Connecticut western news., 1900-12-13

Only nineteen days; including to- day, until the nineteenth century closes. Think of it!
 George Beebe, son of Mrs Mary Beebe of this place. was married to (Miss) Dr Frances Peele in Brooklyn, N. Y. at high noon, Saturday, Dec. 8. The oyster supper served by the ladies of Pilgrim church Tuesday even- ing was we'll patronized ald about SIS was netted for the benefit of the church. Mrs E. w. Warner will attend dinner party of the Brooklyn Eagle party European tour, at the Clarendon Hotel. Brooklyn, N. Y. this evening, Dec. 13.
 Miss Mary Joyce has returned from Norfolk where she has been relieving her sister in the s. N E T central. The regular operator. Miss Elizabeth JoJce. has been i'll for the past few weeks.
 The different churches are arrang-
 
 ing special Christmas services in which the little folks take prominent part Christmas trees will be in evidence Ia. den with good things from Santa Claus unlimited stock. The dates of these services will be announced next week. A dancing class was form ed at the Town Hall on Monday evening with J. G. Beckley as instructor aud will meet again tomorrow evening. This is not 8 public class, as was somewhat reported, but is formed from the class of last win ter with few additional persons invit- ed to join. Members of last years class and MT Beckley regret that there was misunderstanding in regard to this.
 The pastry department of our es- teemed neighbor and friend, the Berk- shire Courier, took unto itself big job last week when it made two whole pages of as nice pi as was ever served up in printing office. By an heroic effort the paper went to press little belated but in remarkably good shape, considering. Editor Clarey and his en- tire staff have been sitting up nights the past week trying to dispose of the pi and make amends by issaing an un- usually newsy edition this week
 At the regular meeting of Col. Hardenbergh Camp, No. 63. s. of ", last Thursday evening, State Inspector Baldwin of Danbury inspected the books and work of the Camp. The an nual election of officers also took place, N. W. Hardenbergh being reelected captain; Dr w. T. Owens, 1st Lieut. George W. Greene, 2d Lieut. :; 0. F Roberts, Charles Rodemeyer and John Condon, camp council. Other officers will be appointed by the captain. Th' camp is in fourishing condition ani anticipates continued prosperity. 4 thirty minute musket drill will be feature at each meeting during the win ter.
 Michael Shields, 8 brakeman o> the Berkshire division, we'll known ii this town and vicinity, was instantl, killed in Norwalk last week Wednesda night. When the Wilson Point freigh arrived at South Norwalk Shields wa missing and search was immediatel made with the result that he was foun, dead, lying on top of car with hi hands in his pockets. His skull wa fractured and death must have been in stantaneous. It is supposed that b was struck by the overhead girders. 2 the train passed nnder the bridge g Norwalk. MT Sh;~.ds was formerl employed in a paper mill at Daltor Mass, and is survived by wife an fhres small children at Lenoxdal' Mass
 The Litehield North Associatio Congregational ministers was ente tained by the Rev Henry Utterwick { the Warner House on Tuesday of tn week. Thirteen clergymen were pro ent and enjoyed the meeting and th excellent dinner. At noon they mad . social call on Mrs Hiram Eddy, as manifestation of their esteem for he and that they cherish the memory the late Rev Dr Hiram Eddy Th program for the association meeting WI as follows: Morning session-10 m Business; Twentieth Century program "Some Unfinished Business of Il Nineteenth Century," A. W. Gerri Dinner-Social Hour; Afternoon Se sion-1. 80; 'Schleiermacher to Ritsch J. H Bell, Torrington; "Opportuniti of the Twentieth Century" M. F Wright.