The Newtown bee., 1900-03-23
sister also survives him, Mrs Mary Jane
Welles of Bethel.
CHURCH NOTES

CHURCH NOTES
The ladies of the Congregational
church Interested in church work are
renovating the lecture room. Frat the
wall In one section of the room which
had become loosened was taken down
and repaired with new. The room will
be repapered and reprinted. New car
pets have been purchased for the door
and will be laid "a soon as the repairs
are finished. Other improvements are
contemplated II the funds bold out to do
with. The ladies have adopted rule
which they strictly follow, that Is to pay
as they go or do without. The example
Ia q safe one To follow. Church debts
are an abominstion.
The annual meeting of the Methodist
church society of this place will be held
In the church, next Wednesday evening,
March IS.
The Ladies' Aid society gave another
one of their popular 10 cent suppers at
the home of Mrs Henry A. Gilbert, Wed
nesday evening. Supper was served from
6 TO o'clock.
Rev K. A. Martin, pastor of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church of Danbury,
preached to the Swedish people Of this
place, Sunday evening.
The Young Ladies' Mission Circle Of
the Congregational church met with Miss
Anna Smith, Tuesday afternoon.
AT PUTNAM PARK.
Keeper Thomas Delaney has captured
q number of coons this season with his
dog, Fido. One he captured weighed %
pounds and 8 second 10 pounds. He
also caught q grey fox. Mr. Delaney ia
having robe made from the furs by q
party in Bethel which will be handsome
when completed.
The lime kiln of Plumtrees was re-
opened, last Thursday, with force of
IL men. John Carson, ST., the manager,
reports the outlook for business for the
| coming season to be very good.
w. II. Wildman, the ice man, has all
his ice houses filled TO their utmost Ca
pacity and Is in readiness to supply all
his customers for the coming season
| with ice.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs e.
D. Tresdwell has been seriously Ill, but
Ia some better now.
Mr. and Mrs A. j. Wheeler have anoth-
or grandson. Mr. and Mrs r. K. Goodsell
of Newtown are the happy parents.
Frank AGnew, Jr., has recently gone
to Orange, N. j., where he is engaged in
the hay and grain business.
| Mrs Julia Judd Is spending week or
| two with Arthur Judd, her nephew, and
his family on Chestnut Ridge. Mrs Judd
Is In her S7th year. Her visit to the old
homestead Of her grandfather, Daniel
Judd, brings to her mind many incidents
of her early days which she enjoys talk.
ing about. Her memory on present
events is sadly impaired.
Edgar t. Andrews, last week, took
two large wagon loads of household
goods to Waterbury for 8. B. KaowleE
or Wolf Pits district. Mr. Knowles has
left his farm in the care of his son.
| Parents who allow their small children
to roam the woods on Sunday at this sea
son of the year must know that they are
liable to carry matches for bonfire. ThG
recent fire in the woods on Shelter Roet
hill WAS undoubtedly started by small
boys. The leaves that cover the GROUND
hold the moisture which is very neces
aary for the growth OF young wood. Some
Of Jour most interesting birds nest in thu
leaves on the ground. Partridges also
nest on the ground In the woods. The
egg and young are often destroyed by
fires. 1t is our experience for over 81
years that more fires have been started il
the woods on Sunday than any othel
day of the week.
1 Patrick Dolan has cut and drawn uL
to his wood yard about 95 cords Of weor
from a track of land laying in great nil
near Redding line.
Bethel sportsmen have procured ant
distributed 100 quail about the town. tn,
quail were purchased of New York par
ties and came from South Dakota. Dan
bury sportsman have distributed abou
400 quail within that town and vicinity
These and the native quail will stool
nearly every Farm within the two towns
The cost of the birds was about IS pc
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