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LOCAL CHURCH NOTES.

The annual meeting of the Second
congregational church was held al
North Cornwall, this year, on New
Years day, as is the usual custom.
Communion services were observed
at the church in this village, last Sun
day at 2 pm. Two members joineC
on confession of faith and two by let
ter, the Rev G. N. Fitch giving a very
impressive sermon.
David MacKay and family returned,
last week, to New York, having spent
the holidays with Mrs George R
Smith.
Last week, DR. H. G. Stevens enter
tanned his father. This week, his sis.
ter is with him.
J. R. Smith recently visited his SON.
Charles R. Smith.
Miss G. Elizabeth Salewski and J.
Francis Hallett returned. last week,
to their school duties at Bridgeport.
Frank Hall was home for a short
visit, last week.
Miss Eta Cornell, who came back
with her cousin, Ezra J. Atkins, from
Clintondale, N. Y, returned to that
place, Saturday last.
Miss Carrie White of Canaan was III
town, Friday of last week.
Charles Seamons is working at pres
ent in Bristol. His wife and daugh-
ter remain here for the present.
Daniel L. Minnehan has returned to
Camillus, N. Y.
Mrs Mary Bradley has returned iron
q two weeks visit with friends in New
Milford.
A large number of friends gathered
at the home of Charles R. Smith on
New Years night and enjoyed arnold
fashioned kitchen dance.
The young people have been enjoy
Ing the fine skating on Shepard's pond
for the past two weeks.
Born, at West Cornwall, December
80, q son. Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs
John O'Donpell.
Born at Theresa, N. Y, January I,
daughter, Lois Agatha, to Mr. and
Mrs Lewis Mallett, and granddaugh.
ter to Mr. and Mrs Elisha Roraback of
West Cornwall.
Marjorie B. Souter, graduate nurse,
Newark, N. j., says: II have seen
such goodlresults from Linonine in cur
ing people of deep-seated coughs, and
as a strengthened and builder after
sickness, that am pleased to recon-.
mend it,"
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HALF THE WORLD WONDERS

how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica ealve never won
der If it will cure cuts, wounds, burns,
sores and all skin eruptions; they know
it will. Mrs Grant Shy, ll3O East
Reynolds street, Springfield, ILL.,, says:
II regard it one of the absolute neces-
stiles of housekeeping" ~Guaran-
teed by r. H. Beers & Co., New
town; Belts & Belts, Sandy Hook;
z: j. Garvin, Bethel; w. N. Noble,
New Milford; e. J. buckingham.
Huntington; Allen Joyce, Roxbury
Station; G. w. Hurlburt g. Co., Rox-
bury; G. N. Hatch, BridgeMater; Con-
merry Bros, Georgetown; w. B. Haw-
ley, Sherman; Honan & Soule, Cay
louisville; George D. Odell, Cornwall
Bridge, Edwin II. BeardSley; New
Preston, druggists. Csc.
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IuCHELElD COUNTY.
WEST CORNWALL.

MEMORIAL ORGAN DEDICATED
The dedic .tion and inauguration of
The M IN Dria! organ Nas held at North
Cornwall, Fridy evening at I 30
o'c'ock. with the following program:
Scripture Reading
Pra er
March on Theme Of Fl andel Ginherant
q . S sSape a 1ica wattles
Solo
Miss Sterling.
Andante Batiste
SanSare Summers
Solo
Miss Sterling
E 8 2 %s7cS salome
Spring Song Mendelssohn
Arthur Priest, A. R. @. o., of Hart.
ford is organist, and Miss Ada G. Ster-
ling of Bridgeport, contralto. This
organ has been presented to the church
In memory of Daniel Mallory Rogers,
by his children. Mr. Rogers was a
brother of Dea Dwight Rogers of
North Cornwall, and was born at that
place on February %, 1921, and men,
Der of the church there from 1889 to
1857, when he moved to New Britain,
where he died December 25, 1904. The
organ was built by Ernest M. Skinner
s. Co., of South Boston, Mass, and
embOdies the most advanced methods
OF construction, including their unique
wind chest and pneumatic action
thrOuQhOut,'
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ford: We shall be sorry to lose such a
good neighbor.
Tobacco buyers were out, the first of
the week, inspecting the crops of to-
baccO that were bought, last fall.
Their visit was satisfactory one to
the farmers.
Mrs Mark Rowland, who has been
quite i'll with lumbago, is now able to
sit up.
One of the principal topics of con-
versation in this place for the past
week has been mad dogs" but we
are happy to say none have come this
way as far as is known.
Mrs Arthur P. Jaynes and son.
Philip, of Bridgeport, spent part of
last week with their cousin, Mrs Ralph
Rowland. #-
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sOUTHBURY.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs Walter Cale,S health is n11ite

