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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
WILL PLAY FAST GAME.
Football Aggregatlons Will put
up Good Game.

Football Aggregatlons Will put
up Good Game.
One week from today, Thanks
giving day, has been set for the big
football game between the two
local teams, the Invincibles and
the Ironclads. More interest has
been taken in the game than at any
athletic contest here in the past
and both teams are practicing
nightly. The two aggregations
have chosen colors and the enthu.
siasts of the town are fast taking
sides and wearing their respective
colors for the game. The Invin-
cibles have chosen yellow and black
while the Ironolads are flourishing
red and white. Some changes have
been made in the original lineup
of both teams. Will Dunlap has
joined the Invincible forces and is
developing into a speedy end.
For the Ironclads, Frank Mclean
has been switched from quarter to
end and Filson Van Vert, who
was playing half, is handling the
ball and Clarence Schmadeka will
play right half. The grounds are
soon to be worked over for the
game, goal posts erected, and every
thing arranged for a speedy con.
test.
The grand ball Thanksgiving
night at I. 0. o. F. hall promises
to be the finest affair of the season,
the Young Mems Social Club hav-
ing charge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
CONTRACTING
RAILROAD TIES
Northern Pacific Placing Orders for
Building Material.
ABSTRACTS ARE NOW BEING MADE
Some Rock Work May Done
This Winter.
ABSTRACTS ARE NOW BEING MADE

The outlook for early railroad
construction on Camas Prairie is
growing brighter every day and it
is more than probable that the rock
work will actually begin this win
ter. A Northern Pacific purchas-
ing agent was in Cottonwood last
Saturday letting contracts for ties
and lumber to be delivered on the
right.of-way, and it is reported
that contract for 5000 ties and
a large amount Of lumber was let.
The work of making abstracts
of right-of-way is being pushed as
rapidly as possible, and Geo. M.
Reed, who has the contract, has
two men engaged on the work.
This will require some time but
will be completed before spring.
The engineers at Lewiston are
expecting the contract to be let
any day, when work will begin at
once.
Another interesting feature in
railroad building in this section is
the fact that the P. & I. N. is grad
ually building this way and is now
pretty sure to connect with road
on this Prairie. 1t is known shat
this road has purchased rails sufii-
cient to complete the line and have
made several surveys down the
Salmon river.
With such prospects Camas Prai-
rie can confidently be expected to
be an important field in railroad
construction during the coming
year.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
A Pleasant Surprise.

A pleasant surprise party was
given Miss Mabel Graham last
Thursday evening in honor Of her
2lst birthday. The evening was
most delightfully."- spent with games
and music. Dainty refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Misses Emma Rothlisberg, Josie
Miller, Helen Palmer, Zoe Lewis,
May Smith, Goldie Fray, Jennie
Chissig; Messrs. Frank Mclean,
Grif. Griffith, H. Wood, Chester
Arnold, Ralph Eames, Ray Lewis
and Albert Fray.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
Machine Shop Sold.

D. r. Atherton this week sold
the Camas Prairie Machine shops
to ]. F. Jackson, Of Newport,
Wash. In part payment he re-
ceived q fine farm near Newport
and will soon move there to reside.
The shops here are well equipped
and Mr.. Atherton 10 not only leav-
ing good business but lot OF
warm friends.
Mr.. jackson will be here next
week and comes we'll recommended
both as q workman and a citizen.
The sale was made through Whit
aker 3 Howe.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
FOUND DEAD IN ROAD.
O. W. Wright Suddenly Expires
From Heart Failure.

o. W. Wright, a we'll known
citizen of Keulherville, was found
dead in the road near that place
Monday afternoon. Coroner Irwin
was notified and Immediately went
to Keutherville where an inquest
was held, the jury finding that
the unfortunate man had come to
his death from a sudden attack OF
heart failure. The dead man still
held in his hand a cord by which
he had been leading a dog aud the
animal was patiently waiting at
his side.
The deceased was about Cd years
and was highly esteemed by those
who knew him. His son is quite
extensively engaged in the lumber
business and is proprietor of the
Cottonwood planning mills.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
Still At WORK.
Supporters Of Bond Election
Getting More Signatures.

