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The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
WASHINGTON.
MISS MARY MERRIMAN ABBOTT.

Rev Theodore Peck was absent from l his parish work on Wednesday, to att tend the funeral of his wife's sister, | Miss Mary Merriman Abbott of Wa terbury. She was the daughter of MI and Mrs Anson F. Abbott of 49 Fair view street, Waterbury, and died in New Haven hospital, where she had recently been operated on. Few women in the state are so widely known. She was not only prominent club woman, serving as the president on educational topics, but for a period of years she was principal of the Hill side Avenue school. She was bright, entertaining speaker, and pleasantly remembered by all who met her in Washington.
 BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
 On last week Wednesday night, Miss Nellie Irwin was surprised by call from 40 or more of her friends and neighbors, the occasion being her 14th games and dancing. Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice cream were served. Miss Irwin was the re- cipient of number of pretty and use full gifts.
 BARN SAVED FROM BURNING.
 The other day sparks from passing 0Qk1lc ScU uI0 UO u0oOOw hu hdlloo Wyant's and worked it's way to the barn, which was discovered in time to be saved.
 Mrs Sherman Hartwell returned on Wednesday from a 10 days visit in New Haven and Bridgeport. Miss Virginia Trow bridge returned with her for visit over Easter.
 Cortland Trowbridge returned to his home in New Haven, last week, l in Do1no Poonh Flnri- da.
 Miss May Hartwell and Daniel Hartwell entertained the Bridge Whist club on Thursday evening of last week. orb in a hens nest, which measured eight inches by 64 in it's dimensions. Next.
 Mrs A. Lincoln Wanzer raised LOG Buff Plymouth Rock bullets, last year, which laid in the month of January 1Ol dozens of eggs. Next.
 c. T. Woodruff has black ''cat-a. most" that tips the scales at IA pounds Edward Ze1ner of Torrington was in town, last week, as an agent for ar automobile company.
 M. s. Woodruff has had another at tack of illness.
 John Martin, who has been black smith for Eckman Brothers, goes tt New Preston.
 MT and Mrs John Duncan or New Milford were over to their old place or Church hill, last Friday, calling or former neighbOrs. AS he has decided not to buy another farm, many farm
 ing tools and some household furni ture not moved away, will be sold at auction in the near future. Miss Vesta Chapin closed her schoo on Church hill, Thursday, for the Easter vacation.
 The strident frogs have not ye
 rasped the ambient air with thei StridulOuS music.
 A pretty and appropriate home pres ent consisting of a china dinner Sc was received, March 22, by MT and MT l Daniel Gillette, from friend in Ws , terbury, in memory of their 2Oth ann , versary of married life.
 John Wasak is going to vacate s. H = Clark's little red house, and move t y Newtown, April l, to enter the emplo
 of E. s. Lowell.
 { Leslie Cable of Bethlehem has bee engaged as farm boy by l.. F. Hal
 vey.- , Miss Susie Sullivan passed Sunda
 with her aunt, Mrs Edward Whit' J head, on Church hill.
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NOTES FROM ST PAUL's.

Soon after Easter, probably about A pril IT or Is, the Helping Hand soci- ety of St Paul's church, Huntington, will give an entertainment in the Town hall with varied, attractive program. All particulars will be an nOunced later
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29

MT Parsons has been moving into the east rent of the house now Occu- pied by Winfield Foss.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
WHAT'S GOING ON.

Mrs Elizabeth Dowker has returned to the Center, after spending the greater part of the winter in New York City. Mrs Dowker is making arrangements for the erection of her new house on the foundation purchas- ed of Walter Edwards.
 Mrs Henry Curtis has moved with her family to Providence, R. l.
 Mrs 0. E. Quick is seriously i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs Wal ter Edwards.
 Mrs Leander Wheeler is visiting in Bridgeport.
 George D. Nichols is ill with the grip.
 Mrs Edgar s. Wooster and Miss Ella Wooster, who have been sick with grip, are improving slowly.
 S. B. Brownson has rented rooms in Charles Etzel's house and will move there soon.
 Frank Wesolowski has entered the employ of Charles Fairchild and will move to Nichols about April l.
 Henry Benedict has returned from Branchville, where he has been driv- ing team on Fred Botsford's wood jot in that place.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29

Mrs J. Q. Bloom is visiting in Brook lyn, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
EDWARD PIERCE.