Mrs Walter Coles health is quite
poor.
Several of our farmers are loading a
car of sweet corr for seed to 20 to the
Everett Clark Co. of Milford.
Rev Joel Ives gave an interesting
discourse on the Home MissiOna ~
work in Connecticut, at the Congrega-
tional church, last Sunday morning.
1t is expected that Rev Mr. TOmp-
kins of Wethersfield will OCCUPY the
pulpit in the Methodist church, next
Sunday, in exchange with Mr. Yard.
The mad dog scare continues. 1t is
reported one came down the street on
Monday.
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GILBERT DICKINSON.

The funeral of Gilbert Dickinson
was observed from his home on Mon
day afternoon, his death having occur
red suddenly, Saturday evening. Mr.
Dickinson was 73 years of age and
leaves widow. He was q veteran of
the Civil war and drew a pension from
the government. He was about, Sat-
urday. apparently as we'll as ever, but
while at q neighbours suffered an at
tack of vertigo and was helped home.
Later in the day, his wife discovered
him at the woodhOuse apparently life
less. Medical Examiner Robinson was
summoned and pronounced the cause
of death to be apoplexy.
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LOTS OF ExCITEMENTS

One of the teams belonging to the
BOrdenS Condensed Milk Co., and
drawn by Daniel Watson, became
frightened at the approach Of the aft
ernoon express train on Saturday last
and ransaround Smith & Sons store,
tipping the wagon load of empty milk
cans of the wall into the garden near
DR. Robinson's Office. No serious DAM
age was done, and nothing broken, al
though at first it was thought that
the horses were about to dash in front
of the OncOming train, but swerving
at the last moment, they went off the
wall instead.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
mONROE,
LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST,

L.
About SO people attended the soci-
able at Robert Sinclair's, Friday even
ing. It was very pleasant affair and
netted about So.
Mrs Goldsborough left town on
Tuesday for a stay of a few weeks at
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, and dur
ing her absence Mr. GoldSborough will
be with his daughter, Mrs Paul Crit
fifth in Bridgeport, but will of1iciate
here on Sundays as usual.
Miss Helen Barrie will leave town
in a few days for Hartford, where she
will take course of stenography
Miss Nellie Wilson is now teaching
the Center school.
John Andrews has painted the house
of F. D. HOLSTER.
Robert Sinclair expects to attend
the meeting Of the State Grange, this
week.
Miss Edith Wise OF Springfield,
Mass, has been visiting Scion Wales
and family.
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EASTONs
ASPETUCK NOTES,

ASPETUCK NOTES.
D. B. Gould, who has been seriously
Ill for some time is, much better.
Myrtle Gould has been visiting
friends in Greenfield.
J. Grammar, who had the mis-
fortune to cut his hand severely while
cutting wood, one day last week, is
getting along as well as can be ex-
pected. DR. Durham attends him,
Mabel Gay is working for 81. B.
Ogden at Cross Highway.
Thomas Craik has bought large
tract of land in Easton.
+. l.. SherwOOd'S man, Steve, has
gone to Easton to live with the Craik
Brothers.
Miss Mary Treadwell still continues
seriously ill, with small hopes Of her
recovery.
Rev Mr. Patchen of Bridgeport
preached IN Center street Methodist
church, last Sunday afternoon and
evening
Mr. Taylor Of Noroton is visiting his
son, Curtis Taylor.
Mr. Hoyt of Norwalk has repaired
the fold Fanton homestead, pa pering
the interior and painting the gu tside,
getting 1T ready for the spring trade.
REV MR. MAUREK RESIGNS.
Rev Mr. Maurer surpri sed and sad
dened bis people by presenting his
resignation, to take effect January IA.
His departure will cause the greatest
sorrow in the parish where he has Ia
bored so faithfully for the past two
years.
Postmaster Using, of Danbury, sends
us wOro that he is only too glad of the |
opportunity to recommend TinOnine
for coughs and colds.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-01-12

ict S we're held IN the Norfield Congre.
gatlonal church on Sunday morning.
The pastor, Rev J. L. Shively preach
ed powerful sermon upon the topic,
"The Exaltation of Christ" from
John 3: IA. Holy Communion was al
so administered.
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wEsTon.

