The Newtown bee., 1897-01-15

efforts to get into communication with him have failed, and there seems no ad vantage in retaining name upon the roll, when there exists no real connect ion with the church. During the year the pastor has made 306 pastoral calls :; in most of which his wife was also with him. The church has dealt generously this year. The aggregate of gifts is not quite up to that of last year, but there has been less money going from which to make our gifts. Considering this our collections have been excellent. In total, the gifts to the church to chari- table objects, not including anything for the support of religion within our own circle, will be over $l ,000. Of this the church by collections gives about 5000, the ladies $l40, the Sunday school about $l75 and the E1deavor society about $50. Besidfs this there were con- tributions of oyer $l60 in other things than money.
 We believe that the good hand of Our Lord has been upon us through the year. We have not done all that we hoped and prayed we might do, but the Lord has beer gracjouslY inclined to bless the work, and to prosper us. We look with confidence for his guidance through this year into which we are te enter.
 THE REGENT RECEPTION AT THE GUN While the sanitariums of Dr Browr and of Dr Ford are institutions of which this town is proud of, and whose publi. receptions are noted ones, the "Gunnery' holds place second to no other here il the public interest. The graduates O this institution are found in Newtown Bridgeport, New Haven, New Milford Litchfield; in fact all over our State ant Union. The New Year reception on Fri day evening was one not to be forgotten by those present, and many parts of th United States were represented. Tn | P.;p hal ho and halls very tastefully decorated .witl laurel leaves, they were grouped aroun, the mantles, the pictures and the door WAYS; they dotted the lace curtains an, mellowed the many brilliant lights am made the whole place seem never s charming and homelike as then. The Ii brary of MT Brinsma9e, the principal was point of interest. The rare book S and especially the books of autographs were like Whipple's dissolving views eacE page presented to mind new pic ture, now of Napoleon, then of Washing ton, Admiral Nelson, Commodore Ferry Whittier, Longfellow, Gen Sherman, Ge Grant, and when we left the room W were surfeited with rare impressions an so quickly changing localities. We mex fouad ourselves seated at one of the l or 20 tables for progressive game c euchre, the result of which was the pre- sentiDg to Miss Abbie Cole a jewel cas for points won, Mrs Henry Bradley
 watch holder for games won. Mrs Wi
 liam Watts won the third prize. curiou Japanese dish. Maj .Kingman was pre sented with the first prize for ,ntlemer Arthur Titus the second and Danie Hartwell the third, and sweetest priz
 a candy cane. The in: titution bel then summoned us to the brilliant ha
 where vocal and instrumental music wa interspersed with the acting of charade and the new year was made welcome an good said to the old in this mode institution for the youth.
 Miles Aspinwall, while unloading barrel of sugar, last week Tuesday, ha the misfortune to break the larger bon of the leg below his knee. Miles vii now have to take to keeping house an | Z