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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
LONG HILL.

A very pleasant birthday party was
held at the home of Miss Edith Turney,
Wednesday evening. Several from New
town attended. The evening was pleas
antly spent in dancing and listening to
several fine selections on the piano; also
some fine banjo music rendered by Will
Terry of Bridgeport.
Annual election of officers for the M.
Z. Sunday school, December 20: Super
intendent, f. S. Shelton; assistant,
George Sherman; female superintend-
ent, Mrs Frank Sherman; secretary, c.
X. Radcliffe !; assistant, Miss Nellie Blood ;
librarian, Miss Ida Blood; assistant, Mrs
Frank Sherman; treasurer, David Will
liams.
No service in Grace church, last Sum
day, Rev Mr. Boylston being sick.
Many are sick with grip, among the
number Mrs w. B. Coan.
At the hall, last week Thursday night,
n good number were out, considering the
weather, at the M. e. Sunday school
Christmas tree. Among the many gifts,
the pastor was not forgotten,
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield Academy, Prof Francis Fl.
Brewer principal, will reopen January 5.
B. Belts has just received another lot
of those extra choice white turnips. Also
a lot of pure white California honey.
This is superior article, both as to pur-
ity and flavor and very cheap at two
pounds for 25c.
B. Belts had six boxes of oranges from
his Florida grove, the day before Christ
mas, two of the oranges weighing rs
ounces and 13 1-2 inches in circumfer-
ence.
Miss Della Thorp is very sick with
grip.
David Mcdonald died at 10 80 m,
Monday, after a sickness of over two
years with spinal trouble. The funeral
took place, Thursday at 8 m.
Howard Wakeman drew the large
stick of candy at B. Belts; it weighed
Is "a pounds. He sold it to Michael
Daley for 81.
A tie and large rock were placed on
the railroad, Wednesday night, near the
Acid works, but the engines threw them
aside without wrecking the trains.
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TRUMBULL.

Miss H. st j. Merrill of Norwalk was
Christmas guest of William F. Beach.
Chauncey B.Marsh and family of New
Milford visit S. G. Beach.
Miss Cora e. Beach is sick with grip.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Beach are suffer-
ing with hard colds.
On account of the severe storm,
Christmas Eve, the Sunday school did
not have it's Christmas tree and concert.
1t was postponed until Thursday even
ing of this week. If stormy, Friday
evening.
A great deal of sickness still prevails
in town. The oldest people cannot re-
member when so many families have
been afflicted at any one time. The
writer personally recalls more than 80
persons who have been or are sick with
grip. No one has died yet from its eff
fects, although many have been and are
quite sick.
Charles Wheeler of Yale is at home on
vacation during the holidays.
Ormel A. Hall, formerly of Trumbull,
died at Bridgeport, Sunday, of paralysis.
Funeral services were held from st
Johns church, Tuesday afternoon. He
was brother of Mrs Dwight Brinsmade
and Mrs c.. Plumb.
At the conservation meeting, Sunday
evening, although many members were
sick, nearly every one was present with
excuse or verse. Two new members
were proposed.
Miss Fannie Eaton of Ware, Mass, is
spending a few days with Rev and Mrs
w. F. White.
The week of prayer will be observed,
beginning Sunday evening. 1t is hoped
that old and young will enter heartily
into the spirit of these meetings. Fur
Their notice will be given, Sunday.
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STRATFIELD.


The Sunday school of the Baptist
church had a very pleasant entertainment
given them, Christmas night. The pas
tor gave some pleasant readings and
Santa Claus distributed gifts to all.
j. Sherman Brakeman is very sick with
grip, attended with symptoms of pneu-
monia.
E. G. Wilson entertained quite party
at Christmas dinner.
Reuben Rogers, who has been very
sick with grip, is out again.
Anna King is visiting at Walter Cor
nell's.
Harnessmaker McCarrick and wife are
both down with grip.
Our venerable hog killer, Theodore
Wilson, is kept quite busy about this
time Strengthening the porkers.
Mr. and Mrs B. B. Brothwell entertain
ed their children, grandchildren and 9TH
er relatives, Christmas day.
James Ager is on his bread and cake
route again, after recovering from grip.
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NICHOLS.

