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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
The November Shooting Stars.

The great shower of Leonids may be
looked for after midn ght from the 14th
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w. Fairchild & Son for several years has gone to Lime Rock, where he has accepted position, and has moved his family there.
 Percy Card of Huntington has pur- chased Beach Lattin's place on Jeru- salem Hill and will move there about April l. MT Card is making some changes and improvements about the place.
 E L. Hit has remodeled the upper part of his house and has rented 1t to MT and Mrs F. Owen, who will move there April l.
 George A. Drew, who has had charge of John B. Nichols farm, the past year, will move from the village about April 1.
 MT and Mrs A. J. Wildman of Trum- bull were guests, Sunday, of MT and Mrs George A. Drew.
 Fl. w. Hawley, who rented Mrs Charles w. Fairchild's farm, last year, has moved to Fairfield, where he has charge of farm there for a MT Fer riS.
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says there Is cer rtainly no need of the large district school building planned, as there would not be enough scholars to fill 1t in Is years.
 An entertainment by the primary classes in the Congregational Sunday the 22d. Mrs F. J. Working has charge of the rehearsals and many costumes are already completed for the scores of pupils who are to take part in the dramatic exercises, which 1t Is expected, will entirely eclipe any similar effort. Elaborate posters are out. The moon will be halfgrown for the occasion, and with favorable weather, it is hoped that a larger au- olence even than last year will wit ness the display of good things and q repetition of the entertainment be ne- cessary to give opportunity for all.
 c. B. Mattoon, who has just return ed from trip through the West, re- ports much more snow in this section than he saw in his travels.
 The veteran solicitor for nursery stock, William Burgess of West Mor- ris, IS reported seriously i'll with pneu- Judd of this town.
 Judson Butcher, a master at Taft's, will spend his Easter vacation at washington.
 Mrs John Kean is reported seriously i'll.
 Photographer Farrell is to occupy the James Dunnigan house.
 pr A. ID. Varfel, who moved from Watertown, last fall, has lately been spending few days in town.
 MT Brahen purchased two pairs Of horses, recently.
 William Jones, who has been i'll of late, is out again.
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of which he is the author. MT Bab- hitt is professor uf the Greek language ana literature in Trinity college, Hartford. Another. book, sThe Con- gregationalists in America" has been given to the library by the author, Rev Albert E. Dunning, ID: D., Bos- ton. Both Dr Cunning and Prof Bab- bitt are natives and were for many years residents of Bridgewater.
 GRANGE NOTES.
 The regular meeting of the Grange, last week, was Brothers night by the Iecturer's s appointment. The program was in charge of E. R. Wooster, J. A. Orr, Levi Warner and George A: Northrop. The gentlemen cooked and served an excellent oyster supper with its usual accompaniments. What promises to be most interesting and instructive free lecture is planned to be given in Grange hall, the first week In April, by a representative Of the Southern New England Company, on the telephone.
 MT Ryberg, who has been on the Coffman farm, is soon to move into Amos Northrop's tenement house. Mrs Coffman will sell at auction, March 27, her horses, cattle and farm ing implements.
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WOODBURr.
MRS JOHN JOHNSON.

