The Newtown bee., 1900-04-06
Fairfield County.
SHELTON.
ORANGE JOTTINGS.


 The Farmers Institute met here on Wednesday last in Mechanics hall and had a good attendance of farmers and their wives from this and ar ming towns. At noon the ladies of the Far Mill River Grange provided an excellent dinner in the Town hall. the institute be- ing held here by the iinvitation of tt e Grarge. Addresses were made by Prof A. B. Peebles of the Storrs Agricullural school on the "rwentieth Century Agri- culture" in the forenoon. Ia the after. noon R. s. Hinman spoke on ''Now and Then" and was followed by F. H. Stadt- mueller, who gave 8 lecture on ''The Cost of Production, /" embracing land, la Dor and capital, and illustrated the, same by charts. The question box was then opened by the presiding officer, Nicholas Wakelee, and quite number joined in answering and the Convention closed at o'clock. All who attended were much pleased with the exercises and drew from the talks some good lessons for the farm.
 COOKS GROCERY STORE BURGLARIzED.
 The grocery store of George F. Cook was burglarized last Saturday night. The safe was unlocked and few dollars in change was all that was in there, which was taken. Nothing else of value was missed.
 Last Monday evening, 0. ". P. Haw- ley and B. G. W. P. HawIey visited Shelton Division, s. of T., which visit was much enjoyed by the members pres ent. It being 8 stormy evening there was not large attendance.
 Rev F. A. Wales and family returned from Florida, last Saturday. They were glad to be home as the weather in that southern cline was not as pleasant as might have been expected and some of the time of their visit they suffered from the cold.
 Dr G. A. Shel5On paid visit to 8 pa- tient and just as he started to drive away, his horse, which he had driven 8 long time and thought much of, dropped dead.
 The Y. P. s. c. K. of the Baptist church have elected as officers |: President, John Lawson; vice president, Henry O. Davidson; secretary, Miss Annie French; treasurer, Harley saxton.
 Giles Potter of the state board of edu. cation was here, last Tuesday, looking up the ruants.
 Rev A. P. Chapman of Fair Haven preached in the Church of the Coed Shepherd, last Thursday evening.
 Manager B. Q. Powers of the Tele- phone Company was visited, last Thurs day evening. by the girls. .coDnected with the office, it being his 9 h birthday.
 William H. Dewolf has purchased the small farm of Mrs Fanny c. Wakelee in Coram. He has resided there for some time.
 Miss Ollie Dean was surprised recent ly on her birthday by call from 8 num- Der of her friends.
 The B oard of Health for the borough have organized with Dr G. A. Shelton as president, John Doyle as secretary and Gideon Tomlinson as Sanitary inspector.
 Rev o. 0. Day of the Education so- ciety addressed Key MT Kenneston's con- gregation, last Sabbath evening, on the work of that society. ..H
 The Methodist Sunday school held their annual missionary concert last Sun day evening. The collections for the year amounted to $133.17. There were interesting recitations and singing.
 The annual election of the officers of the Baptist Sabbath school was held re- gently. The officers are : Superintendent, John Lawson; assistant superintendent, A. l.. Hanna; secretary, Alice L. Rounds; treasurer, Miss Annie French.
 The Church of the Good Shepherd ex. pect to commence the erection of their church edifice in the near future. About $8000 has already been raised toward the building fund.
 B. 0. Hatch was called 10 New Mil. ford on Monday last on account of the death of his father.
 One of the Chinese laundries was bur glarized, last Sunday, and $100 of hard earned money was stolen.
 A recent letter from A. B. Ruggles of Redlands, Cal, states him to be in rather poor health but able to attend to his of flee business.
 At the annual meeting Of the Baptist church, officers were elected as follows Clerk, Robert s. Norton; treasurer, E. A. Barrett; trustee, ,Servis s. Young deacon, A. 8. Bond. Membership, 1o5.
 Miss Abbie J. Hubbell and Bonnet N. Beard were married Wednesday after noon at the brides home on Wooster street. A solid silver tea se6 was given by the aunt of the bride, Miss Verona Hubbell. Charles H. Smith. who recently left here for Poughkeepsie, N. Y, having posed as s lecturer, has been adjudged