The Newtown bee., 1901-02-08
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CHURCH ITEMS.

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the Congregational church, Monday
The Christian Endeavorers held a
Queen Victoria Memorial service,
Tuesday evening, in place of their
regular weekly prayer meeting.
The supper which was to have been
given at the Methodist church, We'd
nesday evening, has been postponed
until this (Friday) evening. Supper,
13c apiece or two for 25c.
G. w. Bolles, the monument man,
has the contract for erecting a marble
headStOne for the late George W. Sim
mons in the Dodgingtown cemetery.
Mrs L. F. Judd attended on Mon
day the funeral of her cousin, James
Banks, aged St years, in Norwalk.
Mrs Judd spent Monday night with
her aunt, Miss Sarah Wiseman, on
Main street, NOrWalk.
Frank Ferry from Lake Waccabuc.
N. Y, and formerly Of this place, has
made brief stay with his friend. He
returned home on Monday and took
home famous fox hound belonging to
AL Hickok of Chestnut Ridge. Foxes
frequent his grounds near the lake af-
ter something to eat.
On Saturday afternoon, Il little
school friends gave to a SchOOlmate,
Miss Nellie Kemp, a happy surprise at
her home on HickOk avenue. The at
ternoon passed rapidly with the fol-
lowing program: Games and recita-
tions with dancing accompanied with
music by David Kicks, young violin
ist and one of the guests. He was also
artist and photographed all present.
Refreshments were served at 400
O'Clock, which concluded the highly
gratifying entertainment of the little
folks.
Measles has been prevalent in the
outside schools and a part of the
schools were closed few days.
Sanford Underhill, who usually
brings from the upper district a large
load of Sunday school children, came
down last Sunday morning without a
child, probably owing to the prevail
ing sickness.
On Monday and Tuesday the snow
plOWS broke out the sidewalks in the
borough.
The trolley car that makes trips be-
tween the railroad crossing and Mil
waukee street was stalled nearly all
day, Tuesday, on account of the drift
ing snow. When the public needed
the accommodation the car was not
running.
The high school young people plan
ned a sleigh ride to Maplewood on
Tuesday night which was postponed
on account of the snow drifts and bad
travelling to some future time.
L. d. Judd of Bethel, the stock
broker, has opened a new Office in Ben
has been connected with the Southern
New England Telephone Exchange.
Notwithstanding the heavy snow
storm, Monday afternoon, quite a
merry little party gathered at the
home of Joseph Seeber to celebrate
the seventh birthday of his little
daughter, Edith. All report an en-
joyable time.
St Mary's r. c. fair will open in
Nichols Opera house, Saturday even
ing of this week, to continue for nine
nights. The entertainment committee
promises something new each even
ing 50 that everybody who attends will
enjoy themselves.
Azor b. Hopkins, well known
painter and paper hanger of this place,
who has been i'll for several weeks past
OF typhoid malaria, passed away Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock. He leaves
a widow and several children.
Mrs Michael Grove and daughter
Matilda have gone to Saranac Lake,
n. Y, to spend several months.
Daniel A. German represented
Pavia Council at the State Convention,
X. of c., held in New Haven, Tuesday,
Bethel Conclave, |. O. H., entertain
ed their friends with a musical enter
tainnlent and dance in Nichols Opera
house, Friday evening, February l.
The Mozart quartet of Danbury were
roundly applauded at the end of each
Of their well selected pieces. The
audience was not a large one and those
who did not attand missed a rare
treat.
DR. Walter Robinson, formerly of
this town, who is practicing dentistry
in Bridgeport. spent Il few days with
friends here.
Putnam lodge, X. of F., is arrang-
ing for another Of their very popular
private dances to be held a short time
before the Lenten season sets in.
G. X. bailey. the popular pOstmas-
ter, is the recipient of a very large
check in payment for his first prize
White Wyandotte pullet exhibited by
him at the recent poultry show in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
CharlieIhas all he can attend to now,
furnishing eggs to his numerous
friends. lie says every egg is bound
to produce winner and he is right.
Miss Mary E. Short, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia for the
past few weeks, is now improving.
William II. Wildman, the ice man,
had his usual large supply of ice all
harvested some weeks ago. The ice is
| inches thick and as fine a quality as
is often seen. In addition Mr. Wild
man is erecting another ice house, BON
80 feet and IL feet high, which he ex-