MRS JOHN JOHNSON.
 Hattie wife of John Johnson, died, aged 26 years and two months, last Thursday, after about two years ill., ness with consumption. She leaves son two years of age. The largely at noon and was held at her home in Weekeepeemee, the service being con- ducted by her pastor, Rev George B. Dusinberre, of the Methodist church Der of the church and regular at tendant while in good health. She was bright and sunny Christian and died resigned to Gods will and the vacancy at home will be much felt by the husband, little child and aged grandmother that resided there.
 Perry Betts spent Sunday out of town.
 Howard Minor has purchased horse of Fred Wells of Woodbury.
 Mrs BntterS has been sick in bed but is gaining now.
 A steam sawmill is being installed in c. B. Trowbridge's timber on Brushy Hill in the Flanders district.
 Woodchoppers are busy converting Weekeepeemee into ties for the trolley.
 William Clay of Waterville spent Sunday with his family.
 Miss Edith Travers got silver in her hand and has had to take vaca- tion from work on account of blood poisoning.
 Miss May Thompson has procured employment at edge-setting in the wareroom of the knife shop. Mrs Charles F. Dyson, "Sr., and hus- band spent Sunday with her sister in Waterbury.
 John Cartledge of Walden, N. Y., spent Sunday at home. John Thackery of Waterville spent Sunday with old friends in the village. Herland J. Hall of Waterville spent Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs Joseph B. Hall.
 Albert E. France, the assistant superintendent of the cutlery shop, spent Sunday with relatives in Bridge port.
 Ernest Eyre carried load of people to Watertown on Wednesday evening to attend the play, "East Lynn," at l Polls theatre in Waterbury.
 John Butler entertained his sister Mrs Welch, and little daughter Mabel, from Winsted over Sunday. l Herbert Stewart of Walden, N. Y., is visiting his sister, Mrs Thomas Headford.
 l Arthur Burns, who has been in very poor health for some months, is much worse and suffering with consumption
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MONROE.

is spending little time at her home
 in this place.
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GREENFIELD HILL
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

Mrs Henry l.. Burr is shut in at her home with severe attack of grip.
 Mrs M. l.. Metcalf and daughter, Miss Louise, who have been late in- huenza victims, are now convalescenu.
 MT and Mrs Everett Banks have re- turned home from a pleasant visit with relatives in Danbury.
 Theodore Sturges, who has spent the winter in New York, is stopping at his country home here for a few days
 Miss Edith Banks will return, this week, from a protracted visit with her aunt, Mrs Raymond of Black Rock. Mrs Raymond's many friends through out this place will be glad to learn that she Is rapidly recovering from her long illness, and that she will be able to walk out in few days.
 Miss Amelia Steib is said to be un- der the doctors care, this week
 William Sherwood, who enlisted in the United States Navy two years ago, is enjoying two weeks furlough with friends in this place. He is the son of Henry B. Sherwood of North Banks district.
 Francis B. Perry has sold the Devon oxen which he bought of Norman Glover of Newtown, few years ago, to Robert Mills of Cross Highway, Westport.
 Miss Bertha Beers. who is workin E
  guest of friends on Cross Highway.
 Mrs w. E. Nichols is home from tan enjoyable visit with Bridgeport friends.
 Miss Jennie Terhune has returned from a short visit to friends in New York.
 The regular business meeting of the Greenfield Country club was held, last Thursday evening, March 14. Aside from the regular routine business, a session was held by the board of gov ernors for the purpose of admitting new members and appointing the fair com mmittee for the September fair of 1907.
 The condition of Mrs Alonzo Staples is said to be little improved.
 Mrs Arthur J. Hull, who has just recovered from a severe attack of ty- phoid pneumonia, is said to be suffer ing from a very severe sore throat.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
EICHOLS.
NEWS AS OUR SCRIBE FINDS IT.

 John B. Nichols has had the south rent in his tenement house all thor oughly repaired and newly papered and by April it will be ready to rent to anyone who may want nice, con-
 Miss Elizabeth Curtis, who under went 8 successful operation at the Bridgeport hospital, is now gaining rapidly and expects to-day (Friday) to be able to return to her home here.
 Daniel A. Leach has taken a posi- the coming year.
 William Wellington, who has been quite seriously ill, is now improving slowly and is able to sit up a little each day.
 Miss R. M. McKennon, who has been spending two weeks here, the guest of Mrs F. M. Starkweather, has returned to her home in Bridgeport.
 It stOrmed, last Tuesday, and as usual THE BEE man put in his ap- pearance.
 Mrs A. M. Burt is quite i'll and con- port is attending her.
 B. R. Roswell, who has been i'll with pneumonia for three or four weeks, does not gain as fast as his many friends would wish.
 Robert Burt has purchased a nice pair of work horses of Bridgeport par ties and will do team work, this com ing season.
 Archie Cranson, who has been quite i'll, is improving slowly. pr Lewis o1 Stratford is attending him.
 Smith & CraddOck of Stratford, who have rented Mrs Charles w. Fair child's farm for the coming year, have taken possession and are carrying on a milk business, peddling lin Bridge port.
 R. N. Owen, who has worked for E,
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CORNWALL BRIDGE.
CHARLES E. MAY.

