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The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
SOME LOCAL SUITS.

Two suits against the New York and New Haven road are returnable before Frank w. Marsh, justice of the peace, in New Milford, October 4. The suits are brought by Charles Pomeroy of New Milford. The assertion is made in the complaint that on April 10, 1899, 10 acres of timber land be- longing to the plaintiff, and located on the easterly line Of the defendants tracks, and about 40 rods south of the Merwinsville station, was denuded of trees and other valuable material, such as wood and decaying leaves, by a fire which was started by spark from one of the defendants locomotives. The assertion is made that the company was notified on April IS of the same year of the occurrence and also of the fact that about $29 would cover the damage. On April 5, 1900, the same plaintiff lost 15 acres of timber land located near the former scene of de- struction under similar circumstances. In this instance the notification to the company stated that $50 would cover the loss. Now the plaintiff claims $1O0 damages.
 ] ELECTRIC LIGHT WANTED ON BANK | STREET.
 The Fire district ought to place an electric light on Bank street. This is the principal business street of the town and yet when the stores are clos ed it is in total darkness. The busi. ness men of the street have been agi. tating the matter for some time and it is hoped the directors of the fire dis trict will take favorable action on tEe | matter.
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev E. P. Herrick, who is now sta tioned at Matanzas, Cuba, preached last Sunday morning, giving an in- teresting account of his work MT Herrick spoke also to the Young mems class in Sunday school and at 3 o'clock to the Boardman Sunday school.
 Rev F. A. Johnson preached at the Merryall chapel at o'clock and in his own pulpit in the evening".
 The annual meeting of the First Ec- clesiastical society will be held in the chapel on Monday, September 29, at 2 p. m., for the choice of officers and the usual business done at such meet ings.
 Cornelius w. Peck, farmer living a mile or two east of the village, was absent from church, last Sunday, for the first time in 12 years, on account of serious fall which happened to him last week.
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
THE DOINGs IN NERRYALL.

THE DOINGS IN HERRYALL.
 Rev MT Nance is expected to preach a temperance sermon in the chapel, Sunday, at p. m.
 Mrs Healey has returned home, hav- ing spent the summer with her moth- CT:
 Miss Louisa Abbott attended the New Milford fair, and has been visit ing her granddaughter, Mrs John Wells.
 Mrs Wilbur Bristol and daughter have been visiting friends here.
 Henry Murray and family spent Sunday in Morris. Mrs Garwood lerwin and little daughter have returned home from a visit to her parents in Lakeville.
 Miss Iva Murray has returned from a two weeks vacation spent in Water town and Morris.
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
UP WORTHWHILE WAY.

UP WORTHWHILE WAY.
 Rev and Mrs Nance, MT and Mrs W. c. Hine and c. L. Camp attended the Fairfield County Association held in the Baptist church of Stratfield, We'd
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW POsTOFFICE
 RT0CK

The contract for the new postof1ce block has been let by Nessrs Green and Randall to Carpenter & Williams of Norwich, who are now building the new residence of H. l.. Randall
The Newtown bee., 1902-09-26
MYRON PATCHEN IN \ RUNAWAY.

Myron Patchen, the popular carrier on Route No. l, was the victim of an unfortunate runaway on Monday. While coming down Rowe hill his horse fell and MT Patchen was shot like cannon ball out of his wagon. He reached the earth safely, although bewildered. His horse got up and ran down the hill. It was an interesting and exciting time for My ron! Ask him about it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

A certain English bishop, remark
able for his precise and dignified bear
ing, was once sitting in the studio of
an eminent artist as a living model
for his own portrait. Perfect silence
reigned for whole hour, while the
knight of the palette diligently went
on with his work At last the bisbop
becoming weary of the dreary mo
notony, yentured 10 remark:
How are you getting on?"
Absent-mindedly the artist replied:
"Aloye your head little that way
and shut your mouth"
His lordship, annoyed at the APP
parent discourtesy, then said:
MAY | ask why you address me in
such manner?"
Still absorbed in his work, the artist
unconcernedly answered.:
Il want to take oil little of your
cheek. '--Chicago Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
HISTORIC HONESTY.
Treasury Package Containing
Thousands of Dollars.

