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The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs LynsOn Beardsley has mother at Nichols.

Will F. Wildman and wife of Water bury spent part of last week With her father.
 Henry Waters, who is employed by the American Shear Co. in Hotchkissville, visited old friends, last week.
 F. E. James entertained a friend from Ansonig, Sunday.
 Foreman McMahon of section No. on the HousatOnic added three new men to his gang, April 1.
 N. Hendrickson bought q fine stopper in Danbury, last week, to match his bay.
 Special Easter services were held, Sun dry, at both churches. St. Paul's service was held in the afternoon immediately after the Sunday school, at which special music was finely rendered, with the as- sistance of Miss Edith Griffen at the or gan and Master Clarence Jones on the cornct. The church was handsomely decorated one choice basket of flowers being furnished by Mrs Martin Griffin of Danbury and taken afterward to the cem- etery to the grave of her sister. At the Congregational church, the Easter ser vice was in the morning, with an Easter sermon in the evening. The services of the morning consisted of special music by the choir and Sunday school, respon- sivc exercises and recitations by scholars of the school. A large bank of flowers in front of the pulpit and pots on the platform formed the basis, while some unusually handsome Easter lilies and roses, together with several fine callas, completed the best decoration which the church has had at Easter time.
 Miss Florida Kellogg has been home from New York.
 The Easter offering at St Pauls was Il I Al .Ng,l EENVs lNsn weeks of Lent, S2O 23.
 Mrs Howard Andrews is in New IIa- ven.
 Philip Campbell presented St. Paul's a handsome new credence table at Easter. It was made by himself and is of the same style as the rest of the chancel fur niture.
 Frank Whitcome has accepted a call to Unionville, where he has been reading for a few months. He is to take charge some time in June.
 Frank Pinkney is to appraise the dam- age done the wind mill of Howard An drews by lightning.
 Annual meeting of St. Paul's, Monday evening,
 | E. N. Hawley, clerk.
 Horace Beers, senior warden.
 samuel sherman, junior warden ,r | E. N. Hawley, Charles stuart, Stanley Ter Till, c. D. H. Kellogg Howard Andrews vestry
 Stanley Terrill, treasurer.
 Samuel Sherman, Horace Beers, delegates C. H. Peck resigned the office of senior warden after filling it acceptably to the parish for 3S years. The treasurer's re. port showed the receipts of the parish from dividends and interest $425 66, as sessments $64S 50, plate collections $91 90, total $1166 15. Expenditures $llG6 15. The indebtedness, Easter, 1886 was S447 20, which has been reduced to $169 14, with $75 collectible.
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BRIDGEW AFTER.

Sadie Kyle, who has been for some weeks with her sister in New Haven, is home again.
 David Bankhead visited friends in town, last week.
 Mrs l.. s. Weeks, Charlie and Ken meth, have been at s. R. Weeks's.
 Mrs James Orr and daughter have re- turned from long stay with friends in Stratford, and Mrs Sarah Babbitt from Warren.
 George Randall was home for Easter.
 Mrs George Sturdevant from Dan bury has been guest of Eli Sturdevant, and Miss Anna Greer of her aunt, Mrs John Greer.
 Mrs Fred Coffman has entertained friends.
 Excepting the higher department in the Centre, schools in town commenced, 7th. In Southville and West districts, there is a change of teachers.
 Will McEslin is to work for Daniel Wheeler painting.
 Frank Strong has hired to Leslie Randall in Washington.
 John Fitzgibbons has moved into Mrs Gorham's house.
 Wonderously beautiful was the dawn ing of Easter Sunday. Sounding down the centuries came the glad cry, The Lord is risen,v and the brightness of 's Zion's glad morning. lay upon the earth. Both churches were decorated
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LONG HILL.

MT and Mrs $. G. Beardsley spent last Sunday with Rev N. T. Merwin and family at Poquonock. They report a delightful visit and express themselves pleased with the place and people. In the evening, they attended an Easter concert which was nice, and forcibly re- minded of similar services at the Trum- bull church in days that are past.
 The farm known as the John Bur- roughs place has been sold to George w. Sherman, and the ll-acre piece west of the late Watkins homestead to John H. Candee, There still remains the Canoe Brook tract unsold.
 Shortly before she left her husband, David c. Beach, Mrs Martha J. Beach brought suit for divorce against him, claiming habitual intemperance. The case was not tried and Mir Beach recently filed 3 cross bill alleging adultery and de- sertion. This case was tried at Bridge porG, Tuesday, before Judge Fenn. who granted Mir Beach divorce.
 Miss Ida Blood spent Sunday in Bridgeport; Miss Jennie spent Sunday in Newtown; Miss Jennie Shelton spent a few days with friends in New York.
 Mrs s. E. Ayre and Mrs J. Bailey have visited their sister, Mrs A. l.. Blood; Mir and Mrs Henaghan spent Sunday at her fathers.
 Mrs l.. NJ. Wakelee's mother is sick.
 There will be preaching i'll the, M. E. church, next Sunday at l 30, by Rev N. G. Porter; Sunday school at F 15.
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MONROE.
MISS ELNoRA BURR DEAD.


