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Death Of lanes M. Lewis.

Mr.. James M. Lewis died at the
home of his brother in law, Mr.. ii.
Clay Palmer, in Greenville, on Tues
day evening, aged II years. Some
years ago Mr.. Lewis resided in this
city, where he conducted the wood and
coal business with Mr.. John j. Larew,
his wife died while he resided here.
The funeral took place Wednesday
morning from the residence OF Mr..
Palmer, and the remains were brought
here for interment by the side Of bis
, wife in Thornrose cemetery. Mr. James
A. Lewis, of this city, was also broth
| er in law of the deceased.
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VS..
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THE popular prices for watch repairing
continue W lille longer at DIEHL'S,
jewelry store, No South Augusta st.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
LITCHFIELD BRANCH.

Bethel-Leave 1925 a m, sos m. Sunday, rs
m. Arrive $40 m, 400 p m. Sunday, SO
awleyville-North, 1850 a m. 5.22 m. Sun
day, 500 m. Leave for Bethel 9.27 m, 3.47
m. Sunday, 555 pm.
Shepaug-North, I'll OF a m, 1874 p m. Sunday,
rs 10 m. South, 49, a m, 1873 m. Sun
RoSbury FaIis-North. +n1Oa M. $40 m.
Sunday, 1872 m. South, 1905 m, % . p m.
Sunday, 1926 pm.
Roxbury-North, Ills m, $50 m. Sunday.
s.35 m. South, $50 a m, 316 p m. Sunday,
SIS pm
Judd's Bridge-North, +11.24 a m. 1856 D m.
Sunday, +s.42 a m. South, $50 m, 70. 10 p m.
Sunday. 1903 pm.
Washing on-North, lbs m, 6.O7 pm. Sum
day, 9.G2 m. South, S.3S m, 2.5S p m Sun
New Preston-North IL as m, GIL m. Sun
day, 9.0s M South, s.34 a M 2.o4 p NJ Sun
Ronford North. I'll. 40 M go M Sunday,
9.19 m. South. +s.2oa m. 2.45 m. Sunday,
Morris-North. u5s a m, 1925 m. Sunday
9.27 m. South, 1870 m, 2.4O p m. Sunday
Bantam North, 1aes p m. 6.s4 p m. Sunday.
9.45 m. South. S.12 a m. 2.32 m. Sunday,
LakePNorth, +ls.o p m, 6.s7 m. Sunday,
+9.49 m. South, $50 m. $50 NJ. Sun
LitchfedF Arrive 12 10 p m. e4a p M Sunday.
9.5o South, S b m, 225 m. Sunday.
$50
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be able to attend to things after to-day.
David. l guess III go home tonight.
Zillah is able to sit up. and Pm not
needed any longer
David's face clouded over. "Well, 1
s'pose we oughtn'G to keep you any
longer, Josephine. I'm sure it's been
awful good of you to stay this long. l
don't know what we'd have done with
out you.'
"You're welcome,'' said Josephine,
shortly.
"Don't 60 for to walk home" said
David. ''The snow in the field is too
deep. III drive you over when you
want to 60"
"I'll not go before evening"" said
Josephine slowly.
David went to his work gloomily.
For three weeks he had been living in
comfort. His wants were carefully at
tended to: his meals were well cooked
and served and everything was bright
and clean. And more than all, jose
phine had been there with her cheer
full smile and companionable ways.
Well it was ended now.
Josephine sat at the breakfast table
long after David had gone out. She
scowled at the sugar bowl and shook
her head savagely at the teapot.
"I1l have to do it, suppose" she
said at last. ''I'm so sorry for him: l
can't do any thing else.'
She got up and went to the window,
looking across the snowy field to heI
own home, nestled between the grove
of frs and the orchard.
cts awful snug and comfortable, >
she said regretfully, ''and I've always
felt set on being free and independent
But it's no use. I'd never have min
ute's peace again for thinking of Davio
living here in this dirt and disorder
and him so tidy and particular by ma
ture. Motifs my duty, plain and clear
to come here and make things pleasant
for him-the pointing of Providence
as you might say. The worst of it is
I'll have to tell him so on my owl
hook. He'll never dare to mention tn
subject again after what L said tina
night he proposed last. wish hadn'
been so dreadful emphatic. Now 1'v'
, got to say it myself if it is ever said
But I'll not begin by quoting poetry
that's one thing sure.''
Josephine threw back her head
with its shining braids of jet black hal
and laughed heartily. She hustle
! to the stove and poked up the fire.
'I'll have bit of corned beef an
cabbage for dinner; she said, San
I'll make David that pudding he's S
, fond of. After all, it's kind of nice t
have some one to think and plan fol
, 1t always did seem like waste of er
ergy to fuss over cooking things whe
, there was nobody but myself to ca
them"
Josephine sang over her work a
6 day, and David went about with tn
+ face of a man who is going to the ga
lows without benefit of clergy. Whe
: he came in to supper at sunset, his c,
p preston was so wOe-begOne that JOst
phine had to dodge into the pantry
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22

