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The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
RoxBURY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

The school teachers for the year arr as follows: Center, Lida Davenport Warmers Mills, Mildred Thomas Station, Isabelle MacKay, Heller Goodsell; North district, Jennie Lar son; Painter Hill, Lulu Davenport. Fred McGlone, the bookkeeper o the New England Quartz Co.,, had the misfortune to dislocate his ankle, last week. Dr Pons attends him.
 Mrs Phoebe Castle is quite poorly al this writing.
 Mrs Ralph Seymour of Terryville Mrs Wilkinson of New York and Mir JacobuS of New Haven are visiting al Henry Hurlburt's.
 Elizabeth Booth of Watertown is staying few weeks at her brothers Walter Booths.
 Mir and Mrs c. D. Chunn are spend ing their vacation at Mrs Chunn's old home in Massachusetts.
 Mrs Mary Williams, who is boarding at Wallace Fuckers, is recovering from an apoplectic shock. Mrs Har- riet Mallett is very low with the same complaint. Her sister, Mrs P. Jones Of Huntington, is caring for her.
 H. A. Hill is making repairs on the old grist mill. James Moore is helping him.
 W. B. Seward has a house full of boarders. ~.-
 James Spargo and J. T. Collins and families are moving to Stony Greek, Conn.
 The tobacco crop is about half har- vested and is of excellent condition a9s se8eca 8esa''{; {burl1n, colored, an old sol. dier, died last week, from paralysis. His age must have been about 100. \
 Mrs William Allen is entertaining Miss Edith Jenkins of Providence, R.
 Misses Anna and Margaret Valleley are entertaining friends from out of town.
 Messrs J. T. Collins and James Spar go are moving their families to Stony Greek, where they have steady work. She was stricken with shock, last week. Her many friends are doing all for her comfort. Her sister, Mrs Philip Jones of Huntington, is caring for her at present.
 Mrs T. Mo Mfr is home, after spend- ing several weeks with her daughter, Mrs M. Mo Goldrich.
 Miss Mary Daley and friend were the guests of her parents, Sunday.
 Miss Eleanor Mac Kay and Miss An na Murray returned to New York, Monday, after spending their vacation at the formers home.
 Mrs Robert Cypher and daughter, Dorothy, after spending week with MT and Mrs Henry Cypher at Pough- quag, N. Y., returned, Thursday.
 Miss Minnie NaaSe is visiting friends in Newark, N. J.
 Mr and Mrs John Benson enter tained a host of friends and relatives, Sunday.
 c. w. Hodge is making extensive repairs on his farm buildings.
 Mrs Durlin and family wish through the columns of THH BEE, to thank all those neighbOrs and friends who were so kind during the last sickness and death of the husband and father.
 MT and Mrs Lewis NorthrOp of Bridgewater were calling on friends in town, Sunday.
 Miss May Leavenworth of New York City is visiting at Fred Lea yenworth's s.
 MT and Mrs George Crofut have re- turned home after a weeks visit with friends in Bridgeport and Newark. MT and Mrs Dwight Atwood of Mid dlebury were at George Crofut's, Sun day.
 Miss Marjorie Lambert of New Ha- ven is the guest of Mrs William Min or. ..-..
 MT and Mrs Walter Buckingham of BridgepOrt are ate. w. Buckingham s.
 Mrs Warren Pitcher is entertaining friends from out of town.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
TIMELY AND VALUABLE SU00ES
 TONS.

Many people, especially women who
 lead closely confined domestic lives,
 suffer from what in general terms is called "nervousness.' Among all forms of treatment none has even ap- preached in success the intelligent use
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
SUNSHINE CLUB SALE.

The Sunshine club is to hold a sale on Friday, August 31, to 8 p.-m., or the lawn of Dr Pons. The club con
 sists of 20 members, who have sen, weekly boxes of flowers to the New York hospitals. The children will sell fancy articles, also some fine Eng, fish and Dutch tiles, imported by a we'll known New York house. All are invited to attend. No postponement
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
l.. ID. Sanford & Co.,, i5s Asiss Blds., BridSspsrt, Csn1

of Dr David KennedY's Favorite Rem edy, of Rondout, N. Y., which pro- notes an easy and natural action of the digestive organs and imparts tone to the nervous system.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31


