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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
BROOKFIELD.
HON SAMUEL sHERMAN'S INTERESTING
AND INSTRUCTIVE PAMPHLET

AND INSTRUCTIVE PAMPHLET.
Editor NEWTOWN BEE. Dear Sir:
I have just had great literary feast
and pleasure in the perusal of your
beautiful compilation in pamphlet
form of the letters to The NEWTOWN
BEE over the nom de plume of ''Sig-
ma" by the Hon Samuel Sherman of
our town, when he and his good lady,
tive of Cuba, were making visit to
that country on business and impor-
tant family matters. The pamphlet
is card to your Office for excellent
work and Judgement and the writer
ere he has completed the very first
letter, is carried away with the beauty
Of language and the erudite ripeneSS
of the author and his literary attain
ments. The language seems to flow
from his pen with the grace and beau
ty of a impid stream over cascade.
To appreciate them one must read
them and the writer is SO unseltish
that he wishes all his friends this
pleasure. These letters gives one a
fellow lodge men and sisters frequent
ly enjoy when Mr. Sherman is called
upon to give a paper before the
Grange. He is one of the oldest mem
bers Of the Brookfeld Grange, No. 121,
both in years and membership, being
present at it's organization and has at
tended faithfully and promptly at all
the regular meetings and most of the
special and has contributed to- it's
welfare and also very greatly promot-
ed it's literary and social interests. He
faithfully performs every duty assign
ed him on the official program and
strictly adheres to the topic assigned
him. In compliance of such a duty he
was recently asked for a paper on
'Current Topics" Others should
have THE pleasure Of hearing this pa
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

per, as one or two of his have been
printed for the benefit of the public
by the unanimous vote of the organi-
zation. He prepared an elaborate and
comprehensive resume of the current
events of the world. He began the
paper with the celebration of Chief
Justice Marshall's anniversary, to
which he was officially invited to as
sist by the faculty of Yale university;
the obsequies of Queen Victoria; the
browning of the new king; the nuptials
Of the young Queen of Holland; the
condition and prospects of war forces
in the Philippines; the constitutional
convention now in session in Havana,
it's probable relation to our govern
ment and other matters, political,
civil and social in the various parts Of
the world and their relations to us
since our becoming a world power in
consequence Of our intervention in the
SpaniSh-American war.
While he was in the midst of a cita-
tion from an editorial on Lincoln's an
niversary and work of emancipating
seven millions of slaves, (which was
said to be the first step to the expul-
sion of Spain from the Western Henri
sphere he was Unexpectedly request
ed to defer the reading of the remain
as instructions were being proposed to
have our Legislature make more ef-
fectual laws against chicken thieves
and the time was required for the
work. Thereupon bowling pleasantly
Mr. Sherman took his seat good hui
moredly. Although Mr. Sherman has
done so much for his Grange he has
never held an Office in it and yet he
has been called upon to and installed
H. 49,
wishes to read the perfection of Ian
guage let him or her read the para
graphs in the last letter of Mr. Sher-
man S in the pamphlet beginning with:
''There seems to be sort of living
poetry in the air" etc, and Different
and diverse may be our language" etc.
TX: Y. T., Brooktield, Conn.,: March
l, 1901.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
Horrible OUTBREAK

''Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into case of
scald head, writes G. d. Isbill of Nor
canton, Tenn, "but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve completely cured her, It's a
guaranteed cure for eczema, letter, salt
rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers and piles.
Only % cents at r. H. Beers & Co.,
Newtown; William J. Beehler, Brook
field; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

trouble somewhere, and nervous pros
tration is sure to follow.
You ought to know that indigestion,
XII u ii o n, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache, an d
backache send the nerves wild with
alright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley, of 221 w. Congress st.,
Chicago, ILL.,, whose portrait we pub
fish, suffered all these agonies, and
was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; her case
should be a warning to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of the un-
failing efficiency of Lydia E. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder. uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease. which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out il you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Ek
send your address to f1fss1k1tf 6as!!ssEss:sta
Dr. Kilmer Co., Bing
hanton, N. Y. The ==sszssssa6els.:ssss3R@
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Rooe
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
PLATTSVILLE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Captain Joseph Beckwith of Bridge
port has been spending few days
with S. H. Lyons.
William Relyea recently killed a
porker which tipped the scales at 800
pounds.
Thomas Astle has rented the old
Tuthill farm for the coming year and
will move there soon.
Mrs J. w. Bradley is spending few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs Joseph
Beckwith, Of Bridgeport.
Leroy Clark, who has been i'll, is now
so far improved as to be able to be out.
Miss Florence Parrack, Miss Nellie
Maurer Of Easton and Miss Cora Buck
ley OF Greenfield Hill were guests, last
week, of Mrs Albert Buckley.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

