The Newtown bee., 1889-05-10

visited William N. shelton. He is slow ly dying with cancer and is a great suf- ferer. His wonderfully strong constitu- tion holds out remarkably.
 Rev Mir Trowbridge of Bethlehem eX- changed pulpits with Rev Mir Wyckoffof the North church, as did also Rev Mir -Pelton of Watertown with Rev MT Free man of the First church. In the evening, there were union centennial services at the North church, when Mir Freeman de- livered an eloquent and interesting his torical address suitable to the occasion. Mrs Frank Barnes visited in Bethel and Misses Flossie Rathbun and Mona Barnes at Danbury.
 Miss Grant of Hopkinton, Mass, is as- sisting her brother at the Parker Acad- emy. The institution is in fourishing condition.
 Hobart II. Morris of the Vile is low with consumption, from which he has suffered several years. An unusually strong constitution prolongs his suffer- ings.
 Elizabeth, wife of Rev A. P. Powell son, is on visit to her parents, MT and Mrs D. $. Bull, from her far home at El- lensburg, Washington Territory. She has been building house there and takes needed vacation.
 The hearing of the creditors of the as- signed estate of Horace H. Minor has been closed. It appears that the divi- dend will be small Lawyer Sweeney of Naugatuck appeared as counsel for some of the creditors and Judge l.. P. East man for others.
 W. W. Judson, Abernethy B. Stone, Henry F. Gibson, Horace II. Minor and Omar E. Norton were summoned to Litchfield as jurors in the Johnson rape case.
 Mrs A. Nj. Hart of Cornwall has hon. ored the memory of her late father, Ben jamin Judson, one of the first deacons of the North church, by placing memor- ial tablet in it's chapel.
 The old base ball ground on the Par sonage meadow having been rendered unfit for use, the boys have secured another on the banks of the river near Judson avenue.
 Mir Strong, one of our Representatives, has been wrestling with measles.
 John F. Russell and family are off for their Summer home at Milford Point. Farmer Bull accidentally kindled quite conhagration in the woods near Bacon's lake. A number of acres were burned over before the fire was subdued. If it had got beyond control, it would have destroyed an immense tract of woodland, extending quite to Quassapaug lake.
 The ladies of the North church will hold festival at the Town Hall on the afternoon and evening of May l5. This will be the last of the season and they expect to make a good time for them selves and all who may favor them by their patronage. The proceeds go for the new carpets in the church.
 The painters on the North Church steeple look like small boys.
 Boyer has demand for his livery teams and they are in use most of the time Plenty of work at the cutlery shop make the teams go for the city. Few know what they go after and they generally succeed in getting 1t.
 Terriil &s Judson are buying fine stock They have pair of working steers or hand, hard to beat. Linsley is keepins up with the times and buys to sell. H Is always on hand either to buy or sell Drakely has bought out Judson' butcher cart and runs through the Will and town street. Shea takes the place o Barnes in the same line. Both are ha, ing good trade.
 The road machine has been oyer tn roads from Southbury depot to the w; tertown and Bethlehem lines. The nes trip will be to the rocks, where thoroug work is needed. The advocates of til good old way are last learning that han power cannot match machinery.
 Ward is making a decided improv
 
 will be we'll done and the many guest as well as Landlord Chapman, will r joice at the change.
 The last coat of plaster has been p' on the town vault and 1t will be ready f. use as soon as the plaster is dry.
 Dan Mallett has about 300 chicke out and doing we'll. He expects to ha them of two pounds weight, the midd of May. Mrs Ayre has about I5O, not large, but will be on time for city boar CTS. Y. T. Strong has about the saI number and size as Mrs Ayre.
 Our stage lines are doing well and Ina made money during the Winter. The ( press to Waterbury has it's full share passengers and all the errands that pa Many take that route who do not wish pay hack hire in Waterbury. The ( press carries passengers to any place the city without extra charge. The " tertown stage now starts from here at am, giving plenty of time in Waterbu to do business and return by way Southbury In the evening
 Arthur Abcrnethy and family are n at his mothers for a season. Later tl will spend some time among the Tho and Isles. The old home in the coun