The Newtown bee., 1891-06-12

hall on Tuesday and apportioned the school money, each district receiving $295 Fl.
 Sinclair Bros. have bought the fine young grade Jersey bull advertised in the BEE, belonging to l.. O. Osborne.
 Town Clerk Nichols has several hun dred young cochins, both Bluffs and Blacks, in his poultry yard, all looking fine and no doubt many of the future prize winners. His stock is unexcelled in this country.
 Jurors chosen, June l:
 Lyman Patterson, c. s. Porter, o. J. Sher wood, w. W. Bliss, F. W. Wheeler, David A. Nichols, L. D. Lane, James Burr, Eli B. See ley, Henry Edwards, Charles H. Powell, B. H French, c. E. Osborne, Edson Turney, John Waterbury, George Hayes.
 At Cutters Farms school house, last Sunday evening, the usual lessons were dispensed with and Mrs Nichols, who has lately returned from India, gave a pleasing and instructive talk about the customs of that land. A native girl gave the Lords prayer in her Corean tongue. There was also singing, responsive read ings, making pleasing entertainment. The house was filled and number could not gain admittance.
 Rev MT Davidson will occupy the Con- gregational pulpit again, next Sunday.
 Miss Katie Morehouse of Fairfield spent Sunday with Miss Minnie Lewis.
 Cutters Farm Sunday school are to hold a lawn party in the future, the date to be announced later.
 Sturges B. Clark is building an addition to his barn.
 Gilbert Brooks has repaired and is painting his house.
 Miss Edith E. Hollister, accompanied by Miss Allen, visits at the old home stead.
 The Boyd brothers, J. D. and R. l., are at Sinclair s for the Summer.
 Miss Sarah Beardsley visits her sister, Mrs E. B. Hyde, in Brooklyn.
 While at work on the barn of s. B. Clark, H. H. Bliss fell distance of 20 feet, breaking his leg near the ankle. It was set by Dr J. c. Stevens.
 Mrs A. Sinclair visits in Fairfield and Brooklyn.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will give a strawberry and ice cream festival in the church parlors, next Tuesday evening.
 Last Tuesday evening, a burglary was committed in the house of Miss Caroline Sherman, very deaf elderly lady who lives entirely alone in the Center. The thief fastened sheets and other things over the windows to hide the light, and selected loeket, ring and silver pin, some shawls, sack, hatchet and clothes brush, but no money. They also helped themselves to lemon pie in the cellar. It having rained in the evening, a wagon was plainly discerned leading from the house to beyond Hobart Beardsley's, go- ing down Farm hill. Had the proper au- thorities been notified, the thieves might easily have been traced.
 Mrs Rufus Cowing and son Percy have visited at B. s. Hurd's; young Per- cy intends remaining for some weeks.
 I. H. Brewster and wife of Birming- ham spent Sunday at B. s. Hurd's.
 Mrs Elizabeth Watson visits Mrs So phia Beardsley.
 Mrs David Sears is with her friend, Mrs Porter of Long Hill.
 F. ". Wheeler has disposed of his black horses to Hartford party.
 Mrs Samuel Huntington had the mis- fortune to chop off good share of one of her thumbs, this week. It is doing well under the care of Dr Beardsley.
 Weir Goldsborough has fine large bicycle, sent him by city friends.
 STEPNEY.
 Mra Dr Ghaltnn and Mra Tixzia Perry