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The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

The contest for first selectman on
the democratic side is said to be hot
one between John f. Houlihan and
William Fl. Glover and who the nomi-
nee will be is a question of doubt at
the present writing. The other posi-
tiOnS on the ticket, outside Of school
visitor, are not attracting SO much at
tentiOn.
The opposition to Dr. Gordon for the
school board, it is understood, is more
on the part of one or two men and
their immediate friends, actuated by a
selfish: spirit of spite or gain rather
than objections to the doctors qualifi-
cations for the position.
DR.. Gordon's qualifications as an
educated man are too well known to
all classes and were voiced by the
chairman Of the school board at one
of the previous meetings of the board
when the matter of adopting text
books for the High school came up.
The text of the chairinan'S words
used on that occasion was as follows:
''Gentlemen, in my opinion there is
only one man on this board who in my
Judgment is capable of passing on this
matter of text books for the High
school, as he IS the only college gradu-
ate on the board that man is Dr.
Gordon, and | move that he be APP
pointed committee OF one to pass on
text bOokS.'
This goes to prove that any opposi-
ton to DR.. GOrdon'S denomination is
not fairly based on his Uualiticat atoms
but is rather actllatcd by personal ami
mostly and spite. and it is hoped the
rank and file Of the democratic party
will not allow themselves to be hood
winked or led into defeating for re-
nomination man who is so well quail
fed by education and>Who commands
the general respect of all classes, who
is an eX-member Of the democratic
town committee and whose democracy
has never been questioned.
Therefore, let the democrats of New
town rally to his support in caucus,
and see to it that he is renominated
without Il dissenting vote.I[*x*
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
CONDEMNED TO-
DIE.
A HEARTBROKEN MOTHER HEARS
HER DAUGHTERS DOOM.

TRAGEDY IN PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
HAPPILY AVERTED-THE MOTHERS
STORY NOW PUBLISHED FOR THE |
FIRST TIME.
Life's prospects should be brightest
for the American girl at fifteen. She
feels the charm of the budding graceS
of womanhood and the world daily pre-
sents new attractions as the awkward
days of her girihood are left behind.
Can anything be more tragic than
girl at this age confined to bed of
suffering with no hope for the future
but that death may end her suf-
ferings? All too often the bent and
heartbrOken mother hears from the
doctors lips the sentence that the
child upon whom she has layiShed years
of tender care cannot live to brighten
her life. Mrs Ellen Lloyd of No. 300
Academy street, Plymouth, Pa, is
mother who has heard these fateful
words but in whose case the threaten
ed tragedy was averted. To report
er recently she said:
"That my daughter, Lavinia, is alive
and well to-day is due entirely to DR.
Williams Pink Pills. When she was
in her sixth year she had severe at
tack of scarlet fever which left her in
a dreadful state of health. She was
thin and pallid and was tortured with
violent headaches and backache. 1t
almost broke my heart to see her Suf-
fer SO. $50.
strength or ambition to move or even
speak. She could not eat anything.
back of her head would get so hot that
| thought her brain would be affected.
''Two of our best doctors treated her;
both said she would never be cured;
that she would either die of Bright's
, disease or her trouble would turn in
to quick consumption.
"She had been suffering this way
for about eight years and constantly
growing worse when upon the recon-
mendation of friend, had her STOP
, all other medicines and take DR. Will
2 These pills saved her life. She began
to improve with the taking of the
first box and in short time was per
e fectly we'll. Since then she has never
r been in bed from sickness, nor has she
:. lost days work."
: Results fully as wonderful as the
/, above have been accomplished time
4 and time again by the marvellous agen
cy of DR. Williams Pink Pills for PALE
People. They have been proven to bt
an unfailing specific for such disease
as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis
St Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia
rheumatism, after effects of the grip
nervous headache, palpitation of tn
heart, pale and sallow compilations ant
all forms of weakness either male O
female. DR. Williams Pink Pills TO
Pale People are sold by all dealers, o
will be sent postpaid on receipt of pric
fifty cents a box or six boxes for tw,
dollars and a half(they are never soil
in bulk or by the hundred) by address
ing DR. Williams Medicine Co., Sche
nectady, N. Y. Avoid limitations; sub
stitutes never cured anybody.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

