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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
STAFFORD.
LOCAL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

Miss Viola Baldwin of Broad street is re-
ported being i'll.
Rev J. W. Ford Of the Baptist church has
been in Boston for few days.
Mrs H. NJ. Sears is visiting friends In West
Oliver Beardsley of King street assisted the
ch o OF Is st rsrs b;ta s aEneo with his
Jacob Olderman of Potney had a very severe
fall on the ice, few days ago. and badly in
William Coulter and family of saronac
Lake. n: Y, are visiting at the family home
Mrs E. a. Churchill is expected home from
Chicago to spend the holidays.
Mrs George WiSham and children of Bruce
avenue have made q recent visit in New York.
son OF Capt CLARK is suffering from a
.,, "A very neat granite tablet has just been
stones at the graves OF the late sherman
Lewis and wife. Charles J. Hughes of Bridge
=, Ronald Axtel has returned from a trip to
The Mutual Hook and Ladder Co. gave
very pleasant social dance, last week. which
Miss Ethel Curtis has returned from a visit
with friends in Goshen.
J., Hopsatonic lodge. y. E. 9, p. held its regu-
dent Of the Fairfield County Auxiliary At the
im n OF the sunday held
Mr. and Mrs William b. Bristol will enter
tain the Cosmopolitan club on Tuesday even
Main street Cards. a Christmas tree and q
exercises for the evening.
Christ church choir assisted In the the mu-
steal portion of the veSper service at the Com
srsEst dpol church tS SpnSSay aftesnoon
IL
John E. Judson and family of East Orange.
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Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling.
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he so much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
Strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
SCOTT g BOVINE: Chemist:
Soc. and si.oo; all druggists
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26

brought about. Mr. Halves has a pro-
ductive farm in the north part of Sher-
man, and is lover of fine stock. In
the last Is years he has worked up
quite a business in the cigar business,
manufacturing several brands which
are very popular with smokers in near
by cities and towns. Mr. Halves is a
democrat of the old-fashioned type, and
has done his level best to make brave
fight for his party in Sherman, where
the republicans carry of the honOrs
year after year.
Mrs James S. Whitehead and Mrs
Louis Whitehead of New Fairfield were
guests on Friday of Ex-senator Daniel
B. Mallory.
William H. Fairchild of Danbury
was in town, last week, the guest OF
Frank Hungeford.
A letter remains at the pOStOffice
awaiting the owners call addressed to
Miss Matte M. Burr. ra
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
A COLD WAVE.

The forecast of sudden changes in
the weather serves notice that q
hoarse voice and q heavy cough may
invade the sanctity of health In your
own home. Cautious people have q
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure a.
ways at hand. E. H. Wise, Madison,
Ca, writes: Il am indebted to One
good health, and probably my life." It
cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bron-
chitis, Pneumonia and all Throat and
Lung troubles. One Minute Cough
Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out the
Inflammation, heals and Soothes the
mucous membranes and strengthens
the lungs. S. J. Parks, Trumbull; A.
B. Brakeman, ROtsford; B. Hawley &
Co., Stepney; w. N. Hurd, Long Hin.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26

