The Newtown bee., 1889-04-05
BRIDGEWATER.


 Mrs Temple, wife of Rev Mir Temple of Windsor, visits her mother, Mrs George Lyon.
 $. R. Weeks has been with Rev W. K. Hooker of Thomaston, former rector of St. Marks.
 Mrs Jacintha Roland is quite feeble; also Mrs George Lyon.
 Marcus Mallett's health is improved.
 Rev MT Smith, the new rector, is to oc cupy Mrs Alvin Clark's place and has moved his goods.
 Mrs Philo Hawley moved to Hawley- vile, Tuesday.
 The auction of the Philo Hawley real estate resulted in the sale of 100 acres to Hobart Hawley of South Britain for $75 50. c. Treat bought the right of re- demption in the homestead and about 40 acres of land for $1 also another tract of about the same number of acres for SC.
 William Futile of Roxbury will occu- py s. F. Clark's tenant house. He moved his goods, last week.
 There is talk of making complaint of Brookfield agents, licensed by the town to do business that units many of our hired men for responsible business and threatens to make paupers for this town to support.
 MT and Mrs Bogardus and daughter ot Norwalk have been at H. D. Gillett's.
 Charles and George Lyon of Danbury were in town, last week. This community was startled, Satur day, by the sudden death of Rev ". B Colburn, retired rector of St. Marks He had been suffering for some days witf a cold and bronchitis, but nothing seri ous was anticipated. He was subject t. heart trouble, which, aggravated by thes difficulties, terminated fatally. His fun eral was attended on Monday at St Marks. Rev George II. Smith conduct ed the services. His theme was 9Th last enemy that shall be destroyed death., Burial in the village cemetery { Mrs Genevieve Sanford, eldest daugf l ter of H. N. Sanford, returned home : Saturday, from Bridgeport, where sh . has been at school. D MT Marsh of Roxbury moved int : Charles Bostwiek's tenant house, tn l. week.
 z In Bridgewater, at the grave of ol s- friend, Hiram Keeler, the tears of Ri tt dred and friends voice this sentimen P ssHow we loved him." Words of eulog sa a wreaths of flowers, all have their Ia e guage, place and value, but tears have IT, truer, deeper meaning, and find ute
 ance when voices are hushed in silene
 Born and educated in this place, his Ii
 was interwoven with other lives and fl to ed large place in the affections of
 young people, who found in him a gen . companion, courteous, kind hearted q ~ true, happy in the happiness of otht
 and, therefore, a general favorite.
 was son of Darwin and Janette Juds at Keeler, born November, 1862; dl
 March 2, 1889. His failing health V
 so apparent that, in the Fall of 1887,
 spent the Winter of 's7-.8S in Deny ed Colorado. That insidious disease, q IT. sumption, resisted all that climate
 medical skill could do to prolong i ,a- His funeral was attended at St. Marl if Friday, } P III. The services were c
 ducted by the rector, Rev Mir Smith.
 large concourse of relatives and friel al gathered to offer this last tribute of ne spect for the departed. Interment in
 Center cemetery. " Stephen F. Treat has married Mrs ay, fly 5. Smith of Morris. ren Albert Pierce will teach the Gel st;a school.
 her George Warner has moved to
 Seward farm ill Roxbury