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The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
STILL RIVER.

Garrett M. Stack came home from the Military Academy where he is studying, to enjoy the Thanksgiving festivities with his parents.
 Rev E. A. Henderson of New Mil ford, who succeeded MT Kellogg as Su- perintendent of the Still River Sunday school, is growing to be exceedingly popular among all those who are inter ested in the school.
 Mrs Betsy Pepper is in a critical con dition as the result of an attack of rheumatism and drOpSy.
 Edward Sanford expects to have his new house ready for occupancy in the near future. MT and Mrs George Ferris of New Preston Hill and MT and Mrs William Peet of New Milford were guests of 0. H. Davis and family on Thanksgiv-
 Mr and Mrs Leverett Stevens and Frank Burgoyne and son, Harold, all of Bridgeport, ate their Thanksgiving l turkey with c. l.. Stevens and family.
 MT Burgoyne is ''crack shot" at the trap, having 8 record of 98 out Of . possible 100. Owing to the generally diSagreeable conditions of the weather on Thanksgiving day, he only succeed ed in bagging one partridge. s-...
 Hunters in this locality will do well to remember that the close season on
 rabbits commenced on Saturday, De cember l, and also that it is contrary to the laws of this state to hunt rab- bits with 8 ferret.
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,r the Thanksgiving week holidays.

for the Thanksgiving week holidays.
 c. P. Bentley and Miss May Turrill passed Thanksgiving day with MT Bentley's mother at Wellesley, Mass. < MT and Mrs George W. Warner passed Thanksgiving day in Bridge water.
 Fl. J. Pulver of Lee, Mass, passed Thursday with his brother, Charles D. PulYer.
 John Reilly of Bridgeport was the Thanksgiving day guest of Philip Planz.
 Mrs Mary Cannon of Kent was the guest on Saturday of Mrs w. J. Keller. Garrett Stack and Herbert Marsh were home from Storrs college for the Thanksgiving holidays.
 James Donnelly, the capable young clerk at P. M. Cassedy s, passed Thanks giving day in Bridgeport. Willis Barton and Granville Breinig were home from the Mt Pleasant Mill itary Academy, Ossining, N. Y., for the Thanksgiving week holidays.
 Mrs Thomas Bray and Miss Minnie Toussaint were guests on Thanksgiv- ing day of friends in Great Harrington, Mass.
 M. A. Lynch, the obligfng and capa. ble clerk at the Noble pharmacy, passed Thanksgiving day at his home in Bethel.
 l MT and Mrs James McGinniss were the guests on Thanksgiving day of MT and Mrs Luke Cornell of Grove street.
 Seymour S. Green passed Thanks. giving week at Morgantown, w. Va, where Mrs Green has been sojournine for some weeks.
 R. c. Ferris and family, Ezra Hen. dricks, ST., MT and Mrs Ross Benedict of New Milford and MT and Mrs Joseph Seeley of Milton were guests on Thanksgiving day of MT and Mrs H. c. Buckingham.
 Mrs Hanford c. Plumb and Mis-.
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AN ARTISTIC CALENDAR.

To Perry & Trowbridge, the enter prising clothiers, the editor is indebt- ed for beautiful and artistic calen- dar. It is a work of art and will be prized throughout the year.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07

Helen Plumb returned to Bridgeport, SMonoay, after stay of few days with MT and Mrs H. S. Mygatt.
 President Henry $. Mypatt. of the First National bank, was in New York. Monday and Tuesday,
 me friends and patrons of Charles l. Leach have been receiving some very pretty and attractive calendars. Our holiday lines are now complete ana ready for inspection. They em- brace the widest range of desirable glIt goods shown in this locality. Ev- cry Item of the best quality possible at Cne prlce: We can save you money on your holiday purchases. IC. K. Riddi-
 Miss Minnie Wilbur, of 0. E. Riddi- ford's store, is'passing a few days in New York City.
 Mrs Arthur c. Wood of East Nor walk is passing two weeks with Mrs William Sullivan. -~
 Mrs Alice Lathrop of Bridgeport is passing wee k with her son, Clarence Lathrop.
 The American Tobacco Co. received three carloads>of tobacco, Tuesday. f c. F. Schoverling bought two crops of tobacco in the eastern district, both crops making two even carloads.
 F. E. Mygatt and family of Plain field, N. J., and Mrs H. o. Plumb and daughter, Helen, of Bridgeport, passed Thanksgiving at H. s. Mygatt's.
 Judge of Probate William J. Beecher Il of Newtown was in town, Tuesday. :.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07