CdAhLES E. MAY.
 Charles B. May, one of our most re- at the home of his daughter, Mrs Philip Carle, Saturday evening, after a brief illness. MT May was 93 years of age and had resided in Cornwall Bridge for the past 37 years, coming here from Sharon. Up till last fall he ing the winter had not been in his usual health. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church, Tues day afternoon, with interment at Puf- fingham. Several children and grand children are left to mourn his loss. REV c. A. PICKETT CALLED TO WAR
 REIN.
 Several removals are scheduled for April. Rev c. A. Pickett has received tional church at Warren, and will move his family there April 1. Rich ard Carpenter will move to West Corn wall shortly and Lucius Richmond al- so contemplateS moving to that town. Mrs Julia Day, of East St.. Ellsworth, will move into the house vacated by MT Carpenter.
 Three of the inmates of George man and Mrs Wells have been quite seriously i'll with pneumonia and Mrs Swift was taken ill, last Monday. There will be a Winter Garden par ty at the Workmen's hall, next Fri day evening, March 22, under the aus pices of the Ladies' Aid. Lunch anc | ice cream will be served. | George Bierce and men of Wassaic N. Y., who have been working in the vicinity all winter, cutting poplal wood, have finished their job and re turned home.
 Miss Hines, of the Pittsfeld hospi tai, is visiting at w. B. JOhnsOn's.
 Dan Singleton has gone to Bridge port to work.
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WEST CORNWALL.
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH.

EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH. A few minutes before the time of south bound mail train, last Tuesday morning, while one of Smith & Sons teams, loaded with timber, was pass ing over the chapel crossing, the reach broke and let the timber fall across the track. There was considerable ex- citement for few minutes and the danger signal was hurriediy sent out for the train, and fortunately it was a few minutes late and there were no serious results of the accident. All material was soon cleared up and out of the way, the men having to hustle, however, for few minutes.
 JUDGE OF PROBATE ELECTION.
 Evidently THE BEE is not familiar with Cornwall politics, for on Friday the republicans nominated Charles l.. wick Gold, and on Saturday the demo crats nominated Ransom F. Smith, as candidates for Judge of Probate for the district of Cornwall. On Tuesday c. l.. Gold received the election by a majority of seven.
 Frederick Wheeler and son, Felton, Of Huntington, visited relatives in town Friday last.
 J: E: MeCready Me is spending the Brunswick. His daughter, Miss Ethel McCready, with the assistance of Richard Smith of Falls Village, has charge of the station during his ab- Sence. s
 E. B. Merrill of New Haven is act ing as night operator at this station.
 Mrs William Smaller attended the funeral of Gen Disbrow at Bridgeport, last week, and remained in the city from Tuesday till Friday.
 Herbert Hallett is home from the East Greenwich, R. l., academy for the Easter recess.
 Charles Seamons of Waterville spent Sunday with his wife and daughter at the home of John Potter.
 Terry NowIin, who for the past year has driven team for Smith & Sons, moved his family on Monday last to Springdale, near Stamford, where he has very desirable position. Two new men have entered the employ of Smith & Sons, that would indicate that it takes two to fill Terry's place possibly it does.
 The robins made their appearance in this village in time to celebrate St Patrick's day.
 A social was held at the parsonage, Wednesday evening.
 The Sunday school is busily at work on the Easter exercises.
 The s. $. club has adjoined it's meet inRs until next October.
 R. w. Dean has moved his family into Miss Ellen Cochrane's tenement near the station and is employed in J. A. Cochrane & Sons store.
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the middle of last week, as almost every pupil WAS i'll either with a cold. whooping cough or measles.
 Rev MT Sheffield, who has charge of the Long Hill and Tashus parishes. preached at St Peters on Thursday evening.
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KENT.
MARIA BENSON CROMWELL.

