The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-01-23
Mrs Henry Bolles remains in very poor

Mrs Henry Bolles remains in very poo
health.
| Mrs LeaDder j. Wheeler and Master
Edwin have been for few days in thu
Elm City.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs Theodore
V. Hubbell anticipate happy eelebrat.
ion of the 25th anniversary Of their mar.
riage, February 2.
Olin Shelton, Lester Shelton and Eph.
RAIN B. Laborie were the committee in
charge of the masquerade ball at Wheel
er's hall, 21st.
Nearly so friends of Miss Birdseye en-
joyed themselves at her pleasant home in
Walnut Tree hill, last week Wednesday
evening. Music was furnished by Bliss
and fine collation. was served.
The stockholders of the Lawn cemetery
held their annual meeting at Il. w. Lins-
ley's, 18th. The reports showed salts
factory year. The ground is so well To-
Gated that numbers from out of town
have bought lots. 1t is hoped that the
roadway from the street will be improv-
ed by filling in. The present officers:
President, H. F. Glover; vice pre- sident, r.
w. Linsley; secretary, e. S. Hawley; treasur-
er, r. w Linsley; directors, II. F. Glover, S.
B. Brownson, S. T. Buckingham, r.. w. Lins-
ley, E. S. Wooster.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society was held, 18th, Edgar S.
Wooster chairman. The usual reports
were accepted. The treasurer's report
proved quite encouraging. Special items
were, chimney $43, sexton $40, income
from fund 1915, cash received besides,
1886. The officers:
Socictys committee, l.. J. Shelton, S. b.
Nichols. e. S. Wooster; clerk, F. N. Potter;
treasurer, d. A Nichols; ushers, f. N. Potter,
C. NJ. Hubbell; tythingmen, L. j. Shelton,
Stiles B. Nichols.
The old agents were appointed. The
subject of Sunday services was brought
before the meeting and caused an ami
mated discussion pro and con, One of
the deacons and some of the older MEM
bers were strong in their opinion that
ers advocated only one. A new depart
ure was taken by asking the ladies to
come to the meeting and vote on this SUBJ
ject, although debarred from voting on
the other business. The vote was carried
for one service by majority.
J. III. Beard of Shelton has bought the
timber of John Hanley, left on the Allis
near E. l.. Walkers.
The hearing in the case of Shelton
against Thompson was postponed to Fri
day, 23d, before Justice Clark.
Officers of the w. c. L. o., elected at
hall, last week:
President, Mrs Anna +. Potter; vice presi-
dent; Mrs C. E. Quick; treasurer, Miss Ella
Wooster; recording secretary, Mrs George d.
corresponding secretary, Miss Lottie
E. Potter.
Mrs Henry Belts and Mrs Quick were
chosen a committee to confer with the
Prohibitionists with regard to renting the
room.
While school boys were passing the
home of the Walnut Tree Hill hermit, on
a recent morning, they were frightened
by noises that might have resemhled con-
fined demons. Rushing on for help, at
mis- arrival the old man greeted him in his
usual manner and explained the unusual
sounds as the accompaniment of his ris-
ng.
While Master George C.. Birdseye was
passing Mr. Bolles's at 80, Saturday, he |
saw one of the giant cedars supporting
he immense weight of 81 ice laden wires,
estimated at $500 pounds per pole, crash
heath its load to the ground near Mr.
almost simultaneous fall of IS more,
beyond S. Fl. Blackman's. The
Dad was a mass of broken poles, arms
ind tangled wires. c. A. Ford of New
Jersey, employed at Darien, was notified |
ind, Sunday, with force OF men had |
several wires connected. By Monday
light, 36 wires were in operation, part of
he breaks being covered with cables of /
! dozen wires each and the rest on arms
astened to the stumps of poles. The
loss is estimated at $1,000 and /
occurred in five minutes. This was /
handsome and slightly line of poles.
The recent ice storm and no black
mith in the center has caused inconyen-
ence to those having horses.