Edward Bierce, life long resident of this place, suffered stroke of par aiysis, last Thursday, and passed away, Monday evening, without having re- covered consciousness. Owing to i'll health he had not been actively en- gagged in business for some years, but lived quietly in his home next to the Methodist church. He was well known and respected citizen. Besides the widow he leaves two children, Mrs Jennie, wife of Dr Cur tiss, of Bris- tol, and 8 son, Ernest Bierce, of Wa terbury. Funeral services at his late residence, Thursday afternoon at l o'clock, and interment at Cornwall Plains.
 Mrs George D. Odell has returned from New Haven, where she has been since her husband went to the hosp1- tai. MT Odell is getting. along as well as could be expected.
 MT and Mrs David Bierce are at Mrs Waterbury's, and will remain till after the funeral of MT Rierce's brother, Edward.
 Charles Slad e is in New Haven on business.
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WATERFOWL.
TOWN VOTES FOR LARGER SCHOOL
 HOUSE.


 HOUSE.
 The school meeting for which pc titlon was placed in the hands Of the district committee some little time ago, twas held at the hall, Monday even lg, and after lengthy discussion tiUion for new plan) vote was taken about 10 o'clock on an amendment which practically indorsed the plans just perfected by the building con- mittee under the former vote to ex- pend $50. 900 for twelve room struc- ture. The new scheme proposed diff ferent shaped building, eliminating play rooms from basement and occupy ing this space with two of the twelve school rooms needed. MT Taft, MT Munson and Harry Hemingway spoke in favor of the new project and made the claim that no play room was act ually necessary and that the putting of the class rooms in the basement was perfectly practical and would save about 5000, on the expense. The vote stood 78 to 68 in favor of the for mer plans under the vote passed m Father Loftus spoke on the school question in place ot the usual sermon. MIR CUNNINGHAM TAKES A EUROPEAN TRIP.
 Rector Cunningham of Christ church in the Easter number of the "Bulle- tin'' gives a general account of his | work here and sets forth his especial | need of more extended vacation this his vacation in England and to be ab- sent seven Sundays, beginning July To- MRS JOHN KANE. After an illness of one month, Mrs M ary Kane, aged 69, widow of the late John Kane, died, Saturday morning One son and five daughters survive
 Funeral services were held at St Johns Monday morning.
 Mrs IF eI eSmith, who suffered ar apoplectic shock, Thursday, still re n aims unconscious.
 One Of the oldest residents, Myrol
 Nc Neil, having arrived at his 85tf
 milestone, celebrated the event, las
 Friday, at the home of Russell Hard
 where he and his daughter have beel staying temporarily since January
 A goodly number of MT Nc Neil
 friends were callers on this birthda, occasion, and many kindly wish ant congratulation was rendered. Mrs Clifford Hawley of SOuthbur
 visited friends in this town quite re gently.
 The barn of Miss Olive Atwood wa estroyed by fire, last Thursday. Tn 1
 which was burned near and cOmmunl
 cated with the building by means c the dry grass which conveyed tn flames to the barn.
 A member of the state police is r
 ported in town.
 Lawrence Bowers of Torrington an , brother from Bridgeport, both reg } estate men and insurance agents, wer 2 in town, Saturday, looking after thei , interests in the late F. O. Bower , i, property, who died recently in tn 7 WestpOrt sanitarium. | Two masses were held at St John f church, Sunday.
 . U Rev J. A. Crockett preached tu
 sermon, Sunday, at Christ church. , Rev Father Loftus attended bot :, the afternoon and evening service Sunday, at St Francis Xavier churcl
 Waterbury.
 Heavy thunder and lightning acco1
 panied the snowstorm here, Sunds t evening.
 . Rev w. H. Garth of Naugatuc 7. preached a lenten sermon in Chri >, church, Friday evening. Il The Sexta Fera club met, Frida l. at Dr Martins residence. f Prof and Mrs Brown of Waterbu e were guests of MT and Mrs B. O. M a n eraff Sunday
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NEW WHITE GOODS.

15c ayard. La Ard- 25c ayard.
  25c, C, Plain quality fine Underwear a Nainsook & 
  SATEEN SKIRTS.  Special  with  and dhemi nounce ing,
   L. andH  | Blue Gingham
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KENT.
MISS JULIA KELLIHER.

