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The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
TAsHUA.

Miss Abby Bennett visited old friends and neighbors, last week. She is yigor- ous and active for one in her seth year.
 Miss Lottie Watkins of Philadelphia has been with her cousins at the rectory
 Christ church was opened for the cen tenary anniversary of the inauguration of Washington. The music was patriot ic and inspiring.
 MT and Mrs E. B. Adams of Westport have been at the rectory.
 k. K. Hubbell intends to move from Tashua to Upper stepney, next month His residence will be on Danbury ave. nue.
 The picnic tea met with Miss Sarah J Nichols at ssMaple Rest"
 Levi F. Hubbell, by jumping from a carriage, caught his foot in a wheel, ,caus. ing him to strike across rock, injuring his ribs and side.
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sTEPNEy.

A goodly number of willing workers raised the addition on s. c. Nichols's barn. The job is done by E. R. Hubbell and son in their best style.
 Capt Ed Botsford is building stone wall for s. c. Nichols. Mrs Mary A. Everett has returned from Redding, where she has spent part of the Winter.
 The Baptist Literary society will meet with Misses Perry, Friday evening ,when the annual election of officers will occur.
 A. D. Eastwood, ". T. Eastwood and John Benedict attended the centennial celebration in New York, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Curtiss & Sons plaster mill broke down for the third time, Wednesday.
 Work on the Creamery progresses slowly.
 The railroad has been rebuilding the bridge below the depot. They have made decided improvement in it's appearance.
 orrin Platt and wife visited Southbury friends, last week.
 George Osborne was badly bruised, Saturday, being kicked by his horse, while caring for 1t in the stable. George Curtiss was also hurt by his horse. While removing ladders, the noise made the animal unmanageable and Mr Cur tiss was knocked down twice and severe ly hurt.
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wEsTpoRT.

An agent of the State society for the prevention of cruelty to animals was in town, last week and shot a horse belong ing to Charles W. Sherwood. MT and Mrs Charles K. Osborne and Miss Jennie F. Robinson of Danbury have visited Mrs Frederick Morehouse.
 The TerpsichoicNn club will meet on Tuesday with Mrs Orlando Allen, Saugg- atuck.
 Rev Mir Lewis exchanged pulpits with Rev MT Selleck of St Paul's, Norwalk, Sunday evening. MT Selleck was as- sisted by Rev Mir Hamilton.
 The Ladies' benevolent society of the Congregational church have ordered of leading carpet house in Bridgeport a new carpet to be 300 yards in length. Lloyd Nash is out with a new ice wag- On
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
MONROE.

c. L. Curtiss has been spending few days with friends in Monroe Oxford letter.
 Rev Amos s. Nickerson, an aged and honorable member of the Northern New York conference, died suddenly at his home at Bernhard's Bay, N. Y. His bag gage was at the depot preparatory to his taking the train for Utica to visit his son for a day or rtwo before going to Dakota to spend the Summer with a daughter. He was born in the town of Monroe, March 3, 1916. He came to New York State about 1s43 and settled in Mexico, N. |. He was licensed as an exhorter and subsequently, as local preacher in 1S45; was admitted as a probationer into the old Black River conference in June, 1s47 and two years later was received in to full connection. He was ordained deacon June P, 1s49, by Bishop Hedding and elder July 6, 1851, by Bishop James, Since 1866 he has held superannuated relation.-G Buffalo Express.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03

MT Bronson's home and farm and all their appurtenances have been often de- scribed in print: His registered Jersey cattle, his thoroughbred horses and colts, of which he has now nearly score, his poultry, his swine, his flock of 200 South down sheep, as well as the structures of massive stone and brick and red-painted wood in which to shelter them, with his immense greenhouses filled with all va- riety of rare and tropical plants, flowers and shrubs. But one especially notice able characteristic deserves more than passing mention. Mir Bronson is secre- tary of the New York Coaching club and his tally-ho and four-in-hand are as well known on Broadway and Central Park as on Greenfield Hill or Southport. Nil Bronson consequently knows what good roads are and has expended thousands o1 dollars in macadamizing and covering with crushed stone the roads at Verns Farm and for some distance toward \ Southport. They are as smooth and hard as asphaltum and are graded as acurate ly as for railroad. He has two ston, crushers with which he pulyerizes rocl for this purpose and in many cases th' road bed is tiled and drained before being brought to level.
 Similar walks and drives, bordered with box, are laid out throughout th' beautiful sloping lawn surrounding thu house. Massive iron gates with huge postern posts guard the entrance and thu house, whose long, rambling structure bespeaks the architecture of other days and from whose broad, cool veranda :; magnificent vista of Long Island Sound and many pleasant scenes between is af forded, is almost hidden heath tall tree' and waving branches.
 Verna Farm is indeed an ideal Summe residence for man of wealth.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
WHITE HILLS.

