The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-06-06

to his death. Mr. Eckart, at the time OF
his death, belonged to several organiza-
tions, of which he was a much respected
and faithful member. He belonged to
the Steuben lodge of Odd Fellows, Ger
man Sick Benevolent society, Turner
VeIein, bridgeport lodge of Elks, Ger
mania society and Schuetzen Verein, all
of this city. He was always cheerful,
kind and loving parent and was devoted
to the care of his family. lie leaves a
wife, two sons and one daughter. The
funeral, which took place at his late res
idence, Tuesday, May ~, was~one of the
largest ever held in this city, the floral
tributes being one of the most beautiful
displays ever seen here. The services
were conducted in very complimentary
manner by Rev Casper Drummer of this
city. The interment took place in Park
cemetery. Truly, when good person
dies, the community mourns his loss.
L b.
Forty-seven were received into MEM
bership at the Presbyterian church, Sun
day.
Rev MiIledge Walker delivered an ex-
cellent sermon at St. Paul's church, Sun
day evening. He showed that the world
had been under three great dispensations !:
First, in the time of Abraham, the natur-
al dispensation, when every man was a
law unto himself and did that which
seemed good in his own eyes, following
the natural bent of his inclinations and
desires; second, that of the time of
Moses, the greatest law giver the world
had ever known, who gave the Mosaic
dispensation and brought the people I'M
der strict subsection to the law, for each
violation of which penalty was attach
ed; then came Jesus Christ, the Redeem
err, the dispensation of love. Logically
and forcibly, these three, nature, law
and love, were applied to the concerns of
every day life.
Mrs Sherwood of West End has enter
tanned her brother-in-law from Cuba.
A score or more young people were ad
mitted into the membership of the Ger
man Reformed church, Sunday.
Frank Wildman of East Bridgeport
takes E. w. Nash's place at George III.
Lees. Mr. Lee bought out L. NJ. Brun.
dage 81 Co., West End grocers, a short
time ago.
The recently organized lacrosse associ
alton played a game at Seaside park, Me-
mortal day, with the Brooklyns, who
won ) to 3. The game is interesting aUC
exciting and the ranks of local lacrosse
players will doubtless be greatly
strengthened. \ return game is to be
played in Brooklyn soon.
So large crowd attended the frs
open air concert of the Wheeler &c viii
son band at Seaside, Saturday night
that there was hardly room to NOV,
. about, either for foot people or those for
tunate enough to own or hire carriage
The people were attracted by the charm
of the evening and likewise by desir,
to see Fritz Boyer and his new silk ha
lead the band of which he has been chos
en- leader. He did it excellently, too, an,
each number on the program was rem
dered with all the fire and precision
which has made this organization NOR
than locally famous. "Annie Rooney
was on the program and was greete'
with applause, while ''The Star Spapgle
Banner with which all band concert
will close, this season, was an appropr
ate ending. The inevitable baby carr
age was present at the park, or course
but it wasn't circumstance to the b
cycler, who was there in such numbers
in all costumes, on every variety of ms
chimes and riding in all ways, that yo
" couldn't stir without knocking over ha1
. a dozen. Several lady bicyclers wei
> there also and they rode as swiftly an
. far more gracefully than their brother
l. The Independent, monthly journ;
/. devoted to Bridgeport, history, liter
l. ture, religion and art, has just been
n sued for June. 1t is well printed on fiji
n paper and consists of 10 pages. The ed
(. tor is G. I'll. Sherwood, son of Edit.
1T Frank Sherwood Of the Leader and Il
" printing is done by Richard Sherwoo
W from whose Office the Leader is issue
TT Its advertising department is well file
m mostly with West End advertisers al
n its local art notes and criticisms of loo
ts pictures and drawings form an interel
I'd ing feature. 1t is the only West End |
ne per and is, in fact, the only paper of t
ps kind in the city. 1t costs sc a copy.
n Memorial day was celebrated in Birds
he port by almost every one in fifth
q manner. Business was universally s,
IN pended and, after the decoration of t
i. graves of the soldier dead, the two gre
ha centers of interest were the parade a
~ the bicycle races under the auspices
ar the Rambling Wheelmen at Seaside. I
he parade, which was commanded by II
y Lyman S. Catlin, who was preceded
of platoon of police and followed by
a., long procession of city officials, G.. A.
= men and civic societies, passed throu
. the principal streets of the city and ha
~, ed at the soldiers monument at Seas
~ park, where DIR Alexander r. Thomps
m of Summit, N. r., delivered an eloque
~ address. The bicycle races attract
a. much attention and some of the RAJ
were close and exciting. George +
"a won not little appreciation for bel
4. victorious in every race he entered, VIII
as Capt William Seltsam won both a t
~ mile safety and mile tandem, in viii
no he and George North were pitted agail
20 J. Wilkinson and w. A. O'Neill.
IL steamer Block Island carried about /
u, excursionists to New York and