The body of Miss Julia Kelliher was found in the Flanders brook near the residence of w. M. Goodwin, Tuesday morning, March 26. Miss Kelliher fering from neurAsthenia, and had re- gently returned from New York, where she had been for treatment She was visiting at c. H. Johnson's in Flanders and Monday evening between ! and o'clock she walked out of the house and probably being temporarily insane, wandered into the stream flowing near by. The family of MT Johnson, becoming worried at her ab sence from the house, started out to look her up and with the assistance of
 neighbors the search was kept up un-
 til nearly midnight without result.
 MT Johnson continued the search,
 Tuesday morning, until about 10 o'clock, when he found her body in the brook. Dr w. M. Barnum, ned ical examiner, was notified at once
 and after viewing the body gave per
 mission to remove it and it was taken to the house of Egbert Barton in the village, where it was prepared for bu- rial. Miss Kelliher was about 60 years of age. She leaves two brothers and sister.
 The Kent school will close Saturday,
 for the Easter vacation, most of the Kenneth Haxtun is home from l school for the vacation.
 Mrs Annette Chamberlain was in | the village a few days, last week, mak- ing some repairs on her house and get l ting 1t in order for the new tenants, | Mrs Duncan and daughters.
 The Ideal Concert Company, con- posed of blind musicians, will give an | enter tainment in the Town hall, Sat-
 urday evening of this week, the 3Oth. An auction sale of the personal property and real estate of the late John w. Lain is advertised for next week by c. L. Spooner, the executor.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
Dress Goods.

Dress Goods. All the new mixtures and colorings.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
BROOKFIELD.
THE TOWN MUD-BOUND.

The town is rather worse mud-bound than usual for spring, there being more bad sink holes and enough in all places to satisfy all the demands of spring travelling.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
MRS JOHN KANE.

After an illness of one month, MT Mary Kane, aged 69, widow of the lat John Kane, died, Saturday morning One son and five daughters survive Funeral services were held at St Johns Monday morning.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
CUNNINGHAM TAKES A EUROPEAN

Rector Cunningham of Christ church in the Easter number of the "Bulle- tin" gives a general account of his work here and sets forth his especial need of more extended vacation this coming summer. He proposes to spend his vacation in England and to be ab- sent seven Sundays, beginning July 10.
The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29

Miss Florence Hawley is at her
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
The Invention of Armor.

The idea of the invention Of armor
for the protection of the body from
weapons came from the ancients,
who, noticing the natural armor OF
various kinds of animals, particularly
he armadillo, initiated it.
In early times before metal was
used in armor making the warriors
used rough hides to several thick
nesses, and the first armor ever
worn was made from slices taken
from the hoofs Of horses and fasten-
ed together with pegs Fish scales
and The scales Of large snakes We're
also gathered and fastened together
until they formed Il thick layer and
were used rs armor.
The armor of the Middle Ages was
n continuation of the ancient kind
made in the form of scales of iron
or steel. Certain kinds of mail used
in early times in England We're copied
from the shells of crabs and Holsters.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
The Earliest Telegraphs.

The telegraph Is only a natural
evolution. Long before Morse was
born. the American Indians tele
graphed messages by means of the
smoke from a fire. which was cause
to rise at certain intervals by means
of Tapping blanket
The natives of Central Africa like
wise have 4 telegraph system of their
own design. This consists of mum
Der Of large drums which are beaten
with n heavy stick, and can be heard
for surprisingly long distances. These
drum signals are also used by the
Bakubas, and in New Guinea. Tho
Inhabitants thumn away at their code
of messages on these drums, and the
natives often spend hours in con
vcrsing with the neighboring triLas
thdough the drum signals.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
How Shoes Are Made.

Fifty vars ago the farmers of New
England made their own shoes. but
since the Introduction of machinery
the home made article has vanished
A factory employs on an average
two hundred to three hundred people.
who can turn out two thousand to
twenty-five hundred pairs of shoes n
day. No single operator makes u
complete shoe. One cuts out the
soles, another the nppers, and anoth.
er the heels. One operator will make
the bnttonhGles, another the hens.
and another sews OIL the buttons, each
one using Il separate machine
A bnttonhole machine will make
about five thousand holes n day, and
it is calculated that each pair OF
shoes passes through more than fifty
hands before it is ready TO wear.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12

