The Newtown bee., 1893-01-06
WILL THEY CORNER THE LIVERY
 BIsINESS*

Nash & Pefftrs may be try ing to make d corner in the livery business. They have recently bought n third livery estab- lishmenU.
 It does one good to see how heartily Germans enter into any eDrertainmeht. They know how to get out of it all there is in it. The CoucoIdia society had Christmas entertainment and genuine Santa Claus party, Sunday night, last week, with accustomed success.
 Samuel A. Barnum, one of Danbury's prominent men, fell on the ice re- gently and was hurt severely. His face may be disfgured for life, having sus- tained a fracture of the nose.
 The First CongregatiOnalc hurch held d reunion of members on Friday evening, | last week.
 The Danbury wheel club arabound to be busy during the winter months, and have organized bowling team consist ing of the following, prehaps others: Dr Clayton C. Bennett, C. +. Pearce, A. B. Leonard. c. w. Beal, A. N. Grffing, ali young men of snap"
 At the funeral Of the late S. B. Van Vert, Rev Dr simmons, ,ot the Methodist church read the Odd Fellows burial ser vice.
 Henry H. Knapp of Strong HUI or Longbride, an outlying district, has As many friends as any genial farmer here abouts. A large number bent on good time. surprised him the other night. A great many oysters of the Norwalk de nomination were also surprised and taken in. The general festivities lasted nearly all night.
 Rev Mir Vincent, of the Universities oh, bod h.ns, ht. 1 young folks of his church and Sunda ' school the other night. Such happy sea sons between pastor and people and others, foster socia bility and kindness of which there is some lack in our cold Connecticut. They cannot occur Irn often. A cold reserve. whose breath is frost and chills every one on whom il falls, is as much to be deprecated as too much frivolty.
 Swedes held religious services in the First church. Friday evening last week. Swedish clergymen from Naugatuck and New Haven conducting the service, They need church of their own, and in time will have it. In the mean time the churches willingly admit them.
 The Knights of the Golden Eagle paid to a widow of one of their order SlOOG as a death benefit, recen5lv. That is good.
 At the First Congregational and the Disciples churches they had sunrise prayer meetings, Sunday morning.
 Monday was observed as holiday. Store men mostly closed after l2 o'clock, noon. Factories generally were shut down. In fact they have not been doing much since Christmas.
 The postoffice was moved into thena W rooms, Saturday night last, and began business even with the new year. This is on Library street, not Liberty street. as was printed last week by freak of the pen or type. The postmaster and the employees are justly proud of their new quarters. It will probably take many years for the business to out-grow these rooms.
 The wheelmen rolled over to Lake | Kenosia, Saturday night, and returned as the old year went out and the new came in.
 Communion was administered by Rev MT Morse at Union hall, White street. Sunday afternoon.
 l The Methodists held watch night ser vice Saturday night, and similar ser vice was held at the Mill Plain Baptist ] church.
 1 E. F. Coe, whom all who had any busi- ness with Adams express company here knew, and many others, died last week, in New Haven. He seemed to l posse ss fine spirits noble nature Tefin- ed by Christian culture.