The Newtown bee., 1901-08-23

chapel being near by, all found shelter there, where social hour was enjoyed by all.
 HoTCHKIssv1LLE
 Mrs H. A. Hotchkiss' sister, Mrs Robert Parrott, and daughter, Miss Jennie, of Bridgeport are visiting her.
 MT and Mrs George Terrill are cham pions at luxuriant flower raising. They have had l5 varieties ot sweet peas and also large variety of nas- turtiumS.
 A party of ladies spent last Thurs day afternoon with Mrs Murphy.
 Rev MT Gardner of Waterbury preached at the session of the Sunday school, last Sunday, a practical ser with thy might, for there is no work, nor devise, nor knowledge, nor wis dom in the grave, whither thou gO- est." Then followed an address from the Sunday school organizer, Mir Fjtz- simmons of Waterbury. Solos were sung by Miss Mabelle J. Ford and Rev MT Gardner. At the close Rev MT Mallory of New York gave some in- teresting stories of Scotch children that came under his observation while in Scotland year ago. The Sunday school was then reorganized by MT FitzsimmOns. Reports of the Sunday school were read by Superintendent Ford and Treasurer Smith. The fol- lowing officers were unanimously elect ed: Superintendent, F. R. Ford; as Smith; secretary, Mrs William Clay; assistant secretary, Mrs Albert France; treasurer, Charles H. Smith; librarian, Olin Roswell; organist, Mrs w. J. Carpenter; assistant organists, Misses Hattie and Jennie Hall; Kim dergarten teacher, Miss Cora Galpin of North Woodbury. Next Sunday the sermon will be by Rev Otis J. Range of South Britain.
 Sunday evening, the Christian En- deavOr service was led by Mrs Ryce Clark. An interesting part of the service was the singing by the chil- the occasion. A duet was nicely sung by two little misses, Lizzie Butters and Polly Ellis.
 Laura FairclOugh was greatly sur prised, last Saturday, by p little boys and girls, who gathered to celebrate her sixth birthday. Handkerchiefs, vases and other dainty little gifts were presented to the little hostess. Most of the afternoon thunder shower ragged furiously but the chill dren had merry time, playing and partaking of refreshments indoors.
 Hobart Morris is attending the Pan American Exposition.
 Last Saturdays storm washed the roads very badly; There was land slide near H. A. HOtchkiss' barn. It so completely filled the road that a vehicle could hardly pass and the road near Charles Terrill's was so washed that lantern was hung out through the night.
 Mrs Samuel Gray and baby of Perry, N. Y., are visiting Mrs William Buck ingham.
 Annie Ellis is visiting in Walden, N. Y.
 Mrs Albert Winterbourne's brother, Walter Evans, and daughter, Ger trude, of North Adams, Mass, are wis iting her.
 Mark Hall is having his front yard filled in and leveled.
 Elsie Rablit has been ill the past week.
 Demming Whittlesey's barn was struck and horse killed during the storm, last Saturday.
 MISS FORD-MR REDERVATS.
 The marriage of Miss Mabelle J.. Ford. daughter of F. R. Ford, to JO- seph Redervats, Jr., of Danbury, took place in the Methodist church this large number of invitations had been sent out.
 Rev Charles P. Mallory of New York City was guest of Mrs l.. A. Treat, recently.
 Mrs Arthur Wedge is spending few days with friends in Washington.
 Wilson WhittleSey met with great loss, last week, his best horse being struck by lightning, in the severe thunder storm of Saturday afternoon. her fathers, invited the "J. s." SOci- ety there for the afternoon, last We'd nesday.
 Austin and Fannie Isham were in Waterbury, last week.
 Miss Minnie Suckley from Bridge port is visiting Miss Kate Smith,
 Mrs James Dowd and daughter spent a day or two in Roxbury, last week.
 Editor Knox having taken vaca- tion, the Reporter was not printed last week.
 MID IIdIly AIIlOlu lS very loW WlUIl typhoid fever.
 Ernest Clyde, who has been for so long clerk in Judson's drug store, has accepted position with George Har- vey in Waterbury. He has many friends in Woodbury, who wish him success.
 Miss Fanny Trowbridge and her aunt, Mrs Addie NOrthrop. cOntem- plate trip to the Pan-American in September.
 Mrs Vincent Judson has sister vis- iting her.
 For refreshing glass of soda water visit the drug store of w. L. Judson.
 MORRIS. OLD HOME WEEK IN MORRIS, AU-
 GUST 25-31.
 An announced, Rev E. F. Farnham will assist in the services of Sunday.
 Those interested, including former residents and those now living in Mor- ris are urged to attend the meeting on Monday afternoon to organize an old