The stomach controls the situation,
Those who who are hearty and strong
are those who can eat and digest
plenty of food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and allows you to
eat all the good food you want. If you
suffer from indigestion, heartburn,
belching or any other stomach trouble,
good. The most sensitive stomachs
can take it. r. H. Beers & Co., New
town; S. G. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook;
A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B. Haw-
ley & Co., ,Stepney; ABB. Fancher,
Hawleyville; w. N. Hurd Long Hill.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

was spent in singing, which was fine
and well rendered.. On Sunday morn
ing they went to the Congregational
church and heard Mr. Evans preach a
very impr ssive sermon. After dinner
they returned home, feeling well sd It's
fed with their visit.
Mr. and Mrs Ebert Green of Bethel
were guests, last week, of Mrs Ward
Wheeler.
James Brothwell, the blacksmith,
suffered from hemorrhage of the nose
last week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
MONROE.

Mrs Ell Curtis is quite sick. Her
sister, Mrs Charity Turner, is caring
for her.
Miles Burr spent Sunday week with
his daughter in Brooktield.
There will be sale of cake and
home made candy at the residence of
Mrs Marshall Beach on Monday even
ing, March II. The proceeds will be
for home missions. All those who are
interested in charitable work are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
REDDING.

Ferdinand J. Gorham of Redding
Glen entertained over Sunday Willis
H. Lyon, Samuel Dimon, Arthur Dun
can and Harold Fish, all Of Bridgeport.
They arrived, Saturday evening about
8 O'Clock. After partaking of lunch,
which was served at 10 O'Clock. the
menu being oysters, cake, fruits and cof-
fee. The remainder Of the evening
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services on Sunday as previously an
nOunced. Although the number pres
ent at the afternoon services was small
there we're q present at the Sunday
school session.
J. S. Tyler kindly volunteered to act
as sexton at the church on Sunday in
the enforced absence of G. S. Powell
c. s. POWELL QUITE SERIOUSLY IN
JURED.
On Friday of last week G. S. Powell.
in attempting to carry barrel OF
meal down a pair of stairs in the barn
lost his balance and fell backward with
his right foot elevated in a way that
caused the barrel to strike with much
force on his knee, straining the cords
severely, causing much swelling and
consequently severe pain
Mr. and Mrs Levi Edwards were re-
cent guests at ]. S. Tyler's.
J. II. Wheeler has recently slaughter.
ed and marketed several nice
porkerS.
Miss Yulu NJ. Tyler came home on
Sunday expecting to make short Wis.
owing to the illness of Miss Carrie
Warner.
The two children of Mr. and Mrs Ed.
ward Williams, who were taken seri-
,OuSly sick, early last week, and were at
one time said to be improving, are at
this writing supposed to be much
worse.
Thomas Brown, who resides in the
Jones' place near where the paper mill
stood, is now land has been for much of
the winter), carting ties to Stepney
Depot.
Philo Lyons has sold a tract of tie
timber to John Morrow of Lyons
Plains. William 'McCauley has the
contract for getting out the ties.
Miss LOra Clark celebrated the 18th
anniversary of her birthday, Wednes-
day, February p, when number of
playmates were invited to spend the
afternoon with her.
Mrs Sarah McDermott has been con-
fined to the house with an abscess in
the mouth, and grip.
Mrs Piera FreebOrne is visiting her
brother, E. K. Freeborne.
Lafayette Candee spent Sunday
with his father, Jason Candee.
The lecture given by Miss Helen
Witter on the "Passion play,'' at
Grange hall, was very interesting and
we'll attended. Her descriptions were
fine and were listened to with marked
attention. Music was furnished by the
male quartet, F. E. Silliman on the
violin and solos by Rev E. P. Aver.
Between S. and Sc was realized.
Edward Williams and two children
are very sick. DR. Smith attends them.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

At the Communion service at the
Congregational church, Sunday morn
ing, MrsIW. M. Weeks was received
into the church.
The Endeavor service at the Congre-
gational church, Sunday evening, was
led by the pastor, Rev E. P. Aver The
subject was "Righteous Barrenness.
Special music was furnished by the
male quartet. The topic for March 10,
will be GA CaStaway''
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
MR. HUBBELL'S OFFER.
HOW THE TAXPAYERS FEEL.

