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into the old Webb place on Laure

into the old Webb place on Laure
 Hill.
 Rev U. O. Mohr and family have gone to New York where they will spend the winter. E. M. Denoon and family will occupy Life Farm house for the winter.
 MT Allen and family closed their place on Laurel Hill for the winter and left for their New York home, last Monday. ~ c. A. Johnson was in Trenton, N, J., recently for short stay and brought home with him, Mrs Elizabeth Kemp, Mrs Johnson's mother, who will make her home with them for the rest of her life. B. F. Sherwood has had new roofs placed on his house.
 David s. Meade has purchased half interest in R. 0. Bennett's Ash Sieve factory and business and will take charge of the factory and business here. The name of the firm will now be Bennett 6 Meade. MT Bennett will remove to Belleville, N. J., where he has been the past year. The firm now has large number of orders on hand at the factory and will now keep bus mess humming.
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REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

A republican caucus was held in the Town hall, Monday evening of last week, October 1, and put in nomina- tion the following persons:
 For representative to the next Gen. eral Assembly at Hartford, Henry Kyle.
 For Judge of Probate, Howard H. Woodman.
 For Justices of the peace, William T. Mason, William F. Hoyt, John H. Reid, Andrew J. Halleck, T. A. Evans, Henry M. Patchen.
 Mrs Amanda Lange of Portchester has been visiting her sister, Mrs Henry beaupain.
 MT and Mrs Henry Kronsage of Brooklyn, form erly of Elmwood, have been the guests of Mrs w. B. Eastman.
 Robert Ferry has taken the place of William Waite with the Adams Ex- press company.
 Miss Anna M. Hanna of Belfast, Ire land, is visiting her brother. Samuel Hanna. ust .as.
 Mrs and Mrs Rutherford and Mrs A. Elliot of Owen Sound, Ontario, are wis., iting their sister and brother. Mrs E.. l. N. Pillow and George Walker.
 Mir and Mrs Max Rogers have been the guests of Mir and Mrs Howard Mil lard. -.. . - l ! MT and Mrs R. s. Kolb and Thorn ton s. Robinson of Bridgeport have been the guests of MT and Mrs E. J. Miller. @. {. i About 25 of the business men of Bethel were the guests of the Danbury Business Mems Association at the Fair last Wednesday. The men from here were all provided with badges with the word Bethel printed on it in gold. They report pleasant time at the Fair.
 Howard Trowbridge Hickock and Miss Edith Mae Joyce were, married by Rev A. T. Steele on October 2. Fol lowing the ceremony, MT and Mrs Hickoock left on the 4.23 Pittsfeld ex- press for a few days wedding trip. On their return they will make their home with the brides father, Daniel Joyce. ..s.-: .-...
 Clifton Coley of New Haven has been visiting friends on town.
 Miss Alice s. Nichols of Salem, N. r., spent the day at her home one day last week.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Dunleayy and daughter, Catherine, are visiting friends in town.
 MT and Mrs William E. McMahon of Stamford have been visiting frie nds in town.
 Mrs Arthur E. Smith and son, Ed ward, who have been spending the sum. mer with friends here, have returned to Salt Lake City. < s. ..&
 Myron Trowbridge, while at work ir his barn, Saturday, stepped on loose board, which threw him, causing him to strike carpenters horse in his fall, breaking a rib.
 Sister Thomas Anna, Sister of Charity, in the Seton Hospital, at Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y. spent a day, this week, at the home of her parents, Mir and Mrs John Ryan, ST.
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Branchville.
ITEMS FROM OUR SCRIBE'S NOTE
 BOOK.