children who propose to try for admis-
sion next time.
The average age of the 43 pupils,
now attending, is 144 years: and the
principal is proud to say that they are
we'll prepared to enter upon their
course. Bright, interesting, we'll be-
haved and eagar to learn, what can
there be more promising and encOurag-
ing to the people of the community
than the NewtOwn high school.
OF the 43 pupils, all but Is are doing
regular high school work; and two of
the studies taken by these Is are also
high school studies. There are IA
daily rectations with but one teacher;
and 10 OF these recitations are in the
high school course.
Is it not easy to see what great priv
ileges and advantages to all the chill
dren of the town may grow out of this
Board of School Visitors will shape a
course of study in all the districts,
preparing for high school; if suffi-
Gent teaching force is supported in
the high school; if the school is main
tanned upon the true basis upon
which it has been started, can there
be any doubt that it will prove great
and lasting benefit to all the people?
The question Of prime Importance
1uSU now Is. Will UuC FOUcIS vi UIllS
town allow any bungling, juggling, or
trihng of any kind, in the caucus, or
at the polls, which will hinder or de-
grade this last best enterprise for the
betterment of the community, for the
, sake of any party or personal end? Can
any party, or set Of men afford, in any
: sense, to disturb this good work which
has been begun by the people and fol
: the people to the honor Of the town?
The men who are serving on tht
high school committee have laboreC
e faithfully to start this institution
and the office is without compensation
in money! Is it not due to them b,
every consideration that they shall b.
p elected to the position to which the,
were temporarily appointed? Woult
: it not be dishonor to the town not t,
nominate and elect them, each and all
q without regard to personal prejudice
= or preferences?
The question as to whether Rev M
4 George is eligible, has been raised
He is not legal voter in the town
n The writer has taken the trouble
get as good authority as there is in tn
i state on the subject: that of the Stat
Board of Education, whose legal ad
t visOrs drew the law. '"The law pre-
vides that members of that cOmmitte
shall be residents of the town. NJ
# George is a resident and is eligible
There is nothing in the laws which re
y Quires him to be voter" Indeed
the law was framed to meet just sue
+ cases as this.-[O. O. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
LOOK OUT FOR FEVER.

Biliousness and liver disorders at
this season may be prevented by cleans
ing the system with DeWitt's Little
p Gi DO f ns xp mheSe rnf 92m %oye little THE
bowels gently, but copiously, and by
reason Of the tonic properties, they
S. J. Parks. Trumbull; W. N. Hurd,
Long Hill; B. Hawley & Co., Step
ney; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford:
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
FORTY YEARS TORTURE.

To be relieved from a torturing dis
ease after 40 years torture might well
cause the gratitude of anyone. That
is what DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
did for c. Haney, Geneva, o. Hesays
"DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ocured
me of piles after 1 had suffered &C
years." Cures cuts. burns, wounds
skin diseases. Beware of cOunterfeits
S. J. Parks, Trumbull; A. B. Blake
man, Botsford; b. Hawley & Co.,
Stepney; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill.*
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Mrs Landon Cole, pupil of the Gil.
bert normal school, Boston, Mass.
will open d school of dancing and
department in the dining room
of the Grand Central Hotel the mid
die of October. Particular atten.
ton paid to proper breathing, stand.
ing, etc. ChiIdren's class from $3.50 tC
; o'clock: adults, 8 to 10. Terms
80 for 20 lessons.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
"THE STRANGE THING WAS

that when [ was half dead with kid
ney, liver and stomach trouble in 1899
I should recall the fact that l had in
the house half bottle of'the new medi-
cine called Calcura Solvent, discover
by the well-known DR. David Kennedy,
Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y. 1 be-
gan using it and, with three more bot
ties, in month l was WE'LL" John
B. Lamont, Boston, July 10, 1900.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

The marriage of II. f. Mott, we'll
known local merchant, and Miss Har-
riet f. Wellock of New York, will oc-
cur at the home Of the bride, Tues
day, October :. Their wedding Jour
ney will include visits to Washington,
ID. c., Mt. Vernon. Philadelphia and
other points. Mr. Motifs many friends
will unite in extending congratula
tiOnS.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

The bungling and libelous circular
thrown out under the cover of dark
ness attacking SeIectmen Morris and
Blackman, will make votes for the
citizens ticket, no matter who issued
it. To libelously attack a business man
without proving your charges is seri-
Gus matter, and if there was any cause
for truth, the entire board of select
men might be attacked. a charge of
this nature wants to be backed up by
facts. The man who issued it is al
ready trembling in his shoes, and has
a good reason to. 1t was a cowardly
thing to do at the least, and was well
calculated to be circulated, as the thug
does his work, under cover of dark
ness. We repeat it will make votes
for Levi G. Morris. Under Selectman
Norris administration the books are
always open for inspection.
Next week comes the great Dan
bury fair. 1t matters not what the
weather is, the people flock to Dan
bury. 1t is COnnecticut's greatest
fair in point of attendance and in New
England is only exceeded by Brockton,
(Mass.,) fair and the exhi bition at Ban.
gor, (Me.) The outlook this year is fol
tremendous attendance. There is
no question but that they will get
good weather and profit by the mis-.
fortune of H huntingdon, Newtown and
Great Barring ton.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
ST ROSES.

