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family spent Sunday with MT and Mrs Ira Andrews in Aaaston.
 The Norfield Sunday school pie nicked at Compo Beach on Wednes- day.
 Linsley Ccrsa has purchased another new automobile.
 Mrs Malvina :, heeler of Norwalk is a guest of MT and Mrs L. M. Gould. ..
 George Anderson, who has spent a few weeks in town, is now the guest of his parents in Bridgeport.
 Chester Horn and Archibald Os- mer have returned to Brooklyn, aft CT weeks visit with Mir and Mrs Charles Horn. Mrs Osmer will re- main in town for another week.
 Mrs George Drew has been suffer- ing from poison in her eyes and face.
 Miss Annie Fitch was an over Sunday guest of Mrs c. T. Gregory of Cannon.
 MT and Mrs James A. Smith have visited relatives in Garrison, N. Y.
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Weston.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Relatives from Hartford have been guests of Mrs Dighton Moses at the Congregational parsonage.
 Rev and Mrs J. L. Shively of Churchville, N. r., have been guests of friends in town, this week. MT Shively was pastor of the Norfield church, three years ago.
 James Coley returned from the Norwalk hospital on Saturday.
 Mrs D. s. Rowland of Bedding was a guest, last week, of Mrs Ephraim Fitch of Gorfrey street.
 Miss Lillian Rausch has returned to Providence, R. l., after spending three weeks at the residence of Mrs Wildman Adams
 Madison Warehouse is entertain ing his cousin, Herbert Anderson, of Bridgeport. ..~-
 Arthur Coley of Wilton has spent few days with his grandfather, A. c. Bradley. ~
 Mir and Mrs Orlando Andrews and
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his home church in Watertown, have been camping on the shore of Long Meadow pond for two weeks, The boys have returned but MT Cunningham will stay for another week. He has been doing consider able work in the parish and the in- terest he has taken in the church work in town ia much appreciated by the people,
 The many friends of A, D. John. son will be glad to hear that he is improving.
 News of the serious illness of Mrs Amanda Peck Hunter at .--s shore near Bridgeport has been received in town. Mrs Hunt is q daughter of the late II. W. Peek.
 Miss Bernice Johnson of New Haven and B. s. Johnson of New Haven were at A. E, Johnson's. Sun day,
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EAST VILLAGE.

MT and Mrs w. w. Bliss returned, last Thursday, from months so- journ at the shore.
 Mrs Myron Clark is entertaining a cousin from Baltimore.
 A MT Baldwin from Forestville, IN. Y., has been stopping at Mrs Oscar Sherwood's, collecting genea- logical statistics of the Crofut and Castle branches of the Smith family of which he is descendant.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Smith and Miss Mabel Crofut of Naugatuck and Mrs Harold Bryant of Meriden were Sunday guests at Mrs Amanda Sherwood's. Robert Tomlinson of White Hills, Ralph and Julian Thayer and Ray mond Skinner of Higganum left. Wednesday last, for week at Camp Northfield at East Northfield, Mass, where they will enjcy the Y. M. c. A. sports and games and attend the Post Conference.
 The recreation spirit has struck us. Monroe Congregational and Episcopal societies united in picnic at Riverside, last Tuesday. The Baptists picnicked on their parsonage grounds, Wednesday, while our own is soon to be announced in this space. Watch for it.
 The 10th grand annual mid summer concert in the Methodist church, this year, will be given on Friday night, August 27, at o'clock by the Immanuel Presby- terian church choir of Ansonia. They will sing an ''Old Folks concert" and will be ably assisted by the Misses DOl ulCO duu OlNd ncuulSUu duu Messrs Osborne and Powell of Step ney. The admission is 25c and 15c and if Friday night is stormy the concert will be held on Saturday night, August 2S. Special attention has been given the moonlight and everybody is invited.
 Sympathy and surprise were ex- perienced by all, last week Tuesday, when they heard of the loss by fire of the house, barn, coal bins and lumber piles of William Stowe on Merwin street, Bridgeport. MT Stowe and family were auto touring around Niagara Falls and it was in- deed sad home coming. But MT Stowe, like his brothers and sister, whom we know so well, is a real op- timist. He makes a business of liv- ing and is not at all disheartened
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About 25 from here attended the Grange field day at Quassapaug lake, last Friday.
 A. T. Minor lost a horse, last week.
 Miss Anna 5. Lake is spending a few days in New Haven.
 John Fox is caring for George c. Stone, who is laid up with broken leg.
 R. A. Lake has moved to Torring- ton.
 The party from Washington Hill, Waterbury, who have been camping on the shore of Long Meadow Pond, have broken camp and returned to Waterbury.
 Mrs L. R. Thomas and children of West Haven are visiting her brother, E. G. Daniels.
 Elmer Doolittle and family of Watertown and Mrs Fergerson of Brooklyn, N. r., have been guests of Richard Magee.
 Rev H. N. Cunningham, rector of Christ church. and the choir boys of
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Martin Lane of Wassaic, N. Y, was at F. R. Lan's, Thursday.
 Frederick Miles and F. R. Lane at, tended a clam bake in Danbury Thursday evening. About 300 ma sons were present.
 The little child of William Beech. CT of Macedonia was buried in the Bulls Bridge cemetery, Tuesday.
 M. and Jerome Judd were in New Milford, Tuesday.
 Mrs F. R. Lane and Clifford Lane are spending few days in Bridge. port and New Haven.
 Mrs E, Hatch, Miss Ruth Hatch ot Gay ylordsville and Nllss Ethel Robin. son of Seymour were at Mrs Nal. lory's, Friday afternoon.
 MT and Mrs T. J. Boyd and boys ,oi Brooklyn are spending their vaca. tion in the village.
 Mrs Harry Millspaugh and son o1 LaKeville are visiting MT and Mrs Charles Millspaugh. "
 Albert s. Lane ard son, Clarence of Kent called on MT Lanes sister Mrs A. E. Mallory, Sunday after, noon.
 John Colebrook called at MI Judd's, Tuesday. @
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J. w. Smith is having a veranda built on two sides of his house. The foundation is of ruble stone wit. concrete floor. MT Stone of Torring- ton is doing the work.
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Lyons Plains.

