The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-07
CARD OF THANKS.


wherever you may find ia: Q. Lake.
CARD OF THANKS.
We hereby extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends and neigh
bors who SO kindly assisted us in our
sad bereavement by the sickness and
death of my sister; also to donors of
floral offerings.EMiss Katie'E. Keane.
The people of the Congregational
church are to have their February So
ciable at the home of Mrs Hurd Hewitt
in Newtown Street on Monday evening
the 18th. A feature of the evenings
program will be what will carry the
company back in thought to the days
of Mount Vernon and its great owner.
The Waterbury American will have
the sympathy of all the newspaper
men in the state in the loss of its
beautiful new building. With COM
mendable enterprise the publishers
did not skip an issue, publishing it in
an abbreviated form from job print
ing establishment. The owners, for
tunately, are rich men and doubtless
had their property well insured.
Rev o. W. Barker gave his interest
ing lecture on ''Our First Immigrant"
at the Beach Memorial Library, Tues
day evening, to an audience of about
go people. A. P. Smith presided and
introduced the speaker.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Martindell are
receiving congratulations of their
mdhy friends upon the arrival, ye-5er-
day, of a little daughter.
G. B. Taylor. the genial station
agent, is undergoing repairs, owing to
stomach trouble.
W. Walter Finch and John o.
Pitzschler spent Thursday in Water
bury, viewing the ruins Of the recent
fire.
'"The Galen" now exists. This gives
an opportunity for an intelligent
young woman of good character to Sc
cure excellent training in the care of
the sick, especially in surgical work.
Applicants should be from the age of
20 to 80, and expect to serve.twO years.
They will receive S120 the first year
and S144 the second year, with board,
room and washing. A letter stating
qualifications and references may be
addressed to J. W. Wright, NJ. D., $40
Myrtle avenue, Bridgeport:
Little Miss Myra Angevine Platt Of
Bridgeport is spending several weeks
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
James H. Angevine, of Botsford.
Mr. and Mrs w. A. Garfield spent
Saturday and Sunday in Long Hill,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs G. G.. Downs.
Saturday evening they panied
Mr. and Mrs Downs to Bridgeport to
see the play, GAIL on account of Eliza. :"
TO- ~ of
are sold by Taylor, Curtis & Co., and
they report an increasing demand.
For the Lenten season Taylor, Cur
| tbs & Co. have mackerel, herring, bone
less Goldfish and other brain food.
S. G. Bull & CO. have a full line of
all the staple cough remedies.
James F. Sheehan was given 80 days
in jail by Judge Curtis in the criminal
term of the Common Pleas court at
Bridgeport on Monday, Sheehan plead
ing guilty to breac. of the peace. He
owes his present unfortunate situation
for attempting to destroy the Grand
Central hotel register and making a
disturbance there some months since.
The Whist clubs meeting in St Ma
ry's hall, for the benefit of St Rose s
church, on Wednesday evening of this
week, was we'll attended. The last
meeting of the club will take place
next Monday evening: February 10.
Everybody is cordially invited to be
present and take part; playing will be-
gin at $50 sharp and end at 1870, and
therefore all taking part should be in
their places at the hour above named.
Prizes will be awarded to those who
make the highest scores during the
evening. Immediately following the
whist, dancing will be INDUCED in tC
the best of dance music, and light re.
freshments served. AS this is the last
meeting of the club before Lent nc
doubt there will be a very large attend
ance, and judging from the skill al
ready displayed, large scores will be
made by some of the experts. Re
member all are cordially invited.
r. H. Beers & CO. are Offering blan
kets and robes at greatly reduced
prices. See their adv.
Bargains in mems, ladies' and chill
, dren's shoes at CSC pair at R. Fl
Beers & Co.'S.
Delegate c. H. Northrop of New
> town was the first speoker at the Con
stitutional Convention on Tuesday
In the beginning of his address he SAT-
: the majority for the convention cas-
f at the voting day in November wa
10000. He then gave figures to shov
that the larger places by vote of near
< ly nine to one voted in favor of tt
: convention. The reason for this Wa
that the larger places considered tina
they were not sufficiently representa-
in the General Assembly. 1t wa
n right considering the large vote to Civ
: the larger places what they ask. Tbei
requests were modest and should b
n granted. 1t would be futile to adon
q measures which the voters in tn
} larger places would not ratify. Th
), address was received with applause.
a DANGER OF COLDS AND GRIP.
) The greatest danger from colds an
), grip is their resulting in pneumoni;
d If reasonable care is used, hOweve
r: and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy t;
d ken, all danger will be avoided
Among the tens of thousands VIII
have used this remedy for these di
IS eases we have yet to learn of a sing]
II case having resulted in pneumor
which shows conclusively that it is
- certain preventive of that dangerOl
- malady. 1t will cure a cold or an a
tack of grip in less time than an
Y, other treament 1t is pleasant and sal
t. to take. For sale by r. H. Beers & Co