The Newtown bee., 1898-01-21
SHELTON.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION
AL CHURCH.
occasion.

SdELIUN.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION
AL CHURCH.
The annual meeting of the Shelton
Sunday evening. Warren E. Tomlinson
acted as chairman and John E. WrfgleY
as clerk pro tenn. The annual report
showed good financial standing, the
receipts having slightly exceeded the
expenditures. The parsons g building
committee reported the expense of the
parsonage at about 81 400. The officers
elected are: Deacon for three years =,
Seymour Ell. B;ackman; deaconesse5,
Mrs a. P. Mallory, Mrs Q. z. Morse :;
trustees, S. T. Palmer, Stiles A. Nichols :;
clerk, George F. Cook; treasurer, George
E, Mitchell; Sunday school superntend-
ent, Lewis w. Booth; assiatant superin-
tendents, Mrs S. A. Niuhola, Henry
Schneider; secretary, e. N. Packard :;
treasurer, j. Tomlinso1 music commit
tee, Lewis w. Booth, Mrs a. P. Mallory,
Mrs S. A. Mich OILS.
KEENAN,, THE SIBERIAN EXPLORER, TO
LECTURE IN DERBY.
The Ladies' club of Derby, Shelton
and Ansonia have engaged George Ken
nan to deiger lecture in the Opera
house, Derby, the evening of February
Mr. KEENAN, is the famous Siberian trav,
eler, and has visited many Of the prisons
where some Of the better class of people
were imprisoned without trial because
of their suspected leaning toward a dem
ocratic government. His works are ex
ceedingly interesting and his lecture
must be equally so.
A TRAMP IN THE LOCK UP READING THE
BIBLE.
An uDusual sight in the lookup, one
night, was tramp reading tie Bible,
which apparently some one had given
him.
Last Sunday the saloon of Michael
FIaherty was broken oper, probably in
the night, by rear window, and several
bottles Of whiskey stolen therefrom.
On Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock,
an alarm Of fire was sounded and fire
was discovered in the upper story of the
planning factory. The fire company
quickly responded and the fire was soon
extinguished, but considerable damage
was done by water, with which the low
er floors were flooded.
William Jones, q veteran, died last
Sunday and was buried in the Long Hill
cemetery.
George Fl. Sumner was elected preai.
dent Of the Y. 2. S. G. e. of the Method
ist church, last Monday evening, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of e.
M. Hunt. .-..
Miss Jennie Curtis has been appointed
visitor in the county home at Norwalk,
from this town. -
Rev F. D. Ludington and family have
moved into the Baptist parsonage.
r. sy1rrn ~,
the Scattergocd Tabernacle, with Evan
gelists Rev William Ray and Mr. and Mra
F. A. Hawley. which have been well
attended.
Harold Keeler has pearly recovered
from his severe coastfng accident.
The monthly meeting of the Borough
board was held, last Tuesday evening
They made the annual appropriation 81
$50 to the Echo Hose Co. E. Coffee, whs
Iclaime damages from grade, wished tt
arbitrate, but the board declined.
| Capt Hull came up the river witt
barges &c coal, last Wednesday. He bad
some difficulty with the ice.
The ladies Of the Church Of the Coco
Shepherd gave an oyster supper in tn
Town hall, last Wednesday evening, AM
although stormy, they were successful
l Mrs Dennis MoAulIffe secured di
vorce from her husband, who has beer
absent for more than seven years, havfns
deserted her and left her with three lit
tile children to SHIFT for themselves.
The services IN the Congregations