The Newtown bee., 1896-04-24
AT THE VILLAGE CuUKCB,

The theme of Rev Evan Evans morn
 ing sermon here, last sunday morning,
 was The sinners cry to those who pass by."
 We announced two weeks ago that Mrs
 John Erickson and children were expect d to arrive at New l Ork on steamer,
 last Friday evening from Liverpool, but
 last Friday evening NJ Ericks0n receiv- cd letter from his wife that just before the time came for her to leave her native
 swedish home, her little boy was taken
 i'll with pneumonia and the journey n0meWaCd would therefore he delayed. OG Saturday evening Came the sad mes
 age to MT Erickson that the little son lied on the 7th and at present writing it
 8 uncertain if she is on her voyage home,
 The little boy was nearly three years of
 tgc. One child, a daughter of four years,
 Ccmains to them, who will accompany her mother home.
 Sherman Cog7well, wife and son, Mai Walter and Dea D. Burnham, George 5, Lyman and k. Il. Bea5dsley If this place attended the funeral of John M. Davis at East Kent on Monday of last week. k. k Bceman has located aU E. c. Norris for the summer, where ht will st lend as formerly to the raising of crop If potatoes, onions, etc.
 George c. Hopkins is again adding rooms to his house preparatory to 8 sue cessfut summer boarding season, IS ap- pliCutiOns have already come in to fiji the greater portion of his spacious house. Mrs NJ. 4. St Ong arrived at her home m Lakeside district on Thursday of last week after a seven months stay, caused by her serious illness, in New Haven. J. B. Wilson and wife and youngest son arrived at Hotel Wilson on Tuesday
 If last week from Bridgeport for the seq son.
 The kickapO0 Indian medicine agency which has been here for two weeks, clos ed their engagements here, last Saturday evening, and with baggage all left on Monday for a 10 days stay in Morris. Carpenters commence this week on the Mooney cottage at Lakeside. k E. HOlCOmb WAS in New Canaan two days of last week selecting trees at 5. H0yt's Sons nursery, to fill the orders he has taken here for the same during the past winter. He is said to have brought home very fine collection. Mrs A. E. Corning attended the funeral of George II. TrOWbridge in Litchfield the fore part of this week.
 D. $. Beardsley, with the spring air, emeTges again to his back stOOp where he can watch the Dlackbird's whirl and growth of his rear garden.
 Sherman COgsweI, JT., secured the largest haul of suckers at Taylor's
 brook, last Saturday evening, we have heard of from there thus far this season. A large bush fire which extended near ly over J. B SCillsons newly purchased farm on Wednesday of last week, drew about two score of men and boys from this vicinity for four or five hours and and good hot work was necessary to keep the fire within the bounds of swamp and woods. Luckily no one was seriously injured and no valuable property or build ings burned. We hope it may be warn ing to some from starting brush heap again with vast amount of conbustible leaves and dry weeds about it.
 Mir and Mrs George $. Lyman passed last Sunday in Torrington.
 Remember the last public entertain ment at Rev Henry Upson's for the sea- son is on Friday evening of this week.