THE most notable exhibition OF
honesty within the history of the
treasury department" says a writer
in Ladies' Home Journal, was made
by Sophie Holmes, colored woman
first employed 40 years ago by Gen.
Spinner-then treasurer of the United
States-as a temporary eharwoman.
One afternoon in April, 1862, while
sweeping and scrubbing the floor of
the issue division she found package
full of crisp thousand dollar notes,
which some careless clerk had neglect
ed to return to the safe. She deter
mined to stand guard over the treas
ure and to confde her secret to no
one but Gen. Spinner himself, who
slept in the treasury building during
those troublesome war times, She
swept the dust of the room into one
pile, then another; scattered il about
and swept ii up again and again, doing
thus to keep up the appearance Of In
dustry and to make the atmosphere
of the room as uninviting as possible to
the intruding guards, who now and
then sauntered in. From sheer weak
ness she finally fell asleep until past
midnight, when, imagining she dis
cerned a figure moving in the room,
she CROPPED her way to the valua BILE
bundle, secreted it between two desks,
sat upon it, and while continuing her
vigil thus fell asleep again. About
four O'Clock in the morning she was
awakened by Gen. Spinner's footsteps,
Although she gave the treasurer a
great fright he rewarded her with a
life appointment as matron in the Is
sue division. And he did Justly When
the package was examined il was found
to contain, some say, $4,000; others,
300 600"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
POLLING TROUT AND STURGEON
Novel Method OF pouchers in Catch
ing the Game Fish In East
crn streams

Poachcrs in the Adirondacks and
ohter wild sections of New York are
taking trout by means of a hook tied
to the end Of "a stick The poacher lies
down upon a log or stump above some
deep pool in a trout stream and brings
the stick close alongside the fish, work
ing it ever and ever SO carefully lest the
fish should be frightened away When
the pole is only hairs breadth from
the side of the trout the fisher gives a
jerk, and, nine times out of ten, hooks
the fish. The method is specially de-
structiye to good sport, for the reason
that it enables the poacher to take the
wary old trout that are shy of the hook,
Closely allied is the method of stur-
geon catching which is practiced in the
Detroit river and some of the streams
running into Lake Superior, says the
New York Times. The sturgeon has a
way when it runs up stream in spawn
ing season Of rubbing against every bit
of wood that may be fixed in the water.
The fisherman goes out in a boat or
takes his place at bridge with a pole,
on the end of which are tied three
hooks pointing in three different direc-
tions from common center. The end
- the pole he plants on the bottom of
the stream, while the other he holds in
his hand. When he feels the movement
Of the sturgeon he jerks. The sturgeon
is hooked and grand fight begins,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
Cured by
Alarm Clocks
THIS is the story of the reforma-

THIS is the story of the reforma-
ton of city hall politician. 1t
involves two political jobs, loving
wife, an unfortunate taste for stimu-
lants and eight alarm clocks. Posi-
bly,, also it may serve as suggestion
for the successful treatment of other
dipsomaniacs.
The man in question is an intluen-
tial ward politician on the democratic
side of the house. AS reward for
his great activity in the politics of
the ward he has been given two jobs,
one a day and the other a night job.
The duties of neither of the positions
are at all combining. At nine o'clock
in the morning he is expected to
"show up" at the office with which his
day job is connected and report for
the purpose of getting his name on the
pay roll for that day.
That ends bis necessary labor for
the day until five o'clock in the after
noon, when he appears at another Of
fee and reports for duty on his might
job" That formality over with, he is
free to do as he pleases until the
next morning.
Consequently he has much leisure
time on his hands. and he fell INTO
the habit of spending most of it in
the company of other politicians,
drinking and playing cards about vari-
Gus semi-political saloons. As a result
he soon became a sad victim to liquor,
much to the sorrow and disgust of his
devoted wife. Presently he reached
the stage where, after reporting for
work in the morning, he would in the
next hour or two absorb so much liq-
nor that he was ready to go home and
to bed until duty called again at five
o'clock. In order that he might be
sure TO wake up at the proper hour
he secured an alarm clock which was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
WHEN WAS COURTIN' RUTH.

