The Newtown bee., 1889-08-09
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 The M. l.. church will be closed, Sun day, Huh; the pastor, Rev N. l.. Porter, will be absent on his vacation,
 The NJ. E. sociable met with Mrs Har- vey IIurd, Tuesday evening.
 Mrs l.. E. Bailey spoke two evenings. last week, at the hall and is master of her subject.
 Mrs Rachel Clark has bought the or gan fomerly used by the NJ. E. choir.
 Mrs Jerry Corners has moved from MT Mahoney's to her sisters in Shelton; is now under the care of Dr Shelton.9
 In his sermon, Sunday afternoon, Rev Mr Porter often referred to the life, of the deceased Alonzo Sherman and ,at the close, spoke of him more particularly IS an example so far as he followed God. Talks which he had frequently with him showed that he was a consistent Chris tian. Mr Porter felt that he should be a stronger and better man for having known him, though for so short q time. The seat that he has occupied for so many years was tastefully and appropri- ately draped in mourning.
 Mrs J. r. M. Thornton entertains friends from Brooklyn.
 A large and enjoyable picnic from St. Paurs church, East Bridgeport, occupied Parlor Rock, Wednesday. Mrs John NJ laugh of Bridgeport is at Nathaniel Halls.
 Mrs Julie Connors has moved to Shel- i ton.
 George Ogden has spent week with his aunt, Mrs Henrietta Curtis. E. M. Middlebrook began work on the roads again, Wednesday, with the road machine, assisted by Rudy Burr, G. B. Curtis and John Starr. 1 The application for license for both 1 D. c. Beach and Royal Jennings has been 1 filed and posted.
 A horse and buggy, belonging to Liv- eryman Will Raymond of Bridgeport, ] were stolen from Parlor Rock. Tuesday l night. Although the theft was almost l immediately discovered and Raymond at once notified, no trace of the team could be found. c. N. Curtis noticed two men, a white and a dark mulatto, near his place, early in the evening, who acted suspiciously. Although both were 1 st,.a,, l,<1t I,a 1 fy them.
 A number of members of the Concor- dia of Bridgeport, with the Wheeler $ I Wilson orchestra, helped Peter Gabler celebrate his China wedding, Tuesday af- ternoon and evening. The house and factory were thrown open for the enjoy ment of the visitors. X number of hand some presents were received, including a l China dinner set presented by Robert ] Weber.
 Irwin 5. Coan and Truman Favreau are
 at work on the roads. Next week, the
 road machine will be brought into use l and s. NJ. Brinsmade will help run it. l C. N. Curtis, not Mrs Curtis, takes care of horses and teams at his residence
 near Parlor Rock. Mrs Curtis prepares l the dinners, however. and does it excel lently.
 5. J. Burroughs is to supersede horse power by steam in his cider mill and has already given an order for 15 horse l ,,or,a. bo;lar to William, n,ya tho Bridgeport boiler maker. This will fur
 nish steam for 12 horse power engine,
 which is already in Bridgeport. Both
 are upright. 4 power press will prob ably be added, increasing the capacity of the mill.
 A new and larger wheel will probably
 be put in to Tousey's shop, soon. It will
 be ssHummingbird, similar to that now in use, but 10-inch instead of eight, giving an increase of nearly two horse l power. Other improvements are also contemplated and the shop will be better equipped than ever for first class work. Miss Edith Ely of Bridgeport has vis- l ited Miss Jennie E. Shelton. A Card of Thanks. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to
 each of the kind neighbors and friends who so lovingly offered and rendered their assist
 ance in our recent sudden and sad bereave-
 ment ot husband and father.--[ Mrs Alonzo
 sherman and family.