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SCHOOLS BEGIN.

The usual excitement prevailed on Monday attending the starting in of the school children for the opening day of school. The same teachers are re- tained in the Mitchell school as were there last year. In the outside schools peemee district; Miss Florence Gris- wold, Flanders Miss Eva Allen. Hotch- kissville; Miss Anna Skelly, Middle Quarter: Miss Louise Curtis, Minor town; Miss Seabury. Nonnewaug Miss Bertha Lewis is working in the local telephone office. MT and Mrs Fred Thompson and sor have been visiting at Mapleton- Rev Joseph Wyckoff and wife are wis | itors at Rev J. L. R. WyekoH s: Jason Parker and son visited Ansonia on Saturday.
 all breeds.
 l.. F. Wright has purchased the barr on Mrs Charles Hinman's place or Main street - 1 Herman Smith and friend from West vile were visitors at F. A. Strong over last Sunday
 1 Howard White and friend of Water bury spent Labor day in town. | Austin Isham of Waterbury spent Sunday and Labor day with his par 1 ents on Good Hill-
 | Frank Herman of Waterbury wa: home over Sunday | Alfred Johnson purchased two car loads of feed of Munsell & Parker. the past week
 Mrs C.. J. Minor and Miss Shook re turned from their vacation at "JudsoI Inn", last Tuesday.
 D. HI. Hartwell of Washington has ; colt being broken by John Capeweli Mir Capeweil has recently moved to hi new residence on the E. Curtis place
 Mrs George E. Smiths sister iron Sheffield, Mass, has been visiting2 | Miss Ruth Smith will open h lderparten school next week ! home. IT. l.. R. WycEIoff's. recently vacate's>~
 Frank GalpIn ,,
 Frank Gaipin Aas moved to Minor
 town. Al.
 Edward Clark, manager of tn
 creamery. put down 300 pounds or but
 ter one day this week. one churnis&-
 The price of apples with local dealer | is SI per bushel.
 Rev J. C. Wyckoff occupied the put
 pit in the North church on Sunday
 Mrs George Camp of Morris Is vlsi' ing at Jason Parker's.
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Plattsvil1e.
HOYDEN'S HILL.

HOYDEN'S $ HILL.
 S. H. Wisner is entertaining com pany from New York.
 The Ladies' club, which met at Mrs Fred Barber's on Burr street, was well attended with three visitors. The election of officers took place and a fine social time was had with fine collation.. The next meeting will be held with Mrs B. B. Sherwood in Oc- tober.
 Clifford Jennings and friend, Miss Marguerite Knapp, recently visited Putnam Park, Bedding.
 Miss Jennie Perkins is away for a visit.
 Mrs William Relyea contributed a large collection of canned fruits and wine to the Greenfield Hill fair. MT and Mrs Eli Jennings and daugh- ter are visiting out of town for a week.
 Miss Ethel Wisner has visited the Misses Hubbell in Bridgeport.
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Kedding.
NEWS OF NOTE.

Mrs William C. Sanford spent last week with friends in Bridgeport.
 Alexander Watt of New York and Miss Louisa Watt of Bridgeport were guests of Mrs Henry Sanford on Sun day.
 MT and Mrs A. J. Drexel Riddle ot Philadelphia were recently enter tained at MT and Mrs Charles Brad ley's.
 Miss Emma Reid has returned from visit with Mss Fannie Shaw in Red bank, N. J.
 MT and Mrs F. Tomlinson of Bridge port were guests at MT and Mrs Ran dolph Bradley's on Sunday.
 Mrs l.. Duncan, who received SC were fracture of her hip few days ago is in serious condition.
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taining her sister, Mrs Cross of Cam bridge, Mass, for a few days.
 MT and Mrs Livermore have closed their home here and returned to theii city home in Yonkers, N. Y.
 Scott Tarbell has returned to his home at St Davids, Pa., and will soon enter Princeton college.
 Mrs W. w. Purdy of New Haven, Frank Tucker of White Plains, N. Y., and MrsAnna Bowdy of Danbury were recent guests at the home of G. B. Tucker.
 MT and Mrs Zalmon Goodsell and daughter, Miss Bessie, of Bridgeport, were over Sunday guests of Editor and Mrs Floyd Tucker
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Branchville.
NEWsY NOTES.