keep from laughing outright. She re-
lieved her feelings by pounding on the
dresser with the potato-masher and
then went primly out and took her
place at the table.
| The meal was not success from
social point of view. Josephine was
nervous and David was glum. Mary
I Joe gobbled down her food with her
usual haste and then went away to
carry Zillah hers. Then David said
reluctantly
''If you want to go home now, Jose
phine, I'll hitch Red Rob and drive
you over"
Josephine began to plait the table
cloth. She wished again she had not
been so emphatic on the occasion of
his last proposal. Without replying
Davids question, she said crOSSly-JOs
sephine always spoke Grossly when she
was especially in earnest
81 want to tell you what think
about Zillah. She's getting better,
but she's had terrible shaking up,
and it's my opinion that she won't te
good for much all winter. She won't
be able to do any hard work. that's
certain. If you want my advice, I tell
you fair and square that think she'd
better go off for d visit soon as she's
stay spell with her in town. 'Twould
be just the thing for her."
''She can 60 if she wants to of
course, "nsaid David, DULY. 81 can
get along by myself for SPELL"
There's no need of your getting
along by YOURSELF" said Josephine,
more Grossly than ever. "Ill-IlI
come here and keep house for you if
you like
David looked at her Incompetence
ingly. "Wouldn't people kind of Cos
sip?" he asked hesitatingly. Not but
what
81 don't see what they'd have to
gossip about" broke in Josephine, ''if
we were-married.''
David Sprang to his feet with such
haste that he almost upset the table.
Josephine, do you mean thats' he
exclaimed
Josephine rose, too.
''Of course mean it, she said, in a
perfect savage tone. 'Now for pity S
, sake, don't say another word about it
just now. 1 can't discuss it for a
, spell. Go out to your work. want
to be alone for while.'
i For the first and last time David
disobeyed her. Instead of going out
! he strobe around the table, caught 10
i sephine masterfully in his arms and
0 kissed her. And Josephine, after a
o seconds hesitation, kissed him in re-
;. turn.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' s::ss tn: ., &m2Z{zZz<
The Travellers Guide.

MonroeNNorth, +1o.l7 m. +4.s m; South.
t1O.O1 m. II. IS m.
Botsford-South for New Haven, es5 m:
6.39 p m. See Botsford below.
Newtown-North. IA, 1914 a m, Is, 4.52, sol.
7.O7 m; Sunday, IA m; South. 6.59,
$40. 946 l1.27 M; 4.05. 6.15. $50 m; Sum
Hawiey vilieNNorth, Isl. 1912 m. n.5O. sol.
500, III m; Sunday. Isl m; South, 6.4s.
s,s4. es7. 1119 a m. 357 600. 6.21 p m. Sun
day. $50 pm.
Brookfield .Junction-North. 6.s7, sos. 1o5l.
1886 m, 12.:0. sd. 5.36.7.s6 m. Sunday ,S03a
m; South 6.39. SIS. 92s. lilo m, 3.4S, 5-21,
6.12 p m; Sunday, 5.5Op m
BrOOkfeld-NOrth, 6.. sos. IL OF am, 80, SD.
7.3l p m; Sunday, SOS; South, az. $50. 11.os
m, 4.59, 600 p m; Sunday. $40 p m:
Lanesville and Still River-North 6.39 SIS a m.
5.3s. 7.3S m; South, 6.25, $40 a M 4.49. 5.54 p
m; Sunday, north, sis m, south, $40 p m.
New Milford-North &. As. S.222, 11.O6, Ills a m.
Ito. 3.33. 537 5.44, 7.45 m; Sunday, 80 m;
South. go. 655. sos. 9.13. 1O.4S m, Big, 4-a,
-5.4s. COL p m; Sunday. SIS, 7a m.
MerwinSville-North, SIS. 11.3O m. 14O 600
pm; Sunday. S.35, a m: South. 10-3S a m, 40.
kent-North. $40. II Ala m. 2-l5. GLIB m;
Sunday, $40 m; South. 1923 m. 3O4, 3-5s,
So p. m. Sunday. SOC p m.
Cornwall Bridge-North, 9.01 Ii 81 m. 251.
62s m; Sunday. 9.O5 m; South. 10l1 m.
3.2s 500 p m; Sunday. 449 m.
IVES: Cornwall-North. 9.I5 a m. 12.04. 336. 6.3S
p M; Sunday. 9.14 a m; South, 1908 m, ZIG,
500 m; Sunday. Al m.
Lime Rock-NOrth. 923 m, 12.13, 3.41. 646 ID
M: Sunday. go m; South. 9.55 m, 3O1 4.52
pm: Sunday. 4.3a p m.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
DANBURY DIVISION,

