The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04
REDDING.

George G. Read died of consumption,
Wednesday morning, August 26. He
had been in feeble health for some years,
but continued about his business in
New York city, residing with his wife
in Hoboken. About two months ago,
feeling that his end was near, he came
back to Redding, his native town, to die.
The funeral was attended at his house,
Saturday afternoon. He was buried in
the cemetery in the Centre where many
of his ancestors repose. He was son of
Thaddeus Read, a man well known and
highly esteemed in his day. Mr. Read
took pardonable pride in his ancestry,
who were the first settlers of Redding
and always insisted that the true name
of the town was Reading. He never
had children and leaves a widow to
mourn his loss. He was brother of Mrs
Goodale and uncle of the two famous
poets, Dora and Elaine Goodale. Rev
Mr. Hamilton conducted the funeral SER
vices. and the pail bearers were the four
Sanford brothers, James, Turney, Ste
phen and Charles.
William F. Vaudeville has bought the
West Redding hotel from E. Rowing.
One of the most exciting ball games
of the season was played, Saturday af-
ternoon, by the Alerts of Redding and a
club from Bethel on the Alert grounds.
The Alerts were badly ratified in the first
two innings, the Bethel boys getting
seven runs to their one and, to add to
their discontinue, Shaw, their catcher,
had his hand injured by the ball, but he
pluckily held on and, putting Costello
during the game, caught some magnifi-
cent flies, winning the loud applause of
the spectators. In the next four innings,
the Bethel boys were whitewashed and
the Alerts won the game by "a to IA.
The usual heavy batting of Banks con-
tributed much to the result, though all
played we'll after they got warmed up
to work.
D. S. Sanford, Miss Belle Sanford and
her niece, Miss Helen S. Barnes, started
for Brookline, Mass, on Monday, the
scene of Mr. Sanford's labors for the en-
suing year. They have hired house
and d. Sanford expects to join them
about December l.
A pleasant sociable was held by the
ladies of the Methodist church at the
house of Miss Emily Hill, Thursday af-
ternoon.
Theodore Adams of Springfield was
in town, Saturday, to close the estate of
his father, Lemuel Adams.
Arthur Jones of Colebrook is visiting
his wife and child at Mrs G. Bradley's.
Emory Sanford has obtained situa-
ton in Jones' feed store, Bridgeport.
The selectmen and town treasurer
were kept busy to a late hour, Saturday,
signing the new town bonds which have
been issued to the amount of $23. 200 to
take UP the old town orders. They are
in denominations of $1,000, $500, $500
and 800. They are for per cent semi
annual interest and are payable in five
or 20 years.
Rev Mr. Edison of New Jersey will
preach in Christ church, Sunday after
noon at 2 p IN.
w. S. Bassett has built an addition to
the house Of Charles Sanford about 12x12,
making a new dining room and hall.
He is now putting new roofs on D. San
ford's carriage house, barn and por-
ton Of the dwelling.
Miss Annie and Master Ames Merrill
visit their uncle, ID. Sanford.
Miss Maggie Flood began the Couch
Hill school on Monday.
G. B. Lee and family Of Bridgeport
visited his sister, Mrs S. B. Osborne,
last week.
William III. Burr has disposed of the
horse he advertised in the BEE.
Mrs Lucy Bartram Lee celebrated hel
s5th birthday, last Friday.