The Newtown bee., 1901-09-27
CIRCULATION:
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
NEW MILFORD.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

l NEW MlLtOh
 THE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
 The republican caucus to nominate town officers was held on Saturday last at Roger Sherman hall at ? p. m. Col lector of Internal Revenue Kinney was chosen chairman and F. D. Starr sec retary. The ticket of last year was renominated with some changes in the following resolution be printed in the New Milford Gazette and THE | VIEWPOINT BEE:
 Resolved, That the pledge of more business-like and economical admins tration of the affairs of the town, pro- vided we were intrusted with the management, which was made to the people by the republican party at it's caucus last year, has been carried out, and that in view of the great reduc- tion in the net debt of the town dur ing the past year, we invite the votes of the citizens of the town irrespective of party for the ticket nominated to- day.
 The meeting was a harmonious one throughout and of short dura tion.
 CONGREG ATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS. It was unfortunate that the Ladies' | Missionary meeting should have fallen | upon the same date as the Presidents | funeral, but as invitations had been sent out through the county. it was thought best to carry out the original program and fair attendance was se- cured, although not as large as would have been expected under ordinary circumstances. The morning session was taken up with repor ts from the various auxiliaries, closing with de- votional service led by Mrs Burnaby of Canaan. At two o'clock funeral service was held in which very apprO- priate selections from Scripture were read ny the pastor, prayer was offered by Rev c. N. Ransom, missionary in South Africa; solo, "I heard the voice of Jesus say," was beautifully sung by Mrs Nettie Baldwin Ives and the congregation joined in singing, "Nearer, my God, to Thee'' At the close of this service the missionary meeting resumed it's service and listen ed to thrilling address from Miss Andrews of Tung Chow, China, who was in the siege of Peking' and who, like all the other missionaries who went through that terrible experience, believes that their lives were saved through the direct interpretation of Providence and the facts that she gave to prove it seemed to make it very evident. Fhe number of native Chris tians who suffered bravely great per secutions for the sake of their religion and many of whom gave up life itself, showed very forcibly that they had imbibed fully the spirit of their divine Masver and were truly born of God. Rev c. N. Ransom of South Africa followed with a very interesting ac- count of his work in that country. It was thought that notwithstanding the fact that the minds of all were filled with the terrible calamity that had befallen the nation, pleasant and profitable missionary meeting had been held.
 On Sunday morning Rev O. o. Smith of Grinnell, Ia., who is super intendent of Sunday school missionary work for the state of Iowa, gave very interesting account of the work in that state. MT Smith was born and brought up in the West and has all the enthusiasm and fire which is SUD- posed to belong to that section. He made full day of it, going into the Sunday school and giving an address to the young mems class, and after ] wards to the whole school, then speak | ing to the school at Boardman at o'clock and at 7.3O in the evening at the church in Sherman. MT Smith has never been East before and is per fectly charmed with our beautiful New England bills and mountains.
 The annual meeting of the First Ec. clesiastical society will be held in the chapel on Monday, September 30, at 2.3O o'clock in the afternoon, to choose officers for the ensuing year and any other business that may properly
 come before the meeting.
 MERRITT BECOMES ABsENTMIND ED | There are a large number of patent medicines recommended for abs e mt minded people, and Merritt Hill, the genial jcweler, is receiving circular!
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 ed. It seems he made a contract tt
 repair the big clock at the Cente