Owing to the Illness of the rector, there
was no service, Christmas day, in the
Episcopal church and the children's tree
was postponed until Tuesday, 10Th.
Miss May Brooks is acting in the ca
pacity of saleslady at the ID. NJ. Read
Cos during the holidays.
The families of Mr. Osborne of Bridge
port and Mr. Grammar of Shelton were
Christmas guests of Mrs Schmidlin.
Misses Grace Hawley, Julia Thorpe
and May Nichols are home for the holt
days.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Curtiss of Norwalk
are spending a week at her old home.
grandfather's.
Many are suffering from the prevailing
epidemic; few entire families seem to es-
cape. The families of C. B. Nichols,
Orange Plumb, Charles Amber. S. w.
Nichols, G. E. Evitts, Eli Hawley ARE
among the latest victims.
Herbert Smith is taking vacation from
carpentering while he nurses the grip.
School is closed for week.
Edward Bennett has shingled his barn.
Mrs William B. Nichols and daughter
Rosie visit in Bridgeport.
Miss Alice Evitts is home from Bridge
port on account of sickness.
There is much sickness in the village
and DR. Starkweather is kept busy.
E. S. Farchild is to have a telephone
put in his house soon.
At the Christmas entertainment in the
M. E. church, a life sized portrait of the
late William G. Nichols was unveiled.
The evenings entertainment of singing
and recitations was enjoyed by large
number of adults as we'll as children. n.
B. Curtis made an excellent Santa Claus.
Cornelia, infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Nathan B. Curtis, died, December
30, with pneumonia, following an attack
of measles.
The Methodist Sunday school chose
the following officers for 1892:
superintendent, Augustus MUIR.
Secretary, DR. F. G. Starkweather.
Treasurer, Miss America Pierson.
Librarians, Ernest Read and Nelson
Perry.
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The Christmas festival for the children
of Trinity Sunday school was held in the
church, Monday evening. The children
entered the church at o'clock, singing
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing The
singing was very fine, Mrs Huntington
being the leader. Then followed the
evening prayer and the carols, ssWhat
Shout was Heard" and Earthly Friends
Will Change and Falter.'' Superintend-
emit Wakeman made short address. Rev
DR. Guilbert spoke to the children for
few minutes in his usual pleasant way.
The church was prettily trimmed. There
were two small trees, which were taste
fully trimmed with tinsel, etc. The pres
ents were hung on the trees and grouped
around the foot of them ON the floor.
Each child in the Sunday school and par
ish received an orange and box of candy.
After the distribution of presents, the
carol go Come, All Ye Faithful was
sung. The church was well filled.
The foundation of I'll. N. Wakeman's
house is finished. The frame will prob
ably be erected in few days.
Rev Barlow Burr is very i'll with grip.
Part of the platform of the north
bound station has been been removed
and the two extra tracks will be laid.
Sunday. The new platform will be COM
pleted, probably, before that time.
Miss Louise O'Dell has tumor in her
left side and will have an operation per-
formed, next week, by New Haven
doctor.
Joel Banks has enclosed his open
sheds for a more convenient place for
his new wagons.
Remember the Y. p. S. G. E. enter
tainment course, beginning, 18th; five
entertainments for 81 so.
The concert of j. j. Hayes is announc-
ed for Washington hall, 10th.
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HUNTINGTON.

Charles Judson has been sick with a
severe cold.
Mrs Arson Smith has been very ill
with severe attack of grip.
The Xmas services at St. Pau is were
not as we'll attended as expected, owing
to the rain, but those attending had an
enjoyable time. All members of the !
school received presents and purse OF /
$40 was given to F. F. johnson. Tho
choir rendered some fine music.
Lewis Curtis attended the funeral of
his brother Barnum at Stepney Tuesday.
Rev DR. Hart of Trinity college, Hart
ford. was unable to attend St. Pauls,
Sunday, on account of sickness.
Mr. and Mrs James E. Smith of Shelton
spent Xmas at Arson Smiths. u
L. B. Gray and wife and Miss Jane
Hurd spent Xmas at E. S. Hawley's.
Miss Kate Judson is home for two
weeks.
F. W. Wooster and family spent Christ
mas at the home of their father Z. 5.
Wooster.
Misses Alice and Rebecca Mcdonald
spent Xmas with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Walp are guests of
John Beattie.
Mr. Washburn has bought the home of
Orrin Talmadge.
W; S. Hooper and Mrs RiggAre con-
fined to the house by grip. = ~
W; P: Hill of Brooklyn 81 T.. Xmas
a
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WESTPORT.

Miss Doyle of Williamsbridge was
married, 3lst, to Mr. Vaudeville of
Greenwich. The bride was dressed in
travelling suit of tan, with salmon pink
trimmings. Supper at the groom's par
ents at Greenwich. Thursday morning,
they came to the BRIDES boarding place
at Mrs George Banks's. They have hired
a beautiful suite of rooms of ii. Ell. Bel
den, where they will at once begin house
keeping.
John Belts, wife and daughter are low
with grip.
William F. Noble has left the employ
of III. III. Belden.
j. d. Woods satchel shop will resume
work, Monday, 4th.
Congregational Christmas tree, Both.
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sTRATFoRD.