J. Edwin Hungerford and family were teftained at dinner. Thanks giving day, by MT and Mrs Charles Leach. Extra good value in canned roast beef at 200. At c. I. Leach's. A fresh supply of Crest pancake flour at c. I. Leach's.
 Prime tub butter, 2sc per pound. At c. I. Leach's.
 on Tuesday to one of Turney Soule's 1 houses on Railroad street. William Lathrop, who was operated on for cancer of the stomach, at the Danbury hospital, last week Monday, lies in critical condition.
 MT and Mrs Noble s. Thomas passed Saturday with MT and Mrs Hubert Thomas.
 Miss Florence Soule of New Britain is assisting in the store of her brother, Frank E. Soule.
 Dr George E. S5aub returns on Fri day after a stay of several days in New York City.
 Llewellyn Pease, of w. c. Barton's store, passed the Thanksgiving holiday with friends in Hartford.
 Robert Murphy, an affable clerk in the First National bank, was one o1 the guests of honor at 8 Thanksgi wing gathering III DanOury, last 'InuTSQay.
 Mrs Robert Livingston, Mrs Walter Peck, ST.. Mrs Walter Peck, Jr., Ltv- , ingston Peck of New Milford ,and Miss Jessie Lee aud Miss Ednas HasKins O1 Danbury were Thanksgivingdayg guests , of MT and Mrs Daniel Fl. Garfield. William w. Ohlweiler of Bethel was the guest on Thursday and Friday O1 Garrett Stack.
 MT and Mrs F. J. Fowler returned on Saturday evening, after a pleasant
 visit with friends at Springfield, Mass MT and Mrs James Whalley o1 5 Bridgeport were guests on Thursday 3 of MT and Mrs w. W. Whitlock.
 George Hawley of New Haven passed ) Thanksgiving day with his parents, M : and Mrs E. F. Hawley.
 MT and Mrs William R. Bull O. $ Bridgeport enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday as guests of MT and MT Charles Lake.
 Clement Noble of New York wa : the guest of his father, w. N. Noble
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
RUBBERS.
This OvercOat Question.

We planned to have the best Over coats in town. We think we have them. We have been working on the overcoat problem for months. We have an OvercOat for every Mans
 form, for every Mans notion, for every
 Mans purse. i've have your Overcoat.
 Come, see 1t. Costs you nothing to
 look at 1t and only a moderate price to
 wear 1t. S7.5O, 610, SIP 50 for excel lent Overcoats. Sl5, SIS, S20 for Over-
 coat luxury. Compare our goods and
 compare our prices with others and we
 will stand or fall by your decision. Perhaps you can match our Overcoats for the money, but we don't believe it.
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The NewtoWn Bee.
 Newtown, Friday, Dec. 2, 1906.

CIRCULATION January l. 1ss'. 300 Last week, 445O
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MRS CHARLES BAYErTE, SIR.

MRS CHARLES BAYETTE, SIR. Mrs Charles Bayette, ST., of Bridge water, died on Thursday last, aged 57 years, after painful illness lasting over a year. She is survived by her husband and several children. The
 funeral took place on Sunday after. noon, Rev Evan Evans officiating. The pail bearers were John Randall, Reu- ben Warner, Eli Roberts and James Orr. Funeral Director Thomas had the arrangements in charge.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
CHRISTMAS AT R1DD1FoRD s.

The attractive store of c. E. Riddi- ford never presented more bargains for economical buyers in the Christ mas line than this season. On one side of the store is the splendid stock of jewelry, bright and new, while in the rear is the emporium of toys, games, box papers, wagons, sleds and novelties, so we'll looked after by Miss Wilbur. It promises to be brisk Christmas season at Riddiford's. He wants you to call when you go to town.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
SHOES.
The Fullest V aluc.

