The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-20

corner of Park avenue and Atlantic
street.
The street between the horse car tracks
on Park avenue has been rolled for sew
eral days with a large roller drawn by
four horses.
Engine house No. on Norman street
is prettily draped in honor of John Keppy,
who was engineer of the steamer for
many years.
The roof is being put on the new sta
BILE of the SIN. Cate, Jr, Transfer Co. on
Knowlton street. 1t will furnish room
for so horses and will be fitted up with
all modern conyeniences for feeding,
cleaning, ventilating and many other
things necessary for well equipped sta
BILE.
Frank Hall has sold his fine bay horse
to Edmund Seeley of Plattsville.
A negro attempted to enter the second
story window of w. f. Bishops resi-
dence, Monday evening, but was discov-
cred by Mr. Bishop, who caught him as
he descended from the veranda roof. The
negro broke away and made good his es-
cape.
Thousands visited Seaside park, Tues
day morning during the storm, to watch
the waves dash up against the walls near
the bathing houses and along the sea
wall. 1t was beautiful sight and worth
going many miles to see.
Prof Ell. d. Butler has nearly secured
the necessary finds to start his new
aquarium building, which promises to be
fine addition to the city's attractions.
He has started aquariums in many large
cities, which are still running. They are
very instructive, not only to the child
rem, but to every one who visits them.
There is no doubt but that it will be ap-
preciated in this city.
j. Ell. Angevine is again able to be out
and attend to his business, which pleases
his many friends.
Henry G. futile, the real estate deal
er, was married, Wednesday, to Mrs
Mary HI. Harlem.
Rev Lucius w. Shey, now of st Steph-
ems parish, East Haddam, was married
at st Paul's, Wednesday forenoon, to
Miss Annie E. Bradley. Among the
ushers were Rev G.. t. Liusley of Trim
ity, Newtown; Rev w. A. Beardsley of
st Thomas, New Haven and Edward G.
Lyon of Danbury.
Samuel B. Sterling has exchanged his
place on Park street for the Perry fruit
farm opposite the old toll gate.
Tax Collector F. G. Bommos was
struck by Consolidated train, Wednes-
day night, as he was about going to New
Haven and was fatally injured. Bommos
& Biltz have made many friends in New
town and other towns while buying cat
tie; he was a respected and influential
citizen of the Park City.
Rev w. j. White preached in Brook
Ign, Sunday.
Last Sunday evening lat Trinity church
Rev L. N. Booth preached a sermon on
the soul in the intermediate state and the
necessity of interceding for it that GER
tainly is not the thought and belief of
many at the present day. 1t is easy for
a pulpit orator to talk of the hereafter of
the soul while in purgatory in a positive
and assuming manner, but it is quite a
different thing to convince people that
this sort of sensational preaching is what
the world most needs. His text was TAX
en- from the Maccabees and he said, in
part, that it was natural to suppose that
the souls of men, while in an intermedi-
lte state, were benefited and helped
forward to higher Attachments by the
good deeds, gifts to the church and poor
and prayers of those who survive, if per-
formed for that intent. He also said that
requests provided for before death, to
be carried out by others, was another
agency most acceptable to God. The
church is generally well attended and the
singing of the vested boy choir is most
excellent, but many will hardly agree
With some of Mr. Booths. new fashioned
doctrines.
The Bridgeport machine tool works, of
erecting an addition to their factory on
Railroad avenue. The new structure is
% be 70xS0 feet, partly one and partly
,wo stories high. The new building will
give them more room for a growing ma
thine trade and will be known as the
.recting shop. Purdy, the mason, does
he work.
1t is to be regretted that the stormy
weather. of Monday and Tuesday caused
10 small an attendance at the meetings
If the Sunday school institute at the
South Congregational church. The meet
ngs were very interesting, especially the
addresses of Prof Ell. Nc. Hamill of Iii
lois and many Sunday school teachers in
he city will be glad to have had the ben
fit of one so conversant with Sunday
'chool work and Bible study.
G. p. Coe and bride have returned
rom their bridal trip and are boarding
n Bridgeport.
For some time, it has been question
lmong some of the city churches how
% increase the attendance at the Sum
lay evening services. At many of the
churches, the audiences are painfully
small. AS remedy for this, the South
church voted, Wednes-
lay night, to adopt new order of ser
vice to be changed, each Sunday evening
n the month. Commencing the second
Sunday in December, it is planned to
nave lecture on the Holy Land, Illus