The Newtown bee., 1892-04-08
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w. A. Gilbert and wife left, Tuesday for few weeks at Ocean Grove.

W A. ohUCIb anu W WtLC lCIUS l , for few weeks at Ocean Grove.
 Rev c. H. Daniels of New York occu- pied the pulpit in the Congregational church, Sunday morning. MT Daniels is secretary of the American Board and gave an interesting talk on missions. There was no service in the evening quite a large number of the members at tended the union service in the First Congregational church, Danbury.
 Mrs L. D. Howard has gone to New London, where she intends to make her future home.
 The public schools commenced, Mon day, with good attendance in all the rooms. There are yet q few cases of scarlet fever, but in a mild form.
 The work on the new addition on St. Thomas church has been pushed for ward and will be completed and every thing in good shape for Easter Sunday.
 A. W. Brown, who has been confined to the house for some time with grip and rheumatism, is able to be out again.
 Mrs Clara Stebbins, who has been spending the Winter in Florida with her sister, returned home, Tuesday.
 Benjamin Crouchley, our popular sta- tion agent, is able to be about again and attend to his duties.
 Elliott D. Smith occupied the pulpit of the M. k. church, last Sunday and preached two very acceptable sermons. Rev J. T. Langlois is expected home from conference in time to occupy his pulpit, next Sunday.
 A very pretty program is being pre- pared for the Easter service at St. Thom- as church. The music will be specially fine.
 The o. U. A. NJ. are issuing tickets for their fair and loan exhibition at 75c each for the entire week. The fair com- mences the 18th. An old account book dated l792 is among the relics which have been obtained for exhibition.
 Rev H. Q. Judd of Hartford spent Sunday in town.
 Dr Florence A. Sherman was home, over Sunday.
 Eureka water was shut off nearly all day, Sunday.
 James Whitney, clerk for A. W. Twiss, is laid up with one of Jobs comforters.
 Two classes of St. Thomas Sunday school held a very successful cake sale at Starr Barnum's store, Saturday after noon; as this is new departure for raising money in this town, it's success will be an encouragement for cake sales in future.
 Will Fox is making improvements on his property next to Edwin Shorts fac tory.
 The Grassy Plain Hose Co. expect to put up new flag pole on their building in Grassy Plain and also re-letter their sign.
 There has been quite good deal of moving, the past week.
 The Eureka water has been put into A. H. Seniors tenement on South street.
 All the friends of the O. II. A. M. who have articles they intend to donate or lo f,; send word to some member of the com mittee through either A. B. Lockwood or Louis Ohlweiler. The committee in charge are w. s. Wortman, W. Mallory, George w. Roe, H. Brotherton, Mrs H. Sanford, Mrs F. Perkins, Miss D. Bell, M. Howard Banks. The loan exhibition in connection with the fair promises to be large and interesting collection of old and choice relics, in fact some of the finest found in the country.--News.
 On Thursday evening, April II, the Stott family will give musical enter tainment in Nichols opera house. The family consists of eight and they adver- tise to give an entertainment of choice musical selections.
 Mrs +. J. Mackenzie and Miss Grace Wheeler spent Sunday in Stamford with Mrs Rowland Toms.
 Mccarthy 6 Go. have rented the Will lows shop, formerly occupied by Edwin Short, where they will make ladies' hats and also get up hats in the rough.
 Quite number of friends of Prohibi- tion met at G. A. Shepard's house, Mon- day night and organized Prohibition club.
 Daniel Carney has opened hat tip printing shop at Fountain place.
 PLUMTREES.
 Misses Hattie and Bertha Taylor of Danbury have been here.