The Newtown bee., 1902-08-15
Eight Pages.
COUNTY.
WOODBURY.
THE LATE DWIGHT RUSSELL.

The death Of Dwight huSSell OH July 8, already briefly noted in these columns, came as a great shock to ms many friends. His death was the re- suit of blood poisoning. He was Tn the habit of going barefoot in the summer when about his farm work. In get ting over fence he jumped to the ground, one foot landing on stub: It entered his foot to the depth of an inch or more and made an ugly wound: Blood poisoning at once developed ana although he had such excellent physl, clans as pr Karrman of Woodbury and Dr Crane of Waterbury, he failed rap of :singularly happy disposition. and his open hearted way made him Ia vorite. He was devoted to his aged mother, Mrs Benjamin Russell, with whom he lived. In WOOdbury street and throughout the town he will be missed, for although not man of great attainment he was generally fixed for his genial and kindly ways. The funeral occurred on July 1O, Rev J. A. Freeman of the old First church officiating. The pail bearers were Shea, William Linsley, Frank Hollis ter, Seymour Capewell and William Munson.
 l WORKING FOR THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH. Father Loftus and M. F. Skelly dre greatly encouraged by the responses made to their canvas for funds for the new church. Four Protestant friends l tions amounting to $l00. The new church is now an assured fact and Father LOftus is pleased at the out look.
 l HOTCHK1sSvILLE AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Walter Northrop of Waterbury has been quite i'll at Fred Parkins'.
 Charles H. Smith attended the Methodist campmeeting at Plainville, last week.
 John Suckley, ST., and daughter, Miss Florence, visited relatives in Wal. den, N. Y.. last week.
 Joshua Bottomly's daughter and three children of Walden, N. Y., are visiting him.
 Fred H. LeavenwOrth has been laid up with lame foot, caused by drop ping a cake of ice upon it.
 Mrs Thomas Madin is entertaining Mrs Shea and little daughter of Bridge port.
 William Pettit's eighty -year-old son, Raymond, who was last Monday morn lHS IenloVeu Co Cie WdCelouiy uoS. pital for treatment, died within "A hours after his arrival. He was a bright boy, their only child his four year-old sister having been burned to death a year or two ago. The family have the sympathy of the entire com munity in their hour of trial. The burial was in Roxbury. Spinal menin' gitis was the cause of death. . Last week a peculiar stomach and bowel trouble attacked number of children in Weekeepeemee. Mrs J. B. Hall was at the Methodist campmeeting in Plainville, last week. George +. Norris daughter, Mrs
 Ryce Clark of New Haven, speaks of a recent trip to Manchester but says ii cannot compare with the beauties o1 Woodbury.
 Mrs Joseph Fades was working ir the warerOom of the knife shop for a few days, last week.
 Anna Hague is visiting relatives ir Walden, N. Y.
 Rev 0. J. Range of the Methodist church in South Britain preached { sermon on ''The Sure Foundation, in the school yard, Sunday afternoon Miss Harriet Blackman of the Salva tiOn Army sang two solos, and MT an( Mrs Joseph RedavatS of Danbury anC R. A. Johnstone of Springfield, Mass.
 each sang solo. Miss Mary B. Lord the field laborer from Hartford, is ex pected to make the address next Sun day afternoon. Monday forenoon and snapped off a boys from the shop took walk to view the devastation, after dinner.
 w. J. Carpenter has raised some fine , tomatoes, which, judging by the size
 would tip the scales at nearly pound each.
 Mrs James Dowd has been seriously
 ill for few days.
 Joe Pearson, Jr., is visiting in Brook
 lyn, N. Y. Mir Boice and wife of New York state are visiting at their relatives on on the farm here.
 Miss Anna Wood of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting relatives here.
 | William B. Ward and wife of Derby are visiting his aunts, Mrs J. B. Brad ley and Mrs H. A. Hotchkiss.
 J. B. Capewell, the local horse train CT, is handling a very handsome colt for Charles Beardsley of Bethlehem.
 Mrs B. H. Hitchcock and Miss Jessie Beers of Buffalo, N. Y., are enjoying a sojourn at the pleasant home of Mir and Mrs J. B. CapeweIl.
 J. B. Capewell expects to start the promising stopper, Country Grey," at the fall fairs.
 MT and Mrs Timothy c. Bacon were called to New Haven on Thursday to attend the funeral of Marshall Bryant, a brother of Mrs Bacon. His age was 66 years MT Bryant was native of WatertOWn.
 The funeral of Dennis Maloney was T T T Heart church in Southbury, Rev Pat rick Fox officiating. He died at the