The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
LONG HILL.

F. l.. Turney recently set up a lamp
along the street should make; the cost
need not brighten any of our citizens, as
only about $5 is required.
Born, Thursday, 18th, son to Mr. and
Mrs William Kitchen.
Charles Hawley is among the few
hearty farmers, past 20, who have har-
vested their own hay crop, this season.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Kuhne and baby
girl have visited his parents at Peter
Kuhne's. Mrs Kuhne and her child re-
main for some weeks.
The house which Erastus Ryan is
building near the depot is raised and COW
cred.
Grace church has been enriched by the
addition of stained glass window of
chaste and unique design, the work of j.
C. Spence & Sons, Montreal, Canada.
The window is the gift of the daughter
of former warden of the parish and
while, at present, it bears no memorial
Inscription, it certainly serves to beauti-
fy the house of God, the place where His
honor dwelleth.
Mrs e. B. Burroughs entertains her
sister. Miss Rose Gardner.
w. s. Wheeler of Trumbull Center has
put tin roof on the house of the late E.
B. Burroughs.
have been greatly puzzled ON my visits to
understand the true purpose of the planks
laid across the bitches on the foot-path be-
tween the store and the church,, on the west
side OF the road If they are intended as man
traps, they answer the purpose admirably;
but am at q loss to understand why residents
of this place allow them to remain, when only
themselves or relatives can be caught and in
jured in them. OF course, it would be differ
ent if it was expected that some enemy of the
town should come that way, for they surely
would be unable to proceed far unscathed
If it was intended to construct plank bridges
across the ditch, however, must say, as they
Estand they are complete failures. In the
light, of course,the danger is SO apparent thai
people would not think of trusting their limbs
| upon the rotten crossings; but at night the
unwary pedestrians know too late that the
way is dangerous Sunday night, It'll, Mrs
Thornton was unfortunate enough to trus
| herself on one of these frail structures ane
| now regrets. The planking gave way and sht
/ fell through and hurt beth her knees and he
i hip. A case nearer home to me occurred OF
September /, when my little boy stepped OF
/ the end of one of the loose and treacheroui
pianks. 1t turned over and caught the child
i foot, above the instep, hurting him severely
4 Other cases are occurring every day and
il would seem that whoever is in charge wa
i trying to wreak vengeance on church goers
i Why would it not be good thing to hav,
some gentleman connected with the churcl
take hold of the matter and try to make som
Il Improvement? I should think the pastor o
Sunday school superintendent would Civ
the pathway to the church and hall particu
Il lar attention, If they had any power given t
them by the committee; and there is no rea
son why they should not receive this power
The disgraceful condition of the crossing
cannot certainly be caused by a Wnnt of funds
for the town is certainly able to keep them il
i good condition. Even If it is not, the resi-
4 dents and members of the church and Sunda.
Il school are willing to contribute sufficient t.
keep them in repair. If the committee ha
4 not time to attend to the matter, they Nigh
make an allow ance to some one and hav'
him attend to it. How can the place be expect
ed TO keep up with the march of progress, j
the committee shows the same neglect il
other matters MS it does In the matter of tn
crossing Of the foot path ?--[ Victim.