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Chewing Cum VS.. Missions.

The twenty-seventh annual meeting
Of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbytery of Washing
ton, held recently, disclosed the fact
that three and half million dollars
a year more is spent for chewing gum
than for foreign missions. In other
words $11,000,000 is spent for gum
and only 81 100000 for missions.
Carefully compiled data show that
$17S,000,0O0 year goes for candy,
$T00,000000 for jewels, and tobacco
and millinery go away up into the
millions, tobacco considerably in the
lead,
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known being the Nazareth Institute al
Musk0gee, which was founded in 1871.
1t was beset by many difficulties dur
ing its earlier years, but survived them
all and Is now fiourishing institution.
The institutions which have pros
pered the most, and i'm which Mother
Katherine has taken the greater inter
est, are, however, naturally these
among the tribes which were already
under the influence of Catholic teach
ings, the Osages and the Potta
watOmies. The Osages had of course
been instructed in the Catholic faith,
before their removal from Southern
Kansas, by the fathers at the old
Usage missions, now st. Paul, first I'M
der the directions of the venerable
Father Schumacher, and later under
Father Paul Ponziglione, near rela-
tive of the royal family of Italy, who
made many journeys among the
Osages after their removal to the terri
tory. Father Scroll. of Independence,
Kan, also used occasionally to follow
the trails through what Is now Okla
homa as far west as Fort Sill.
The beginning of the work among
the Pottawatomies was also made as
far back as 1871. when Father Robot, !
A French missionary offered his ser
vices to the bishop of Little Rock, who !
hen had jurisdiction over this terri |
.ory, and struck out into the Indian |
country. He settled first at Atoke, but |
n 1874 moved to Sacred Heart, found
ng the famous abbey of the Benedic-
ines there, which is the only mon
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been made, as nature has done So
much and man so little.
More than 1000 square miles, OF
2, 10000 acres, of land still remain
ployed and unimproved, waiting
for capital and brains to make it yield
large returns. The resources are al
most beyond limit or belief.
Thousands of Lakes and Rivers.
In this state alone there are over
five thousand rivers and streams with
more than fifteen hundred lakes as
reservoirs, to furnish power for in
Vulnerable manufacturing plants.
Besides natural water power, Maine
is rich in timber, which in this age
is most valuable asset.
The timber lands of northern Maine
can, with judicious management, be
made to yield for generation after
generation and supply a vast amount
of lumber and wood pulp. The larg-
est paper mill in the world, is located
at Millinocket on a small branch of
the Penobscot River where a drop or
one hundred and fifty feet furnishes
1000 horsepower. From this mill
Is turned out each day between 100
and $50 tons of newspaper, made from
wood pulp.
It is commonly supposed that paper
making from wood-pulp is one Of
he greatest menaces to our forests,
)ut exactly the opposite is the case,
where the forests are handled intelli-
gently.
The modern policies adopted byI
many paper makers in regard to per-
the forests are doing much
or the cause of forestry.
One Maine company has secured the
of 100000 acres of forest
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The Kerosene LamD.

The ordinary kerosene lamp is the
best illustration of the highest type of
combustion furnace. The hot gases
passing up through the narrow throat
of the chimney draw the colder air
through the hot wire gauze at the
bottom and bring it near a tempera-
ture which will feed combustion and
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MOTHER KATHERINE" DRtxtL.

astery in the United States governed
directly from France. Its first abbot
was Father Felix DeGrasse, lineal
descendent of the famous French adj
miral. Upon his death two years ago
he was succeeded by Father Murphy.
a native of Savannah. Ca, and the
first man of American birth to join
the brotherhood at Sacred Heart.
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Hopeless Ignorance.

Flynn--"Oi tell yez they's no use
thrryin' to iddica-ate thin Choinese."
Mulhooley-"An' phwy's thot?'
Flynn--"Oi fist asked wan ov thin
the Choinese wur-rud for St. Patrick's
day, am bedad, he couldn't tell me-"
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perts say that an addition Of 1900 tons
to the displacement of the American
ships is insufficient to accomplish all
three of the factors necessary to ma
terially improve upon them, and the
increase would be entirely consumed
by the provision for any one Of these
factors. The extra guns would take
1t all, as would the extra machinery
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LARGEST BATTLESHIP.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION or GIGANTIC
"COASTITUTION. :"