ITEMS FROM OUR SCRIBE'S NOTE
 BOOK.
 J. E. Patterson and family spent Saturday and Sunday in Bridgeport with friends. Mrs Patterson and child remained for few days stay.
 Roswell Dingee of Peaceable street and B. Hamilton of Ridgefeld were out hunting last Friday, and bagged seven cartridges.
 Roswell Dingee and Thomas Nolan of Danbury have captured 20 coons thus far this season and are still on the hunt.
 John F. Peck of Peaceable street is driving new horse, purchased of Ridgefeld parties.
 Seth Couch has gone to Springfield, Mass, where he has accepted a po- sition in a machine factory.
 Mrs Lizzie Couch and son, Nathan, have moved to Norwalk, where they will make their home.
 John F. Peck of Peaceable street has a five year old full blooded colley dog he is offering for sale.
 Roswell Dingee of Peaceable street has the contract for painting the new Swedish church on Portland avenue, Georgetown, and will begin work on it at once. fs c. H. Burdett and family have closed their pleasant summer house on Laurel Hill for the season and gone to their New York home for the winter.
 Mir and Mrs Boughton of Laurel Hill have child quite i'll with pneumonia. Dr Stevenson of Georgetown is attend. ing it.
 John Knocke's family have moved
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tury Farm. Mrs Scott and Robbie will spend the week. . Mrs Mary Baldwin visits her sister in East Rutherford, N. J., this week. Mir Baker is building on the side of his house, which was burned.
 Howard Ricthie is building rear his fathers house on the trolley line. MT Sheahy and MT Burgess are buil- ding additions on their houses.
 The woods were pretty we'll rsnsack- ed on Sunday by nut gatherers.
 
 CIEMENTINE: Don't try to make angel food unless you use Gold Medal Flour. BELINDA
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The NeWtoWn Bee.
 Newtown. Friday October sS leos
Bethel.
FIRST LIME KILN BUILT IN
 BETHEL.

FIRST LIME KILN BUILT IN
 BETHEL.
 Near the corner of Maple Street and the Plum trees road, workmen are opening ditch for laying gas pipes, struck a vein of lime rock. Near the house recently occupied by Mrs c. II. Thompson a large iron door frame was uncovered and also other indications of a lime kiln. The writer has gathered some facts from old residents about the first lime kiln built in Plumtrees. Thaddeus Williams moved to the little village of Bethel soon after the Revo- lutionary war. He purchased land and built the house now owned by Jo- seph Puvois in the early part of 1900. Mir. Williams before the given date married Hannah Jinks of Southfeld, k. I. and they raised a large family of sons and daughters. Many of them settled and built homes on Maple street, which was known as Williams Hollow. Uncle Thad by trade was a shoemaker and afterwards built kiln and burned lime stone. One kiln stood near where the iron doorway was found. The other across the road near Miss Stearn's barn. The lime stone was drawn from the lime stone quarry east of the Plumtrees schoolhouse, about 1920. Thaddeus Williams and all of his sons were engaged in the manu- facture of combs and built up an ex- tensive business and were all prosper ous men, named as follows: Isaac, John, Whippel, Thaddeus, links, Will com, and others. One daughter, Olive, married Abel Barnum of Plumtrees. Hannah married Jacob Mayhew and one John Gray of Norwalk.
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of tha I. .onp Hill residents.

of the Long Hill residents.
 Hattie Beard is convalescent. Will liam Beard is rather feeble. .-.
 Mrs O. G. Beard attended the VIC. IT. U. State convention Tn Norwich, last week. . .=,..
 Mrs Erastus Bennett's sister return. ed to her position, last week.
 Richard Rathburn returned to Chica- 20, this fall. He is attending veteT- mary college.
 Mrs Wilkinson has visited her son in East Rutherford, N. J., the past week.
 MT and Mrs George Scott and son of Montclair, N. J., are guests at Gen.
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Huntington.
LONG HILL.

Mir and Mrs Kennedy are in New Haven hospital, ill with typhoid fever.
 Mrs Fratcher is around. Mir Fratc- her is i'll with malarial fever and Rosie is ill with fever. Fred was home for a few days, but has returned to his work. -
 MT Bentley is papering for number
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
Irish Sarcasm.

