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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
EAsTON,
TRUMAN P. FAVREAU,

Services in connection with the
burial Of Truman P. Favreau were held
at the Baptist church at IL a. m. on
Sunday, Rev r. H. Sherman read
appropriate Scriptural selections and
spoke words of sympathy to the be-
reaved ones. The interment was in
the cemetery near by. The floral
tributes consisted of Easter lilies and
pink carnations. The bearers were
Messrs John Sherwood, Charles Gill
bert, J. Arthur Sherwood and William
McCauley. Mr. Favreau leaves a
widow, San aged mother, four sons and
one daughter, beside several sisters and
brothers. The deceased was born in
Sherman but has resided here for a
number of years. He.Was a pension er
of the Civil war. His age was 81 years.
LET ALL PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS
LEND A HAND.
The announcement was made from
the desk of the Baptist church, last
Sunday, calling for meeting of those
interested in the proposed Cemetery
Association, such a meeting to be held
at the Hall on Saturday, April rs, at l
p. m. 1t is earnestly hoped that all in
terested in the cemetery from this and
adjoining towns will be present, as
there is need of united effort in the
work.
Among those who worshipped at the
church on Sunday last were Mrs Tur-
ney Northrop and little son.
There were % present at the prayer
meeting in the church on Sunday even
ing.
Union services will be held at the
Congregational church on Sunday
evening next at 100 p. m. Rev H. O.
Hofstad, the newpastor of the Metho-
dist churches, is expected to preach.
G. S. Burr is out with new meat
wagon prepared to serve customers
with every thing in his line.
Owen Sweeney was buried in the East
Side cemetery on Thursday of last
week.
Report says that G. w. Candee, who
is in poor health, had severe chill on
Sunday last.
A union prayer meeting will be held
at the Congregational church on, We'd
nesday of this week.
Aletter from Miss Jennie Mellen
says that she enjoys her home and
work in New Milford but often remem-
bers the friends and work here.
Mrs II. G. Mcclellan and little son,
Aleck, visited Mrs J. z. Mellen, Satur'
day.
The next meeting of the Grange will
be held April %.
Jesse Wheeler is sick with the grip
The many friends of Mrs Eleanor M
Turney will be panied to learn of the
accident which occurred last week
which was fall causing broken hip.
The accident is all the more serious a!
Mrs Turney is 80 years old. She il
now with her granddaughter, Mrs J
z. Mellen.
B. Hawley & Co., unloaded anothe
car OF fancy middlings at Stepne'
Depot, Monday. The farmers abou
here are we'll pleased both with tn
quality and the price and it is hoped
they will continue to bring in cars ant
sell in this way.
For grass and garden seeds call OF
B. Hawley & Co. They have YER
choice lot, this season.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Attorney Arthur J. Hull of Stepney,
have opened law offices in the rooms
formerly occupied by II. II. Scribner
at No. 10 Franklin Block, Bridgeport.
The offices have undergone consid
able change in internal arrangement
and appearance during the the last
month and are now handsomely fitted
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

G. j. Hughes, the popular monu-
ment man Of Bridgeport, is going out
to Pennsylvania to set quincy granite
monument for the Gathercole family,
the last Of this week. 1t is about 16
miles beyond Scranton.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
STEVENSON.

MRS POLLY MCINTYRE STOWE.
Died, April 6, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs M. Scott, 4O2 Capitol
avenue, Bridgeport, Mrs Polly McIn-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

The members of the Brookield
Grange, who gave the play in the Town
hall, have accepted the invitation of
the Hillside Club of Newtown to re-
peat the play in the Town hall, the
date being April "a.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Theodore Cook OF Franklinton, N.
c., has entered the employ Of James
4. Nichols Of Mt Pleasant.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Wohler & Burwell are putting a
fresh coat of paint on the residence of
Patrick Brennan near The Tunnel.
This firm has the reputation of doing
| hrSt class work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Speaking of a matter which is of
vital interest to many hereabouts,
Elias Hammond, of Within, Ind, says:
II would not under any circumstances
do without Ramon's Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets. They are undoubtedly
the best ever saw, and have used a
great many" 25 cts, trial dose free.
H. E. Mott, Newtown; S. G. Bull & Co.,
Sandy Hook; S. J. Park, Trumbull; W.
B. Hawley, Sherman; f. A. Honan,
Gaylordsville.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