n. J.. are visiting Mr. Judsoo's parents on.
Barnum avenue, recently.
Miss Susie Reed OF Paradise Green enter
tanned a party OF friends. last Thursday even
which was greatly enjoyed BY all present.
Mrs Frank Rogers OF Jersey City has been =
9 BIasesise lodge. A. o. U. W.. has elected the
George Meechen; q. w: Thom.s p. Reed:
Cosier; overseer. J. Z. BunneiI; a1.ncier.
Rradish; outside guard, George Watorhoose.
George Pardy has been taken 70 the aims
n az took n
subdue him after he had been seized With .
sudden and violent attack Of insanity.
pleyard will regret TO learn OF the death q .
SON. which occurred last week. His age was
Of CSfgiss Church =, conducsed the fonersi ssrl
vice. and interment was made In Union ccme-
and in IN Ms sa%%z Brse. have
from trip to Washington, ID. q.
Miss Agnes Gordon has gone 10 Boston,
A Bedell BENJAMIN and wife have returned
from Philadelphia.
The Cupheag Club hold its annual election
Anna Elizabeth. wife Of John F. Boom OF
Barnu9 avenue. was buried from the Neigh
q short visit.
Mrs Warren r Briggs has bought the Walk
or house ON Broad street.
The Embroidery club met last week with
Miss Charlotte ElwoOd. ut her home On South
Main street.
Judge Howard Curtis is enjoying short
vacation in the South.
Charles II. Silliman OF Linden avenue has
been in New York for several days on busi-
ness connected with the Ives Aanufactufing
Co. of Bridgeport.
The midweek service Of tho Methodist
church WAS held at the home OF Mr. 0esmee,
on South Main street.
Judge Charles Fl. Peek recently perfoemed
the marriage service for Frank A. Valley and
Kitty karrol, both of Bridgeport.
Edwin w. Belcher died, last week, 1t his
home in OronOque at the age OF n yeafs- Tho
remains were taken to Greenwood cemetery,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs A. A. Nettleton are anlicted by
the loss of their baby boy.
"Lank" Fryer is recovering from his in
juries as fast as could be expected
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outward beauty, but the inward man
is renewed day by day.
1t may be that all the wastes of the
physical man are treasured up in the
soul which grows stronger as the years
roll on, and that one day we shall find
them all again. After fading now, we
shall bloom again in the youth and
beauty of Immortality for the man
who grows old in the way of righte-
BUSINESS is treasure for the skies.
Man is born of the Spirit for a
glorious Immortality; God, in His love,
has no end in store for those who love
Him. If, after the fading time of this
natural life, God has no further use
for his loving, obedient sons and
daughters than to appoint for them
an eternal end, why did He create such
beings for Himself to love? Munger
says: 's1t is as though father should
rear children till their love for him
had doomed into full sweetness, and
then dig graves into which he thrusts
theIn while their hearts are springing
to his and his name is trembling upon
lips that he smOthers with eternal
dust. :"
1t is related of an Arab chief, whose
laws forbade the rearing of his female
offspring, that the only tears he ever
shed were when his daughter brushed
the dust from his beard as he buried
her In living grave. But where are
the tears of God as he thrusts back
into eternal stiffness the hands that
are stretched out to Him in diving
faith p? If death ends all, then this
world is but yawning grave, which
the brightest and most cherished
hopes, the loftiest and hottest ambi-
tions are buried by the hand that
created them.
Beecher said: II never yet saw a
man who did not believe in the i'm
mortality OF love, when following the
BODY OF loved one to the grave" IN
DER other circumstances he may not
believe it.. There are few, if any, who
are ready to say as they look upon the
cold, dead bod y, stretched out for
burial: That is the end.' [ never
saw a man who could stand and look
into a coffin, containing the silent
form of his beloved, sanity wife, with
her lily-white hands crossed upon her
GREATNESS bosom, and eyes closed to
things terrestrial and say She, with
her intelligence, her poisoning love
and wonderful range of divine facul-
ties, has persisted and gone, forever
gOne! !"
Henry Livingstone quotes one as
saving: 1--WE live only few days here,
but we live again after death; we do
not know where or in what condition,
nor with what companions, for the
dead never return to tell u.s."
Sometimes the dead do come back
to US in our dreams, and oh, SO real
Sometime the little child which Slip
ped out of her mothers arms into the
heavenly Fathers arms. comes back to
that mother in her dreams, and talks
with ber and smiles into her face and
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
The OUTLOOK.

The Freight Perhaps never in the
Situation. history of our country
was there such vast amount of
freight being carried and such a freight
blockade as now confronts our rail-
roads. One paper says that "From
San Francisco to New York the
freight yards and sidings are so crowd
ed that there is almost a blockade. /"
As q matter of fact there are not
enough freight cars to hold the freight
that Is offered nor enough locomotives
to haul the cars. Western cattlemen
are complaining that there are not
enough stock cars so that they can
transport the cattle to market. The
coal operators are so bothered for cars
that they compel the dealers to agree
to unload all cars received in two days.
Recently in Waterbury large force of
men worked at shoveling coal all day
Sunday SO that the cars might go back
to the mines as soon as possible. The
shops that turn out cars are fairly
swamped with orders and have sold
their output for months ahead. This
difficulty in securing freight facilities
is something Of a check to production,
as some shops are not able to get ma
terial to keep their hands at work. It
is evident from this that business is
expanding and our carrying trade has
not kept up with the procession. A
monster corn crop to move, a big ap-
pie supply in one part of the country
to transport to another and general
prosperity In manufactures, with a
loud call for coal, has used up all avail
able cars.
The Doukhobor The Doukhobors, or
Mania. Russian peasants,
who have come to Canada, have been
giving the Government lot of trouble.
They have released their animals from
service, and now the men and the
women pull the pillow and the people
all go barefooted, SO as not to use
leather. Recently they left their
comfortable homes and started on a
pilgrimage looking for Jesus. They
tramped through storm and cold, over
the rough roads Of Manitoba, and final
ly were intercepted by the Govern
ment, packed in cars and sent back to
their homes again. 1t is curious ex-
hibition Of taking the Oriental fig
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
SAVED AT GRAVES BRINK.

