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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-05-18
AN AMERICAN TITLE.

While John Hays Hammond, the
eminent mining engineer who has
been identified with much OF the
development OF the Transvaal, says
The Saturday Evening Post, was
addressing the American Society for
the Advancement of Science, COM
ment was made on his youthful
appearance. One of his South
African colleagues then remarked:
"The fact is, that altho Mr.. Ham
mond has long held an enviable
place at the head of his profession,
he is still in his forties. His record
is typical of American alertness.
His entrance into the busy gold
fields of johannesburg was marked
by a characteristic incident.
GAS is we'll known, the remark
able character and extent of the
gold-diggings in the South African
Republic attracted thither many
men of high standing. On the
steamer from Southampton to Cape
Town Mr.. Hammond's fellow pas
sengers included many titled Brit
ishers, all bound for the same
destination, the Rand. Upon ar
rival there Mr.. Hammond found
himself waiting his turn in a noble
line to sign his plain, democratic
name to the hotel register. In front
of him were a knight Commander
of the Honorable Order of the Bath,
a Knight of the Exalted Order OF
the Star of India, two members OF
the Order OF ST. Michel and st.
George, two barons, and one duke.
The letters necessary to distinguish
these great personages were lmpos-
ing, and in one case consumed three
lines of the hotel register. With
much interest Mr.. Hammond watch
ed the registration of nobility. He
realized that though ability would
count in the long run, the posses
sion of a commanding title would
give the possessor a considerable
start over his untitled rivals.
"When Mr.. Hammond's turn
came to write his name, he register
ed:
"'John Hays Hammond, A.
r. A.
"His companion was greatly
interested and at the first opportun-
ity asked:
John, what made you sign "a.
r. A." after your name?
Well, you see, one needs title
in this country
"'But what do those letters stand
for?'
ll-Round Athlete" replied
the mining engineer.
"Within three months from that
time Mr.. Hammond's genius had
landed him in the position Of
consulting engineer and general
manager for the consolidated gold
fields; and serving under the direc-
tions OF this resourceful American
were half a dozen lords and other
gentlemen of illustrious pedigree"
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are at Stiles M. Clark's.
Winnie Wakemau of Stepney has
been spending a few days at f. w.
Wheeler's.
Miss Agnes Smith of Yonkers is with
Hobart E. Beardsley.
The Monroe team was defeated at
South Britain, II to l, last Saturday.
Monroe's regular catcher and their
basemen being absent, had no little
effect on the result Of the game: The
Monroe team was impressed with the
gentlemanly and spOrtsmanli Ike ways
OF the South Britain club, and with
the fair and curteOuS manner in which
they were treated by them. No less
kind and curteouS was the crowd OF
spectators, who gave the visiting team
no "yagging''. South Britain should
be proud of her clean, fast team and be
proud of the way her people can treat
a visiting club. South Britain plays a
return game with Monroe at the Fail
grounds, next Saturday, at 2 p. m.
The board of education met on Fri
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nATTERTOWN.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A number Of the ladies in this place
are planning to take a trip to New
York, Saturday, by boat.
James and Sturges Clark of Monroe
and Mr. and Mrs Randolph Bradley of
Redding were guests at D. B. Parme-
lees, Sunday.
Mrs Frances Severn OF Bridgeport
has been spending week with Mrs J.
| G. Lewis.
Mrs Charles Toucey and grandson of
Long Hill were at Charles Benedict's
last Sat urday.
Mrs J. II. Cody and two children of
Bridgeport are spending two weeks
with j. H. Summers and family.
| Misses Mary and Lizzie Bran of
Brooklyn are guests of Mr. and Mrs
E. B. Booth.
Mrs Charles Milton and son, John,
and Miss Linda Thorpe of Bridgeport
are with their brother, Charles M.
Thorpe, for few weeks outing.
Mrs Theodore Patchen and son of
Waterbury have been visiting at the
home of Robert Davis.
Misses Bessie and Luella Davis are
enjoying visit at John L. Patterson's
Mr. and Mrs Botsford Peck of: Easton
were guests of their son, Birdsey Peck,
Sunday.
School opens Tuesday, September 8,
with Miss Daisy N. Tyrrell in charge.
i Martin WOOlSey is getting out the
frame for a 5O-foot addition to his large
stock barn.
Miss Lille johnson of Chicopee.
Mass, is with her mother, Mrs William
johnson, for an indefinite time.
The Daniels family of Orange, N. j.,
who have been at Eugene NOrthrop's
for month or more, have returned to
their home.
Ormel Morgan has bought an eight
horse power boiler and engine of David
Ginand of Bridgeport.
Mrs Howard Peck and two children
of Long Hill and Miss Lizzie Bayette
of Bridgewater were guests of Mr. and
Mrs G. d. Stillson over Sunday.
i Masons have been rebuilding the
main chimney to the house of G. D.
Stillson.
Miss Ella Sanford of Middletield has
been the guest Of Mrs Eugene Nor.
throp.
i Mrs Jane Summers is visiting he1
nephews, the Messrs Patchen, in Wa.
| terbury.
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day, at the Town hall. and granted a
certificate to Miss Rebecca Wonder
Itch of Newtown, as teacher in Walk
er'S Farms district.
A force of men from Bridgeport are
busy setting the telephone poles and
reached the Center store on Monday.
DR. Frank J.~Wales is building an ad-
ditiOn to his office.
John e. Morrow of East Village, one
of the soldier boys of 1861, a corporal
Of Company E, sixth regiment Of the
Connecticut volunteers, has been rec
ognized by the United States govern
ment, and granted a pension to begin
from February 10, 1903, under act of
j une q, 1890.
Mrs Frank Curtiss recently enter
tanned her niece, Mrs Herbert Roberts
and son of Norwalk, for few days.
William III. CurtiSs has recently visit
ed his sister, Mrs D. Beers, of Ansonia.
H. B. Bradley of South Norwalk spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs F. P. Cur
tiSS.
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WARREN.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

