The Newtown bee., 1890-02-28
NICHOLS.
J. CURTIS BEARDsLEY.

| oldest inhabitant has so sudden a death occurred as that which shocked the com munity, Friday afternoon, when it be- came known that, without a word of warning, J. Curtis Beardsley had died while sitting in the post office- He had been in unusually good health and spir- it's all day; in the morning, he had ob- tained Beach Shelton's horse and driven | to Bridgeport, where he visited his step daughter, Mrs Stone of East End, Mrs Stone returning with him. Arriving home he joked for few moments with mem bers of the family then went to the barn to take the horse home. Moved by a sudden impulse, Mrs Beardsley went to him and, ying her hand on his arm, said "Good bye" MT Beardsley drove the horse homeward. frolicking with school children whom he met and, stopping at the store and post office, about o'clock. remarked that he guessed the horse would go all right" and dropped into a chair by the stove. A few minutes later he fell from the chair with gasp and, although MT Evitts sprang forward to catch him, life was almost extinct. Mes sengers were sent for Dr Starkweather, who found that death was caused by heart failure. The body was taken home, | where it lay until the funeral, Monday afternoon at o'clock, at the house. It was largely attended, despite the unfav- orable weather. Rev N. l.. Porter of the NJ. E. church officiated. Burial in the village cemetery, (. G Perry, Isaac Smith, Henry Reed, Eli c. Hawley, D.B. B.Curtis, L. NJ. Curtis bearers, the last three being cousins.
 John Curtis Beardsley was a life long resident of Nichols, where he was born 75 years and II months ago. He early learned the trade of carpenter and joiner and was a thorough workman, having assisted in the construction or repair of nearly every house in the village, besides scores of others. His friends were to be found everywhere and a neighbor truly said, ''Curtis Beardsley had not an enemy in the world and he will be sadly missed" In earlier life, he was constant attend ant at Trinity church. He was twice married, his first wife, Miss Jane Black man, dying about F years ago. Two daughters, Mrs LA. .Hawley of Trumbull and Mrs Henry Jacobs of Shelton, survive and a son, Cornelius, died when a child. About a decade ago, he married Mrs Jacobs of New York, who survives him.
 Mrs E. c. Thompson, corresponding secretary of the Womans foreign mis- sionary society, conducted missionary services at the NJ. E.church in the morn ing and at Long Hill in the afternoon. In the evening, she returned and conducted a prayer meeting here. Her remarks were interesting and were listened to with attention. She solicited names for membership and obtained nearly a score here and nearly 10 in Long Hill.
 G. N.Clark is building 12x20 poultry house to be used as breeding house. He has an Excelsior incubator, with 200 Plymouth Rock eggs, which are to be matched, March ,. D. NJ. Nichols is doing the carpenter work.
 Howard B. Curtis has been sick; also his father.
 Timber from Nichols is being taken to Beardsley's ship yard, East End, Bridge port, where it will be used in the con- struction of large four-masted schoon- CT. | W. E. Plumb and Edgar R. Bennett are carting timber and have taken off about S1O0 worth, using four yokes of oxen and taking from a ton to a ton and half at load. Yellow oak is now be- ing carted.
 Robert Robertson is repairing yehi- cles for MT Leffert, the German who oc- cupies Blood's farm.
 Fred Hubbell, who was recently brought from Danbury sick, is trifie better, though still very weak. Dr Starkweather attends.
 Eddie Houston is improving.
 II Rev N. L. Porter was called to Hart ford, this week. to officiate at the we'd ding of the eldest daughter of Hon H.F. Tracy.
 The, ladies of the Methodist church hold social, this week, in their parlors at the church. They are fitting up these rooms nicely and will soon have them completed.
 Cornelia Nichols, who has been very sick with gastric fever, is rapidly recoy- ering under the skillful care of Dr Stark weather, who has endeared himself to all.
 Mrs Beach Plumb, who celebrated her 94th birthday, February 3, is the oldest person in town and enjoys excellent health, having possession of all her fac ulties, save that she is quite deaf.
 4 purse of S41 has been given MT Houston by few of his neighbors as slight token of sympathy in the sickness of his son Eddie, who has been sick for over two months. Mir Houston has talk en nearly all the care of him and has been closely confined to the house. Frank Baldwln has purchased of O. B. Plumb pair of good working cattle.