The Newtown bee., 1889-06-21
BETHEL.
MRS REUBEN J. sIGNOR.

Mary E., wife of Reuben J. Signor, pass ed away at her home on Golden Hill, last week Tuesday. The funeral was attend ed from her late residence, Friday at ? p m, Rev H. l.. Slack of the Congregation al church officiating. Beautiful floral tributes were offered by friends, includ- ing a broken pillar surmounted by a dove, the emblem of peace and purity, from the Knights of Honor, of which Mir Signor is prominent member; wreath from MT Signor's shopmates at Judd & Co.'S; a bouquet from members of the Congregational Sunday school and cut flowers from friends. The body was in- tered in Wooster cemetery, Danbury, and the bearers were H. H. Woodman, George E. Baird, John Baird, Theodore Smith, Leonard $. Smith, George H. Bas- sett. Mrs Signor, once Miss Mary Dibble, had been married not many years and was but 31 years of age. Besides the be- reft husband, to whom the sympathy of the entire community is extended, she left two little sons, the elder only three anu piiS ooAASi wv ySoio oio' h1iiS NsiS known and loved by many and her death causes loss that is not easily borne.
 A larger crowd than usual attended the strawberry festival at the Methodist church, last week and the social and if nancial results were fully satisfactory. About $50 was cleared.
 Commissioners on the estate of Cole tS Green met in the town clerks office, last week, to examine claims. Finding that, through ignorance or carelessness, some were not properly certified, the commis- sioners decided to meet again, Thursday, 20th, to complete the examination. A meeting for the adjustment of claims will be held July 10.
 E. N. Pillow and bride returned from Canada, Saturday.
 A picnic is being talked of by the Con gregational Sunday school.
 Thomas Dunlap is still in poor health.
 Town Clerk Woodman has received a number of copies of the State Agricul- tural report, which he will be happy to hanS to those interested.
 A pleasant wedding occurred at the Chestnut street residence of Wesley Hor- ton, last week, when his daughter, Miss Maud A., was married to Thomas s. Can field, by Rev H. L. Slack of the Congre- gational church. The bride was dressed in brown satin, trimmed with cream col ored silk. Her Sunday school class of six young ladies stood with her. About 30 sat down to the collation. immediately after the reception which followed the ceremony. After brief wedding tour to New Haven and elsewhere, Mir and Mrs Canfield will reside with Mir Horton. Mir Canfield has made many friends while in the employ of Osborne & Knowlton and all wish him we'll.
 It has been decided to hold the first graduating exercises of the High School, Thursday, 27th, at the M. E. church, 1 which was kindly rendered for that pur- pose. The program, which will begin at m, will consist of addresses and orig
 inal essays by the class, which will num-
 Der seven.
 Of the 35 candidates for admission into
 the High School examined Saturday,
 nearly half were boys. The decision will be announced in a few days.
 E. c. Senior is to paint the large house
 of Eli Gilbert at the depot.
 Banks of Danbury will do the carpen.
 ter work on Dimond's new block on Main
 street.
 The hardware firm of Dimond S
 Hawley has dissolved and the business i:
 now conducted by Edson H. Hawley. I Mrs L. D. Hubbell spent few days al
 her old home in Woodbury, last week
 where MT Hubbell also spent Sunday. I A. L. Baldwin, ssBuzz,' the collecto
 of taxes, announces that he will be a
 the Town Hall, Saturday. June 24, unti
 5 o'clock, for the convenience of al whose 1888 taxes are unpaid. -I George Solley, promising youn, Betheiite, graduated at Springfield, las Fl week.
 , MT and Mrs Ferguson are again at tn E rectory.
 1 The D. M. Read Co. have secured 20 fes : more of shelf and counter room by closing n the center entrance on Fairfield avenue an 2 they devote this space to ocotton dress fabric  the largest stocks in Connecticut. They self
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