The Newtown bee., 1902-01-17

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hing to put up ice.
Mrs George Miller is suffering with
scarlet fever.
Mrs George Parrack is careing for
Mrs Alva Jennings, who is quite sick.
GREENFIELD HILL.
CHURCH BRIEFS.
Rev DR. Canes subjects for next Sun
day, January 10, will be in the. morn
ing, elbow the Power came at Pente-
COST" and in the evening, Possessed,
Repossessed.
At the parsonage on the. 18th inst,
by the Rev w. H. Gaue, L. L. D., Nor
ris,, Anderson of Weston and Miss Ada
Belle Burr of Fairfield, were united in
marriage.
The 2lst birthday of Christian En-
deavor will be observed by musical,
literary and religious appropriate ex-
ers::Ses on February 2.
Rev DR. Cane preached two very in
teresting sermons last Sunday. Atthe
morning service he read his annual
letter in which were several new sug-
gestions for the year.
DEATH OF sERENO II. KING.
Died, January 9, 1902, after an illness
of long standing, Serene H. King aged
So years. Some eight years ago he
bought the John Burr homestead and
moved his family there from Bridge
port and since then has followed the
occupation of farming, making a sue
cess of it. He came here thinking a
change might be benefit to his health
being affected with heart trouble. His
funeral was held Sunday from his late
home. Rev w. H. Cane officiated.
The pail bearers. were H. Dowd, F.
Burritt, J. Pratt and H. B. Burr. The
interment was at Mountain Grove.
He leaves wife, three sons and two
daughters to mourn his loss
THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT.
Mrs Hawley of Brooklyn, who has
spent some time at H. E. Dowd's, ex-
poets to leave for her home, this week.
Miss Dowd contemplates accompany
ing her.
Charles Nichols and daughter have
been guests of Mr. and Mrs J. z. Mel
len at Easton.
Mrs Edward Brotherton of Cross
Highway has been at her old home
DEATH OF WILLIAM NICHOLS.
William Nichols died in New York,
Saturday, January 16. The funeral
was held in New York, Monday after
noon. His body was brought to Nor
walk, Tuesday morning, where it was
put in the receiving vault at the Nor
walk cemetery.
Miss Stella Hall is away for two
weeks visiting friends in Norwalk and
elsewhere.
Martin Whitaker has returned for a
while from Litchfield, Conn.,, where he
has been carpentering.
Jesse Pratt had the misfortune to
fall on the ice and hurt his back.
Mrs N. w. Ogden has been to Corn
wall Bridge on two weeks visit.
Mrs Rufus B. Wales is quite sick.
Mrs Henry L. Burr is visiting her
sister-iu-law, Mrs Martin Burr.
Mr. Fishers family have all been
sick with bad colds.
c. Waldman has gone to New York
for few days.
Miss Estella Hall, who has been
staying with Mrs H. B. Burr, the past
six months, is taking vacation and
has gone out of town.
Mrs Waldman is staying with Mrs
Fl. B. Burr for while. Mrs Burr is
not very smart.
Mr. and Mrs E. Finch of Westport
were guests of Mr. and Mrs w. II. Burr,
Sunday.
George T. Nichols of New York is a
guest, this week, of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Isaac B. Nichols.
Frank L. Sherwood had the grounds
around his house nicely graded, last
fall, and is now having his house new
ly painted.
John Ferris recently lost his dog.
Some one killed it.
Theodore SturgeS leaves on Satur-
day for Florida where he expects to
spend two or three months hunting.