MARIA BENSON CROMWELL.
 Maria Benson Cromwell, age TT years, died at her home in Macedonia, Thursday, March IA, after an illness of two weeks. Mrs Cromwell had been blind two years or more. She was very patient and uncomplaining in her affiiction.
 WILLIAM E. TEMPLETON' CONDITION.
 There is but little change in the condition of William E. TempletOn, who has been very i'll with pleurisy nearly three weeks. MT Templeton is one of the most popular young men in the town and there is general hope that he may recover.
 William Ives of Still River was the the guest of his nephew, Lewis Ives, at the Ives house, a few days the first part of the week.
 Mrs B. Dineberg- returned home, Monday, after week spent tn New York.
 Harold Haxtun is home for a short vacation.
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WATERFOWL.
THE PERPLEXl

THE PERPLEXING SCHOOL QUESTION.
 Just as the building committee's s plans are nearly completed and ready to he submitted to be bid upon by con- tractors, petition has been handed to the district committee to call an other school meeting to reconsider the vote that authorized the consumnation of these plans, as the only available room in the Town hall is being redec- orated, the proposed meeting cannot be held until this work is completed and when finally the meeting Is held, if new scheme, calling for different plans is adopted, it is likely to be be made and work on new building actually begun, so that the prospect of having quarters to accommodate the nearly 400 pupils of the Center school in readiness, next September, Is very doubtful.
 A FRIsKY TROLLEY CAR. lage got skittish, Saturday evening, and again, Sunday evening, and jump ed the track at the switch near the Adt farm, a construction car from the city soon adjusted the trouble on each occasion.
 MT and Mrs Garwood Judd left Wa tertown, Saturday, to attend their son's funeral in New York state.
 A lecture will be given, Wednesday evening, at the parish rooms on "Na- than Haie," by Miss Pinneo.
 James Hungerford and Joseph Att wood are to serve on the jury of the District court in Waterbury.
 The WatertOWn correspondent of the Waterbury American in Mondays issue has revived the parochial school project by announcing that Bishop Tierney had accepted Father Loftus' plans for an eight-room building, to be erected as soon as spring opens, and
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DEERFIELD ITEMS.

H. E. Dowd and family attended the funeral of his brothers wife in Bridgeport.
 Misses Charlotte E. Bradley and Elsie Sherwood have been guests of Mrs Henry Whitaker, Greenfield Hill.
 Miss Winifred Jennings, the nurse,
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BRIDGEWATER

BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY.
 Frank Cole Babbitt, Ph. D., has given the Bridgewater library 7sGrammar of A ttic and Ionic Greek,'
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EPIDEMIC OF SICKNESS CLOSES THE
 SCHOOL The Monroe Center school closed,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
YOUNG WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
MeIancholIa Is Given as Cause of Her
Act by a Coroner's ury,


Atlanta. Feb. 9.-Suffering from
melancholta, Miss Allene Jackson, rs
years Of age, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ Jackson, Of 399 Fraser
street, committed suicide Friday night
in the bathroom of her home by
shooting herself through the right
temple with a revolver.
When Miss Jackson, who was
stenographer for the Commercial
Acetylene company, in the Equitable
building, arrived home she appeared
to be in good spirits. She went i'm
mediately to the bathroom, and about
thirty minutes later her mother, pass
Ing the room, entered and found her
lying on the floor with her life blood
oozing from a pistol ball wound in
her right temple. Lying beside the
young lady's unconscious form was
22-caliber Colts revolver, the report
OF which had been heard by no one.
A physician was hastily summoned,
but the unfortunate woman nexer re-
gained consciousness, >. dying shortly
after the discovery of her almost life
less body.
Later in the night Coroner Thomp-
son held an inquest, the jury return
ing the verdict: death from a gun
shot wound inflicted by her own band.
Cause: Melancholia. 4"
For some time past Miss Jackson
has been suffering from nervousness,
and on Thursday was unable to go to
her business duties. Friday, how
ever, she went to work at noon, and
appeared to be in excellent spirits.
Miss Jackson was a cultured and
refined young woman, and her self
destruction is attributed to mental de-
preston induced by i'll health. She
is survived by her parents and one
brother.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
NINE LOSE LIVES
ON TORPEDO BOAT
Engineer and Eight Stokers
Burned to Death.
DOOR FAILS TO ACT
Another Tragedy Added to Records of
the French Navy-Boat Was New
and Undergoing an Examination.