NEWSY NOTES.
 Miss Betty Johnson entertained sew eral of her young friends on Labor day to celebrate her birthday. which was enjoyed by all. She received several tokens. All wished her many returns of the same.
 Miss Florence Meade of South Nor walk spent Sunday with her mother. Mrs Brown and sister, Miss Meade of New York, returned to their city home, last week.
 Virgil Sutton is in poor health.
 Mrs William Allen has been spending a few days, this week, in New York.
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Monroe.
GRANGE NOTES.

Harmony Grange will hold it's regu- lar meeting, Friday evening, the 18th.
 Edward Wheeler of Mobile, Ala, is visiting his brother, Albert Wheeler.
 Mrs Robert Sinclair entertains her aunt, Mrs Sarah Marsh, of Bridgeport.
 Mrs John Sherwood of Bridgeport and little daughter are visiting Henry E. Edwards.
 Miss Agnes Smith has returned tt her home in Yonllers.
 MT and Mrs R. l.. Goldsborougl have left town for Brooklyn, N. Y- 1 Miss Ethel Wheeler left on Monday to teach the White Plains school | Trumbull.
 F. w. Wheeler and daughter, Mis- Rose Wheeler, attended the Greenfielt | Hill fair.
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Stevenson
EARNS BURNED.

During the thunder storms last week Tuesday night, lightning struck the small barn belonging to Louis Goulett and set it on fire. MT Goulett soon dis covered the fire and with the help of neighbors saved the wagons, har- nesses, etc., from the large barn near by. Soon both barns were burned to the gruond, and they were full of new hay. The loss is partly covered with insurance.
 Mrs Augusta Riggs of Springfield has been visiting her cousins, MT ano Mrs Charles Harang.
 Miss Bridget Hartnett and Maurice
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Bloss and-J. w. Flynn. 1t was voted to appoint G. c. Stone. J. D. Dayton and George w. Peck committee to ob- tain estimate cost of building receiv- ing vault. It was voted to make the nrice of lots Sl5. At the meeting of the directors J. Wootten was elected chairman, G. w. Percy secretary and A. c. Lake treasurer.
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F. E. Benhar11.

held on Thursday night at the home of A. J. Abbott
 A. w. Bissell's family are at Ban tam lake for month. living in their new cottage
 Mrs Will Abbott and son are visit ing at L. Abbott's-
 Mrs H. I. Harrison and son have been in town recently for few days.
 Preparations are being made for mov- ing the store of A. w. Bissell- The next few months will see many changes about town
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EaStOn.
A CORN ROAST.

Miss Clara and Scott Tarbell re- gently entertained a few of their friends at corn roast held at the home of their aunt, Miss Ida M. Tarbell.
 w. w. Ferris las purchased new horse.
 J. Coley Field and George B. Greg ory are serving as jurors in the Grim inal Superior court at Bridgeport.
 Mrs A. Livermore has bee n enter.
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Cicrculation: !:
Ten Pages.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
 BrookfieId.
ACCEPTABLE RAIN.

Probably never was an extended rain more acceptable than that of last week when three and one-half inches fell. 1t was so well distributed over the four days that most of it was takenup by the soil. In ordinary seasons it would have left wells and springs full, but generally the effect was only tempo rary as there is not now much increase in water, but the effect on growing crops especially corn and tobacco, has been most marked. Tobacco is grow ing rapidly and it must hurry up as here is but little time left before frost may come Corn is growing with every indication of caring well, the ears now are filling we'll, but grass needs more rain if it is to amount to anything.
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ashua.
THE SCHOOL BEGINS.

HE SOHOOL BEGINS. The school began Monday, Septem- Der 9. Miss Frances Walker of Long Hill is the teacher.
 Mrs Plumb of Prescott, Can, is visit ing her sister, Mrs Amanda Wheeler Miss Edna Sweezy has been quite i'll.
 Dwight s. Mallett is home spending week of his vacation.
 Mrs Winnie Bradley is entertaining Miss Warland of Cambridge, Miss.
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out of the way during these repairs.

Miss Gertrude Mitchell entertained the Ladies' Whist club. Thursday Mrs Samuel Daniels of Newtown spent a few days. last week, with her sister, Mrs Clemens.
 Mrs Cook, who has spent some weeks visiting friends in town, has re- turned to New York.
 Mrs Samuel Averill and grandson returned to Stamford. Friday. for the winter.
 Miss Anna Pierce and Fred Pierce returned to New Haven, Friday.
 Miss Gertrude Beardsley opened the Center school. Monday
 MT and Mrs George Cass are en-
 auto trip through the New
 Hrdson. pastor of the Meth
 sISh, is soon to S Eng nrS Yam fs> having Dolll(se p1s in herS E.>L'fall of Sandy Hook Is dUDy1t work Charlie Everitts bad the misfortune | to cut an artery in his fupt- Dr Allen of Woodbury dressed t1e ound-
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Woodbury.
MIR PAGAN INJURED.