like to sit on rainy days within my easy
chair,
An smoke my pipe, an close my eyes, an
wave q truce to care.
/ never want to read book such times,
but feel as though
I'd rather walk with Memory the lanes of
Long Ago.
1 plum forget that I'm a man, l listen
low to hear
The cherished plan my boyish chum is
whisperin' in my ear
A plan for four instead Of two close cling
ing hearts, forsooth,
For Jim was courtin' Milly then, an l was
courtin' Ruth
Perhaps drive to singin' school some
seven miles away
With both the girls tucked close an snug
beside us in the sleigh;
Perchance moonlight skating trip with
them, we planned to take,
The first hard freeze. to Bridgeport, five
miles across the lake.
near the sleighbells chime again, the
crunch of crusted snow,
For, ah, the drifts are deep adown the
lanes of Long Ago!
but though the nights were cold, our
hearts were warm with loves sweet
truth
For Jim was courtin Milly then, an
was courtin Ruth
bless the Lord for rainy days, for pipe
an easy chair,
Ihey make me plum forget my aches an
pains, an frosty hair
"A tender spot within my heart more ten
der seems to grow
reward her, my better half, the Ruth l
welded long agol
An when dear Jim, my neighbor now.
sometimes all evening spends
with US, an brings his wife with him, an
added charm it lends
To plan for four instead Of two-an echo
of our youth,
When Jim was courtn' Milly, an when
l was courtin Ruth
Roy Farrell Greene, in Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

set to go off at five o'clock. After the
clock had been in use for several
weeks it got out Of order, and several
times il did not rouse him from slum-
Der until nearly six o'clock, too late
to make his regular trip to the city
hall. Finally one evening he woke to
find that the clock had played him
sadly false. Instead of five it was
seven o'clock. He jumped up in a
furious frame of mind, opened the
window and threw the offending clock
out into the street. Then he called for
his wife.
Here" he said, roughly, 81 got to
be called promptly at five o'clock. |
just threw that cheap alarm clock
away because it was no good, and |
want you to go downtown this after
noon and get one that amounts to
something. Here's five dollars"
Those cheap clocks are all right,
John" she urged. I'VE just happened
to get hold of bad one"
"Neyer mind" he said. you do as
tell you. Go down and buy five dol
lars worth of alarm clocks, and see
whether you can't get me walked up
in time"
His wife, hurt at the say he had
talked to her, determined to obey him
literally. The next morning she went
down and bought eight 6O-cent. alarm
clocks. When she got home from her
trip her lord and master was sound
asleep. She wound the eight clocks,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
CARNEGIE'S POSTED DEBT.
The millionaire DulIctfned ut n Golf
Club for Non-payment of
sixty Cents.

ANDREW Carnegie, $780," was the
entry on the bulletin board of the ST
Andrews Golf club. up in Westches-
ter, and for three months the golfers
of that organization got lot of mer-
riment out of it, states the New York
Tribune. When the great steel
master came home from his Scotch
castle early in the fall he saw the
curt little announcement, too, and
promptly put a stop to further
laughter over it by sending in his
check for the 60 cents. 1t was not
because the club management feared
that Mr.. Carnegie had defaulted in
tentionally on the trivial debt that
his name was posted for nonpayment,
but because the rules of the club are
made to be enforced no matter
against whom.
There is a regulation at st. An
drews that little incidental debts in
Cured by the members must be paid
within the month in which they are
contracted, under penalty of posting
on the bulletin board. Mr.. Carnegie
forgot the rule or the debt, one or the
other for early in the summer he
sailed away for his bonnie Scotland,
to be gone three months, leaving un-
paid the 60 cents. 1t was for caddies,
or for some one of the other little
extra services for which golfers must
pay, and at the expiration of the time
limit allowed by the rules up went
the debt on the bulletin board, along
with dozen others against lesser
pcrsonagcs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27

Submarine divers have not yet sue
ceeded in reaching 200 feet below the
surface with all the advantage Of ar
NOR, air supply and weights to sink
them. The effort has been made TO
reach a wreck in 240 feet of water.
The accounts state that at 1870 feet
the diver began to experience serious
trouble. At 200 feet, after suffering
terribly, he lost consciousness and was
hauled up. Divers cannot work much
below 100 feet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
ERrming In AlnsI.n

Alaska has 10000 square miles oapa.
BILE of cultivation, and the probabi!.
tiles of successful farming there are
receiving no little attention.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-27
A Land of Agriculturfsts.

Denmark leads the world in per cap
ita interest in agriculture. Each in.
habitant has on an average capital
of S5s5 invested III farming.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
POWERFUL INTERESTS
TIGHTEN THEIR GRIP.
Wall Street Notified That Plans Must Not
Be lnter'ered With and Prices
Took a Tumble.

