The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-10
HUNTINGTON.

William Baldwin moved from Shelton
into his mothers house, Tuesday
Frank Laborie has moved from Walnut
Tree hill to the corner of Oak and Elm
streets, Shelton.-Edgar A. Baldwin
has moved into the Julia Gilbert place
Joseph Martin has conquered his grip
Nervous prostration has confined Mrs
F. w. Wooster to her home for 10 weeks.
DR. LOOMS is in Observation-Disclosures
Charles ii. Bidwell, aged nine, who has
braved the weather and mudffor a year
to walk from his home in Upper White
Hills to school in Walnut Tree hill,
is nursing grip.-Miss Edith Brownson
reports delightful visit in New Mil
ford.-Two vestrymen of st Paul visited
Mrs Camp, seeking compromise to re-
lease the parish from future calls for
aid. At that time, she refused $1,000.
Tuesday morning, she died suddenly of
heart failure at the home of her son,
Walter, i'll Ansonia, at the age of 70
years. During the life time of remain
ing seven persons, the parish is entitled,
however, to only third the annual in
come of the estate.-John Hanley appre-
ciates present grain prices he keeps II
horses.-Miss Ellen Quick is in Bridge
port.-Macauley's History of England
and three more of Cooper's stories in
Walnut Tree Hill library .-After years
OI Sull6ElBS WIFI al IuCuidDlC ulscdcG3
during the last 50 weeks confined to his
bed, Edgar B. Shelton died, Friday
night, at the age of 70 years and was
buried from the house in Lawn cemetery,
Monday. Rev Andrew j. Park and Fred
erick F. johnson officiating. Mr. Shell
ton was formerly a farmer, noted for
his careful habits and a quiet, unobtru-
sive man. His last public office, to
which he was elected as Republican,
was that of grand juror. Being a strong
friend of temperance, he became in late
years Prohibitionist. He was counted
as the second wealthiest citizen of the
district. Bearers, DR. Stevens, E. j.
Buckingham, Fl. /. Rrownson, A. E.
Crandall.-Brave little Flossie Potter
made her way to school, Friday, not
fearing the mile walk, only to find that
she was alone, no other pupil having
equal courage. 1t takes girl to show
coura ge.-Mrs Elizabeth Belden died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Horace
Lyon. last week Thursday, aged so years
and s months. Funeral at the house,
Saturday morning, conducted by Rev
Mr. Park; her remains were taken to
New Britain and buried beside her hus-
band.-George Taylor has moved from
the Gilbert house in the Center to Shell
ton, Alonzo Baldwin moving in where
Mr. TAYLOR went out; Mr. Richie of
Shelton moved into the Byington place.
Mr. Hicox from Nichols has moved into
Eddie Palmer's house and is to work for
Mr. Palmer.-A neighborhood gathering
at the home of Ernest Upton in Isinglass,
Monday evening, Mr. Upton's birthday
Mrs Jay Hubbell received telegram at
midnight, Monday. announcing the seri-
GUS illness of her father in Hamden.
Mr. and Mrs Hubbell Immediately drove
there.-Several from here attended the
meeting at the town hall in Shelton,
Monday evening and listened to the ex-
eellent address by Miss Emily Hawley
of Danbury. Miss Hawley is a speaker
of superior ability Laidlaw from
Bridgeport, who is in poor health,is with
her parents Mr. Quick is at the Soldiers
home in Noroton.-Mrs Nathan Clark Of