 Miss Elnora s. Burr, second daughter of James Burr, died very suddenly, Thursday morning, at her home. Fun eral Saturday at l o'clock at the house. At the entertainment given by Miss Barber, under the auspices of Harmony Grange, the hall was filled with an ap- preciative audience and Miss Barber was frequently interrupted by applause. Mrs Charles E. Hawley's bearers David A. Nichols, Homer E. Clark, Albert Wheeler, F. W. Wheeler, 5. E. Wales, s. M. Clark.
 Mrs Alex Sinclair has returned from New York.
 Mrs William Wheeler of Norwalk visits her brother-in-law, Albert Wheeler. Rev J. ". Hartshorne spends the week in Monroe.
 Gordon Benkard has returned to New York after < few weeks with his aunt, Mrs Goldsborough.
 Easter collection at St Peters, $l9 D. Annual parish meeting og St Peters, Mondays:
 wardsns. Frederick ". Wheeler, Hobart Beardsley.
 Vestrymen, Agur Beardsley, Walter Beards- ley, E.. H. Edwards, Samuel $. Hurd, Homer Julins Beers, Jerome Maileft, Frank Bearsds- Sexton, Benjamin s. Hurd
 A committee of i've were appointed to see about the cost of repairing and painting the church and to report at q special meeting. Delegate to convention, samuel Huntington. F. B. Hubbell has deeded his new wife the store. house and lot at the Center. Rufus Way and wife have been in Bridgeport.
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SHELTON.

Judge John M. Hall has rendered de cision for defendant to recover the costs in the case of Harriet A. Wheeler against Susan c. Beard, in which the plaintiff sought to have certain deeds of property in Section set aside on the ground of the iDcompetency of the late Noah Baldwin, who deeded the property to Mrs Beard, his daughter.- Farmer.
 Principal Farnum visited the Hartford schools, last week.
 W. J. Miller is home from western trip.
 The Beardsley Building Co. are to build the new block on Howe avenue for Williams < Ferguson of Thomaston. a.s. will also put up q house on Divisiol.l street for Mrs Mary A. Green of Derby.
 Inspector Newton of the United States postal agency and his assistant have taken rooms with k. l.. Staples, in Pinney's block.
 Dr G. A. Shelton delivered an able address before the Fairfield county medi- cal association, of which he has been president, at it's 99th annual meeting in Bridgeport.
 Married, Wednesday, Frank Thomp- son and Miss Liilie Chaffee.
 Misses Bertha and May Beardsiey ex- .pect to go to Europe, Ju uly
 Benjamin Latin of Cherry street. Bir- niingIlanl, fell from a scaffold in Vest Ansonia, severely injuring himself
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SOUTH BRITAIN.

E. N. Treat and mother attended the funeral of George Northrop in New Mill ford, 4th.
 Church sociable, Friday evening, at Mrs Burton Bradley's.
 A Yale student preached acceptably to the Congregational people, Sunday.
 Mir Murphy, the former select school teacher, filled the Methodist pulpit, and received warm welcome from friends here.
 Miss Sikes from Vermont. an old schoolmate of Mrs Sidney Platt, has been with her.
 Mrs E. A. Platt is still with her Mrs Fenn of Shelton, assist ing in the care of little granddaughter who has diphtheria.
 Dea Hoyt and wife attended the funeral of brother-in-law in New Mill ford, last week.
 John Dittus's children and grand children spent Fast day at the old home.
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STRATFIELD.