II know would long ago have been
som, Of Decatur, Ala, elf it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years I suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of indigestion, waterbrash,
stomach and bowel dyspepsia. But
this excellent medicine did me world
of good. Since using it I can eat
heartily and have gained IS pounds
For indigestion, loss of appetite, stom-
ach, liver and kidney troubles Electric
Bitters are positive, guaranteed cure.
Only SOC at r. II. Beers & Co., New
town; B. Hawley & Co., Stepney; Tay-
lor Curtis & Co. SANDY Hook. =
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
ures of speech literally and of taking
all poetry out of language.


Our Congressman Joseph =.
Next Cannon of Illinois is the
Speaker. new Speaker of the
House of Representatives. Mr. Can
non has been in Congress for 70 years
and for q years has been a member OF
the very important committee on ap-
preparations and for 10 years has been
it's chairman. AS to his peculiarit1es
it is said that he wears boots, cheWs
tobacco. tells funny stories, eats corn
of the cob, and has found more soft
jobs in the government service for his
friends than any other five men in
Congress. He is also described as being
homely and genial and has a good big
lot of plain common sense. Out in his
district he is said to be as popular as
Santa Claus and has friendly hand
grasp for all his neighbors.: d.
4 Il
Loss of Energy The great invention
In the which the goth cen
Steam Engine. fury must produce
is to generate electricity directly from
coal without the Intervention of the
steam engine. For out of every one
hundred pounds of coal that is burned
in an engine 80 pounds and over is
total loss. Eight pounds is a good
average, we are told, out of the 100
for the power produced. Twenty-Five
pounds goes up the chimney in gas and
smoke, 81 pounds gets away in steam
after going through the pipes, 10
pounds are used to pump water into
theIboiler, and radiation and leakage
does the rest. Take a concern which
is using 10 or Is tons of coal day for
power and If some scheme can be de-
vised whereby electricity can be gen.
Grated directly from the coal without
all this waste, then one ton will do the
work now done by 10 tons. This would
work revolution in manufacturing
and help to cheaper goods.
Former Representative George A.
Barnes of Sherman is favorably and
prominently mentioned for county
commissioner, and would make first
class man for the place. The ambitious
young Danbury mayor wants it, badly
again, it Is said, but Mr. Barnes would
make a stronger candidate, in The
BEES opinion. Mr. Barnes was an ef-
ficient member of the Constitutional
Convention.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
COLDS AND CONSTIPA.
TION

Few people realize when taking
cough medicines other than Foley's
Honey and Tar, that they contain
opiates which are copstipating besides
being unsafe, particularly for children.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates. is safe and sure and will not
constipate. Sold by r. ii. Beers &
Co., Newtown; Belts s. Belts, Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
THE HOME CIRCLE.
THE MAN WHO TRIED TO PLEASE
IRON THE WASHINGTON START

FROM THE WASHINGTON STAR.
Once on a time there was a man who never
made mistakes,
And all the people stared at him and said,
For pity sakes,
1t must be very nice to find ones life grand
sweet song;
To be so very proper that you never can go
wrong"
But soon he grew so lonely that he knew not
what to do,
For conversation always ceased when he came
into view;
His most surprising qualities each praised
with all his heart;
But each seemed quite relieved when he was
ready to depart
50 he bought himself parrot--the project
caused him pain,
And studiouSly set to work and learned a
word prOfane;
And still he wasn't happy, for the gossips
raised a fuss,
And said, "Aint he deceitful Why, he's
human, just like u.s.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
SHERMAN.