IMPRESSIVE NEW. YEARS SERVICES.
Very impressive New Years serv-
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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-01-12
ROXBUR1e
MISS CROMwELL-MR TUCKER.

MISS CROMWELL-MR TUCKER.
Married in Danbury, January 6, by
Rev A. j. Smith, Albert F. Tucker to
Miss Epha Cromwell Of Danbury.
The couple were quietly married at
the Methodist parsonage, after which
they took their wedding dinner at IA
Highland avenue. They then took
the 5 Is train for Roxbury and repair
ed to the home Of the groom. A nice
table awaited them, which was great
ly enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs Tucker.
After short stay in Roxbury, Mr. and
Mrs Tucker will return to Danbury to
reside. All extend their best wishes
to Mr. and Mrs Tucker and wish them
abundant happiness.
Letter Carrier Patrick Howard, of
Bridgeport SayS that LinOnine cured
him of bronchitis after other remedies
had failed utterly to give him any re.
lief whatever
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-01-12
ALWAYS lNCPRASRS
STRENGTH.

A reasonable amount of food thor
oughiy digested and properly assimi-
II your stomach is q s'little OFF, KOdol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
eat and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate and transform all foods in
to tfssue-building blood. Kodol re-
l1eves Sour Stomach, Belching, Heart
Burn and all forms of Indigestion, Pal
atable: and strengthening. Sold by
$: E. Sanford s. Co., Newtown; Ste
phen French, Stepney Depot; Belts
= Belts, Sandy Hook; Williams &
ScOville, South Britain.
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The riiddleSex
Banking Co.

Organized in 1875. Now in its Goth year of
business being on the same plane as Savings
Banks and under the supervision of the State
Bank Examiners. State Trust Funds since
the Statute of 1889.
per cent Debentures of 500, 500, $500, $1,000
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-01-12
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money II FAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure in to IA DAYS.
SOC.
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Financial lnstltutions.

We own and offer for sale line Of approx
ed COUNTY, Town, CITY, SCHOOL kND TRAC-
TON BONDS: also LAND MORTGAGES in the
Middle West. Interest net to per cent. .
years successful business.
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l.. D. Sanford & Co..
$40 hsiss Blag- Bridgeport, Com
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-12
ANOTHER TRIAL
Avn ATS BECHIEL
INSURANCE MAN MUST ANSWER
TO OTHER INDICTMENTS.
Next Of the Insurance Cases TO Be
Tried Will Be That Of DR.. j. F..
Force, Whose Trial Is Set for Mon
] day, May 21-Five Indictments
Against Him.

County Attorney ALI. Smith, while
surprised by the w. F. Bechtel acquit-
tai, Is in no way discouraged and will
vigorously prosecute the other indict-
ments against Mr.. Bechtel and the for
mer insurance company officials charged
with crime.
yesterday Is acquittal in no way
sounds the knell Of the local insurance
prosecutions, said Mr.. Smith today.
awe intend to go right. ahead with
these cases as fast as we can. The case
against DR.. J. F. Force will be the next
one to be tried. That case is set for
a week from Monday. Whether or not
we reach it on that date is uncertain,
but probably we will. Mr.. Bechtel will
have another turn later" #E
Three indictments charge grand lar
ceny in the first degree, and two charge
grand larceny in the second degree
stand against DR.. Force, who was pres
ident Of the Northwestern Life Insur-
ance company that consolidated with
Mr.. BechtePs company. Which one of
these true bills will be moved by the
state is not yet determined, but the one
that is considered the strongest will
be prosecuted, probably, q week from
Monday. The defendant IS still ia
California. Sut is required to appear on
the day mentioned on penalty Of a
$4,000 bond. T.#t > o. =
The cases against Sackett, Dearth,
Kerr and Campbell still stand for trial.
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DETECTIVE PLEADS
ON. EXT0RTION CHARGE

