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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10

Diary of the town, but they were not
successful for reasons best known tc
our New Milford neighbors.
April 26, 1897, Rev Nathan GelstOn
was installed pastor, remaining in the
active pastorate A and pastor emeritus
IL more years, making So blessed years
OF holy ministry.
Nothing that l can say will add to
the lu>t"r Of the honored name of him
who 50 closely ident flied himself with
the ecclesiastical and civic life of the
town. His name is a synonym for
piety. integrity, fidelity and Christian
love.
1t is to me a pleasure to know that
my ancestors came from Southampton,
l.. l.: Father Gelston's native place,
from whence he came in 1897 to this
hill town of Western Connecticut. |
have found the name Gelston in the
old church and in Southampton. My
hOnOred grandfather worshiped in the
old church from which Mr. GelstOn
came to build the walls of this Zion.
We all rise up to-day and call him
blessed.
His hands planted the naples, which
still lift their branches skyward, by
the old red house where he lived and
died and was gathered to his fathers.
"Let me die the death of the right
eOus." He received 249 into the
church, baptized 322, made 1913 hearts
beat as one. He buried 525 and follow
ed his flock into the Homeland Deem
Der Is, 1850, at the ripe age of 80 years.
In 1915 Rev j. B. Stoddard came,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10
the records of the General Assembly

the records of the General Assembly
holden at New Haven on the 9th day
Of October, 1907, we find this extract:
"Upon the petition Of Capt Nathan
Gold, Peter Burr, Capt John Wake
man, John Edwards, Jonathan Stur-
gis, John Barlow, Gideon Alling, Sam
uel Wilson, Samuel Jennings, Moses
Dimon and Joseph Wakeman, all in
habitantS of Fairfield, in behalf of
themselves and associates, for GER
tain tract of land to be for a township,
lying north of and near to Danbury,
bounded southerly on Danbury, run
ming thence northerly II miles: bound
ed easterly on New Milford, westerly
on the colony line. This court grants
to them, the said petitioners and their
associates, their heirs and assigns
forever, the aforesaid tract of land for
a township, provided it doth not pref
udice any former grants; to be under
such regulations for the settlement
thereof, and the number of inhab-
itants as this court shall judge fit
There seems to have been some mis-
understanding in regard to the exact
extent or meaning of the grant. and
the Assembly was called upon second
time, to define the rights of the
grantees. Consequently the patent
seems not to have been finally granted
until about 1140. A survey and allOt-
ment OF rights was made about this
time. and the place named New Fair
field in honor of the mother town,
Fairfield, lying on the coast.
During the 80 years interval be-
tween the grant and the settlement,
the co!oniStS had lost IL valuable pOr-
ton of their original territory. Con-
necticut, wishing more sea coast, had
offered to New York State Il strip of
land nearly two miles wide along her
western border i'm exchange for the
territory known as Horse Neck, and
the interchange had been made in 1871.
This took from New Fairfield valuable
land, now included in the towns of
Dover, Pawling and Patterson.
TIE TOWNSHIP WAS \ LARGE ONE,
however. II miles in length. and vary
ing from two to six miles in width
Although incorporated as one town, it
was divided into two sections. known
us Upper and Lower Seven Miles, and
two churches were soon organized. the
first in Lower Seven Miles, i'm Ia, and
the second, called the New Fairfield
North Society, in 1744. The line
the two sections of the town
passed through the farms now owned
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10

eight years before this town was set
off from New Fairfield, in 1902, the
New Fairfield Eccleastical Society was
in existence. On March %, 1744, it
was organized, with Rev T. Lewis as
it's pastor. 1t completed the l5Sth
year of it's existence last March.
Sherman is 100 years old to-day, and
to see a century plant burst into
bloom; to congratulate the citizens
of this town, the apex of the pyramid
Of Fairfield county. We meet to recall
memories are fadeless as the beauty of
your lovely hills and smiling wales.
Others will speak of the history of
the town, and enlarge upon the work
of her heroic sons and fair daughters.
| am called upon to give resume of
the church life in it's connection with
the mother organization was 32 years
old when old Liberty bell ptaled forth
it's notes OF joy over the Declaration Of
Independence. coming into existence
but II years after the immortal Wash
ingtOn was born. There were giants
in those days, giants in intellect and
piety as in physical prowess and moral
achievement. Rev Thomas Lewis
served the New Fairfield North church
for two and one-half years and then,
after an interim, Rev Elijah Sill be-
gan October II, 175l, remaining till
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10

