The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-01-04

Miss Katie Finnell of Bridgeport ha,
visited Mr. T.. Keane of Cold Spring; Mi
and Mrs +. A. johnson have been IL
Hartford.
Miss Lille M. Gaffney was the recip-
lent of handsome plush dressing case
Christmas, from the choir of st Mary's
Catholic church, Bethel, where she Is or.
ganist. Miss Gaffney has filed this po.
sition with credit to herself and pleasure
TO the church and the gift pleasantly
marks the completion of the first years
work.
Miss Ella Peck of woodb ridge, who
turned home, Wednesday.
Messrs ii. III. and +. l.. Curtis returned
home, Saturday night.
Mr. b. G. Fairchild spends few days
In New York.
Rev =. III. Bailey went to New York,
Monday, expecting TO sail for the Barba-
wish of taking passage In a sailing vessel
and engaged berths on the steamer Mu-
riel. The voyage will occupy nearly two
weeks.
Mr. CIV Garfield OF Springfield, Mass,
has visited friends In town.
Mr. and Mrs Van Hayes received one
Christmas present a week In advance; a
son, born December IS.
AT the Sunday evening service at the
Methodist church, Mrs William Brown,
Mrs A. Il. Lathrop, Miss Minnie Olsen,
Miss Grace Hurlburt and Mrs George l..
Youngs were admitted into full member
ship OF the church.
The storm postponed st. Johns Christ
mas festival until Friday night, when
part OF the evening service and an adj
dress by Rev Mr. Chapman preceded the
unloading of the tree. The music, led by
Mr. Frederick Chambers, Mrs Tucker,
Misses Lulu Glover and Jennie Cham
bers, with Miss Mary Warner at the
sweet-toned organ, was excellent. The
Anthem; Carol. "welcome tidings we are
bringing" Psalm NIX; Gloria Patri";
day ofJoy and giadness"; Nicene creed and
prayer Carol, From the deep, star laden
sss slna istSnaion Of nr ,ns hsraa ar an
sweetly carol"
Trinity's Sunday school has been re-
organized, MS the classes of younger
scholars were too crowded. The classes
of Misses Clara Northrop, Alma Camp
and Bessie Nash were reduced and the
surplus formed into two new classes,
governed by Misses Lille Fairman and
Alice Camp.
Principal 4. J. Corbett of the Sandy
Hook school was presented with a hand
some plush shaving case by his scholars !;
Miss Ella Lillis of the intermediate de-
partment received a plush toilet case and
Miss Josie Carey of the primary, though
sick, was not forgotten.
Excitement regarding the mysterious
cries In Sandy Hook, mentioned last
week, has partly died out. Mr. Nathan
q. Shepard, who heard it, says that il
sounded like the wall of a cat, only loud
er, longer, shriller and more terrifying.
Mrs q. Is. Nichols of Stepney has also
heard something similar and a setting
turkey disappeared at the same time.
George Hayes of Stepney heard a strange
cry while hunting in Guinea, between
Hattertown and Stepney.
Mr. Hobart II. Curtis Is to leave New
town soon, to take up his residence in
Ludlow, Penn, where he has accepted
position as bookkeeper with John Cur
tis, manufacturing merchant. All
Hobe's friends are sorry to lose him. He
will leave In about three weeks.
A few schools re-opened Wednesday,
but most of them will remain closed I'M
ell Monday.
Mrs James Turner and son Joseph of
Lake George have visited Mr. Il. e. Ran
dali of Bridgewater.
DIR T.. NJ. Smiths family were in Dan
bury for Christmas.
Trinity contributed S27 80 for it's
Christmas tree, more than enough.
Mr. and Mrs f. C. Barnum of Danbury
have visited Mr. Charles +. Beardsley.
So vigorously has work been hurried
on the new freight building at Hawley-
willie that IL Is already raised and covered.
Born, I'd, "A son to Mr. and Mrs~John B.
Kaine.
Mr. ii. W. Wheeler has returned from
a visit to Westport, where he was guest
of Mr. and Mrs j. ID. Wood.
Mr. George c. Peck, Trinity's veteran
sexton, celebrated his roth birthday, the
ID.
Miss Lille Dikeman is recovering
from a threatened attack of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Z. Beers returned
from visit at Roxbury, Wednesday.
Mr. w. ID. Sniffen went to New Milford,
Wednesday night, to install the officers
OF Upton G.. A. X. post, No. IA.
Monday closed the hunting season on
birds.
At Mr. ID. w. Bronson's on Christmas
were Mr. and Mr. and Mrs Cramer and
three children and Mr. and Mrs Charles
Downs of Ansonia.
Several called to pay respects to Mrs
Elias Sanford on her 95th birthday, De-
cembcr 20. Her son, Mr. Elias Sanford
of Salisbury, spent Sunday with her.
Friends Of Father Murray, now in Dan
bury, griey q know that he Is so vast
ed and weakened by illness that his death
Is but n question Of days. He Is in no
pain, but sinks slowly and gradually.
Mr. Michael Heating of the Glen has
been under DIR Stites's care; lung troub-
laa