The Newtown bee., 1897-01-01
LitchfieId County News
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. | CHRI,TMAS IN THE CHURCHES.
 Both Swedish churches celebrated Christmas day at o'clock in the morn. ing, by service in their hand somely light. ed churches.
 | Christmas eve was most merrily carried through at the Congregational church Santa Claus was very uniquely dressed for the occasion, and distributed presents right and left.
 The Methodist church did not celebrate holidays until Wednesday evening, when lively time was enjoyed. THOSE TERRIBLE THERMOMETERS.
 The mercury stood anywhere from l5 to IS degrees below zero on Monday morning.
 Much of the work of the late Hamilton Gibson was done among the lovely Con necticut hills in and about Washington, which is situated near the picturesque Lake Waramaug. Since his death, Mrs surrounded by the beauties of nature which were her husbands inspiration. She recently sent a collection of water colors to the fair and exhibition organ ized by Mrs J. Wells Champney for the benefit of the Messiah Home for Chil- Gren.-[ Harper's Bazaar.
 Mrs Carl Bader and Master Joseph Ba- der passed Christmas with friends in New York City.
 There will be a gathering of the Hollis ter's at K. W. Fenn's on New Years day
 Among the many happy Christmas gatherings In town there was none more enjoyable than that at the hos pitable home of Dea Charles Hollister. The number included Mir and Mrs D. c. Net tleton, Dea Clarence Nettleton, Miss Net tleton, Arthur Hollister and family, Ed ward Fenn and family. Twenty-two sat down to the tables, which were loaded with tempting eatables. A social time followed the dinner, and all departed hoping to enjoy many similar gatherings
 Otto Green and family passed Christi mas in New York City.
 H F. Burritt and Miss Fannie Burritt were guests on Christmas day of Mayor and Mrs H. E. Bradley.
 Edwin Hollister has been quite serious ly i'll, but is better.
 Mayor Bradley opened the road, last week, from the Bronson place toward Nettleton hollow, which was blockaded with snow.
 Sherman Hartwnll has been in New York, this week, looking over the fine birds at the great New York poultry show. Mir Hartwell raises the finest cochins and bronze turkeys in the coun- try and generally scoops the prizes. He has furni-hed coops for the exhibition, but not in his own name. He expects. however, to exhibit at the shows at An sonia and Bristol.
 Horace Warner has sold three fine steers to Carl Bader, the popular market man at the Depot. MT Bader is always on the lookout for his trade.
 William c. Brinsmade has now eight pupils in his private school and expects one or two more from Danbury.
 Speaking of the recent snow blockade k. J. Hurlbutt, the veteran merchant, re- marked to a representative of THE BEE, that in the 26 years he carried on the ex press and market business between Wash ington and New Haven he scarcely miss en trip on account of the storms. He went once or twice a week. One time he got only as far as Southford, but the next morning pushed on through the snow, breaking track all the way to Seymour. In those days the farmers turned out and opened the roads without waiting for the town to pay them.
 Carl Bader, the genial marketman, re- ports rattling trade for Christmas. he marketed among his patrons about 40 tur- keys and nearly as many chickens.
 Miss Alma A. Rylander of White Plains, N. Y., passed the Christmas hol- idays with her parents, MT and Mrs c. A. Rylander.
 Rev and Mrs Breckenridge of Hartford were Christmas guests of MT and Mrs 0. L. Hickox. MT and Mrs w. G. Brins. made were also guests at the Christmas dinner.
 George Chase Is at his farm in Wash ington, Mass. His sons, George and Perry, are there also.
 The school children in Church Hill dis. trict were treated with fine Christmas cobweb party at the home of their teach CT, c. N. Beach. There was speaking o1 pieces, recitations, hunting for hidden treasures, fruits and candies and hand. some present for every 'cholar. Every. thing had been arranged for Thursday afternoon, but as the storm king packed