AN ENERGETIC SHERMAN CITIZEN.
To Charles Halves rather belongs
the honors of getting free rural delivery
of mail established through Sherman.
When rural delivery of mail was first
agitated throughout the country, Mr.
Halves took the matter in hand and
kept the wires hot with letters to Con-
gresham Hill and Others, till it was
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26

James Treadwell got badly hurt,
last week, while drawing timber.
A colored man named Smith from
Danbury cut his leg badly while chop
ping wood. DIR Gorham had to take
several stitches in the wound.
|. J. B. Cornwall and son, Lawrence,
of Bridgeport, were guests of Mrs e..
A. Sanford, Mr. CORVALLIS aunt, Sun
day.
George S. Banks and son and Judge
Burr took in Compo beach, Friday,
and came home loaded with CLANS and
frosttish. When they go for fish and
clans they generally get them.
The Methodist church will hold SER
vices for the present in the basement
of the church on account of coal. The
basement is heated with wood, and
the congregation is SO small there is
plenty o. room. -~~ 5.......
There is hundreds Of cords of slabs
in the south part of the Gown that
can be bought for dollar cord. PEG
pie had not ought to freeze.
Henry Duncan is drawing. apples
every pleasant day for the Bridgeport
market.
The heavy rain of Sunday took of
most of the snow. Travelling will be
bad for few days.
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REDDIEd.
MRS NARY A. COUCH, OLDEST MusCATINE, uA)
SETTLER, DEAD.-HAD LIVED THERE Is YEARS.

MRS NARY A. COUCH, OLDEST NUSCATINE, IA.)
SETTLER, DEAD.-HAD LIVED THERE Is YEARS.
The death of Mrs Mary A. Couch occurred.
December 9. at her home on West Third street,
probably two months. BY the death Of Mrs
Couch. Muscatine loses its oldest settler. she
hayi1g eS@s e this city early in the spring Of
% S the
years. She came here when the city consisted
Of but four houses. rude in structure and ar
chitecture. She has Witnessed the growth Of
and the tangled wilderness turned into a
thriving community. fairly alive with indus
trial concerns, and business Enterprises.
and Deborah Tyron) Plum, natives Of Con-
necticut. and was born July %. 1909. She was
SeS fhomss the
so's Mr;and Ms Couch came West. locatins
time. Afterwards Mr. Couch purchased .
for three years. In 1885. Mr. Couch came &c
Muscatine. and the spring following. that OF
1887, Mrs Couch joined him. coming by the
opening Of navigation. Mr. Couch for many my
years kept an Indian trading post on Front
F. depot. WSh When MS Couch DIST came to Nus
catine, It Is said that but four houses were
MI Couch vas the first t9 build
clear away the underbrush and trees In order
to find sufficient space to erect his home or
For IS years Mrs Couch has lived in Musca-
had the great privilege OF seeing a little In.
city. She attended the Episcopal church. bui
of late years her health has been such as &c
keep her indoors a greater portion OF the
for g years, and recently told the story 81 the
neneS her Snsband w M e CopcR Was standinns
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
LESSONS FROM THE FADING
LEAF

AN AUTUMN SERMON PREACHED AT
THE WESTPORT METHODIST EPIsCO
PAL CHURCH BY REV L. w. HOLMES,
OCTOBER 26, 1902.
Text, lisa. GA: 6. "We all do fade as the leaf"
This pathetic utterance was given by
the prophet Isaiah as a prediction of
the sweeping, whitening desolation
which was soon to be visited upon his
nation because of sin. The prophet
sees the nation fading away as the leaf
fades on it's bough, and the scattering
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26