Getting More Signatures.
Those who have had the matter
in hand Of securing q petition to
the city council for another elec-
tion on the water question report
the outlook most faHorable. In q
few hours last week the committee
secured between $50 and 400
names. A meeting was held last
night and it was decided to COM
plete the canvass Immediately and
place the matter before the council
at once. 1t was necessary to have
another option on the water system
drawn and this required some little
time. The price will be the same
as that submitted at the last elec-
tion.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Buying in haste usually brings re-
pentance at leisure, especially in the
matter of Easter clothes. 1t is better
to take time to make careful selec-
tion, in order to avoid later repentance,
and SO Meigs & Co. of Bridgeport sug-
gest that men select their Easter
wears this week, before the usual
Easter rush sets in in full force. In
cases where it is necessary to make al
terations in clothes, it is to the Gus
TONER'S interest to allow time for them
to be made; and by choosing now and
having clothes laid aside for you, all
may be avoided. The
wonderfully complete stocks of clothes,
furnishings, hats and shoes which
Meigs s. Co. are displaying offer un-
limited variety of choice to all manner
of tastes, and assure satisfaction to
every one who devOteS little time to
choosing the proper thing. In boys
clothes and other wears Me1gS & Co.
exhibit an immense assortment of the
latest styles, including many novelties
you will not find elsewhere in Bridge
port. The wise man will heed the ad-
vice given above and buy his Easter
outfit this week; and If he would in
sure lasting satisfaction, he will see
that everything in his outfit bears the
MeigS & Co. label.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
WHAT ATTORNEY MORRIS WRITES.

WHAT ATTORNEY MORRIS WRITES.
Law Office or
Charles G. Morris,
139 Orange Street,
P. o. Box 1852.
New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. %, 1905.
Mr. E. L. Johnson,
NewtOwn.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 21st
inst. has been received.
1 am hearty believer in anything
which will arouse local spirit and local
feeling in any community. One of the
most unsatisfactory tendencies, to my
mind, in modern conditions is the
tendency of the individual to put his
own interests and attention in a
separate class by themselves and only
consider public affairs when he has
nothing else of interest before him.
I have not chanced to attend any
"hOme week" celebration anywhere
and so cannot tell just what its effect
may be, but 1 should suppose that it
must unavoidably serve to renew not
only the ties that bind those who have
made their homes away from the old
town but also to strengthen and build
up loyalty and local pride at home.
Though am not Newtown born, my
father was and my son is, and 1 have
made it my legal home, so that the
ties in my case are strong. 1t seems
to me that some type of celebration of
our two-hundred-year existence would
be eminently fitting and very valuable
to our good old town.
Very truly yours,
Charles G.. Morris.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
York was the guest, last week, of her
sister, Mrs George R. Parmelee.
NEWTOWN'S BI-CENTENNIAL.

AWoRD FROM PRESIDENT HADLEY.
Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut.
Presidents Office
Woodbridge Hall, los Wall Street.
February 20, 1905.
my dear Sir:-I am greatly interest
ed to hear of the proposed celebration
of the two hundredth anniversary of
the foundation of Newtown.
1 II am glad of this for two reasons:
First, because. the cOmmemOratiOn of
anniversaries like this is a powerful
stimulus to public spirit and historic
pride in the community where it oc-
ours, tand. second, because my own
personal associations with NewtOwn
through the family OF Governor Morris
and through many summers residence
in Zoar make anything which concerns
the history of Newtown an object of
special interest; and l only regret that
on the day in question l shall be out
of the country and unable personally
to take part.
With the warmeSt good wishes for
the success of the undertaking, / re-
main
Faithfully yours,
Arthur T. Hadley.
Mr. E. L. johnson,
NeWtOWn, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

perhaps went to school to him in the
old Academy, SO thought you might
like to look upon his face again. In
regard to the anniversary alluded to
| would say that it would be a very
appropriate observance. To the absent
ones like myself the occasion would be
one of mingled pleasure and sadness.
My near and dear relatives have been
nearly swept away by death, so that
few know me now. Only very few
in the old church recognize me. At
the same time 1 am not in the habit of
looking much on the dark side, so 1
have no doubt that could find much
to enjoy, and il alive and able I shall
be on hand III. w. Keller.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
JEROME SILLMAN HIGGINS,
NATIVE OF sTEPNEY.

