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The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26
Town Topics. TRINITY CHURCH.
REV F. F. JOHNSON OF REDLAN ND
 CAL, BREACHES ON SUNDAY LAST.

REV F. F. JOHNSON OF REDLANDs, CAL, BREACHES ON SUNDAY LAST. Rev F. F. 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 hist blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's sons. Con-
 trary to the fond fathers design and agalnSt the custom of special privilege
 to the tirst-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 change his fathers hands in the bless | 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 exemplified 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- 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
 but examples of "crossed hands in
 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 1 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 l care of Our Heavenly Father, and He l can ever say of every detail of our lives and the bearing of all our disci- pline, ''I know it, my son, know it.''
 Therefore, we may implicitly trust all l to God who knOWeth best and dOeth | all things Well
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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 a go about this old tune that not one of the other war songs possesses.
 The military drill I 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 would be of advantage to us. NOth- 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 Waldorf-Astoria. 1 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 table and a box for 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 well as commander of all forces in South Africa. Sir Alfred Milner expects to 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, and notice by the paper that the whole East Rand group advertise for men as the mines are preparing to Start.-[B. M. Mitchell.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26
A SOUTH BRITAIN BOY IN AFRICA
EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER WRITTEN
 BY CAPT B. NJ. MITCHELL.
Bezeidenhout Valley, May 16, 19O

Bezeidenhout 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. especially the men on sentry at night. Added to the cold there has been hurricane blowing for the past six days. The men are put ting up little stone huts, clustering them with mud. 1 have managed to get few sheets of galvanized iron and shall put up little 8xl0 house and get a small stove to put m It.
 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 and they suffer intensely. I 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 a soldier riding one | mule of each pair. A dozen men act as guard. The chaplain reads brief service, a volley is fired and the bugler 1 blows the ''last post" and the funeral l 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 regimental
 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 oil
 marching to the tune that anyone can
 march to that can put one foot before the other. Have found that when the
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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 postotfice 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 small factory near the depot, having as 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-lawv, Frank Turkington: MT Botsford IS the son of the late Isaac Glover Bots- ford of ROXOury.
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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

MT and Mrs John L. Hughes of Taunton district are entertaining Masters Edmond and Arthur Lake of Brooklyn.
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H. Jerauld Westcott of Passaic, N. J., has spent few days with MT and Mrs James M. Blackman in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

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

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

Charles Spiegel, of the firm of Charles Spiegel & Steiner of New York City, was in town on Friday last, and may possibly bring his family to New town for the summer.
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block, l127 Broad street. Her friends will be pleased to know this.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

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

A Waterbury boy who is visiting in a farmers home not a great distance from Newtown surprised the farmers family by asking them of they squeezed the cows ears to get the milk?"
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Mrs Sarah Vail Thompson is the guest of Dea and Mrs N. w. Mitchell of POOta tuck.
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Miss Julia Clark of NOrwalk is the guest of Mrs Julia Hawley.
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Herbert Parsons has taken a posi- tion with HOllister Sage in the cream cry at South Britain.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

ALBERT l.. SCHUYLER, M. D.,
 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Edwards II. Smith, N. D. Office at Residence. Hours: to a. m.: to p. m.; to p. ID.
 Telephone and Night Bell at Residence. NewtOwn street,
 Telephone No. 24s-31.
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LET US HAVE LIGHT.
WHERE IS OUR PUBLIC SPIRIT ?

To the Editor of THE VIEWPOINT BEE: A few nights ago 1 walkedup the Street from my house between II and l2 o'clock. to mail some letters. The night was cloudy and I 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 I have kept burning on alternate weeks with the treasurer of the bank during more than 10 years. 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 l2 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 postoffice 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 lage.-[ George T. Llnsley.
 Trinity Rectorv, July P, 1901.
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Rev MT Morrell and son of Bethel were camping out at Taunton lake, last week. MT Morrell is rector of St Thomas lEpiscOpaD church of Bethel.
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There was a very pleasant dinner party at the home of Dea N. w. Mitchell in Pootatuck, last week 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 editor had pleasant chat with former Newtown citizen, the other day, Heman Botsford, now a resident of East Morris. Along in the "Forties,'' 1845, 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 a 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 stOrekeeper and postmaster. This was in the early days of the HOusatOnic road and MT Botsford relates how he went to Bridgeport to see Superintendent Charles Kirtland to get him to build a small freight house there. MT Bots ford, with Nichols NOrthrOp of Bridge port, was employed by MT Kirkland to buy wood for the railroad, which was
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 FiShkill, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

Miss May E. Christie of Bridgeport, who is connected with the pOStOffice there, is the guest of MT and Mrs A. c. Moore of Taunton, this week.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

c. A. A.TAPPEN,
 Dentist, Office at Residence on West Street, New Mill ford. Painless operations assured"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08

The police want an owner for some
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
RESOLUTIONS TO BE
SENT TO CULBERSON
Calling His Attention to the Objec-
tionable Clauses of the Stephens To-
'T1SfnatfonaI Dam Bill.