More Destructive and Terrible tina
the new Floating Giant, the Englis
"Dreadnaught"-Old Constitute
to be Saved.
One hundred thousand dollars 70
the preservation Of the old frigat,
Constitution, and $10,000,000 for tn,
construction of huge new battleshi,
of the same name are two provisions
to be included in the naval appropria
ton bill.
The new Constitution is to be the
most powerful ship of war ahoat. She
will excel the British Dreadnaught
recently launched by King Edward by
as much as the Dreadnaught will ex,
eel anything afloat when she is com.
pleted Her authorization may be
said to be directly the result of Togo s
victory in the Sea Of Japan. 1t was
the British naval attache on board
Togo's flagship who hurried home
after that battle and warned the Ad-
miralty of the needs Of the British
navy, and this brought about the con-
struction of the Dreadnaught. Now
we are to follow and eclipse the Brit
ish naval wonder.
The Navy Department has secured
full information concerning the plans
of the Dreadnaught, and the arrange
ment of her powerful armament, so
that it is known exactly what umst be
done to beat her.
In order that the department may
not be klmpered in any way in deter
mining upon the plans of the new Con
the forthcoming bill win pro
vide that the Secretary of the Navy
nay use the contingent fund to secure
from ship-builders the
world over, If he so desires, before
inally accepting the design of the ten
nillion-dollar pacifier.
Provisions for Ship,
This provision for the new American
ca fighter is in line with the desire
( the President and the earnest re-
of Admiral Dewey.
rho recently appeared before the |
laval Committee of the House and |
ave spirited talk in support of his |
Jews as to the necessity of con-
tructing larger and more powerful |
attleships for the American Navy
t the time the naval estimates We're
lade up last fall, Secretary Bonaparte
vas opposed to any such increase, but
e has since come around to the side
the President, and is now heartily
/ favor of the committee proposition.
The naval experts in Washington
ave long been convinced that the
5,000-ton battle ships Michigan and
outh Carolina, authorized by the last
ongress, represent the limit of posi-
llity on a displacement not decidedly |!
reater. To go beyond, In any APP
degree, the fighting efficiency
such ships, it will be necessary to
ave not only more powerful arma-
ent, but higher speed and greater
radius, to gain which there
ust be heavier and more powerful
achinery and greater coal-carrying
opacity.
The displacement Of the Dread
lught is but 1000 tons greater than
lat of the Michigan or the South
arolina. Naval construction ex-
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prevent smoke by chilling the vapors.
The limits In the construction OF such
furnace are easily seen. When the
wick is raised little the. combustion
is greater than the capacity Of the
furnace, and smoke results. When the
chimney Is raised from the bottom too
much cold air enters, the fire Is chilled,
and again we have smoke,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-04-13
EASTON.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS.
Rev Mr. Prentice of Greenfield Hill
occupied the pulpit at the Congrega.
tional church, Sunday morning. There
was no evening service.
John Jurco has a new pair of horses
and is drawing ties for P. q. McCol
lam.
Paul Svihia has been cementing q
cellar for Craik Brothers.
The Ladies' Aid society held q pleas.
ant box sociable at the Grange hall,
Thursday evening, April S. Owing tt
the weather it. was postponed from
Wednesday evening. While larger
attendance would have been welcome
all present enjoyed delightful even
ing.
Miss Eleanor Norton is boarding
with Mrs A. H. Ferry.
Mrs 81. w. Osborne spent last week
in Bridgeport:
wood, last week.
April "a will be Brothers. night ir
the Grange.
Craik brothers have purchased q
handsome pair Of work horses in New
Haven.
Fred Gilbert, vino has been suffering
from blood poisoning, was taken tt
the Bridgeport hospital, Sunday.
George r. Reid has rented the farm
of Mary E. Clark at Long Hill former
ly known as the George Mallett farm,
now known as the Maple Croft farm
and took possession April u, moving
his family there. He has also bought
six very fine cows, hay, corn, etc., from
Charles Kaechele.
Miss Mary McKenna has purchased
a very fine Chester White SOW of G. r
Reid.
F. Snow purchased two very fine Jer
sey COWS of George R. Reed; also &
flock of hens.
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ern one put in its place in the rear.
He is to build an addition, 10 x 30 feet,
on the south side and is to have large
bay window built on. There are also
other improvements to be made about
the house. When the work is all COM
pleted he will have very convenient
and pleasant home. Edgar Northrop
of Hattertown has the contract for
the work.
Do you have any trouble with your
tea or coffee? II so: let US sell you
pound of our B. B. Java and Mocha
coffee. 1t is sure to please you and our
is fine drink. None better for the
money. Our teas are the best money
can buy. Try sample and you will
buy more.-[Stephen French, at the
Depot. =.
Danbury have been spending several
days here the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Homer Hubbell.
Mr. and Mrs David Bromberg have
| been entertaining their daughter from
Mattegat Brothers had the misfor.
, tune to lose good horse, last week,
and are now looking for another to
take it's place.
Capt Frank Allen of Hattertown,
who has been in Greenwich, this win
ter, building a palace boat for New
York parties, has the boat nearly com
pleted and it is q beauty. Mr. Allen
now has q contract for putting the
center boards, spurs and rigging into
13 cat boats.
George s. Coley, who has been among
the sick ones TOR several weeks, is now
gaining and able to be out.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Michael Nolan is i'll with the mumps,
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NICHOLS.
TRINITY CHURCH.