MT Pagan, of Pagan < Sons, con- tractors for the building of the trolley. had quite severe shaking up caused by being thrown from his horse while riding up West Main street. one day last week. 1t is thought no serious in- jury was caused
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Bethlehem.
CEMETERY MEETING.

The annual meeting of Evergreen cemetery association was held on Mon day afternoon. The following directors were elected: J. Wootten. H. C. Hill, J. D. Dayton, G. w. Percy. A. C.. Lake, G. w. Peck, R. B. Lake, N. H.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
South Britain.

REPAIRING POMPERAUG RIVER
 BRIDGE.
 New timbers are being placed in the bridge over the Pomperaug river at the lower end of the street Teams have been obliged to go several miles
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2oc and 3oc shawls. 1oc Crochet Shawls in pink, white and blue; finished with fancy edges.
 soc Shawls, 35c Very pretty knitted shawls, striped effects in blue and white: lace edge. 75c Shawls, 45c. 10 different designs, knitted in stripes and checks: blue, pink, white and mixed colors: fringed edge.
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$1OO Shawls. 75c Knitted Shawls of mercer ized wool and silks; 15 different styles with fringed edges. SIPS and 15O Shawls. o5c Mercerized Silk and Wool Crochet Shawls in 20 styles: heavy fringe; 1-2 yards square. Children's Sweaters. 45c- A small lot which came with this shawl purchases; they in value.
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First Showing of
New
 Dress Fabrics.

The new autumn Dress materials are now on ex= hibition and the showing of French novelties in ex= elusive patterns is the most conspicuous of them all. The effects and col= bring are exceedingly beautiful and surpass in style and elegance all pre- vious showings.
 Whether you are pre- pared to buy now or not we shall be pleased to show them to you.
The Newtown bee., 1907-09-13

The best way to get what you want, or to get rid of what you don't want, Is to use The Bees advertising columns. Try the "smaII" ads Ic g word. one week.
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Middlebury.
THE SCHOOLS OPEN.

Schools opened on Monday of this week. with Miss Florence Galpin at the Center. Miss Esther McAllister substitutes two weeks at Hop Swamp for Miss Smidtz and Miss Laura Galinat has charge of .Kissewaug school
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MT and Mrs William Tate of New Haven are visiting at C. H. Judas
 A neighborhood prayer meeting was
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Keeping constantly at it is the key to successful adVertls- w ing.

You cannot spurt much and win. A business career that goes by fits and starts will not pay so well in the long run as a b usiness that follows a cuurse mapped out for it and keeps increasing it's advertis- ing as the business demands 1t until the maximum is reach led. There is maximum for a small business beyond which it is not economy or policy to go.-- Brookline Chronicle.
 Our columns furnish
 the key to success
 ful advertising in
 this community.
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Auction. I Will Sell At Public Auction ? Car Loads of A
 Horses, Thursday, September 18th,

F. E. BENF1AMS STABLE, BOA to SIS North Main St. Waterbury, Conn., of  Sadder
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Administer Rugs, OSc. Administer Rugs in Floral and Oriental designs; size 27x54: regular Sl.50 value. At 9Sc
 Brussels Rugs, oSc.
 Handsome Brussels Rugs in Oriental and Conventional designs. 1.50 value. At 9Sc.
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cents a pound. there was some money in
this sort of farming. There is more of a
market in the gold camps of Nevada than
the farmers will be able to supply for many
years. Everything in the eatable line that
can be raised can be sold for good prices
Alfalfa cuts from five to seven tons to the
acre and is cropped three times a year.
Wheat runs thrty-five bushels to the acre.
barley fifty bushels and oats seventy-five
bushels Corn has been but little grown
but it runs from thirty to sixty bushels to
the acre and promises to prove a most
profitable crop.
The valley is destined to take high rank
as fruit-grOwing section. Apples, pears,
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remarkable irrigation works in the world.
and now that they are there, it only re-
mains for the settlers who want a good
home to go there and make money out Of
the land. The fact that the water right
has been fixed by the government at $26 an
acre is due to figuring the cost of the total
irrigation project and dividing it by the
number Of acres that eventually will be wa
tered. When this money is taken in by the
government it is expended in more irriga-
ton works at some other point, and as
there are several million acres that event
ually will be reclaimed, it will be seen that
there Is work ahead for the irrigation en-
gineers for a long time.
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tined to become a most important industry.
At the present time the large packing house
in the neighboring town Of Reno is buying
800 head each. month from Nebraska, as
none can be had from Nevada.
All the products Of the valley find ready
market at home, and in the mining camps
which are in the nearby mountains where
farming Is not possible. Any surplus can
be shipped to San Francisco which is
nearer to the valley by rail than Los An
geles.
All this sounds pretty good, almost like an
advertising prospectus, but the fact Is that
the government has gone into the arid
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Eager for Work.

