The Newtown bee., 1897-11-19
Fairfield County News
SHELTON.

SHELTON.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS G. A. SHELTON.
Last Monday Mrs Shelton, wife of DR.
G. A. Shelton, was taken ill and grew
rapidly worse, suffering great pain,
Physicians were called in on Wednesday
and held long consultation and finally
decided on performing an operation,
which resulted in finding that she was
i'll from appendicitis. From this she did
not rally on account of the complication
of the disease, and died on Thursday
evening, deeply lamented by large Cir
Gle of friends. She was niece of the
late D. w. Plumb and resided with him
until her marriage to DR. Shelton. She
was a member of the Congregational
church and with her husband was one of
its prominent supporters. She attended
church last Sunday and the communion
service, and expressed herself as being
much impressed with the latter. Mrs
Shelton was universally respected and
beloved IN the community, prominent in
society, and will be generally mourned
and very much missed by all-her death
having cast gloom over the community,
while the united sympathies of the peo-
pie have been given to the husband so
suddenly bereft of her whom he so much
loved and with whom life has been a
happy experience. The funeral services
were held Monday afternoon at the house
and afterward at the Congregational
church, which was crowded with her
many friends. The interment was in
Riverside.
The Board of Education or School
Committee, held meeting en- Monday
evening last and reelected D. S. Brins-
made president and Horace Wheeler
secretary for the ensuing year.
A seedy looking young man, who gave
his name as John Murray, was before the
town court, last Monday, for breaking
into and entering the house of Charles
Glesiart ON the Bridgeport road on Sun
day evening. He was caught before he
had committed any depredations, and
was bound over to the next term Of the
Superior court. OF course he had to e
to Jail for want of bonds.
Mrs George Schellinger, one morning
recently, arose early and making mis-
step, fell down stairs and broke her
collar bone.
The Scattergood society have again re-
organized and will be known as the Scat
tergood Home Missionary organization,
and will employ lady missionary and
carry the good work among the poor.
jeremiah Donovan died, last Tuesday.
He had long been resident here.
At meeting for the purpose of Or
ganizing historical society, last Wednes-
day evening, it was voted to adjourn I'M
til the Tuesday following.
The canal coal boat, which sank at the
wharf here, has been raised. A diver
came and found quite hole in the bot
tom of the boat, which had the appear
auce of having been caused by striking
on a rock.
The will of the late Samuel P. Buck
ingham was offered in the Probate court,
last Thursday, and November 10 was
appointed for a hearing thereon. The
son, who resides in Lakewood, N. j.,
was only slightly remembered in the will
and therefore proposes to contest it.
Lewis J. Wheeler's son ran a darning
needle into his arm with such force by a
fall that q physician was called in to
extract it.
Miss Lulu Hine was surprised, last
Friday evening, by number of her
friends from Stratford giving her call.
Rey George w. Warner of St Thomas
church, Hartford, off1ciated at the Episco'
pal church, last Sunday. The commun-
ion was observed.
Rev L. NJ. Keneston addressed the
Baptist Sunday school concert, last Sun
day evening, and Rev F. D. Ludington
preached for him in exchange.
The Baptist church parsonage is nearly
completed and will be very pleasant
residence.
The lecture on the Women of Shake
speare by j. a. Light of Norwalk, in the
Congregational church, last Friday even
ing, was postponed on account of the
death OF Mrs G. A. Shelton.
i Inc CaTey-6iUoons CASE bSAViC Juiy
was postponed from last Saturday Il
the following Wednesday. There wa
hearing on Saturday TO accommodate
the lawyers in the case.
Next Monday evening. November 20
the Derby Christian Endeavor Uniol
will hold meeting in the Methods
church. An interesting program ha
been prepared and Rev F. a. Schofel