The funeral of Jerome Sillman Hig-
gins, government census taker and
noted map-maker, took place April 3
from the funeral rooms of Eberle &
Marshall, HOO St An9e avenue, St
Louis, No., to BellefOntaine cemetery.
Rev William Smith, pastor Of the
Memorial Congregational church, con-
Quoted the service. The pail bearers
Ferris ogden and W. e. Tampiin. MI
Higgins died at the Polytechnic hos
pital, Jefferson and Lucas avenues, St
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

That Hal Merton, the conjuror and
ventriloqufst, who is to give an enter
tainment at the Town hall. Thursday
evening, April q, is just the man to
please an audience is shown by this
word of appreciation:
The Young Mems Christian Association,
Scranton, Pa.
Hal Mertoa-Dear Sir: 1 take great pleas
ure In commencing your work under our aus
p1ces. particularly like your quiet natural
the stage and off 1t too. for that matter. We
have you on the list of men we want again
George G. Many; Secretary.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Louis, Saturday afternoon, April 1,
following an operation for chronic
kidney trouble. Mr. Higgins was born
in Stepney, Conn, on July 9, 1843, and
went to St Louis Is years ago. He
was 32d degree Mason, and lived at
6437 West Park avenue. Three broth
ers, R. T., DR. R. L. and J. S. Higgins,
and two sisters, Hattie P. and Jane E.
Higgins, survive him.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
A BENEFIT CONCERT.
DANBURY AND LOCAL TALENT.

A benefit concert to aid the Metho-
dist church will be held, May 3, in
Glover's hall, Sandy Hook, by w. W.
Stevens of Danbury, recitationist of
unique reputation, assisted by Miss
Lena Quien, alto, Edward Persike,
mandolin, Mrs Dora Taylor, soprano,
all of Danbury. There will also be
selections by W. P. Tomln, Mr. and
Mrs Ezra Hall and Mrs Taylor. Fol.
lowing is the program:
Quartet, doubt not the heart;"
b "Sweet and Low"
Recitation, "Ginger or no ginger. u
Contralto solo, 1.-The swallows" ;"
Cowan.
Mandolin, "One of the finest"
Recitation, "First settlers story"
Soprano solo, "Creole Lullaby" Noll.
Recitation, "Caleb's Courtship."
Contralto solo, "Mavourneen, ".Lang.
Quartet, ''Ballad of weaver"
Mandolin solo, "Love song.'
Recitation, "What the fiddle told."
Soprano solo, "Choir CELESTIAL
Trevelyan.
Basso solo, Selected.
Recitation, 1.-THE DeacOn'S week."
Contralto solo, "My thought of you,'
Hawley.
Recitation, "Skidley's Ride"
The admission will be 25c.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Gov Roberts has signified his accept
ance of an invitation to attend New
towns Bi-centennial on August 5. At
meeting of the executive committee
on Monday night it was voted to ex-
tend an invitation to Rev DR. Hart,
president of the Connecticut Histor-
ical society, to be present and deliver
an address. Rev J. II. George was
chosen president of the day and Rev
Mr. Barker was invited to deliver an
address of welcome.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

P. n. Fennell and family of Brook.
field and E. 81. Beers of Redding were
guests, Sunday, of Charles e. Beers In
NeWtOWn Street.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mr. and Mrs Frank Beckley, Miss
Doris Beckley, Ray Bishop, DR. 81. S.
Nichols and family, all of New Haven,
and William G. Russell of Bridgeport,
have been guests, the past week, OF
Mrs Addie Nichols on Mt Pleasant.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mr. and Mrs Louis Friede of Dodg-
ingtown were made happy on Tuesday,
March 28, by the arrival of q son, Fred
erick Henry.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Jesse G. Lewis Of Hattertown has
purchased the John B. Nichols prop
erty in Hattertown, which Henry Nor
gan has been advertising in The BEE.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mrs Mary G. W. Curtis and Miss
Jennie Curtis, who have been travel:
ing through the West for several
weeks, returned home, last week
Thursday evening. %
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mr. and Mrs E. G. Bevans of Dodg
ingtown spent Sunday at Pebble cot
tage on Fairfield Beach.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

A. E. Vincent of Bridgeport, of the
firm of Vincent Brothers, who succeed
ed E. F. Hawley in the grocery busi-
ness at the L. B. Booth stand, and con-
tinued in the business for year or so,
passed Sunday in town, stopping at
the Grand Central hotel.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

The Borden's Condensed Milk Co.
have had telephone placed in their
office. Their number is 36. They have
a private wire,
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

E. L. Sherman of Kent Hollow and
B. Hawley dined at the Grand Central
hotel, Sunday, enrOute on a carriage
drive from Kent Hollow to Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mrs Sarah Smith of Mamaroneck,
N. Y, and Mrs A. Williams of Dan
bury were guests, last week, of Mrs
Henry Kindle.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