BRIEFLY NOTED.
Hay makers are still making hay
when the sun shines, which has proved
good crop Notwithstanding the farm
ers' forebodings from the drought in
May.
Oats are exceptionally fine. The
corn may be ready for roasting ears by
October.
The Ladies' Home missionary meet
ing was held at the home OF Mrs Au-
justine Sackett on Wednesday, the
10th. 1t was the annual meeting and
a large attendance. Mrs Fanny
Humphrey, the secretary and treasur-
er, read very interesting report OF
of the work Of the year past. Other
very interesting. papers were read and
letters from absent ones, after which
a :bountiful collation. was served
by Mrs Sackett and her interesting
daughters.
ThereIwas sheriff g sale of.the prop
erty' of Dwight Adams at the sign
post, last week.
The latest arrivals at Above All are
Miss Lottie Shoggum from New Ha-
ven at David Strong's and Miss Grace
Starr and sister at N. B. StrOngs.
Madam Rumor says wedding bells
will soon be ringing and one OF the par
ties is charming young widow. VINO
next?
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CIRCULATION
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
THE MANFRED CASE.
HE FIGURES IN TWO JUSTICE COURTS

HE FIGURES IN TWO JUSTICE COURTS.
Ugo Manfred was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff johnson at Hawieyville
station, last Thursday, on the charge
of drunkenness, breach of the peace
and abusive language. He was brought
before Justice M. j. Cavanaugh on a
complaint signed by Grand Juror Pat
rick Cannon, Friday, August FL. The
witnesses we're Sheriff Sidney E. Haw-
ley, Charles L. BriScOe, Jesse A. James
and Deputy Sheriff @. B. Johnson.
Sheriff Hawley and Mr. BriScOe teSt1-
| fed as to Manifred's condition and
conduct on the APO train from Bridge
port Thursday evening, Station Agent
James as to his condition when re-
moved from the train at Hawleyville,
and Deputy Sheriff Johnson as to his
condition two hours later. Manfred
boarded the train at Bridgeport at APO
in an intoxicated condition.. He made
! disturbance all the way up on the
train and was fired at Hawleyville in
an intoxicated condition and left in
charge of Police Officer J. A. James
by Sheriff Hawley. Deputy Sheriff
johnson was called to take charge Of
the prisoner and testified as to his
drunken condition two hours after he
Was lclU dU ldWlcyvHlO W NOAOuOOOA
Spencer. Justice M. J. Cavanaugh de-
manded that the case be continued
until p. m. on Saturday, the 22d, for
testimony of Conductor Spencer.
Prosecuting Attorney G. H. Northrop
rested the case and Justice Cavanaugh
discharged the prisoner, notwithstand-
ing the testimony of the witnesses as
to the conduct and condition of the
prisoner. Manfred was at once re-
arrested by Sheriff s. E. Hawley,
! taken to Trumbull by Deputy Sheriff
G. B. johnson and tried at p. m. on
Saturday on the charge of drunkenness,
breach Of the peace and assault upon
Frederick Hutchinson at Trumbull on
Thursday, August 20. The complaint
was signed by Grand Juror Austin s.
Nichols, the warrant by Justice of the
Peace Joseph M. Tucker and the hear
ing was on Saturday at 2 p. m. The
accused was found guilty and fined 81
on each of the three counts, costs to
! follow one count. An appeal was
taken under bonds of $50, furnished by
Louis E. Richards of Bridgeport.
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LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
BETHLEHEM.
ITEMS OF INTEREST

