The Newtown bee., 1890-01-24
HUNTINGTON.

The death rate has been on the in- neral of Mir Hopkins was attended from the house of Frank Bassett; Sunday, the funeral of Mrs $. Byron Brownson; Mon day, the funeral of Charles Buckingham. Three funerals in succession. an unusual event for this place.
 Rev Mir Park is to be absent, next Sun day and there will be no service at the Congregational church.
 At St Paul's, next Sunday, Rev Mr Ma gill will preach his farewell sermon.
 The concert to be given, next week Wednesday evening, at the Congrega- tional church, 29th, is to be rich treat for the people here. Admission is only 2Oc and the concert is to begin promptly at &; if stormy, next evening. The choir of the Shelton NJ. E. church will be assisted by Prof k. R. Cone, violinist.
 Annual meeting of the Congregational society, this week Thursday, to elect of ficers and, if possible, to hire Rev Mir Park to continue here as pastor. His time will expire in March and there is considerable uneasiness among the peo- pie for fear he will not want to remain here longer. He has endeared himself to all of all denominations and there is not Il single person in the whole place but would sincerely regret to have him leave. It is earnestly hoped that he may be induced to remain.
 Rev Andrew J. Park otficiated at the funeral of William Hopkins. Friday. De- ceased was born ill Loudon, England, in lSlO. Thursday morning, as usual, he went into the woods to chop, but soon returned to the house, complaining of his heart. In few minutes he was dead. Henry Bassett, with seven men, two teams and an engine, is converting the trees in Charles .udson's forest near Sorghum into hoop poles and ties for Birmingham market; the posts are talk en to Bridgeport.
 Rev ". I. Magill read the service at the funeral of Charles Buckingham. who was buried in Lawn cemetery, Monday. Mir Buckingham died, last Friday, 75 years old.
 | After an invalid life of many years, Mrs Carrie Brownson died, Thursday ev- ening, lGth, aged 30 years, and was bur jed, Sunday, from the house, Rev W. h. gram MagiIl officiating. St Paul's choir was present and sang the burial chant, '.Nearer, My God, to Thee" and ''Rock of Ages" The bearers were Leander J. Wheeler, Eliakim l.. Walker, William 5. Hooper, Francis W. Wooster, Edward s. HawIey, John l.. Nichols. The deceased had been great sufferer, but exceeding 1 ly patient, having d truly Christian dis 1 position.-[S. W. l..
 1 Rev Alfred Goldsborough of Monroe preached at St Paul's, Sunday, in ex- change with Rev Mir Magill.
 s. B. Brownson hae been quite i'll with Ia grippe. | Carpenter Thompson is building a l2xI4 ice house for l.. J. Wheeler. 1 Nine Walnut Tree Hill children have been i'll with the epidemic.
 Miss Jennie NJ. Baldwin spent Sunday with her aunt in Wells Hollow. Miss Kate Judson and Mrs Stiles Nich- ols were in the Center, Sunday. l Masters Willie and IIarrie Magill have | l1,..,, et,,,t ,,,. .,y;tt lo o..;,,,o l The Sons of Temperance have been practically recognized with Richard Macdonald deputy, vice Franklin N. Pot ter. Four more young men entered as members in the new quarters Ut recent meeting. Officers last elected are: l P..triarch Jessie smith. l Assistant, Eliza J. Parker. Recording Scribe, Alice Macdonald. l A.. S, Ephrain B. Laborie. Treasurer, Rebecca Macdonald. 1 F. S., Mrs H. r. Allen. l Conductor, Richard Macdonald. 1 A. C., Harold l.. Foote. Chaplain, Lewis Curtis. Inner Sentinel, Hiram F. Allen.
 Outer sentinel, Frank Lechle.
 Elisha Hubbell has disposed of half his milk route.
 Miss Carlotta k. Hubbell is sick; Dr Richardson attends. MT and Mrs Marcus J. Mallory are in New York.
 Mrs Lucinda Gould received word, Monday, of the death of her sister in Black Rock.
 The gentleman who has been stuck in A. II. Davis's ad- has been relieved from his pain fnl position and in his place three other men appear who are 'snisftsn and no mistake MT