The Newtown bee., 1893-09-29

mitsee, Mrs Spear; social committee, Lilla Judson; flower committee, Miss Anthony ;music committee, Miss Hendee; visiting committee, Mrs Shackelton good literature, Susie Wilcoxson. DEATH OF ARTHUR HENRY sNowDEN.
 Arthur Henry Snowden, we'll known resident of Academy Hill, died at his home, after an illness of several weeks, on Monday, at the age of 92 years. Funeral services were held at Christ church, Wednesday afternoon, and in- terment made in the family plot in Union cemetery.
 The Sanford lot on King street has been sold.
 The w. c. T. U. meet with Mrs An drews, Friday afternoon.
 The republicans held their caucus, Wednesday evening, to elect officers to be voted for, on Monday next. H. P. Stagg and son have returned from Chicago.
 Bedell Benjamin and family have re- turned from Bar Harbor and the White mountains, where they have spent the summer.
 Samuel Wells and son of Putney have gone to Chicago.
 Rev MT Shackelton of the Methodist church has returned from his vacation
 Mir Mallett and daughter of Hartford are at the home of her parents, MT anc Mrs Theodore Judson.
 Mrs Betsey Beardsley of Monroe is visiting Lucius Judson.
 Miss Morris of Milford is visiting MT! Merrill of Main street.
 John G. Pepper has moved iron Bridgeport, and will occupy the house with Mrs Peppers mother, Mrs Munsol Curtiss.
 James Herring and family will occup. the H. J. Lewis house, at the uppe wharf.
 Will Rogers and family have moved into the Judson house, on King street.
 Work on Skidmore hill is about com pleted and travellers over the road thinl it much improved.
 Charles Johnson of Oronoque shot rare bird, known as White Rail, whil gunning on the river.
 A very successful fair was held ol the Wheeler lot, on Judson street, las Saturday, by the Bishop Paddock clas of Christ church Sunday school, in ai 7 of the bishops work in the state 0 , Washington. About $60 was realized
 Joseph Dufour has bought out Leste Youngs' interest in the news room. William Blamey has received a boa
 lead of 25O tons of coal, during the pas week.
 There was a very large attendance g the funeral services of the late Ezekie ,, Curtis, at the Methodist church, las week. Rev J. s. Ives, in absence of tn
 pastor, conducted the services. October 3 is the date for concert t be given in the Town hall, by the Gull
 of Christ church. Mrs Brown sang in Christ church Sunday morning, and in the Congregs
 tional church in the evening. Tn } announcement that she is to sing, result l in a very perceptible increase in tn
 audience.
 t The new jetty in the river is con l pleted. It is $50 feet long, two fee = above the water and contains 2O00 ton
 of stone.
 l The railroad company offer the ol ? Fairchild house, on Main street, for salt
 Work is being pushed on the ne' - Washington bridge.
 Quite a number of our lady citizen s have been made voters, under the ne,
 law.
 John W. Beach is said to be impro1 ing, but very slowly. ) Miss Mclaughlin will speak on tTen : perance," in the Town hall, Saturda evening. On Sunday morning she wi . give Bible reading, in the Methods
 church. In the evening she will addres
 union service, in the Congregations church. There is a strong effort bein made to have the town go 'sno license at the coming election.
 The railroad company expect to nov the old station from it's present locatio to new one, on the Stagg property
 next Sunday.
 = The funeral services over the remain
 of the late wife of William Stringel
 were Delu on odGufuay laSC, aC the Tan r fly residence on Broad street, in tn
 presence of large number of the friend
 and relatives of the family. Intermer g was made at Union cemetery. s Thieves broke into Philo Osborn
 barn, few nights since, and stole
 new harness.
 The crossing at King street is no,
 open and teams pass under the tracks The one at Kings Highway will soon b
 open. The stone abutments at the Mai street crossing will be completed, thi l week, and work will be immediately be gun at the other crossings.