George r. Wilson has set out three
maple trees in front of the residence
of Hon f. J. Naramore.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Philo T. Platt has sold his fast STEP
per to Alfred BriScoe of Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
HATTERTOWN.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mrs Lizzie Wakeman OF New York is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs G. R. Parmelee.
Jesse O. Lewis has bought the John B. Mich
OILS property.
Eugene Northrop has purchased new horse.
Charles and Harry Morgan of Bridgeport
were at home, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

G. P. Brown Of Golden's Bridge, N.
Y, has moved into Sherman CrOfut's
house in Taunton and will work for
E. M. Miller.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mrs A. J. Wilson and daughter Of
Bridgeport spent few days here, last
week, the guests of Mrs Wilson's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs II. B. Northrop, in
Palestine,
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Miss Bell Gilbert of HuntingtOwn
has been having her wagon shed newly
covered, besides making repairs on her
barn,
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

L. F. Curtis, the Bridgeport drug
gist, is q favorite trading place for
people outside the city for drugs of all
kinds. Prescriptions carefully COM
pounded from the best and purest
drugs Obtainable.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

William Waterhouse, who purchased
S. J. Botsford's place, last fall, has
moved in,
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mrs Henry Kindle, who has been
suffering with the rheumatism, is SLOW
ly improving.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

William Schnabel of DodgingtOwn
has accepted a position with P. l..
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Landlord T. F. Young Of Young's
hotel, New Milford, and John A. Nc
Cormick of the same town dined at
the Grand Central hotel, Sunday.
They drove through to Bridgeport,
with handsome pair of black horses.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Mrs Lizzie M. Wakeman Of New
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

R. H. Beers and Robert Orr, the lat
ter vice president of the Bennett &
Sloane wholesale grocery house Of New
York, appraised the grocery stock of
Mrs Ernest Hawley at Hawleyville on
Thursday last,
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Miss Watson of Bridgeport is guest
this week, Of Miss Lizzie Ross.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

A beautiful display of potted plants
in bloom, mostly geraniums land pc
tunias, was made at the Congregation
al church, Sunday morning, being con-
tributed by Mrs Herbert w. Wright.
A pyramid of flowers was arranged in
front of the speakers desk.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Frank Whitcome of Bridgeport
spent few days, last week, with Ed
ward PitZSchler.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14


FROM AUSTIN WARNER OF vICKsBUR RG,
Vicksburg, Miss, Mch. 2, 1905.
Dear Mr. johnson:
Your cordial invita-
tion to join in the festivities incident
to the coming anniversary celebration
to hand and much appreciated.
AS usual, you are interested in a
good cause, one that cOmmends itself,
and should prove the means of bring
ing many former Newcomers back to
to see the changes that have taken
place in NewtoWn as we'll as each
other.
From your letters, and the long and
interesting journey you have recently
returned from, one would infer that
"Time had been dealing gently with
you."
Such celebrations and reunions are
beneficial and pleasure to those at
tending, and no doubt the hospitality
of the good old town will be taxed to
the utmost.
With kind regards to Mrs johnson
and yourself, am,
Very truly yours,
~ w OIL AOAs
JAMES NICHOLS OF HARTFORD AP.
PROVES.
National Fire Insurance Co.
OF Hartford.
Hartford, Conn.,, Mar. 8, 1905.
e. L. Johnson, Chairman,
Dear Sir:
have your favor of the 18th
ult., and note contents.
It certainly would be a very COM
mendable thing to celebrate New
towns first purchase Of land from the
Indians If that purchase covered the
whole town and was factor in the
settlement and formation of the town
as such.
should be pleased to visit the place
on the occasion referred to and hope
may be able to do so. In any event
you have my best wishes for your sue
cess.
Yours very truly,
James Nichols.
A WORD FROM CONGRESSMAN e. J.
| HILL.
Ebenezer J. Hill
M. G. 4th Dist. Connecticut
OF Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. G., Feb. q, 1905
E. L. Johnson, Esq,
NewtOwn, Conn.
Dear sir
Lam in receipt of yours o1
the 10th, but as l notice that YOU
celebration is not to take place unit
next July and as am absolutely over
whelmed with business here in tht
: closing hours of this Congress, shall
it aside for detailed answer after .
get home sometime during March.
Very truly yours,
C. F. BLAKEsLEE WILL ATTEND.
Franklin, Pa,
March 6, 1905.
Dear Friend:
Yours of the goth re
ceived, and was pleased to hear from
you. You and l are about the onl
!, ones left of the old boys. My healt1
is comparatively good for a man of m
! years; my eyes only trouble me, and
= can just manage to read and ge
n around generally in a good clear light
However, If contrive to keep as we'll a
4 1 now am, the Newtown bi-centennis
8 will find me thereto. F. Blakeslee.
H. W. KELLER OF WATERBURY, sENI
,. GREETINGS.
e Waterbury, Conn.,,
February 21, 1905.
Dear Friend: It's a singular G.
T. incidence that you and I wei
s thinking of each other abol
)r the same time-perhaps a case
telepathy. l was about to send yo
picture of my father when your lie
" ter arrived. You knew him well, ar
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14
FOREMAN GIBSON RESIGNS