 New Milford mourns the death of a sterling citizen in the sudden taking off of Granville M. Breinig, at the head of the important Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co.'s plant. He had built up an industry of which the town was proud and playing no unimportant part of the business life of that sec tion. Aggressive and positive as a business man, yet he was said to be considerate as an employer. A large hearted and sympathetic man, his passing on leaves a vacancy hard to All
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
WATERTOWN.
DECIDE FOR A BRICK sCHooLHous

DECIDE FOR BRICK eCHOOLHOUsE.
 Another school meeting, last Thurs day, drew goodly number of voters to the schOOlhouse, to listen to the re- port of the committee appointed at the time of the resembling of the vote SIG, 900 for brick school building. W. committee, which included Drs Love- land and Variel with MT MunsOn. They recommended a two-room frame structure to be erected on the lot on East Side (which the district purchas- ed number of years agO), and to cost $3, 500. This proposition was voted down 5l to "A and later the four-room brick building built on the Bryant property and SIG, GOO, was voted again 38 to 38 and made 39 to 38 by Chair. man Beers voting yes.
 Mrs R. Colcord of Florida is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs Anson Hard. Mrs Holland of Hartford recently attended her grandfather's funeral in Woodbury and is now spending some time with her parents in this village.
 Rev Calvin B. Ford, former pastor, preached at the Methodist church, Sunday, in the absence of Rev William Mel Nicholl, who is taking his vacation.
 Mrs Edward Kavaney is visiting friends in Washington.
 Miss Helen Parker is on a visit at Hawleyville
 Mrs Robert White and daughter have gone to New York.
 0. B. Brewster and family have re. turned from an outing.
 c. R. Knight has left the employ o1 F. N. Barton.
 Mrs A. A. Atwood, who has been ill, is improving.
 Mrs A. w. Barton and Miss Anna Barton were the guests, Sunday, of Mrs John Barton at Torrington. Quite party from this town spent a day at Savin Rock, recently. OGerald, the 15.months-old child o1 MT and Mrs William flaming, died O1 cholera infantum and whooping cougf on Friday of last week. Father Loft us off1ciated at the funeral, Sunday afternoon, at o'clock. MT and Mrs F. w. Nettleton ant
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
The niddlesex
 Banking Co.

Organized in 1875. Now m its a0th year of business, being on the same plane as Savings Banks and under the supervision of tho State Bank Examiners. State Trust Funds since the Statute of 1889.
 s per cent Debentures of s100. s2o0, 500, e0oo
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

Receives Deposits subject tocheck, allowing interest on accounts averaging Sb0o balance. Rents Safe Deposit Boxe0. Acts as Executor. AdministxAt0e. Trustee, or in any FiduciaEy Capacity.
 E. W. HARSH, President. ORANGE AERWIN, V1co Pfoost
 E0BERT MARSH, Secretary. E. Fl. HUDSON, Treasures.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
of much importance to do just now,

of much importance to do just now
 he has undertaken to reconstruct the English language. Hardly serious word has been employed in the dis cussiop of his order to the Public Printer. The British press replies to MT Roosevelt with an outburst of ridi- cule. It is to laugh rather than to argue soberly has evidently been the mot d'ordre in editorial offices. The humorists have been turned loose, and have been allowed to say anything they liked. The English Sun gets aft CT him in this fashion: ''The idea seems to be MT Karnegi's tor Karnege's and he apears to be indebted to the late Ser Izak Putnam, who in his day and generaShun made grate efforts to the same end, as did a sertin gentle man before hlm named ArtemuS Ward. Ward managed, however, to get sum amuzement out of the noshun and we kan stil reed him with relish for the butt tor bute) of his stile and the originality of his fansy, but nither MT Karnegi (or Karnege) nor Presi- dent Ruzevelt tor Rusvelt) kontrives to get much reel amusement out of this spelling kraze. They are tor ar) just silly, nothing more tor mor.")
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
EDITORIAL INK, DROPS.
600 445O

