The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-07-31
TOWN TOPICS.
A BLESSED CHARITY.
A LETTER THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF

A BLESSED CHARITY.
LETTER THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
To Mrs Hurd Hewitt, Loretta and
George Hayes, Helen and Nelson Al
len, Florence and Marguerite Beecher,
Beatrice Marjory Todd, Lloyd Barker,
Bessie Tomlinson, Ferris Hewitt,
Walter White and Earle Naramore:
most praiseworthy for you to remem-
Der in .your vacation time the poor
children who must stay in the hot city
all summer. In this great center
there are hundreds of little folks who
never get glimpse of the grass and
trees and birds and the beautiful
country landscape. l read with a
great deal OF interest the account of
your Mother Goose party in the paper
Majorie sent me. I wish l could
have been there. It is lovely idea
| for children to work for other chill,
dren. Now let me tell you what l did
with the money. Down at Coney IS
land there is the Seaside Home of the
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society,", l
enclose you little pamphlet that
send a sick baby there for, one week.
! 81 sent them 81 and told them to care
| for two little babies.
Not far from Hampstead there has
been opened recently summer house
for crippled children in connection
with st Giles home. 1 sent 81 to help
it in it's work among the poor little
cripples. Think, children, what sun
shine and happiness your entertain
ment has been the means OF bringing
into the lives of some little ones who
| n xvii 0F fhInrC that
God has given you.
I wish I could meet each one OF you
and tell you something of our boys
and girls here. Perhaps some day l
} shall have the opportunity. Hoping
you may have pleasant vacation, L
am, Yours Sincerely,-[Z. Lacey, rec
tor Church of the Redeemer, Brook
Ign, July %, 1901.
Furman Campbell of West Haven is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs Robert
1. Robinson, who is boarding at Mrs
Hamburger's.
Selectman and Mrs L. G. Morris pass
ed Wednesday at Fairfield beach,
guests of G. B. Taylor:
Robert I. Robinson of West Haven
was visiting in town Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Leavenworth is pass
| ing a week with friends in the Park
City.
Miss Mary G. Finnell .of Bridgeport
is the guest Of Miss Anna V. Keane.
Mrs Conley and children Of Brooklyn
are visiting Mrs James Corbett.
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Miss Mary A. Bradley is visiting rel
atives in Danbury:
Mrs S. W. Dibble and son, Raymond,
are spending few days with her par
entS, Mr. and Mrs F. F. Andrews Of
Taunton.
Mr. and Mrs E. T. Clark have re-
turned from a visit to Bridgeport.
Carleton Smith is i'll with slow
fever.
Miss Annie Osborn Of Botsford is
visiting friends in Long Hill and EaS-
| ton.
Miss Carrie Osborne of Derby was
the guest, last week, of Mrs Alfred Os
| borne.
| Arthur T. Nettletcn, the popular
treasurer Of the Savings bank, passed
Wednesday in Stamford:
| G. B. johnson has been reaping
grain for J. A. Blackman.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Platt are guests
of her sister, Mrs Hyla stiler.
Miss Edna Hemmin gson returned,
Sunday, from an extended visit in
Washington and Hawleyvile.
The selectmen will open bids on Fri
day on the proposed State road work
on the Depot-Sandy Hook read.
Misses Mabel Morris, Elsie Moore
and Julia Duncombe have passed a
few days with the Misses Taylor at
Fairfield beach.
been passing two weeks with Mr. and
Mrs Fl. H. Peck, returned to bridge,
port, Friday.
Henry Wheeler and Miss Jennie
Wheeler of New Britain spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs H
G.. Clark.
Miss May Edwards Of Shelton arriv
ed, Monday, at the home of her sister
Mrs Arthur Beardsley, and will spend
a month with her.
Mrs Lockwood Shepherd is guest
at the home of her son, William H
Shepherd, in Zoar.
Mr. and Mrs Dennis Carroll and chill.
dren of the Park City passed Sunday
at Justice M. J. Cavanaugh's.
Master Earl Bassett of the Elm City
is enjoying a sojourn at Henry B.
Coger's.
Mrs Charles Plude of Bridgeport is
visiting Mrs Burt Wildman.
Miss Louise Ross, daughter of Rev