Dr. John s. BUST, the southern surgeon.
said in one of his surgical lectures at q
state college:
'It is always in rather bad taste for a
physician to boast of being busy. Physi-
clans. undertakers and grave-diggers only
cause discomfort when they allude to good
times and prosperity.
There was an old man applied to the
minister of the little village of Paint Rock
for the post Of grave-digger. His refer
ences were good. and the minister agreed to
assign him to the church yard He was to
be paid SO much a-grave.
1.-THE grave-digger haggled over the price,
finally accepting 1t.
But will get steady work. he de-
manded.
sake, man, with steady work you'd bury all
Paint Rock In a week."
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The climate Of this desert vale where
homes are now being made. Is about as
equable and delightful as could be found.
and while the desert outlook Is at first
cherries and barren to the easterner, the
marvellous richness Of the soil, once 1t has
water on it, makes it a farmers paradise.
The water is furnished by the guarantee of
the general government and there is mar
ket for more than all that can be raised.
Once a homestead is established it can be
made an oasis in the desert so there is
chance for good many families to get rich
if they want to work fortune out OF gov
eminent reclaimed land
Reclamation service in Washington and at
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boat. having a sail, made good time, and
eight days after leaving the sinking Essex
arrived at the Island Of Juan Fernandez
with only five men alive, the rest having
succumbed to thirst and hunger. The cap
tain and his men were obliged to remain
on the island eight months before they were
taken of by a passing vessel.
The boat commanded by the first mate
was picked up by the brig India twelve
days after the wreck Of the Essex. but
when picked up only three men out of the
twelve who had started from the ship had
survived the terrible hardships they were
obliged to undergo.
The mate stated that after the second
day the water and food were exhausted
and two of the men became insane and
jumped overheard. On the eighth day lots
were drawn to see which should die and
become food for the others. The unlucky
seaman was hacked to pieces and eaten by
his famished shipmates The mate and
one other seaman did all they could to
prevent this horrible crime, but the men
were drawn to which should die and
themselves for parts of their Bhipmate's
body, and when this did not satisfy them
they fought each other like wild beasts
The terrible scenes ne had witnessed so
affected the mates mind that he became
insane before the India reached Liverpool
and he with one other of his companions
died. leaving only one man out OF the three
picked up by the India to reach port alive
OF the crew of thirty-four but six re-
| turned to port.
The crew of the ship Ann Alexander
Jared much better in almost the same To-
cality. She had taken on board 500 bar
rels of Oil when the mate made fast
to a large whale, which instead Of
sounding as is usually the case, made
for the small boat with open jaws and
crushed it to kindling. The men were picked
up by the second boat and the whale at
tackled that, smashing the boat and killing
two Of the crew. The seamen were picked
UP and taken on board the ship, but had
scarcely climbed on deck when the whale
came for the vessel at lightning speed
striking her in the starboard bow and
making a large hole In the bottom. The
crew was compelled to take to the boats
Evidently the whale had had enough fun
| for one day as he disappeared and was
i seen no more. The captain had time to
provision the boats and collect most of
| the yaluables before the ship sank, and
the crew headed for Valparaiso. but were
picked up six days later by the ship Nam
| tucket and landed at a South American
port.
Five months later the whale which bed
sunk the Ann Alexander was captured by
| the bark Rebecca Sims. It had two of the
Alexanders harpoons still In its body, its
skull was smashed In and pieces of ship's
| timber were Embedded in the body. The
whale was evidently what is called q mxi
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whale. 1t was very old and produced
eighty-five barrels of oil.
The bark Kathleen, Capt. Thomas H.
jenkins, was the latest vessel to fall VIC
tim to it's prey. The Kathleen was sunk
only ninety days after leaving port. March
II, 1906. the crew sighted five whales about
1,400 miles off the coast OF Brazil. -Four
boats were Immediately launched and the
alongside ship. Mrs. Jenkins, the wife Of
the captain, who was taking the voyage for
her health, was sitting on the quarterback
and saw a large whale spout to port. She
notified her husband, and the mate was sent
after it, but after getting alongside the
harpooner missed his shot. The whale,
which was heading for the vessel and ap-
parently very much frightened. kept on to-
Just before he reached the vessel he dived
but was too close to clear and struck the
bottom just forward the fore chains, shak-
ing the ship from stem to stern and knock
ing all hands down.
Capt. Jenkins did not believe that the
vessel was badly damaged and hurried the
work of getting aboard the blubber from
the whale already killed by the mate. An
hour later the carpenter went into the hold
and reported three feet of water there. On
examination the captain found that the
whale had made a great hole in the vessel
and that 1t would sink in a short time.
The danger signal was set for the return
of the other boats and preparations were
made to abandon the vessel. The boats
were watered and provisioned for twelve
days cruise and the Kathleen was left to
her fate while the captain, his wife and
the crew made for the Island of Barbados
]. 200 miles away. On the night Of March
% the captain Of the steamer Borderor,
near the Barbados. heard a womans voice
out on the sea singing those familiar old
songs Home Sweet Home" and Rock
of Ages" He turned the vessels course
toward the direction whence the voice came
and presently found the boats Of the Kath-
leen and her vurvivors. Mrs. Jenkins had
been singing to keep up the spirits Of the
crew.
and landed at Pernambuco. Capt. Dalton
and the crew Of the Borderor presented
Mrs. Jenkins a purse filed with money.
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A Needed Golf Stick.