Father LOTUS, the popular pastor of
the Catholic churches in WATERFOWL
and Woodbury., was in town on Tues
day, and paid a visit to the Fair
grounds He will be remembered as
popular curate at St. Roses.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
Ten Pages.
EDITORIAL INK DROPS.

The always able and usually correct
editor of the Seymour Record, Mr.
Sharpe, must have been mapping when
he penned the following item concern
ing Connecticut's honored and beloved
U. S. Senator, Hon Orville II. Platt:
Congressman o. II. Platt has been renom-
mated. Tie has done good work in Congress
and his constituents will be glad to have him
continue to serve their interests in the same
faithful and efficient manney.
This item will cause some aStOniSE.
ment to Mr. Platt, but doubtless the
genial Seymour editor had Congress
man Sperry of his district or e. J
| Hill of the Fourth district in mind
or did the "divel himself" read thu
proof?
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
The Harvard Grand
Range

RESERVE an Bands.
f .i bargain pr an ho IN will
an Gvorab mem tive
are here's dno
we , on one ,ox
some fnan
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
DODGINGTOWN.
PERSONAL CHAT.


Mrs Esther Sherwood and children
are visiting relatives in New Fairfield.
Mrs George Crane has been quite
sick.
Miss Carrie Mansfield of Bridgeport
has been the recent guest Of her aunt,
Mrs G.. E. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs e. G.. BevanS and son
and Willie Ferry passed Sunday at
Fairfield Beach.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

cable.
Rev and Mrs Otis w. Barker, with
their son, Edward Lloyd, leave next
Monday to pass weeks vacation in
Brooklyn, n. Y.
During the pastors absence the
work of the church will be carried on
as far as possible without interruption.
Dea F. f. Hitchcock of the First Con.
gregational church, Woodbury., will
conduct the entire service on one of
sermon he will recite, "The Minis
hour for it's reciting This he did
with fine effect during his own pas.
tors absence recently. The other
Sundays will be filed with regular
preaching services, the speaker to be
announced later.
The mid-Week service of prayer will
be continued throughout the pastors
vacation on each Friday evening at
1870 O'Clock. The leaders and topics
are as follows: October 10, "Present
Salvation for YOU" John 3:l4-1S, Rom
8:5-6, Acts 2:21. H. NJ. Smith, October
Il, "Rally" meeting, What is True
Success" Mat. 16:21-27. W. A. Can
field, October "a, 'Our Opportunities, ,
AuhC 1U.L5-Oi, IL. wi. IL. IL. L I'LL.
AZ, A. P. Smith. October 81 the
pastor will be back, and will take the
topic, ''Christ the Rock" (Ps. 94:22,
62:1-8, 27:1-5), in connection with the
exposition of the Sunday school lesson
of November 2. Mr.. Barker asks that
his people pay special attention to
these meetings and try to support
them in every way.
Despite the excessive downpour of
rain on Sunday evening, enoug h En-
deavOrs got together to form quorum,
and declded the matter of the uele-
gate to the New England Christian
Endeavor convention in Boston, Octo-
Der IA to II. Newtown, South Britain
and Monroe join in the expense of
sending the delegate, who is to give a
report of the convention at union
meeting to be held in Newtown, No
vember IA. To South Britain fell the
choice of sending the delegate.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
STOPS THE COUGH AND WORKS
OFF THE COLD.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25 cents. X
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
OUT OF DEATHS JAWS,

"When death seemed very near from
a severe stomach and liver trouble, that
had suffered with for years." writes
P. Muse, Durham, N. c., CDR Kings
New Life Pills saved my life and gave
perfect health" Best pills on earth
NewtoWn; b. Hawley & Co., Stepney;;
Taylor, Curtis & Co., Sandy Hooks
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

rubber goods the Alling Rubber Co. of
1925 Main street, Bridgeport, and ID
Church street, New Haven, can SUP
ply you. Give them a call.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Mrs Laura Curtis of Passaic, n. j..
who has been visiting friends in town
has returned to her home
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Of Waterbury, Who Died on September
ga Native of Newtown.-By Cour-
tesy of Waterbury American.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03