Several members of the irrigation
committee of the chamber of commerce
met Sunday afternoon to determine
the best method of eliminating the
clause in the International dam bill,
now before congress, which is SO OBJ
noxious to New Mexico and Colorado.
Those present were Nose Dillon, w.
H. futile, G. w. Huffman. G. Murray,
Felix Martinez, and E. E. Russell.
After some discussion on the best
methods of getting out of the tangle
the secretary was instructed to pre-
pare and forward to Senator Culber-
son a copy of the resolution of the
chamber which was sent to Governor
Otero, that he might understand the
here. This will put the mat
ter in shape for the new directory and
the new committee on irrigation to
take up the further matters of send
ing a committee to Washington or such
other action as they may decide upon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
For the Proposed
Mining Association


All citizens who feel an interest in
the matter, and especially all who are
willing to cooperate in the preliminary
arrangements for the meeting of min
ing men to be held in Ell Paso. jan
uary 16, 1901, for the purpose of or
ganizing a mining association, are. ur-
gently requested to meet at the cham
Der of commerce. Wednesday night,
January 9, at eight o'clock. No move
ment has ever been inaugurated of
more importance to the city than this
effort to organize a mining associat-
ion. FL Paso cannot afford to do any
thing less than it's best for the enter
tainment of the mining men who have
been invited by the city and chamber
of commerce and have given their
written pledge that they will accept
the invitation to meet here and or
ganiZe mining association. 1t is
grand opportunity to promote the
greatest of all the industrial interests
upon which the prosperity of the city
depends. Funds must be raised and
the necessary arrangements must be
made. and the time is short. 1t is on
ly eight days until the date set for the
meeting. Let every one who can do
SO come out Wednesday night.
Felix Martinez.
Chairman Citizens Com
Ernest E. Russell, secy
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
THE GAS COMPANY TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF MISFORTUNE
And Removes Cat Meters from Houses
Where the New Electric Light Com
pany is Serving Lights

IL is hardly probable that the Inter-
national Light and Power company
will have its machinery sufficiently re-
paired to be in running order before
the expiration of a week.
Certain parts have been telegraphed
for and if they are shipped promptly
the great engines will be set in mo-
tion again at the end of seven days.
Meanwhile the residence portion of the
city is without lights in the night time.
Last night there came to light Sc
rieS of curious events. At the time
when the electric light supplied by the
new company was darkened. owing to
the accident. the agents of the old
electric light and gas company went
to the home of w. F. Payne, who is
stockholder of The new electric light
company and has lately substituted
electric lights for gas for illumination
purposes. No one was at home but
Mrs. Payne's mother, and against Wig
orous protests. the man took out the
meter and carried it away. having told
the lady that he wanted to look at
the meter
Mr.. PAYNE went to the office of the
gas company to see about it, but the
superintendent refused to DO anything
according to Mr.. Payne. until he had
consulted the companyS attorneys"
intimating pretty strongly that if the
gas company could inconvenience pat
rons of the new electric light company
legally they would do SO. Later in
the day the gas meter was put back.
The same thing happened at the
home of ]. J. Taylor, another stock
holder of the new electric light COM
pany. His gas meter was taken away
but afterwards replaced.
A few months ago Carl Ennis's gas
Of was rorpnvcd hocanSo 10 would
not patronize the old electric light
company and that in the Gem was al
so take away. Other similar instances
are on record,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08

underclothes.
In a vacant lot ON the north side
George Harold found a full suit of I'M
derclothes. a calico shirt. and pair
of knit drawers.
The clothing was covered with a
newspaper and had evidently been
stolen from a clothes line and hidden
there by some hobo.
A new cape was also found on the
street near the athias building.
The police want an owner for all of
these goods.
Charged With Theft.
Fred Barne. colored boy, was ar
rested at the S. =. depot this morning
as he was about to take the train fo.'
Austin, CT a warrant charging him
with theft.
The warrant was sworn out by
George Morrow and the boy is accused
of taking some BARRIERS tools.
Suit for Divorce.
Amanda Green filed suit today for
divorce from Vance Green to whom
she alleges she was married in 1888.
They lived together until November.
1900. when she left him because he was
cruel. She wants the custody of their
three children.
Fined for Fighting.
Constable Franco arrested a man at
the Smelter last night for fighting.
He was taken before Justice Spencer
today and plead guilty. His fine
amounted to S16.S5, which he paid.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
DAILY RECORD.
Deeds Filed For Record.

Deeds Filed FOr RECORD.
Deeds were filed today as follows:
F.. Eschar and Alice B. Eschar to
James W. Malcolmson, undivided half
interest 1OOx2O feet on Myrtle street,
SIPS.
Ell Paso Real Estate company to Al
fred Frederick Richmond, lots 10. l.
and II, block 10, Franklin Heights,
$3.50.
Hugh A. Mclean to Frank A. Spence
13Ox26 feet near the corner of Camp
bell and Texas streets, $3.50.
Ell Paso Real Estate company to
Frank p. Hovey, lots IL and II. block
z: Franklin Heights, $500.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08

Such little pills at DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are very easily taken.
and they are wonderfully effective in
cleansing the liver and bowels. Fred
Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
Assault Case Postponed.

