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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FOR THE
 SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The annual Christmas service of the Congregational school will take place on Tuesday evening, December 22, be- ginning at 7.30 o'clock. There will be singing by the school recitations and exercises by the children, Christmas address by the pas tor, Rev Alexander Steele, and the appearance of Santa Claus, with the customary distribution of gifts for the children.
 Any Congregational family wishing to subscribe for The Congregationalist can secure it at the club rate of S2.50 per year now being made up by A. P. Smith.
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toric interest. Among them was the old Sandemarican church, Danbury also old house in which Gen Wooster died, and Gen Taylor's headquarters, Danbury. They are all Connecticut views.
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LIBRARY WHIST.

TO BE GIVEN ON DECEMBER 29.
 The library will give a Christmas whist at the Library on Tuesday even- ing. December 29. There will be a Christmas tree and every one present will receive a present. Keep the date in mind and be sure and attend.
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When Oscar Dikeman left Lee, Mass, on Saturday there was three inches of snow on the ground and peo- pie were moving about in sleighs. When he reached Newtown he found the ground bare; quite change for SC short distance.
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Rev T. B. Smith, formerly a curate at St Roses, passed through New town, Friday, enroute from Hartford to Kent, where he went to see sick parishioner. Father Smith serves the parishes at Sharon, Cornwall Bridge and Kent and is greatly beloved by the people.
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As the Inn closed for the winter, last week Tuesday, Miss Ashcraft held the session of her dancing class, Saturday afternoon, at the rooms of the Beach Memoral library.
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Jesse A. James, the capable agent at the Hawlevyille station, and Miss Catharine James, paid a visit to Bridgeport, Saturday.
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George A. Barnum, of the firm of Barnum Brothers of Dodgingtown, was laid up for few days, last week, un- der the care of Dr Moore of Bethel.
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. RRIDGEWATER.

T. D. Sugden sent, a few days ago, nine postal cards to the Flushing His torical society of Long Island, views about Danbury and Bedding, all of his
The Newtown bee., 1908-12-18

Master James Steele enjoyed a trip to Palestine. the other day, the. guest of Mir and Mrs Walter Ruffells.
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Burr Young of New Milford was the guest. over Sunday, of his parents, MT and Mrs Ezra Young.
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Mir and Mrs II. N. Tiemann returned, Friday evening, after few days passed in New York City.
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Novel window display. One of the best mechanical window displays shown this year is in the south window of F. E. Beach's crockery store, 962 Main street, Bridgeport. It represents a vll- lage in miniature with it's railroad and trolley service in operation. In the middle of the village is a factory filled with about fifteen small machines and workmen, all in operation, run by electricity, which is.called Beach's toy factory. This window was made up to please the children and to let them know where to tell Santa Claus to come tor what they want in the toy line. This year Beach's store is filled more than ever with the many pretty articles in fancy china, silverware, cut glass, lamps of all kind, vases, art glass shades, and many other things suitable for Christmas gifts. In their talking machine department you can find the Victor and Edison makes, which are the best, with large stock of both records to make selection from. The varievty of articles that you can find at Beach's store will en- able you to procure suitable gifts for the entire family at prices to suit your pocket book. Give them a call.
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A. F. Clarke of New York passed Saturday at his home here.
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Frank Gilbert of Ridgefeld is assist ing in the work in the composing room of The Bee office for few Yeeks He
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THINK BEST. axa
 Editor Newtown Bee :-The careless cutting and destruction of our forests and wanton waste of tree tops, rails and other valuable wood ought to be prohibited. Every good citizen should take an interest in converting them into rails, posts and other material to fence their farms anc raise and fat cattle and furnish the public beef from five to six cents per pound as they used to do instead of charging IS to 20 cents as they do now Yours, Observer,
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Howard & Barber, the popular dry goods store on Main street Derby, is all ready for the Christmas trade. Their store is nicely decorated for the holidays and their shelves and counters are loaded with Christmas presents of all kinds, both useful and ornamental, and the basement is packed with mechanical and toys and it is veritable wonderland and old and young enjoy visiting it. It is always a pleasure for the ladies to do their shopping there for large force of obliging clerks always are on hand to wait on you and everything is done for the comfort of their customers. You are also sure of finding bargains that will save you money. Look up their advertisement in another column.
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The NeWtcW.n.! Bee.
 Newtown. Friday. December IS, 1908.
TOWN TOPICS.
SAVE THE FORESTS,

