The Newtown bee., 1902-01-17

40 y, IL m, % d.
March Fl, Allan Peet, TOY, 8 m, 20 d.
April II, Huldah Titus Beach, IS y,
2 m, 26 d.
May %, Olive L. Sherman, II y,
10 m, 20 d.
June 3, Isabel Brinsmade Ford, 81 y,
3 m, 20 d.
May 4, Hattie NJ. Hollister, AZ y,
10 m, 20 d.
June 20, (1nfant) CHARLES Bucking-
ham, I'd.
June Is, Elise Feldstein, soy, m,
1Sd.
July l, Annie Mallory, 25 y.
July l, Margaret Gilhooly, 25 Y.
July 4, Sheldon E. Edwards, 23y,
4 da.
August 20. Charles E. J. Farrand,
47y,5d.
September 4, Sarah Lyman Pinneo,
62y.
September 25, John Milton Ford,
70 y, l m, 81 d.
September IA, John Arthur Fred
land, l y, m, 20 d.
October 9, Susan Brague, So Y, I'm.
20 d.
November %, Amanda Anderson,
18y.
December Is, Charles O. johnson,
20 Y, m, II d.
AS TO THE PURCHASE OF A STONE
CRUsHER.
1t is to be regretted that in a town
having 400 voters and taxpayers only
Is attended town meeting at which
the Selectmen are authorized to eX-
pend between two and three thousand
dollars. 1t is believed that compare
lively few voters knew that there was
The matter of having and maintain
ing good roads is of vital interest to
every one living in town and the pro-
posed expenditure of large sum of
money in town already Overburdened
with taxes and heavily in debt, is a
question for grave consideration by all
taxpayers. Greater publicity should
be given these town meetings, pref
erably through the public press, as
not one man in 20 reads notices on
sign post. In former years, manage
!
competent labor and exacting value
for money expended, resulted in oul
highways being kept in good repair
and at a reasonable cost. For the
past five years, although with largely
Increased cost, our roads have deterio
rated to the extent that now it is no
a question of repairing but one OF re
building. Good dirt roads can b
easily maintained if proper judgemen
is used. But one might as we'll plan
a garden bordering on the highwa!
and with no protection from fire
\ Quently passing animals and expect
good crop of vegetables as to expect t.
have a good road without prope
4 drainage. The number of sluices an
under drains should be trebled and
wide open ditch on each side of tn
S road whenever practicable should
provided and with frequent turnout
to carry off all surplus water. TIL
r town official or foreman of gang g
road workers who will permit roads
:, be worked without having these e!
tent. No farmer or manager of an
r private business would longer emplo
= men who only endeavored apparentl
to kill time. nor teams which DIRE
= little but their pay. 1t was goo
suggestion of Judge Averill that til
town act not too hastily in this ma
n ter of purchasing expensive machil
cry. As he said there are a grea
a many things to be considered.
|" might be advisable to multiply the e.
timated cost of operating this exper
be widened, graded, and lodges be n
20 moved without the aid of $4,000 m;
. chine. With our roads properly graz
ed and supplied with suitable surfa(
S and under drainage, with reduce
debt and a lower rate of taxation, the
we may juStifiably talk of StOr
crusher and stone roads.
% LIEUT. TOULOIs IN THE PHILIPPINE
$ Cottabato, October Is, 1901.
received four letters from you t.
day but have only received three I
n four bundles of papers during the la!
month. I presume they are som
- quite busy for the past two weel
watching the Chinese merchants.
It few days ago located native boat
one of the numerous creeks near her
g 1 had heard that the Chinese had bee
doing lot of smuggling SO determine
to watch this boat. took three me
rs from our company and watched it II
two days and nights. During the da
rs we could see that something was b
- ing loaded on it but being quite di
lance away could not make out VIII;
ID it was. At daybreak of the third d.
they pulled up anchor and started
- ting the regulations by trying to lea,
without permission we held them VI
ID and upon examining their cargo tOun
theV were irving to get aWaY with