E. c. Wixom has sold his trotter and bought another horse.
 Misses Susie Hubbell and Fannie Wix- om will spend Sunday in Stratford.
 Gould Tomlinson took trip to Mid dletown to see his son Ethel.
 Mrs Eliza Hubbell is with her niece, Mrs Henry Buckingham.
 Mir and Mrs James Fergerson are hap py over a daughter.
 Mrs Barrett and Dr Leach of South End were guests at Highland Lawn, Monday.
 The Sons of Veterans social club met with Misses Jennie and Carrie Curtis, last week. e
 James Glover and George Drew are out with new carriages.
 Capt Beardsley has rheumatism again.
 Alfred Johnson is very i'll at his home in Mechanicsyille, N. Y., with spinal meningitis.
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LONG HILL.

Miss Emily T. Warner will return to Providence in about two months.
 A. D. Barnes has entertained his broth CT Gus, from Brooklyn.
 A. Jobes, father of the ex-trainer, is in town again. -t ......
 David Beach seems iu demand for blowing. as he can do it equal to the next one with Frank Sherman's oxen.
 Charles Radcliffe is adding more ma chinery in his shop. Henry Coan is making short visit ir the north; will return, next week. Miss Jennie Shelton is in Philadelphia Frank Sherman and wife were in New York, Tuesday.
 Presiding Elder N. c. Cheney will preach in the NJ. K. church, next Sunday afternoon.
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Rev Benjamin Hall has visited his

Rev Benjamin Hall has visited his mother.
 Misses Fannie and Etta Hall of Bethel are guests of their grandmother, Mrs Hannah Hall.
 Mrs Lucy Abbott and Mrs Mary Potter of Bridgeport have visited George Coley.
 Mrs Perry Hubbell of Bridgeport is guest of Mrs David Hubbell.
 Thomas Rigney is at work for Repre- sentative Wheeler.
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For Railroad Readers.

An extension of time has been granted the Ridgefield and New York line, but it is doubtful if it is completed.
 Among the changes outlined for Hous- atomic trains when the Summer time table goes into effect, May 12, are these :: The New Milford special, now leaving Bridgeport at 6 10 p m, will probably be put forward to 6; the local freight, due at the city at 15 p in, will arrive at 3 30; the milk train will be I5 minutes earlier, reaching Bridgeport at 6 45 m. It is not likely that any change will be made in the mail trains, unless the even ing mail, now leaving at 4 50, is put for ward few minutes. The limited ex- presses are to run by way of Norwalk.
 Another big switch engine, No. B, has arrived for the New Haven and Derby road.
 The old and unused water tank at New. town has been removed.
 Long switches are being laid at Mer winsyille, under Jerry Nolan's eagle eye A Housatonic switchman named Charles Coon crushed thumb so badly while coupling cars at Bridgeport, tha amputation was necessary.
 The iron steamer Cape Charles ha ] been purchased by the New England Terminal Go. and will run between Nor walk and New York.
 George D. Chapman has charge of tn eight engineers who are completing survey for the proposed new line iron Hawleyville to Westport, really an ex tension of the Shepaug. In 1884, Engl neer Curtis made a survey for the Con solidated road from Westport and thi route will be used by the management of the new road. Only about nine miles from the Foundry district, Bedding, t Hawleyville, were unsurveyed. 4 meet 1 ing of the Westport board of trade wa l to be held, Thursday evening, at whic progress of the road would be reported The board has been asked to aid the CT terprise and seems favorably inclined. A Consolidated brakeman broke his le
 while unloading barrel of flour at Strai ford, last week.
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rRurBurL.