ly through the narrow space. Is talk
en'up by adhesion to the heated sur.
faces. and passes round under the
cylinders as Il thin, almost Invisible
Him nf dried milk. having about the
thickness OF heavy paper.
When three-fifths of the cylinders
revolution has been completed, this
white film of dried and sterilized
milk Is peeled off by knife or
scraped and falls into receptacle.
whence It is removed and passed
through coarse sieve. becoming u
flour OF milk. containing the exact
qualities of the original liquid.
twenty-five gallons OF full rich
milk viii yield about twenty-seven
pounds of the meal, containing TWEEN
ty'eight to thirty per cent of butter
ana fun complement of caseln. sug
II, and phosphaies, The flour has
about one-seventh of the weight of
the milk from which 1t was condens
ed and can he shipped in bais or
boxes, or canned for preservation In
ietinitely. 1t has only to he dissoly-
cd In water ut temperature of one
hundred and seventy degrees Fahren.
heit to be reconvertcd into liquid milk
OF the purest quality.
Eggs, mixed with warm water by
rotary pump and passed through the
drying machine, produce n light vel
'owlsh meal having all the nutrltive
Qualities of the natural eggs, capable
OF indefinite preservation. and per
iectly adapted to the making of ONE.
let's. custnrds, and other forms of
food.
There are one hundred and forty
OF these machines In operation In con
tinental Europe. and ten in Argentine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Desiccated MIX.

new process for reducing milk
to a powder which conserves all the
qualities of fresh milk-its taste and
appearance, nntritlve value, and di-
gcstibility-is proving TO be. n great
success.
The milk is fed in jets from per
forated supply tube, at rate of from
eighty to one hundred gallons an
hour, upon two hollow steel cylind-
ers five feet in length by thirty inches
in diameter revolving in opposite di'
rections, about onc.sixteenth Of an
inch apart, from ten to fifteen turns
minute. These cylinders are heat
Fahrenheit. The milk oozing slow
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
QUEER LITTLE FACTS

to say nothing of the wear on the
gun. We assume that it can be fired
three hundred times before the lining
is Worn out: but IL is doubtful If It
would last that long. To build that
sun cost about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Now. that gun has range of
about thirty miles, and its projectile
weighs about ton and quarter.
anu thousand pounds OF smokeess
powder Is used To drive IT, If It
ever hit Il battleshln-well, there has
never yet been anything that could
withstand the shock But il must
hit-thats the point-and to be sure
of hitting gunners must have prac
tice. ! really think that, enormous
as the cost Is, 1t Is truer &C lucmy to
spend larger sums on target prac
tice.'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
How the Pendulum Was Found.

Like many Of the commoneSt me-
chanical instruments in daily use, the
invention Of the pendulum Is due en-
tirely to chance. Calico, when M.
der twenty yeass OF age, was stand
ing one day in the metropolitan
church Of Pisa, while some painters
were at work on the ceiling OF the
church.
a suspended lamp which was hang
Ing before the altar was disturbed In
some manner. and the scientist was
struck with the almost perfect rgu.
larity with which 1t swung hack and
forth. The idea of measuring time
by such an instrument found instant
generation in his brain, and he com,
plcted the system In use to this day
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Co.

the new and powerful Iron Palace
steamers, Newport News, Washington
ana Norfolk will leave daily ae Soi.
loWa: ~
NoRTHBouND.
Leave Portsmouth, foot Of
North street ...... 500 d M
Leave Norfolk. foot OF Wa
Ter street ..,..,........ $500 p m
Leave Old Point Comfort 1000 n M
Arrive In Washington -. 7.doa n
Ar psun in > Philadelphia:
Arrive In Philadelphia. d,
81 0. r. r. ss1i:1 10 A n,
arrive In New York, Penn.
~. II. ................... 1910 D m
Arrive In New York. B. q
@ R R, ,..."....,. $500 p M
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LV. New York, Penn. r. r.. l2.()f, n m
lIv. New York. b. g. o. r. II. eI.Ou D m
Ly. Philadelphia. Penn. r.. r.. 2:56pm
~ r4ila., u. a y. Il. r.. 2;08pm
AT. Washington. Penn. r. r. G:l0pm
Ar. Wash. b & o. Il. r.. .s.5: 90 :, n,
Lv. Washington ...... s6:3O d h,
Ar. Old Point Comfort. -. s7:0Oam
Ar, Norfolk .. sa.00 n n,
ar. rprtsihouIh ...,....... s8:30a m
daily ssDaily except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on the
elegant steamers OF this company Ia
unsurpassed. The steamers arc com.
paratiyely new. having been built in
1881, and are fitted up In the moat
lufuriant manner, with electric lights.
call bells and steam heat In each
room. The tables are suppllep With
every delicacy OF the season from
the markets OF Washington and Nor.
foik. For tickets, reservation OF
stateroomB, and further information
Apply to d. J. CALLAHAN, Agent,
Norfolk, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Sunday Excursion to Mathews County
by Old Dominion Steamer,