Danbury-North (Main. St. station) 6.15, 80.
9,O5 a. m, 32o m. South. 600. $50 11.45 a m.
White ST., North. 7.s. SIS, lois, 1910 a m,
3.06. $40, $50, 7.06 p m. Sunday 54s p m.
South 7.23. STA 9.3s, 1l.37 m, 400. 6sS &c p
m. Sunday Isl p m.
Bethel-North. us, IOo5 10 81, a m,s oe, 500, $40
65i.. 50 p m: Sunday. 1903 m, s21 p m South
sos. 30 s. 80. 9.45, IL 80 m.4.06. 631, As m.
Redding-North 7.Os. a5s a m, os:s.A.7.ss m.
Spnday III 3G m s snngg. m SOUTH 81 s@
Sanford .7G3 9.54 m, 1.5a, q. 40. 74e pm,
Sunday,95 m, Sill m. South, Gle. a.O6 a
Branchvile-North. 657, 9.46, lois a m, 1.5a,
2.43. SIS. 6.s3 143 p m. Sunday. 9.53 a m. sos
pm. South6.21, 7.45 Gil. le.0o a m, 12.Os. 40,
Gas, 1.O5 D. m. Sunday. SIS m. 633 m.
Georgetown-North. 6.5s, e.43 a m, LA Ga, 80
M Sunday. $40 a m, 7:57 p m. South, 6ss,
m.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22


PUBLICAN.
Dlvid Hartley had dropped in to pay
a neighborly call on Josephine Elliott.
1t was we'll along in the afternoon, and
outside, in the clear crispness of a
Canadian winter the long blue shadows
from the tall frs behind the house
were falling over the snow and the
fantastic curves into which the last
northeastern had carved the snowdrifts
in the orchard.
1t was frosty day, and all the win
no fire were covered with silver palms.
But the big, bright kitchen was warm
and coy, and som. how seemed to
David more tempting than ever before,
and that was saying good deal. Vie
had an uneasy feeling that he had
stayed long enough and ought to 60.
Josephine was knitting at a long gray
sock with doubly aggressive energy,
and that was sign that she was talk.
ed out. AS long as Josephine had
plenty to say her plump, white fingers,
where her mothers wedding ring was
almost lost in dimples, moved slowly
among her needles. When cOnverSa-
ton tagged she fell to work as furious
ly as if husband and half a dozen sons
were waiting barefOOted for its com
pletiOn. David often wondered in his
secret soul what Josephine did with
all the interminaDle gray socks she
knitted. Sometimes he concluded that
she put them in the home missionary
barrels; again that she sold them to
her hired man. At any rate, they were
very warm and comfortable looking,
and David sighed as he thought Of the
deplOrable state his own socks were
generally in.
When David sighed Josephine took
alarm. She was afraid David was going
to have one Of his old attacks Of fool
ishnesS. She must head him off in
some way, so she rolled up the gray
sock, stabbed the big, pudgy ball with
her needles, and said she guessed she d
get tea ready.
David got up.
Now, you're not going before tea
said Josephine, Hospitality. "1'll have
it all ready in no time"
81 ought to go home, | s'pose," said
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

915 a m, ,. 81 60 pm
Observation-Disclosures, $50. 11.4s a m, III m.
~ West, goo m. 2.4s. 6.O7 m.
West, s.54 m. 2. SO, 6O1 m.
Sandy Hook-East 80, 115s m. rs p m;
Southburye.East. s.o7. Los, 736 m. West.
S42 a m, 2.21, 547 m.
Southford-EaSt sic M - IL z e m West
S.36 m, 2.I5 Sal m.
Waterbury-Due. S.36 q m, 1874, s.Oa p m.
West. s.13 a m, 150. Sis p m.
Trains stop when signaled only.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
BOTSFORD TO BRIDGEPORT.

