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The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20

kindness, but 1 do not wish to drag on
your generosity too long, and have
been very much surprised at its con-
tinuance. Every copy get take my
address off the wrapper and paste 1T on
the paper. OF course am not much
acquainted in your locality, and after
perusing the paper, when l go out, l
take it with me and leave it in this or
that company, in the barber shop, in
the post office, in the Home store, and
lots Of other places. Tie result is that
l have lots Of comrades stop me and
inquire about The BEE. l have quite
a number come to my quarters to look
it over. l think l have come in con-
tact with hundred or more who have
at different times, years ago, worked
in all the different towns near New
town, and all knew of THE NEwTOwN
BEE, and were very much pleased to
see it. The last man to come and in
quire whether had it regularly or not
was man in the next room to mine,
by the name of Kyle. He is an old
time Danbury man and has been in
touch with The BEE ever since it
made it's first appearance. But they
all ask me so many questions in re-
gard to the different towns, that it
puzzles me to answer them. I think
am the most unlucky man on the face
of the earth. l am here with a catar-
act on my right eye, which incapaci-
tates me from doing anything whereby
l might earn a nickel or two. am in
the best of health and just as able to
work as I ever was, but my eye sight
won't stand the strain. l could get
work in the Home printing office and
on papers in the adjoining towns, and
other work, canvassing, etc. l had an
operation on my left eye with knife.
When knife is used it also removes
the tense Of the eye as well as the cat
aract, SO that the eye is virtually dead.
So, on the other eye l commenced
using the absorption" treatment,
have been using it, But they tell me
mine is a very obstinate case, and
guess it is. l can see little improve
ment, but it is so very slow that there
Is no encouragement.
This is the most lovely climate you
could ever dream Of. We have, viz
tually, had no winter at all. We have
had but one or two little whitfS Of
snow, and not over an inch OF snow on
the ground at any one time, and that
melted as fast as it fell. II it was not
for my eye | would not stay here five
minutes. You know how it is with a
thing all the time; that now, not able
to see to do anything. have to lay down
or loaf around doing nothing, is any
thing but enjoyable. 1 suppose those
cataracts had been several years
gathering on my eyes, but I little
dreamed of anything of that kind,
although l noticed that my
sight was failing. have been
hoping that my vision would be re-
stored SO I could visit Connecticut
once more, and come up and see my
Newtown friends once more. How
are Mr. and Mrs Blackman, the parties
with whom l used to board when !
was working on THE BEE? Well, give
my kindest regards to your brothers,
Mr. Wright, the hands, and all friends,
and fearing that may have tired you
out, l guess l will come to close,
with many thanks and kind regards
Respectfully yours.-[John II. Austin
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
LONG HILL.
A TERRIBLE BATTLE AT LONG HILL

TERRIBLE BATTLE AT LONG HILL,
Editor BEE: On Friday evening,
April 6, l noticed Jennings & Halls
cigar factory lighted up very brilliant
ly, with some of Rockefeller's electric
ity that his hired man brings around
in an iron tank, and thinking some
thing unusual was going to take place,
my curiosity was aroused. l decided to
investigate. In few minutes l land
ed in the lighted room and there to my
surprise / found terrible battle in
progress. l looked the men over care
fully and finally picked my man to
win. AS far as physical appearances
went he had Jeffries down and out.
But soon found out that it was men
tai power and not physical that would
win, so l was forced to make another
selection. My next choice was not 50
easily made. 1 started to make some
inquiries in regard to the men taking
part In the struggle, and from the in
formation received found out that one
of the participants was employed in
the insurance business. "That's my
man." said l. Now any one who has
read any of the New York papers late.
ly knows that all insurance men are
pledged to take everything in sight.
In this case there was a very fine
checker board in sight. You see it
was thus a sure win to put your money
on him. Well, The battle went on, and,
like any other battle, had an end, and
my man won by two lengths.
Mr. Editor, very likely you are better
posted on the game of checkers than
l am, and you must surely know by
this time that this was a checker
match. Monroe, Tashua and Long
Hill were represented in the battle.
Now ! Thought they ought to have
billed it Moving Bee, because every
one of the players was always ''a-mov-
in'." One player would move his man
up to the other players man, and then
he would move his man over the other
players man. And so the moving
went on. l noticed some times one
I player would move his man over two
or three men, and then the other fel
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
ROXBUR1.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT 3 0O1Nd ON.
Arthur Sanford, who is travelling for
the 1ngersoll Watch company, spent
Easter with bis mother.
Mrs Mary and Miss Annie Barnes of
Derby are at Mrs Marion Barnes for a
few days.
Mrs Josephine Vorce, who has spent
the winter with friends in Florida, ar
rived in town, last Tuesday, and has
opened her house for the summer.
The road men are busy getting the
roads in order.
Henry Beecher will give a concert
in the Town hall, Tuesday evening,
April "a. He will be assisted by q
number OF solo singers and Prof San
ford. His pupils at the Booth school
will also sing. Admission Is cents for
adults, 10 cents for children. The
opening piece will be sung at O'Clock.
Mrs Mary Davis Of Waterbury is
keeping house for A. L. Hodge and
son at the Station.
Easter services were held at the diff
ferent churches. At the Episcopal
church the cut flowers and potted
plants we're unusually beautiful. The
music was good and fair attendance
was present. The Easter music will
be repeated, next Sunday. At the
Congregational church the flowers
were the gift of Miss Sarah Beardsley,
who is living in California.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
EAST KENT.

