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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-11-07

Lawrence Camp, one Of the thorough
going farmers of the town, has just
completed a silo of his own design, ca
pable of holding 100 tons of ensilage.
The barns on the farm of H. G.
Ives in Chestnut Land have been
painted handsome shade of yellow.
The farm is carried on by John O'Con-
nor, model farmer in every way.
Editor A. p. Smith of The BEE was
entertained at dinner, Saturday, at
the hospitable home of Lawrence
Camp.
A party of village young people had
gay time HalloWe zen night, including
three suppers. Finally the young
men were led blindfolded to the Gem
etery, when their fair escorts rushed
away and left them.
Hoyt & Atchison have been awarded
the contract for supplying the furni-
| ture for BOardman chapel.
The Farmers Trading Co. had two
car loads of coal arrive, Wednesday
which was divided among their Gus
TONERS in half ton lots.
| Mrs William Trowbridge and Mrs
Ella Wildman of Woodbury. visited,
last week, at E. A. Wildman'S.
Sergeant Nicholson returned or
Monday from visit of 10 days will
his only sister, Mrs J. B. Wayland, OF
| Monroe.
Miss Bessie Jennings OF Golden''
Bridge, N. Y, passed Saturday ant
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs A. M. Booth
Mr. and Mrs Andrew M. Booth wen
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-11-07
AFFAIRS IN MERRYALL.

Mrs Alice Merwin returned home,
this week, from a visit with relatives
in Germantown, Pa, and Bridgeport.
Conrad Decker has recovered his
health again so as to be around and
out of doors.
Will Beecher is moving into Mrs
Marvin's house, recently vacated by
Hiram Peck.
Mrs G. NJ. Merwin's mother has re-
turned to her home in Lakeville, after
spending some time with her daugh-
ter.
A man from New Jersey was through
this place, last week, buying apple tree
logs.
G. N. Abbott and John Wells have
been saving wood in New Milford, this
! week, with their gasoline engine.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-11-07

MERRITT HILL IN NEW ROLE.
For some time Merritt w. Hill has
been playing the violin in connection
with the musical services at St Johns
church. The other Sunday little boy
living on South Main street attended
service and came home with some as
founding information. He said, "Say,
Mamma" they have got two ministers
up to St Johns" GLOW is that?"
asked his mother. "Oh," replied the
boy, ''Mr Plumb played the violin and
there was another man in the pulpit"
Some of the boys have now dubbed
the genial Merritt "The Rector"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
TIED UP
CREW ON STRIKE DEMANDING
BACK WAGES.
Refused to Take Boat Out on Her
Regular Run Today Unless They are
Given Their Money.

The gasoline schooner Eclipse will
probably not get away on time this af-
ternoon on her regular run to Maui and
kOna ports. There Is a strike among
her crew and all this morning, Cap
tain Townsend, the master of the YES
sci, has been searching for men to help
him take the vessel out this afternoon.
The men have not struck for higher
wages. They have simply struck for
wages, for they assert that there is still
some money due them.
The Eclipse is operated by the Ame-
riCan shipping company of which Isaiah
Bray is the president. The Eclipse has
a crew of eleven men and runs to La
haina, I<ihei, Makena, Kailua, NapOo-
poo and Hookena when she runs and
the men are paid 81 a day, when they
get it, The boat makes regular runs on
the route, leaving every alternating
Tuesday and Friday which makes
about ten days for the entire trip.
on the trip before the last, the men
expected to receive their wages as
usual, but, to their surprise, they were
handed only So on account. While there
We're some mutterngs, no very strong
kicks" were registered, and the men
went out as usual. The boat arrived
late Tuesday night. Instead of the men
getting the balance of the money due
them, as well as the money for the trip
just completed, they were given only
sufficient to leave a balance Of about
S6.75 each, still due.
This proved the straw that broke tho
sailor back, and the entire crowd went
on a strike today They refused posi-
lively to take the vessel out, unless they
got their back wages. For some reason
the money was not produced and while
the vessel was tied up TO the wharf
today and Captain Townsend was rust
ling around, looking for a fresh crew,
the members of the old crew were
around town doing some tall old
knocking"
Il tell you" they declared $3.50 and
bottle of gin, don't go any more, We
work for our money and We expect to
get it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
FAIR AND THE TA.ORTEz GETS A YEAR
THE END OF JULY is THE TIME
FAVORED.
Annual Agricultural Fair Has Already
Both Together.

