The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17

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 The warden and burgesses, newly elected, met on Tuesday evening and af- ter addresses by the outgoing and in coming wardens, they took the oath of office and spent short time afterward in social time.
 The '. P. s. c. E., Of the Baptist church held their annual meeting, last Tuesday evening, and elected for presi- dent, k. N. Barrett; vice-president, Mrs Lawrence Wright; secretary, Mrs Fred E. Drew treasurer, Miss Nellie Morgan.
 John Glover has the contract for put ting up nice house for George Harding. It will be located south of the residence of F. w. Curtiss.
 Presiding Elder Beach attended the quarterly conference of the Methodist church, last Saturday evening, and preached on Sabbath morning.
 A MT Ward, one of the state board of examiners, has been in the public schools during the past week.
 Candace White, colored woman, died on Monday last. She was an important witness in the Munson murder trial. Her niece, Mrs Hawley, is now awaiting trial.
 A petition was gotten up and present. ed to the selectmen to remove the snow banks in some of the roads, but before the meeting could be called the rain and warm weather had done the work.
 Owing to Saturdays rain the Housa- tonic river rose again and some of the factories were troubled to run. Last Sabbath Rev Dorrall Lee of Der by preached at the Shelton Congrega- tional church, morning and evening, giv- ing two very able discOurses. The Housatonic power company has had their charter granted them by the Legislature. They are to be located at Zoar Bridge.
 William Harris has received pension of $12 per month under the new law. At the Baptist church, last Sunday evening, there was a crowded house as the colored quartet of the Yale singers were present and conducted the services by singing and addresses on the various phrases of missionary work in the South and Africa.
 The heavy rain of last Thursday took off good deal of the snow and caused a freshet in the river.
 James Forbes of the U. V. U., has been appointed assistant mastering officer. The Baptist church have put in 100 of | the new hymnals, Laudes Domini. William Wilkinson ana son Albert re- turned from Washington, Tuesday even l ing.
 William Holmes Jr., is now able to sit up most of the day and is rapidly gain. ing strength.
 Patrick Flynn, man of about 50 year: of age, died suddenly, last Thursday morning, with heart disease. He was as we'll as usual the night previous. James l.. Barclay and Miss May Mountain were married by Rev J. J Cooper, last Wednesday evening.
 County Commissioner Page, who re 1 sides here with his son and who has beer i'll long time, has resigned his office.
 Edward Black, while carrying pal of hot water, slipped on the ice and scald ed himself.
 A bill has been presented to the Legis lature to set this town off from the 15tl senatorial district to the 18th. It woult more nearly equalize the population o the two. This town was formerly con .l nected with most of the towns of the 13tl when it was the old 10th.
 Two nights last week coasting was al II street and the boys were out in larg numbers.
 The members of the Union Veteran Union propose to celebrate Memorial da. and have petitioned the selectmen to be ; tow upon them the annual appropria : ton. Heretofore there has been no ol ganization in this town and the appropri ation has gone to Kellogg post of Birm ; ingham, who attended to the decoratio of the soldiers graves in this town.
 John l.. Farnham and wife celebrate
 their silver wedding, last Tuesday ever
 ing. Quite a good number of thei friends assisted them.
 Last Tuesday evening Oscar W. Hut
 bell took load of young people to Eas Village where they visited Warren Bliss