The Newtown bee., 1893-03-31

years of age and an only daughter. The scholars in roomNo of the public school of which she was member, attended the services.
 A man who gave his name as James Smith, secured board with Mrs Dauchy and then refu sed to pay her. He was ar rested and fined $7 and costs and given 30 days in jail. There are too many of this class who will spend their wages in saloons and leave their hard-workipg landladies to suffer.
 The ladies of the Congregational church workers will omit their weekly l meeting on Friday next, it being Good | Friday and will meet the week following with Mrs William Hadley.
 A temporary organization of the work ingmen's club was made Saturday even ing by electing William Weiman, pre- sident; Eli A. Carley, secretary; R. P. Kimberly, treasurer; and committee on constitution and by laws.
 There was q large attendance at the Methodist Sabbath school, last Sabbath, | at 6 o'clock. The exercises by the child | ren were interesting and the music good.
 The services at the Congregational church were largely attended, last Sab bath, and two interesting and practical sermons by Rev Robert Patton of the Yale Divinity College were listened to with close attention. Next Sabbath, Rev Will lard l.. Beard will preach.
 E. P. borden & Co.,, have sold their meat business to J. Burkhardt & Co.,, the grocers, who will hereafter combine this department with their business.
 There was large atte ndance at the Methodist church, last Friday evening, at the meeting of the Derby Y. P. $. c. E., when their numbers were largely augmented by visitors from New Haven and Bridgeport, about 400 in number. Several addresses were made after which a short time was spent socially.
 William Holmes, Jr., visited tie Derby silver company factory on Saturday last for the first time since his accident in December.
 The Daughters of St George will hold fair in the Town hall, next week, com mencing on Monday evening.
 Richard Osterhout was surprised by his friends on his birthday and present. ed with gold beaded cane.
 Echo hose company will array in new uniforms.
 John Hanley, who has been critically ill, has recovered so as to be out again.
 D. N Clark went to Spring gfield, last Tuesday, as the guest of the Overman wheel company, of whose biceycle he is agent.
 T. J. Chadeayne has commenced the erection of residence for himself on Prospect avenue and Maltby street. The railroad authorities are taking gravel from the bank west of the freight depot and transferring it to Round hill.
 Court Pioneer, A. o. F., was instituted last Thursday night. J. H. Carnall, James Banford, Joseph M. Hyde and William Collins, being the principal officers.
 Garfield Slie, boy of 12 years of age, was sent to the state reform school, last Friday.
 A cricket club has been organized among some of the English residents.
 Lady Wooster council of Danbury will visit Lady Sherman council, ne xt week, on Wednesday evening.
 On Saturday, April l, the tax collector of the Ferry school district will receive the annual tax of three mills on the dol lar at the town clerks office. l The Birmingham corset company a t now settled in their new factory and |! although they have much enlarged their facilities for production, are overwhelm- ed with orders.
 The ladies of the Congregational church workers held supper and enter ainment at the Town hall, on Thursday evening, and although the weather was unpleasant, there was good attendance and over $40 realized.
 Evans Hoyt has secured a position with the Waterbury watch company.