The Newtown bee., 1896-01-03
-itchfIt i'd County News.
BETHLEH EM.
THE CHRISTMAS FEsTIyELEs,

The chlldren'S entertainment, Christ mas eve, was very pleasant and enjoyed by young and old. After the message of peace and goodwill the children brought to older hearts, Old Santa himself appeared to them with messages of approval for the good done, and warn ing and encouragement for the year to come. After the exercises at the church all adjourned to parish house where the little were stuffed with good things to rat. The collection taken amounted to S5 65 and was sent to a'children's home recently opened in Bridgeport.
 AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 The annual meeting Of the First Friday and a church dinner will be -erved to all the members of the congre. gation. All are cordially invited to be present and cooperate with the pastor, Rev Edward F. Aver, in any suggestions which he may present for the good of the church.
 s. P. Averill and family took their Christmas in Bridgeport with MT and Mrs Quintard.
 E. A. Potter, the hustlng and oblig- ing merchant, has added meat market to his other departments.
 Christmas services were held in Christ church, Christmas day, at D. m.
 Selah Waldron was in town Christmas day after some of his sisters furniture.
 Elmer Doolittle and family and How ard Seymuor and family of Watertown were at Richard Magee's over Christ mas.
 Mr and Nrs Herbert Black oi Thomas ton and Mr Phoebe Black of Washing, ton were J. w. Smiths the day after Christmas.
 Will Watson was up from Shelton sev- eral days of last week and on Satu rday returned home, accompanied by his mother, Mrs Carr Watson.
 Prof Ralph G. Hubbard of Wesleyan University gave some very interesting readings in the Congr egational church on Friday evening. There was fair attendance and the readings were thor oughly enjoyed.
 Prof Gallup of Easton visited Rev E. P. Aver, last week.
 Edith and Edna, are visiting at s. P. Hayes. They expect to reside in Wood bury where Miss Edna will conduct a dressm aking establishment.
 The many friends of Horatio N. Lake, who resides in Newtown, will be pained to learn of his serious illness.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Catliu of Litch- field, F. P. Hayes and family and MT and Mrs William Stoughton were enter tained at Representative Frank Slough tons on Christmas day.
 Zenas P. Candee came up from New Haven on Monday. MT Candee is sen- for in the Mechanical Engineers Course in Sheffield scientific school and is one of the highest men in his class.
 Miss Edith Carpenter has returned home after an absence of several months.
 William Stoughton, Jr., and Edward Griffin are up from Waterbury to spend few days with their parents.
 We would like to look into the pleasant face of some one who has never had any Arrangement of the digestive organs. We see the drawn and unhappy faces of dyspeptics in every walk of life. It is our national disease, and nearly all com plaints spring from this source. Remove the stomach difficulty and the work is done. Dyspeptics and pale thin people are literally starving, because they don't digest their food. Consumption never develops in people of robust and normal digestion. Correct the wasting and loss nf flesh and we cure the disease. Do this with food. The Shaker Digestive Cordial contains already -digested food and is a digester of food at the same time. It's effects are felt at once. Get a pamph- let of your druggist and learn about it. Laxol is Castor Oil made as sweet as honey by new process. Children like