Thomas J. Coleman, a well-known 10
cal private detective, was arraigned be-
fore Judge F. G. Brooks today on four
indictments charging him with extor-
ton. He pleaded not guilty to each
Of the bills, his bail was fixed at $4,000,
and his cases were set for trial on May
81. n. y. #, .- o-c.e7.
The indictments are all based on the
% asasndaft From Villas sGssa pe ertHft'of wa
basha county, against whom he was
hired to get evidence in a divorce case
being prosecuted by Mrs. Pencille. One
Of the bills charges him with extorting
800, another with extorting $500, third
with extorting tho execution Of note
for 800, and fourth with extorting
the delivery Of the note, all from Pen
ellie, who is the complaining witness. :
Lena Witbestky; Anna Paulle and
Ida Michaud. the three women accused
Of ,shoplifting,, were arraigned and
larceny in the second degree. Bail
in each case was fixed at $500, and the
trials were set for May 81.
John Mosko pleaded not guilty to an
| indictment, in which he is charged with
assault in the first degree alleged to
have been committed upon John Rocco.
! Bail Bal vas vas fixed s at $3.50 and trial was set
The grand jury reported at $3.50 this
indictments: Two emo bills'' were re
against Jennie Engman, charged with
grand larceny, but who is afflicted with
Consumption an dbelieved to be dying
and charles Johnson, the resident Of
Mound who was committed by coun
| try Justice for swearing. .--,-
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WHEAT PROSPECT
MEYER WAS BETTER
CROP ACREAGE GREATER THAN
LAST YEAR. )
Minnesota and Dakota Fields Present
One Vast Stretch Of velvety Green
Red River Valley and Western North
Dakota Give Unfavorable Reports
in Spots.

The favorable weather Of the last
few days has spread mantle Of green
over the northwest. Wheat is above
ground all over Minnesota and the Da-
.kotas, clear up to the Canadian line
Along the 500 and the Hastings g. Da-
kota division Of the Milwaukee road,
the plant is we'll forward, and from the
trains the country looks like green vel
vet. ~, tt,r r z5-~
1t is long way yet to harvest, with
the vicissitudes of the summer to be
reckoned with, but the start is favor
able. indeed it is doubtful whether the
spending date.
The rain man shows excessive mois
ure in Minnesota III the last three
weeks. but the precipitation was large
~ up where the pine grows and the
grain producing counties are in good
shape on the whole. Fargo and Grand
Forks report a large. gram acreage in
territory tributary than last year. For
Minnesota and the Dakotas there are
no official figures yet, nor will there
be any for some time, but best private
opinion is that the grain acreage is 10
per, cent larger than last year, that
wheat Is 5 to 10 per cent larger, but
spring wheat proper COVERS a slightly
-NSNA OnoSu al Cd, OW1uS W GlS tLlcdFy
sowing Of durum wheat, which is prob
ably close to 20 per cent Of the whole.
Two Bad Spots.
There are two bad spots in the crop.
One is in the Red river valley. It is
too wet there In a strip along the yiver,
on the Minnesota side, thru Wilkin,
Clay and Norman counties. But the
area is less than that affected last year,
by considerable. This land is fertile
and big crops come off it. The sig
| nifcance is purely with reference to
wheat, for farmers unable to seed by
May s usually put in coarse grains in
stead. The other spot is in western
Charles E. Lewis today that the plant
is backward and a good rain is needed
to bring it along. Relative to the en-.
tire acreage these two exceptions are
1 not serious.
| 500 Country zine. az
| Advices to G. W. Case Of the Atlantic
Ion, from the 500 territory thru North
Dakota, are favorable. The high lands
along the 500 can stand rain, but
there is no pressing need for moisture
The low lands are doing nicely. sgsE
| The Peavey company's advices are
favorable. Alex Stewart of the Mon
arch Elevator company covers the Rec
| river valley. Seeding of wheat, Mr.
! Stewart says, is completed. The acre
| age is@larger on the whole and condi
tions promising. From Grand Forks
4 north, on the Dakota side, all the wheat
is in. There is the usual complaint o,
wet soil near the river, but investiga
| ton shows, thetwet area LESS than las
year.. ~ = .ug.,e e. ~: *. ..+:..
| >..-f4 In Canada. -
/ Robert Rogers Of Winnipeg, commits
sioner Of public works, was on 'change
Manitoba, Mr.. Rogers says, has :
splendid prospect. Winnipeg adviee
to Denman Johnson make the whea
acreage of Manitoba and the terrific
ries Is to 20 per cent larger thar las
year. .."@. '.- -. -. re- =,
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FELT QUAKE But
- .... ',r. =. .g,tgfas ST. r., ~
. REFUSES TO TALK