Reading notices, BREWER type. 10c line.
Small nonpareil ads. 1c word per week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
National League.
No games scheduled.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Cincinnati. O.. Aug. 3l-CincinnGti had
little trouble in defeating the Cardinals to-
day. O'Neil. who usually is a puzzle TO the
batters, proved to be just the opposite to-
day, and every man on the Cincinnati team
succeeded in landing on him for one or
more hits, and piled up sixteen before the
game was ended. On the other hand. Phil
lips was effective when men were on bases,
and received faUltless support.
Jake Beckley carried off the batting hon
ors of the day. but was closely pressed by
Mike DOnlin and Crawford. The four
errors made by the visitors helped to en-
large the score.
In the third. the visitors scored for the
first time. Ryan got to first by singing 10
Farrell sacrificed. and Calhoun sent one
down to Steinfeldt. The latter sailed the
ball to Bergen in time TO catch Ryan. VINO
was attempting 10 score. Barclay then tore
off q single and O'Neill scampered over the
pan. Calhoun was put out, however, trying
TO make third on this play.
Then came the inning that put the visit
orS out of the race. DOnlm started matters
by doubling. and came home on Becklcys
single. Crawford drew a base on balls. ana
Seymour doubled. bringing in Beckley and
Crawford. PETIT flied out.
Corcoran. however, singled and Seymour
came home. Steinfeldt singled and Cor
coran took third and came home on Ber-
gems out. Phillips flied out.
There five runs were sufficient to win the
game but the Reds continued to score, fail-
ing to do so in the sixth only.
In the fifth the Cardinals again scored;
O'Neill. with one out. singled. took seconG
on a passed ball and came romping over
the plate when Farrell sent out a slashing
single.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

Royal Patents will paly at Ste. Geneviere.
No. to-day.
Games scheduled for this afternoon in the
ConcOrdfa League follow: Trinity versus Grace
at Morgan FcgG and Arsenal; Cross veTsus St
Paul al Oak Hill ard Jun.ata: ST. Trinity versus
EnInauS at CarUndelet Park.
Tally Hos have open dates for September ..
o. and Is. They would like to hear from out-of-
town teams. Hannibal preferred J W Lindsey
of No. 337 Clark avenue is manager.
Eagles would like TO arrange games with any
cork ban team. the s.. Louis. Clevelancs. 6 A
C's preferred. They defeated the FaStans re-
Gently 10y a score Of > To l in an EXTENDED game.
Wisllnd's pitching was a feature They may be
addressed at No. 2313 south Tenth street
-Stevenscns will rIav the J. b. Hicks nj Spring
and Botanical avenue this afternoon at , O'Clock
Locals were defeated sunday by the Royal
Patents by a score of ; to I They would like 70
arrange a game with the Hoehns for September
i Hartupee. care OF the Laclede Power Com
paRy. National Bank Of Commercs buiicins, i;
manager.
Paul S:amm has resigned ne %captain Of the
St Charles Browns and has been engaged as sec
end baseman by Manager Schlemm- of the Alton
Buies.
Two games will be played at the c. b Z
camrus this afternoon. the first being between
the 81. Louis College % Pharmacy team and the
Liberties. while the second will be between the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
Poor Support of Wiltse Robs Game
of Interest-BrOwns Score
Five Runs in the Sec
ond Inning.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES.

American League. National League.
ST. Louis S. baltimore . Cincin'ti %. St Louis 2
Chicago IS. Phiia. rs. Boston !. Brooklyn 3.
Cleveland !. Wash'tcu o | New York :. Phila 2.
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z

French duelists have decided to use wax
bullets, which will leave a mark on the
person hit without endangering his life.
Lord Kitchener advises autograph hunt
ers to make their own signatures worth
something.
decree giving the Mayors throughout
France full police powers to regulate the
speed of automobiles.
English summer resorts are suffering
from the cold. wet season. the seaside
hotels and clearinghouse being almost de-
serted.
English sportsmen who are spending the
season on the moors report unusually good
sport.
The London County Council is tearing
down the famous New Inn," one of the
landmarks of the metropolis.
Members Of the British Commons are
receiving thousands of letters from young
men and women eager to go to South Africa
to mako their homes.
An English vicar invites some millionaire
TO erect a theater to be run by the church
under the direction of the Vicar.
French dressmakers derive an income of
$4,0OO.OO0 annually from the wives of Ameri-
can millionIares.
Queen Maria ChIstina visited Paris dur
ing the week and received President LOU
bet.
All the summer resorts of Europe are
crowded. outside of England. and in Lon
don never before were seen so many Ameri-
can tourists.
Colombia is preparing for war against
Nicaragua, on account of the friendliness
displayed by officials of the latter country
for the Colombian rebels.
The renewed discussion of the plans of
the shipping merger cause English politi-
clans to talk much of a tariff which, shall
Illustrate the combines plans and possibly
save England's commercial supremacy.
The Saturday Review of London predicts
certain war between the United States and
England as the only adequate means of set
ting their rivalry.
At the Vatican it is declared that talk Of
a new American cardinal is ~unfounded, or,
at least, premature.