OR SAVE THE FARMS AS YOU
 THINK BEST. axa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
AIRsHlP FLIES AS BIRD.
Wright Brothers, Machine Solves the
Problem of liohtinu,


Mantec, N c., May 9.-With their
flying machine under perfect control
the Wright brothers scared over the
sand dunes at Kill Devil hill with
the ease of bird.
They made ten ascensions, and altho
they We're of short duration and dis
tance for the purpose Of continuing the
experiments with the new design for
steering gear, the machine was at all
times under perfect control.
Not once was there serious trouble in
launching it and It's lighting, hereto
fore one of the serious problems, was
always accomplished with ease and
without accident.
Not once did the machine descend
before it was so directed by the hand
OF the navigator At no time did 1t
appear necessary to direct the ma
chine to the ground. Apparently it
could have continued Its flight for
miles
1t was the intention of the aeronauts
to make long flight today to Oregon
inlet, fifteen miles to the south. and
return, but the experiments with the
steering gear consumed most of the
Gay, anu III was lOO ldlS " ulAuCAlerA0
it when they were finished.
They expect to fly to the inlet and
return well within an hour. That
flight or one of equal distance will
probably be undertaken today.
The longest flight yesterday was a
mile and half. 1t took about two
minutes to make it. The speed of the
machine is calculated at between forty
and sixty miles an hour.
AS to the distance it is capable of
flying, that would be governed by it's
fuel capacity. The capacity of the ma
chine, 1t would seem, is easily great
enough to carry it for several hundred
miles.
The weight of the machine probably
does not exceed $50 pounds. The. en-
CINE which drives it weighs but. $50
pounds, and is capable of developing
thirty horse power.
The Wrights refuse requests for in
formation of their machine and little
can be learned about it. except thru
observation of it's performances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
Give Women Their Way.
(From Golfers weekly.)

(F'rOm GOLFERS Weekly.J
A good deal of talk has recently CEN
tered about the subject Of cocktails and
cigarets for ladies. Our own sympa-
thies are always with women in any
demands which they make for the sake
of greater usefulness and stronger
richer lives. When they desire, within
the possibilities of nature, to enjoy
some of the independence and varied
activity of men, our only wish is that
they may find the way. An envious eye
cast toward male weakness and vice
raises different set Of thoughts. Those
women, we believe, who seek freedom
to initiate the lower side of man are
few; many are those whose wish Is for
that freedom only which enables them
to accomplish more effectively the bet
terment of the world. One question is
what women should be free by law to
do; another is what their own tastes
would invite them to take up. Each
sex is in some regards superior to the
other 1t would hardly be attractive to
find one sex occupied in initiating.
without discrimination, every vagary
that might afflict the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
Tracing Other Missing Men.

( La Porte, Ind, May 9.-Work of
digging on the Guinness farm was re-
sumed today, only one man, however,
being put at work.
( The local authorities are endeavor-
ing to trace a young man named Ca
nary, whom it is believed may have
been one of the victims of Mrs. Cum
ness. A letter received today from
his mother, saying her son, who was
about 20 years old, completely disap-
peared almost two years ago. 1t is
known that young Canary worked for
Henry Rizge, who lived about a quar-
ter of mile from the Guinness farm.
1t is known he was around the Gun
ness place at various times. One cir
cumstance which is considered to be
against his having been killed by Mrs.
Guinness is the fact that the boy rare
" had any money with him.
L About a year ago man arrived in
La Porte from some place in the state
of New York. He said he had made
arrangements to work for Mrs. Gun
ness, and that she was going to buy a
horse and buggy which he had. He
never has been heard of since. His
buggy was today identified while
standing in g. shed on the Guinness
place.
1t has been conclusively proven that
the story given out by Mrs. Guinness
that Jennie Olson went to attend
Lutheran school at Fergus Falls Mimi,
was false. A. letter received today
from the authorities of the institution
eclares that Jennie never was there.
ind they never heard of her.
Lamphere Has Not Confessed.
T "A threatened clash between the au-
thorities and III. B. Worden, attorney
for Ray Lamplnere, over his right to
see the prisoner, was averted today,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
ROOSEVELT JoLTs SENATORS.
President Tells Them He is Command.
er of the Army-Defends Rights.

