer of the bank during more than 10 years. I have often hoped that several other public spirited citizens might follow the good example set in this respect at least by your humble servant and the others mentioned above, so that our village street might be we'll lighted throughout it's whole length. Ought we not to have enough enterprise among us to do this? Some others do aid in this cause during the winter months but why not keep it up 12 months in the year? The location of the Library at the head of the Street ought to induce us to light the paths that lead to it. 1 can grope my way to the postoff1ce at midnight any time but there are many people who ought not to be forced to grope their way in the darkness of the very center of our will age.-[GeOrge T. Llnsley.
 Trinity RectOrv, July P, 1901.
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at that time used on the engines. They bought tracts of timber stand ing and had it cut up and hauled to the railroad. MT Botsford conducted the store and postoffice about four years, when he sold out to the late Oliver Botsford. He then bought out a button business of John Griffin, who at that time had a small factory near the depot, having as a partner w: D. Somers. MT BOtsford sold out there in a few years and went to Leomin- ster, Mass. In 1856 he moved to Wee- keepeemee in'Woodbury, where he con ducted general store for five years. After this he located in Woodbury street, where he carried on a photo- graph gallery for Is years. For two years or so he was engaged in Birming- ham in the manufacture of lamp burn CTS. About II years ago he moved to East Morris and is now looking after one of the farms of his son-in-laW, Frank Turkington. MT BOtsford is the son of the late Isaac Glover Bots- ford of ROXbury.
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men are too weary and fOotSore to take another step let the band strike up that old Civil war song, the men will brighten up and strike out for another two or three miles. There seems to be go about this old tune that not one of the other war songs possesses.
 The military drill had at "Tech" has been of the greatest use to me here, though the commands are some- what different in the English army. It is queer how things come into use in after life that we never dreamed ing worth learning is ever lost.
 The new club dining room in JO- hannesburg is open again. Was there at lunch the other day with 25O oth- CTS. It did seem good to eat in that beautiful room again with it's hand some furnishings and the walters in swallow tails, to say nothing of the French chef. who is as good as they have at the WaldorfAstoria. I ate until ashamed to eat any more then went into the smoking room and sat before the great open fire with cigar and cup of coffee. It was a luxury after eating here with plank for table and box for a chair trying to chew old OK beef that had seen many winters and summers. Johannesburg is still under martial law and will be for months yet. No one is allowed to pass in or out of the gates of the city without pass. Kitchener takes his place as Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River colony as we'll as commander of all forces in South Africa. Sir Alfred Milner expects tc be back in three months and go on with the work of establishing the civ il law courts. All over the country up to the present time this has been done by the military.
 Another mine started, last week. end I notice by the paper that the whole East Rand group advertise for men as the mines are preparing tC start B. M. Mitchell.
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Town Topics. TRINITY CHURCH.
REV F. F. JOHNSON OF REDLANDS, CAL, BREACHES ON SUNDAY LAST.

REV F. F. JOHNSON OF REDLANDs, | CAL, BREACHES ON SUNDAY LAST.
 Rev K. K. Johnson of Redlands, Cal, preached at Trinity church on Sun day morning, giving an able and in spring discourse. He chose his text from Gen. AS: 19: And his father re- fused, and said, know it, my son, l know it.' The speaker first gave brief summary of the beautiful story of the aged patriarch, Jacob, receiving his son, Joseph, in his old age and pro- nouncing hisI blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's sons. Con- agalnst the custom of special privilege to the first-born, Jacob receiving the boys crosses his hands in benediction | and lays his right hand upon the head | of the younger and his left hand upon the head of the elder. At the re- mOnstrance of the father of the lads, who thought that Jacob through dim ness of sight had inadvertently made the distinction, and who tried to ing, Jacob in the words of the text re- fused, and said, "I know it, my son, know it,"
 This ancient story is of special per- sOnal interest to us because it is a parable of human life. "Crossed hands in benediction" is lesson for us to learn and is exemplitied so often in all our lives. So many of us set out in | life with high ideals, with fond dreams of success, with the desire to do faith | fully and we'll Our'chOsen work, and to achieve some great thing in life. But experience teaches us that often all | life is shaped in ways very different from our fair anticipations. We do not attain the object of our ambition, we do not arrive at the goal we set be- 1 fore us, we do not realize our fond | dreams. The worker is cut off in the very midst of life. The course on which we enter is rudely turned aside and we fall short of that aim which we made our own. All these instances so familiar to us, through loss of health, through sorrow, through ad- verse circumstances, are nevertheless 1 but examples of "crossed hands in l benediction.
 God is giving us in and through all of life's experiences, of whatever kind, His gracious benediction. He is making life truly rich for us in ways that seem to be the taking away of what we thought most dear. And God is not doing this bIindly or thought lessly. We are not creatures of mere fate, our lives are not blind chance, but we are ever living under the loving care of Our Heavenly Father, and He can ever say of every detail of our lives and the bearing of all our disci 1 pline, "I know it, my son, know it. '' ] Therefore, we may implicitly trust all to God who knOWeth best and dOeth all things we'll.
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A SOUTH BRITAIN BOY IN AFRICA.
EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER WRITTEN
 BY CAPT E. NJ. MITCHELL.