ITEMS FROM OUR sCR1BE's NOTE BOOK.
The Italians are now at work on
Barnum'S private road from his COT
tage to Lake Waramaug. They are
building three bridges.
Mr. MorehOuSe from Marketable,
with his steam saw mill, has been saw
ing fire wood for Scott B. Davis and G..
G. May.
Ransom Duvall has very sore hand
from getting it injured at his steam
saw mill.
Nelson Dwy remains about the
same. He is very feeble.
Miss Vesta DWy attended the
Grange at Kent, last week Wednes-
day night.
Mr. and Mrs Sherman Barton were
in Kent, Saturday, on business trip.
Mr. and Mrs Watson Harrington,
who were sick at our last writing, are
much better. Mr. Harrington has
been cutting woodpile for Mrs Eme-
nette Bronson.
Mrs Edna D. Benson was home over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Ezra Douglass of New
Preston Hill were guests of her sister,
Mrs r. Duvall, last Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
ON CATS AND DOGS.
JEROME.

II like cats and dogs very much in
deed. What jolly chaps they are!
They are much superior to human be-
quarrel or argue with you. They never
talk about themselves but listen to
you while you talk about yourself, and
keep up an appearance of being inter-
ested in your conversation. They
never make stupid remarks. They
never say unkind things. They never
tell US OF our faults (merely for our
lent moments, mildly remind us Of our
past follies and mistakes. They are
always glad to see US in all our humOrs.
They are merry when we are glad, and
sober when we feel solemn, and when
we are sorrowful. And when we bury
our face In our hands and wish We
never had been born, they don't sit up
straight and observe that we have
brought 1T all upon ourselves. They
don't even hope it will be warning
to US. But they come up softly and
shove their heads against US, loving.
He Is very imprudent, dog is. He
never makes it his business to enquire
whether you are in the right or wrong,
never bothers as to whether you are
going up or down upon life's ladder,
never asks whether you are rich or
poor, silly or wise, saint or sinner. You
are his pal. That is enough for him,
and come luck or misfortune, good re-
pute or bad, honor or shame, he Is
going to stick to you, to comfort you,
to guard you, give his life for you If
need be,-foolish, brainless, soulless
dog! All! old staunch friend, with
your deep, clear eyes and bright, quick
glances, that take in all one has to say
before he has time to say it, do you
know you are an animal and have no
mind? DO you know that dull-eyed,
gin-sodden lout, leaning against that
post out there is UNNECESSARILY your
SuperiOr(?."
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
THE HOME CIRCLE.
AN IOWA PIONEER.
WRITES TO HIS BROTHER, CHARLES
HALVES, OF SHERMAN.