FOREMAN GIBSON RESIGNS
AFTER THIRTY-FIvE YEARS OF sERv-
ICE.-HAs BEEN IN CHARGE OF MO-
TIVE POWER IN BRIDGEPORT SINCE
1885.
The following item clipped from the
current issue of the Railroad EN-
ployee, a journal which is published at
devoted to the interest of all classes of
railroad men. The New England page
of this journal is in charge OF Miss A.
A. Nolan of this place: Another vet
eran Of the Eastern railroad service
has dropped from the ranks in the per-
son of David Gibson of Bridgeport,
who has been with the New Haven
company for the past IS years, in the
motive power department.. Mr. Gibson
commenced his long railroad career
under the late Henry Kittendorf, who
for many years was master mechanic
at New Haven, in 1870, as machinist,
and,in March, 1885, he was promoted to
foreman for'the Naugatuck railroad ,at
Bridgeport, having charge of all loco
motive repairs for that line. In 1888,
when the New Haven absorbed the
Naugatuck, he was retained and again
al toASOO3 Ul4lO UlA4O w UuC HOOlU1OA Va
general foreman, which place he has
just resigned. Mr. Gibson was a gen.
eral favOrite with the employees OF the
company, and especially SO with the
engineers and fremen, who deeply re-
gretted to see him leave their midst.
Mr. Gibson was waited on by delega-
tiOn Of yardmaSters, switching crews
and other motive power employees, who
presented him with a beautiful French
clock mounted in solid onyx. The
presentation was made by former clerk
J. w. Oddie. Mr. Oddie said in part:
"Mr Gibson: Feeling that some token
of friendship extended from one to an
other is always appreciated, and as we
have been fellow employees of the same
railroad company for long term OF
years, we take pleasure in offering this
slight token as recognition of our
continued esteem and friendship. Now
that you have passed from our i'm
mediate fellowship out into the out
side world, we can only earnestly and
sincerely wish you happiness and more
past." The engineers, firemen and
others showed their appreciation in
the form Of a gold-mOunted pipe,
cigars, etc.
The children Will feel that IL Is all
their own evening at the Town hall,
Thursday evening, April q, when Hal
Merton performs his mystifying tricks;
but the children cannot have all the
pleasure, for the laughter loving can
laugh, the serious can think, and the
fastidious can feel that it is just the
sort of amusement that suits them.
Others who have seen Mr. Merton do
his tricks say he is ''all right" The
letter:
Young Mems Christian Association,
New York City.
Dear Mr. Merton: 1t gives me pleasure t<
send you a testimonial regarding your per-
formance at our entertainment last month.
| consider your program was brightly enter
| tanning and very cleverly carried through
Some of the illusions we are still talkint
about and wondering how it was DONE" W.
are looking forward to another visit from yol
| at an early date. Wishing you all success,
am. Very truly yours.-[Edward j. Sisley
| Assistant Secretary.
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

AFTER THIRTY-FIvE YEARS OF sERv-
ICE.-HAs BEEN IN CHARGE OF MO-
TIVE POWER IN BRIDGEPORT SINCE
12QS
The Newtown bee., 1905-04-14

Corner
of Good
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The "HUBBELL"

The "HUBBELL"
Comfort Shoe for women is the best
shoe ever made for tender, tired
feet, made of soft Dongola leather,
un1ined, flexible turned soles, rub
Der heels, no seams to bind, perfect
ly smooth inside, fits like a stock
ing. Prices:
Shoes $3, Oxfords $3.50.
Women's Juliet Slippers, Pat. Tip
and plain toes, soft turned sOles and
rubber heels, S1.50 per pair.
HOSIERY.
Children's Buster Brown Stock
ings, 25c perOpair
Children's Crescent Black Stock
ings, 15c per pair e prs 25c