Bez,idenhout Valley, May 16, 1901.
 The past week has been very cold. Ice has formed half an inch thick in my tent every night. All have suffer- ed very much: espe cially the men on sentry at night. Added to the cola there has been hurricane blowing Tor the past six days: The men are put ting up little stone huts, clustering them with mud. l have managed to get a few sheets of galvanized iron and shall put up little 8xl0 house and get a small stove to put Tn 1t.
 Never realized before how much an army suffers in winter even in this climate where the thermometer never goes below 20 degrees above zero. A regiment of Indian soldiers from Bom- bay are encamped near me ana they suffer intensely. l had poor fellow die in the hospital last week 0f enterlc fever. He was from Port Elizabeth and had buried both father and moth CT before joining my company at Cape Town and now 1 must write his sisters of his death and send on what money was due him. A military funeral is very simple. The casket is carried to the cemetery on gun carriage drawn by six mules, with soldier riding one mule of each pair. A dozen men act as guard. The chaplain reads a brief service, a volley is fired and the bugler 1 blows the "last post" and the funeral | is over.
 Saw Gen Baden Powell at church, last Sunday, a most unassuming man. Over half the congregation are sol, dierS yet and we have one reglmental band at church with the men. After service as we fall in line l often tell the band master to play Marching through Georgia and we start of
 marching to the tune that anyone can
 march to that can put one foot before l the other. Have found that when the
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The editor had pleasant chat with a former Newtown citizen, the other
 day, Heman BOtSford, now a resident of East Morris. Along in the
 "Forties, l845, or thereabouts, he went to Botsford to settle up the estate of the late Edward BotsfOrd, who had conducted the store and post office. There had been number of unsettled cO-partnerships, and Heman Botsford, with the aid of Col Curtis of Stepney, endeavOred to straighten matters out. MT Botsford finally suc- ceeded Edwin BotsfOrd as stOrekeepeI and postmaster. This was in the early days of the Housatonic road and MI BOtsford relates how he went tC Bridgeport to see Superintendent Charles Kirkland to get him to build a small freight house there. MT Bots ford, with Nichols Northrop of Bridge
 port, was employed by MT Kirkland tt buy wood for the railroad, which was
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Charles Spiegel, of the firm of Charles Spiegel s Steiner of New York City, was in town on Friday last, and may possibly bring his family to New town for the summer.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

M. B. Terrill of Ansonia, who has been passing a week with MT and Mrs Robert A. Clark in Hawleyville, re- turned to his home on Sunday night.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Herbert Parsons has taken a posi- tiOn with Hollister Sage in the cream cry at South Britain.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Rev MT Morrell and son of Bethel were camping out at Taunton lake, last week. Mir Morrell is rector of St Thomas (EpiscopaD church of Bethel.
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There was very pleasant dinner Thursday, in honor of the birthday of Mrs Mitchell. Among those present were MT and Mrs Abram Bennett, MT and Mrs Leroy Mitchell, Mrs R. c. Mitchell and MT and Mrs D. c. Mitch ell. The table, as is always the case at this hospitable home. was loaded with the good things that delight the inner man.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