New York. December le.-There was an
extraordinary melting away II prices in
the last half hour Of today's market fol.
lowing marking up of prices during the
previous portion OF the day.
shortly before 2:30 O'Clock prices were at
the highest Of the day and net gains OF .
points or over were shown by leading
stocks such as Pennsylvania, Southern Pa.
cihc' Missouri Pacific. St. Paul. Rock Is
land preferred, Delaware aud Hudson and
Sugar.
In the last half hour st Paul droppcd
back abruptly $50 and some OF the other
stocks were carried swiftly downward.
Ihe Interpretation Of the movement was
believed to be that the powerful interests
~ ,ne uldntlu! world wnicn announced
Iuelt organization yesterday for tho pro.
lection of the money market dcs.re5 10
convey warning that they had no linton.
non OF allowing those plans To hc interferrd
wear. Vi 'hu
There was more or less realizing before
i'' CLOSE by tue professional trndprs who
bought IN yesterdays market ana rorIv ms
morning PREVIOUS 10 the nual slump the
inward f'V'i'i'u'''
mere were reports Of assurances received
ny ne state department regarding the i'm.
tsHlWnA ~ Great Britain aud Germany In
venezuela which served 10 cause a better
sentiment ON that subject, but the prin-
tlpal influence I'm the rise was the ra1s.
SurlnG erect Of the formation of lho hank.
rs pool providing S5OOOO,OyO for Use i'm a
pgshi"lr money market emergency. The
euect was to relieve tine stock market
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17

was IN low. and medium Grades The dc.
mand for all grades ~ both Honduras and
domestic JapanS was active and tho
strength which the situation hae displayed
OF late was fully maintained
Clean rice ruled strong with an active
demand and only "A moderate Supply Of
ferns In the way of fancy grades therN
was practically nothing forward. and
trading In consequence was limited 70 tho
low and medium grades The EXPORT do.
mand continued active and the Steamship
Arkadla. which will probably said Tor
Porto Rico about saturday is expected 70
carry out a full cargo Bccupts from coun
try mills were on q much moro liberal
scale Receipts 222l sacks or rough and
iolb potkete ~ clean Sales 1854 pockets
OF clean and TS5 sacks OF rough Of which
40 sacks we're Honduras and 500 sacks
domestic Iapan
Clean Rice Honduras, strong and steady:
head SG6 49, stralghts 3GpS screenings
202A. No, lMWiA, japan strong aud
steady; head 3hNiA. strnights a4m3is,
screenings iN62B; No . l9sdl%, Actual
sales l&@0.
Rough Rice Honduras strong offerings
Hight at 2. OQd 60, with actual sales at 235
6i3 20; japan strong; offerings light at 5Ol6t
8 50, with actual sales at .25d3 10.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
PRICES DROPPED SHARPLY
UNDER THE MOVE MENT.
Receipts at Chicago Were the Largest
Known for Ten Years-Congestion
Was Very Confusing,

From, irbi,a-, rr,,.orgt t,,..t ~.
b,r -.
With nearly $1,000 cattle this week If.
d.. ,,,, .,,,,.t.,u,, .r,, 49,.
''' surprising 'n,, tue maIN'' Oh
Hu'h i'ir'ole tNmo''. The supply is
years ana the -FOUR consecutive days re-
cc'pts arc the largest on record. The IN.
crease over n week ago is nearly 5000,
ana tnere is gam 'i Loot" over year
pretty literally supplicd and .,or yr,
ply of about 5000 in eTccs, o, r sDT
ago As a. matter of fact buyers have
lad more cattle of an kinds offered them
than they could take, ami the big dccij5o
~ D,,,i, not S,,. surprising No other market
Cun,U T[e neg up - wen under the cir
waited Inv fbo ilte ,ri,.,Il vas ogstd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
STOCK SPECTATORS WARMED

from the pressure Of liquidation offerings
became SO light that n WIS found easy 20
bid M prices on very light purchases This
was the notable case among some Of tie
inictNe stocks, among witch floating sup
ply Us Always light especially In the Van
derbilt group. There was some surprise
expressed, however. over the extent " the
protective measures taken NY the banks
'Ihere was much Eurmise as TO a possible
real need for these measures. indicated by
the formation Of the pool While u was
recognized that no part Of this fund would
be likely 10 find It's way uircctly into tho
stock market. it was considered probable
that further Withdrawals Of loans from the
stock market would be avoided owing to
the unfavorahle effect on sentiment which
the heavy stock foundation has caused
The principal good which u Is hoped to
achieve BY the announcement ~ the large
resources available IS upon sentiment.
Part of the present stringCncy IL un.
doubtedly due to the withhold ng Of funds
by persons who have become timld or who
have determined to wait FOR high money
rates before lending their resources Cal
loans rates did not get above 81 per cent
today and ran OF to below per cent when
the principal demands had been met The
time money market also was called easter
IN tone, although not uuotabiy changed.
Much satisfaction was felt because, not
outstanding the easier iOuc OF money,
sterling exchange rates yielded an addi.
tlonal fraction The stock market closed
distinctly weak.
Bonds became firm IN sympathy with
stocks, hut yielded Mt tho last Total sales,
par value S2jO5.U0O
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17