MAY GO INTO THE CHICKEN PIE.
 The chickens in the vicinity of Lyons Plains are wearing a worried look as they read the hand-bills for the church fair at Mrs Emma Brad ley's residence the 24th and 25th of August.
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The NeWtoWn Bee
Newtown, Friday, August 20, 1909,
Brideewater.
A SOCIAL EVENT.

There was an enjoyable social dance at the Town nall, last Friday evening, which was attended by about 90 couples Refreshments were served during the evening, The music was furnished by Du' bensky's orchestra of New Milford, The committee in charge were Ray Kinney, Robert Beardsley, Robert Carlyle and Louis sahlotterbeek,
 Reuben NJ. Warner has been hay' ing new cement floors laid in his COW stables, this week.
 John Nelson, who works for James Orr, the village blacksmith, has been spending several days at Utica, N. Y., with friends.
 Mir and Mrs Il. A. Buckingham welcomed a little daughter at their home on Saturday, August 14. Mrs Barnard of Worthwhile is assisting in the care of the little stranger.
 Allen and Louis Treat, Reuben w.. Hawley, MT and Mrs William Curtis, George Northrop and Miss Lois Cooledge all attended the housatonic Valley Pomona Grange Field day at Lake Quassapaug. last Friday, August 13, and all had a royal good time.
 Mrs Condit, Mrs Moore, Miss Lus- key of orange, IN. J., were guests, the past week of Mrs Adeline Thonp- son.
 Mir and Mrs Franklin J. Hawley, Mir and Mrs H. w. Treat, Allen Treat, Mrs c. Penny, William Curtis and Mir and Mrs E. R. Wooster all attended the Housatonic Valley Pomona Grange Field day at Kent, last week Thursday, and had fine time.
 The Bee representative was very pleasantly entertained at dinner, last Monday, at MT and Mrs Franklin J. Hawley's.
 Little Miss Helen Kyle, who has been i'll, is now gaining slowly. There were several new guests from New York City and other places, who arrived at Shady Side, last Monday, for weeks stay.
 Assistant Postmaster Miss Edith McEslin is enjoying two weeks vacation with friends at Shelbourne Falls, Mass.
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Bethlehem.