No service was held at the Sandy
Hook Methodist church, last Sunday,
owing to the illness OF Rev NJ. r.
French, the pastor, who has been re-
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Mr. and Mrs T. S. hudson Of Matte
wan, N. Y, have been guests OF MI
and Mrs I. B. Harris.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Mrs Louie Mack of WatertOwn at.
tended the Davis-Mallette wedding.
Miss Sadie Mallette has returned home
with her.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Mrs E. L. Golding of Waterbury has
been a guest of Mr. and Mrs E. c.
Platt.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
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This signature is on every box Of the genuin
Laxative BrOmO=Q uinine Tablets
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
sTEPNEY.

Attorney Henry e. Shannon Of
Bridgeport, formerly city editor of
the bridgeport Standard. and now a
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

Eli Weeks of Bantam, gene raj agent
of the Phoenix Mutual of Hartford
| was in town on Tuesday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
BRooKF1ELD.
GRANGE TOPICS

GRANGE TOPICS.
At the meeting of the Grange, April
I, novel as well as profitable feature
of the lecturers hour was pronounc-
ing match, which was the pronuncia-
tiOn of words in general use according
to the latest dictionaries. There were
a great many surprises to those who
supposed they knew all about it. 1t
was instructive as we'll as interesting.
Another feature was short paper on
owls, with two eadings. Slips of pa
per were then given to everyone with
10 minutes in which the gentlemen
were to compose a poem on the subject
they could. Committees were ap-
pointed who adjudged the gentlemen's
prize to Percy Hawley and the ladies'
to Miss Lefty Sagendorf. The program
was in charge of the music committee.
SEASON IS BACKWARD.
Farmers are beginning to get anxious
over the long rains and continuous
cold, cloudy weather. The fields are
generally so soft but little if any cart
ing can be done over them. They are
also too wet for blowing, though some
will soon go to work unless there are
more heavy rains.
Frederick S. Frisbie is preparing to
move his old barn to the north of it's
present position and put up new one
in it's place, which will be we'll up-to-
date in all it's appointments.
Miss Sadie Kellogg is quite unfor-
tunate in having very sick horse at
present under the care Of Robert Green.
Miss Kellogg was in the Center to at
tend the meeting of the Guild at the
rectory when the horse was taken.ill
and has been 50 disable it cannot be
moved.
Henry L. Foote bought the barn. on
the Emmon Hawley place, which he
has had taken down and set up on his
farm to be used for tobacco barn.
The Center school opened, on Mon
day, after two weeks vacation.
4 The state road progresses quite slow
ly. But little work was done last
week. There was no work done afte1
pay day.
The new creamery has opened quita
well with about 80 cans day, which
will probably increase as the season
advances.
Probably one half of the tobacco bed
are sown and the rest will be this week
Some have plants up but the majorit
of growers are not anxious to hav
plants ready to set before the DANCE
Of the last frost has passed, which i
: about the Goth of May.
Mrs Morehouse of Bridgeport move
:, into James Drapeau's house on Lon
Meadow Hill, this week.
n Invitations are out for the weddin
: of Miss Cornelia Jackson and Me-
chant w. J. Beehler, Wednesday
April %, ats O'Clock, at St Paul
n church. The ushers are to be job
4 White Of New Milford and Edwar
g Wilmot of Bridgeport.
l Thomas Lee expects to build ne
It tobacco barn, this spring, 24x48 feet.
Fred Watson of Long Meadow Hi
+. moved his family to New Milford, las
). week.
le John Higgins moved his family t
Danbury>;last Thursday.
Fred Olmstead was here, last weel
making preparations for his SUNNI,
visit.
er Charles J. Gilbert, who has bee
oil boarding at John S. Elwood's, die
4 Wednesday, April 9, aged So year
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

At the meeting of the Hawleyville
Whist club, last week, the prizes were
awarded to Mrs Asa Hawley and Frank
Drew,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
81. All druygists.