J. w. Beardsley of East Hartford
was home over Sunday.
ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti-
tuition supported by voluntary contri-
button will be given liberal quantity
Of the LOngman & Martinez paints
whenever they paint. Note: This
has been our custom for p years. Any
building not satisfactorily painted
will be repainted at our expense;
about one gallon of linseed Oil to be
added to every gallon of the paint to
make ready for use; it's mixed in two
made less in price than any other.
Yearly product over one million gal
Ions Longman & Martinez. Sole
agents: Watts & Cogswell, Washing
ton Depot; Taylor, Curtis s. Co., San
Hook
Probably nine-tenths of all human
sickness is due to constipation. When
the bowels are cOnstipated the natural
drainage tract in the human system
is damned up, decomposition ensues
and poisonous gases and liquids are
carried all through the system, The
result is a liability to almost any all
ment that human beings are. heir to.
You can easily avoid all this trouble
and keep your system in a healthy con
dition by using e. N. Clarke's vegeta-
BILE liver pills. Take them occasional
ly and you will always feel we'll and
look the picture of health. See adv. X
Peleg Bronson of Bridgeport is a
guest at II. B. Coger's.
Mr. and Mrs A. @. Wenzel of New
ork are visiting Mrs E. A. Reichel at
Snake Rock farm.
Mrs Sadie Malone and children of
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

e. II. Dillon & Co. of $50 Main
street. Bridgeport, have in a large dis
play of fall millinery. They have a
large number of imported models from
several Paris firms, brought over by
Mr.. Dillon on his recent trip to Paris.
Not only are their styles all right but
their prices will interest you. Call in
and see them when in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
"CEREsOTA"
FLOUR

Is Always the Very Best.
"Ceresota" is made of the choicest varieties
Of Hard Spring Wheat. "Ceresota" is the
highest product of modern milling science and
eco oii for 6readmakins PURPOSES Than
any other flour. "Ceresota" is sold on an alb
solute guaranty, which means that your mon
ey will be refunded if the flour is not entirely
satisfactory:
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
POLITICAL RUMORS.

ELIMINATING FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
CAMP.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

RALLY DAY IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Next Sunday, October 5, has been
appointed as Rally day for the Sunday
school. The schools in Hawleyville
and Botsford have been invited, and
the teachers are to make special effort
to gether in all the struggling men,
berS of their classes. Let all the peO-
pie plan to stay through the Sunday
school hour just so far as it is practi-
cable.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Most people call this a poor year for
corn but an esteemed friend, E. L.
Johnson, of Tinkertield, has two acres
of the finest corn we have seen. The
ears are unusually heavy.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Bridgeport are visiting at E. B. Will
sons in Taunton.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

j. w. Beardsley of East Hartford
was home over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

NOR RlS. The Gu dEADISo
NeWtOWn, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

If you want anything in rubber or
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Peleg Bronson of Bridgeport is a
guest at II. b. Coger's.
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Mrs Sadie Malone and children OF
The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03

Mr. and Mrs A. @. Wenzel of New
I ork are visiting Mrs E. A. Rechel at
Snake Rock farm.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
Iowa state News Notes.

The efforts to md a process for arti-
ficially drying soft corn In Iowa so as to
make It marketable, have failed and have
been abandoned.
Des Moines is not satisfied with the fed
eral, state and city directory censuses, and
so Is arranging to have the letter carriers
take another one,
The duck hunting season in Iowa is in
full progress and a PHILIPPINE battle is MOTH
ing In comparison with the killed and
wounded among the hunters.
A 15-year-old boy at Algona is hopelessly
insane. When 6 years old some lads per-
suaded him to swallow a small live toad
and he has never been we'll since.
The problem Of living on $50 a year has
been solved at Fort Dodge-by a large
number of Italian laborers employed by a
railroad company, whose actual average
living expenses is something below that
figure.
The church building belonging TO the
Cumberland Presbyterian society near Ell
dora has been me-tamorphosed into a barn
and is standing about half a mile from its
former site. A man claiming to be a min
lister and agent of the American Bible so
ciety sold Il for $50 10 an honest old
farmer, who had II torn down and removed
before the members of the church knew
anything Of IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
PROHIBITION LEADER SHOT
Debtor Kills His Creditor aud COM
mits Suicide in
JaiI.

