The Newtown bee., 1905-11-17
Tt1k CONGREGATlONAL CHURCH. sEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF c. E. sOC1E-
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the Congregational church, last Wed
 nesday evening, but the report show
 ed the society to be in good workin
 order. The average attendance at tn Sunday evening meetings for the pas
 six months was 28. After the repor
 from the committee the following
 officers were elected for the coming si'
 vice president, George A. Barnum corresponding secretary, Miss Jessi' M. Taylor; recording secretary, c. Os car Carlson; treasurer, Gustave w Carlson; organist, Miss Mabel l.. Tay Tor; literary librarian, Miss Anna l. Carlson. A sociable followed th' election. Refreshments werevserved Editor A. P. Smith entertain ed th' company with bis graphophone.
 A son, Earle Wright Smith, wal born to MT and Mrs Arthur J. Smi tt on Sunday, November 12.
 Mrs Reuben s. Hoyt has been on the sicl
 Henry s. Gibson of New York passed satur
 Robert H. Beers passed Monday and Tues | day in New York.
 Rev E. J, Eagan of seabrieht, N. J., is tht guest of his sister, Mrs John Blake. 
 Mrs Stanley Botsford of Wallingforc 1 is the guest of her sister, Mrs Edward l Taylor.
 MT and Mrs Frank Mitchell are attending the session of the Nationa Grange, at Atlantic City, N. J., this week.
 Mrs Thomas J. Bradley of New York has been the guest, this week, o1 her sister, Mrs Michael Donahue. Miss Edith Quackenbush and lady friend from Purdy's Station, N. Y., passed Sunday with MT and Mrs Jos eph Quackenbush.
 A seasonable line of gloves, at Betts. William Ruffells barn is being paint. ed by W. A: Garfield and his men.
 Cranberries and all the fxings for
 The interior of H. G. Curtis house is being re-decorated by W. A. Can field and assistants.
 W. A. Garfield and his men have and barns of P. F. Keating in Han over.
 We pride ourselves on our line of canned goods. A selected line that will please you.H[Betts $ Betts.
 The line of horse blankets at Taylor, Curtis & Co. is large and complete and the prices are reasonable.
 The Fabric Fire Hose Go. are building an addition to their carriage barn.
 R. c. Mitchell is having an addi tion built on to his residence.
 At Taylor, Curtis & Co.'S a great value for the money is being offered in mems felt and rubber boots, sweaters and cardigan jackets.
 A fine value is offered at the Brick store in ladies fleece-lined shoes. For the housekeepers some tempting bar gains on the counters appear in con- fortables and bed blankets.
 Representative B. w. Troy has a new hearse for his undertaking busi- ness.
 William Lee of New York is en]oy- ing the hunting hereabouts, stopping at Taylor's hotel.
 The funeral of Miss Mary J. Roche was attended from St Roses church with solemn high mass on November 4. Father Fox officiated, assisted by Father O'Reilly and priest from Bridgeport. There was beautiful display of floral tributes. The burial was in St Roses cemetery. Funeral Director Keating had the arrange ments in charge. Miss Roche was 45 years old and is survived by two sis ters, Mrs Crotty of Danbury and Mrs John Whalen, and two brothers, Pat rick and John Roche.
 Roland Northrop, son of MT and Mrs C.. w. NOrthrop, was married at Bridgeport on November 8 to Miss Carrie Tucker of Waterbury. They will reside in West Haven.
 George Hickox, an assistant in the Bethel postOffice, is assisting Postmas- ter Reynolds for few days, while he is familiarizing himself with the new duties of the office.
 Rev William T. Hill of New Haven is expected to preach in the Methodist church, next Sunday, the 18th.
 Walter Marsh of Bridgeport was in oONA OA II AAAoy Aooo3 NAA4AS GU UA1C Central house.
 A A striking illustration of the value of THE BEE as an advertising medium and the status of the farm help question. in this part of Con- necttcut. is furnished by an incident of last week: A Newtown farmer put a two-line ad. @ in TIE BEE to find place for man who had helped him out with his corn husking for a ft'v few days; By Monday morning he had seven Ing from up in the Bethlehem hills down to the Southport onion fields, and the end Is not yet. for nearly every day offers come by mail. The local telephone found the lad a job, not two miles away. before TEE BEE went to press. It would seem that full dinner pails" are waiting for energetic farm hands.
 Misses Mary Talty and Margaret Honan at tended the fair in St Mary's hally Saturday night.
 Miss Elizabeth Shaw, a competent trained nurse. has come to make her home with her mother in NewtOwn.
 Mrs James Gordon will. until further mo- ttce, be in Bridgeport Wednesdays nd Thurs days to attend to her class there.
 The reliable Howe .& Stetson Go. of New Haven announce a great depart ment managers sale of dependable dry goods. The management of this