No matter whether yCu are BuSl' Dess Man or WUrkingman you'll get full value for every drllar you leave here. If you select for your winter wear one of our Sl0, $l2.5O or Sl5 suits you'll have as full value as you can OD- tain anywear for your money. Other suits as low as $5 and up to $22. 50. No matter what the price you'll have the best Fabrics, brst Fitting and best Tailored suit to he found. We are not confined to one, two Or three whole sale clOthiers. The best, values we can ind to be passed along to you at the smallest profit possible Is this stOfes methnd
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TO TAKE IN THE HORSE AND AUTOMO.
 MOBILE SHOWS.

w. L. Keeler, George Ackley, W. O. Hopkins, Clifford A: Trowbridge, E; k Green and A. M. Booth attended the horse and automobile shows in New York City, the first of the week.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
Twelve Pages.
New Milford,

AMONG THE TOBACCO PACKERS.
 Sherman Green, through his popular representative J. D. Clark, has bought the tobacco crops of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh, Green & Gray, Townsend & Bedell, Charles H. Hawes and John R. Robinson.
 W. H. Waldron has sold his crop of tobacco to G. Falk & Brother.
 R. w. Russell, on the B. 0. Smith farm, has sold his crop of tobacco to Charles E. Wilcox, representing G. Falk & Brother of Lancaster, Pa.
 CharlessE. Wilcox, the genial and capable representative of G. Falk & Brother, has bought some Il carloads of HousatOnic valley tobacco and will soon begin shipping to Lancaster, Pa. He is still on the lookout for desirable crops and makes his headquarters at the New England house.
 BRIGHT WITH THE CHRISTMAS CHEER
 Jeweler M. w. Hill's store is bright for the Christmas season with -an el- egant stock of silver ware and gold afs ticles in jewelry, while in clocks he claims to lead Litchfield county. For the ladies and gentlemen he has an elegant sstock of silk umbrellas, just the thing for Christmas gifts. He also has a nice line of cutlery and is in every way fitted to help cut Christmas buyers. WHAT P. M. CASSIDY HAS TO OFFER. The dainty and artistic line of Christmas calendars and cards offered by P. M. Cassedy has set the good ladies wild with delight. His stock of burnt wood and leather novelties is also some. thing never seen m town before, while please and delight the ladies. If your best fellow or husband is "wicked smoker" Cassedy can fit him out with pipe, cigars, tobacco or smokers nov cities. For the boy there is a rife pair of skates, football or baseball out fit and hundreds of pretty hooks. A visit to New Milford without call al Cassedy's will not be complete, sur' enough.
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A DELIGHTFUL REUNION.

0 MT and Mrs N. Fl. Root entertained on Thanksgiving day, MT and Mrs Will liam Bostwick and three children, MT and Mrs Ammon Green and son, Ward Green, MT and Mrs Ernest Lathrop and four children. It was a happy re- union and no one enjoyed it more than that genial Civil War Veteran Nathan H. Root.
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Joseph Brinton, Bedford, N.Y., and Now Milford, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES.

A regular meeting of New Milford lodge, No. 292, N. E. O. F., will take place on Monday night, when the nom ination of officers will take place. A full attendance of members is request ed.
 Good Shepherd lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F., conferred the initiatOry degres on four candidates, Thursday evening
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07
The c. H. Booth & Bentley Go
dren were Thanksgiving day guests of MT and Mrs Rollin Emmons of East
 
JAMES MO MAHON,

-. JAMES MIG MAHON.
 James McMahon, aged GA years, died on Sunday at his home on the Plains He is survived by a wife, two sons, Martin and Frank McMahon, and two daughters, Misses Mary and Lizzie McMahon. The funeral was attended on Tuesday morning from the Church of St Francis Xaxier, Father Cronan officiating. Funeral Directors La Halt & Thomas had the arrangements in charge. @
The Newtown bee., 1906-12-07

On December 13 dime sociable will be held in Lanesville for the benefit of the Lanesville Sunday school.
 The first of the year Rev B. A. Hen derson will legin series of chalk talks in connection with the exercises at the Lanesville Sunday school. MT and Mrs Robert Dunlap go to l mobile show.
 The National Fraternal League has
 paid through its local secretary, P. M.
 Cassedy, to Charles Planz the sum o1
 $6O for disability claim. l MT and Mrs B. J. Emmons and chil
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
Italy.