Lorient, France, Feb. 9.-As a
result of an explosion on the torpedo
boat No. 339 of the French navy, 8
men are dead and two men are in
jured.
Torpedo boat No. 339 was launch
ed but a short time ago. and at the
time of the accident she was under
going, prior to being placed in COM
mission, her full power steam in the
roadstead. A technical naval COM
mittee wa son board at the time. The
trial was successful, but as the boat
was returning to her anchorage a
safety tube, forming part of the evap-
Grafton apparatus, burst, and as a
result a mass of flame was forced into
the stoke hole where the engineer,
a quartermaster and nine stokers were
at work. Tn engineer and Eight of
the stokers were instantly burned TO
death. Their bodies were practical
ly reduced to cinders. Phe other
stoker was severely injured.
The quartermaster succeeded in es-
Gaping from the hold with superb
cial burns only.
The reason for the accident is that
the automatic doors that should have
closed to prevent the return of the
flames to the stoke hold did not work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
svmpathlzes with Newfoundland

Ottawa, Ont. Feb. 9.-Mr. Lew
is West Huron asked Premier Lau-
rier in the house Friday to, make a
declaration of sympathy with the peo-
pie of New Foundland in their trou-
bles with the United States over the
fisheries. Premier Laurier said that
it was with some hesitation that he
consented to make a pronouncement
on the subject. The question is now
before the colonial office, he said,
and British dipIomatists are not hand
ling the matter in way satisfactorily
to Newfoundland. Sir Wilfred Lau-
rier briefly reviewed the fishery ques-
tion and said the Newfoundland trou-'
bles might any day become those of
Canada. The Canadian people, there
fore, sympathized with the people of
Newfoundland. But whatever diff
ficulty there was to be settled. he
said in conclusion, they would be set
tied by peaceful means and never by
the arbitrament of war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
Debt Owed to Antinnitx.

Are we indebted to antiquity? Yes,
>ence, even the failures of ancestors,
that have placed us where we are. We
still repeat many Of their mistaken ex-
periments which they thought wise. 1t
was tentative effort with them, though
mistaken, and they did the best they
knew But, on the whole, the world is
doing we'll It's chief debt to antiquity
is in the lessons it has learned through
which it avoids or may avoid repetition
Of old errors and absurdities.-Port
Oregonian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
Count Boni Makes AnneaI

Paris, Feb. 9.-The rumor that
Count Boni Castellane has appealed
from the decision of the courts last
November granting a divorce to his
wife, who was Miss Anna Gould, of
New York, is confirmed. The period
under the French procedure in which
such appeal appeared on behalf of
the count prevents the decree from
becoming definite on that date, there
by keeping alive Count Boni's hope
OF reaching an agreement until an ap-
peal is finally decided, The notice
does not state the grounds of the
appeal, and probably several months
will elapse before the matter comes
up before the courts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
Stevens Denies .Renort

New York, Feb "a Panama
dispatch to the Herald states that
Chief Engineer Stevens makes en-
phatic denial of the report that he
has said he would resign If the dig
ging of the Panama canal was let to
contractors Mr.. Stevens, the dis
patch says, has in the past declared
that he favored contracting for the
canal work, and his latest statement
shows that he is still of that opinion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10

Raloign, n. c.. Feb. 9.-At
Vaughn, \. c., Henry Dickerson was
killed by James Harris, the top Of
his head being blown of by-a load OF
bucksh0t. The men met in front of
a store and quarreled. Dickerson
swore at Harris, who said: IF you
curse me again, 1 will kill you. "
Dickerson repeated the offnsive
words and Harris, who had shotgun
in his hands, fired point blank at
Dickerson epeated the offensive
feet in the upper part of his face.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-10
The Badge of Honesty

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