State Attorney, William H. Will
liams OF Derby is.spending two weeks
at Ex-senator J. d. DaytOn's.
which was ATTENDED by large nun
Der.
Percy G. Eggleston of New London
was guest Of his uncle, George w.
Percy, last week:
News of the death of Arthur H. Egg
gleston of New London was received
by his friends in Bethlehem on Friday.
Mr. EgglestOn when boy was accus-
toned to spend his vacation with rela-
tives in town and was well known to a
large number of people here. He was
a graduate of Yale in the class of 1895
and was universally esteemed as a
young man OF very high character.
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Watertown were guests at Richard
Magee's over Sunday.
The employees of the New Milford
Power Co. are pushing the work OF
erecting poles for the electric line.
Two large tents are used for housing
and feeding the men.
The Misses Hickox and Miss At
wood OF WATERFOWL spent Sunday IN
town. =
Mrs Eva ARNOLD Of New Haven Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs }. ": Hun
Mrs Hattie Bronson and W1lliam
Hull of Millerton, N. Y. were married A. hi9t
town. Rev d. N. cunningham officiating. Nj
and Mrs Hull left on q short wedding tour
after which they will reside at the home o.
the groom in MillertOn.
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BERKSHIRE.

Mrs Florence Wells and grandson of
Passaic, N. j., are visiting Mrs @. l..
Page.
Willis Goodhue is visiting his aunt,
Mrs J. Q. Hawley.
Mrs julius Hartwig is entertaining
friends from New York.
looking at E. c. Bowers place.
Arthur Partridge of Woodbury. pass
ed Sunday at his home.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
MONROE.

GIFT TO CENTER cHMKTRRY AssoC1A-
TON.
Samuel w. Smith of iAnsonia called
on E. w. Wheeler on Friday last, and
left with him as president Of the Mon
roe Center Association, q bank note
for $1,000, to be turned over to the
treasurer of the Association. The in
terest of the money is. to be used for
the benefit of the cemetery. The said
$1,000 is bequest from the late Mrs
known as the Samuel Wheeler Fund. "
Samuel Wheeler was the father Of Mrs
Smith and the grandfather of L. W.
Smith. He was life long resident Of
Monroe, and the brick house called
"Fairview'', near Hammertown, was
built for him when he married. This
generous gift will be much appreciated.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
Next Sunday Rev G. E. Epson will
Rev Mr. johnson will take his services
in his church at Woodmont.
The many friends of Mrs James Burr
were pleased, last Sunday, to See her
so improved in health as to be able to
attend divine services
Two hundred and forty-four tele-
phone poles!have been hauled from the
woods to their places, in the short peri
cd Of eight days, by Howard Fl. Wheel
er and his assistants, with four yoke of
oxen, beginning at the Hawley cross
ing to Monroe Center, one branch. to
Merwin Johnson's, Elm Street, one to
B. L. Hurd's and one to F. w. Wheel
er's. The first instrument il to be
placed in the house Of Marshall Beach,
by Wednesday of this week, the others
to follow shortly.
Mrs B. L. Swan has spent a week at
F. D. HOLSTERS. Mrs William Sears
of New Haven is there at present.
Mr. and Mrs Ford and child OF Milford
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have visited recently with Mrs Birdsey
g. Glover.
nOPEWELL JOTTINdS.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
u. Beck and family and w. G. Gil
bert and family Of Danbury spent last
week at Compo Beach, where they en-
tertained a host of their friends.
Harry Godfrey and wife are visiting
at J. B. GoOdsell's.
The Misses Ruth and Ada BOtsfOrd
leave for their home in Bridgeport,
after spending their vacation with
their grandmother, Mrs Angelina
Beers.
Miss Pauline Gilbert and Miss Eta
Tyler of Danbury have visited their
cousin, Miss Myrtle Beck.
Mrs Will Gilbert spent Sunday with
her brother, Benjamin Bassett:
There is soon to be saw mill set uI
on the property of Theron E. Platt.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
tom when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should .syer BE- USED S1s sc
ians, As the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by +. j.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o., contain ms no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting directly
upon tho blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. In buying Halls Oatarrh cure oe
sure YOU get the genuine. It is taken inter
nally and il made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. j
Cheney L Go. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

