The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-01-11

Mr. B. G. Fairchild has recovered from
an threatened attack of pneumonia and
has visited in Bridgeport.
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Mr. Charles Hinfnan of Dodgingtown
4 has been making -Iis house more COM
Portable by putting on a new roof, stoop
and siding
| Mondays eliminated in Il heavy
snowfall, here in Newtown, though there
| was none north or south or across the
Housatonic river. Even Hawleyyille
had but a trifie and the snow line extend
ed but few miles south.
| Rev S. II. Bailey, who sailed in the
steamer Muriel, Sd, will doubtless have
Ia rough passage. as the storms have
been intensely violent since he left port.
Mr. &. ID. Burgess of Norwich has reg
istered at Dicks.
| Because of the storm, Sunday, which
| was also the Feast of the Epiphany, the
communion service at Trinity was post
! poned until next Sunday, the 18th. The
| Congregational communion service was:
also postponed.
The ladies of st. Johns Guild were to
give a 25c supper in Glover's hall, Thurs
| day evening. They are preparing for
fair, which win open in Glover's hall be-
fore Lent. -4
The annual donation of StJ ohn's church
will be held at the rectory in Sandy
Hook on Tuesday, 10th, afternoon and
evening. All friends of the rector are
invited. Should the weather be stormy,it
will be postponed to the first fair evening.
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Fhe Julian Comedy Co. were obliged
to cancel their engagement at Bethel on
account of sickness and, consequently,
will not appear here, tonight, 18th,
but may be here in about two weeks.
Mr. NJ. j. Kelly, machinist at the Rub
Der, moved his family from Ansonia into
the company's house in the Glen, last
week. -
Mr. Henry Parkhurst, an employee of
the Mantle mills, had the index finger
of his right hand taken off just below the
first joint by one of the jacks in the spin
ming room. DR. Stiles dressed the wound.
Mr. John Keane of Gas street, whose
fingers were crushed at the Dutch Rub
Der, has not yet been able to return to
work.
Miss Katie Collins, who has visited
relatives at the Glen, has returned to
her home in New Haven.
Miss Maggie Lenihan Aof.: Bridgeport
is at Michael Galvin's in Zoar.
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The wind blew fiercely across Teddy
Hill, Wednesday night, taking up large
apple tree, roots and. all, in Mr. r. l..
Warmers yard.
/ Messrs NJ. J. Houlihan, w. III. Glover,
M; J.; Bradley, James Greene ACCOMPANY
led Representatives Nj. J. Cavanaugh and
George F. Taylor to Hartford; Tuesday
morning, to assist in opening the Legis-
lature.
Good music will be furnished at the
Library dance, the 18th.
Considerable credit was given the
statement that there was severe case of
diphtheria in Hawleyyille and it caused
much anxiety. Physicians say that it
arose from an attack of rheumatism from
which Miss Mary Meehan had suffered.
She is sister of Mr. James Meehan, fire
man on the Shepaug. There is no. diph-
/ cihSi 10 ia uc"A'
/ Admission to the Library dance, 18th,
| is 81 for gentleman and lady, including
supper. =, -
| Mr. f. +. Wakeley says, that he expects
to move to East Bridgeport, next Spring.
Mrs r. III. Smith, the Queen BEE, was
called to Waterbury, Monday, TO attend
! the funeral of her mother, Mrs James NJ.
Webb, who died suddenly, Saturday, IS
| years old.
| Anna Sharp, married. in April, 1859,
! Sharpe of Monroe.
Born, recently, daughter to- Mr. and
Mrs Charles Hamburger.
In stating, last week, that ''the proper
time for taking down Christmas greens
in churches is the Feast of the Purffica-
ton, which falls this year on the I'd OF
| February" we inadvertently added that
sin some parishes they are kept up until
Good Friday" which is never the case.
What we intended to say was that they
are sometimes kept up until Ash We'd
nesday, the beginning of Lent and it is
hoped that the elaborate and artistic
4 Christmas garb of Trinity church will
remain with US for the longer period.
The sixth grand annual ball of the
Newtewn Hook and Ladder. Co. wiz
take place, next Wednesday, evening,
10th. The committee are sparing nc
pains to make this, as usual, the ball o.
Che season. They are having the hal
nicely decorated. There will also be {
concert of one hour, commencing at
o'clock. Supper will be served at thu
Grand Central hotel. Do not miss q
good time!
Mr. Martin Kelly of Mile Hill was in
itiated into Nowtown Hook Il Ladder Co.