A happy and humorous example OF
sarcasm as apart from repartee is af.
forded by the following anecdote. l
quote 1t on the authority Of a friend,
who, I am afraid, was the villain of
the Incident: A most imperturbable
man was followed from Westmoreland
street, Dublin, over the O'Connell
bridge to the general post office by two
little street arabs, who importuned him
for the end Of his cigar. "Throw us
the butt, sir! Ah, sir, throw us the
butt!" cried the youths, but as the man
did not betray the slightest conscious
ness Of their existence they gave him
up at last in despair and disgust. Gar
rah, let him alone" said one, with the
most scorching scorn. "Shure, it's a
butt he's picked up himself"
l once heard bumptious little man
who, acting as steward at athletic
sports in Dublin, was very assertive
in keeping back the crowd, thus ad-
dressed by an angry spectator: "If the
consate was taken out Of yez, ye'd be
no bigger than green gooseberry,
and ye're as sour as wan already !"-.
London Standard.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Any one who intends to start seeds
Indoors needs a knowledge of various
facts concerning each variety-the
length Of time needed for termination,
the time required for the plant to reach
the blooming or fruitage stage, and
whether 1t can be transplanted to the
open ground with safety in early
spring, or not until considerably later.
For instance, says Suburban Life,
chrysanthemum seeds will germinate in
from five to ten days, but tie plants re-
quire a very long season Of growth be-
fore Towering, and the person who gets
ahead Of Jack Frost must sow the
seeds mot later than March land
earlier, If possible. With varieties
which germinate quickly, grow rapid
ly and bloom early, the sowing should
be delayed at least month, to avoid
the trouble Of repeated transplantings.
to prevent the Seeding plants from
getting "leggy" and weak.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
Improved Ditching p1ow.

A recent invention provides en- i'm
proved ditching plow, especially adapt
ed for digging tiling sewer bitches or
draining bitches. Tie device is of very
simple construction, and capable of eff
fective service in any character of soil.
1t Is especially adapted to be drawn
by traction engine or capstan, says
Scientific American. AS shown in the
engraving, it comprises a beam A,
which extends forward and with an
upward inclination from the cleaner B.
The latter is triangular in shape, being
provided with two diverglng wings. The
purpose Of the cleaner is to travel over
the surface Of the ground and remove
the excavated material from the edges
of the ditch. The beam A is hinged to
the cleaner, so as to provide for GER
tain amount of vertical notion Below
the beam and forming an angle there
with is blade c, provided with a cut
ting edge at its lower end, which serves
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
The Cat Under the Ban.

According to the report of the State
Game Commission Of Pennsylvania for
1907, song and insectivorous birds in
that state are increasing and game
birds becoming scarcer. Bear and deer
are rapidly increasing.
Bears are now protected in Pennsyl
vania by legal close season during
the spring and summer months Dur
Ing the season Of 1907 there were killed
i'll the state go deer.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus chief game pro-
tector of the state. recommends the
placing of bounty on the scaps of the
domestic cat as well as on those of the
wildcat.
There Is no greater destroyer Of
bird life," he declares, than the house
cat"
The legislative appropriation for
bounties on noXious animals and birds
was insufficient to meet the demands
upon 1t last year. A much larger ap.H
preparation is called for, and the addi.
tion Of the great horned owl and the
goshawk to the outlawed class Is re.
QueSted.
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to enter the earth more or less deeply
as the plow is drawn forward, and
carry the excavated material to the
surface. At its forward end this blade
is braced by means of a support D,
which is fastened to the beam A. At
the forward end Of tie beam A is a
clevis bar E. which is secured at its
upper end to draft bar F, extending to
the rear of the beam A. In this clevis
bar are series of apertures adapted
to receive link to which pulley block
Is connected This block serves to re-
ceive the cable that is passed to the
windlass or drum of the traction en-
gine, for the purpose of drawing the
car forward. Owing to the lightness of
this plow, 1t may readily be loaded
upon a truck and transported from
place to place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Hogs need clean, pure water as much
as the rest Of the stock. See that they
get 1t.
Perhaps you do not realize it, but
the dearest animal on your farm is the
cheap scrub.
Which do you keep? The COW that
makes more than she eats or the cow
that eats more than she makes?
1t Is impossible to plant an orchard
or windbreak in the winter time, but
it Is possible and profitable to plan one
or both.
Fungous diseases and insect pests
can be kept from taking the profits of
the orchard this next season by faith.
full, judicious spraying.
The five to eight quarts Of milk a
day COW will never return the farmer
an adequate profit, unless the percent.
age Of butter fat is high.
An argument in favor Of the omen
head in fruit trees Is that the fruit on
such trees does not rot so badly as that
on trees with dense heads.
First the framework, then the trim.
mings. So with stock-raising. Feed
to get the biggest kind Of growth. then
lay on the fat as fast as possible.
The conditions under which the mig,
are kept has as much to do with deter.
mining the quality Of pork which will
be produced as has the quality of the
food.
If there is anything that makes a
disreputable outfit 1t Is an old fiea-bit-
ten horse hitched to a rattletrap of n
buggy, when the occupant Of the buggy
uses for robe patched quilt.
In cultivating the plum and cherr,
orchards remember that 1t must be
shallow enough to avoid breaking the
roots, for the broken roots send up
shoots that suck the life Of the tree.
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back the photo Of just such girl as
you would imagine had stepped out Of
fashionable down east boarding
school. A girl with fluffy hair, baby
faced, and with picture hat, and
oh, well, you know.
The six other styles were scattered
along down the line to the sturdy,
horny-handed tiller of the soil with the
marks Of contented prosperity sticking
out all over him, and the pleasant
faced old lady Of advanced years.
Maid Marian operated her affinity.
finding Institution in Elgin, III. From
modest beginning tie affinity stunt
speedily grew to amazing proportions.
The postal note records in the Elgin
postoffice show that she was gathering
in the shekels Of the realm at the rate
of $1,50O month.
Then the vigilant postoffice inspectors
began to tamper with the game. She
was indicted and placed on trial in the
United States Court at Chicago, before
Judge Kenesaw Mountain lands, and
the seekers Of soul mates focked from
the uttermost points Of the compass to
relate their tales Of disappointment.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

