The Newtown bee., 1903-11-06
The 'NewtOWn Bee
Ten Pages.
New Milford.
QUO
1900

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
November seems to be month OF re-
ligious gatherings. A number of our
ladies attended the Woman'S Board
meeting, this week, at New Haven.
Next week Rev F. A. johnson, and
perhaps others, will attend the State
Sunday School convention at Norwich,
and week later Mr. johnson and Dea
Marsh are delegates to the General
Conference at New Haven, November
1910.
Dea Henry Ives was seen at church,
Sunday morning, for the first time in
II months, but was obliged to leave
before the communion, the excitement
causing a return of the angina pee
toris so severe as to compel his retire.
ment at the close of the sermon. I'm
less there should be marked improve
ment in health we fear the beloved
deacon will never be able to resume
his church going habits.
GEORGE F. HALL1N "a RAGGED HERO.
The successful play, "a Ragged
Hero" in which the favorite comedi-
an, George f. Hall, will have a new
role and which is announced to appear
at the New Milford Opera House,
Monday evening, November 16, is
claimed to be doubly pleasing in that
it contains the elements both of rural
comedy and exciting melOdrama. The
characters, with a few exceptions, are
country folk, and their amusing char
acteristics are pleasingly portrayed
The means for startling climax are
found in the door-yard of the old home
| stead. A little girl is sleeping in ar
upper room of the building and hel
profiigate half brother, in order tt
benefit by her death, sets the place or
fire. The ragged hero, who has retired
for the night in an adjoining barn
hears the child S cries for help, seize
a swing which hangs in the center O
the yard, chambers upon a nearby shed
sweeps across the yard and up to- th,
window, when the child sprin gs t.
wards him and is borne to safety.
THE JEFFRIES-WILLARD WEDDING
Miss Vera A., daughter of Mr. AM
Mrs Isaac Jeffries of Church street
Ware, Mass, and Albert Lewis Willart
of that town were married on Tuesda.
evening, October q, at the home o
the brides parents at 7.3O O'Clock b,
Rev A. B. Bassett of the East Congre
gational church. The Episcopal RIM
service was used and the ceremony wa
performed under canopy of evergreen
The house was decorated Throughout
with evergreen, potted plants AM
ferns. At the entrance of the brids
party Lohengrin's professional wa
played on the piano by Miss Ethel "
Smith, assisted by Mrs Lena Tucke
violinist. The bride, who was give
away by her father, wore a gown {
white crepe de chine over white sill
trimmed with point de vaIencienne
lace, with veil and carried bride rose
She was attended by her sister, Mi!
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blue mousseline de sole and carried
bouquet of carnations. The best ma
was Robert A. tombstone of Sprin:
field, and the ushers were Archiba
Irwin, Arthur L. Bond and JOSEF
JeffrieS, brother of the bride. The
were nearly 100 friends and relative
present at the wedding and at the i
formal reception which followed fro
? Springfield, Holyoke, New MILFORD
and Bellows Falls, Vt. P. J. Mulvar
catered and Misses Alice Blair, Mi
dred Merriam, Sadie E. Irwin, Mat
: Lashua, May D. Hamilton and M
q George Webster of Holyoke acted ;
mattresses. A musical program was
t feature of the reception and solos we
given by r. A. tombstone of Sprin
= field, Mrs Alfred johnson of Bellov
8 Falls, and Mrs M. e. Birch, Miss
Ethel Coney, Mabel H. Burr and P.
/. Mulvany of this town. There we
many beautiful presents, among whie
were 5000 from the grooms father,
F. Willard of North Stratford, N. H
and silver ware, cut glass, china ar
furniture. The groom's gift to tt
bride was gold watch studded wit
diamonds and to the ushers, jewelr
Mr. and Mrs Willard left Tuesday eve
ing for trip to the groom's form
home in New Hampshire and upt
e their return will board at the Stor
, house.-[W Ware River (Maas.) News.
f ADDITION TO THOMAS BRAY's Lac
WARAMAUG HOTEL.
Work has been started on the add
e tion to Thomas Bray's hotel at Lal
- Waramaug. 1t will be 16x3O feet al
is in the hands of those hustling co
tractors the f. e. Rowe Co. \
Bray's business has steadily increas'
since he established himself at tt
lake, he having established an exec