This morning there was a conference
of ting-Governor Cooper, Agricul-
tural Commissioner Wray Taylor and
Hawaiian fiesta committee, regard
ing the date for holding the fiesta, and
the agricultural fair.
As a result of the discussion it was
agreed among those present that the
fiesta ought TO be held later than July
and on the date of the agricultural
exhibition. 1t is the desire to have
both together, and notices have already
been sent out to the effect that the ag-
ricultural exhibition will be held some
time beginning in the third week in
July. 1t is thought to be too late now
to change the date of the fair, as many
who propose to take part have begun
the preparation of their exhibits with
a view to having them ready for the
end of July. 1t is therefore likely that
the general inter-island fiesta will be
held then.
The fiesta proposition will have a
very good effect on the annual fair, il
is thought. 1t will insure a larger at
tendance and more attention for the
agricultural exhibits than if the latter
were simply displayed alone. The pre-
parations for the fair are already on
an unusually large scale, and this
years show will probably be one of
more diversity and greater excellence
than any of it's predecessors.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
OVERDUE SHIP
SAFE At LAST
DIRIGO MAKES PORT AFTER LONG
PASSAGE FROM HONG
KONG.
FIFTEEN PER CENT QUOTED ON
HER.
She Was 1Oi Days Coming From Hong
Kong to This Port-Arrived at Hilo
Last Saturday

Another of the overdue vessels on
which reinsurance is being quoted in
san Francisco has arrived safely at
her port of destination. The American
ship DirigO, Captain Goodwin, is the
latest vessel to beat the underwriters
by arriving off the port this morning
from HongkOng.
The Dirigo was just 104 days making
the voyage from Hongkong to Honolu-
lu, but this was not the first port she
made after leaving Hongkong In fact,
the vessel arrived at Hilo last Satur-
day. May 3, but for some reason, no
report of her presence was received
from that place.
The vessel was sighted off to the
southeast this morning, about 8 o'clock,
and within an hour or so Diamond
Head Charlie was able to make out
that she was the overdue Dirigo.
The vessel was hove to in the lea of
Diamond Head. The tug Fearless tow
ed the British ship Ellen A. Read out
of the harbor this morning, and after
dropping the ship, went over to the
Dirigo to see what was desired by
Captain Goodwin.
Nothing definite has been learned
from the Dirigo as yet as to what was
the cause of her delay. Captain San
ders the pilot, went out to her and will
bring her in as soon as she is passed
and can enter the harbor.
The Dirigo had a very lengthy pas
sage. Ordinarily, she should have
made the trip in half the time easily,
with several days to spare. She was
under charter to II. Hackfeld & Com
pany to load sugar, but owing to her
not arriving in time, her charter was
cancelled. Just what is to be done
now, is uncertain, as Captain Goodwin
will have to be consulted regarding the
matter.
Some of the people in San Francisco
will be hard hit, as the reinsurance
was about Is per cent. There was con-
siderable gambling on the Dirigo as
she was relatively out much longer
than most of the other overdue vessels.
The news of her safe arrival will not
be known in san Francisco until May
16, when the Coptic reaches San Fran
cisco from this port.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
FOR STLOUIS EXHIBIT
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN
TO MEET.
Various Associations Will Hear Report
of Preliminary Committees at Cham
Der Of Commerce This Afternoon.

The local ways and means commit
tees of the st. Louis Exposition repre-
sentation movement will report pro-
gress this afternoon in the Chamber of
Commerce to representatives of that
body and also of the Merchants and
Planters Associations and the Build
ers' Exchange. Commissioner General
Barrett will also attend.
The committee, which0 consists of
Governor Cooper, chairman; f. A.
Schaefer, c. NJ Cooke, j. b. Atherton
W. NJ. Giffard and b. f. Dillingham;,
We're appointed temporarily to bring the
question of promotion of a Worlds
Fair Hawaiian Association and pre-
liminary steps towards appointing men
to look after the general PRONUNCIATION
of the exhibition, before the associated
business organizations of the city
After this afternoons meeting at
which the general sentiment and faV-
Orable or unfavorable disposition of the
community towards the project will be
discussed with the aid of the Commits
sioner General, the representatives Of
the associations will take further time
to deliberate upon the matters before
proceeding to definite appointments.
Committees will likely be appointed to
still further sound the matter of pub
lie subscription and the awakening Of
public sentiment.
The news that the Exposition man
agement has asked Congress for a re-
spite of another year has generally
been received with hopes that the ex-
tension will be granted, it being felt
that Hawaii will be able to make a
much more favorable showing with the
additional time to work in and the
probability of the relief of the present
stringency in financial matters Com
missioner Barrett states that i'm the
event of the postponement of the fair,
Japan will bring over entire a mann
moth exposition that they have plan
ned to hold there next year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
WAS VERY RICH PILE'
OVER S35O,OOO IN SUGAR STORED AT
ANAHOLA.
Col. Spalding Planned to Ship the Stuff
By Direct Boat But Scheme Had to
Be Abandoned.