$. M. Cate, Jr, is building large barn on his farm, large enough to store all his hay crop. Workmen are also pulling down the stone fences and putting up neat wire fences in place of them, which will greatly improve the farm.
 Charles Orr has built two large pig geries on his place, the stone castle and will do an extensive business in pigs. He has large number of young pigs on hand.
 James Screder will take charge of the Wilson Bros. farm the coming year.
 M. E. Banks attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs Patterson of Roxbury, Tuesday.
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George Briscoe, who has been an in valid for many years, died, Wednesday morning. ! The attendance at the Easter service in the Baptist church, Sunday evening, was large and the exercises, though some what of length, was much enjoyed. The ] frequent interspersion of we'll selected music added considerably to the program. The choir consisted of double quartet, Misses Leavenworth, Bradley, Thorpe and Broderick, Messrs Nance, Osborne, Nichols and Fulford; E. $. Joyce organ ist. Program:
 Prelude, E. S. Joyce
 Onertory, "I know that my Redeemer liv- eth" Handel Miss Hattie Bradley. Low in the grave grave" Luke 4, 54, aI 3, "vainiy they watch;" Luke 24, AZ, "Death cannot" Prayer, pastor.
 Lords prayer, chant, choir. | Responses, classes and choir.
 Class A, Mrs E. nawley, Cor l5, l2-l9
 Choir, "Dead with Christ"
 Glass E, Miss N. Thorpe's, Luke g, A,7
 "lle Is not here but Is risen."
 Class C, Mrs B. Peck's, Col. 5, l-4
 "Behold what manner of love-"
 Class D, A; II; Manee's, John g. 2529
 Glass E, Mrs E. Hilrs, Cor. 15, 2O2I. | "Glorin Patri."
 Singing by the school, ,"sweet are the Bells"
 Class exercise, Advice centuries old"
 Easter anthem, choir. Glass exercise, "Snow prayer"
 singing by school, "He is risen" Recitation, "Vision ot Heaven,' Miss N. | Thorpe. While this was recited, the organist, | in very low tones, with beautiful effect, played | the Sweet bye and bye;" one of the prettiest numbers of the evening. l Class exercise, "The Easter Cross" l ''l am the Resurrection" | "A short sermon," Austin Botsford, giving | wholesome advice preparatory to the advent | or the collection boxes. | Bencdiction, choir and pastor. The church was not elaborately trim med, but was in good taste and harmony.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet, Wednesday afternoon. The medal contest announced for April ? was postponed.
 The thank offering service appointed for last Sunday evening was deferred for several weeks.
 Mrs LynsOn Beardsley has visited her mother at Nichols.
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WOLF PITS.


 Fred Wildman has moved from the Sam Hoyt place to the Thomas Barnum farm.
 Mrs Daniel Brown and son are in New York.
 Will Johnson's grandmother has been with him.
 Jesse Wells has gone to Bethel to work for Painter Roe.
 Mrs Eddy,a former resident,is at W. HI. Platt's.
 MT Barnum of Florida has rented Mrs Eddy's farm.
 George Wells is laying wall for barn cellar for Will Dibble of Stony Hill.
 Mr Hubbard has rented Harry Hurl- burt's farm.
 Albert Woods bearers: Dea Kyle, George Stevens, Samuel Mead, Charles Brotherton, John Corson, Oliver Stone.
 Mrs w. Dare, who had cancer re- moved at the Danbnry hospital, is so far recovered as to return home.
 Miss Minnie Plumb is with her grand mother.
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NORFIELD.

George II. Nichols has hired the farm of Charles Green of Chestnut Hill for another year.
 D. D. Coley has another windmill in course of erection. Having been un- successful in previous attempts, it is hoped that this new kind may prove satisfactory.
 Arthur B. Bennett will occupy his place in town for the coming year.
 John M. Lockwood bought 10 cows at the Cunning auction in Wilton, last week, for $l00.
 A collection will be taken in the Congregational church, Sunday, for aid ing country churches.
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 Charles Drake has bought fine iron gray mare and expects to take great pleasure in his new road wagon.
 George H. Lee will move to his house on Cottage street. which he has rented for several years.
 John McCord will soon build on his lot on Fairfield avenue a fine brick block If three houses, containing 10 rooms each. They will be fitted up with all latest improvements.
 There are many places to visit in Bridgeport, when our readers go to the busy city and, if clothing or gents fur nishing goods are what is wanted, you cannot do better than to visit Foster. Besse X Co. They are all ready with their mammoth stock of Spring grods iu the latest styles and, reporter happei- ing to step in to their store. one morning, was surprised to see the large and hand some stock of goods they were showing visitors. Trunks and travelling bags are also to be had in greatest varier,. The firms reputation for honesty and square dealing is enviable and polite clerks are always in attendance. Call and see them, as your reporter did and find out these things for yourself. Edward F. Mills has bought five lots on Ash street. He is building fine cui- tage on one, will soon build four-uens,- l ment house on another and during the 1 Summer intends to build on all of them. Z Others owning lots on the street wouid ( build at once, if the improvements were { on the street.
 : F. T. Barnum will remove, Friday. tn { the Murray Hill hotel, New York, in order 10 be present at the opening of his greatest show on earth.
 Mrs NJ. Barnum of Winsted is with
 her daughter, Mrs A. $. Middlebr"ok.
 The Bridgeport Copper Co. have com.
 mence'i work on the large addition tC
 their factory on Howard avenue. whi'.i
 will be done by the well known firm oi F Gould Bros., who have nearly completed
 their contract on the Springfield Emery i Wheel Cos. factory.
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W WESTpORT.

