The Newtown bee., 1880-06-23

real temp rance 4ffair and those Wno attcnu VII nnh; that the K of P. will make them welcome.
 r. Mfr: Horace Wheeler and wife. accompanied b1 Mrs. Gritha. of Bristol Gum. and Mrs. Harrie Wheeler visited Ne~town last Thursday. stopping the Grand Central Hotel and calling upon hienis
 Gilbert Bros. are building addti >n IA X 20 tt the barn belonging to John T. Pcarce. The addi tion and barn will be occupied q blacksmith shop and carriage factory by Charles J. Rockwell who will be ready for work in a few days.
 Our respected postmaster. Amos Woodman. ant son Howard, returned from Pennsylvania after al absence of several weeks. We are glad to learn tha the trip was beneficial to both especially so with Mir Howard Woodman. whose health has been yer, poor for some time.
 wm. Werner, a German recently employed b, Mr. Jacob Mayhew in his cigar factory in Plum trees. slole three watches and some money from drawer. Tuesday, June 18th. and depaEied- Wernei on the Saturday previous entered Mir. Mayhc@ shop and took i've dollars worth of cigars. Mir Mayhew charged him witt it, and he gave as req son that MT. n. would have to give him work be fore get ting pay for him. Mr. Mayhew did gvt B, him employment and the fellow went to work or fAonday. and the next day while MT. Mnyhew Wal absent, stole tho watches and money. MT. May hcw went in search of the man and heard from MT K $. Shepard to whom he sold one of the watchc, k<Eat the man went east. Mr. Shepard liad no idle: T as to the man paving stolen the watch which h' sold to him, and omptly gave it back to MT May hew. It is to be hoped that the unsrateful thie will be caught.
 The Young Peoples Association gave very pleas ant entertain ment in the lecture room of the Con gregational Church. The exercises consisted o singing, calling of the roll. responses with senti ment, readings, rscitations etc. Miss Sarah Chap man presided at the organ very acceptably. Miss Lulu Benedict read several articles from the Asso ciation's journal that instructive and amus- ing. Miss Mary Shel man read the poem, Nothing to wear," and was heartily rewarded with loud clappns of hands. which in truth was but feeble | testimonial Miss Lizzie Barber a selection, Flu gene Aaron, by Hsod. Miss Barber read with ease and distnctness. Mir. Geo. E and Miss Sadie Starr performed upon the cornet and organ The clos ing exercises was "OLD MOTHER GOOSE, and caus- ed considerable mirth. Miss Julia Benjamin made a good appearing Mother Goose;'' the other char acters were simple Simon," Miss Nellie Bailey: "Old Bachelor" Amos Schoonmaker; His Wife, D Miss Helen Waters; Little Boy Blue," Johnny keeler, Tom. the Piper's Son." Charles Bailey; "Mary and her Little Lamb." Miss Abby FairchilG "Sun" Fred Rced ''Moon," Walter Stone; Little Old Grsndmothcr' Miss Allie Judd; "Old Hen, 9 l Willier Sherman. The lateness of the hour pre- vented the carrying out of the whole programme. Other meetings will be held. Mir. John Reed con- ducted the meeting.
 Dr. Bennett, of Danbury, has, "it is re- ported" given his opinion,in reference to street sprinkling und its effect upon the health, and that is that it is detrimen to health. For the next seven or eight years, according to Prof. Grimmer, as published in recent number of the Bridgeport !Standurd, there is to be an unhealthy time for all the inhabitants of this globe, and in comparison street 1 sprinkling is small affair. Nervous peo- pie and thos., of weak minds will get ter in the Prof. G. deductions of the fearful time ahead. If it was a prophecy from 1 heaven having in view the conversion of the world it would doubtless accomplish much good. There would be chance of preparing for it, but the Professor sta tes what will be, and tells how few can perchance escape it, but the mass, the great bulk Of humanity will perish. If there is no escape from this dreadful ca lamity, why blaze it to tho world and run as it certainly will. millions of people crazy. It will not mend matters very much to tell of this thing.
 Died suddenly Thursday night at twenty minutes pastten, Isaac D. Baisiey, aged 59 years 10 months. The village oi Bethel Was startled early Friday morn ing with the announcement of the death o1 MT. Baisley, and as the day wore on the news spread over the town, and all who knew Mir. Baisley expressed their regret at his sudden taking off" On Thursday Mir. Baisley WAS unusually cheerful and re marked to his wife that he had not fcl so well for a long time. He had for number of years past complained of pains in his breast, and his most intimate friends dreaded that he would pass away suddenly. yet when he did, its suddennes, startled every one. Thursday he called upon some of his friends in the villag, and at evening when he returned hom, mentioned where he had visited. After tea Mr David Squires near neighbo called to see him, as did also Mir Wm Reid, who rents a portion of his house these gentleman remained until near tel o'clock aud during their stay MT. Baisle, played on the violin an instrument whicl he took great delight in playing. Ate the departure of his friends, MT. Baisle
 went to the kitchen outside and locke the door, came into the house lowered and fastened the windows, wound up tn
 clock. undressed blew out the light an then retired to bed, Mrs. Baisley, ha, , retired sometime before Mir. Squres an
 Reid left, but she remembers that Mi
 Baisley did just what we have stated es
 cept his getting into bed, for sine d
 that instant was asleep. In short tim however she awoke and heard her bus
 band breathing hard and she supposn that he was dreaming shook him as sh 2 had frequently done before when he w.,
 sleeping but as he did not seem to notic
 her touch she again tried to arouse hi1 and then she discovered that he was yer
 limber this alarmed her and she spran i, out of bed lit the lamp, and got some W,
 ter raised him up ill bed and tried te gt
 some of the water into his mouth, bu !. his head fell back and he made no mt
 tion, he was dead. She than called Nil
 Reid who went out for MT. Joseph Bur
 Mir. James Jenkins and from there fo
 Dr. Hart, but the vital spark had fed
 Mir. Baisley was born inWestchester, Wes
 chester Go. N Y. he came to Beth, about twenty years ago and proved hir 7. sell good citizen enjoying the con ' dence and respect of his fellow-men. 4 . one time he resided In Madison, Wis. an