The auction at Clarence B. Sherwood's, Monday, was fairly well attended, but so many auctions have been held lately that only moderate prices were realized. l.. c. Beers of Long Hill was auctioneer.
 Aleck Russell, who has rented c. B. Sherwood's farm, is already at work.
 Samuel Ward has finished the exterior of his house and the first coat of paint is being applied.
 The new ice house of the Housatonic Ice Co. at Rockdale has been painted brilliant red.
 c. F. Plumb is studying stenography at Martins short hand school, Bridgeport and is already able to follow ordinary dictation. After perfecting himself, he will fill position either in New York or Bridgeport.
 J. R. Brinsmade and family of Bir- mingham visited in town, Sunday.
 The centennial was celebrated in this quiet village by ringing church bells in the morning and by special religious ser vices in the evening, which were listened to by goodly audience. The lecture room was profusely ornamented with the national colors and cherry blossoms. A fine portrait of Washington filled the front of the pulpit. Rev MT Merwin preached an eloquent sermon and the choir gave fine program of national an. thems in their unusually pleasing man. ner. l The Congregational church of Trum-
 bull was organized in 1730, while Con.
 necticut was a colony, 59 years before
 Washington's inauguration as first presi
 dent of the United States. The first pas
 tor of the church, Rev James Beebe served in the American Revolution; ant
 Mrs N. T. Merwin, wife of the presen
 pastor, is granddaughter of Samue !. Parsons, Revolutionary patriot an,
 soldier, who for some years before hi i, death, then over 90 years of age, was en , rolled by the United States governmen on it's list, as one of the pensioners of th' , war in the nations struggle for inde . pendence.
 Fine coffee. 20 to 32c per pound; date :, l0c per pound; confectionery of all kind
 at reasonable rates; canned goods an choice line of general groceries, with cigars and tobacco, at s. J. Parks's
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The Sermon.

Hear, Beloved, the apothegm of Cai
 GUS the Wise, "Have a plan for your life.r
 In our busy times, we are losing the
 habit of surveying life from the moun-
 tain peaks of the centuries. We do not
 read history enough, nor do we take the
 biographies of men and plan our lives by
 them. We have come to the sshand to
 mouth" age of the world, both in thought
 and in living. But our text brings us
 back to the first principles of life., Cai-
 GUS bids us plan our lives as general
 would campaign. Look out not mere
 ly for this year or for the next, but for
 ten years to come. Now if we would do so, it is very evident that we should act l differently than we do at present. The
 man who is using up every bit of vital I force as fast as he can make it would say to himself, stHold on. I must not
 work quite so hard, but store up little of this energy for the time when I shall
 be'old.' The man who is by his excess es in wine or wickedness draining the
 life out of himself might be led to mod crate his self abuse, fearing the evil re- suits in later times. Things which we ignore now, we might consider of much importance, if we thought for 20 years to come. You deem him short-sighted who thinks only of to-day's wants. We SOW our fields in this Spring time because we expect to need something to eat when the snows of Winter are blowing. And you would call a man fool, who was satisfied to live on dandelion greens now, never thinking or planning for the cold of Jannary. So is not he foolish who is not setting before himself a plan for the Winter days of life? Our text, my hear CTS, has an eternal application also. We do not believe that.the grave buries all out of sight. Now what is your plan for the eternal lifeg Have you an answer to give to your God when He shall ask you, Where are the talents I entrusted to youw Have you an answer to give to the recording angel when he shall ask you, .What thinkest thou of Christ g'' We must all one day appear before the judgment seat and We expect there to be called to account for what we are doing here. We ought then if we are living aright to have some plan as to how that account shall read Let it, my brother, my sister, begin with the words, ssIhave striven to love my God with all my heart.' Let its second chapter have as its opening sentence, ssI love my neigh Dor as myself and always try to do him sood-' Let its closing words be an hum ole benediciti. Surely wise Is he who las a plan for his life here and hereafter.
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 Life will soon be done. Be not weary or disheartened. What are a few years of toll in prospect of eternal rest lBonar.
 In time of trial let man set his heart firmly upon this resolution: must bear it inevitably, and will, by Gods grace, do it nobly.-[ Richter.
 God is in sympathy with you. Do you not think he knows how heavy the h0d of bricks is that the workman car ried up the ladder on the walls Do you not think he hears the ring of the pick axe of the miner down in the gold shafts Do you not think he knows how hard the tempest strikes the sailor at mast head? Do you not think he sees the factory girl amid the flying spindies and knows how her arms ache? Do you not think he sees the sewing woman in the fourth story and knows how few pence she gets for making one garment? An, ay: I tell you that louder than the roar of the wheels and the din of the great cities, the sigh of the overtasked work ingman rises into the ear of God.-[T. Dewitt Talmage.
 A life that is lived wholly for self is disgusting deformity. It is not so seen by everyone, but all spiritual minds are laequainted with it and, in the eye of God, it is blemish that exists in injuri- ous contrast to all His beautiful work United Presbyterian.
 ;l Christ left his grave clothes behind him in the sepulchre, because he rose to die no more death was to have no more dominion over him. Lazarus came out with his grave clothes on, for he was to use them again but Christ. rising to an } immortal life, came out free from those incumbrances.-[ Matthew Henry. We know not verify that which is laid up for us. There are such beautiful things put by. In Gods house and in Gods time there are such treasures , Mrs Whitney.
 If you would not have affiietion visit : you twice, listen at once to what it teaches.-[Rev A. L. KRox. , If, instead of a gem or even flower, we could cast the gift of lovely thought into the heart of friend, that would be giving as the angels give--G Macdonald.
 You may assuredly find perfect peace if you resolve to do that which your = Lord has plainly required and content that he should indeed require TO more , | of you than to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with Him. Ruskin.
 Force yourself to abound in little ser " vices; try to do good to others, be true ' to the duty that you know.-[ Robertson.
 Happy is the preacher who knows how I to interest and bless his people without v going outside of the Bible for his themes. -GCongregationalist.
 Life is a struggle at best. Yet we can find great joy even in the strife if we feel F that Christ is helping us; and that the victory will open to us the gate of Heav- en.-[ Kari Hugh.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
PLATTSvILLE.