DR.. Faitlovitch, whose mission to the
Falshas in Abyssinia was reported upon
last year, is now in Italy in order to
awaken practical interest in this remark
able remnant Of Jews. In Baron Leo
pold Franchetti he has found an ener-
getic intermediary with the Italian gov
ernment, and it is anticipated that, as
the result of his representations, the
Abyssinian Jews will henceforth not be
allowed to fall into the meshes of Euro
pean conversionists. 1t is proposed to
establish Jewish schools under Italian
auspices.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
Austria-Hungary.

Austria-Hungary.
The King of Sweden has conferred the
Knight S Cross Of the Vasa Order, First
Glass, on Dr. Leo Klemperer. physician
practicing at Carlsbad.
At CZernowitz, where a square is
named after the late DR.. Herzl, Jewish
committee has been formed with the view
to the erection of a statue to the Zionist
leader
The Council of the Israelite Alliance
in Vienna recently held meeting under
the presidency of David Ritter Won Gut
manu. at, which it was reported that III
the preceding month 1900 roubles had
been sent Bielostock and 10000 roubles
to Siedlce. Grants had also been made
to Jewish charitable institutions in Will
ma, Kovno and Minsk, which had suffered
pecuniary losses as the result OF the per-
secutiOns of the Jews, to the Edler Won
Lamel School in Jerusalem, and to a
number of Jewish congregations and
minyamin in the Austrian empire to-
wards the the maintenance OF religious
instruction.
The minister of education has in
structed the heads of high schools in Ga
lcia that henceforth students on their
admission are to state their mother
tongue instead of their nationality as had
heretofore been done. The Zionist stu
dents have therefore decided to report
Hebrew as their mother tongue.
The philosophical faculty of the Uni
versity of Leipsic has sent the jubilee di
ploma to Dr. B. Placzek, rabbi of Mora.
via, to mark the fiftieth anniversary OF
the conferment on him of the degree OF
doctor.
The Hungarian Chamber of Deputies
will shortly have to deal with an inter-
esting subject, viz, the question OF the
official representation OF the Jewish
community in the House Of Magnates.
When the measure for reforming this
house was passed in 1885, representa-
tive of the Jewish church could not be
elected, as the Jewish religion was not
then officially recognized. This recognl-
ton was effected in the year 1898 but no
provision was made for Jewish delegate
to the upper house. The matter has now
to be considered in consequence OF the
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
FOREIGN
Holland.

The Jewish congregation at Veenendal
has in Heer S. Fryda a beadle who, in
the middle Of next month, will have COM
pleted fifty years service Although he
is ninety years old he still actively dis
charges his duties.
The budget Of the German Jewish
community Of Amsterdam for the year
1907 provides for an expenditure OF
PAL 1874 gulden.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
receipt Of petition in favor Of Jewish
representation from the municipality of
TOlna.
Germany.

In population OF O,0Zf,o|A, Inefe
was at the last census 5,341 Jews in the
kingdom of Bavaria In the year 1910
the Jews numbered 59,376. Among
Christians the births number 3S per l 900
and among Jews only Is per 1000.
"A correspondent writes: Herr Her
mann Abraham, a Berlin philanthroplst
who had the misfortune to break both
his legs three years ago, has recognized
the hardships which poor cripples under
go. He has formed a society for these
people, and the organization has gained
the approval Of the government and OF
medical men. Assisted by his wife, he
founded, ten years ago, the 'Heimath
Haus,' situated in the Gormann Strasse,
and as yet another instance of his phil
anthropy, he instituted the society for
providing children's dinners.
At Myslowitz (Prussia) two men
named Pajonk and Kroefczyk, respect
lively carpenter and locksmith, re-
Gently smashed to pieces twenty marble
tombstones in Jewish cemetery. Both
have been arrested. Nothing is as yet
known of the motive Of this act of van
dalism
The executive of the Jewish commu-
nifty at Frankfort has decided to publish
a history of the Frankfort Jews and has
entrusted Professor Krakauer with the
editorship. The records from the years
400 to 1879 will shortly be taken in
hand.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
gives particulars Of the funeral of the
late Herr Hugo jacob, whose death we
recorded in our last issue. The cere-
mony was attended by representatives of
the Imperial Chancellor and of the Ger
man Foreign Office, by the War Minis
ter, General Won Einem, in person, to-
gether with his aide de camp and a naval
officer from the Ministry of the Imperi-
al Marine, as well as a number Of off
cials from other government depart
ments. Prince Btilow sent telegram OF
coincidence to Herr jacob s brother, who
is editor of the Hanover Courier and
among the wreaths were tributes from
Princess Bismarck and Prince Henkel
Donnersmarck. The correspondent adds:
"Herr jacob served with distinction as
volunteer in the campaigns Of 1864,
1866 and 1870, and was severely wound
ed at St. Privat. AS an official journal
ist in Alsace after the war he attracted
the attention of Bismarck and later of
the third chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe
while as the writer of articles on foreign
affairs in the Deutsche Revue and the
Grenzboten he was credited with the ell
joyment of Prince Biilow s confidence in
q peculiar doUraa -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

