The Newtown bee., 1896-03-13
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

l lnE WudL gOOu care Will accomplish, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Those who failed to come out to church on Sunday morning missed a rare, good sermon delivered by Rev Mir Sauer of White Hills, with whom Rev A. J. Par k exchanged. Mr -Sauer is a young man of l sound sense and great intellect uaI promise qrd his ideas have the true 2O.h century ring. A large audience greeted him and we trust went home toprcf5 by his wise words.
 We are looking forward to stercopti- con lecture by the same gentleman, which he has promised to give for the bent fiji of the Congregational Sunday school Watch for the date in TIE BEE.
 Mrs Edwin A. Booth and children are are improving from severe colds.
 The young people gave Theodore "ooding a pleasant surprise, last We'd uesday evening. An enjoyable time was The verdict of all. A tempting supper md a variety of games were the attrac- i've features of the evening.
 Horace $. Lyon has been at the gnner- al hospital, Bridgeport, for the past six weeks for treatment of the eyes. He has been unable to see for the past year. Af- fer a thorough treatment by Dr Wilson one eye has been fully restored and the other partially.
 l. Walker and $ E. Bcownson have brth been corfnod 10 the house with ip.
 <. H. OHn ig having good run, this bring, iu his new blacksmith shop Horseshoeing, after Apri}, will be $l for ca .h only. Repairing will be done for cash on reasonable terma.
 Chicken thieves visited this place two 'ceka ago. taking fowls from the houses f J. NJ. Hubbell and John LefTerts.
 A quilting party wa8 held, last Wrd, Arsday afternoon, at M-a .G.B Shelton $, which was eLjoJed by large number of nGjghbors and friends.
 The old landmark in J. E. Pages door yard, the tamarack tree over 100 years 9id, blew down during last weeks heavy gale.
 k. l.. Walker had gnod crowd out to his auction, notwithstanding the cold d-y. Eighteen cows were disposed of in just one hour at satisfactory prices, Mor- al: Advertise in THE BEE.
 Milkman Mcdonald has a new horse.
 Miss Mabel F Wooster is spending some time in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Norton of Essex, who is teaching the Center school ls giving excellent satisfaction.
 MT and Mrs John Latin of Stratford spent Friday visiting friends here.
 During the recent freshet all the ice in Miller Curtis S pond went over the dan. This pond has never broken up before within the memory of the oldest inhabi. tant. A small portion of the dan was carried away but no serious damage was done.
 Mss May Bailey is visiting in Derby.
 The officers and directors of the Union Agricultural society held meeting at the fair grounds on Saturday, the 7Ch, to arrange the premium lists for the coming year.
 L. B. Gray and Miss Jane Hurd, who have been on the sick list, are both re- ported better.
 Emanuel Rehnberg of New York City is visiting his father, Carl Rehnberg.
 Charles R Quick has moved his family to Huntington and we hope the rumor is correct that he will soon build 8 new house and be with us permanently once more.
 Mrs Reuben Linsley is somewhat bet ter. Friends from Bridgeport are caring for her.
 George Wheeler of Trapfall is danger ously Ill with pneumonia.
 Miss Rebecea Mcdonald has returned to shelton after spending nearly two weeks here.
 Among the visitors in town over Sun day were Miss Georgia French of Shel ton at Charles Quick's, H. l.. Foote at F s. Hawley's and MT and Mrs Percy John son of Bridgeport at Charles Judson's. \
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