Annual meeting of Christ church par ish, Monday afternoon:
 Wardens, k. II. Nash, A. C. Nash.
 Vestrymen, G. s. Adams, 0. l. Jones' H. F.. Sherwood, c. L. Wilson, ". II. Marvin, C. H. l.. T. Day, J. D. Wood.
 Treasurer, G. s. Adams.
 Music committee, T. C. Stearns.
 Delegates to convention, E. II. Nash, A. C. Clerk. c. H. Jones. zs @ a-5
 Annual meeting of the parish of Me morial church of the Holy Trinity, Mon day evening: ..-". ..
 Wardens, William l.. Coley, J. s. Jones'
 Vestrymen, A. S.liurlbutt, H. B. Gilbert, c. H. Taylor, w. k. Sturg"S, A. l.. Vanderbilt, FIiphalet Gray, c. II. Fairc!5iid, ". G. staples Robert K Gsl,.it W. l.. Ia. i..r, F. \. Taylor Treasurer, w. C. Stnp!,s. SeXton Joseph Spit:er. Organist, F. b. Mary in. Delegates to convention, w. l.. Cooley, A. S.. Hurlbutt.
 il. E. Gilbert was taken to Bridgeport hospital, Monday. The Saugatuck iron works are putting in q new upright engine. | The post office began business as a money order office. Monday; great ac- cOmmodatiOn.
 Mrs William MeeIer has cut down two large elm trees in front of her place.
 Royal w. Raymond of MiddietOwn is with his parents.
 Mir and Mrs Neil Mitchell are in New York.
 Dick Taylor of New York spent Sun- day at home. {.
 Mrs J. Q. Adams and family, who have been spending the Winter in Brooklyn, have returned to their Summer residence OH Washington avenue.
 Repairs and alterations are made to the stage in National hall.
 Miss Louise Cable is with friends iI New ork.
 Miss Sarah Wood of New Y orIl is home
 Miss Nancy Jones of Willimantic visits Miss Elizabeth Robinson.
 Westport's taxable property is estimat ed at S2, ,055,S27.
 Capt Francis Godfrey rallied but little from his paralytic shock and died about 8 30, Friday evening, in his 79th year He was a well known resident of West port and was, in the pa1my days of coast ing, a prominent market bOatman. Cap Godfrey leaves q wife, two sons and ; ; daughter. The funeral occurred Wed nesday at Greens Farms and ne was bur jed in the old Greens Farms cemetery.
 Capt w. c. Staples was chosen second vice president of the Army and Navy club at the annual meeting at Hartford
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SOUTHPORT.

A. W. Cook and family have been in New Haven.
 F. G. Warner and wife of Bethel spent Fast day with his parents.
 Laura Green has visited Southbury and Hull's Hill.
 Interest is shown in selling tickets for a quilt to be drawn, the proceeds to be used in fixing up the school house where Miss Annie Fairchild peaches.
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Mrs Stanley has entertained Mrs Coal of Long Hill, ,Trumbull, her daughter.
oRONOoUE.

A young Russian, working for Cortez Wheeler, crushed his hand badly in the gearing of q hay cutter.
 Two families from Shelton have moved lnto the place formerlysowned by Joseph Green.
 The loss of three fingers was the price pald by s man ill Roberts paper mill for being too familiar with the machinery.
 B. G. Ryder is poorly, and his son Herbert takes his place on the mail route.
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SOUTHPORT.

Rev Barlow Burr addressed the M. E. congregation, Easter morning.
 Andrew Sherwood, Jr, has gone to Greenfield and is in the employ of pr Dunham.
 Mir and Mrs Nelson Smith have moved from New Haven and taken their abode with Mrs Smiths father, r. Louis.
 Miss Sadie Sherwood visits her uncle in Bridgeport.
 Stephen Jennings has recently bought q horse and sulky.
 Southport Good Templars entertained Peuquonnock lodge of Bridgeport, Mon- day night.
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with potted plants and service, sermon and song commemorative. Rev L.F. Bur gess spoke from the words, For as ln Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive Worthy of special mention was the musical program, and finely carried out. The hymn, "Jesus, thy name I love-" was sweetly given. Evening service as usual.
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STEPNEY.
MRS ALLEN PLATr.


