The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-12-22
CHURCH INTERESTS.

CHURCH INTERESTS.
On account of the failure Of the COM
mittee to find minister to supply the
pulpit here, last Sunday, Deacons Hum
phrey and Burnhsm were obliged to con-
duct the church service.
Please remember, all interested, that
the annual meeting of the ecclesiastical
society will be held at the usual place,
next Monday morning. The sale Of pews
will Immediately follow the business
meeting
After writing last weeks correspond
ence the Christmas entertainment at the |
schoolhouse of District No. 10, was |
changed in date to Friday evening Of this |
week. Let all remember, thereto re, the |
tree is to be seen and shaken at the
achoolhouse here on Friday evening of
this week. All parents are invited to be
present with their children.
Sherman Cogswell, I'd, is kept busy
at least three nights of each week at his
grist mill in custom grinding. Thomas
G. Black also reports rush of orders,
which keeps his wheels humming and his
team and driver daily on the road.
Another girl was added to the house.
hold Of Remus Cogsweli, last week, now
making family Of seven girls.
Mrs E. Feldstein returned from
months stay in New York City on Thurs
day evening of last week.
Mr. and Mrs F. r. Lane and son lief,
| their late home at Cheerie Point, last
week, to seek new associations and bust
ness relations in other parts ef this stats
previously mentioned.
| o. E. Beeman is this winter kept un
usually busy in his saw mill and general
repair rooms. MIR Beeman has for thrt
score years been one Of our most Undue
trious citizans and although he has now
passed ths allotted age of three score
years and 10, his vigor and industry
seems to be no less abated, so long as he
is able to reach his daily place of duty,
to work for the public, who always seem
ready to give him more than he can con-
veniently do. Such is the natural result
of all right application to ones calling in
| life and Mr. Beeman has most worthily
accepted his task and discharged contin-
uously the responsibilities of his life'e
calling and most acceptably to all durlr &
his long lite with US.
Ernest Brown was unfortunate, last
Saturday morning, in losing his watch
in Aspetuck stream, but he was fortunate
three hours later in fading the same In
the bed of the stream still keeping accu-
rate time and it has not seemed since the
worse for it's early morning bath, very
good advertisement for watch case
which screws tightly together.
E. B. Holcomb was called to CRANKY,
last week, to see, land for short time at
tend, his father there, who is seriously
i'll.
Miss May Smith of Washington visited
relatives il this place over last Sunday.
Julius A. Glover closed his cottage
here on Wednesday of last week and went
to Litchf1eld for the winter, a guest there
of Mr. and Mrs w. G. Granniss, whose
names have been frequently mentioned
with his in THE BEE.
Mrs E. 81. Beardsley visited two days
of last week at Noble Bennitt's in New
Milford. +.
On next Monday will occur the 50sh
anniversary Of the marriage OF Mr. and
Mrs E. j. Cable of this village. They
have announced that their front door will
be kept unlocked to all their friends who
wish to come on that day to see them.
We hope their many friends in this vicin-
ity will not entirely forget the event or
leave Mr. and Mrs Cable entirely alone In
their satisfaction in thus being spared
so long together. Mr. and Mrs Gable
have six children of mature age, six of
them married, and all within easy call of
their home, and Ii grandchildren now
belong to the family tree also.
i Mrs Luther A. Tyrrell is in New York
City, where she has successfully under
gone an operation for the removal Of a
tumor.
The condition Of Warren johnson Seems
to be steadily but slowly improving.
Commissioner Fl. o. Averill condemn.
ed and killed cow belonging to Silas
Wright on Monday Of last week. r.
The New England supper held at Gym
thia NJ. Knspp's, on Christian street or
. Tuesday evening Of last week, is reported
as having been a success in every respect
and every one perfectly Satisfied who at
tended.
Jesse A. Borden of this place is al
Ipresent in more feeble health than he hal
been during the present year.