Evening service and sermon in Trim
ity church, Good Friday evening, at
I 30.
Easter service at 2 80 p. m, Sunday,
followed by children's service.
Mrs Joel Curtis has returned to her
home. She has been with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Frank Hemingway, in
Bridgeport, this winter.
Mrs Jones, who has been caring for
Mr. and Mrs Clark, is taking rest, by
the advice of her physician. She has
the rheumatism quite badly, the re-
suit of her labor the past winter.
Mrs James Durward has visited her
father in Scranton. Pa.
Miss Alma Plumb, who has been sick
all winter, is just able to be out again.
Miss Edith Plumb is making a visit
with friends in Bridgeport.
Miss Jessie Cook is quite i'll and un-
der the care of DR. De Lisser of Bridge
port.
The Methodist sociable was held in
the church parlors, Thursday evening.
In the early part Of the evening there
was an entertainment Of music cy
parties from Bridgeport and after
wards supper. with silver collection
which amounted to about S12.
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LONG HILL.
LOCAL ITEMS OF INTERE

LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST,",
L. B. Goodenough has closed her
house and gone to North Tarrytown,
N. Y.
The Peoples Ice Co. are now ship
ping Ice from their stock to Bridge
port.
N. J. Hebbard of New York PASSED
Sunday with his family here.
Charles Hebbard and family of
Stratford were guests, Sunday, OF MI
aud Mrs n. J. Hebbard.
w. Keeling of Bridgeport was the
guest, Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs Martin
Nc DonOugh.
Mrs S. E. French returned from
South Norwalk, Wednesday, but was
| recalled on Thursday to the same city
on another case.
Otto q. Walton is driving a new
horse, purchased of Charles B. Weed.
Have unloaded, this week, car con-
tanning some very fine oats, corn, meal,
and cracked corn. The oats are nice
enough for seed. l have all kinds OF
feed for young chickens. Come and
get prices before buying.-[J John s.
Hurd.
Fresh garden seeds, packages and In
| bulk. Garden tools, rakes, forks, hoes,
shovels, etc. Lawn rakes Especially.
Twelve-quart dairy pals, 25c each
Don't forget we are headquarters fol
best groceries at rock bottom prices.
Nv. N. Hurd, Cash9G Grocer.
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3RANCHVILLE.
NEWS TERsELY TOLD.

Jacob Liebeson Of New York is
stopping in this place for short va
cation.
Miss Florence Meade has returned
to her home in South Norwalk.
Mrs John Rockwell of Ridgefeld is
improving.
Frank Hprlburt Of Ridgefeld is
quite sick at this writing
Mr. and Mrs M. B. Whitlock are en-
pertaining their son, Lorraine Whitlock,
of Pennsylvania.
Arthur Whitlock is suffering with q
bad cold
Mr. Burdett of Brooklyn spent a few
days at his country home, Maple Crest,
in Branchville.
Nh White Of New York spent Sun
day with Prof Costello at Sunny
Brook, Granite avenue, Branchville.
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BROOKFIELD,
LOCAL BRIEFS.

J. Beach Hawley was supposed to
reach his destination at Hugo, COL,
on Friday Of last week. He was
pleased with bis trip and the agricul-
tural conditions so far as he was able
to report.
An unusual number Of our dairymen
are buying hay, this spring, due large
ly to the short crop last season. Many
are using baled hay as it seems to be
of good quality and is SO much more
conveniently handled. The prices
range from $14 so to $16 SO for the
baled hay.
Mrs E. N. Hawley is expected home
from New York, where she has been
for second operation on her eye.
The Center and Long Meadow
schools are having their spring vaca-
tions, this week.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST.

LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST.
Mrs A. D. MunSOn of Waterbury
was the guest, over Sunday, of Miss
Ruth Mitchell.
There were no services in the Meth
odist church, last Sunday. because of
conference.
Miss Estella Dickinson is spending
her Easter vacation at the home of her
parents.
Miss Laura Plat and Miss Gertrude
Beardsley resumed their school duties
again, last Monday, after a weeks va
cation.
The Sherman family, who are to
work the farm of G.. W. Mitchell for
the coming year, moved from Taun-
ton, last week, into the old market
building, as the tenement house be-
longing to the farm is yet occupied by
Mr. Rollston and family, whose time
has not yet expired.
J. A. Beard has closed up his busi-
ness here and has moved his family to
Old SaybrOok, Conn.
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PLATTSVILLEc
NOTES FROM HoYDEN's HILL

NOTES FROM HOYDEN's HILL.
E. B. Sherwood has resumed the
milk route, after vacation of about
five months. Fred Relyea resigned to
help his father.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Buckley and son
of Greenfield Hill were recently call
ing near their old home.
Mrs s. Wisner is entertaining her
sister-in-law and niece of West Orange,
N. J.
A company of friends from this
place surprised Mr. and Mrs James
Hammond at their home in Stratfield.
last Friday night.
Clinton E. Sherwood from Rock
away Beach, N. Y, is home for the
Easter holidays.
Mrs Martin Jennings has spent sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs Martha
Gould, Of Aspetuck,
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aUAKER'S FARMS.
AT CHRIST CHURCH,

Services at Christ church at IL a, H. last
Sunday. O. O. Ryderswas reader.
George A. Hawkins OF South Norwalk spent
Sunday at his home.
Miss CLARA j. Hawkins is having weeks
vacation in her school.
Miss Carrie Wooster OF Orange was home,
Sunday.
Mrs Carl F. Schlecht of Woodmont was Wis
iting at Q. Q. Ryders, last week.
large number of the sons OF Sunny Italv
are living in Mrs Grace Roberts tenement
house while putting up the poles for the
boards with Mrs Roberts.
When Theodore L. Hine came from market
told him to turn out as there was dog with
the rabies coming. It passed BY on the other
side OF the road frothing at the mouth. The
no notice but kept on down the Park road.
Mrs Ann Nash was called to Shelton las
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-04-13

Preston were guests, last Saturday
and Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs F. N. Pot
ter.
S. B. Brownson, who has been spend
ing the winter in Shelton with his
son, has opened his home on Walnut
Tree Hill for the season.
There will be meeting at the Wal
nut Tree Hill schoolhouse, this Friday
evining, April Is Good Friday, at
745. Mr. Holden will use his lantern
with pictures of Christ.
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STEVENSON
ITEMS FROM OUR sCRlBE's NOTE Be

