The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-08-24
Fairfield County.
WESTPORT.
THE LATE WILLIAM T. sNIFFEN,

The funeral of william T. Sniffen, who
committed suicide while temporarily de-
ranged, Wednesday, took place from his
late residence on Canal street, Sunday,
Rev L. W. Holmes officiating. vigilant
Engine company, No. 3. of which the de-
ceased was member, attended in q
body, and the Knights Of Pythias con.
Quoted services at the grave. The de.
ceased was in bis 61st year and leaves q
family Of seven, mother, wife, and five
children, Carrie l., Nellie E., Ethel,
Leslie and Joseph Il. Snifen. The latter
is electrician Of the Electric Light Works.
The j. D. Wood Co. are to move their
business to st Louis, Mo-, where they
are to consolidate with q firm In that
city. Mr. Sniffen, who has been superin.
tendent of the company since it was
organized, 81 years ago, was with others
of the workmen about to start for that
place to work for the new company. His
host of friends here were shocked to hear
Of his death and his family have the gym
pathy of the entire community. The fol.
lowing members of the Knights of Pythi.
as acted as pail bearers: George A. Oar.
row, Charles Harris, Samuel A. Purdy,
William e. Nash, HomereS. Beers and
Frank e. Sturges.
Memorial church will be closed on Sun
day, the Goth. Union services will be
held at Christ church. Rev Edward n.
Coley of Utica, N. Y, will of1ciate.
Charles W. Ball and family of Brook
Ign, N. Y, former resident of this
place, has removed to Westport again.
Miss Annie Sherwood and Miss Birdie
R. Keller are on weeks trip to points
of interest along the Hudson.
Henry Jones and Miss Nellie Jones of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests Of Mr. and
Mrs Rollo o. Beers.
Miss Nellie E. Sniffen has been engaged
to teach the Good Hill school, Weston,
the coming year.
william e. Albin is at work for the
Gilbert & Bennett Co. at Georgetown.
Miss Elizabeth Knowlton Of North
hampton, Mass, who has been spending
month at the residence Of Frank N.
Taylor, has returned home.
Miss Lulu B. Taylor ia visiting friends
at West Haven.
Miss Addie Botsford, who has been
visiting Miss Louise Smith, has returned
to her home at Seymour.
Mrs George Halliday of New York
City is guest Of Mrs George Hendricks.
Rev Kenneth Mackenzie Of Memorial
church is spending a two weeks vacation
in New York state.
Miss Viola Adams has been spending
couple of weeks with friends in Birming-
ham.
Miss Media Needham Of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is a guest of Miss Carrie W. Cross
man.
Mr. and Mrs George Jelliffe have had
IS guest during the past two weeks |
Miss Sherman of Southport.
Fred P. Lewis of New Haven has been |
spending few days with his sister, Mrs
Neil Mitchell.
Mrs Il. NJ. Gilbert of Schenectady, N.
Y, is visiting her son, William Van
Vslkenburgh.
Mrs William Fryer of Stafford has
been a recent guest of Mrs Arthur B.
Jellifte.
Miss Helen Comstock Of Lsncingburg,
n. Y, has been visiting Mrs Annie vii.
kins.
Miss Emma Slower of Waterville Is Wis.
ting her father, George b. Slower.
Miss Miriam White of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs John Q.
Adams.
The Misses Kate and Mary Wales of
Oxford, Pa, have been spending q few
weeks with Mrs Henrietta Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs Edward A. Nash and Mr.
md Mrs William J. Wood are on . pleas.
Ire trip through Canada.
Mid Roasio Fl Riroo has votnrroA frorn |