Washington, May 9.-Three MEM
bers of the United States senate have
received letters from President Roose-
velt within the last few days declaring
his supremacy as commander in chief,
in all matters referring to the control
of the army and navy. The letters have
created intense feeling in the senate,
and it is not unlikely that they will
members. The letters in every case are
in defense in the course of discharging
without honor the negro soldiers be-
lieved guilty of Shooting up the town
of Brownsville, Tex, and his action in
banishing Col. William F. Stewart to
an abandoned military post In desert
section of Arizona.
The third letter came yesterday to
Senator Stewart of Vermont. A few
days ago, during the debate of the
Brownsville case, Senator Stewart
asked question Indicating that he
had doubt as to the wisdom of extend
ing to the president the power of pass
ing on the innocence or guilt of the
soldiers, applying for reinstatement, in
view of the fact that it appeared that
the president still believes all Of the
negroes to have been guilty Of COM
plicity in the act. The senator was
surprised to receive from the president
a letter bearing on both the Colonel
Stewart and the Brownsville cases.
Attached to the communication We're
letters to Senators Rayner and Will
lam Alden Smith, the one to Mr.. Ray
ner asserting chiefly the presidents
right as commander-in-c chief to deal
with an officer in such manner as he
1leases, while the one to Mr.. Smith
was confined to the Brownsville affair,
and reiterated the presidents belief
that he had dealt with the case as
conditions demanded.
The president went still farther in
his letter to Senator Stewart. in addi
ton to repeating much that he had
said to the other senator's. He declared
that Senator Stewart from the ques-
ton he asked in the debate appeared to
be proceeding under a misapprehen-
sion of the duties Of the president of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09

the United States in connection with
the army and navy. He quoted the law
as he understood it, and denied that
he was under any obligation to give to
the discharged negro soldiers or to
Colonel Stewart court of inquiry.
Several paragraphs We're devoted to a
discussion of Colonel Stewards case
and the faults of his which have put
him in disrepute in army circles. After
this discussion the president wrote that
in every community there is found
sympathy with murderers and the
Thaw case in New York is cited by him
as an example.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
FIREMEN MAY NOT MEET.
State Association Has No Meetin.
Place for Tournament.

Place for Tournament.
Sioux City, May 3.-Prospects for the
annual tournament OF the State Fire
mems association are not very encour-
aging at the pres sent time and if mat
ters are not settled definitely by the
first of next month, all chances Of a
meeting will go glimmering. These
facts are impaired by Chief Geo. M.
sociation, who is working hard to see
that there is a meeting in 1908.
The whole mixup has been caused by
the planners winning out in the Des
Moines election. at The annual meet
ing of the association in Des Moines
last December, Chief William Burnett,
of Des Moines, asked ;or a meeting and
stated that he would name the date
as soon as the election was over. When
the election had been fought out Chief
Burnett sent letter 10 the association,
asserting that for reasons which could
not be made public, Des Moines would
be unable to entertain the firemen this
year. The association officers have
been in a quandry since the statement
was issued and the place for the meet
Altho Clinton held the tournament
two years ago, Chief Kellogg is in re-
ceipt of a letter from that department
stating that they will take this years
tournament, providing every city in the
state sends two teams. Waterloo and
Ottumwa also want the meeting, but
one cannot raise the money and the
other cannot get a lease on the track
Council Bluffs, also, would like the
meeting, but the track which they used
three years ago has been turned into
town lots. However, they state that
they will build another track rather
than have the association go under this
year.
If the meeting is held any place, the
usual dates in the middle of July will
have to be postponed about a month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
ToDAWs COURT DECISIONS.