DEBORAH, Iowa, April 4, 1906
Dear Brother Charles We received
the paper some days since with the
write up of your pioneer days in Iowa,
over fifty years ago, and we'll remem-
Der those times, our OK teams, their
names, also the log shack or cabin,
and the thinking and mudding the
same in mid winter. Also the shack
of straw called bed, and do you remem-
Der we could not get water at times
enough to wash our shirts, and the
one Of US that went to town had to
have the cleanest shirt, all one win
ter. When spring came and water
was plenty, we then washed our under
of water for we often had to tow the
mail stage across the Wapsie river
with our oxen, and Bill Thompson used
to swim the stage horses across, hitch
ing halters to tails, and often riding
the rear horse, while driving three
others ahead of him, swimming. Bill
was q great and good fellow. He
stayed down at Tingley's Bridge.
Well do l remember those times of
the pioneer life. Do you remember Of
our going down near Waverly, after q
load Of corn, with oxen, 30 miles across
the prairie, and got lost, and stayed
beef on the load, the wolves scented
the beef and howled all night around
US but did not dare climb the load Of
corn, but we were scared almost to
death, and If we had known prayer,
we would have repeated 1t one hun
bred times for salvation from those
hungry starving wolves. Nothing
else would scare Halves at that time
but they were desperate. Well you
must remember dear Uncle Benny's
experience with those wolves. Why
Prairie Schooner in::l856 that passed
through Iowa from East of the Miss
issippi, during the Pixies Peak gold
excitement? As ayou stold of being
cheated In horse deal in Illinois, you
forgot to tell them how you traded an
old pair of tOothlesS oxen to an old
Dutchnan for 10 yearlings to fit him
out a team to join this schooner
throng for Pixies Peak. There was,
you know, Is or 20 covered wagons
with the whole families, drawn by two
also had one COW yoked In the team
for milk for the family enroute. On
some Of the wagons was painted in
large letters, "Pike's Peak or Bust"
They travelled from eight to 10 miles a
day. One year later many of them re-
turned, and the legend was reversed
for torn, worn and ragged, what was
left of them returning read, "Busted
Completely" How strange that
those of schooner days, SO years ago,
knew of the gold of Pixies Peak, and
abandoned it to be developed in the
last few years In that section now call
ed Cripple Creek, located at Pike s
Peak base. The land l bought near
DEBORAH for SO per acre is now worth
800 per acre. and am glad we left
the Wapsie river country. am glad
to say we we're pioneers and early set
tiers and alive to tell the story. We
are all we'll and prospecting and hope
you are the same. Give my love and
that of my wife, Helen, ('the pretty
girl when you knew her,'D you wrote
Of, to all my friends.
Good-by, Brother Charles, from
Your brother, Daniel.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
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The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
CHARLES Garfield,
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Practical Painters

Practical Painters.
It's sound sense that we tell you.
Your work costs less dollars and is
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Paint.
You do more painting with one gal
lon Of L. & M. than with two gallons
of other paints, and the L. & M. zinc
hardens the L. & M. white lead and
makes the L. & NJ. Paint wear like
iron.
Four gallons L. & M. mixed with 3
gallons linseed oil will paint a moder-
ate sized house.
Actual cost L. & M. about 81. 20 per
gallon.
A. T. Terrell, Riverhead, N. Y,
writes: ''16 years ago painted with
L. & M. Only now requires painting"
Sold by Cogswell & Veteran, Wash
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The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
LINONINE

Cured Elias cold right quick and
gave her a splendid appetite. ! am
so happy that she is we'll again. 1t
does my heart good to have her so
plump and rosy. She has been so
pale and thin that we were greatly
worried about her. Linonine is q
wonderful medicine.-[Mrs w. S.
Buckley, Cromwell, Conn.
All Druggists-25c, SOC, 81.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
EASTON.

LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST.
Mrs Addie Bradley of Bridgeport
spent several days, the past week, as
guest of Mrs G.. Burr Tucker.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson Ferris were re-
cent guests Of Mr. and Mrs John Fer
riS OF Greenfield Hill.
A load of household goods recently
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20

Northrop spent Fast Day with their
aunt at Still River.
Mrs Walter Bristol has been spend
ing week with her daughter in Nau-
gatuck.
T. Petit has been furnishing some
fine poles for the new telephone line
in this place.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
LINONINE

is easily assimilated and quick in
action, and repair proceeds rapidly
and without check. As builder
Linonine has no equal-a bold as
sertioa, but l can make it good
[Dr F. T. jenkins, Washington,
D. c.
All Druggists SOC, 81.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
THE LOCAL NEWS.