Sherman, it was no doubt a pageant to
all beholders.
LIFE IN SHERMAN 4 HUNDRED YEARS
AGO
was very much like New England life
in general. The loom and the spin
ming wheel had their place in every
home; and the fleece of the fIocks and
the flax of the fields furnished the
wardrobe of the family. With ''callico"
at three and siX-pence yard no won
der people preferred making linen to
buying cotton. The travelling tailor
| and shoemaker made their annual Wis
its, to fit out the household with its
years supply of clothing and footwear.
In those days fireplaces had not
yield ed tn furnaces, and cranes and
brick ovens reigned supreme. Matches
were unknown, and if by any chance
the fire on the great hearth were al
lowed to go out. the only way Of kind
ling was to send Il member of the fam
| lily. usually one of the little ones, to
| the house of a neigbor ''to borrow fire."
Before the time Of railroads, when
{ the only means Of transportation Oas
+ drive to the Hudson or the Sound,
each family was to a large degree the
consumer If is own products. With
barrels of beef and pork laid up every
year and tiockS of sheep and poultry
| always on hand. bushels of wheat and
rye raised annuall:-, plenty 'of fruit.
and dairyS whiclr furnished an abun-
dance OF milk. cream. butter, and
.eese, the fartn asked no odds of
+ butcher and baker. and lived Ii terally
on the fat of the land. When We find
! in account books of the day that cheese
sold at SiNpence Il pound. butter at
ninepence. and veal at threepence,
fowls at shilling apiece, and "apels''
der that money was scarce and there
was little to spend for ''ixings." Yet
where was the need of money? Such
extras as were needed could be pur-
chased with farm products: when ten
pounds of sugar lasted a family year,
however. and sweet apple juice, boile d
down, offered an excellent substitute
for molasses it is probable that grocery
bills were less of bugbear than they
Sometimes are to-day.
Those were the days of a weekly
mail. 1t was rural free delivery, to
be sure, but i'm less attractive form
than we have it to-day. The mail car
rier came on foot from Bridgeport,
| bringing the mail from the four-hOrse
coach which Travelled between New
York and Boston. 1t was a Scanty
mail he carried, for papers were few
and % cents postage was an efiectual
check to voluminous letter writing.
This old-time postman had no whistle
to announce his arrival, but as he
went from house to house, he cried out
in tone which struck terror to the
hearts OF the little ones: "News. News!
Some lies and some truths.''
The weekly newspaper was usually
the one periodical of the family. In
addition to this, the principal reading
matter consisted of many memoirs and
biographies, such books as "Pilgrim's
Progress" ''Plutarch'S Lives Bax-
ter's. Saints Rest" and possibly such
fictiona as ''Chorlotte Temple, Arab
an Nights" and the works of Jane
Austin.
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10

The principles the Divine Master |
taught embodied in the life of the ma
ton will make it blessed and prosper
ous This is true also of town and
municipal life. Let the love bells ring
and songs of peace and good will echo
in your hearts and homes.
Let Sherman people resolve that the
church and all it stands for be sustain
ed, that it control the civic and re-
ligious life of this favored place and
when Gods blessing shall fall like the
dew on your hills and when another
100 years shall have gone and your
children'S children meet to celebrate
your bi-centennial they shall see an
ideal church and town, and the new
heaven and the new earth shall have
come wherein dwelleth righteousness.
A committee of three young ladies,
Miss Ruth Rogers, Miss E. Barnes and
Miss aCoruelia GelstOn, had been ap-
town, which was beautifully read by
Miss Ruth Rogers as follows:
BITS OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF SHEER
MAN.
An attempt on the part Of the pres
| ent generation to find out the history
of it's ancestors can result in only one
way. Intense admiration for the
strength and integrity of those men
and women of olden time there must
certainly be; yet not less inevitable is
the deep disappointment in finding
that these pioneer forefathers were
too busy in making history to spend
time in recording it. Thus it happier S
that our actual knowledge of our
towns early annals is limited to few
of the many interesting facts and
events which without doubt made up
it's history.
Sherman is one of the younger men,
bers of the sisterhood of Connecticut
towns. Between the years 1880 and
1910, little companies of Puritans,
emigrating from Massachusetts, had
planted colonies in Connecticut, near
Hartford and New Haven. Settle
ments through the Connecticut valley
and along the coast followed at short
intervals, and gradually the colonists
began to penetrate into the interior OF
the state. Not until three-quarters o.
a century later, however, is there evi
dence of an attempt to colonize gu
little corner of Fairfield county. IL
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10