Mrs Sylvia Northrop is quite sick at
her daughters, Mrs Rufus Buddington's.
Mr. Buddington and two children suffer
from grip.
Cupheag's annual ball, 18th.
w. /. Hunt of Yale took Prof Sey-
mour's place in the lecture on "Modern
Greece" as Prof Seymour's father died.
Charles Blakeslee and wife have been
sick with grip.
Xmas concert at the Congregations
church, Sunday evening.
j. II. Brakeman is M. of Housatonic
grange; Mrs Brakeman, Pomona; John
E. Holmes, A. S.; Mrs Holmes, secre-
terry; r. w. Curtis, treasurer; Mrs
Curtis, l.. A.
Funeral of Helen, wife of Henry
Booth, Saturday.
L. W. Burritt gave his sister, Miss
Cornelia of Utica, N. Y, farewell re-
ception, Tuesday evening.
SARAH MCEWeu, WluOW VI oueIuOu l. .
Curtis, died, this week, leaving three
sons, Selectman Charles B. Curtis, ex-
Selectman r. w. Curtis and Henry Cur
It's. Mrs Curtis leaves one sister, Mrs
Frederick Lockwood of Bridgeport.
Mary, sister of the late Isaac Brooks,
died, last Friday, IS.
Rev Sylvester Clarke preached at
Christ church, Sunday.
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Miss Lizzie Platt, who has been giving
lessons in painting in Boston, is here for
the holidays, guest of Grocer w. f.
Wills and wife of Prospect street,
Mrs Flora Allen has returned, after
six months with friends and relatives at
Windsor and Dalton and will make her
home with E. r. Hyde of SCI Fairfield
avenue.
Alexander johnson of the Yale scien-
tific school is spending his vacation in
the city.
Artist George A. Tory and wife of
New York are guests of Mrs Torry's
mother, Mrs A. A. Howes of Park ave-
nue..
Rev George F. Prentice of the West
End Congregational church preached
for Rev r. G. S. McNeille, who is still
unable to be out, Sunday morning and,
in the evening, the annual Christmas
concert of the South Sunday school at
tracted a crowded house.
A Sunday school festival was given in
the South church, Monday evening, for
the benefit of the scholars. Singing by
the Bonnie quartet; double male quar-
tet; a recitation by Miss Hazel Burns,
1.-the gobbler' and violin solos by Prof
L. E. Vaughan greatly amused the
audience, after which they were liberal
ly treated to ice cream and cake in the
parlors of the church.
Grocer George Cleveland of State
street is taking a vacation at his home
on Gilbert street on account of grip.
Capt Pinkerman raided the five policy
shops of Harry and Thomas Flint, An
drew Farrell, j. d. Carpenter, Charles
Kelly, Tuesday night.
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SOUTHPORT.

Andrew Sherwood has been quite sick
with vertigo.
Herbert Banks is ON Long Island.
Pequot drum corps gave their second
ball, Tuesday evening. but, owing to the
storm, the attendance was small.
Capt j. V. Ryder, James A. Bonney,
G. F. Monroe, Mrs Arthur Hull, William
F. Northrop and Edward Eddy are VIC
Tins of grip.
Mrs Howard Wakeman went to New
York, Tuesday, in answer to a telegram
that her nephew, Is years old, had his
eye shot out while target shooting.
Francis Perry has been doing carpen-
ter work for Simon Banks.
The following is from the Long Is
lander under Cold Spring news: s"rhe
social event of the week is the marriage
of Miss Jennie V. Abrams and Rev b #.
Gilman, which occurred at the residence
of the BRIDES father, Capt EIwood Alb
rams. Nearly 100 invited guests were
present. Rev B. A. Gilman, father of
the bridegroom, officiated, assisted by
hCt MI llc DTIut WAS DGdu-
tifully attired in pearl colored Henriet-
ia cloth dress, with heavy silk fringe !;
she carried in her hand large bouquet
of carnatsons. Misses Ada White and
Ella Brush were maids of honor. A large
number of presents of useful and orna-
mental articles were made. The hap
by couple left on the afternoon train to
spend some days at the bridegroom's
home in Southport"
Most cases of grip have greatly inn
proved and the Christmas entertainment
in the M. e. church promised to be q
success. The choir took hold of the
trimming of the church with great zest.
Rev B. A. Gilman has been suffering
for two weeks with carbuncles at the
base of the head and back of the neck.
They have been SO painful as to disqual-
ify him for mental labor and his SER
mons were entirely exbemporaneous,
last Sunday and yet the people think
that these boils, or something else, inn
proves the preaching. Such is the open.
ly avowed verdict.
Service at Trinity, this week Friday 10
a m.
The Gray brothers, with the aid of
Maurice Gull, have slaughtered over So
hogs already, this season.
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GREEN'S FARMS.

