The Newtown bee., 1890-02-14

luEulsHcu MUSIC IOT Jile ldlt icll III hhS New Milford Town hall under the aus plccs of the Catholic church. They are assisted on alternate nights by Albert Coles and his picolo. The fair, which opened last week Thursday, was to con tinue. for a week.
 Mrs l." F. Jones and Miss Marion of Great Harrington are visiting her mother, Mrs l.. J. Wright.
 Miss Carrie 1Iickok spent Sunday in Cheshire.
 Mrs William Hall and her mother-in- law, Mrs Susan Hall, have been at Ezra T. Halls.
 While in New York, this week, Oscar Pitzschler dropped in to see "The Old Homestead and reports it popular as ever.
 Rev Messrs Hoyt and Freeman attend ed the Methodist church, last Sunday evening and heard Rev J. o. Munson preach on missions.
 The familiar face of William Platt is once more seen on Newtown streets. He was brought from MiddletOWn, Monday, by Prof Platt.
 Rev MT Scofield has been with Albert w. Rassett.
 ecutivc committee of the State Demo- cratic club organized at New Haven, Wednesday.
 B. Clifton Fairchild has been quite i'll with grip, but is better.
 4 recent letter from John ]. North rop, dated at Jacksonville, says that d longer stay in Florida convinccs him more firmly than ever that his first i'm pressiOns were about correct. He is not at all pleased with the country and will soon leave for the Pines in South Caroli- ma. He will come home by rail via Washington, where he will spend sever al days.
 Ladies prayer meeting, next Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs Middlcbrook.
 Mrs D. <. Hammond of Brooklyn,w who suffers with weakness following an at tack of grip, is improving under the care of Dr Gray of New York.
 Mrs II. l.. Wheeler has been down stairs.
 Born, Saturday, Sth, lO-pound son to Rev and Mrs (. II. smith of Belcher- town, Mass.
 Mark Wooster and his sister, Mrs Mid dlebrook, arc both slowly recovering.
 Remember the ball given by the St Vincent De Paul society in the Town hall, this (Friday) evening. The con cert will begin at o'clock, sharp, grand march at 9. The committee in charge wish it understood that ample room has been provided for all who wish to attend the concert. Those not wishing seats in the gallery will be provided for in the body of the hall, at the same price, 25c. Dancing tickets $I.
 A party of young folks from the Hook and Botsford completely surprised Miss ns Nellie and Katie Lynch and brother ut their pleasant hOme in Long liiil, Tuesday evening. Peck's band furnish ed music and royal good time was had. The party returned in excellent spirits at an early hour.
 Frederick r. Johnson now has posi- tiou as tutor at the Cheshire Academy and is still prosecuting his studies as at St Stephens college.
 Mrs Esther E. Merritt.
 "We are crossing the river one by one, '' said dying Christian, who, coming from Il distant city, d few months since, to her home, peacefully breathed her life away and passed on to the rest of Paradise. Anew we felt the force of that truth as we stood by the lifeless form of dear friend, Il few days since and, from her childhood;s home, followed with mourning friends to the village cemetery, where the precious dust was tenderly laid away in Gods Acre" to await the resurrection morn. .s