EDITORIAL INK DROPS.
 No one questions President Roose-
 velt's right to niche in the Temple
 of Fame, tut his order in regard to
 adopting the Brander Matthews style of spelling in government correspond
 ence is both silly and precipitate.
 Only two newspapers in New Eng
 land, the Republican of Waterbury,
 and Telegram of Worcester, Mass,
 have adopted this system, and they
 have not increased their prestige by so doing. When 1t comes to choosing between Roosevelt's advice and the leadership of such literary giant as President Eliot of Harvard, we prefer to follow the latter President Eliot,s personal word will be read with inter- est. He says:
 1T suppose that President Roosevelt has right to write his message in any style of orthography to which he may incline" remarked Harvard's Presi- dent with a twinkle in his eye, "but I think that it will be long time be- fore such style as that proposed be- comes very popular or takes great hold upon the public. don't myself care for it, and 1t is my opinion that the same view is held by the majority of leading educators. There are some distinguished men, such as President Butler of Columbia, who have long favored it, but do not see that their work has brought much of accom- plishment. The English will hardly adopt this new system, which would mean not only that the publishers would be obliged to make two sets or plates, but that all the present plates of standard and popular works would be rendered incorrect and without val ue. It can be seen at glance that the publishers will object strenuously to any change in the system of spell ing, and as our books naturally set the style of orthography it would cer- tainly be practically impossible, or at least difficult, to bring about any in- novation in this direction without the | assistance of the publishers. It will be found that the public will not like the looks of thru and tho and words | similarly spelled" One of Connecti- cuts great editors, N. D. Osborne of the New Haven Register, calls Roose- velt's order colossal mistake, which | hits the nail on the head. Editor Os- borne says:
 President Roosevelt must by this | time be satisfied that his order, direct | ing all documents emanating from the | executive department of the govern ment to be phrased in the spelling in- vented by Brander Matthews of Go. lumbia university, was not an ordi- nary mistake but colossal one. Aside from a few experimentalists in the improvement of the manner in which the English language is written, his order has caused general amazement first from the point of view of the necessity for such sweeping and inn mediate change, and second from the point of view of his own ignorance of the consequences involved. We can not but believe that he will soon ad- init his mistake and issue counter order. His failure to do so will lOgi- cally call into question the soberness of his other Official acts. Pray, what is the matter with the English lan- guage anyway? Technically, many charge can be brought against 1t, but as means of ntercOmmunication 1t ia SnrnriSinplv adeuuate and aS a
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
The Bridgeport Trust
 Company,

1oo-ln State St. Bridgeport. Com. Surplus and undivided
 profits, SS,90I.o7 Capital $7oo,ooo.eo
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

The school teachers for the year are
 as follows: Center, Lida Davenport; Warmers Mills, Mildred Thomas; Station, Isabelle MacKay, Helen
 Goodsell; North district, Jennie Lar son; Painter Hill, Lulu Davenport.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
[oR MINNESOTA MORNING. DECEMBER 1906
THE HISTORY THEY HAVE.

TURKEY, histories or novels or newspapers are
Il permitted which much hint at assassina-
tons of rulers Today, the rank and file of the Turk
ish people, those who have received educaton
suppose President Mckinley died of pneumoniaor some
other natural cause for it would do to hint at the
idea that great ruler could be attacked by the hand
of rebelious subject This perhaps, is not to be won
in the land of Mohammed but it hardly seems
that darkes Russia could perert the histories
put into the hands of its Students to assert that Louis
XVI of France died quietly in Paris, of hemorrhage
recent writer in Of the leading Paris papers says
that when he trying learn the Russian language,
he bought history of Russia edited by the national
scholar Professor novask and that he opened at the
following passage:
long and famous reign in which he most happy in
his choice Of minister of finance he died quietly in Pars
beloved by all his people. His death caused by
hemorrhage.
''The of Louis XVI his son, Louis XVII.
During his reign the brave royal army, commanded by
General Napoleon Bonaparte captured the larger part Of
the European continent for the French
''But the faithess Napoleon showed tendencies TO-
ward msusng his power and suspected of harborng
dishonest schemes against the legitimate ruler With the
help Of his majesty the emperor and autocrat Of all the
Russas his plan frustrated, and he deprived
Of all his possessions honors and rights to pension He
was then exed to the island Of st. Helena where he
died.'
What be hoped for the people of country
deliberately msled? What chance have they in competi
ton with the people of other nations until they per-
mitted to know the world and its history they really
are? "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
THE ODD DUTCH WAY.

