The Newtown bee., 1901-09-13

Mrs William K. Stoughton, Master Herman Franklin and Miss Bernice Stoughton from Oakville, Messrs Louis and Frank Isele and Miss Edith Eccles of Waterbury; Robert Waugh and Miss Mary Thorp, of Morris; Messrs Philip West, John and Ashton J. Miskimmin, Mrs R. B. Frye, Misses Henrietta, Julia and Fanny Calm, Maud, Ethel and Elizabeth Miskimmin and Master James Nelson and Harold II. Frye, from Brooklyn.
 DEATH OF ABNER ALLEN.
 Abner Allen, who died at Union Mills Iowa, on August p, was a native of this town, having been born February 6, 1919, in the Allen homestead on South Carmel Hill, now owned by William Griswold. He was the son of Esquire" James Allen and brother of the late James Allen. By birth he had a goodly heritage of character of one of the best New England families, as the Allen family have long been conspicu- ous for all that is best in New England life. In 1849 MT Allen joined the throng of adventurerS who journeyed to the then unknown region of Cali fornia in search ofgold. Meeting with considerable success he remained there some time, and in the frontier lawleSS- ness of the time was very potent in fluence for law and order. On his re- turn to Connecticut he lived for a time in Woodbury and afterward removed to Colorado. Thirty years ago he re- moved to Iowa and has since then been large stock farmer, conducting the business with the assistance of his two sons. On his occasonal visits to the East he had always been welcomed by a host of friends. He was a man of warm hearted and genial tempera- ment, careful and successful in buSi- ness and man of the highest integrity. For many years he had been consist ent communicant of the Episcopal church. His first wife was Hannah Hayes, a sister of Stephen Hayes of this place. His second wife was Betsy A. Hayes, a sister of his first wife. He leaves a brother, George P. Allen of Woodbury, a widow, two sons, James H. and George, and daughter, Mrs Minnie c. Botsford, of New Milford. PERMANENT ROAD WORK. Under the provisions of the State Act, and extensive piece of grading is being done on the Nonnewaug-W Water town road in the town of WOOdbury It is great improvement and will be much appreciated by the many farmers of this town who travel over it enroute to Waterbury.
 Hon E. Irving Stone spent Sunday at Quassapaug as the guest of Repre- sentative George L. Lilley of Water bury.
 The selectmen have the specif- cations for the grading of Hard Hill and are ready to receive bids.
 l.. P. Judd has been quite ill for the past two weeks.
 Miss Lulu Cowles of Hartford has recently been a guest at John B. Porter's.
 In the news items in last weeks issue of the THE BEE under the list of voters registered to participate in the primaries, we note q query as to whether some of the gentlemen were not in the "wrong political bed." It is to be presumed that every voter chooses for himself his "political bed" and under our system of government two parties are essential to the well fare of the people, each as a check upon the other, and so long as each voter exercises his suffrage intelligently and conscientiously, there is no right or wrong "political bed," for each man must choose for himself his "political bed" without regard to the views of others. In fact the voters oath in Connecticut contains the words "with out respect of persons or favor of any man.''
 MT and Mrs Arthur Isham of Water bury visited Mrs Isham's sister, Mrs N. L. Bloss, last week, in the course of carriage drive through Litchtield county.
 Mrs Augusta Thompson of Water bury is guest of c. c. Parmelee's
 Mir and Mrs William F. Stoughton of Oakville spent Labor day at Frank StOughtOn's.
 Miss Agnes Bloss is visiting her