Family reunions have been quite gen.
eral during Xmas week and enjoyable
times have been spent by all.
Edward Bedford and his wife were in
town, last week, visiting Mr. Bedford's
parents.
DR. Howard Taylor spent a week with
his parents. He returned, Thursday
evening.
Rev II. Davies made a business trip to
New York, returning Friday morning.
F. II. Bedford and wife, with A. Z.
Bedford, spent Christmas day in Brook
Ign.
Miss Myrtilla Taylor is spending the
Christmas vacation with her parents.
Miss Jennie Banks of the Normal
school, New Britain, is home for vaca-
ton. She expects to return to her duties,
Monday.
The busy toll of last week in decorat
ing bore beautiful results, as every one
who attended church, Sunday morning,
will testify. The efforts of the young
people, under the efficient leadership of
George Whitehead, were crowned with
success. Every one said so.
The annual Sunday school Xmas con-
cert was given, Sunday evening. There
was large audience and many beautiful
pieces were rendered by the children.
Collections were taken up, morning and
evening, to defray the expenses of the
annual entertainment.
On Tuesday afternoon and evening, the
children and friends of the Sunday
school assembled for the great social
event of the season. Games, outdoor
and indoor, were INDUCED in in the af-
ternoon. Supper was served between
80 and p m, after which an entertain
ment, concluding with the laughable an
tics of Santa Claus, closed the proceed
ings.
The third entertainment of the course
given by the Y. p. S. C. E. will take
place, Thursday 9TH, 8 p m, in the church.
The form of the entertainment will be
that of an organ recital TO be conducted
by Prof Alex Gibson, president of the
Connecticut society of organsts. He
will be assisted by Miss Ona Curtiss of
Stratford, who will sing two songs and
by quartet. The entertainment will be
of the highest order and all lovers of
good music should made an effort to att
tend. Admission 35c.
The annual meeting of the church takes
place, next Friday al 3 p m.
The preparatory lecture will be deliv-
cred in the church parlors at p N, next
Friday.
Henry A. Jennings continues to mend
and expects to resume his business in
connection with the American jewelry
company of Bridgeport, the first week of
the new year.
Joseph Jennings and wife are suffering
from severe attacks of the prevailing
grip. So is Augustus Jennings and Ar
thur Taylor. Mrs Charles Mills does not
improve, but is as comfortable as can be
expected.
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REDDING.
The selectmen are putting chimney
into the Town hall.

The selectmen are putting chimney
into the Town hall.
The sudden death of Thomas Ryan,
Saturday, created shock in our COM
munity. Though sick for some months,
yet he kept about and was able to go
out of doors, a few days before his
death. The cause of death was I'M
doubtedly consumption. Mr. Ryan was
fine example of the opportunities af
forded by our country to even poor men
for acquiring wealth by industry and
economy. Coming to the Ridge in 1850
without dollar, he accumulated quite
fortune and was one of the largest land
holders in Redding. During the latter
part of his life, he was sorely afflicted
by the loss of five sons and daughter.
Two of his sons left widows and the
others had reached young manhood
The last to die was his daughter Ella, an
estimable young lady of p years. The
father and mother were much broken by
these sore Affections. One son, Il. NJ.
Ryan of New York and daughter, Mrs
Grove of Bethel, are the only surviving
children of this once large family. The
funeral services took place in the Bethel
church, Father O'Donnell officiating.
He was buried in Danbury Catholic
cemetery. The pail bearers were Mr.
McKenny, p. Mcdonald, John Moore,
p. Green, John Carroll and T. Dorgan.
Mrs Ryan had the grip and was unable
to attend the funeral. She is now some
what better and on the road to recovery.
Dull clouds and lowering sky made
Christmas day gloomy outside, but the
usual festivities and family gatherings
were not lessened. In the evening,
there was an interesting program of
singing, recitations and addresses, fol-
lowed by supper, at the Methodist
church.
A handsome berry dish and silver ladle
were presented to the pastor and a bread
and milk set to Aaron Treadwell, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school. Owing
to the darkness of the night, the gather
ing was not as large as expected.
Arrangement was made for services at
Christ church, Christmas Eve, but, ow-
ing to the darkness of the night, so few
were present that it was concluded to
postpone them to Sunday evening. Rev
Mr. Linsley came and, had the people dis
played the same courage, the house
would have been well filed.
j. S. Sanford and family were guests
of James Miller, Christmas day.
The choir of Christ church did admir-
ably, through the efficient teaching of
j. L. Gregory.
Misses Emma and Louise Rumsey are
with Misses Townsend in New Haven.
j. Sullivan was turned out, last week,
receiving several cuts on his head and
face.
Mrs =. "A. S. Burr spent Christmas at
Mrs j. G. Reads.
Miss Phebe Selleck has closed her
school for two weeks. There was a
Christmas tree, followed by recitations
and singing.
The mother of Mrs A. Read, Mrs G..
Wright of Danbury, who suffered from
erYsipelas, died, last week Wednesday.
Funeral largely attended from the Ridge
bury church. Saturday afternoon.
Mr. aud Mrs I'll. Hill and Mr. and Mrs
j. Ballard went to New York, Saturday;
Mrs Ballard will return TO her home in
Columbus. Ohio.
Sunday evening, Rev Mr. Iinsley
preached to q good congregation most
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TASHUA.