The county court is in session on the
third floor of the court house.
Judge Goggin. of the 41st judicial
district. occupies the courtroom for
merly presided over by Judge Harper
and the latter had to betake himself
with his court functionaries up near
the roof in the room formerly occupied
by the city engineer.
The case of the state of Texas VS.. a
Morning Times reporter for aggravated
assault and striking a woman was t.
have been tried there today but was
continued until two o'clock Saturday
to allow one of the parties to get an
absent witness.
This case is the outgrowth of the
recent fight between the Honk a Ton !;
theater and the Morning Times. II
sent one of it's reporters to the honk
tonk and afight between him and
the woman resulted.
Stolen Goods Found.
The police want an owner for some
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10
The Newspaper Law

l. All subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary are con-
sidered wishing to continue their sub
scriptions.
2 II subscribers order the discon-
tlnuance OF their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until all
arrearages are paid.
3. Ii subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their periodicals from the Office to
which they are directed, they are res
ponsible until they have settled their
bills and ordered them discontinued.
4 Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the publisher
and the papers are sent to the former
address, they are held responsible.
:. The courts have decided that re-
iusing to take periodicals from the Of
fee or removing and leaving them I'M
called for, is prima iacie evidence OF
intended fraud.
g. Ii subscribers pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end of
the time they do not wish to continue
taking it, and the subscriber will be
recDo,Cih1a until ,,-1+i1 an exDrecc no
tice with all arrearages are sent to the
publisher.
I. The latest postal laws are such
thai newspaper publishers can arrest
any one who takes a paper and refuses
to pay for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10
Seeds! Seeds!

In order to facilitate the delivery OF
seeds, Mr.. Newlands requests all those
desiring a quota of seeds next spring,
to send in their applications at the pre-
livery than would otherwise be posi-
sent time, thus assuring an earlier de
bic. Address all applications to Fran
els G. Newlands, House OF Represen-
tatlves, Washington, D. c.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10
For Rent.

In Gardnervile y splendid business
The saloon, hotel and iced yard OF +.
w. Behrman may be rented at a very
reasonable figure il application be
made at once to the undersigned or to
Abe Harris at his place OF business
next adjoining. The saloon and hotel
are completely furnished with modern
fixtures and furnishings.
tt. F. W. BEHRNAN.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10

JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
w. A. Massey, c. P. c. H. Belknap,
A. L. Fitzgerald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10

Railway Depot, u. S. Mint, Government
Building, Post Office and State Capitol
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-12-10
The
: MOrning
: Appeal
.

4 DAILY PAPER DEVOTED TO STATE AND LOCAL.
NEWS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-10
Good Feeders.

A hostess of the west end, Washing
ton, who proposed giving a dinner to
some doctors visiting convention IN
town said to the caterer when she had
finished with her order:
"Now, Mr.. X, trust you Will make
this dinner as fine as possible, for my
guests come from all over the country,
and | want them to see how well we
do things at the capital
SIS it the doctors you're going TO en-
tertain, thenT' asked the caterer
Eyes" responded the hostess.
have invited a number Of the DOCTORS.
GIVE me my list, them" said the ca
terer. and he forthwith proceeded to IN
crease the quantity of everything upon
the menu and to nearly double the
amount of wine.
what do you mean by thatT' ASKED
the patron. "Why have you Increased
the quantity Of everything SO mate
rially?"
81 was all right Mt first for the ordi'
nary guest, madam" said the caterer
with an ex cathedra air. but them
sawbones does eat and does drink
they does eat and drink. Their trade
seems to give 'em an appetite.
change.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-10

Toe Jefferson told this story: "David
Garrick and Spranger Barry were both
playing Romeo at the same time IN
London. Barry played it at Drury
Lane on the Monday and Garrick play
ed it the next night at Covent Garden
and the town was divided as to which
was the greater Romeo-in fact, there
was quite a great excitement about 1t,
and they acted it upon such different
lines and with such marvelously diner
ent conceptions that the people argued
the case as to which Shapespeare In
tended. The fact Is that Shakespeare
intended 1t to be acted we'll, and II
one mans temperament suited 1t best
to act in that way 1t would do for an
other temperament the other way.
$50 they asked Mrs. Siddons, who
was the Juliet alternately with the
same Romeo, which she considered bet
ter of the two, and she said: 1T Is dill
cult to say; they are both wonderfully
great, but l will tell you how they
impress me in the balcony scene. Ill
the balcony scene Garrick seems SO
eager, so intense and so full OF ire anu
shirt that I'm afraid he'll jump up IN
the balcony to me, and Barry Is SO ioV.
able and fascinating that I'm afraid
shall have to jump down from the pa'
cony to him."