pet can pick him up In my and carry him around,
but since he took the first prize he very proud Of
himself and when home from school runs after
me and pecks my heels. One day when went out
thru tho backyard, Young Jim stopped in front of her.
Thinking he wanted to be petted she bent down. but he
gave her bite in the that left big blue spot How
ever judging from the way Old Jim is watching him,
am afraid of these days that Young Jim will get
hardest whipping he has had. -
Fifth Grade. --Delmont Schneider,
= Salem, S. D.
THE NAME OF THE THIRTEEN STRIPES
z@-=.. (Honorable Mention.) T.
What hateful study history is, anyway!'' exclaimed
Bob as he threw aside the dsked book which he had
studied for about half hour thinking he could get
lesson In that short time His little sister, Alice who
too young to understand what history meant looked up
and said, t1What is historys Tell me about it,
History tells how AmQtica discovered and it
tells about and Bob did not know what to call
the thirteen colonies about which he had just studied
order to make Alice understand he said and young
United States.'' @s--- -.,s ~ ~-s - IL :
'tYoung United States!'' echoed Alice.
fou remember the flag gave you last Fourth9''
continued Bob. We there fortysix stars and thir
teen stripes in it. The stars represent the states
now in the union and the stripes represent the young
United States - And with this Bob took up his gram
mar and paid attention his sister. 'sYoung
United States urmured Alice to herself so that is
what they cali the red and white stripes my Aag'
Ninth Grade. Sadie Sather,
.--s- Annandale, MINI.
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OUT-OF-TOWN TOPICS
For Sunday, November 25: ~ H.


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must be written in the first person. If fiction they
must be written in the third person.
Recognition will go to the best told stories, and
to those having the most original application Of the
topic. .-'-1 =: -.
The papers should be mailed so as to reach the
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Not Later Than Thursday Morning. November Is,
They must be written in ink one side only of the
paper, not more than 300 words in length nor less
than 100, marked with the number of words and
each paper signed with the grade, school, name
and address Of the writer. The papers must not be
rolled - :. '.;t - <.z< $
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!. THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD. :
= - %.s.ss@-2s..'.~s WHYs,s ES,. r.. 80
~ The "Why'' must be fully; answered s=..f5
The stories must be strictly original in ideas
and expression.
Dreams are barred. *
Recognitionc will go to the papers making the
strongest case in favor Of the chosen ngreatest
: thing -. ~.~ z:... ss=-sgzs So. =
The papers should he mailed SO as to reach the
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Not Later Than Thursday Morning, November %. /
They must be written in ink on one side only Of
the paper, not more than 800 words in length nor
less than 100, marked with the number Of words
! and each paper signed with the grade, school,
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The Way to Rise.

The ,cdy Jor a young man to rise as to Improve
himself every scGy he cas-, nsvsr sHspecttng that
anybody w5shes to kinder hin,.-Abrahuns Lincoln.
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WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK FIVE.

One day, about O'Clock, took a pail and went to
of the neighbours to gather the eggs. As neared
the barn, heard old hen making great fuss went
the house. When returned the old hen had gone away
but could hear little chicken peeping listened
long time and then began hunting and finally found it
miserable condition under board that standing
against the barn. carried it home and put it in bas
ket which put the stove fed it every day and
But would not. When it got wel let It go back
it's home but the neighbors said might have it, and
let it go with the rest Of the chickens ~.
Sixth Grade. y Carrie Allen,