Opinions Handed Down by Iowa's
Highest Tribunal.
Des Moines, May 9.-The following
decisions were handed down by the su-
preme court today:
State of Iowa VS.. Westerman, appel
liant, Polk county. Dismissed.
Page Woven Wire Fence Company,
appellant. VS.. Resche. Linn county. Af-
firmed
Walkup VS.. Beebe, appellant, Mar
shall county. Affirmed.
Hall VS.. c., r. .& P. Railway COM
pany appellant Linn county. Reversed.
Edwards VS.. City of Cedar Rapids,
Linn county Reversed
Barto, appellant, VS.. Harrison, Jones
county. Reversed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
MRS. GUINNESS BODY NOT FOUND
People In the Crime
Mystery

Mrs. Belle Guinness, widow,
Laporte. Decapitated body in
ruins of home at first thought to
be hers. Police think she has
fed to Norway.
Myrtle S;orensen, II, daughter
of Mrs. Guinness first marriage.
Body found in ruins.
Lucy Sorensen, 8, sister OF
Myrtle, body found in ruins.
Phillip Guinness, 5, son of Mrs.
Guinness by second marriage,
body found in ruins.
Ray Lanlphere, farm hand en-
ployed by Mrs. Guinness under
arrest and charged with murder.
Mrs. Guinness accused him of
annoying her.
A. K. Helgelein. who started
search for bodies.
Andrew Helgelein, 40, rancher,
Aberdeen, S. D., who answered
Mrs. Guinness matrimonial ad,
koaned her money and disap-
peared. Body dug up by brother.
Jennie Olsen, 16. adopted
daughter, who mysteriously dis
appeared two years ago. Body
dug UP.
Joe Maxwell, farm hand, who
admits he dug holes in which
bodies were found.
Max Sorensen, Mrs. Guinness
first husband. died mysteriously
ct Austin, ILL.,, well insured.
Joe Guinnsss second husband,
struck on head by meat cleaver
and killed. Insured.
Carl Peterson, Waupaca, Wis,
who answered a matrimonial ad,
and whom Mrs. Guinness de-
clined to marry because he was
not rich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
sanders-Russ Wedding.
Special to Times-Republican.


Toledo, May AT the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Mary E. Rugg,
in Toledo, at 8 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon, May 6, was celebrated the mar
riage of Mr.. Purdie A. Sanders of Lee
Grand and Miss IG. Kate Rugg of To-
ledo The marriage was solemniZed by
Rev. w. p. Canine, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Toledo. and after the
ceremony tWo-course luncheon was
served by sisters of the bride and
groom. The guests who We're in at
tendance at the wedding from dis
tance were Loomis Miller of Utica, n.
Y: Mrs Lydia Stagg and daughter.
Miss Lila. of Grinnell: Mr.. and Mrs.
O. o. Brown. of Tama: Mrs. Mary F..
Sanders and daughter Miss Lottie and
Harvey Jones. Of LeGrand; Mr.. and
Mrs L. j. Branson. Misses Rachel and
Ida Tvedt and Nelson Tvedt, OF Mon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09

Syracuse. N. Y. May 9.-Mrs. Cora
Belle Heron, widow of Frederick b.
Heron, former vice president of the
sethness Chemical Company, Chicago,
arrested by Syracuse detectives in a
Pullman sleeper this morning, on sus-
picion of being Mrs. Belle Guinness,
of La Porte, the alleged murderess,
today was able to prove her identity,
and will go on to New York this after
noon. She had come from Franklin,
Pa. where she has summer home,
and was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Burton. An effort is being
made to have her sign papers releas-
ing the city of Syracuse from liability
for her arrest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
Adjournment Of Session Prob
able on May 23, Members
Now Declare
DEFICIENCY BILL TO BE PUSHED
Last of Important Appropriation Mea-
sures to Be Given Right of Way =
Probable Some of Roosevelt's Mea-
sures Will Be Passed Before Ad-
Observation-Disclosures News.

