The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-10-05
THE BEE.
Newtown, Fridav, October 5, 1900.
CIRCULATION
January I. 1882. 6l0
Last Week, 9875
Litchfeld County.
NEW MILFORD.


Tie annual to wn meetiI and Ell. ctiol
OF town officers brought out heavy
vote on Monday, October l. The annua
town meeting was adjourned to Satur
day, October -, and NJ business proper
to come before the regular town meeting
will be brought up then. s. r. Hill was
me de rator of the meeting. The election
resulted in complete victory for the re-
publican ticket, owing to certain disaf-
fected democrats, who voted with their
friends, the enemy. The total vote cast
vas 9S5, large vote for town meeting.
The day passed very quietly however
with less apparent excitement than usual
on such occasions. The people decided
by large majority to continue their
schools under the present consolidated
question was 647; for consolidation, 459 !;
district, 1888. Following is the vote tor
each candidate on each ticket:
| Town treasurer and treasurer OF school
and deposit fund: Joseph n. Nettleton,
r, 5O4; Albert II. McMa anon, d, Az.
Sele ctmep: Andrew G. Barnes, r, 542;
6enry 81. Ponaeroy, :, 54s; David e.
Soule, d, 42O; Arson b. sqoirea, d, Ala.
Assessors j. Edwin hungerford, r,
$50; Ed yard Dakin, +, $40; J. L. Buck,
d, 40; Levi S. Richmond, d, 449.
Collector of town taxes: William 81.
Fuller, r, 500; Porter NJ. Cassidy, d, 427.
Board of relief: Turney Soule, r, 535;
Amos 81. Bowers, r, 547; Stephen G.
Beach, d, 434; James NJ. Rallock, d, 445.
Registrar of voters: Charles 81. o.
born, r, 54s; Frank E soule, d, 1872.
Auditor: Arthur G. Todd, +, 547; j.
Leroy Buck, d, 433.
Myron Patchen, r, 563; william J. Rob-
erts, r, 544; John T. Underhill, Jr., Z,
do; Charles Planz, d, 416; Charles
Reilly, Jr., d, 1855; Charles A. Adds, d,
1926; Myron B. Disbrow, d, 424.
Grand jurora: Joseph La Halt. =, $40;
James Churchill, r, 547; Charles K. Rid.
dif0rd, r, $40; George Robertson, d, 433
Philip Planz, d. 433; Frank Kennedy, d,
Town school committee: William q. |
Green, r, 548; Charles 81. Soule, r, 544
Francis E. Baldwin, d, 430; Willis u.
Barton, d, 1872.
NEW PASTOR AT ST xAvIER's.
Rev Thomas Kelley, the pastor Of the
new parish in Bridgeport, which is to be
known as St Michael's,is q native OF Nor
wich. Father Kelley was educated in
the public schools Of Norwich, holy
Cross college and the Grand Seminary,
Montreal. He was ordained at Montreal,
December 20, 1894 by Bishop Fabre.
The first IL years of his ministry were
spent in Ansonia, where by his close at
to duty and his high spirit of
self sacrifice he succeeded in winning for
himself the lasting esteem and venera.
lion of the people Of that place. In 1896
be was appointed pastor of New Canaan.
In 1898 he was promoted to New Milford.
When the Right Rey Bishop saw fit re-
Gently to divide the parish of the Sacred
Heart, Bridgeport, he decided to put
Father Kelley in charge of the new Ipar-
sh. We feel confident that Father Kel-
ley will put forth bis best efforts toward
;he spiritual and material upbuilding Of
st Michael's.-[ Catholic Transcript.
There will be geLeraI and sincere regreG
over the removal of Father Kelley, as he
8 greatly beloved by his people, and
aeld in high esteem by the Protestant ell
20 say he is the best liked pastor this
church has had and he has been q faith.
'ul worker along all lines. His depar-
lure will also be sincerely mourned in
Brookfield, Roxbury and Washington.
REV THOMAS J. CRONAN.
Father Kelley's successor in New Mil.
ord, Rev Thomas J. Cronan, was born
n New Haven, July rs, 1850. His
tudies were made at Ottaw wa college and
It the Grand seminary, Montreal. Bis
Top Fabre, who raised 80 many of Hart
'ord's Levites:.to the priesthood, ordained
lin priest December 10, 1885. Father
Cronan was curate at Putnam; st Pat
ick's, Norwich ;Greenwich and Walling-
ord. In 1897, he was appointed past .
# South Coventry. A year later he was
transferred to South Meriden. Father
Cronan's good work in each of these
places is sufficient guarantee of the cue
Tess that awaits his l4bors in New Mil l..
ord. Rev William Gibbons of Stamford
comes as assistant to Father Cronan,
while Father O'Brien has been transfer.
ed to st Patrick's in New Haven.