hold on the farming community than
the Barred Plymouth Rock. The Or
pingtons are comparatively newcomers,
but have rapidly made their way to
first place In the utility class. Particu-
larly may this be said of the buff vari-
ETY.. Buff Orpingtons are one of many
varieties and probably the most popular
of the Orpington family. They are rap
Idly replacing many wornout strains
and mongrels on our farms and have
taken a front place in the utility poul-
try ranks as winter layers and market
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AFFINITIEs BY MAIL.
Marian Grey Furnished Them to
sOuI-Mate Seekers ut So Much Per.

Marian Grey Furnished Them to
sOuI-Mate Seekers at So Much Per.
Affinities by mail was the way Mar
Ian Grey, plump, rosy-cheeked and
pretty, who was convicted at Chicago
for using the mail to defraud, put it,
and sOul-mate seekers focked to her by
the score.
From the wheat fields Of North Da-
kota, the ranch lands of Texas, the
corn belt Of Kansas, the realm of King
Cotton, the pennydoyal district of Ken
tucky-oh, well, from all over-they
simply flooded the love lighter with S.
notes and earnest pleas for affinities by
return post.
Marian was equal to the occasion.
Tucked away in her capacious pigeon
holes Of her desk, she had numerous
pads of photographs of seven varieties
in both sexes.
If the letter was from gushing
young woman of the debutante sort
she sent back the photo Of a Claudio
boy, hair parted in the middle, side
board collar and nifty tie, short sack
coat and negligee shirt, peg-top trou-
sers-a regular killer.
When the Claudie-boy wrote she sent
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
A Queer PET.

In country town in northern Penn.
sylvania there lives a little old man
who sells milk, carrying it from house
to house morning and evening in
small handcart. There Is nothing
strange about that but his companion
on these daily trips Is the very strang-
est you ever heard of-an old gray
goose, who follows him about in the
most dignified manner and stands
watch over the cart, letting no one 90
near it in his masters absence. His
name is Major, and his master saws
he is just as useful as dog would be.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

OF the one-fifth that do escape or sur
vlve its ravages at least ten to twenty
five per cent may die throughout the
year at almost any age.
The eradication and prevention Of
the disease is somewhat difficult but no
reliance can be placed on any drug to
cure a bird that is already infected.
Since the blackhead disease Is less pre-
valent in dry situations it is apparent
that sandy, well-drained lands are bet
ter for raising turkeys than the heav-
Ter moist clay soils.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

The other day at a golf club in Scot.
land minister of the kirk was re-
proved by an elder in his church for
using high-fown words respecting a
bad stroke lie had made, and the min
lister replied:
"Weel, Dauvid, was nae sac mich
swearing as merely embellishing my
feelings"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Outh Rocks, White
Wyandottes a N d
B u fl Orpingtons.
Both Barred Plym-
outh Rocks and
White Wyandottes
are to be found in
every locality, and
eggs from them
may be had at rea-
Sonable cost. No
variety seems to
nave q prpa fer
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
spread Of KuoyvIedne.