The Old Dominion Line Steane.
Mobjack. will make special excursion
10 Mathews county, Sunday next,
May IL; leaving Old Point s n. II
Fare, round trip. $l.l0.
w. s. WOODROW. w. ii. LANDON,
lrallic Manager, Agent,
New York. Newport News, Va.
5-112t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Peruvians as Enoineers,

Next TO the Romans, the ancient
Pcruyians were perhaps the most Of,
ficient civil engineers. Their roads
We're marvellous, and one, the high.
way from Quito into the Chilean do.
minion, was one of the most remark
agile roads the world has ever known.
1t was twenty feet wide and two
thousand miles in length, passing over
snow capped mountains, through can
ons cut FOR miles through the solid
rock, and across turbulent mountain
streams and rivers. The feat of con
structing this road might well try the
skill Of our best modern engineers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
EXCURSION.

To jamestown Island and York
town, on big steel steamer "Montauk"
TO Yorktown on Sunday. May 18th
AMI jamestown Island Monday, May
3D. SEQ notice in this paper.
5-10-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Lonaevity of Car Mheels.

Has anybody ever stopped to think
no" many miles the wheels of rail.
road car travel before they wear out?
statistics gathered from various
roads shoWHthot perfect ear wheels
often roll from three hundred thou
sand to four hundred and fifty thou.
sand miles before they have to be
turned down.
Wheels with flaws in them run onl,
about fifty to ninety thousand miles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
NOTICE,

The G. e o. Ferry Steamer Gala.
nan VIII make special trip from Pine
beach pier TO Newport News, leaving
pine beach pier at 8 p. m, Monday,
May 18th. 5.11-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
oriqin of the Bayonet.

The bayonet was so named because
1t was invented at BayOnne. France,
about lGi7, 1t was used by the
French with success at the battle
of Kil!ecrankie in 1859. The British
army adopted the layonet in 1893.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Discovery of Dresden China.

Dresden china was discovered
through accident. John Frederick
Bottcher was chemists assistant
in Berlin about 1900 At that time
all potters were endeavoring to dis
cover n means of making translucent
china, but in vain.
Bottcher. having fallen under sns-
picion of being an alchemist,. was
Obliged to leave Berlin and take
refuge in Saxony. Augustus II was
Elector of SaXony, and in hope Of
finding the secret of the philosophers
stone he placed young Bottcher in n
laboratory with orders to carry on
his experiments. While working
along the lines designated by the
Elector, Bottcher surprised himself
nv discovering something akin to
Chinese porcelain. He was ut once
hidden by the King to pursue The
quest of making china. He might
have continued his endeavors for
many wears. had not an accident
given him the key to the translucent
china.
"A wealthy iron founder was riding
on horseback near Ane in SaXony.
when he noticed that his horse lifted
its feet with difficulty. On eXami
nation ne loliiiu thtl luz aii'iui
hoofs were filled with a peculiar
white clay. Nor: out of curiosity
than anything else, he stook some of
this clay home with him, and suc-
ceeded in making II into fine white
powder. Through chance Bottcher
obtained some of this powder and
found that it was the longsought ka.
olin.
The secret of the translucent china
was solved. and the King ordered Il
china factory to be built, of which
Bottcher Yas the head.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
At the Astoria.

What n naughty manner that ele.
vator boy has,"
Yes, he takes titled people down
constantly. -Broadway Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Our Big Guns.

A war department official was
speaking of the heavy expense Incl
dent to target practice with the big
coast defense guns.
1T is true" he said chat by in
sorting small bore into a block fit
ted into the big gun. you can get drill
practice, and even target practice TO
n degree at small expense; lat it is,
after all, a makeshit. But what are
you to do? We are making larger
snns than any nation in the world
now. There is n sixteeninch gun at
Sandy Hook. for instance. which Is
sixty feet long and weighs one hun
dred and thirty tons. To fire that
gun costs at the very least fifteen
hundred dollars for The charge alone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-12
Water Belt Line.
"rHE sIeHTsEEINa TRlPn ON HAN


Steamers GEN. DUMONT" nj
daily between NoRFolk tpier Commercial
ZION GROUNDS Pne Beach POINT
Government wharf Old pont NEWPORT NEWS (pier
through the assembled WAR SHIP sQundrona. follGwn