The Newtown bee., 1890-08-15
REDDING.

zens. Mr. Sanford, who lived at San
g ford's station, after whom it was named.
5 was well known and highly esteemed, an
S upright man and useful citizen. Two
v children survive him, a son, o. b. San
: ford, who lives in Danbury and is freight
e agent of the Housatonic and a daughter,
g Mrs William III. Osborne, who lives at
the homestead. Frank Foster as he is
O Familiarity known, was one of the most
popular men in town and was well known
throughout the county, having been mar
shall of the Danbury fair from its begin
t ming and of the Norwalk fair till it was
given up. He was county commissioner
from "A TO II and twice represented the
town in the Legislature. No children
survive him.
j, Died at New Canaan, August I, Mrs
Jane A. Shaw, aged 10 years and s
months. She was widow of Rev Jacob
Shaw of the New York and New York
East conferences and, on his retirement
from the ministry, bought the place
where Mrs O'Keefe now lives and where
he died in April, 1861. Sharing with her
husband the trials and prvations of the
early itineracy in the Methodist church,
Mrs Shaw proved good helpmeet to
her husband and, by her cheerful manner
and happy disposition, lightened the bur-
dens of the household. After the death
of her husband, she resided for while
in Redding, but, some Il years ago,
went to New Canaan to live with her
daughter, Mrs Stephen B. Hoyt. Her
last sickness was long and severe, but
she bore it with Christian fortitude and
her end was peace. The funeral servic-
es took place at New Canaan. Her six
grandsons acted as pail bearers. Three
children survive her, E. z. Shaw of Red
ding, Mrs j. Burchard and Mrs S. b.
Hoyt of New Canaan. She left 80 living
descendants three children. 1G grand
children, IA great grandchildren.
Mrs Nancy Coley, who died few
weeks ago, was the oldest person in the
town, being l01 years of age.
d. S. Sanford is having a unique expe-
rience in North Dakota. At Fort Yates,
which is one of the largest frontier forts
in the country and also one of the prin-
cipal Indian agencies, he had the good
fortune to witness the distribution of ra-
tions to the savage Sioux, the slayers of
Custer and his gallant band. All around
the fort, the night before the distribution,
their tents covered the plain. Picturesque
f groups of braves, sqnaws and children
? squatted on the ground and roamed the
, street in front of the agents office or
rolled by in their covered wagons, while
Indian men and boys dashed wildly past
on their ponies. In the morning, the
, steers were penned up and then shot
!, down, drawn out of the enclosure and
? cut up by the men and squaws. Strips
, torn from the carcasses We're hung up
; and converted by the dry atmosphere in
to ierked beef. 1t was a novel but brut-
al sight.
: The people of Redding are loath to be-
leve the serious charges against Albert
: Welton, arrested for setting the Shelton
fire. While living here, he was regarded
as an exemplary young man and he must
have changed greatly to be capable of
committing the crime of which he is ac-
cused.
Mr. and Mrs George Sherman started,
Tuesday, on a visit to Mr. Sherman's
daughter in New Jersey. While there,
they expect to go up to Rockland lake
r fishing.
Overlook road in the park has been
) completed and is one of the most attract
i've features of the place. Driving over
it, a fine view is obtained of the entire
park and it's attractive surroundings. J.
n. Nickerson and his faithful band of
helpers have done a fine piece of work.
! The first party to drive over the new
road was William III. Hill and wife and
Mrs Hills mother and sister, who are
: visiting her from Indianapolis. water
: ing trough has been placed at the en-
: trance of the park, the water being con-
4 veyed by pipe from a spring on land OF
A. Treadwell.
a party Of 20 from the Center picniced
last week Thursday, at Sherwood's Mills
: beach.
Mrs George Read returned to New Jer
sey, Saturday
Rev David Sanford preached in Christ
church, Sunday, assisted by Mr. Mat
/. thews, divinity student from Middle.
town.
Miss Jessica o. Sanford has gone to
Shaftesbury, VT, to visit a former room
: mate at Fort Edward.
Miss Olive Osborn of Danbury is with
her aunt, Mrs ). T.. Sanford.
i Bradley Jones has finished his job at
b d. Sanford's and gone to Winsted,
Moses Hill has nearly completed new
8 barn, 24x3o.
s Stephen Sanford has bought the slabs
left by the steam saw mill in Ryan's
s woods.
Mrs NJ, E. johnson Is with her niece,
!: Mrs J. G. Read,