 Mrs Allen Platt of shelton died at J. Coley Fields, Sunday night, 9th, of pneu- monia, aged 7l years. She was taken sick the previous Sunday, having made arrangements to spend the coming week in Brooklyn and attend the annual ses- sion sf the New York East conference. The greater part of her life had been spent in Stepney and Stepney Depot, where for many years her husband had charge of the railroad business and, with considerable success, kept store in the building still used for depot. Her fam fly name was Hemingway, daughter of Chandler and Amy Hemingway of Webb district, in Monroe. There were six child ren in this family. Maria, wife of the late Sterling French, died in 1850. Four now remain, Mrs Hanford Johnson, Mrs George Edwards, Mrs John Burritt and Curtiss Hemingway of Benton Harbor, Mich. Her own children numbered four, Charles II. of New York, Theodore K. of New Haven, Mrs J. Patterson, Brooklyn, and Mrs Coley Field, who died, last De- cember. Mrs Platt will be missed by many. Always busy and not for herself, but for her family circle of friends; the Methodist church, of which she was a life long member, and also the poor wherever they were found. 1t was true pleasure and enjoyment for her to feel that she had aided the poor and made the sick more comfortable. Rev D. Os- born was called to Shelton to attend the funeral service, part of which was held in the Methodist church in Stepney. In- terment in the village cemetery, where her husband has been buried about 30 years.
 Charles Nichols and family, who lately moved into the Wheeler place, have nov co to . farm in Poverty Hollow, Red ding.
 Rev Mir Nance attended the Baptist preachers' meeting at New Haven, Mon day.
 In regard to many reports of dogs poisoned lately, this is mistake In most eases. 1t is peculiar distemper, similar to the grip, which often leads to pneu- monia and almost sure death. Not only in this vicinity, but all over the country, this distemper has prevailed, and many valuable dogs have died.
 Mrs Homer Tousey and William Black man of Danbury have visited Mrs Emma Boughton.
 Mallett Hall is very sick.
 Mrs Hannah Edwards of Bethel is with Mrs John Burritt.
 Mrs Jane Stebbins of Southport is at Orrin Platt's.
 Mrs Cornelia Porter has returned to Bridgeport.
 George Briggs and wife of Hartford, Perry Huhbell and wife and Judge L. M. slade of Bridgeport have been guests of David Hnbbell.
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CHESTNUT HILL

Mrs Agur Beach spent the Easter holi- days in Brooklyn and Newark.
 Frank Beach has been in Weston.
 Mrs Charles Blakeman of Shelton has visited her sister, Mrs Myron Patchen.
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FAIRFIELD.

Easter services at St. Pauls church, especially the children's exercises, were of more than ordinary interest.
 Mrs Laura Hall died, Tuesday, 9l years and one month old.
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The Plumber Man.

Tine plumber man came up to plumb My uncle's pump, in town; First place, he tore the cellar up, Then tore the garret down; And then he told us with disgust That nary one fhe pipes was bust. He jumped intoEhis buggy quick, And fast he drove away, But sent back, vito a load of tools, Another man, next day, Named Ike, who brought along with him An ornery boy called Warty Jim. This Ike he pumpt and pumpt the pump; The boy poured water in. The man kept jawing at the boy, The boy jawed back again; Then both sot down and ate smack, Before they took the wagon back. Next week the boss he came along, And at the pump he frowned; He sent me for the monkey wrench, While he went pounding around, And pred the mantiepieees out, And hammered off the waterspout. Bime-by he hurried off and sent Three Dutchmen and some wire, Who brought a rusty stove and made A smoky charcoal fire. When they had smoked their pipes, then they Took up that stove and wentaway. Well, after that recollect chap with solder came; And then a tired colored gent Who brought more of the same; Then mp this Ike he came once more, And at the other two he swore. The boss then rode up with his boy, That onery, sassy gump. He said there was no other way But buy brand new pump; But uncle looked below the sink, And tound the leak quick as wink. And uncle took piece of rag And tied it round the leak And then the pump was all o. K. But in about q week,
 The plumber man sent in his bill Six hundred dollars and one mill
 nv. II. yenable. Dr Patrick Scougal, d Scottish bishop in the 17th century, being earnestly be. sought by an old woman to visit her sick strances, reluctantly consented, and walking around the beast, said grayeIy tiff she live, she live, and if she die, she die; and can do nae nlair for her. Not long afterward, he was dangerously af fiicted with a quinsy in the throat. Here upon, the old woman. having got access to his chamber, walked around his bed repeating the same words which the bish op had pronounced when walking around the COW, and which she believed had cured the animal. At this extraordinary sight, the bishop Was seized with I fl Of laughter. which broke the quinsy ans saved his life.
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