J. w. SMITH MAKES IMPROVE
 MENTS. E..
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MT and Mrs Philip Gerhardt have returned home from their trip.
 Mrs Elmer TrdMwell and family of Bethe! are weekend guests of Mrs II. J. McConkey.
 Mrs Harry Nichols of Bridgeport was a guest at Laura Lawn, last week.
 Mrs Genevra Treadwell and son, Leon, of Bethel were Sunday guests lof Mrs T. w. Treadwell.
 Miss Shirley Treadwell of Bethel is visiting her cousin, Ruth Tread well.
 Mrs Thorp has returned from a visit in Bridgeport with her daugh- ter, Mrs Lyon.
 Miss Harriette Adams has re- turned from an extended visit at the Bedding rectory.
 Mrs Frank Banks daughter. Mil dred, is being treated by bone specialist of Bridgeport.
 Mrs c. B. Meeker and friends of Cross Highway enjoyed a picnic at the Old Mill, last week.
 The library of Westport is sending out a printed folder, thinking people would care to enjoy all of it's free privileges.
 Lyons Plains was we'll represented at the Pomona picnic at the state farm. All enjoyed a delightful day, but 70, you roads!"
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The $6000 loss is partly covered by insurance and MT Stowe is going to use his misfortune as stepping stone to larger activity and greater success.
 MT and Mrs Wallace Smith of Yonkers are visiting at Hobart E. Be, rdsley's. .t .. .s-.
 4 college whist was given at !he Iown hall, Wednesday of this week, by the Misses Beardsley and Smith.
 Miss Fannie M. Burr is visiting her uncle, Homer Clark, on Zoar Hill. ...- Ar Smith from Halls organ factory, New Haven, was in town, last week, tuning the organ in St Peters church.
 H. H. Wheeler has purchased 3 tract of timber of Herbert Wright of Newtown.
 MT and Mrs George Fessenden were in town, last week.
 Hiss Muriel Sears, who has been for some time with A. Sinclair, has returned to her home in Cutters Farms.
 Mrs George Bennett has returned home from South End, Shelton. where she has visited her sister, Mrs Richard Hubbell. r.
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Monroe.

JAPANESE TEA AND SALE.
 A Japanese tea and sale will be held at the Town hall, Labor day evening, September 6. No postpone ment. Admission, adults. 10c, child ren 5c.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-09-28
JOURNALISM IN MINNESOTA U.
Course Will Be Started There Next
February.

1t has been definitely decided to start
course in journalism in the state
university of Minnesota the beginning
of the next semester, the first week in
February. This decision is regarded
as victory for the students interested
in journalistic work who have fought
for the institution of this course. even
going to the length of inviting the
newspaper editors in the Twin Cities
to give weekly lectures.
Prof j. NJ. Thomas of the University
of Michigan, has been secured to take
charge. He has been at the head OF
a similar department at Ann Arbor.
He has done active newspaper work in
Chicago on the Chicago Tribune. the
Chronicle and Record Herald-St Paul
| Pioneer Press.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-09-28
NO BAN ON LITTLE CHECKS.
Recent Congressional Act Aimed Only
at Metal Tokens or Due Bill.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-The So
licitor of the Treasury Department re-
Gently rendered an opinion that bank
checks may be drawn for sums less than
81 and that it was not this character
of checks for fractional cents that
was intended to be prohibited in the
criminal code as adopted by Congress
last session. but metal tokens or due
bills circulating as money.
The University NIissourian, daily, 81
year.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-09-28
THAT BOONE COUNTY LYNcHING
Witness Denies Negro Was Hanged
from Court House Window.

The Kansas City Star prints the fol-
lowing communication from James j.
Hit regarding a Boone county lynch
ing:
In the morning edition of The Star,
under the heading Justice Is Swift in
Canada" Mr.. Justice Riddle of the kings
bench, Province of Ontario, while Wis
iting in Columbia, Mo-, is quoted as
saving: "A man told me that he had
seen a negro hanging out of the up
stairs window of the old courthouse IN
Columbia, dangling above the inscrip
ton, 'O Justice, when expelled from
other habitations, make this thy dwell
ing place y The informant of Mr..
Riddle was mistaken when he says the
negro was hanging from the upstairs
window of the courthouse.
| was witness to that hanging. A
barefoot boy, I was playing in the
street in front of the courthouse, where
white woman. My attention was at
tracted by two men, seated on the
curb, adjusting rope. They entered
the courthouse.
Not many minutes elapsed until L
saw a crowd rushing from that build
ing. In the front was the negro, with
a rope arOun.l him. and the two men
on either side, followed by the eager
crowd. With firm tread, they marched
south to Broadway. thence west about
three blocks. and turned north again.
soon reached the woods. Just as the
two men had adjusted the rope and
had begun to draw the prisoner from
the ground. some one from the crowd
reached over the heads of those in
front and. with knife. slashed at the
rope. One or two of the cords were
severed, which so weakened the rest
that the weight of the negro. which was
over two hundred pounds, caused the
remaining SlidliuS W give way, anu HS
fell to the ground
In those days they had no revolvers,
and the two men. each drawing large
knife. said. ''stand back, we are run
ming this thing Each taking hold of
an arm of the negro, they marched him
back to town, proceeded to the Jail and
delivered their charge to Hezekiah
Speaks, the jailer.
Sunday the negro confessed his guilt.
Monday morning, before the hour for
converting court. about three thousand
citizens. from all parts of the county,
gathered at the Jail and demanded the
prisoner. The iailer refused to deliver
the keys. they were taken from him,
the doors opened and the negro was
soon perched on top of : a coffin on a
cart. The cart was driven to a place
few hundred yards beyond the scenes
of the Saturday evening before There
he was hanged to tree.
Although mere boy. I saw what oc-
CURED both the Saturday afternoon and
the Monday morning. and know that
the negro was not seen dangling out
of the upstairs window of the old
courthouse.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13
All Pistol Toters Had
Better LOOK Out.