serving as pastor until 1854. Several
ministers served as stated supplies
until 1868, when Rev Mr. Douglass
came, having been preceded by Rev
Mr. Russell, who was here during the
opening years of the Civil War.
In 1867 Rev Mr. Torrey began his brief
pastorate which death soon ended.
Rev J. P. Hoyt came in 1870 and served
the church four busy and fruitful
years. Rev Mr. Herrick came in June,
1875, leaving for his Florida work in
1892. Rev II. G. Mcknight came on
January 25, 1898, and left in 1885, Rev
Dighton Moses came in 1898 and left in
1902
The history of Sherman has been
largely the product of it's ecclesiastical
life.
ITS FUTURE WILL BE SHAPED
by the way they care for the earthly
Zion. "Men may come and men may
go but it goes on forever
AS well-tilled garden gives back to
US in fragrant flowers and dewy fresh
ness of the air and the soft radiance
OF the skies, SO in the strength and
beauty of our godly forefathers we see
not only the fruitage OF their ecclesi-
astical life, but the effects of their
earthly surroundings. The Forest
crowned hills and verdant wales over
which the spotlesS skies bend tenderly
have their ministries.
The church of the living God has
here made men great, good and true
to Christian ideals Nature and grace
have combined to develop manhood
here. The choicest hearts have been
the noble men and women, the ma or-
ity of whom have been garnercd into
celestial StOrehouses.
"Though dead they speak" Sher-
man, too, has it's portrait gallery of
heroes. AS we look the list over we
find it is not yet filled.
| heard the chimes of old Trinity in
New York the other day l stood by
them and heard a confused pcaling of
seemingly discordant sounds. At
distance the sweet chimes seem set to
melodies rich and harmonious
We are far enough removed in years
from Sherman's best men to bear and
appreciate the melody which their
godly lives evoked.
Down in Cuba we have very pcrplex
ing problems in the youngest nation
on earth, but there, as here, the Church
of the Living God holds the key of the
future. The prosperity of the town
is bound up in that of the church.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
NATURAL ANXIETY

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness. children take cold SO
easily. No disease costs more little
lives than Group. It's attack is so sud-
den that the sufferer is often beyond
human aid before the doctor arrives.
Such cases yield readily to One Minute
Cough Cure. Liquifies the mucus,
allays Inflammation, removes danger.
Absolutely safe. Acts. Immediately
Cures coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung trouble. F. S. Nc
Mahon. Hampton. Ga; "A bad cold
rendered me voiceless just before an
oratorical contest. intended to with
draw but took One Minute Cough Cure.
1t restored my voice in time to win The
medal
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
THE WORST FoRM

Multitudes are singing the praises Of
hoaol the new discovery which is
making SO many sick people well and
weak people strong by digesting what
lhey eat, by cleansing and sWeetenine
the stomach and by transforming their
food into the kind Of pure. rich, red
blood that makes you feel good all
over. Mrs. CranfiIl. OF Troy, |. T..
writes; For a number of years was
troubled with Indigestion and dyspepsia
which grew into the worst form. Fin
ally was induced to use Kodol and
after using four bottles am entirely
cured. | heartily recommend Kodol
TO all sufferers from indigestion and
dyspepsia. Take a dose after meals.
1t digests what you eat.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
NOTICE.

Wadsworth, New, August Is, 1902
To James +. Crosby, and to the Estate of
James Shepley, deceased
You are hereby notified that | have expended
800 In labor and improvements upon the Stand.
ard mining claim in Olinghouse Canyon, White
Horse Mining District, Washoe County, Neya-
da, in order to hold said PREMISE under the
provisions of section 23sf Revised Statutes of
the United States. being the amount required
to hold the same for the year ending December
II, l9O2 And II within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such expenditure
as eo-owners, your interest in said claim will
become the property Of the subscriber under
said section 1924.
JUAN ORTEGA.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
NOTICE.