The body was taken in charge by Tn
dertaker Beehler and taken to Water
bury, Friday, April II.
Henry Foote is having new tobac-
co barn built, 2sx3s feet, with l4-foot
posts. Mr. Pinckney is doing the work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

@EEgMMAlLN@'
About Shoes
We believe this to be as
good a place to buy Shoes as
there is in the land. We be-
lieve it to be a Shoe Store
with no mistakes in it. We
KNOW there are no risks.
A hint or two
Women's Patent Kid Lace Shoes
in Goodyear welt soles, square
edge, and foxed, in all sizes and
widths,
$500
Women's Hand Turned Vici Kid
Button Shoes made from fine i'm
ported stock, whole foxed patent
tips, military heels.
A shoe for Dress and Comfort,
$3.50
Women's Vici Kid Lace and
Button Shoes; English toe, patent
tips, medium extension soles. The
best $500 shoe on the market All
sizes and widths at
$500
Women's $500 Oxfords in Vici
Kid and patent leather; strictly
Goodyear welts. Every pair Of our
Oxfords is made with Rock Oak,
soles.
All sizes, ~. .@~ $500.
Women's Vici Kid and Dongola.
Mckay sewed Oxfords; Kid or
patent tips; light or heavy soles
English shape toes. Our leader in
all sizes and widths at
SIG!
Boys Patent Leather Lace Shoes
also Wax Calf and Vici Kid, latest
shape lasts for spring wear, sizes
~ to 81.
$s.oo
Boys Casco Calf Lace Shoes, me-
dunn weight soles, wide back stays,
solid leather heels and counters.
no shoddy." Sizes ~ to 81,
- $1.5G
Youths Patent Leather Wax
Calf, and Vici Kid Shoes in all the
latest shape lasts. Medium weight
soles of oak leather. Sizes 13 to 2,
$50
Shoes for little men, "Just like
Papa's," in Vici Kid and calfskin
made from strong, serviceable stock
to give long wear. Sizes to 1877
$1.25
Misses Pencoyd School Shoes
The greatest wearing shoe, ever
made. Fits the foot like a glove
and will outwear any other make of
shoe at the price. In Goodyear
wells or Mckay sewed.
All sizes at $3.50 and $500
@FEgMM:MALLEN@:
NEW HAVEN.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

E.. G. Platt was in New Milford,
Monday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

The ZEE takes pleasure in calling
attention to the advertisement in its
columns of the Berkshire Fertilizer
Co. They are a home company, being
located at Bridgeport, Conn.,, and are
not connected with any trust or COM
bination. Their location, both on tide
water and the N. Y, n. H. & H. rail-
road, give them advantages in freight
in Connecticut, Massachusetts and
Western New York, both over foreign
companies and other companies which
are located inland. They commenced
the manufacture of the Berkshire fer
tilizers in 1895, having had many years
previous experience in the same line.
The large trade which they haye built
up, in this time, as we'll as the reports
Of the Agricultural Experiment sta
| tions in our state and other states, tes-
tify to the merit of the goods. We are
sure that our readers who are going to
use fertilizers, can go much further
and do much worse than to use the
Berkshire fertilizers. We are person
ally acquainted with the members of
the company and if there are no agents
in your vicinity, we would advise you
to write them for prices and terms.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
PLASTER BOARD.

To take the place OF lathe
and plaster for walls. Samples and price free
on application.
Robert l. TisSoCk,
=, and IA Center st., Danbury, Conn
Telephone 2o2
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18

NJ. S. Otis is doing carpenter work
for Hermon H. Peck. The latter is
having some Improvements made in
the interior of his house.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-18
SEASON IS BACKWARD.

Farmers are beginning to get anxious
over the long rains and continuous
cold, cloudy weather. The fields are
generally so soft but little if any cart
ing can be done over them. They are
also too wet for blowing, though some
will soon go to work unless there are
more heavy rains.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
River Drops Again

Whether the worst of the flood has
passed. or whether another ice gorge
has formed up the river is question
which the weather bureau is consider
ing today. During the past twenty
four hours there has been q drop of
fifteen inches and the water is still
receding. Yesterday the river was
9.04 below the low water mark, while
to day it is less than feet.
Observer Purssell lnclines to the
opinion that the river will rise no high
or than at the present. but will depend
largely upon the amount of preclpita-
tion within the coming week. He
believes the ice has been swept out at
Chamberlain and that it has been
ground up on its way here, passing
along without attracting any atten-
tion.-Sioux City Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Every one acquainted With q certain
practical millionaire living in cross
street not far from the Fifth avenue
highlands wonders how he manages
never TO lose n good servant. He ex-
plains his system in few words. II
pay fair wages, tip my servants when
they deserve it and encourage my
guests to do the same. If you dine
With me this evening and are particu-
larly pleased with your waiter, Ar
mand, you are at liberty to remember
him to the extent of a dollar, no more
Make the tip n quarter half. three
quarters. if you please, but never more
than dollar If you do, he will give
me the surplus, and shall have to re-
turn 1t to YOU. Tip my butler, my cook,
my maids, if you will, but not on the
sly. DO it openly. as they are taught to
avoid deceit" New York Press. !.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
NORTHWESTERN OFFICIALS
HERE TO-DAY.
They Spent About Two Hours
Here on a General Inspec-
f1on-

A special passenger train bearing
II. II. Ashton, General Superintend-
ent, E. Q. Carter, Chief Engineer, w.
ID. Hodge, Superintendent of the Sioux
City division of the Northwestern,
was in town this forenoon.
Arriving here about ll3O the party
put in the time making general in
spection of the North Western Com
pany's property here, including the
depot buildings, adjacent yards and
general track facilities After almost
two hours here the special departed
for Council Bluffs. On the return
trip East the party will go via Alton,
thence to Chicago by the way of one
of the Northern Iowa branches of the
North Western.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Girted with No Fatal bower

Some months ago the father of n
young man who had recently entered
the married state had occasion to dis
patch his faithful but somewhat out
spoken old servant to his sons resi-.
dencc.
When he returned. eager to learn the
old mans opinion of the lady, he asked
We'll, you saw the bride. Thomas?"
"Yigh; Aw seed her"
She's a very rich lady, Thomas"
"Iieh; so she is, Awe yerd."
well. then. what's your own private
opinion, Thomas. chg
Jaw think she's reyt bonny wench
to tawk to as wccl as bein' rich and
oliver; but, nlaisther, iv beauty's Il sin
she wain't ha' hat to onswer f,lr!'-
London Spare Moments.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Valley Forge.

MY impression had been that Valley
Forge was a wild glen high among the
mountains where winter frosts and
SHOWS held unrelaxing sway for many
long, dark months every year. But
really its situation is neither lofty nor
remote. and the rigors of the cold are
not nearly what they would be in our
more northerly states. Comparatively
little snow falls, and often there is not
u weeks sleighing the winter through
The valley is only twenty three miles
from Philadelphia, with which IT has
direct communication by d ral.road
that skirts along the schuyiklil river
Clifton johnson In Woman's Home
Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
LADIES AT DINNER.
From the Position of Carver to the
Principal Seat.

Principal Seat.
The presence of ladies at dinner was
brought about by necessity more than
by the gallantry due to their sex
Servers and hcnchmen were superseded
by lady carvcrs, who worked mt Il side
table. In lalizabetllan times ut private
dinners II became usual to place the
principal Joints and grand pieces at
the upper end of the table, above the
salt, so the chief guests could see the
joints and secure choice helpngs We
have something Of this kind in the llab
II which prevails at restaurants of first
showing the game, poultry, etc. to the
diners before carving. The place which
came to the fair sex from necessity was
soon claimed by them as their right.
and they passed from the meniaI posi-
ton OF carver to the occupers of the
principal seat. The lady had helpers
who deemed it an honor to serve her
in their turn.
LIN this duty of seniprofcssional cary
er lies one of the first causes of the
paper frills for legs of mutton, etc, for
1t was used i'm cvcrwcase where the op.
orator had to grasp Some tangible part
OF the joint with the left hand In 100,
grand dame suggested that it would
appear more comely ana decent to use
a fork this in spite of existing pref
ndce.
1t was at this time too. that travellers
from Holland introduced into England
the fashion of seating men and women
alternately, the adoption Of which put
an end to lady carvcrs. Then the atl
thor of The Cooks Oracle" suggested
that joints and large birds should ID,
carved before they came TO table, thus
starting the now prevailing fashion OF
carving at the side table.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
SAVED BY DUST.
How a Handful of Soldiers Fooled
General EARLY.


''Dti ever tell you how clouds of
dust once saved Washington city from
what many people believe would have
been certain capture mt the hands of
the ContcderatesY asked II member of
the old Veterans Reserve corps, which
was on duty at Fort Stevens dur.ng the
war.
lit was ",hen the Army of Northern
Virginia was just outside the Capital
City. You may remember that General
Early, who was in command of this
particular division of the Confederate
forces, in writing to refutc statements
published in northern papers To the eff
feet that he could easily have marched
into Washington, said: L knew the de
fenses We're weak when arrived, but
my troops were so exhausted from the
enforced march that IL halt was al,so.
lutely necessary, and the next morning
! knew, by clouds OF dust. that re-en-
forcements had arrived
That dust. gentlemen. was raised by
few men, not exceeding 100, of the
Veteran Reserve corps. The Temporal
ry commander of this company, stout
man of medium height, whose name or
rank ! did not learn, because he Wore
no blouse or insignia, placed the men III
line i'm the rear of and between Fort
Stevens and Fort Slocum. After max
ing short speech i'm which he urged
every man to do his best he directed
us to march down some distance on the
grass past Fort Stevens Once there
lie told us to break ranks and right
about. returning in the middle of the
road and kicking up all the dust we
possibly could.
We doubled on the line, marching
down on the grass and coming back in
the dusty road. 1t was dry season,
and we all had on broad solcd shoes
We made the dust fly, | tell you, and
1t is no wonder General EARLY thought
re-enforcements by the thousands had
come to the relief of the handful on
duty at the forts. Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
1T WAS A PRETTY PISTOL.
iut 1t Proved Too Expensive For
the Bachelor Girln.


the Bachelor Girls,
NO. we don't keep pistol in our
apartment any more" said the girl
who dllwa for the magazines and
shares slhall fiat with young wo-
man who teaches in one of the private
schools; mot since an experience we
had last winter. Before that we did.
and we had perfect beauty of pis-
full "reminiscences, silver mounted and
handle inlaid with pearl We spent a
good deal more than we could afford
for it, but we didn't like those plain
steel things. Now it's gone, though. I
had to give it away, and don't sup
pose Marian will ever consent to our.
having another.
You see, this is what happened: I
was the one who knew more about
handling il pistol, so | used to sleep
with it under my pillow. We We're
both awfully afraid of burglars, and
after there had been a series of rob-
berries in our neighborhood we were so
terror stricken that we were raady to
take alarm mt the slightest sound One
night, to our horror, we We're both
aroused by n creaking noise and then a
light bump, just as if some one, tip-
toeing around, had stumbled against
something For an instant we were
simply paralyzed with fright. Then,
looking trcmblingly about the room.
made out over In one corner tall, dark
figure, perfectly motionlcss. | reached
cautiously for the pistol, aimed it and
fired twice. The figure did not fall,
and the horribly strange thing was tliat
1t did not move or make sound Yet
felt sure had hit it.
although we were frightened half
to death we felt we must get ip and
light the gas to investigate. Hy tl,at
time people from the other apartments
In the building We're rushing to our
door to find out what the shots meant
Well, the light revealed matters. had
simply ruined Malian's new forty dol
lal coat which hung on IL hook in that
corner. The noise we heard? oh, that
was some one OH the floor below WHO
had come In late and stumbled against
chair. New York Tribune.