The Newtown bee., 1893-10-27
TALK IS CHEAP.

For several years there aas been much l ta K about fire organization of one kind 1 or another, but it has always ended in ! talk. Alter every fire there is revival ! of old schemes, only to die away as the ! ire gets cold. Now, however, it looks 1 as if something would materialize. Sev- erai of the substantial young men of the l village have formed an organization and l already have a substantial sum in the 1 treasury. That they mean business is | shown by the earnestness in which they | take hold of the matter and the prepar ations made to fit themselves to fight the next blaze. The need of some head and organization at fire, to direct those ready to help, has always been very ap- parent. With proper encouragement from property holders, we can now have efficient work done at future fires. The first great need is, of course, proper ap- paratus and this can be procured only bv money. A convenient place for stor ing it must also be provided. Consider able fun has been pOked at the company, but now it is time to take hold and help the thing along. Talk is cheap and we have had enough of it, Now let us have cooperation and do something.
 Much cOnsternatiOn was caused by the | announcement, this week, that the lease of the St Mare had been sold by Bliss & Leonard to Sam Merritt of Bridgeport.
 The Chronicle is authority for the an- nouncement that A. NJ. Craig of this vil- lage, who is now in Europe, has sold his secret for making Craig metal to an English syndicate for S200,000 or more. This is denied by President H. R. Par rott of the Bridgeport company.
 pf spent the day at his old home, last Thurs day, and called on his many friends.
 Henry Burr has improved so as to be able to sit up and hopes to be out soon.
 F. A. Burr and sister represent the To- cal Endeavor society in the chorus, next week. Bacon Wakeman and pr Donald son are on the reception committee and Edward Osborn on the entertainment committee.
 Mir and Mrs William Burr and son art back from the Worlds fair. Their place! have been taken there by Mrs N. H. Sher wood, Miss Myrick, Mrs $. c. More house and Miss Carrie Betts. Fairfield has not been without a representativ, , there since August l.
 The new fire company are arrangin! 7 for soiree at the Town hall on Thanks giving eve. Buy ticket and help then , out.
 f Bells were rung a quarter of an hOu f late for the evening service at the Con : grpgational church, last Sunday evening Q Give the sexton new time pie9e. s Rev pr Seward of NoFwalk preache
 for the Congregationalists, last Sunday
 Rev Mr Jones is now school visitor fo
 Middle district and enters actively int
 his duties. The assistant teacher wi
 begin next week.
 The Congregational church looks yer V beautiful since the vines that are creeI t ing over it have changed from green t t all colors,
 s- Mrs William A. Beers is a guest 8
 Miss Della Thorp's.
 :, All the residents of the village al ' glad to welcome back to their home Nil
 Samuel Glover and her daughter. ,f Mir and Mrs William Burr, their daugl l ter, Louisa, and son, Fred, also Be
 Bulkley and Miss Mysick, are at the fai J. E. Smith is building an addition { J. Mrs Kate Nichols barn.
 Henry Burr has been confined to u
 house for two weeks with malarial feve n no Our postmaster looked pretty we'll use
 up after the foot ball game, having r
 
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 Nearly 100 teams with people visite Ill the well, Sunday, where the unfortuna
 Annie Orr was found.
 m The portrait of the late Judge She oC man has not yet been returned to u y Congregational parsonage. Very few 'e the congregation or members of the Go
 gregational society knew that it hs y gone from the parsonage, till they reg
 about it in the newspapers, as the h. thought it could not be removed,
 many times different individuals hs to been refused. While the late o. E. Je " nings was one of the committee, he w
 very decided about it's being kept in u J. same place where it had hung for ov to 40 years. He would not even allow ol ys of the ministers wives to put it into a IT. other room or in the garret. The W ed of Mrs sherman expressly says, ''Tl e, portrait of my late husband and myse 1d made by Nathaniel Joclyn, shall not St. sold but remain in the house where tn,
 are, and not included in any gift her he tofore made" The will was made he 1S4s, and they have always hung side in side in the east parlor. Many of U i'll townspeople feel that it has been ke he away long enough Gas it is nearly s as months). If Judge Sherman or es wife had wished the Fairfield county b ,y to have his picture they would h
 sense enough to have said so in their vii o- Some of the wealthy ones say that if u
 is the way gifts are to be treated tn
 would not wish to leave anything tC IFS church or congregation.