Attorney G. H. Northrop: 1 am
heartily in favor of first class roads.
If the road from Newtown Street to
the acceptance of Mr. Hubbell's proPo-
sitiOn, am in favor Of accepting it.
I believe that if we had first class
roads there would be more of an In
ducement for people to come to New
town, and that if we had as good a
road from Newtown to Long Hill, as
there is from Long Hill to Bridgeport,
20 people would drive and wheel to
Newtown, where one does now.
Editor THE BEE: On thinking over
the matter after hastily giving you my
ideas on Mr. Hubbell' s Offer, on meeting
you on the Street the other day, am
constrained to.say: That1while the
offer of Mr. Hubbell is generous one
and shows commendable public
spirit, the amount proposed to be ex-
pended, $1,000, in permanent road i'm
provement will build only short por-
tion Of a six or eight thousand dollar
mile of permanent road as now ad-
vocated and built under state super
vision; hence necessitating further
outlay the following year on the part
of the town to complete the road to
the village street, which seems ill
advised in view of the financial condi-
tion of the town. If the present
questionable policy of placing loan
and clay on this road were stopped and
good coating of gravel applied, Of
which a supply, if I am not misinform-
ed, is available near the Foundry pond,
the fleeting benefit of the $4,000 or
more which has already been expended
for matchmaking the section from
the head of Newtown Street to the
station could be extended and the
road made fairly good at all seasons
for number of years. should favor
a moderate appropriation by the town
for this purpose. In this connection
let me say, in my Judgment the roads
of the town, at least the principal
ones, should be worked by experts,
practical road makers using road ma
chimes; the town, through the select
men, letting the roads to the lowest
responsible bidder to be worked as in
dicated. BY this plan much better
results would be obtained and at
saving in expense over the present and
past plans Of working the highways,
thus enabling the town to appropriate
a yearly sum for permanent road i'm
provement in the way Of removing
rocks, widening, grading, draining and
filling mud holes, ETC., (all necessary
adjuncts of the permanent roads,
which hope the town will be in finan-
cial condition to build in the near
future.-[D. c. Peck.
w. A. Leonard: 1 want to 60 on,
record as heartily approving of the
towns accepting the proposition by
W. H. Hubbell. This is where the
permanent work for good roads should
begin. EveryohAs who travels over the
road between the Street and the Sta
ton can at once see the need of the
work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
EASTON.
IN GRANGE CIRCLES,

Poets night at the Grange was we'll
attended and an interesting program
was furnished. The next regular
meeting, MAY IL, will be anniversary
night, celebrating four years of Grange
work. A class of candidates will also
be initiated in the third and fourth de-
greeS.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
LETTER TO H. H. PECK,
NEWTOwN.

NEWTOWN.
Dear Sir: Perhaps you are going to
paint your house, and don't believe in
Devoe. Well make you an offer.
Paint half your house lead and oil;
the other half Devoe lead and zinc.
In three years the lead and oil half
will be hungry for paint; the Devoe
half will turn water as we'll as when
new.
If not, our agent will stand by this:
eff you have any fault to find with
this paint, either now in the painting
or hereafter in the wear, tell your
dealer about it,
''We authorize him to do what is
right at our expense"
Devoe lead and zinc holds color bet
ter than lead; turns water twice as long.
Yours truly,
80 F. w. Devoe & Co.
P. S., R. H. Beers & Co., sell our
paint in your section.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
WENT TO WASHINGTON TO SEE McKIN
LEY INAUGURATED.
FACTORIES SHORT OF WATER.

FACTORIES SHORT OF WATER.
The factories have had to shut down
one or two days a week for several
weeks on account Of the lowness of the
water in the river.
Horace Wheeler and Charles G..
Burr have gone on trip to Florida,
leaving here last Thursday. They went
by steamer from New York.
L. P. French has sold his farm on
Long Hill and expects to 70 South for
his health, which has been quite poorly
of late.
The Watson Brothers have been cut
ting ice and filling their ice houses at
the upper reservoir, which has been
only partly filled with water.
The republican and democratic
caucuses for the nomination of candi-
dates for Borough offices were held
on Thursday evening last, the both in
the town hall. The republicans nomi-
burQesses, Frank W. Beardsley, John
Jacobs and DR. F. j. Nettleton;
assessors, Joseph Tomlinson, George
W. Beardsley and Samuel Ty Their;
treasurer, Joseph Tomlinson: bailiff,
William Robbins. The democrats
nominated for Warden, Lewis w.
Booth; burgesses, John W. Doyle and
Robert Scholly; treasurer, E. E;
Strauss; assessors, Peter Reilly and
William G.. Booth; bailiff, Daniel J..
Murphy.
Rev William G.. Lathrop waspresent
at the Thursday evening meeting Of
the Congregational church and gave
the preparatory sermon.
There were seven deaths in the town
in February, the oldest being SO years
of age and the youngest one day.
The ice has gone out OF the river be-
tween Derby and Shelton but the
water is very low and the factories
have to omit one or two days work
each week on account of it.
The Blumenthal Company are going
to enlarge their plush silk mills on
Canal street owing to increase in bust
ness.
The Advent meeting held here the
past two weeks in the Town hall closed
on last Sunday evening. They have
been well attended and much interest
has been manifested. They are seek
ing to establish a church in this
vicinity.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
Women Mu8f
$leRuL