Wadsworth, New, August Is. 1902.
10 the heirs Of Gilbert Alderman deceased and
any person or persons whom 1t may concern
You are hereby notified that we have expend-
ed SiOU in labor and improvements upon the
Gus INNING claim IN Olinghouse Canyon, White
Horse Mining District, Washoe County. Neva-
ia IN order TO hold said premises under the
provisions OF section 1921, Revised Statutes OF
the United States, being the amount required
10 hold the same for the year ending December
81 1901. And II within ninety Gays from the
publication OF this notice, you fail or refuse TO
contribute your proportion of such expenditure
as co-owner, your interest In said claim will
become the property of the subscribers und sr
said section 23si.
j. F. GEORGE,
ED. SHEARER.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
ID
Frank H. Norcross Should be
Elected by a Large Majority.


Frank H. Norcross the Republican
nominee for District Judge for Washoe
and Churchill counties, is worthy Of
the cordial support of the voters at
the polls. His ten years Of successful
practice at the bar in this State has
won him the respect and esteem Of
his fellow practitioners and Of the COM
munity in which he lives.
Contrary to- what usually happens
when a young mar hangs out his shin
gle in his native town he made a sue
cess OF the law from the start. He
was a member OF the first graduating
class of the State University 81
Nevada. and two years later was grad
uated from the law department Of
the Georgetown University Of Wash
ington, D. C. He was elected District
Attorney Of Washoe county eight years
ago and six years ago was elected
from this county to the State Legisla
ture.
If Frank Norcross is elected Dis
trlct Judge this fall he will prove ar
honor to the bench. and an able. honest
and impartial Judge.-Gazette.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, Land ONCE at Car
son City, Nevada, Septembei IL, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
TO make final proof In support Of his claim. aud
that said proof will be mad before Register
and Receiver AT Carson City. Nevada, on Mon
day October 81, 1902 viz. Albert Jack. Home
stoad application No. $40 for the S. w. n OF s.
w. 4 see u E.As of Sc IN. WI OF Sc. Il sec.
~ I. 10 N. r. 20 Il. M. d. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
John Allen Bailey. OF Fallon, Nevada.
James W Richards, of Fallon Nevada.
Willis IL. Brown, of Fallon Nevada.
George w. Mitchell, of Fallon Nevada
First pub Sept. ~. O. III. GALLUP,
Last pub. Oct. q. Register
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
R YEARS TORTURE

To be relieved from a torturing dis
ease after 40 years torture might we'll
cause the gratitude Of anyone. That
is what DeVWitt's Witch Hazel Salye
did for C. Haney. Geneva, 0. He
SAYS: "DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured me Of piles after | had suffered
40 years" Cures cuts, burns wounds,
skin disease. Beware of counterfeits.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
DON'T GET
TAKEN IN

We purchased the entire
property known as the Mary
Wall Ranch and sold to the
railroad company the eighty
acres for the location of it's
roundhouse and shops. We
own the balance of 16O acres,
and our title is beyond ques-
ton.
DO NOT COMPOUND
the NEW ~WADSWORTH
ADDITION" with the tract
now being offered the public
by other parties and called
Fast Reno"
The East Reno tract does
not lie along the new line OF
the S. P. track nor adjacent
to the eighty acres sold to the
railroad for the location Of its
roundhouse and shops.
We own the land between
the East Reno tract and the
new line Of the railroad.
The New Wadsworth Ad-
dilion" adjoins the railroad
shop site along the entire west
line, and the new line of track
Passes Through this addition
from east to west, and the
land on both sides Of the track
is embraced in our addition
This has all been laid off in
blocks and lots, and lots are
offered for sale from $35 to
$3.50 for a lot SO by lao.
If YOU desire to purchase a
lot adjacent to the roundhouse
and shops, call on Us for infor-
nation and inspection Of the
ground.
Reno Real Estate, Mining and
Development Co.
Investment Building, Reno. Colun-
bia Bldg. Virginia ST. Reno. New.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28

Investment Building, Reno. Colun-
bia Bldg. Virginia ST. Reno. New.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28
USE THE RUBBER
al ONLY

The last Legislature changed the
method Ct voting. Instead OF making
a cross with a lead pencil after the
name to be voted for as has been done
heretofore. the Legislature provided a
rubb r stamp to be used by the voter.
A pencil mark or writing OF any kind
on a ball t inyalidates ii, Such ballots
will not be counted. Voters should
remember this.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-28

MS VIM Linton will represent Mis-,
Miss Mud E. Gill Of Reno with q iulI
lit e Of le latest styles in Millinery at
tie Nevada Annex from Oct. u to
the 81. All are invited to call.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
Forest Furniture Co.