A Waterbury boy who is visiting in farmers home not a great distance from Newtown surprised the farmers family by asking them ''If they squeezed the cows ears to get the milk?'
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

For refreshing glass of soda water call at the drug store of 5. c. Bull & Go. The young man can also find there the choicest confectionery for his best girl
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Mrs George Dunham will occupy temporary quarters at 1S9 Fairfield avenue until August l, when she will move into the new store in TaylOr'S
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Mrs Sarah Vail Thompson is the guest of Dea and Mrs N. w. Mitchell of POOtat tuck,
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Misses Clara and Agnes BeardSley of Bennett's Bridge returned, last week, from a two weeks visit to NOadiah Warner of FiShkin N. Y
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

H. Jerauld Westcott of PasSaic, N. J., has spent a few days with MT and Mrs James M. Blackman in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Mir and Mrs John L. Hughes of Taunton district are entertaining Masters Edmond and Arthur Lake of Brooklyn.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

William c. Johnson, the genial South Center creamery man, is on the sick list. Dr A. L. Schuyler is attending him.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

The Episcopal Sunday school of Bethel enjoyed picnic at Taunton lake, last Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Lyman Patterson Of Botsford passed Sunday in New Milford with his daughter.
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BOYS CLOTHES atyour prices.

There is not better time of year in which to outfit your boy, because you can money by doing it, if you come here now.
 Look what you save if he sa boy between 14 and 19-the $1O suits $780, and the $125O, $1350 and $l5 suits are all $lO.
 If he's little fellow, the 2-piece and 3-piece suits have been cut to your price and it will pay
 you to buy now The $5 and $6 suits all $39S; the $7.5O 3-piece suits $5
 If he only needs pair of trousers, we have good strong vacation kinds here at 45c.
 Don't you think it would be good idea to bring the boy down here and what you get for him at the cut prices!
 Plenty of the smart little wash sailor suits here yet at 9Sc, 1.50 and $2. Long white duck trousers for little sailors, sizes to 8, $1.50.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Miss May E. Christie of Bridgeport, who is connected with the pOstOftice there, is the guest of MT and Mrs A. c. Moore of Taunton, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Mrs Hattie Archer of Bridgeport spent last week with her parents, MT and Mrs E. B. Wilson, of Taunton.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Gustaye Carlson has a new bicycle, bought at Howland's $ in the Park City.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Miss Julia Clark of NOrwalk is the guest of Mrs Julia HaWley.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

ALBERT L. SCHUYLER, M. D.,
 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Edwards II. Smith, n. D. On1ce at Residence. Hours: to a. m.; to 2 p. m.; to p. ID.
 Telephone and Night Bell at Residence. NewtOwn street,
 Telephone No 24S-31.
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block, 1127 Broad street. Her friends will be pleased to know this.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
WEST DEPTFoRD.

Benjamin w. Low, aged so years, was
buried from the residence Of his son-in-law,
Philip Parker, near Swedesboro, on Mon
day, interment at Eglington cemetery
Rev. Isaac L. Fowler, of Thorofare, preach
ed and sang. He said he had known
deceased for go years. Mr.. Low was the
last of the family.
This is asparagus year as acres of roots
are being put out.
The dry wells are at last filed.
The old Stilla Chew property is being
repaired, and new fences and drives and
walks laid, and everything put in first-class
order, by his daughter.
A new culvert has been laid at Ed.
Heritage's and VIM. Goldy's. Leuther
Chew did the work.
John Hammel drove new horse fol-
milford on Monday.
Joseph Low has thoroughly underdrained
his farm, the old Hewitt place near Pauls-
boro, using thousands of tile.
Harry Leonard has been wearing his
patent leather slippers in the house for a
long week suffering from complication Of
diseases, starting with heavy cold.
L. K. Wilkins has extended his front
door out to make more room in the house.
]. Wilmer Leonard and Tice are improv-
ing the road near Leonard's station with a
coat of gravel.
Why is it when the ladies clean house
they set all best and fancy furniture out
'front.' while the common and old you do
not see Why is it that church members
will be backsliders? Why is it that so few
will attend to their own business?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
PITMAN GROVE.