AWOa0 N0TWOSE6 Ps'O8tr3tS0s9s
If you are dangerously sick what is
the first duty of your physician He
You ought to know that when you
ceased to be regular in your courses,
grow irritable without cause, and
pass sleepless nights, there is serious
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

preciated. Yours sincerely,HM G..
W. Drew, Shelton, Conn.,, March 4,
1901.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

In the Congregational Sunday school
the banner for best record Of attend
ance for the month of February was
awarded, last Sunday, to Miss Scud-
der's class Of young men.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

cures made by Or.
kilner's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
: and bladder remedy.
IS the great medi-
cal triumph of tine nine
teenth century: dis
covered after years OF
scientific research BY
DR.. kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and is
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

Prof Ivison, Of Homecoming, Md, suf-
fered terribly from neuralgia of the
stomach and indigestion for thirteen
years and after the doctors failed to
cure him they fed him on morphine.
A friend advised the use of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure and after taking few
bottles of it he says, "It has cured me
entirely: I can't say too much for
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure" It digests
what you eat. r. H. Beers & Co.,
Newtown; S. c. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman. Botsford; B.
Hawley & Co., Stepney; A. B. Fancher,
Hawleyville; w. n. Hurd Long Hill. \
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

Mr. and Mrs F. L. Burritt Of Green
field Hill made short visit on Mon
day to Mrs F. L. Burritt's father, F.
Bradley Banks.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

MrSmith, Editor The BEE, Dear Sir:
| have been out of town. l have had
The BEE forwarded to me at Hamp-
ton, Va, the past three weeks, so 1
was in touch with this part of Con-
necticut at least and enjoyed the home
news. I think The BEE is widely ap-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BA,~::s
Kidney Trouble Makes You Mise, :.

Almost everybody who reads the new,
papers is sure to know of the wondert,,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

Have made quite little business of late showing that
appreciate the bargains Offer We have few
left of the different sizes.
Saturday March 3 propose to offer large s25 Yale
Range for 800 This is fine Range and up-todate We
it and will allow twoweeks trial We do this with
regard first to reduce stock We have full line of
Stoves and Ranges at reduced prices Also Tnware,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
The NewtOwn Bee.

CIRCULATION f.:
anuary 1, 1882, 6OO
Last week, y $3.50
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
SHELTON.
LIKE THE VOTING MACHINE.

LIKE THE VOTING MACHINE.
The voting machine was brought here
last week and set up in the Borough
office by its inventor, Mr. McTammany.
A large number visited it and tried it
and generally the expression of opinion
was in its favor. The names OF the
candidates of each party are placed in
perpendicular columns and opposite
each name is button. BY pressing
the button it votes for the candidate
by punching a hole in a roll of paper.
or buttons in the next column or
columns, so that the voter can vote for
only one candidate. He cannot vote
for the same candidate only once as the
button il pressed several time will not
punch any more holes. After the
voting is through the roll Of paper in
which are the holes punched by the
buttons is taken out and put in small
machine which in few minutes will
count the results.
WENT TO WASHINGTON TO SEE McKIN-
LEY INAUGURATED.
DR. G.. A. Shelton with his brother
Servis, ATTENDED the Inauguration
ceremonies at Washington, last Mon
day, leaving here on Friday. Col
Watson J. Miller, who is on the
governors staff, also went with the
governor to be present on that &C.
casiOn.
REV MR. LATHROP ACCEPTS HIS CALL.
Rev w. G.. Lathrop of North Haven
has accepted the cali of the Congre-
gational church and the Fairfield East
Consolation have been requested to
call a meeting for his installation the
Fl rct wapk in A mil
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

Reid & Todd, jewellers and opticians,
1854 Main street, Bridgeport, wish to
call your attention to their line of
plated ware that for quality and low
prices cannot be beaten anywhere.
For William Rogers "plated ware" is
plated wear that wears. A complete
assortment of knives, forks, spoons
and fancy pieces such as berry spoons,
meat forks, sugar and butter knives,
etc. Useful for wedding gifts. A
glance at their advertisement, on an
other page, will give you an idea of the
beautiful designs which this ware has.
To be appreciated they ask you to call
and see them.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-08

The loss sustained by Mrs Patrick
Carroll by the burning of the cottage
occupied by Mr. Tally at Sandy Hook,
has been satisfactorily adjusted
through the agency Of w. A. Leonard.