Mr. j. r. Finley. OF North Wilkesboro.
who is in the city, says that the new
Forest Furniture Company, of which he
is secretary Will put up plant at
once. Our timber is oakland we have
plenty of it--and We think that we have a
splendid opportunity We have the same
freight that High Point enjoys and we
can save the freight on the rough tim
Der.
ours is a fruit and grain and timber
country. Our principal crops are fruit
and grain. The grain crops along the
Yadkin We're washed away but our fruit
crop was very large and very fine. 1t
seems that we have plenty of fruit when
there is failure in the Northwest. The
prices have run good. Apples are bring
ing the farmers IN the wagons seventy
FIVE cents a bushel. The prices have held
up Wall. ] know one man whose farm
is not worth more than $500 or 1000
who sold 1900 bushels of Limbertwig APP
pies at sixty cents bushel in his orch
ard He lived on the Brushy mountains.
Some OF the people or the Alexander line
of the Brushy mountains did about as
we'll Nearly all the farmers in the
n ountains nave orcha rds, and those who
had large orchards have realized good
money on this years crop.
North Wllkesporo has grown steadily.
1t was not reported ut all in 1890. BY
1900 Ne had grown TO 1000 population.
Wilkesboro runs nearly quarter o. a
nile 10 our town. 1t, too, has grown since
the building OF tie railroad. These two
towns, virtually one place. are destined
10 have the largest population OF any
town in Northwestern North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31
THEY ARE COMING FAST.
Reports From Several Counties of Amounts
wanted for Needy Districts

Reports from the counties needing
money TO fulfill the requirements for a
four months school term keep coming
in. Yesterday the State Superintendent
Of Public instruction received return
blanks from the following counties
Cabarrus needs for eighteen white
districts SALTS, and for eight colored
districts $221.50, making total of $633 %.
Montgomery wants $2,10S.S0 in all.
Forty eight White districts need 81, 703.67,
and sixteen colored districts s405.13.
Lincoln requires for forty eight white
districts 81 ,04S61, and for seventeen col
ored districts s25S.40, a total of 81, 3070 Oh.
Rowan asks for thirteen white districts
$3.50, and for fourteen colored districts
269SS, in all $557.33
Stokes for siSty-one white districts
will need S1.170.24. and for fourteen coll
ored $23S.20, a total of 81, 40S.4f.
Greene has asked for $443. Eighteen
white districts need 1852, and six colored
district require $Sl.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-31

Mr. JAS H. West of Greensboro, is in
the city.
Mr. r. L. Smith, of Albemarle, is visi-
tor 70 the city.
Mr. ]. w Daniel, of Durham. was in
the city Yesterday
Mr. L. Banks Williamson, of Burling-
ton, is in the city.
Mr.. j. NJ. Dowd, OF Durham, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr. E. NJ. Buck of Rocky Mount, is a
visitor TO Raleigh.
Mr. w. r. Guion, of Newborn, arrived
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. T. G. Lands, of Oxford, left yes
terday for Youngsvile
Hon G. NJ. Cooke arrived in the city
yesterday from Louisburg
Mr.. James ID. Proctor, of Wake Forest,
spent yesterday in the city
Mr. r. L. Royal, of Wake Forest is
d guest at the Marlborough
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Hufham, who has been
here on business. left yesterday for his
home in Hickory.
Messrs. ]. Il. Reilly and w. H. Gardi-
mel. OF Grand Rapids, We're at the Var
borough yesterday.
Messrs. Lindsay Cline and Charlie Bau-
com, two young business men of Apex
were here yesterday
Mr.. P. r. Masten. of Winston. who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. w. A.
Cooper, on Morgan street, has returned
home.
Col. z. M. Pearsall left last night for
Pinehurst and will later join the Cover
nor. who will return to the city in a few
days.
Messrs. H. Winston Davis has returned
from Durham, and Thomas H. Enniss
from Winston, where they have been in
charge of branches of the National Five
and Ten Cent Company
John T Matthews. who has served three
years in the United States service at
Fonts, Porto Rico. arrived here vest erday
ana is visiting his brother, j. T. Mat
thews, His friends and relatives here
gladly welcome him home, we'll safe and
sound.