The Newtown bee., 1894-08-10
SHERMAN.
W. c. T. U. NOTES.


 The last meeting was held at Mrs Geddes'. After the devotional exercises | and the necessary business was transact ed, the opinions of some eminent men on temperance were read. Among them | were some of Dr Lyman Beecher's | thoughts and Dr N. s. Davis expert ence (taken from the Danbury News) of | 45 years of treating diseases without any | form of fermented or distilled liquors | prescribed for internal use, because he | had proven that their effects were posi- | tive hindrance to the recovery of pa- tients. The London Temperance Hospit- | al has passed its 10th milestone as an ob- l ject lesson in non-alcoholic medication. This splendid institution has accommo- dated over 1000 patients during the past year, and treated over 5000 out-patients. A beautiful poem entitled 1.-The Miners Ribbon," was read by a young lady pres ent. The story shows the amount of good done by young lady in simply wearing the white ribbon.-[Superin- tendont Press Work.
 Will Knapp of Danbury led the prayer meeting at the Center, Wednesday even- ing.
 Miss Gertrude Villinger and Miss Min nie Lee of Dover, N. Y., are visiting Miss Villnger's sister, Mrs John Lyke.
 Miss Eunice Ingersoll, who has been spending her two weeks vacation in the village, returned to Bethel, Monday morning.
 Mir Knapp of Danbury and MT James of New Jersey, college student who is the guest of Mir Knapp, conducted the Sunday evening service at the Center church.
 The missionary meeting will be held at Mrs Herrick's, this week, on Friday. Frank Briggs has purchased boiler and engine to supplant the slower horse power. We understand that Miss Gibson is to return to Sherman to teach the private l school.
 l The Ladies Aid society meeting at the chapel, last Thursday was largely attend ed. The tea was furnished by Miss Fan nie Gorham.
 Rev MT Hendrickson has returned from I his two months visiting tour, apparently | improved in health. l Mrs Libbie Seeley Pierce and three daughters, Mrs Jennie Briggs Barlow and son, all of Bridgeport. and Mrs Bronson of Bristol are guests ln town. I Miss Utter, school teacher in New I York. and member of 8 salaried choir,
 
 in our church during part of her vaea- ton
 \ Many practical lessons were drawn by our pa tor, last Sunday, from the life ei the good king Hezekiah Z, The n.ighbors of Earl Evans and Stan X icy Kellogg have shown the kindness tha r was in their hearts i'll a very practice
 way by lending hand" to one in tn Iearlv summer and to the other in the har vesting of hay. Blessings on the gooe
 neighbors
 Your cores pnndent was saddened |. read among the deaths, not long ago. th' name of Ida Burch, becoming much in terested in her because of her inte'iigen
 answers in her studies, especially scien
 tific temperance, and withal, her iadyiik ! appearance drew forth respect for Ih ! young girl when your correspondent wis iusd the Sixth district school. Her rela a lives have the sympathy of an nnknoWl 2 friend.
 - An entertainment consisting of recita
 lions and impersonatioEs by Miss K n ] ball of Ellington, Conn. will be given | n the Congregational church on the even e iog of August p Adtniss ion l5c; chi dren free. Miss Kimball comes yer. 5 highly recommended by many of Connee