The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-01-10
NEW PRESTON.
A GOOD MAN PASSES AWAY.

After long illness with paralysis
agitans, as the physicians called it,
Dea Seth N. Taylor, died at his home
on Christian street last Friday after
noon, aged nearly 81 years. His char
acter for so many years has been
known so favorably it needs no further
from us. He was be-
loved by his neighbOrs and his family,
who, during his long illness, proved
among the most faithful and devoted
to his desires and comfort so far as
they could do, especially his wife and
eldest son. His devotion and adher-
ence to the church here in several
official capacities for years was a
ity and his CONSTANT practice of this
most commendable virtue. The fam
lily, the church and the neighborhood
have all truly lost friend. Besides
the widow he leaves three sons and
one daughter, Mrs D. E. Beeman in
Montana, all married and living away
except Edward and wife, who still re-
main at the old homestead. His fu-
neral was largely attended at his late
home on Monday afternoon of this
week. Rev N. S. Becker Officiat ted
and the interment followed in the
cemetery in this village. Dea Taylor's
aged mother, Mrs Miranda Whittlesey,
still lives in Danbury, where also re-
sides his half brother, Joseph T. Whit
tlesey. Dea Taylor sister, Mrs Char
lotte Newcomb, resides in West Haven,
and his brother, Col j. Miner Taylor,
is still at Miss G. M. Knapp's on
Christian street.
ANNUAL MEETING OF NEW PRESTON
ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY.
At the annual meeting of the eccle-
siaStical society on Monday of laSl
week, the following officers were elect
ed and appointed for the year ensuing:
Committee, Edward o. Sperry, How
ard Hopkins, Edward H. Beardsley.
Clerk and treasurer, Sherman COgS-
we'll.
Collector, Edward o. Sperry.
Sexton, George McCan.
The renting of pews was left in
charge OF E. o. Sperry, committee.
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL EVENT.
The pleasantest party thus far this
season at Pavilion hall was the one en-
the cOmmitteeShip of MI and Mrs C..P.
Lyman and Mr. and Mrs II. o. Averill.
The cardplayers during the first part
of the evening occupied Is tables. The
elegant buffet lunch was served at 10
p. m. and dancing after continued till
2.3O on Saturday morning. Among
the guests we noticed Mr. and Mrs
Green, Mr. and Mrs G.. E. Ackley, Mr.
and Mrs W. c. Beeman, Miss Mildred
Camp, and A. G.. Todd from New Mil.
ford, Mr. and Mrs Robert ]. Watts,
Arthur G. Titus, and J. West from
Washington Depot, Misses Bente from
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Miss Hoag from
t Mef from New Milford rendered If the1
finest music for quadrilles and waltzes
and the entire affair was declared the
best enjoyed here this winter.
II. W. Beeman is still troubled with
"Job's comforterS.
Mrs "Ness'' Morey has recently
gone to the hospital for treatment
which leaves her husband in sole
charge of Mrs Winan's cottage and W
c. Beeman's livery barn.
Mr. Stocking, at B. G. Norris, is en-
joying himself as fisherman in dali.
drawing from Lake Waramaug, pick
see them. Pickerel from one to three
pounds in weight seem to be the KIM
which takes his bait and there ha!
been some talk among the other fisher
men of preparing bill for the nexI
legislature to restrict or limit his day
for fishing on the lake.
Mrs A. E. Corning returned to he
home last Saturday evening afte
pleasantly passing the week in Ne,
York City and Brooklyn.
Rev n. S. Becker delivered an in
teresting sermon from his pulpit las
Sunday morning upon "Christ on tn
Cross" in connection with the com
munion service which followed tn
morning sermon.
Mrs Edward Hall suffered last Sur
day with cold and bilious attack.
William Green of New Milford wa
through this place the first part {
last week and selected in this vicinit
several Of the best crops Of Tobacco
which had remained unsold.
The commissioners Of Jesse A. Ba
den's estate rendered their report, las
Saturday, on the bill presented by I
S. Gable of this place to the admins
traitor. The report was rendered
Judge II. O. Averjll and allows tn
bill, almost entire.