Previous to the present movement of
sugar from the Makee Plantation at
Anahola, there was more sugar on hand
at the Anahola warehouse than at any
other time in the history of the planta-
tion. In fact there was a pile of sugar
which would more than make ones
mouth water. for it meant that lust
about $35OOO0 of the product was stor-
ed in the warehouse.
The accumulation of sugar was the
result ef Colonel Spalding's intention to
snip his sugar direct from the planta-
ton landing. and not bother with hav-
ing the sugar brought first to Honolulu
by the Inter-Island steamers. The pile
or sugar measured about so feet by 80
feet and was about so feet high accord
ing to the estimates of those who saw
It,
This represented about half of the
output of the plantation. The attempt
to ship the sugar direct from Anahola
landing, was not successful for only
two trips Of the Globe steamers were
made. Now that Manager Fitzgerald
and owner Spalding realize that it is
impossible to get big vessels to risk
their lives going to Anahola. the sugar
is being brought here for shipment. 1t
is being moved at a very rapid rate
one of the Inter-Island boats coming
every day with a special load. The
average has been between $500 and g.
600 sacks or from 156 to 1S7 tons every
day. At this rate, it will be fully a
month before the pile of accumulated
sugar shall have been brought to TINS
place from the plantation warehouse.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
CHANGED HIS mind
A WITNESS SURPRISES ATTORNEY
DICKEY.
Petition for Appointment Of Adminis-
traitor has to Be Changed-Robinson
Estate Accounts.

Lyle A. Dickey was given quite a sur
prise this morning in a chambers pro-
ceeding before Judge Humphreys. Dick
ey was probating the estate of one All
Kai, and had before the court a petit
ton to appoint c. Lai Young administra- -
tor. All Kai, son of the deceased was
called to the stand, but he didn't testi-
fy as expected.
Whom would you like put in charge
of the property? the youthful witness
was asked
Cham Kim" sad the boy, and Hum
phreys wanted to know if Dickey de-
sired to amend the petition. Dickey
said that the boy had expressed a diff
ferent choice five minutes before. 1t
was agreed that Cham Chang Kim
would do, and the petition was amended
by substituting his name for that of
c. Lai Young. The estate consists of
land. Bond was fixed at $3.50.
In the estate of John Robinson, Judge
Humphreys approved the report of
Henry Smith, master, on the last ac-
counts, subject to a disapproval of
some bond investments, in accordance
with a recent decision by the first
judge, which is now before the Supreme
Court.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
PORTO RICANs PROPOSITION IN
COURT.
His Good Character in Porto Rico Has
Changed-Competency of a Minor
Witness Again

Maria Ortez, Porto Rican, found
guilty of larceny in the second degree,
had proposition to make to Judge
Robinson this morning when he appear
ed for sentence. A motion i'm arrest of
judgment by Attorney w. NJ. Watson
was denied, and Ortez was given a
chance to speak for himself
Your honor" he said through the
interpreter Il can prove previous good
character in Porto Rico, and il 1
can't ! am willing to take a sentence
Of ten years. If your honor will send
to the governor of Porto Rico and find
out, he will give me a good character.
I'm willing to take a sentence of ten
years If 1 don't get a good character,
and would like to be let off If ] do"
Ten years is more than the law all
lows for Ortez Offense and the court
didn't seem to approve the proposition
anyhow. Ortez was given one year at
hard labor. He stole about $50 worth of
property.
In the next case called, that of G =.
Maialai, charged with an Infamous
crime, Judge Robinson ran up against
the periodical puzzle over the compe-
tency of a minor witness. A native girl
II years old was placed on the stand
being the complaining witness Brooks
and KaulukOu objected to her testi-
mony on the ground that she was not
competent to be a witness. She said
that she knew that there was a God and
that if she didn't tell the truth she
would get sick and die but there ap-
peared to be some doubt in her mind
as to why she was called to testify, and
the statute says that a witness must
perfectly understand why he or she is
called upon to give evidence In an
swer to a question from Brooks she said
that she didn't know who God was.
THAT is a question none of us can
answer" ? lid Douthitt. We are taught
about 1,-N ID have our ideas and be-
liefs, but when it comes to an an
swering such question as that none Of
us are ready"
There were four charges against Ma
ialai, brought by little girls and two
of them were disposed of at the last
term of court, by verdicts of acquittal.
Judge Robinson said he was satisfied
that the witness knew enough about
the nature of an oath, but he doubted
whether she understood enough about
why she was called into court to testi-
fy, to make her a competent witness
under the statutes of Hawaii.
Judge Robinson finally made a ruling
allowing the little girl to testify, and
she began her story before the jury.
There is another charge of the same
nature against the defendant
The following jurors are hearing the
case: William H. Thornton, G. X. Quinn
l.. d. Timmons, J. w. Akana, James
Bicknell, II. j. Mossman, a. ID. Larnach
Joseph Richards, f. j. Church, II. G.
Wooten, Charles Dicherson, F. p. Nc
Intyre
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
AS FUEL
PACIFIC OIL COMPANY ERECTs
TANKS.
G. E. H. Baker Superintends Work Of
Preparing For Change of Fuel on
Plantations and Steamers.

BY the end of September two large
oil tanks with a respective capacity of
$4,000 and $4,000 barrels of petroleum.
at an average of AZ gallons to the bar
rel, will be erected at Iwilei on the
Waikiki side of the peninsula back of
the Oahu Jail, for the purpose of sup
plying the Honolulu plantation and the
steamers of the Oceanic Steamship
Company with the oil that they will be
ready to use at that time.
The tanks will be erected at a cost,
approximately, of $4,000 for the Pacific
Oil and Transportation Company, the
contract having been let to the Homo
lulu Iron Works.
G. E. II. Baker, formerly plantation
purchaser at Honolulu plantation has
been appointed agent for the company
by William MatsOn and will superin-
tend the building of the tanks and the
general business of the company in
Honolulu. The tanks are to be COM
pletely housed in 50 as to prevent evO-
poration which will naturally be great
er in this climate than in more tenn
perate and less sunny localities. The
Marion Chilcott will be employed as
the tank vessel for the company with Il
capacity sufficient to fill the two tanks
and provide for three months supply
sci is of bark rig and will come down
with wind power From her tanks the
oil will be pumped into those on land
and from there conveyed to Honolulu
plantation by tank cars on the railroad.
Later, when the channel is dredged the
ChilcOtt will make directly for Pearl
Harbor and discharge her load on the
land acquired by the Honolulu plan
tatiOn alongside the main channel
Tanks will be erected there in that
event but the steamers of the Oceanic
company will still be filled from the
Iwilei storage, the petroleum being put
on lighters by a pipe line and from
there transferred to the ship. Prob
ably the pipe line may carry the oil
over to the Railroad wharf by pumping
to facilitate fuelling the steamers
There are six steamers on the Oceanic
run at present, the Sonoma, Ventura
Sierra, Alameda, Australia and Mari
pOsa.
There will be considerable saving in
the use of the oil, both on the planta-
ton where $1,000 tons Of coal have been
used annually and on the steamers On
land one ton of coal is equalled by four
barrels of oil and with reduction of
firemen, the saving is estimated at, at
least, one third. A.' 90"
on the steamers oil instead of coal
being used, the cost as equivalent to
coal delivered on board at $500 a ton,
almost a fifty per cent saving when the
eliminated fremen and the extra room
to be utilized for freightage is cOnsid-
cred.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
DRILL TOMORROW
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN'S ANNUAL
CONTEST.
officers and Men Ready to Compete for
Przes-Drill Held by Daylight This
Year.