Miss Addie Godfrey attended the cen tennial.
 A party of 13 went to Bridgeport, Mon. day night, to hear A. B., Worthingtor lecture on Christian Science. He came from the international school at New York and his audience left the hall feel ing better in body and spirit.
 J. Cavelti of Bridgeport will be here to talk on the Science, Sunday afternoon at the house of c. H. Bright and would be pleased to see any interested in it.
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AsPETUCK.

Horace Burr of Deerfield has purchas ed the place of Mrs Andrews. Mrs An drews will reside with her daughter, Mr' Sherman of Greens Farms.
 Coley Abbott is quite sick with bron lchitis.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
 CAIxoH.

Mrs Martha Warren has returned from a visit in New York.
 Peter Osborne. who has been sick for several weeks, is not better.
 pr Francis B. White of Ncw York spent Sunday with his sister, Niss Esfher White.
 Henry Katrenberge has 1so young chickens. Frederick Renoud Of Nsw Rochel,. was here, Sunday.
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sTRATFoRp.
spoaT HILL.

T No service at Lees chapel, next Sum day evening 5th. The congregation are invited to the union service at the Bap- tist church on that evening at 30
 o'clock. Preaching by Rev D. J. Ogden of the Congregational church. Union services, the first Sunday evening of every month.
 The ladies of the Center III. K. church are arranging for pink tea about the middle of May It will be one of their first class entertainments. Sacrament of the Lords Supper at Lees chapel, next Sunday and collection
 for support of the ministry at both
 churches.
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HoYDEH,s HILL.

Mr and Mrs Frank wakeman have wis Hited their father.
 Miss Ada Jennings has beautiful cac- tus, with about 100 buds and blossoms.
 MT and Mrs Andrew .Jennings, Mr and Airs Hiram Jennings, Miss Fannie Jen- nings and M md Mrs Edgar Banks were guests of MT and Mrs Maftin .Jenninrs.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Lyman Keeler is painting s. B. Lende- veg's house.
 Mir and Mrs Cochrane of Bridgeport visited Myron Patchen, Sunday.
 Agur s. Beach spent a few days in New York during the centennial.
 Miss Maggie Bassick of Bridgeport is visiting Miss Mary Beach.
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DEERr1ELp,

DEERFIELD. Mrs Dowd has been quite sick.
 Mrs Carr has a fine upright piano of the Durham make.
 Mrs Horace Burr and Mrs Fred Burritt have been guests of Mrs Frank Raymond and daughter. The steam sawmill will soon be moved into woods formerly owned by Mrs Hop kins.
 Eben Burr has purchased another horse and has fine span.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03