a NSSuSo SO1I 0t1CAs
DR.. D. A. Sargent, the director Of the
Hemenway gymnasium at Harvard. was
talking about the new game he has in
vented-a cross between basket ball and
foot ball.
of course" he said, zone plays it a
little awkwardly at first. But then, one
plays every new game awkwardly. eh?''
i once saw two young ladies making
their first essay at golf
Dear me-! said the first young lady.
What shall I do now? Ny ball Is in
hole
The second young lady took out book
Of instructions
pages. I presume you must now take a
stick of the right shape and get it out.
oh, yes, of course said the first young
lady. See If you can find me a stick
Why She Was Mad.
Foreign relations said Senator Gull
iom recently, ARE delicate things. and
must be handled delicately.
Foreign relations, in fact, remind me
of newly married couple 1 heard about
the other day.
Their life had been very happy for
year. Not a cloud had marred their per-
feet felicity. Then, one morning, the wife
wretched.
She was snappish with her husband.
She WOULD hardly speak to him. And for
long while she refused to explain her
unwonted conduct.
FINALLY. though. the young man. insist
Ing that he be told why his wife was
treating him so badly. she looked up with
tears In her eyes and said:
John Smith, If I dream again that you
have kissed another woman, l won't speak
to you again as long as I live"
Sure Of His Skill.
Upton Sinclair. in an address at vege-
tartan banquet. attacked the trusts.
"The trusts effrontery Is amazing" he
said. 'They commit sin with as virtuous
an air as you or / would do a piece Of
charity; and there Is no getting around
them. no heading them on. They are like
old Eliphalet Hoskins.
"Ehphalet Hoskins was one OF the old
residenters OF the Head OF Sassafras q
small Maryland village. He was light
fingered. He lifted eggs. bars OF soap,
potatoes, chickens-anything that came In
his way. The Head OF Sassafras people
knew his failing well, but on account of his
great age they had pity on him. He was
never punished.
1T happened that one night load Of
dried fish arrived at the wharf too late for
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From the Reader.
a police academy In st. Petersburg, where
the policeman Is carefully drilled In the
ways of burglars coiners. bank note forg-
ers bomb makers and the like. the lessons
being illustrated and rendered more prac-
teal by q personal handling OF the APP
Of crime contained in the mu-
scum attached to the academy. Duly quail
ned inspectors-speciaiists In particular
branches Of crime-presids over each les
son.
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full when 1t was badly administered. You
know the dancing story2
"a young man Of sober views said to
pretty girl:
"'Do you think dancing is wicked?
Yes said she. If one dances as badly
as you do"