Washington, May 9.-Strong efforts
will be made, it lis said, to have con-
gress adjourn not later than two weeks
from today. Representative Tawney
announced that the house committee
on appropriations. of which he is
chairman, will begin work on the gen.
eral deficiency bill today and that he
will try and report the measure by next
Thursday.
This is the last Of the big appropria-
ton bills and it will probably go thru
the house without much discussion.
The public buildings bill will be re-
ported by the committee on buildings
and grounds as soon as Chairman
Bartholdt is sure of right of way for
it.
A leader in the senate and an i'm
portant member of the finance commit
tee is quo, ed as saying yesterday that
he believed congress would be able to
adjourn May %.
The republican majority in congress
is gradually nearing agreement regard
ing certain legislation which the pres
ident demands before the adjournment
of the present session.
Two conferences of house republic
cans have been held on the currency
question alone, and third is sched-
uled for next Monday night.
After decision has been reached as
to currency, another conference will be
held to formulate a program as to an
ti-injunction, child labor and certain
other legislation which the president is
urging.
Something will be done in the way
of currency legislation. but what it will
be nobody knows at this time. The con-
ference on Wednesday night voted all
most unanimously in favor Of COM
mission of experts to examine the cur
rency question scientifically and make
a report to the next session, legislation
to be based on that report. 1t is there
fore conceded that any bill which will
be agreed to on Monday night Will en-
body the commission idea, but at that
point knowledge ceases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
TWO NIGHT RIDERS SLAIN.
Kentucky Tobacco Raiser Opens Fire
on Lawless Gang.


Frankfort, KY, May 9.-The adju-
tant generals department was notified
of an encounter between prominent
Madison county tobacco growers and a
band of night riders which took place
a few nights ago, the details of which
were, rigidly suppressed.
Col. E. w. Lilliard, commanding the
troops patrofling this part Of the state.
obtained information that two negroes
were shot and killed and that white
man was badly wounded in an attack
upon a tobacco growers plant bed.
A half dozen masked men called on a
farmer who had refused to cut out the
tobacco crop this year and peremptori-
ly demanded that he destroy the young
plant bed. Upon his refusal they
started to scrape the bed themselves,
when he opened fire upon them with a
shotgun. Two negroes fell dead and
an arm was shot off white man who
is said to be prominent citizen Of
the community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
CONFERENCE GETS BUSY

Work Of National Charities and cee+
reetions, at Richmond, va.
Richmond, Va, May 9.-The sections
of the national conference Of charities
and corrections got to work early to-
day. In the section Of NEEDY families
the principal speaker was Professor
Bruce r. Payne, of the University Of
Virginia. :
"Two-thirds of the reform measures
which are yearly talked over at the
National Conference Of Charities bear
upon bad housing conditions. Two
thirds of the delinquent children come
from homes where bad and poor vents
lation predomipates; two-thirds of the
physically i'll children; one third of the
mentally deficient children; one-third
of the shiftless mothers; two-thirds of
the .deserting fathers; come from the:
same homes"
This statement was made by Miss
Harriet Fulmer of Chicago, at this
mornings session Of the National Con-
ference Of Charities and Correction
now meeting in Richmond.
Miss Fulmer stated that drunkenness
leads the list In causes for the neces-
sity of reform work but that bad house
ing conditions are close second. Her
plea was for national concentrated
action for better housing conditions for
the poor and small wage earners.
Housing reform is not a local effort:
it is great national problem. It
touches close to the practical solution
of the great white plague. It means
moral decent citizenship. Some excel
lent work has been done by the tene-
ment house committee Of New York,
the City Homes Association Of Chicago.
the committee Of one-hundred on pub
lie health. These movements are either
local or interested in all the sources
affecting public health. What we want
in order to awaken national interest
and widespread reform is one great
movement with housing reform as Its
only specific purpose All this work
should be under municipal control, but
until the public conscience is awakened
we are not going to make any great
strides in reforming conditions"
The so-called mountain settlement
work now being done along the Appa-
lachian Highlands was criticized by
Prof Bruce r. Payne, professor Of psy-s
chology in the University of Virginia,
in an address before the National Con-
ference Of Charities this morning.
Prof Payne pointed out three defects
in the work of these mountain settle
ments First, lack Of cooperation be-
tween the workers and promoters Of
these, isolated stations in the noun
tains. Second, lack of correlation Of ths
enterprises with existing permanently
organized institutions, especially state.
systems Of education, state boards Of
charities, state boards of health, etc.
Third, lack of expert study of the en-s
tire social, industrial, educational and
religious problems peculiar to moun-ll
tain peoples in. isolated communities.
He criticized this condition as one OF.
waste of educational, religious and eco
nomic energy Continuing he said. "All
waste Is due to isolation of some sort.
The only cure for isolation is admiT-
istrative organization and co-opera-
ton"