The selectmen will have their
monthly meeting, Saturday, from a.
m. to l p. M, for the purpose of pay.
ing bills and attending to other town
business
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| e Kmersen Wilson says it is not true
the humane agent THE BEE is glad
to make the correction, and regrets
the fact that it was incorrectly in
formed
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Mr. and Mrs F. T. Botsford left on
Wednesday for a sojourn at Denver,
Col:
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BRIDGEWATER.
OLD HOME CELEBRATION

OLD HOME CELEBRATION.
Old Home celebration, Thursday,
September 10. All former residents
will please consider themselves invited
whether they receive special invita-
tion or not. Dinner on the basket plan,
with clambake.
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Mr. and Mrs Emerson Lloyd of Brook
lyn, N. Y, have son, born Monday
! night. The young man is the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs L. w. Lloyd.
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Miss Rebecca D. Beach, the donor of
the Beach memorial library building,
passed Monday and Tuesday with Mrs
Charles F. BeardSley
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Rev J. H. George and Henry Hall
return on Friday from Ogdensburg,
N. Y, where they have been for So
iOurn Of two weeks
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Among the first visitors at the new
BEE office were Mr. and Mrs w. O.
Shepard of Naugatuck and Miss Wor-
den Of SOuthyiHe.
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Ct. r. Baker & Co.

Now is the time for furnishing cottages, lawns and
andas We have complete line in all these goods Our veanda
braided furniture cannot be equaled for comfort durability and %
little higher price, but will last for Do fail look it
before
rattan rockers and chairs furnish short notice and
safe delivery We deliver goods right into house Neown and
nearby places Do fail look will you
Special attention letters of inquiry and mail orders
Hair mattresses made in short notice.
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You Are Cordially
Invited.

Of you coming the Old Home Week ceebra.
ton. will be worth seeing And you will very likely
many old friend
Why make it a business as we'll a pleasure trip?
By extraordinary efforts have succeeded in pushing
manufacturers such good purpose that show you all
the ideas in dress for and boys next week.
The store will be in gala dress.
There will be pick anspan from hats to shoes to
and buy.
You'll find many tempting bargain among the Summer
wears-prices for them at the lowest notch.
But you invited to visit the store whether you want to
buy not.
Make New Home your headquarters during Old Home
Week.
Desks and chairs your disposal if wish to rest
wrte we'll gladly check your bundles.
And want you to write your name in our Old Home
Week Register, that send you, next December
handsome calendar souvenir Of the occasion.
The will be closed Monday afternoon to give
opportunity join the parade Open Monday morning and
every day afterward during the celebration.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

E.. Burt Beers of the Park City is
passing week with his father, Eli B
Beers.
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Vice President Percy Todd of the
Consolidated road and Mrs Todd passed
Sunday at the Newtown Inn.
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Miss M. G. Walker of Lowell, Mass.
is visiting Miss Fannie A. Marble.
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Miss Olivia B. Hall of Syracuse, N.
Y, is the guest of her niece, Mrs W,
L. Allen. :. )" -,
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w. M. Reynolds. of the privilege de-
partment of the Newtown fair, has en-.
gagged a merry-go-round as an attrac.
tion, this year. John Stuart of Gro.
versville. N. Y.,is the proprietor. He
has first class outfit.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

Have you seen the seal Of the City
of Bridgeport? Made in hat pins
brooches and charms; in, sterling sill
yer, gold plated. We also have large
line Of souvenir spoons with the public
buildings engraved in the bowls. The
largest and best line in the CITY, Reid
& Todd, jewelers. and opticians, 1864
Main street. Bri0veDOrt
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lam 3 years old, born in Berlin, Ger
many. l have worked at tho harness
trade for 20 years. All my Harness work
is hand made and guaranteed. l wish
all my friends to call at my store and
examine my work and 1 am confident
they will b satisfied if they give me
their patronage.
Respectfully,
S. BLUMAN,
Postofflce Block, Sandy Hook.
Harness Making and Repairing.
Orders by Mail will receive Prompt
Attention.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

The first meeting of the Mems club
for the season of 1904 will occur on
September 8, G. D. Stillson being the
host.
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Harry G. Beers of New Haven passed
Sunday at his Newtown home, Hill
Crest.
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Rev Il. T. McNicholl of Brooklyn,
who is visiting Rev Mr. Ross at Sandy
Hook, and Miss Julia R. S. Chellbore
of the College of New York, were cali.
ers at The BEE office, Wednesday,
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Visitors to Bridgeport during Old
Home week will doubtless want to car
~ home some souvenir of the occasion.
G. w. Fairchild & Sons, the jewelers.,
have a number of articles made for
that purpose. Among them is the seal
of the city of Bridgeport in brooches,
hat pins, spoons, ETC., Bridgeport flag
pins, turtle tape measures, Martha
Washington plate.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