Botsford-North. 49, 1925. HOB a m. 4.53. 6.5s
p m; Sunday. 7.:3 IA m; South. 7.07. $50, II 81
a m. 414, $50 p m; Sunday, GIG p m. See
BOtSfOrd above.
Stepney-North. rs. 1O11, 1913 "A m. 4.A. As p
m; Sunday. 7.25 m; South. It's. SIS II. As a
m. ~. 6.4S p m: Sunday. 6.:,o p m.
Long Hill.North. f1:l9, 1905. 1920 m. B.
6.4l p m; sunday. f719p m; South III. 9.o4.
149 M, AZ. 6.o5 m; Sunday 6.29 p m.
f712. 1000. 1870 m. 4.3O.
6.}5 m; Sunday. f7.13 a m; South. 7.26, 9.O9,
Bridgeport-N 100. $50 ioG5 a M 40
6.25 m: Sunday. 7.O2 a m; Arrive. 80. go
m. 12.05. AS. rs m; Sunday, 6.4o D. M
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HART
FORD RAILROAD.
wATEPTOWN BRANCH.

Waterbury-Leave, 645, SAL, 1117 a m. 1.31
4.Ol, 500, 6.12 FOB, 9.0o, 11.2O m. Sundays,
9.43 m, 500 pm. Arrive, 6.:a5, 500, 1O.4oa m.
1.02, 2.35. 40, 5.52, 6.47, 754, Ills m. sun
days. 6.53 NJ As m
Watertown-Leave sos. 7.422. lo.aa, a m. l:.44,
2.17. 42222. 5.34, $50, 7.36 HOO m. Sundays,
6;}5 a M 4. 10 D m. Arrive. 7O2. SIS, ll.37 a m,
1.4s Ais, SIT, 6229 7.2O, 9.2222, 11.37 m. Sun
days, 1000 Il m. SIT p m.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
BERKSHIRE DIVISION.

New Haven-North 9.33 m, 3.57 p M; South
1880 a m, 7.3 pm.
Shelton-North, $50 Il m, 4.2l p m; South,
1923 m, 7.O7 pm.
steyenson-North, 1oll m, 4.33 p m; South,
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
THE HOME CIRCLE.
THE CoURTsnIP OF JOSEPHINE

THAT SENTIMENT AKIN TO LOVE, AND
HOW IT WORKED IN REGARD TO
THESE OLD FRIENDS.-L. NJ. MONT
GOMERY IN TIE SPRINGFIELD RE
PUBLICAN.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22
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ADVERTISING RATES:

Reading notices. BREWER type, 1Oc line.
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HENRY NJ. SMITH,
VICE PRESIDENT AND
GENERAL AGENT.

p$I.5 Year, IS Cents for Six Months, 80
Cents for Four Months. -Four C"ntSa Copy.
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22

Newtown, Friday, November 2s, 1901
The Newtown bee., 1901-11-22

Correct Fashionable Cloth

Is the kind we sell. A marked Individuality
goods sold elsewhere The correct style OF the
the materials have given us a prestige among
New-York tribune., 1901-05-21
THE GROWTH OF ENGLAND.

The new census of England and Wales. just
taken. shows the kingdom to have population
of 80 525 ZIG, a result which should certainly he
regarded by Englishmen rs highly satisfactory.
For the Increase since 1891 has been 3,523,l9l,
or 70 II per cent. That is in actual numbers
The largest decennial increase ever recorded. the
next largest having been that of 3.262,113, in
the ten years from 1871 to 1881. In the next
decade the one preceding the last, the increase
was only 302S0S6, upon which it was gravely
remarked by even loyal a BrtOn as The
Morning Post" of London, that such falling off
of increase was quite in accordance with what
1--WE know to he the law of growth Of popula-
"tion-that when n certain stage is reached the
ratio of increase of population begins to
diminish" That resigned philosophy must be
reconsidered in the light of this years census,
which shows the ratio to be increasing again.
The ratio Of increase in these last ten years
has BEEN as we have said 12.15 per cent That
is an increase over that of the preceding ten
years, which was only 11.65 per cent In the
decade before that it 143G per cent; before
that 1921 per cent, and before that 11.90.
The average ratio of decennial growth in the
last ten decades has been 1885 per cent. That
average was exceeded by the ratios of the first
four and of the eighth decades of the century.
while those Of the other five fell short OF it.
The conclusion to be reached seems therefore to
be that while the ratio of Increase fluctuates it
does not show any particularly persistent ten
dency in either direction, and that therefore we
may expect to see the population of England
continue to grow ut pretty much the same rate
as in the past. This conclusion Is strengthened
by other details Of the census. We have not vet
received the figures of this last census showing
the number of males and females, the average
number of persons in family and the average
number of persons in each inhabited house but
there is no reason to suppose that they will do
other than show maintenance of the tendency
which has marked the movement of English
population throughout the century. That Is to
say. the preponderance of females over males Is
kept at about the same ratio-not an unnntu-
rally large one; the number of persons in a
family remains about the same-ft has never
been more than 4.S3 nor less than 45O and
while in 1901 IL 469, in 1891 IL was 4 IA.
and the average number of persons in each
house is steadily though slowly decreasing-its
maximum was 5.I5, in 1921. and its maximum
before the present census 5.32, in 1891
England must thus be ranked among tbe
countries whose vitality shows as yet no sign
New-York tribune., 1901-05-21