THE LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs David Stuart expects to remain
at home now, making occasional visits
to New York to have her throat ex-
amined or treated if need be. The
past must have neen :hard year tor
her.
The farm of the late Beach Giddings
was sold at auction, and resold since to
Mr. Burgess of Webotuck.
Mrs Almira Briggs Treadwell, the
great-grandmother in the family Of G.
w. Durgy, is 81 years old, and is able
to sit up all day, but her mind has
failed somewhat during the past win
ter. Mrs Durgy, her granddaughter,
is her constant attendant and bestowS
tender and loving care upon her.
R. j. Hungerford of Second Hill has
sold some fruit trees in town.
A new Gold Coin range has been
placed In the Sherman parsonage.
DR. Sidney Smith of Brooklyn has
purchased three acres Of land OF Rev
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
SOUTHVILLE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HEREABOUTs.
II. Allen and family were guests of
Mr. and Mrs J. Ford, last Sunday.
Mrs G. w. Northrop and Henry
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
BRIDGEWATEk.

GRANGE NOTES.
The lecturer Of the Grange has ar
ranged the following programs for the
meetings the balance of the year: 4
APRIL rs.
Opening Song, No. 81.
Current EventS-MisS Abbie No rth-
rop, Mrs W. w. Welton.
Roll-call.-Each member to respond
or pay fine.
Music, by Music Committee.
Applications for membership re-
ceived.
Comforting First and Second De-
grees.
BROTHERS NIGHT.
Committee-E. r. Wooster, Henry
Sanford, Levi Warner, A. B. Mallett.
Opening Song, No. l37.
Comforting Third and Fourth De-
grees.
Current Events-Mrs A. B Mallett,
Mrs Evelyn Kinney.
Music, by Music committee.
! MAY 30.
Special-Strawberry Festival.
JUNE Is.
NE1aHBoRs NIGHT.
JUNE q.
Opening Song. No. ~.
Current Events Curtis,
Miss Mabelle Sanford.
When should grass be cut, and how
cured to yield the most valuable hay
crop? Elmer Frost, Robert Greer,
George Northr0p.
Paper-Rev G.. D. Pond.
| William Schlotterbeck.
Music, by Music Committee.
| Closing Song, No. 122.
JULY II.
aRACE's NIGHT.
JULY 25.
CHILDREN's NIGHT.
Committee-MrsH H. W. Treat, Mrs
e. r. Wooster.
Musicale-In charge Of Music Com
mittee.
Corn Roast.
Committee-F. J. Hawley. Clarence
Greer, William Curtis.
SEPTEMBER II.
Opening Song, No. 81.
Current Events-Miss Carrie Beard
sley, Mrs Robert Greer, Reuben
| Warner.
Early history of our town-Anec-
dotes. A. B. Mallett, 81. w. Treat,
Mrs Elmer Frost, Mrs r. M. Warner.
Music, by Music Com mittee.
Closing Song, No. 81.
SEPTEMBER 26.
NEIGHBORs' NIGHT.
! OCTOBER 10.
Opening Song, No. 81.
Current Events-Mrs E r. Wooster,
F. J. Hawley.
Tableaux and Charades.
Commtttee-Miss Ella Beardsley,
Mrs Evelyn Kinney, Miss Abbie
Northrop, Levi Warner.
Music, by Music Committee.
Closing song, No. %.
! OCTOBER "a.
SISTERS NIGHT.
Committee-Mrs w. w. Welton, Mrs
F. J. Hawley, Mrs Grover Allen, Mrs
Ethan Allen.
MOVE MBER IA.
Opening Song, No. }.
Current Events-Henry Sanford. Mrs
Ethan Allen.
The Blessing of Work-Lee S.
Dickinson.
Paper-"How farmers may find time
to attend church." Miss Mabelle SaL-
ford.
Music, by Music Committee.
NOVEMBER %.
Opening Song, No. 20.
| Current Events-Grover Allen, f. r.
Wooster, w. w. Welton.
| Reading-Reuben Hawley.
! Paper-HaS a Woman Right to
ScOld? Mrs A. B. Mallett.
Reading Clarence Greer.
| Recitation-William Schlutterbeck.
Closing Song, No. 125.
! DECEMBER IL.
| Election of officers
| DECEMBER 26.
| Christmas Entertainment.
| Committee to be announced.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
JOHN II. AUSTIN WRITES THE BEE.
AN OLD TIME EMPLOYE ON THIS PAPAR
National Soldiers Home, Va,
pril IN 1Q0f

April 10, I9U6.
Friend Smith: l forget whether it
was A. P. or A. J. that l used to cor.
respond with, but it makes no differ
ence. 1t is now nearly two and one
half years that you have been SO kind
ly sending me every week THE BEE.
There have been but two weeks during
that whole time that 1t has failed to
reach me. l assure you that wish l
was in some way able to show you my
appreciation of your extreme kindness.
Now I am deeply grateful for your
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
SHERMAN,
BOY BREAKS A LEG

BOY BREAKS LEG.
A young son Of Carl Mann caught a
leg in the saw mill of Mr. Tomlinson,
breaking the bones 1t was the last
day the mill was to run.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.