H. II. Dimond of Bridgeport, M. J.
Donohue OF New York and G. J.
The BEE Office, Wednesday. There
was pleasant little dance at the Bog
Hollow club house, Monday night.
II. A. Mccarthy and William Donohue
furnished music. Dennis Mcguire
also enlivened the occasion with some
choice songs, and some extra fine steps
in back and wing dancing were ex-
ecuted bV p. DnnOhne ...9a
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Leonard BotsfOrd of Bridgeport
passed Sunday at Pittsfield, Mass.
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DR. T. W. Wallace has returned to
Newtown after spending few days at
his home In Warren, Pa. this week.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

For the next 10 days D. N. Clark,
the hardware man of Shelton, will sell
the genuine Dietz tubular lantern for
39c. This is the store where you will
always find bargains. Notice his adj
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

Mr. and Mrs E. G.. Bevans of Bethe
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Mrs M. F. Chevis of Tennessee is
with her father, z. s. Peck, for a few
| weeks StaV.
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G. J. and p. Haugh passed three
days in ROxhury, this week.
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Ross Jewell is expected about Sep
TENDER l and has rented part CT the
residence of Frank Wright.
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Mr. and Mrs Melville Hoyt and son
of Boston and Mrs G. E. Hoyt and
daughter of Derby were guests of Mr.
and Mrs Frank Wright on Friday last.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28
STATE ROAD WORK.
sELECTMEN OPEN THE BIDS

The selectmen have opened the bids
for the State road work from Mrs Han.
nah Terrill's place toward Sandy Hook.
The bids were as follows:
Standish Stone Co., Bridgeport, $1.25
per linear foot"
John Fagan's Sons, Derby, 85c.
B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co., Bridgeport,
84c.
G. w. Tryon, Meriden, 55c first Sec
ton; 72c, second section.
The bids have been forwarded to
Commissioner Macdonald for his de-
ciSiOn.
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throp, regarding the risk of communi-
eating small pox by the smoke Of burn
ing clothing, Prof G. A. Lindsey, M.
d., secretary of the State Board of
Health, New Haven, says: "The burn
ing of the clothing and bedding of
small pox patients is very common
and judicious practice, because there is
no more effectual disinfectant than
fire. Notwithstanding it is univer-
sal custom, in no instance has it been
known to communicate the disease to
OtherS'
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Anyone desiring to run an eating
tent at the Newtown fair is invited to
correspond with W. M. Reynolds, man.
ager Of privileges.
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Remember we make and repair all
kinds of boots and shoes in the best
manner at reasonable prices. Our
stock of shoes for fall trade is complete,
Come and see us. We can fit you.
[Sandy Hook Shoe Store.
The Newtown bee., 1903-08-28

Mr. and Mrs l. w. Birdseye, and
daughter, who have been passing some
weeks at the Inn, returned to Bridge
port Monday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-18
PLAYED JOKE ON HIM.
Poked Hogs to Keep Them From Get
tinQ Down.

Enid o. T., Jan. 1.-THE Events says:
The boys tell a good one on Jess White
1t seems that some time ago Jess was
given transportation to Kansas City for
the purpose of accompanying carload of
hogs. The conductor was spotted and
White was instructed TO keep the hogs
from LAYING down, otherwise it was told
BIN that II the hogs lay down. they were
sure to succumb before they reached
Kansas City. Jess took in all OF the IN
structions. wearing a sort of wise guy
look, after he had been posted. BY the
time the train got to Pond Creek. Il
good part of Jess's hogs were laying
down and the conductor promptly re-
minded him of his duty. Jess procured
q prodding rod and proceeded TO jab the
sides of the hogs into mince meat in an
endeayor to get them on their feet
Finally he got them all up, and upon
looking into the car ahead, which be-
lcnged to another man on the train. he
perceived that several hogs in that car
were also lying down. So he shouldered
his prodding iron and strutted back to
the caboose, where he proudly exclaimed
that he had gotten all his hogs to their
feet and thus saved their lives. then turn
ing 10 the other man, he said: But
there's a dozen of your hogs laying down
and you had better go and get EN- up
4 loud laugh greeted Jess and his esca-
made is a standing joke among trainmen
nm and down the line to this day.