EFFINGHAM. ILL.,. Nov. A-Hale john
son. a prohibition leader OF national promi-
hence and candidate for vice president on
the prohibition ticket in 1895. was shot
and killed by Harry Harris this afternoon
at Bogota, a village in Jasper county. thirty
miles from here.
Harris committed suicide in the county
Jail tonight by taking poison.
Mr.. Johnson. who was practicing law at
Newton. the county seat, went to Bogota
to collect an account on which judgment
had already been rendered against Harris.
An alteration occurred at the Harris
HON and the latter secured a shotgun
and fred at Johnson ut close range, the
charge striking in the face and causing
instant death. Immediately after the
shooting Harris jumped into Johnson's
buggy and attempted to make his escape,
but was spprehended by a deputy sheriff
who had accompanied johnson and who
was a witness to the shooting. Johnson's
body was taken to his home in Newton
and Harris was conveyed TO Jail in the
same mace,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
District Court Opening.

The November term Of district court will
be opened in this city today with Judge
Green on the bench. The grand jury will
also be convened today, but its work will
be light this term, the number Of criminal
cases to be brought before It being below
the average. The docket of equity and law
cases is also lighter than usual and the
term promises to be a short one, unless
all Of the personal injury damage suits
which have been filed are tried. On the
docket are no less than thirteen cases of
this character. the motor company being the
defendant in the majority of these suits.
while the others are against the railroad
companies. There are several criminal
cases continued from the September and
previous terms which may be brought to
trial
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
VOTES BOUGHT BY AUCTION
Democrats and Republicans Rid
Against Each to secure
Negro support.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 4.-Seversl fst
fights occurred at voting places in the
north end today, two men were arrested
for intimidating voters and quite a num-
Der of negroes openly sold their votes.
John Prior, a democrat, knocked down
Charles Riehl. assistant prosecuting attor-
ney, a republican candidate. because he
was alleged to have interfered with a voter.
Both we're arrested. but released on bond.
= The votes of several negroes we're pur-
chased at So and 50 apiece. Some OF them
were bought boldly at the entrance to the
booths. At one booth a democrat offered
a negro 81 and was about to vote him, when
a republican raised the price to SO. The
republican was sent sprawling with a fist
blow.
County Prosecutor Hadley complained TO
Chief Hayes that Bert Brannon. a patrol
man, was intimldating voters and the off,
GER was taken off duty. N. P. Rogers, O
young man. was also arrested for intimida-
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
Hepburn's Big Lead.

CREsToN. Ia. Nov. Especial Tele-
MAT II o'clock tonight reports indi-
cate that Hepburn for congress of the
Eighth will surely be elected by a majority
of 5000 to 1000. The vote is lighter for
both parties than two years ago, Hepburn
is running somewhat ahead OF the state
ticket. In the county a three-cornered
fight on county attorney will surely elect
Higbee. the democratic candidate. by 100
plurality, Rowell. the prohibition candi-
date for county attorney, polled a much
larger vote than any other candidate on his
ticket and pulled largely from the repub-
lIean candidate. Hicks, democratic candi-
date for clerk, is also elected. All the
other republican ticket elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
Plumbing and heating. Bl1by & o
BAGLEY WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Swift Flames Destroy Business Por-
tiOn Of Small Iowa
Town.

PERRY, Ia, Nov. 4.-(Special Telegram.)
The tow Of Bagley, seventeen miles west
OF here. suffered loss by fire of the entire
business portion Of the town, but one store
being left at 8 O'Clock this evening. Start
ing in the rear OF w. T. McChesney's drug
store the fire spread rapidly, taking in the
whole block in less than an hours time.
1t is understood McChesney's son went
into the back room for some purpose and
lit a match. Instantly the room was a
sheet OF flame, and the entire stock was
lost. together with the safe and contents,
It being open. Thompson & Green's gen.
ersl store went next. A part of the stock
here was removed safely. The Hodson Mil
linery company's store followed in quick
succession with a total loss. ]. b. Camp
BELLS insurance ONCE went next, and the
Bagley bank followed. cleaning up the en-
tire block. The banks hre-proof vault is
expected to come out all right and its loss
will be only on buildings and fixtures. The
total loss is estimated at $40. 900, partly COW
cred by insurance. Only one store is left in
the town.
A man named Sam Hill, who was on the
roof helping to fight the fire, fell to the
ground, striking on his shoulders, and was
badly Jared. After medical aid he is rest
ing easy and no serious injury is expected.