Teacher Cat night SCHOOL, Is .
sacred COW, and why is it so called?
Shaggy Haired Pubil-"Sacred COW" II
q corruption of "sick red cow" its sick.
ness being caused by large hump OF
its houlders.-Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
Practical Denomination.

Teacher-As to those old superstitiona
we have been talking about, they are all
exploded. Nobody believes now, for in.
stance, that it brings bad luck to walk
under a ladder.
Shaggy Haired Pupil do, ma'am.
walked under ladder once, and it fell
on me.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

fowls. There Is
great demand for
eggs and fowls of
this breed. They
have light-colored
legs and white
flesh. Chickens are
hardy and grow
rapidly. Eggs are
Of medium or larg-
er size, according
TO strain
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

New York, with 100000 population,
had been adding to its total in the three
years preceding 1905 at the rate of 100,-
900 a year. Philadelphia, with little
less than 100000 population, had in
creased at the rate of 10000 year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Caller-Is that the best you can prom.
ise me-a wife fifteen years older than
l am, with a sharp nose, thin lips, and q
sour disposition!
Fortune Teller-What more do you ex.
pect? Did you think you could get real
affinity for a dollar?
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Maybe So.

Squiggs-WEy do they call these
lnterurban cars "limitedP
Squaggs-Because such small
number Of people who travel on them
get to their destination alive.-Toledo
Blade.
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LOCal Color.

George, l shall need some money to
day."
What for?"
There's a white sale at one of the
stores, and l want to attend it."
"A white sale? All right, Laura. A
few silver dollars will do for that, won't
thew"
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Her Are.

"How old do you think that woman
is?
81 wouldn't like to say, but I'll bet
she owns up to being several years
younger than any other woman you
care to ame."-Philadelph Press.
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Environment.

"Madame, your husband does not seem
to have any organic lrorDlc." said rhs
physician.
Land sakes, mol" exclaimed Mrs
Pneuritch. "Not in this neighborhood
But the folks that live next door to u,
have a graphophone that worries hin
nearly to death"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
No Clew.

Reporter suppose you don't know
what the Senator thinks about this tariff
reform business?
Senator's Private Secretary-No; no
more than you do. l only know what hs
says about it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

About 100000 nets are in use during
the herring season by the 800 fishing
smacks Of the Netherlands. A net lasts
about three seasons, but owing to losses
from storms and other causes between 49,
900 and $4,000 new nets are purchased
annually.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
Giving Sister Away.

Little Kitty entertaining him)-Mir
tie thinks lot OF you, air. Weldon.
Elderly Suitor-Does she, dearie? How
do you know?
Little Kitty-She says you'll be the
darlingest old meal ticket that ever hap
pened.
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Locating Him.

where's the man that's at the bottom
of this fuss?" demanded the policeman,
forcing his way into the center of the eI.
cited crowd.
Hes there, all right p said one Of the
eager spectators. "The other mans still
on top"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
Same Old Misery.

"S'pose dar wuz turkey fer every
man in de country"
Wouldn't make any difference, fer
dey'd have wings enough to fly out er
reach. Atlanta Constitution.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Mr.. sFlippun-Maria, here's that $25
you say you need for a new hat. BY the
way, Maria, do | ever talk in my sleep?
Mrs. Flippun-Thanks. No, John, you
never do.-Chcago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
No Need of q Fire.

"Wasn't it awful?" exclaimed the
apartment house girl. "The furnace
was entirely out last night"
81 never noticed it," replied her
chum.
what? Never noticed it7 And you
sat in the cold parlor for two hours
with that young man. Who was it.
anyway?
"An old fame"
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BUR- Orpington Fowls.

No varieties of fowls are better suit
ed to the requirements Of farmers and
others than Barred and White Plym-