The Newtown bee., 1890-08-22
REDDING.

REDDING.
Mrs Maria Middlebrook, one of our
oldest residents, died on Sunday, aged
over so years. Her husband died 81 years
ago. She left one daughter, wife OF j.
w. Alexander, at whose house she died.
Her other children, Mrs Peter Olmstead
and Mrs Alonzo Dickens, died some time
ago. The funeral services took place at
the Congregational church and were at
tended by Rev d. Taylor, her pastor.
She was faithful and consistent menu
Der of the Methodist church. Her last
sickness was long and severe and death
was happy release from suffering. She
was buried in the old cemetery near S.
B. Gorham's.
Tax payers of Redding who pay $50
and over:
William Fl. Burr, $40 20
William Couch, 1874 46
William T. Dennison, ls2
Edgar T. Field, 81 %
A. b. Hill, 80 Al
Ebenezer Hill, SO 80 i
William HI. Hill, IOl 9S
Gershom Hill, 81 81
Gilbert & Bennett Co., 359 %
S. B. Gorham, SO Ga
j. H. Meeker, 1Oa 40
George Marchant, 81 20
J.E. Miller, rs 81
Eli Osborne, 50 %
S. b. Osborne estate, 65 IS
S. s. Osborne, 103 0S
Sarah Osborne, 81 So
II. Il. Rumsey, 1l9 43
Thomas Ryan, log AZ
Daniel Sanford, 20 IA
j. L. Sanford, II
J.W. Sanford, III so
Lemuel Sanford, 1879 Is
Julia III. Sanford, 81 20
John Todd, 1873 80
A. TreadwelI, 1876 "a
d. G. Wood, "A IS
Misses Mitchell of South Britain are at
Jesse l.. Sanford's.
Rev d. Taylor preached for Rev w. w.
Clark in the Danbury Methodist church,
Sunday. E. p. Shaw supplied the pulpit
during his absence.
Rev w. B. Hague, taking advantage
of the low rates on the railroads convey
ing visitors to the Grand Army gathering
at Boston, came ON from Springfield. Mo-,
last week. On his return, his family
will accompany him to his new field OF
labor.
o. C. Banks of Bridgeport has sold his
West End news office, finding two irons
in the fire one too many.
Our friend, Thomas Delaney of Put
nam Park, while on flying visit to
Great Darlington, took unto himself a
partner in assisting him to keep the pot
boiling. We welcome him among us
and are glad to hear that the genial Su-
per of the Park has placed block honse
at his disposal for Winter quarters.
Miss A. b. Burr and mother from
Greenfield drove up to Redding on Satur-
day. Miss Burr came for the purpose OF
being examined to teach the Ridge school
Mrs Dimond and daughter Nellie have
gone to Buffalo to live. Miss Nellie will
enter the Normal school there and fiji
herself for teacher.
Some one broke into the house of Abra.
ham Griffen, Tuesday and stole an accor
deon and $40 in money.
We are permitted to make the follow.
ing extract from letter received recent
ly from d. S. Sanford:
Here we are ut Fort Bennett after a journey
OF $50 miles from Fit Yates. Mr. Freeland,
Greenough and myself mounted Indian po-
MES and rode half the way and then took to
the wagons. At night we would halt at some
brook or pool, light a fire.l prepare a simple
meal of which hot coffee was the staple and
stretch out to sleep under the wagon. Thi,
mode of travelling gave us an excellent OPP
portunity to study the country and the Indi
ans all gave us most hearty welcome. greet
ing us with hand shake and the habitual
chow" We have been especially interested
to visit them in tepees or log shacks and to
see how they live. Some of their houses are
neat and clean, showing most encouraging
signs of progress, but others were dirty and
squallid enough. The dress and names of In
dams are an endless source of amusement to
me.-[D. s. Sanford, Fort Bennett, South Da
kota.
Frank Abbott and wife are home from
Germany.
Charles Burr Todd is in the Adiron-
dacks with friends.
L. NJ. Treadwell of Wesleyan visits his
father, A. Treadwell.