All "pistol toters" and carriers
of all other concealed weapons
had better look out after August
10 for on that date the new con-
cesled weapon law, passed by
the last legislature, goes into ef-
feet and its strict enforcement in
Butler county was assured by
Deputy Sheriff Willard Nance
this forenoon.
The new law is much more
strict than the one repealed by
its passage. 1t includes maxi
mum punishment of two years in
the penitentiary.
The carrying Of any kind ci
concealed weapons is prohibited,
and the carrying of concealed OF
exposed weapons to any kind o.
gathering is also prohibited
Even the display of firearms is
made Illegal.
The carrying of the weapon
and going to public gathering
with them is felony. The pun
ishment is as much as two year
in the prison or a fine of from
$50 to Sl00 or as much as on
year in jailor both a fins and jai
sentence.
Making pistol toting a felon,
takes it out Of the hands of tn
police. Rep u b i @ a n, Popla
Bluff.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13

Mrs. Coker, wife Of Rev. A. s.
Coker, pastor Of the M. E. church
south, died Monday morning,
July 26. Although Mrs. Coksr
had been in delicate health for
some time, her condition was not
considered serious and she was
able to be about the yard Sunday
evening. After retiring Sunday
night che became suddenly III
and died about four O'Clock Mon
day morning. The remainswers
taken to her former home il
Bonne Terre for interment We'd
nesday. The funeral service wal
conducted by Presiding Eide
Hays. Flat River Correspondent
| in Labor Herald.
Ir q land Of the Rumpy- -tump
tump,
Beneath the orange and fig,
He sat on q whatcher-mer-call-i
And played On 8 Ting.er-msr-
| gig.--Arkansas Post.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13

2 It also became necessary to
employ a number Of stenograph-
ers and clerks to properly pre-
pare the evidence for this con-
test. AS . result Of this work
the case of Mr.. Gmelich was so
strongly and clearly presented
that the legislature, though DEM
ocratic on joint ballot, declared
Mr.. Gmelich elected.
The entire expense of this con-
test was $4,000 including attor-
neys fees, travelling expenses,
stenographsrs, printing, etc.
The Legislature allowed 1000
to each of the contestants, which
has been applied to the payment
of this account. AS there are no
funds available to pay the bal.
ance, we have decided to appeal to
the loyal republicans throughout
the state for contributions.
You are, therefore, requested
to send to Mr.. Walter s. Dickey,
chairman of the republican state
committee, New York Life Build
ing, Kansas City, Mo-, any
amount from S1.0O to $4,000, to
pay these expenses.
Yours truly,
WALTER s. DICKEY,
Chairman.
RUSH c, LAKE, Secretary.
A pretty little story isn't it?
Almost as innocent as the tale of
Little Red Riding Hood and the
wolf.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13

We have justice of the peace
and q constable in our county.
who keep up the expenses of
their office by arrestine, an old
gentleman Of the town who drinks.
a little too much but harms no.
one and placing him In Jail. The,
fine each time Is ten dollars, and,
as the old gentleman has some
means, he pays this fne, gets out.
and the next day gets little too
much again, and is again arrest
cd and the same fine repeated.
| II this keeps on for > year. the
old gentleman viii part with soma
lol his cash. Jackson Herald
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13
MAlAH WAWAAH
Junior Senator From Mis-,
souri, Explains His Po-
sition On Tariff,
Always With Sen, ,Aldrich
St. Louis Republic