ITEMS FROM OUR sCRlBE's NOTE BOOK.
The Sunday school children are practising
songs and recitatiOns for kaster Sunday.
Miss Calis' Fureys mother and little sister
from Ansonia visited her school at Riverside
one dav last week.
Mrs Monterey Bryant has been spending a
few days at Burlington.
F. J French is visiting with Harold Bryant
at ROstOn.
Mrs Irving Wheeler has returned to New
Haven.
Miss Logan's sister. Miss Edith, Of Easton.
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TOWN TOPICS.
nATTERTOWN.
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Henry A. Pratt place has been
sold to Smith Davis of Brooklyn, N.
Y, who intends to repair and remodel
family.
Miss Carrie Atkinson of Freeport, L.
l., is the guest of Mrs Edward Booth.
Some one broke into Mrs Ada Par
melee's hen house, Tuesday night, and
carried away half dozen nice fowls.
e. B. Booth has sold his horse to
John Frank and now drives a nice
young one which he bought in Bridge
port.
Henry Penny has a new horse, bought
of E. T. Andrews, Bethel.
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has been her guest at G. f. Bradley's recently.
Miss Alice Sherman visited her sister In
Bridgeport. last week.
Smith Oatman of Waterbury was q guest at
@. B. French's over Sunday.
James CLARK has gone to work on the tele-
phone line and expects to help the men as 1af
as Boston.
Miss Edna Aldrich OF Webatuck, N. Y. WIS.,
tied Miss Eliza Stephens, last week.
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| ~ N OFGnVlIle supplied Gle pupil, las
Sunday morning.
The roads, last week, in this section
were at their worst In mud and water
but now all seem to be fast drying ant
the hard travelling will be of much
shorter duration than in former
springs.
School in Lakeside district is havinf
a vacation, this week. Spring tern
opens on Monday next.
Samuel M. Brown, real estate agent
OF New York City, passed two days Of
last week here.
N. Y, former student and bOarde]
here, with his family often at B. G
Norris, was in this village for q few
hours on Thursday Of last week will
his uncle, Mr. Hoyt.
Harold Beeman, after passing thu
greater half of the winter in Yer
mont, returned to the home Of his par
ents, last Saturday.
A. B. Whitney improved his black
smith shop, last week. by moving the
forge and chimney with the help oil
Charles Skiff, and now is better pre-
pared to perform all jobs Of wood an6
iron repairing. including the bes,
grade OF hOrSeShOeing, which happens
Mrs II. E. Warner has commenced
operations for more extended flower
garden than last summer.
| William Smith and his mother have
moved into the house recently vacated
by Col E. E. Johns0n'S family. instead
of the old Mill House, vacated by Ezra
D. Douglass, as reported in last weeks
BEE.
Col E. E. johnson is Offering his
tonsorial trade for sale, with the rooms
where he has worked and the house
Terms will be made known by apply.
ing to Mr. Johnson or F. j. Hosford,
agent.
Grover Katan closed his 18-months'
service at Hosford's sale and livery
stables, last Saturday evening.
Several from this village attended
the funeral of Mrs Ellen Harvey, late
Of Woodbury., but daughter of Samuel
81. Clark, at Romford, last Sunday
afternoon. The burial was in the
private cemetery by the side of her
passed several of the happy years of
youth on the Romford farm and which
her son, Lester, now superfntends.
Miss Bertha Schultz is passing Eas-
ter vacation with relatives in Brook
Ign, N. Y.
F. Raymond Beardsley of Bridgeport
passed his time over last Sunday with
his parents here.
Hull & Tyrrell are busily engaged at
Romford in painting Samuel II.
Clark's farmhouse and barns, which
consumes several hundred pounds OF
lead and oil.
J. Milton Stillson is enjoying 10
days. vacation from Gunnery school.
Mr. VintOn of New York Gitv ia en-
joying the trout fishing in this ivicin-
ity: He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs j.
B. StillsOn.
George Couch in WoOdville district
is afflicted with a severe cough, which
has troubled him for weeks All reme-
dies seem thus far to have failed in his
case.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-04-13
MONROE.

The announcement is made public of
the engagement of Miss Minnie NJ
Bachman, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
John Bachman, to Frank w. Curnan of
Derby. The wedding will take place
at the home Of the brides parents on
Wednesday, April Is.
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Mrs R. ]. Signor on Tuesday after
noon entertained her parents, Mr. and
Mrs H. @. Judd, and Mrs b; Q. Judd
day of April was Mrs Signor's 44th
birthday. -
Rev Fl. Q. Judd has been spending q
few days at the Methodist Episcopal
conference In New York.
The annual borough meeting, ad-
journed one week, was called to order
by the moderator and adjourned again
one week, until next week Monday
evening, April 16, at 8 o'clock. There
Is business or importance to transact.
The users of the Eureka water supply
will find it to their interest to attend
the meeting.
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ROADS BADLY WASHED.

The heavy rains, last Monday night,
town. Thomas Keane, with his team,
assisted by George W. Ives, has been
busy making the road passable.
Rev W. T. Hill of New Haven spent
a few days here, recently, the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Boaden.
Miss Isabel Orr Of the New Britain
Normal school is spending her Easter
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs James Orr.
Miss Sarah A. Sanford is mourning
the loss of her faithful family horse,
which died about week ago.
G. N. Hatch had the two large safes,
which the burglars cracked open
expects new ones in few days to take
their places.
Mrs H. Reeves of White Plains. N.
Y, is spending few days here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Hiram Pitch
er.
The office force at G. B. Thompson's
factory are enjoying week s vacation.
Grandson Northrop is building a
new milk house south of his house.
The many friends of James Shannon
will be sorry to hear he is in very poor
health.
John M. Ford is now offering his
large farm for sale. There are several
parties from New York now looking
at it.
Henry Camp is on the sick list.
M. B. Mallett, James Keller and Mr.
and Mrs H. w. Treat attended the
funeral Of j. L. Buck in New Milford,
Wednesday.
Mrs F. Taylor is seriously i'll, threat
ened with appendicitis.
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sOUTHvILLE"

BRIDGE TUMBLEs INTO THE RIVER
In the hard rain of last Monday
night, the west abutment to the road
bridge at the mouth of the Shepaug
river was washed out and the bridge
toppled over into the river and no
teams are now able to cross at this
place. Anyone from the place now
wishing to 60 to Southbury must 60
by way of Newtown, or else by way OF
ROxburV Falls.