- HOSE who have sailed the yellow Zuyder
Il Zee know that while Holland has to be diked to
keep the waters out that much of the surface of the
wet little land lies below the level of the sea- the Zuyder
Zee itself is hardly than five feet deep anywhere
All the fishing boats wide of beam, but have little
draught all the freight barges that ply back and
forth along the canals Of Amsterdam built along the
lines, and the fish about flat they
be and still be thick enough to hold the necessary vital
organs.
So it is hardly to be wondered at that when they
to launch great oceangoing steamer recently at Am
sterdam the water in the slip proved to be too shallow
to float it, with it's great depth below the water line and
it plowed deeply into the mud that half dozen tugs
could not release it, Finally it decided that the only
thing to be done open the and let enough
water in to create the depth necessary to float the big
ship.
At O'Clock the next morning people living in
tain district of Amsterdam awakened by rush of
water which flooded their houses, drove them to the
upper stories and out of their houses and to the
higher land leaving their possessions behind and terror
lied with the thought that the dkes had broken
sea had come in to swallow them up The boat
foaed but is safe to say that that way Of floating
will not be tried again in that shipyard It creates
much trouble and costs too much for the frugal minds of
even Dutch boatbuders.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
(To Be Continued.)
THE CLOUDS ECHO.

Among the useful results of aerial excursions are the
satisfactory experiments in the way of echoes
verberations welEknown aeronaut relates the fol-
lowing in point. .., - - -
He ballooning day above dense cloud bank
when he heard cow-bell and the sound of wood
choppers AK whereupon to attract the attention of the
laborer below him, he shouted, 'Hullo'' He was inf
mediatey answered by another "Hulo!' from the
ground. .-.
He then asked the question: elbow far am from
Lancaster7' and annoyed by being Knocked by his
words. J. -. - -" - r i
Being in the clouds Che says) and not able to see
things above below felt somewhat nettled at this
clownsh display of wit, and in very audible tone Of
voice. while the foregoing still reverberatng my
ear, sang outs ''You're idot!'' which in a very
few seconds was answered by an equally distinct and
measured tone of voice, t'You re idiot!''
Then it suddenly flashed upon my mind that it was
the echo Of my own voice. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
s'BY ORDER,

On the evening before an eclipse of the sun, the
colonel Of German regiment Of infantry sent for all
the sergeants, and said to Them :. . T. i
"There will be an eclipse Of the tomorrow. The
regiment will meet the parade ground in undress. 1
will come and explain the eclipse before drill If the
day is cloudy the will meet in the drill-shed as
usual. - ... 49,
Whereupon the sergeants drew up the following
Of the day: -... - s- +
Tomorrow morning, by order of the colonel, there
will be eclipse of the sun. The regiment will as
semble the parade ground, where the colonel will
come and superinend the eclipse in # the sky
is cloudy, the eclipse will take place in the drshed."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02

In editing the school reports, the editor has
Why been struck by very peculiar point that
Is crops out regularly, whenever football
It? basketball games are chroniced If the
local team goes down to defeat, the score is
never given,-the reporter merely mentioning the fact
that the team had lost But if the opposing side
unlucky one the is bazoned brazeny figures
do it. The editor often wonders why.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
A Similarity.

A Similarity.
Why does yard full Of clothes remind one of teIe-
phonef Because the line IS busy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
McMURPHY ACCUSES
WIFE OF INFIDELITY
Woman That Lost Suit for
Divorce Now q De-
fendant.

Frederick w. and Lillian M. McMur-
ply are again in the divorce court, the
husband appearing this time as piatn-
tiff. McMurphy. who is quite welFto-
do, charged his wife with infidelity,
naming z. r. johnson as correspond
ent Not long ago Mrs. McMurphy
sought decree of divorce on the
ground of cruelty, but she lost her case
before Judge Murasky. In his answer
to that suit McMurphy accused MS wi1e
of various offenses. In addition 10 a
decree of divorce McMurphy asks Tor
the custody of his little son, Wilfred
C. McMurphy. A bitter contest is
promised.
Suits for divorce were also filed by
Beatrice F. against Ivan NJ lvago Tor
intemperance: Anna against Henry
Frickinger for. cruelty and intemper-
ance; Sallie against Edgar c. Parkhurst
for habitual intemperance; j. b. against
Christina w. Warren for cruelty; Mil
lie against William. Spain for failure
TO provide, and John against Cora OIL
new for desertion-
4 decree of divorce was granted yes
terday to Herbert from Ella Rogers for
desertion-
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
ORIENTAL SLAVES
ENTER AT SEATTLE
Deputy Crawford Says Few
Are Landed at This
Port.