a9nss5 In connection With the 18.no,nt
ftr,e Sn zee, M December and Janur.v al one
GtSaiS had hecn put through by the min.
nsrrr lons ana short interests After Jan.
to % aad SOD e. 5 rs this position sold on
ss n .bSul ,Whlle December sold as high
ipIyn! , markets OF the country generally nrm
NJ, ,sD Rlgher and said 70 be supported nv d.
nnnI6rttif rom SINNERS and exporters inde.
s'1qha that the speculative movement W.
Se afponlns one still leaving N 10 no
"a MTsAsstReI receipts arc 10 be ns predict.
Ncv Az huiytiionS ot largo receipts az
e eEs A'g positions ana liquidation WAS ZEN
L," ne weakness I'm the stock msTtnt
m MN 1enaelncy to depross prices The
~ D. 20 net loss of points Tct "Ii' snic'
boiesD ool 20 futures estimated at 10000
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
A FURRY in JANUARY COTTON

as an incentive FOR planters TO hold cotton
for higher prices Tho demand from OK.
porters and splnners has been only mod
crate, they generally being inclined 70 ac-
copt the large crop estimates and have not
been willing to buy freely at any advance
IN prices
The dawn Of a period Of fair weather IN
| the Southwest Is welcomed with satisfac
! tlon By every one connected with the cot
| ton trade and the greatest cause for THE
feeling Is the fact that continued good
weather will bring about a test OF the
theories In regard to the causes Of the
retarded movement. IL this movement
takes on substantial accceration this week
under favorable weather conditions it may
cause a scare TO the bulls. who are, par
tlcularly in Texas. arm In their belief hat
the movement has reflected scarcity Of
cotton and has not been Influenced so mucn
by the weather and car shortage. SO iar
there Is some color TO the reports that nave
been advanced to explain the cause OF the
light receipts. the Interior movement show
ing some increase over last week. ave
towns receiving since Friday 65,S6B bales
compared with oI,523 for the same tins
last week.
Liverpool opened firm with quotations ~
TO 4 points higher than the previous day S
close. The market was actuatcd By au In
difference toward conditions IN American
markets aud this tone continued almost
throughout the day until thu close. which
showed that prices casel on slightly, quo
tations being y to 24 points higher than
the quotations Of tile day before. The
spot market was stcady and closed VITA
4 IA %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
PRICES IN GRAIN PITS
MARKET WEAK ON EASIER
CABLES AND GOOD WEATHER
Provisions Opened Firm on Higher Prices
for Hogs, But Local Realizing
Caused a Slight Decline.

Chicago. December 16 Lower prices Pre-.
vailed today ON grains on the board Of
trade. MAY wheat closing va sc lower,
May corn shade lower and oats of
l,@9sc January provisions we're unchanged
to sc Lowell
Wheat ruled weak on easier cables and
better weather in the Northwest The
weakness Of outside markets aud the gen.
crnl inactivity Of the market, due TO some
extent to the poor condition Of the wealth
or, were also depressing influences.
Bradstrccts report showed a decrease
for the week of $4,000 bushels.
The long ostcnSbly enlarged MS me
but it was supposed that he was selling
through brokers and this fact Induced
others 10 sell.
May opened shade to i3c lower at 77i2o to
IT5smTl4c, ana gradually sold on 20 'o'Sc.
A tair EXPORT demand caused a slight rally
toward tie close which was l2d'sc loWet
ut 7TlsM774c December CLOSED Use lower
at 74isc. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
receipts NJ J5N cars, with local receipts OF
81 cars, one Of contract. making the total
receipts for the three points Bj3 cars.
against 6l3 last week ami 66G cars year
age.
Increased receipts caused heavy llquida
ton IN December corn and there was n
break Of 2lac in that month early In the
dny and although covering by scattered
shorts caused q rally later IN the session.
the general situation was easier Reports
from the country were bcHrish, stating that
the majority of elevators were Oiled with
corn aud the shortage in cars was the
only drawback 10 the marketing OF the
same, Lower cables better weather and
am increase To BradSWeets visible supply
were also depressing iudut noes A fair
demand existed for May, and with offerings