The Newtown bee., 1892-03-04
F. R. RAIN.


 own of Gardner, working on farm md at his trade till 1867, when he mov- d to Modena, leased wagon factory md blacksmith shop, which, together with the undertaking business, he car jed on till 1869, when he moved to ooughkeepsie, working at his trade till S7I. From there, he moved back to his native place, Gardner, following his rade, with the appointment of constable, ill 1877, when he moved to Sandy Hook, buying the house opposite the watering rough, which the family still own. Here ie worked at his trade with his son till October, 1886, when he moved to 137 Myrtle avenue. Bridgeport, where he was still living when the Master called, on the Y. NJ. c. A. building up % his last sickness. He was a man we'll versed in the Scriptures, always having ! passage ready to quote. He led quiet, retiring life, was ''diligent in business, fervent in spirit. serving the Lord;' was always ready to lend a helping hand in church work. He always spent his even- ings at home and loved to be associated with his family, all of whom lived at home. Besides a wife. four sons and daughter survive:
 Hester N, living at home.
 Cornelius D., carpenter.
 Edward H., the we'll known and gen. ial salesman at W. B. Hall & Co.'S.
 John D., moulder by trade.
 Dubois L., at Wilmott & Hobbs roll ing mills.
 idence, Thursday } p m. Interment at Mountain Grove cemetery, Rev Mir Dav- enport officiating. Bearers, William Derringer, Peter Smith, George Com stock, James Potter, Theodore Barber and Ralph Luth.
 H. E. Plumb has improved his Bridge port property located on the horse rail- nell street. The block comprises drug and grocery store. with two tenements overhead furnished with all modern im- provements. The full block is rented.
 The Y. NJ. c. A. boycot of the Univer- salists will hurt the former more than the Universalists. It is not gentlemanly nor Christian. The story is revived that the Y. NJ. c. A. once returned Col Knowl- tons $25 check because he is a Universal ist.
 Timothy Sullivan, coachman for F. V. Giles, was nearly suffocated to death, Saturday night, by gas escaping from the coal stove in the room where he slept.
 Marsh Bros. are building two $l50C six-room cottages on Carroll avenue to sell and Warren H. Lamson's $260t eight-room cottage, Laurel and Lin wood avenues.
 The story goes that Mrs F. c. Cannon -Alvord has sold her S67 ,000 interest ir the estate of her father, W. F. Swords for $10, ,O00 to enable her Cannon husband to start a saloon in New York.
 The city meeting, Monday night, laid a tax of 24 1-4 mills, giving the board of education enough to build two school houses, but cutting down the care of the poor from S52.OOO to $47 ,OOO, the S500C saved being given the fire department Attorney Davenport wanted the meeting fn III question to committee whether q tax laid on the grand list of 1891 would be valid. MT Davenport held that it would hold, as the Supreme court had decided that the whole board of assessors and not a majority of it's members must be pres ent to make tax legal laid on the grand list. Mayor Marigold's appointee, Mir Hunt, had not met with the other assess ors in making out the 1891 list and there fore, a tax laid on it would not be valid. City Attorney Wheeler held that is would be a valid tax and his view carried the day.
 James Spargo has sold his house on Harriet street to Dwight Wheeler, presi- dent of the Acme Shear company and has had plans made by A. H. Beers for an improved residence on the corner of Maple and William streets. It will be 29x44 feet. with veranda and tower on the street corner. On the first floor will be kitchen, sitting room, dining room and parIor, with sleeping rooms above, mak- ing 10 rooms in all. There will be wood mantels, furnace, electric bells and all the Improvements. The roof will be slated. Jones & Hoffman will do the carpenter work and Thomas Shaw the stone work.-[Record.
 At the hardware board of trade ban quet given at Sherry's in New York, last week, were noticed F.W. Smith of Smith & Egge and Marcus c. Hawley of Haw- ley Brothers Hardware Co., Standard.
 The Bridgeport Copper company is building $3000 boiler house, ,63xl09.
 Harry MeElroy of McElroy Bros. is to wed Miss Estella Dewitt, a teacher.
 Building Inspector Day has taken J. W. Skinner, Jr, into partnership under the firm name of I. W. Day & Co.,; of- ice in Franklin block.
 0smer B. Wells, who returned from the State of Washington, a few months ago, intends 10 return to the Pacific coast again, next month, for his health.
 When the temporary shed is removed from in front of the block belonging to he Houston estate on Main street, great changes will be revealed. Practically nothing is left of the old building but the side walls. The new front will run up 'our stories and will be of pressed brick md brown stone. with iron columns on he ground floor. A projecting bay will De built across the front of the second