ebrated Arbor day by planting trees on the school grounds and by appropriate literary exercises. Mrs Selden has been in New York.
 Charles A. Jennings, who suffered a serious injury in this village, as noted in last weeks BEE,is out of danger and ina- proving rapidly.
 Mrs John s. Beers and daughters have been spending week at Newtown.
 Our enterprising merchant, c. b. Jel-s Tiff, is bnilding neat residence opposite Dr OsborDe's house. Among other build CTS in the village are Edward Hawkins, who has begun a new barn, Miss Maria Perry, who is building an addition to her house and Speaker Perry, who is enclos- ing his property with neat new fence.
 Mrs John Bunnell is suffering from an injury to her hand, but is better.
 Born, to Mir and Mrs E. Van Holz, son.
 Schooners loaded with fertilizers have arrived within the week for Josiah Flaw kins, Henry Horn & Son, E. Gray and H. Raymond.
 Why does not Southport have Beach Improvement society? A neat pavilion would add greatly to the attractions of Sasco.
 G. s. Smith and family of Bridgeport came, this week, to spend the Summer at William F. Elwood's.
 Flat fish have been running for the past week and have been caught in large numbers.
 Grand temperance rally on Tuesday evening. Rev Messrs Range, Hubbell and Holman spoke.
 Mrs John A. Alyord is making exten- sive improvements on her residence. A piazza has been added and painters will soon begin work.
 Work on the new Bridgeport road1s progressing rapidly. The hill has been cnt down some six feet and the old bridge taken away. The water has been let out of the mill pond and the new iron bridge will soon be put in place.
 Simon Banks has dug the cellar for brick building next to his store.
 The stock of the store of the late Will liam H. Bradley is offered for sale. A good chance for an contemplating dry goods merchant.
 The Easter collection of the Trinity Sunday school amounted to $129 47.
 The new vestry of Trinity held d meet ing for organization, Thursday evening.
 Services were held on Tuesday in all the churches.
 Kelley, a Brooklyn young man, was drowned, Tuesday, while sailing with two friends. The boat capsized. Twentyman Wood, II, died at the Bridgeport hospital, Tuesday, of heart disease.
 STAMFORD. A supper and entertainment was given. by the Endeavor Society of the Metho- dist church, this week.
 The selectmen request that all bills against the town be presented on or be fore May 30.
 Co. K left in full force, Monday night, to join the rest of the Fourth regiment in a parade at Bridgeport before taking the steamer Elm City to New York.
 Hon Frederick A. Benjamin was among the guests at the grand qnadrilie which opened the social festivities at the Wash ington centennial in New York, MeHaiay evening.
 SPORT HILL.
 No service at Lees chapel, next Sum day evening, 5th. The congregation are invited to the union service it the Rap tist church on that evening atss 30 o'clock. Preaching by Rev D. J. Ogden of the Congregational church. Union services, the first Sunday evening of
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BEDDING.

7 v
 Mrs M. Lyon, whose barn was burned, last February, is having another built on the same site by Henry Adams, one of the most efficient builders in the State.
 The entertainment given by the ladies of Christ church, Bedding Ridge, for the organ fund was enjoyed by all, with ma ny solicitations to have them continue.
 Mrs M.. Miller, accompanied by Mrs Weed, has gone to Hartford to visit her son who is a member of the Legislature.
 Mrs Henry Burr of Ridgeside farm, who has been i'll for . long time, is much improved and able to ride out.
 Mrs John Sanford visited friends in Bridgeport, last week.
 Miss Bertha Bradley returns, this week, from Winsted, where she has been with friends.
 notice Q brief item in your Bedding news, which is not correct, ,-that preached in the M. E. church. I simply read hymn and made a prayer and nay friend and classmate, Rev David Taylor preached strong and help fuI Easter sermon, a sermon worthy of being delivered in any pulpit in the land.--l William J. White.
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1t is rumored that party from New Canaan is negotiating for the Rowland property, opposite the Congregational church.
The Newtown bee., 1889-05-03
HoRTIELD.

Rev L. D. Place and Mrs Place took a trip to Port Jefferson, l.. l., last week.
 Henry B. stnrges lost valuable COW, last week.
 Charles E. Sturges, who has recently built house in nNorwalk, will soonmov there.
 A. c. Bradley is engaged in hauling railroad ties to Cannon. He has gotten out about 800 during the past Winter.
 c. E. Sutton has been fitting up building opposite his place, which he will use in connection with his grocery business.
 The Indies of the. Congr regational secie- ty are making special efforts to secure funds with which to insure the church.
 MT and Mrs George Raynor of Port Jefferson, |. T., have been at the parson- age.
 MT Middlebrooks Of Bridgeport visits his cousin, Char1es T. Gregory l
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SOUTHPORT.

The deputies to the convention of the diocese of Connecticut from Trinity par ish are Oliver Bulkley and Francis Jel- Tiff; substitutes, E. Livingstone Wells and H. N. Wakeman.
 Several of the schools of the town eel ebrated Arbor day by planting trees on the school grounds and by appropriate literary exercises.
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THE SECULAR PULPIT.
Seed rhs.ghts.

For ny ysts is easy, and ny burden is light -[Christ