The Newtown bee., 1892-01-29
MONROE.

MONROE.
 leap year party is talked of in Cut ler's Farm.
 James Burr and Charles H. Powell have been drawn for jury duty in the Superior court at Bridgeport.
 Carrie L. Clark of New Haven visits Miss Louise Clark.
 Mrs David Sears has returned home.
 Mrs Austin Cannon has been sick.
 Mrs Chauncey Wheeler is somewhat better.
 The Congregational pulpit will be oc- cupied again, next Sunday, by MT Latin rop. There will be a meeting of the church and society on Saturday, 30th, ? p m, at which full attendance is desir- ed.
 A special meeting of the Cutters Farm and Elm Street cemetery associa- tion will be held at J. c. Johnson's. 3Oth, Saturday, at p m business of impor- tance will come up.
 A meeting of the Congregational socie- ty will be held, Saturday, 30th, at D m, to elect officers for the year and to con- sider the matter of calling Rev Mir La throp to the pastorate of the church.
 Grip victims are slowly improving Mrs J. c. Johnson, who had a severe at tack, is slowly ilnprouing; also Miss Be- linda Burr.
 Our new neighbor, Mir Vredenburgh, who bought the Elisha Booth place, has much improved the outbuildings.
 Charles N. Curtis. Miles B. Burr, J. c. Johnson have been getting in nice ice from Edward Hawley's pond.
 A party of seven are still surveying for the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. and boarding with F. W. Hawley.
 Rev Mir Lathrop, who has preached for the Congregational people, is a very entertaining speaker and young man of much promise.
 The Building & Loan Association of Dakota's annual report, J. C. Johnson agent, is out and shows a prosperous years business; notwithstanding it has been the poorest year in the decade for western companies, it shows an increase of assets of nearly $200,000, has paid IS per cent. dividend, increased it's surplus fund $91 1000, having at present about $500, ,0O0 of surplus or reserve fund. MT Johnson believes that there is no better secured investment than this company's s and 10 per cent.debentures. With $S00,- 900 of first mortgage as security for some $l60,000 of debentures and the mortgages carefully placed, how can there be? Under the associations plan of monthly payments of principal and interest, the company is always in funds sufficient to meet it's dues from it's own resources. This accounts for their pro- verbal prompt payments of principal and interest. All that is required is to stop loaning for little while and their accumulations will meet all obligations. B. $. Hurd has harvested seven inch ice.
 Mir and Mrs II. E. Plumb have visited Deep River.
 A leap year party at Miss Lottie Beardsley's.
 A. Sinclair, Jr, while saving wood with buzz saw, almost amputated one of his arms just below the elbow.
 The New Haven county Pomona Ambrose s. Hurd, Myron s. Clark and Edith F. Wheeler of Harmony Grange took the 9th degree. All present report a splendid time. The next meeting will be with Housatonic Grange of Stratford, 18th.
 Mrs F. D. Hollister fell and sprained her arm, Monday morning.
 Sinclair Bros. have commenced to har- vest the ice crop. They are making but ter from the dairies of William s. Clark, Wait Clark and John W. Waterbury, be- sides their own and market it in Shelton and Birmingham,
 The East Village school has closed for it's mid-Winter vacation. For the last month, the merit roll is as follows:
 Florence M. Clark, 91 2-7 per cent.
 Emily Twist, 90 1-7.
 For the term, the five best scholars are;
 Florence NJ. Clark,
 Emily Twist,
 George Burr,
 Florence M. Bliss,
 Dwight Sharp,
 Born, January p, daughter to MT and Mrs E. B. Hyde of Brooklyn.
 Monday, 2ath. ". N. IIurd returned to Bridgeport for Il short time, to help through the busy season at Coe < Whites grocery store.
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