The annual prize drill of the Hawai-
ian National Guard tomorrow afternoon
promises to attract more attention than
any previous contest of the kind here.
The competitions have taken place ir
the night time in recent years, and the
spectators have not had very good
chance to see the evolutions of the SOL
diers. but tomorrow afternoon, in front
of the Capitol building, the five COM
panies in the contest will do their best
work in drilling in plain view of all
who wish to see them
The soldiers have done a great deal
of careful practice work recently, and
the drilling tomorrow will undoubtedly
be up to high standard. The national
guard of Hawaii is said to be superior
to that of any other territory in the
union, and recent army men who have
watched the local companies at work
have passed some higu compliments,
This has encouraged officers and men,
and it is safe to say that the company
that wins tomorrow will do very fine
work.
The grand stand on the vacant lot at
the Eva end of the big square in front
Of the capitol build is almost complete,
and will be ready for occupancy in
time. 1t will hold about 200 people.
Acting Governor Cooper, the heads of
departments, army officers and others
will be given seats to watch the drill.
| The orders as issued provide for evOlu-
tions of every sort, so that there will
be an elaborate series of movements
for each company.
The field and staff officers and officer
Of the day are as follows;: Field and
| STAFF Officers: Colonel j. w. Jones;
Lieutenant Colonel c. j. Mccarthy;
Major G. w. Ziegler Major j. NJ. Ca
mara; Major G. b. Cooper, Surgeon;
| Captain John Schaefer, Adjutant; Capt.
r. II. Boyd Quartermaster; Capt.
Thomas E. Wall, Ordnance officer;
| Capt. c. L. Garvin, Assistant Surgeon;
| Capt, r. p Meyers, Assistant Surgeon;
Capt. Marston Campbell Engineering
! officer; First Lieut.. b. II, Wright, Bat
| talon Adjutant; officer of the Day, Ma
| j0r c. W. Ziegler, Ist Regiment, n. G.
| H.; officer of the Guard, Capt. j. a.
| Thompson Co. IL, LIST Regiment y. c.
| H;
| The companies will drill in the follow
| ing order: First: Co. A, Captain Klein
me, commanding, First Lieut. f. A,
| Smith; Second Lieut.. +. l.. Berndt
| Second: Company f, Captain Samuel
| Johnson commanding; First Lieut.. j.
w. Short; Second Lieut.. w. w. Car
! lyle
| Third: Co. +, Captain J.. j. Nahora-
| Hipa commanding; First Lieut.. j. X.
Manloa; Second Lieut.. Thomas Kaka-
| la.
! Fourth: Company G, Captain Gustave
/ Rose commanding; Lieut. S. X. Ka-
maiapili; Second Lieut.. Daniel Kekau-
| like.
Fifth: Company b, Captain w. r.
| Riley commanding; First Lieut.. j. b.
| German; Second Lieut.. A. II. Moore
Companies c and II will furnish the
| guard.
The judges will be Captain Earle d.
A. Pearce, 9Th u. $. A; First Lieut.
James p, Robinson, 9Th U. 5. A; First
Lieut.. Harry w. Newton, 9Th L. S. A.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
MHOOPING COUGH

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to prevent
any dangerous consequences from it..
She says our three children took
Nhooping cough last summer, our baby
boy being only three months old, and
owing to our giving them Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, they lost none
Of their plumpness and came out in
much better health than other children
whose parents did not use this remedy.
our oldest little girl would call Justify
for cough syrup between whoOps-Jessie
Pinkley Hall, Springville, Ala, u. S. A.
This Remedy is for sale by all Dealers,
Benson, Smith & CO., general agents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
NUMBERING STREETS
OBJECTIONS MADE TO SOME
CHANGES
City Murderer Murphy Ready to Give
out Numbers to All Who Apply.
Want Old Numbers

People who want numbers placed on
their residences or places of business
are invited to make application to City
Numberer a -. Murphy who is gra-
dually developing a plan for mum mbering
! every lot in the city. Instead of CO.
operation in this work Murphy at times
meets with objections and i'm some
cases the numbers are only placed on
house by force of law.
1T would facilitate the work a good
! deal said Murphy, III people would
Apply FOR numbers instead of waiting
till we reach them i'm the course of our
work. Anyone who wants the correct
official number of his place will be sup
piled with it on application. We are
working systematically to arrange
every steet, but it takes time.
we find many people who strongly
object to having their places cOrrectiv
numbered. They say that they have
had their present number a long time
and that it has become known as theirs
and they would rather keep it, A COR
rect, systematic numbering is neces-
slty for which the legislature provided,
however and it must be installed"
murphy has now put in several
months work on an intricate set Of
books containing information about the
streets OF the city. In this book every
number along every street will be en-
tered. 1t will be as complete a street
directory as can be made When finish
cd 1t Will form the basis of a directory
Tor the city directory, showing the
names OF streets and how the numbers
run, the numbers at crossings, etc.
The street numbering department is
a new department under Superinten-
dent Of Public Works j. H. Boyd, or
ganlZed in accordance with an act OF
the last legislature
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-09
READ LEAVES ArLASr

The British ship Ellen A. Read, Cap
tain Macquarrie, finally got away for
Victoria this morning, after being in
this this port snce March 4. The vessel
arrived on that day, leaking and in dis
tress. from Manila. Since then, she
mas been repaired and after reaching
Cictoria, expects to load lumber for.
England.