w. A. Rulon is spending few days in
Atlantic City.
Special Easter services were held in both
churches.
Prof. A. A. Fischer was in town on Fri
day.
Mrs. Charles Carly has been i'll for several
weeks.
Warren Focer and Russell Treat spent
Sunday in Atlantic City.
DIR. Gilbert and wife, of Philadelphia,
are frequent spring visitors
Mrs. w. D. Garter has been quite ill
with pneumonia.
The Poole cottage on West avenue is be-
ing painted.
R. H. Comey is fencing in his spacious
grounds.
J. M. MCGOWAN is fencing in the yard of
his store property.
George McClelland has been suffering
terribly with an abscess on his left eye and
will probably lose the sight OF it.
| E. Frank Paullin is making quite extern
sive improvements to the house he recently
bought of Charles Carly.
The Bell Telephone Company had force
of about fifteen men at work on Tuesday,
setting telephone poles.
A large and up-to-date livery stable is
being built on the lot, corner Of West Jer-
sey and Pitman avenues.
Rev. David Fisher, of the New Jersey M.
E. Conference, has stopped preaching on ac-
count of ill health and has taken up his
residence in this paradise of preachers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
WILLIAMSTOWN.

N. M. Lutz and Constant Ford, botI
glassblowers, are on the sick list with grip
Mr.. Lutz Just escaped having pneumonia.
Mrs Frye, an aged woman living al
Radix, near here, who died last week, wal
buried at Glassboro.
Hilda, the bright twelve-year-old daugh
ter of Cooper Ireland, was buried last Fri
day, the 9Th inst. She had pneumonia and
at one time was thought to be on the mend
but being of delicate constitution. sue
cumbed to the dreaded disease. The tuner
al was largely attended, especially by the
school children, as the schools of the town
through respect, were closed that day. Al
older daughter Mabel, is just recovering
from the same disease.
Edward Zimmerman has broken GROUND
for new house on Clayton Ave, adjoining
the property of his father.
The School Board swindle keeps leakin.
out A man who is into the secret, gave
some facts away few days ago. AS Dam
Webster said in arguing famous murder
case, that murder will OUT" so we thinl
that the hypocrisy of some people will b,
laid bare before long.
There is considerable speculation and
wondering as to who the writer of tn,
Williamstown items is. They are accredited
to certain Democrat, but permit me to say
that the writer is republican, always has
been and always expects to be, but canno
swallow the Republicanism of Monroe
township, as it is rotten to the core. Is i
any wonder that the township goes Demo
cratic about every other year? Is Their
any wonder that the leaders of the G. o. P
throughout the county blush when tn,
name of Monroe is mentioned?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
CLAYTON.