Morse d. Mallette lost horse, last
week.
George a. Clark acted as usher at the
marriage of Miss Anna C.Abbot of East
on to Robert Scholley.
There have been several eases of chick
en- pox among the school children.
The grip patients are improving; Mrs
Emeline Nichols and Miss Sarah J Mich
OILS have been sick.
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PLATTSVILLE.

Mrs Hallock is still with her husband
in Catskill; the doctors seem to consider
his case hopeless.
Edward Seeley's family spent Christ
mas in Weston with George Sturges.
Eli Godfrey and family spent Christ
mas with his brother.
L. N. Reynolds's family spent the day
with Mrs Wilson.
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grip. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Jennings are
improving.
G. F. Monroe has built an addition to
his shop, 12x24, with tin roof and has at
commodious shop for work. A sign on
the outside shows you where you can get
your horse shod for 81 cash. An addi-
ton to his barn, 12x24, has also been
built.
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highest of all in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Go
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Special meeting of the school board at
the house of E. Fitch, on Saturday at 10
a m, to consider the cases of Miss Swift,
teacher in the Upper Parish and of c. FL.
Rowell in Lyons Plain.
e. Fitch has entertained his daughter
and her husband.
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Hattie Beard, Mr. and Mrs., Evastus- 3ep-i
nett, Mrs Frank Brakeman, Fred Benan
and number of Patrick Murphy's
lily are in the grip. -Four persons inn
family were in bed at once.
Celestus Webster spent last week at
home.
o. G. Beard. Jr, arrived, Tuesday,
with load of Vermont cattle, butter and
maple sugar.
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About Winter shoes,

0UOuG w AuUCl SuUGS,
I try to have the best kinds
of stout, warm shoes for men
and women and sell them little
lower than other dealers.
[ have stout goat shoes for
women and girls, 81 rs, 81 so
and So.
Stout shoes for and boys,
81 25, l so, 2, and So 80; those
as So and So 80 are particularly
good.
Mems rubber boots, best
grade, So so.
Boys rubber boots, best grade,
So.
Women's rubber boots, best
grade, ST. so.
Girls rubber boots, best
grade, ST. 25.
Child's rubber boots, best
grade, ST. Is.
These prices are all for best
quality, fresh goods. I have
some poorer goods for less, but
don't recommend second or third
grade rubbers.
John G.. Rowland.
405 Main St. Bridgeport, Conn. Dec 81, 1891.
aHn1ira hIa fNhriStpaS he
church was tastefully, though not elab-
orately trimmed.
Mrs j. l.. Sanford and mother spent
Christmas with Banks Gorham.
S. c. Shaw is visiting friends in Bos-
ton.
Owing to the severe storm of Tuesday
night, the Christmas festivities of Christ
church Sunday school were postponed
to Wednesday night, when there was
Christmas tree and supper. Notwith-
standing the storm, Rev Mr. Linsley and
quite party came down from Newtown,
Tuesday night. After an hour in social
chat with the few who were present,
they started on their gloomy Journey
home. During the evening, William c.
Sanford, in a neat little speech, present.
ed Mr. Iinsley with pair of seal skin
gloves.
Charles Bradley has been quite sick
with the prevailing disorder.
Word has been received from Ben and
Ed Bradley that, owing to a severe
storm, their steamer was obliged to an
Choir in Charleston harbor.
j. N. Nickerson and family are all
PROSTATE with grip.
c. Nordman has moved again, this
time to the Fairchld place in Sanford
town.
w. H. Hill and wife have visited
friends in Brooklyn.