The Newtown bee., 1890-01-24

The choral society is to give a concert, February 10.
 At an adjourned meeting of the Con gregational society, Monday evening, a report of the committee appointed at d previous meeting was presented. This committee was appointed to suggest plan whereby the steadily increasing debt of the society might be provided for and the expenses reduced so that they could be met by the income. The com mittec recommended an increase in the pew rents for the coming year of 10 per cent. on the last valuation and q reduc- tion of the pastors salary from $500 per year to $500, to take effect July l, 1890. After some discussion on tho first measure recommended by the committee, 1t was voted that the price of the pew rents be advanced lOper cent. The mat ter of reducing the pastors salary gave rise to quite discussion, which was talk en part in by number of those present, who ably presented their reasons for or -s"i..st Si.u proposed no"surO. Tho roo ommendation was adopted by vote of 10 to o. This was finally re-considered and the meeting adjourned for four weeks, at which time it is thought that a plan may be presented which will en- able them to find \ way of raising the necessary funds without reducing the pastors salary. The moderator present. ed a statement of the financial scondition of the society, showing that they were practically out of debt January l, 1880. With the exception of two years, 1886 and 1887, the indebtedness has steadily increased until, January l, 1890, it amounts to .$257I. Some $l500 of this amount has accrued from necessary re- pairs and a new steam heater. The re- maining 5000 is the excess in eXpendi- ture over income for the 10 years. There have been extra expenses during the past year for repairing the steeple and stain ed glass windows and also for the 250th celebration.
 Dr Cogswell, assisted by Dr Wordir of Bridgeport, performed autopsies on the remains of II. D. Averill and George Beach, who died at Putney. Mir Averill was found to have died from the effects of chronic meningitis and Mir Beach from an unusual form of kidney trouble.
 The teachers in the graded school have recovered from the grip sufficiently to enable them to resume their duties.
 The stock of coal in the yard formerly run by the late William E. Wheeler is exhausted and our people are obliged to get their supply from Bridgeport. It would seem as if so excellent an oppor- tunity to start good business would have been taken before this.
 The Bridgeport papers notice the death of William Henry Thompson at the resi- dence of his son-n-law, Maj l.. N. Mid dlebrook, at the advanced age of S9 years. Mir Tomlinson was well known to our townspeople, having resided in the upper part of the town for many years, until the death of his wife, which took place some seven or eight years since.
 ne lcCLuIC lOE cNChuS "'te postponed on account of the illness ot the lecturer.
 Freeman Curtiss is seriously ill.
 Miss Isabel Youngs is very low witt pneumonia.
 The many friends of Walter E. Bristo will regret to learn of his death, on Mon day afternoon, at his room in the Man sion house, Bridgeport, at the age of 5t years and 5 months. MT Bristol's hom' has always been here, but his bushes has been located in Bridgeport for tn past 30 years. He suffered a stroke 0 apoplexy, last Friday evening and neve recovered consciousness. He was al St. Johns lodge, No. s, took charge O funeral exercises, which were held a the house of his sister on Wednesday al ternoon, Rev Mir Pardee officiating. II leaves one son, one of the best know and most popular young men in town.
 Mir Hughes of the granite works Ina gone to Boston to attend the regula meeting of the granite and marble deal ers' association, of which he is q mem Der.
 The ice men were jubilant at the az pearance of the cold wave which strucl the town, Wednesday.
 The second annual meeting of tn Rirthday cIub wns held at E w Row ng's, Wednesday.