The Newtown bee., 1891-02-13
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 Burr's school is accused of being ex- trsvagant in the use of fuel. Wherein does the extravaganza consist? If in the excess of heat, chimneyward, the accusa- tion may bejust, as all efforts, as yet, have been in vain to have damper put in the pipe; but if it be otherwise, thermometer, pupils, teacher testify that the accusa- tion is false.
 Band of Hope meeting was very in- formal one, Saturday, on account of storm. Next meeting in Burr's school, 2Ist, ? 30 m.
 Frank Wakeman, while hunting, last week, shot a fine gray fox.
 Hezekiah Elwood, Jr, went to Canada, last week, to buy horse in place of that he lost recently.
 Francis Perry and Frank Monroe have entered into partnership in the wheel wright business.
 Joseph Jennings has sold one of his fine colts to Nehemiah Jennings of South port.
 Mrs Sturges of Weston has been taken seriously ill while visiting Mrs Willis Warehouse.
 Henry R. Bulkley was again in town, Sunday.
 Center school will give an entertain ment of readings, recitations, dialogues and other attractions, Wednesday even ing, February 25, 1891. Admission SC. the proceeds to form the nucleus of a fund to purchase new maps for the school, of which there is considerable need. Doors will be open at : 15, enter. tainment commencing at 8. Should there be the rush there sometimes is at these entertainments, the performance will be repeated, the next evening. Keep the date in mind, d,-Wednesday, 25th.
 Tuesday evening, February 10, some 70 guests assembled at the residence o1 Burr Merwin, to help his daughter, Miss Mamie, keep in mind the fact that she was just l5 years old. It was an assem. blaze of happy hearts, if faces were any index. Two tables protested aga 'aaot the weight of beautiful and we'll selected presents placed -pon them. About mid night oountiful collation was served. -.lter which the "light fantastic was tripped, as, indeed, it had been before, Ana thus, with music and dancing, the hours wore on, bringing morning, Feb ruary II, before the last guest departed. bearing witness to a ''perfectly lovely'' time.
 John II. Hull, who has visited friends in Scranton, Penn., returned home. Mon- day.
 Dea and Mrs N. B. Hill, who have vis- lted their sons, William and Charles, in Jersey City, N. J., are home again.
 Dea Joseph Donaldson, after an illness of three weeks, died about midnight, Sunday, Sth. During much of the past three weeks, his sufferings have been in- tense, but he bore everything with the most cheerful resignation. For several years the deceased has been subject to heart disease and has had a number of attacks, from which it was thought he could not rally. A great many years ago, he sprained his ankle and. during his last sickness, this ankle gave him much trouble. From the first, the dea- con has seemed impressed with the con- Viction that he would not recover; vet there were times when he seemed to ral- ly and his friends would be encouraged to think that he might be better. But at the last, in spite of everything the most devoted of friends could do, he failed rapidly. He was IS years old, having passed his 18th birthday about two weeks before his death. His funeral was at- tended from his late residence at l 30 D m and from the church at 2 m, We'd nesday. Dea Donaldson has been so long and favorably known from his con- nection with this church and, yet more, from the active part he has taken in pro- noting the interests of Hope chapel (With which he has been connected ever since l869) that no words of ours could be needed to set forth his virtues. "When a good man dieth, the people mourn"