favorable attention of responsible capitaiis'''
though the Manhattan company made DID or
two in its own interest and Mr.. whitney ana
his associates of the Metropolitan company
offered to build the road on perpetual ie"Se'
Justice Garnor thinks that the original eXactlon
Of a practically prohibitive bond was CHIEF
obstacle in tbe wav of competition, and doubt
loSs tbe iudoment of his brethren of the Appel
lota Division on that point was for time dis
courooino. but ii is not necessary to follow him
into that field at this late day.
Justice Gaynor states his conclusion in the
following interrogative form: Since the city
sis furnishing all the money to build, why
"should not the tunnel and road belong TO it
1.-THE day they are completed? Why should the
completed work and receive part of its enor-
"mous revenues be postponed for seventy-five
wears or for one day. OF course the city
does own the road. and will rGdly supervise
its operation accordance with the express
provisions of the law. and presumably Justice
tant part Of the question. that the cityS money
Is not given but loaned. that ii must be returned
in full with interest, and consequently that the
city will come at the end of the lease into full
possession of property for which individuals
have paid The bargain was good one when
il was made. in the general estimation Of the
public. and the possibility that n better one
might be made now is not Il reasonable ground
of regret and complaint.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-21
RAPID TRANSIT REFLECTIONS.

TX is commonly deemed easy TO be wise after
the event Justice Gaynor, discoursing on the
rapid transit contract with that temporal advan-
tage, shows less wisdom than could have been
desired In general way II may be said that
BOW, when ali the main problems involved In
the construction OF underground roads have
been solved, political complications adjusted,
legal impediments removed and financial con-
ditions transformed. the city might be able. II
II had such a franchise 10 dispose of. 10 obtain
better terms. But it is obviously unfair and
Improbable 10 consider the transaction from
that point of view
Moreover Justice Gaynors hazardous assump-
nons and serious misunderstanding of facts
further impair the value of his argument He
says the tunnel road lis estimated TO be worth
S20O.0O0,000 TO those who have got II from the
"city," and ''in addition it is said by those who
know that they made profit of sSOOOOoo out
"of the city on the construction: in other words
'that they can build it for S27. 100000 and tbus
clear profit Of SS000O 600 out of the $50 600 OO0
(which the city pays them for construction, -
Now, the fact is that this statement is not made
by those who know" for nobody possibly can
KNOW any such thing. 1t is conceivable that
the road can he built for So7 600 900 but If so
the profit will not be SS,O00.Ooo. for the con-
tractor VIII have TO repay, principal and interest
the s39'ooo0oo loaned to him by the city. Ry
operating the road. or subletting his right TO
operate. The contractor may make a great deal
OF money during the term of the lease Rut
who estimates his profit at 100000 900? And
what IS that estimate worth at this stage in tha
nhdertaking: Nothing. we should saw.
But If these loose conjectures were conoh,o
OF verifieation Justice Gaynor's denunciation of
the arrangement under which the tunnel rood ,s
being built would not be convincing In tho
first place. the principal part of the R,,d
Transit act was not passed in the same year"
In which the charter provisions reguIatin. tho
disposal of public franchises were adonted hp,
three years before. 1t was passed in responso
10 an urgent demand, in order that tho 1eonIo
might be helped TO secure relief from intolerabla
conditions, and the people eagerly approved II
by majority of three TO one BY that vote the
Rapid Transit Commission was required TO
make. if possible and soon as possible such
contract as is now in force But though II
was thus enabled to offer terms which Justice
Gaynor now regards as stupendously advanta-
geous 10 the contractor and CORRESPONDENCE
injurious 10 the city, the commission worked
Tor six years before II could secure for any
franchise which it was willing to grant the