The Newtown bee., 1891-12-11

Mr. Hawkins was As years, nine days
old, son of George Nj. Hawkins, a popu-
lar blacksmith in his day. He married
Miss Clarissa Wheeler, now bereft of
mother and husband in one short week.
One brother, Angus tus, died in an insane
retreat, but three survive, Sidney of
Southport, John of Providence, Azor of
New York. He has been selectman dur
ing the period of the greatest improve
ment in its roads and town father
whose ear was open to the feeblest call
and sensitive to all complaints.
Rev DR. Sheldon jackson gave an inter-
esting account of the missionary work in
missioner of education, at the Congrega-
tiOnal churches here and at Fairfield, Sun
day. 1t was wonderful revelation of
the physical possibilities of our Russian
purchase and of the success of mission
airy work among the Esquimaux of the
coast and the Indians of the interior and
south. The climate is sOftened by the
Japanese warm current in the Pacific,
which gives Sitka the climate of Tennes-
see and 10 feet of rain year. The
whites are few and mostly dead beat pio-
neers. The Presbyterian, Protestant
Episcopal and American Board each sup
port missions, three in all at different
points. Where DIR jackson is stationed,
there is a day school with 304 scholars
registered and Sunday attendance at
church services of 300, the building be-
ing so small, 30xl4, that scholars and
congregation have to rollow one another
in sections through the day.
The old Toomey store building was
moved across the tracks, Sunday, where
foundations had been prepared for its
use as a freight house. The girders over
the south span of the highway overhead
bridge at the station were not got into
place and, as it rained, Monday, one of
them lay across the highway all day,
blocking travel
Some miscreant took a pane of glass
from the front window of NJ. H. Brack-
ems saloon, last week and, taking Mr.
lot Oh the opposite side of the highway,
smashed it to pieces, but got only s. or
So in change for the trouble.
Daniel Cosgrove of New York has put
a Springfield gas machine into the Con-
gregational church. This generates gas
from gasoline and the tank to hold it has
been sunk into the ground so feet back
of the church.
C. S. and C. M. French have horses of
good blood in their stables, including
Carrollee, a Mambrino Patchen mare
brought East from California and two
grandsons of Electioneer. Bonner gave
$4,000 for a cousin of Carrollee's.
Once before, about 1868, the first Sc
lectman, Simon Sherwood, died. The
remaining selectmen, Charles S. French
and Zalmon Bradley, continued the
town business then, as the remaining as
sociates of the late Mr. Hawkins will
probably do now.
Capt William Hayes was robbed of
money and clothing, last week.
Mrs James A. George of Providence,
r. L., attended the funeral of Edward
Hawkins and remains with Mrs Haw-
kins. The shock of losing a mother and
husband so near together has been so
great that, when the reaction came, it
was necessary to call DR. Durham, We'd
nesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Oakley are COM
planning with grip; Mrs Oakley is in the
doctors care.
Some sneak thief stole new harness
from Henry Banks's barn, last Friday,
4th.
Misses Mary F. and Francis Wakeman
leave for the South, this week, for the
Winter.
Sidney Hawkins and family are sick
with grip.
Schooner Mary Elizabeth left, We'd
nesday night, with the largest load of
the season.
George Buckley is suffering with grip.
Mrs Samuel Bradbury, who moved to
East End, Bridgeport, before Thanksgiv-
ing, was in town, Wednesday.
Tuesday evening in Washington hall,
DIR Charles c. Godfrey of Bridgeport de-
1ivered his celebrated lecture ON Hypno-
tism. Loud applause greeted DR. God
frey as he stepped on the platform. He
read from manuscript for about 20 min
utes and then, in proof of what he had
said, he hypnotized subjects. At this
time, DIR Godfrey called for volunteers,
but none appeared. He called his SUBJ
jects from the audience and they were
compelled to 60 on the stage, do many
laughable and wonderful things. He
told one man that he was dog and an
other that he was a cat; then "a pitched
battle ensued, the sounds made by these
animals initiated to perfection. TO show
that they were not fooling, he took sur
geon's needle and pushed it through the
cheek of one of the subjects and sent him
among the audience. The selection of
card on which the subject saw his pic
ture was well done. One subject suppos-
ed that he was in the water, made fly
ing leap from the stage and landed on
the floor of the hall, but did not seem to
hurt himself. Several gentlemen from
the audience went on the stage and ex-
amined the subjects. DR. Godfrey was
warmly congratulated after the lecture.
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