Frank Fryer, formerly employed by An
thony G. Silvers as tinsmith, but of late
an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Hamp-
!, ton Roads, Virginia, while visiting Mr.
Silyers took trip to Philadelphia. On
Tuesday morning he was found in an alley
way in Camden, where he had fallen. He
was identified by letters in his pocket, and
| Mr. Silvers was notified.
! Miss Ada Crist, stenographer at Moore
Bros. office, is quite sick.
/ Mrs. Ramsey widow of the late James
Ramsey, was buried on Monday morning.
Lectures have been given in the Town
| Hall the past week on the liquor question
| by Mr.. j. W. Pierce. Monday evening he
addressed meeting of men.
The sermon to be preached to his Bible
class by Dir. johnson was postponed until
Sunday, April IA. Subject, "Moses, the
Hero.'
George Porch, formerly of this place,
moved here from Medford last week
Joseph N. Patterson has accepted posi-
ton at bennington in the glass works
Dennis Hayes, President of the Glass
blowers Union, addressed meeting OF the
local workers on Monday evening
|
The Easter services in our churches were
appropriate to the day. In the M. +.
church, Rev. Eli Clifford preached in the
morning service and in the evening the
Sunday-school had charge of the services
In the Presbyterian church communion
was administered in the morning and
twelve persons received into membership
Stanley Williamson returned to his stud
|
les at Princeton on Tuesday.
The Epworth League will give pie so
cial IN the lower town hall on Saturday
evening.
The V. M. C. met at the home on Friday
evening.
marlborough, the florist, had beauti-
full assortment Of flowers for Easter.
Richard Turner, who has been blowing
glass at Alton, H., returned home this
week.
Mr.. Dare, who lives on the Warner farm,
entertained the Methodist choir, of which
he is a member, Tuesday evening. good
time was reported by all.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. H. Young were re-
minded of their 50th wedding anniversary
on Saturday night There were nearly one
hundred children, grandchildren and friends
present.
The fire company will give an entertain
ment next month. The world renowned
Guy Bros will be the attraction.
On Tuesday evening Dr. johnson and
wife of the Presbyterian church were given
reception by the church and congregation.
The lower part of the church was beauti-
fullv arranged and decorated for the occa-
sion. Several hundred people grasped the
doctor and wife's hands and gave them a
hearty welcome. A musical program was
rendered, the Misses Myrtle Morton, Anna
Moore and Francis Porch, and Messrs.
Chas. Moore, and Raymond Crane taking
part. After the reception, refreshments
were served The large bible class attended
in body.
Samuel English is building an addition
to his home on Pearl street.
Archie Porch has gone to Millville to
work.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
PEDRICKTOWN.

Lewis Cook is now collecting agent fol
the Metropolitan Insurance Company al
this place.
Norman Layman's horses took notion
to run away Thursday while at the station
after furniture, but they only got as far as
Red Mems hall, when they were caught by
David Snyder and driven back to Their
owner.
DR.. James B. Ware, of Bridgeton, was in
town Friday to attend the funeral of Chas
Barber.
Mrs. Maria Layton and daughter Olive
were hastily summoned to Woodstown on
Thursday by the death of the formers
father, VIM. Smith. Mrs. Layton will re-
main there this week to nurse her sister,
Mrs. Caleb Reeve, who has been seriously
ill with dropsy.
Mrs. Idella Batten and two children were
the guests of Pennsgrove friends Friday.
John Douthiety, a former resident of this
place, but now of Camden, was in town
Saturday looking after some business and
ordering repairs to his property.
Aaron Webster, of Philadelphia, has
been spending three days here with rela-
tives.
The Easter entertainment in the M. E.
church Sunday evening was success. The
music was fine and the little ones did their
best. The church was beautifully deco
rated, although it was in mourning for two
departed members.
This week is examination week for the
pupils of the public school.
Gypsies passed through this place and
made many inducements to tell fortunes
on Monday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11

EX-GOVERNOR w. o. BRADLEY.
spouse to a question as to whether he
(the witness) heard of any conspiracy to
kill Mr.. Goebel, the witness stated that
on Jan. 25, the day the trainload of
mountaineers arrived, some one, he
could not now recall who, told him that
parties in the crowd were waiting in
front of the state house to kill Goebel.
81 said" continued the witness, "it
shall be stopped 1 will go in the SEN
ate chamber and come out with Goebel
and see that he is not hurt or insulted."
"I looked up and saw Wharton Col
don and told him to get Finley, Culton
and others and send them to me. Col
den said: 'Goebel is not going to be
hurt Culton and Finley told me it
was fake, and there was nothing in
it; they condemned violence, as l did"
"Why did you send for Culton, Fin
ley and the other men,"
Because l thought they knew the
mountain men,"
I The witness was turned over to the
defense. The defense asked witness if
he knew anything of any connection
of Ripley with these occurrences. Gov
ernor Bradley said Ripley had none,
so far as he knew Asked if Ripley's
company had not been disbanded at
this time, witness said he thought it
was disbanded about that time.
A. V. Hit, agent of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, was introduced
to prove that consignment of guns
was shipped to Ripley at Eminence
and waybills showing the consignment
were produced, but were ruled out on
objection from the defense.
Adjutant General Murray testified as
to the organization of Ripley's mill
tary company, and the defense under
took to show that it had been illegally
formed under an order of Governor
Taylor a short time before the assas-
sination, but this was also ruled out