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

THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
 The republican caucus to nominate
 town officers was held on Saturday las
 at Roger Sherman hall at p. m. Col
 lector of Internal Revenue Kinney wa! chosen chairman and F. B. Starr sec
 retary. The ticket of last year wa!
 renominated with some changes il
 the minor offices. IL was voted that
 the following resolution be printed il
 the New Milford Gazette and THI
 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 its 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 durat tion. | CONGREG ATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS. It was unfortunate that the Ladies Missionary meeting should have fallen upon the same date as the Presidents fI1nnra1 h1lt fo ofinrc hol sent out through the county it was thought best to carry out the original program and a fair attendance was se- cured, although not as large as would have been expected under ordinary circumstances. The morning session was taken up with reports from the various auxiliaries, closing with de- votional service led by Mrs Burnaby of Canaan. At two o'clock a funera service was held in which very apprO- priate selections from Scripture were read hy 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 a 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 interposition of Providence and the facts that she gave to prove it seemed to make it very evident. The 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 imbbed 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, a 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 sup 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 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 ABsENT-MIND ED. There are a large number of patent medicines recommended for abs ent- minded people, and Merritt Hill, the genial jeweler, is receiving circulars with DaragraDhS on this subject mark: