The Newtown bee., 1898-04-01
In New Haven County.
MIDDLEBURY.
THE W. C. T. U. REORGANIzEs.

THE W. G. T. U. REORGANIZES.
On Friday the w. G. T. U. which has
had a recess of a year, was reorganized
at the Methodist parsonage. The officers
chosen were as follows: Mrs Levings
Abbott, president; Miss Frances Bron-
son, Mrs j. o. Munson, vice presidents;
Miss Alice Bronson, treasurer; Mrs
Judd, secretary. Mrs Judd and Miss F.
Bronson were given charge of temper
ance work in Sunday schools. The meet
ing adjourned to meet in April at the
house of Mrs Asabei Smith.
REV MR. MUNSON URGED TO RETURN.
On Sunday Rev j. o. Munson COM
pleted bis second conference year as
pastor of the Methodist church of Mid
dlebury. The people have kindly and
very unanimously expressed their de- ire
for his return. The matter lies in the
hands of the Conference.
Miss Carrie Camp is iustructing a num-
Der Of young ladies in music.
Mr. Terrill has bought out milk route.
Mr. Messenger of Southington, who is
assisting Mr. Griswold in making boats
for the coming season and other carpen-
try, received word of the death of his
sister in Torrington, on Tuesday.
Mrs Joseph French has been i'll during
the latter part of the winter. Her son,
S. W. French and family, are coming to
take charge of the farm. Mr. and Mrs
| French have lived in the town before
and will be cordially welcomed back by
| their friends.
| Mr. and Mrs Frank Wheeler attended
the concert given by the Sousa band in
Waterbury on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Wheeler spent few days with
Mrs Cowan, last week.
Jacob Gale has moved his family into
Mr. Pullon's house. He will work on the
Pullon farm, this summer.
| Miss Sophronia Atwood received word
: that her cousin, Mr. Painter of New Ha-
ven, was dead. She attended the funeral
Miss Davis. who is caring for Mrs Per.
kins, must soon leave. Mrs Perkins is
looking for a good woman to care for
her and her house.
Mr. Hanna is to return to college al
Lewisburg, Pa, at the beginning OF
the spring term.
Asahel Smith has been remodeling his
house. 1t has been newly covered ant
painted, and dormer windows added
making 1t very pretty and as good q
new.
Arthur Abbott is having his usual sue
cess with poultry. He has 300 health.
chicks in the brooding house, while hi
incubator is full of eggs. His Whit
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks ar
especially fine fowls.
Mr. and Mrs Starr Hoyt attended til
concert given by Sousa's band in Water
burg.
Miss White and Miss Bertha Abbot
> attended the Passion Play.
+ Miss Helen Bronson is home from Ne
8 York.
= Mrs Hanna, who has been visiting MI
Chester Bronson, left with her son c
: Friday.
f Mrs Munson will spend the Conferent
q week in New Haven.
On Tuesday evening Mr. Shepherdse
gave an illustrated talk on the Bordes
method OF spraying trees.
1t is with deep sorrow your CORE
pondent records that Mrs John Basha
s is very critically i'll.
As the result of Mr. Avery's priva
], appeals TO bis widely scattered paris
: toner's, supplemented by his sermon, la
Sunday, on the woes of Cuba, $40 b
gone to the Cuban relief fund.
y The public school at the Center begi
= April /, with Mrs Amy Keeney Hadst
of Hockanum IS teacher. Mrs Hads'
rs has had several years. experience
Or teaching.