The Newtown bee., 1898-10-28
Fairfield County.
TRUMBULL.
DEATH OF MRS MINERVA STERLING.

Mrs Minerva Sterling, widow of the
late Charles N. Sterling, died suddenly
at her home in Trumoull, Thursday
morning, in the 8lst year of her age.
Funeral services from the house were
largely attended, Sunday afternoon, Rev
w. T. White, pastor, officiating. The
interment was in the family lot in River
side. Mrs Sterling was ne daughter of
Dea Ephraim Beach and Dorothy Curtis
of Trumbull and the sister of Samuel
Beach Of Trumbull, William Beach, hard
ware merchant of Columbus, Ga, and
Mrs Samuel G.. Beardsley of Long Hill.
Her surviving children are Mrs Henry
Bradley of Greenfield Hill, Samuel B.
Sterling of or5h Bridgeport, Georga
Curtis, Charles L., ard John r. Sterling
Of Bridgeport, and Woolsey B. Sterling
of Trumbull. For many years Mrs Ster.
ling has been member Of the Congrega'
tional church, aud was wife, mother
and widow of most estimable character.
She drew her life from a strong New
| England family and conserved it we'll in
loyalty to an old New England home.
She will long live in the memory of q
wide circle of relatives and friends.
George L. Sterling has, during the last
year, been improving his old Homestead,
the Stephen Sterling place. Mr. Sterlipg
has sought in his improvements to keep
the place as little changed as possible
while restoring fences and repairing the
house. A great deal of work has been
expended, and the improvements, while
| not snowy, are very apparent. Would
that more of Trumbull sons would retain
their interest in these old homesteads.
Mrs Bookstaver, who has been so sad
| ~ afflicted for nearly q year, is slow Y
| improving.
Jason Haines and Fred Sterling, the
veteran sportsmen and fox hunters, have
succeeded in bringing in four fac foxes,
this season, without much effort.
Mr. Moves has the sympathy Of every
townsman in the Loss by fire of his fire
barn gardeners residence and the valua-
BILE contents that we're stored therein
Mr. Noyes has wrought faithfully during
the past few years to bring his property
| in this place into fine condition. He was
busy carrying out extensive improve.
ments when this additional care was
thrust upon him. Your correspondent j;
| happy to report that be is not discou1
aged but will 60 forward ana rebuild as
| soon as insurance can be aG jusCed. Very
| fortunately the wind was right go that
the valuable greenhouses entirely es'
capped.
Samuel W. Beach has been CT o sen del
egate to represent the Congregations
church in the council of the Fairfield
East Cons ociation called in the CoDgre
gational in Reddipg, October 81, to ar
wise and assist in the ordination of E. K
Evans, pastor elect, of Yale divinity
| school.
George L. Sterling of New York spent
Saturday and Sunday in town, at his old
| home.
! There was q profitable missionary
| meeting in the Town hall, Sunday even
| ing, at the close of which Mrs w. F.
| White read her paper on the EMISSION:
ary Problems of the Present War
which was first read in the annual meet
| ng of the Fairfield East Consolation il
| Stratford. There was good attendance
Mrs Andrew Nichols of Stratford has
been spending few days with her sons
| Elmore t. Nichols and Plumb Nichols OF
White Plains.
John Anderson has closed bis o 70 {
and has gone to Brooklyn for the win r
| Edward Beehlnr, WHO has been al
| work for the Ordnance company 81
Bridgeport, sailed for Jamaica, October
| %, with the expectation of being absent
several years.
Thomas Mullen passed Sunday with
| BROOKLYN friends.
Charles Kanditshi of Bridgeport has
recently bought the place of the late G
NJ. Brinsmade and moved on to it last
week.
Mrs Lewis Brine made is seriously i'll
Mr. Brinsmade is also Frustrated with 6
cold. DR. Hill is attending them.