Chief Deputy Immigrant Commissioner
Thomas Crawford said yesterday tnat MS
office had not received any instructions
from the Department of Commerce and
Labor with reference to investigating the
traffic in Chinese female slaves, as stated
in a dispatch from Washington published
in yesterdays issue of The Call. Mr.
CrawforI said:
There hre very few Chinese or Japanese
women admitted at this port not more
than foar or six per month OF each
anese and Chinese women than are. landed at
this port in two years This is probably what what
the dispatch aimed at. No DOUBT large
number of these women. after naving peen peen
landed find their way to this city. put we nave
no means Of knowing their number or wnere-
abouts
A young Chinese house servant was ar
rested at Devisadero and washington
streets Yesterday by a Chinese Inspector
on charge of being illegally In the coun-
try He declined to give his name, but
said that he had papers showing MS rlgnt
to be here. He. however, refused 10 tel
where his papers were.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
When using baking
powder it is always econ
omy to buy the Royal.
Royal makes the finest,
most wholesome and de-
licious food.
ATTEMPTS AGAIN
To WRECK CAR

Another attempt to wreck a street.
car of the San Mateo line. the fourth
in a period of less than six weeks, was
made in the dusk of early Sunday eveA
ing. The quick action OF Motorman
A. Lindsey in checking his car prevent4
ed a serious accident. Twenty passen<
gers were aboard The authorities OF
San Mateo County are searching for
the miscreants who seem bent on ac-
compIishing terrible wreck on this
road.
The attempt was made at the Baden
crossing, where small culvert has
recently been built by the Spring Valley
Water Company. A large wooden tins
Der was placed directly across one rail-
OF the outbound track and fastened IN
securely underneath the other rail.
San Mateo car 1899 left Fifth and
Market streets at 1880 p. m Motorman
Lindsey was running his car at the
rate of twenty-five miles an hour. and
he was keeping close watch ahead.
He saw the obstruction when 100 feet
away and Immediately applied the air
brakes. The car slid along at half
speed and struck the timber with tre-
mendous force. The fastenings gave
way under the blow and allowed the
obstruction to be bumped of the track
else the car would have been thrown
into the ditch. The passengers were
badly frightened. but nobody was hurt
II is the belief of the United Rail-
roads officials that the Wouldbe wreck
ers are the same men who made the
three attempts to ditch cars durtn9
February and March The scene OF
Sundays attempted crime was within
fifty feet of the spot where a San Ma
teo car struck an italian vegetable
wagon on February IL The officials
believe that revenge for the accident is
the motive OF the wreckers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
BLOOD SPILLED
IN SALOON ROW

Blood was shed in the saloon con-
Quoted by Peter Lippert at 625 Clay
street last evening following an attack
upon the proprietor because of his re-
fusal to give three yagrants and yegg-
men free drinks. Murder was probably
ayerted by the prompt arrival of two
detectives and a patrolman who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood. AS
it was Lippert was severely cut in the
breast and on the leg with a razor,
one of his assailants received a slash
in the arm from the same weapon, and
Fred Grossman. who came to the as
sistance of the proprietor. was badly
beaten on the head with crutch-
Early in the evening Dan L. Lewis,
a man of unsavory record from Kansas
and who peddles pencils on the street
under the pretense that he is deaf and
dumb; Charles Monroe, a crippled vag
rant who is known TO the Chicago po-
lice, and a negro named Abe Robinson,
who was recently arrested in this city
on suspicion of having committed a
hold-up, entered Lippert,s place of busi-
ness known as the Bakers Home" All
demanded drinks and when refused
they became boisterous and abusive.
The trio was promptly elected and
nothing more was thought of the mat
ter until they returned about an hour
later.
The attack was begun at once. Mon
roe, the cripple, beat Grossman, who
had assisted in putting the men out a
short. time before, on the head until
the crutch was shattered. Lewis drew
razor and slashed at Lippert. He
succeeded in cutting the proprietor
twice, but when he made his last slash
he struck Monroe by mistake on the
arm. infiict1ng A deep cash. The negro
| Robinson stood in the doorway ant
made no attempt to assist his associ.
ates Just at this time Detectives
Braig and Taylor and Policeman James
Reade arrived and they quickly dis.
armed Lewis.
At the City Prison Lewis and Mon.
roe were booked for assault with {
deadly weapon and charges of vag
rancy and disturbing the peace wer,
placed against Robinson.