When Miss Orion, now at the West
hotel, has finished the itinerary that
has been laid-o for her she will have
become the most travelled young woman
Of her age. Miss Orion is months old.
She was born in. San Francisco. She
passed thru the earthquake ,terrors,
made a rapid trip to Princeton, Mo-,
to visit her grandparents, came on to
Minneapolis. will go to Valley City,
parents, and will then proceed to Seat
tie, where she, will sail, June l., for
Nome, Alaska. 49, = ~ r. ..n .@J
Miss Orion is not registered at the
hotel, but is included in the signature
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira D.
Orion Of Nome. She absolutely refused
to discuss her experiences in San Fran
cisco and slept calmly while Mr.. orion
talked. . IA ..sE..1t. lir-5 IT,,
When the earthquake occurred, Mrs.
Orton was with her daughter at the
and Market street, San Francisco. Not
expecting that the hotel would burn,
Mrs. Orion was out in an automobile
with her mother and child. While they
were gone the Renaissance, the only
building west Of Van Ness to take fire,
was burned. It seemed impossible to
save anything, but the grandmother
went back and rescued g. suitcase con
tanning baby clothes. So Miss Orion
anything At the time, Mr.. Orion was
visiting his parents in Missouri. He
| hurried to San Francisco and took his
| family back to Princeton.
Mr.. orion is an attorney. He is a
| graduate Of Iowa City law school, '92
and has been six years at Nome.
! "Alaska is growing rapidly, said
Mr.. Orion. cit is developing fast and
the gold output is increasing. Alaska
stood third in output last year, and
will stand second this year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-12
500 MILEAGE IS
GOOD TO DULUTH
CONCESSION MADE TO DESIRES
OF TRAVELLING statesmen.
500 Road Announces New Thousand
Mile Book at s25, Which viii Be
Good Over the Duluth Lines Of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific.

interchangeable mileage on the
northern lines has been secured to a
limited extent. W. R. Galloway, gen
eral passenger agent of the 500, noti-
fed the railroad and warehouse COM
mission today that the 500 would issue
a l,000-mile book at fiat rate of 215
cents mile, or $25. 1t will be good
all over the 500 and South Shore roads,
and will also be honored on the lines
of the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific between the twin cities and
Duluth Superior, including intermedi-
ate stations. 1t viii not be good on
other parts of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific systems.
This concession is not all that the
travelling men asked for, but is quite
an Improvement over the present con,
ditions.
The 500 has already announced q
5,000-mile book at fiat rate of 2 cents,
and a 2,500-mile book at 214 cents.
These are good on the South Shore at
the rate Of 21a cents, but not on any
other systems in Minnesota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-12
SMITHS ELECTION AS #
f.. :. y. MAYOR CONTESTED

Papers were served on Mayor Robert
A. Smith Of st. Paul last evening no.
tifying him Of contest Of his election.
H. Stanley Wood is the contestant.
Following the notice Of contest, an or
der was served on Mayor Smith direct
ing him to show cause, before Judge
Hallam Of the district court, today,
why the court should not issue fur
Their order to have the ballotboxes
opened and the vote for mayor re-
counted. -: 81 ! ."ss. +n
The petition Of Mr. Wood alleges that
at least twenty votes in each Of the 1T
precincts Of the city which were count
ed for Smith, should have been for the
republican reform candidate, L. G..
Hoffman,, and that Hoffman, was
therefore, in fact, elected. The off.
c;al canvass Of the vote for mayor
shows a plurality of 1,501 for Smith.
H. Stanley Wood IS the chairman of
the organization of st. Paul business
men who worked for the election of
Mr.. Hoffman,. Ever since the ballot.
boxes have been deposited with the city
clerk they have been watched day and
night by relays Of watchmen who are
supposed to be in the employ Of Wood
and his associates. ~
Mayor Smith was today given a week
in which to answer. e v
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-12
Weather Conditions.

The low-pressure area overlyingJ the
Lake Winnipeg region yesterday morn
ing has moved to central Minnesota
and eastern South Dakota, and extend
Ing thence eastward to central Lake
Superior, westward to include Wyoming
and Utah, and northwestward into AL
berta With high pressure continuing
oyer the south Atlantic states, there
has been a decided rise in temperature
In the central valley region, except
North, Dakota and the western Cana
dian provinces, this morning s tempera-
lures being above 60 degrees in the
Mississippi valley and as far north as
northern Minnesota, while yesterdays
temperatures were above co. degrees in
the zDakotas and western Minnesota,
with 8 degrees at Larlnore. A high
pressure area is developing, north of
Manitoba, which is causing rapid falls
in temperature in North Dakota and
the western Canadian provinces. There
have been scattered rains in the north
eastern part Of the country, and more
general rains on the north Pacific coast,
and thence southeastward into New
Mexico, Showers are expected in this
vicinity tonight and Sunday because
of the low-pressure area and the fall
ing temperatures will advance south
Eastward. so that it will be cooler to-
night and Sunday. IT. S. Outram, @
8 Section Director.