Washington, Aug. 3.-Exsmi-
nation recorded by aerogram of
Msjah Wilyum Wawnah (Wash-
ingtop pronounciation) by an Inv
terested constituent:
"Senator, why did you vote 119
times with Senator Aldrioh and
never once against him?"
"Tut, tut; secured forty-six
pensions for deserving old soldiers
and obtained increasesto the NUNS
Der of 817 of the boys who saved
our glorious union"
SLOW does 1t happen, Senator,
that the interests Of Missouri prov
ed diametrically opposite to those
of Iowa, the state Immediately
north, whose two senator's voted
at all times against Senator AID
rich?"
"Becausewe produce zinc in the
southwest corner of the state"
"Did you not vote for the duty
on hides, although the st. Louis
shoe men wanted them ON the
free list?"
"About that, you must tell the
shoe men that am glad that they
got their free hides, and tell the
farmers that ! am very sorry they
lose their protection on hides"
"How doss it happen that you
failed to vote for a reduction Of
the taxes on clothingP"
I son that head wish merely to
remark that | have circulated
more horse books throughout
Missouri than any other man cir-
oulatsd Ia any other state, Any
body want q horse bookP"
"Senator, what is the principal
speech you delivered during the
} great tariff debate?"
"My principal speech was that
one delivered on many notable
occasions when after my name
was called | replied loudly,
Aye. My next most important
speech came at other times, when
r after hearing my name, l res
sponded, NO."
. "Did you give earnest atten-
} ton to your dutiesl"
"By the great horn spoon, yes
8 l did that. | was present every
8 day, and all the time, no matter
: who was talking or what he was
q talking about. Also, l made more
a personal visits to the White House
Q than did Captain Butt, and be
4 lives there. In fact, sir, when
one day I stayed away, they
y made it a matter Of surprising
. news and wrote it up in tn,
= Washington papers,"
"What do you consider th'
essentials of senatorial caree
lin Washington
). "First, sir, the most essentis
n thing is to answer every lette
3, written to me. Next, sir, tn
or second essential thing is. to fur
or niah every good Missourirepubli
OF can with q package of earde
as seed, each spring. Next, sir, !h
~ third essential is to, get m
= friends jobs. Next, sir, th
~ fourth essential is to keep in min
i'll always the heroes who saved Il
n nation in those bloody years, Z
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-13
ROUNDABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

took a fall out Of the appendicitis
doctors. 1t says nearly $1,000
have been taken out of that COM
since January first for
We have ALWAYS
believed that there is a good deal
of um-buggery practiced in
connection with this disease. We
know one man that went to st.
Joseph from this immediate Sec
ton who was operated on for sp-
pendicitis, but it proved that he
was not afflicted with the disease.
He was sewn up, but our infor-
mant did not state whether or
not "opened by mistake" was
marked on the unfortunate mans
abdomen.
The revival meetings at Prince
ton have closed and a large num-
ber Of people have been convinc-
ed they were living in error and
have determined to reform. A
week ago they had a "baptizing"
on a Wholesale scale. The bap-
item was by einersion and it kept
three preachers busy for over an
hour to properly initiate the many
candidates. In addition to the
large Rumber Immersed at the
river a great many were received
into the Methodist church at the
morning service by rsprinkling'.
It is expected that Princeton will
now be on her good behavior.
There's no telling how much
trouble high water oan cause, as
'ths fUii6wfhg stsFg ttap4hs Ex-
celsior Springs Call shows: A
local man vested with the power
of tying matrimonial knots was
advised by a Kearney couple that
they would be here yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock to get
"spliced". A postcard stated
that they would sure be here un-
less the "crick" was up. Since
they failed to put in their appear
ance, the natural conclusion is
that the "orick" is up.
A Liberty paper can't imagine
a farmer without worries. ga
few weeks ago." it says, "the
question that was bothering the
farmers was "Will we have any
corn?" Now the thing thai
worries them is that they are
afraid the crop will be SO larg'
that the selling price will b'
small"
"If every business house il
Warrensburg would hire amega
phone spieler to stand out ii
front and shout all afternoon ant
until 10 O'Clock every night tn
same as our electric theaters,
says the Star, ''what a quiet ant
attractive place WarrensburI
: would be to live in"
Only one child in each apart
; ment is to be a regulation o
apartments now being erected |
lMsryville by the Methodist Bpis
copal Church (South). TIL
, Tribune chides the church gentl
: and then remarks that the apart
ments are hardly large enoug
e for more,
Chas. Wilson, well known
: Maryville, has been appoints
d district Indian agent by the ser
: retary of the interior. For Il
: present his headquarters win |
. at westvilie, Oklahoma. He HI
J. been at Muskogee,
It "The thickness Of p razor ed
g has been reckoned at about on
y millionth Of ~ inch," says
rei Missouri paper, leaving the go'
le old question about how mai
d tsneels could stand abreast aero
ID .....ss ...sn.~ $1,000