The Newtown bee., 1903-05-29

" success. The public are cordially in- vited.
 The June meeting of the Fairfield County Clericus will be held at St Paul's church, Huntington, Monday, with an essay by Rev Alfred Goldsbor- Ough.
 On Sunday, at the residence of Capt A. w. Peck, Rev J. H. George baptized Robert Carter Booth, son of Rev Rob- ert c. Booth.
 BERKSHIRE.
 PERSONAL CHAT.
 Mrs c. L. Page and children recently passed a few days in Danbury.
 David M. SOmerS of Bridgeport was in town, Tuesday, calling on old ac- quaintanceS.
 Daniel Roach has taken a position in H. G. Curtis & Sons factory.
 Mrs J. l.. Page of Bridgeport has re- gently visited at her former home
 Mrs A. H. Curtis and children have returned to theirhome in Monroe, after a few weeks visit at J. WPartridge'S
 ST ROSES.
 Father Becker, Polish priest, and Father Carr of Danbury, arc assisting Father Fox in hearing confessions, this week.
 On Friday masses will be celebrated at and a. m.
 On Sunday Father Fox will say mass at St Stephens church, Stepney, at II a. m.
 On Sunday evening at at St Roses there will be devOtions.
 A NOvena of the Holy Ghost will be commenced at St Roses on Saturday evening at 7.3O o'clock. and will be held every evening until Trinity Sunday, J une '.
 Mrs A. P. Smith, who has been pass ing week at her home, returned to Hartford, Wednesday. Mrs Smith is very materially improved in health and while at home received her friends. She will remain in Hartford some weeks for further treatment.
 Miss A. B. Pearson of New York; who has been at the Grand Central hotel forseveral seasons, arrived this week.
 w. o. Shepard of Naugatuck will pass Sunday in town.
 MT and Mrs J. T. Sheehan and chil- dren were the recipients of some nice presents from friend at Saratoga, N. Y., consisting of glass novelties and other nice articles.
 Thomas Kenzie. with the assistance Of Ralph Whitlock and Thomas Hur- ley, is digging well on the "Andy Hull place." so called.
 F. B. Burwell has been papering and painting in the residence of s. P. Glover.
 George F. Taylor was in New York on Wednesday. Robert Carman has resigned his po- sition in Bridgeport and is now passing a few days in Delaware county, N. Y.
 Mrs Louis Greer of New Haven is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs F L. Brown
 The household goods of William Clark arrived, this week, from Boston, Mass. He will occupy one of the houses on Warwick hill.
 James Donohue of Brooklyn passed dU OOhIIE, ol1 o0UNAd doy to attend the funeral of his uncle, Representative Kelly.
 W. M. Barnett has returned from the Jefferson Medical college in Phila- desphia, and has resumed his old posi- tian as operator at the Sandy Hook station.
 Mrs Edward Taylor passed Wednes- day at Noroton Heights.
 Betts SS Betts have placed one of the fine Micrometer scales in their store, made by the Dodge Manufacturing Co. of Yonkers, N: '.
 The Fabric Fire Hose Go. are making great improvements by grading in front of the residences of James M. Blackman and Mrs Wilcox, under the direction of the well-knOWn landscape artist. Thomas F. Brew.
 MT and Mrs Culhane of Danbury were in Sandy Hook, Wednesday.
 Mrs Mary Roberts of Naugatuck, the mother of Mrs M. E. Hill of Sandy Hook. died on Wednesday. The funer- al will take place on Friday. Hiram chapter, No. 1, R. A. M., will hold special convocation on Tuesday evening, gune,z, when the Royal Arch degree will be exemplitied. Rev M. R. French has been appoint I ed to Constable, Franklin county, N. | Y., and is settled over three churches, after the Methodist circuit plan. He l is pleased with his new appointment. ] Frank D. Hulse has taken position 1 in the Dutch rubber factory. Homer Conger is working at the X Dutch rubber shop, assisting in the ] repair work.
 A piano recital by the Sandy Hook pupils of Prof c. $. Platt will be giver on June II in GlOver'S hall, for the 1 benefit of the Sandy Hook library. II. c. Holt of Springfield, Mass, wa!
 in town, Monday, stopping at Taylor's hotel.
 The first train to pass over the nev
 bridge near s. w. Posts on the High land division was Train No. 122, a
 noon on Friday. The bridge is l6
 feet long and 84 feet high, without /;
 pier. s. w. LeSher, the popular Sand. Hook agent, had charge of transferring
 the pass cngers during the week, en gazing the teams. MT Lesher wa much pleased with the work of tn