The Newtown bee., 1896-04-24
LitchfioId County News
WASHINGTON.
THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON.

II r. StiClAls ERt,N Of | HE StASt)Ns
 The social event of the season was tht marriage of Miss Grace E. Hickox daughter of Dpa Charles l.. Hickox, or Wednesday, D. m., in the Congrega. tional church, to Rev William Watson Breckenridge of Hartford. The church wa9 tastefuIly decorated with evergreen and nDwers. MT Brcckenridge's "best man" came with him from Hartford There WAS reception at the home of the bride after which Mir and Mrs Breck- enridgc were driven to New Milford en route for Saratoga and Lake Horizon where they will spend several days. Rev Mir Turner soemnizad the nrptal | services.
 GEORGE MCNALIN's BODY FOUND.
 The body of George McNalIy,who was drowned jp Muloy brook with his broth cr Edward, on the night of March I9, WAS found in kilborn's mill dam, Sunday, ] April I9, by Oscar Swanson. The body was found floating in standing position only the top of the head being visible above the water.
 Mir and Mrs j. R. Reed, with their daughter Hattie, left town, last week, with the good wishes of their many friends here.
 II, B. Atwood has commenced work ut the silica quarry at New Preston station.
 Messrs AvcriIl, Mason and ktngman attended the state couventon at New Haven to nominate delegates to the St Louis national convention.
 George Anderson hss gour to Water bury to learn trade.
 Mrs Ella Htne of New Milford is the gurst of her mother, Mrs Peek Beach, for a week.
 Taylor rlatt cam" rom Ansonia on Tu.,day evening with his daughter, Mrs B.ackman. Mir pltt will spend the summer with Mrs Charles Fenn.
 Rev Mr Garter preached to large au dionce at the Congregational Swedish church, on sunday evening.
 Rev Mr Angel of Bridgeport preached very acccptably at SJ Juhu's church in morning and at the Town hall in even ing.
 Mrs Perry Anderson and two children are in Bridgeport for a week.
 Rev Mir Carter went to New ' ork on Monday.
 The Lutheran concert on Saturday evening was fine one. The singing in the Swedish language was excellent, but for English speaking people to listen to long addresses in swedish it soon be- comes tjrcsome.
 Mr and Mrs Abel Calhoun went to New Haven, Wednesday.
 Ez.u Huh is taking a short vacation, spending his time in Danbury and Nev Milford.
 Mir and Mrs E. $. Barnes are in town, boarding at D; Ford's.
 E. T, Bird and the Rev Mir Boswell of Li.chfeld were in town, Thursday.
 Ernest Black caught the finest trout of the season, Tuesday morning, tipping the scale at ; ounces.
 John Carlson went to New York, last week, to meet his two sisters from Sweden.
 The thunder shower prevented the Grange Arbor night meeting and spec ial was held on Wednesday evening of this week,
 Ernest Black, the popular young bar Der, is doing rushing business.
 Miss Alice Beach, who is teaching in South Street and has been sick, is again able to assume her duties. Miss May HartwelI has returned home from a pleasant visit in New Haven.
 Robert Watts and Dwight Wilson were pretty wei! shaken up at the horse race at New Preston, Saturday. Sher man Pond came out head. Have we got to have the highway used as race course? The horse association had bet 1 ter buy Thomas O'Hara's plain if they want to race their horses so much.
 Miss Minnie Davis has returned to B. N. Seeley's after spending a weeks va cation at her home in Roxbury.
 G. w. Northrop has shipped some Chester White pigs to Henry Frisbie of Washington, sherman Cogswell of New Preston and Nj. A. Fogg of Bethlehem
 pr Hubbard of Bridgeport is board ing at Sherman Hartwell's for a few weeks.
 Miss Abbie Cole is visiting friends in Gaylordsville for a few days.
 The Seccombs came up on Tuesday from their winter home in Brooklyn. K K. Rossiter, also, is to come on Friday evening.
 Rev MT Freeman of Woodbury is ex pected to preach in exchange with Rev Mir Carter next Sunday.
 Clarence Logan, who has been al work for Charles Prinule for nearly two ----~~---a-~--------~-