Sneak thieves stole from S. B. Tur-
ney's wagon, last week Thursday, sew
eral dollars worth of paint, while he
was at work at the Methodist parson.
age on Sport Hill. His wagon stood
near the barn while he was at work on
the house.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
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of their wonderful curative properties.
Once tried always used. See his ad
Every man owes it to himself and his
family to master a trade or profession.
Read the display advertisement OF the
six Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this
assured a position.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.

IMPORTANT IF TRUE.
1t is rumored that Hon Allen w.
Paige Of Bridgeport has purchased the
place better known as the Walker
Thorpe place, but now owned by J..
Rifkin of New York, also the place
adjoining owned by Chester Moore.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20

arrived at the house of Miss Ida M.
Tarbell, suggestive of it's occupancy in
the near future.
Miss Alice Cornell and friend from
New Haven spent Easter week with
Miss Cornell's parents, Mr. and Mrs
George Cornell.
Edward Williams, who has been i'll
with pneumonia, has so far recovered
as to be able to be out.
Charles Williams Of Bridgeport has
moved into the bridge house near the
old paper MILL.
Isaac Perry is able to be out after
an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs Charles Gilbert OF Tashua is
not entirely dependent upon the mar
ket for her supply of lemons for she
has among her fine collection OF roses
and other plants in her greenhouse a
lemon tree which bears unusually tine
fruit. At present one may be seen
which is not fully grown, that meas
ures liz inches in circumference. Let
us hear from any who can beat this
record.
Mrs John H. Wheeler and Mrs Tur-
ney Northrop spent several days of
last week at the home Of their aunt
in Bridgeport, assisting in the final ar
rangements of the marriage of their
cousin, Miss Wilton, which occurred
at the East Side Baptist church, Mr.
Wheeler also going down on that day
to be present on the occasion, both
returning to their home on Friday.
M. F. Kearney, who has recently
sold his place in Redding to Samuel F.
Clemmens Mark Twain) of Hartford,
has purchased Mrs Clara Wilson's
place in the north part Of the town.
The Newtown bee., 1906-04-20
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-13
OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES
LOST IN TERRIFIC STORM
Hurricane Sweeps Over Tahiti ana
Neiohborina Islands, Causes Wide
~ spread Destruction.

Honolulu.-The steamer Moana'
which arrived here wednesday, re-
ports that 121 persons were drowned
during the hurricane which recently
swept over Tahiti and the n~eighborlns
islands. Of these victims one per
ished on Tahiti, ninety-one natives
and four whites on the Poumotus and
twenty-four natives and one white on
tho other islands.
BEFORE the windstorm broke ovef
Papeete the water rose steadily after
a high tide to twenty feet above the
normal mark and by II o'clock az
night was wrecking wooden buildings
and splashing between the American
and British consulates.
At first no alarm was felt, but the
continuation of the rise caused a pan
ic. The wind blew in brief hurricane
blasts every few minutes, tearing up
trees and sending roofs flying through
the air.
White signals for assistance were
e in Papeete from Lebiloc, a white
resident of Motuta island, but 1t was
impossible to render any help until
morning, when the floating body OF
his wife was rescued from the top OF
a %cocoanut palm.
Fears arc entertained for the safety
of the schooner Eimeo, with seven per-
sons on board.
The Dunreggan reports a hurricane
south of the Loyalty island on Feb
ruary 7. Thursday island experienced
a hurricane on Feb. %.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-13
Record Breaking Crowds.

Salt Lake City.-The closing ses-
sions of the Latter-day Saints confer
ence were attended by larger crowds
than on any previous occasion in the
history of the church, the weather be-
ing favorable to a large attendance.
On Sunday it was necessary to hold an
overflow meeting in the morning in the
Assembly hall, and in the afternoon
two overflow meetings were held. One
was held in the Assembly hall and the
other in the open air in front of the
bureau of information. 1t is estimated
that 1000 persons jammed and
packed themselves into the tabernacle
Sunday afternoon. The Assembly hall
was packed to s%uffocation. The crowd
which was forced to attend the open
air meeting was so great that many
could not approach the stand close
enough to understand what the speak
erS were saying.