The Newtown bee., 1906-06-08
LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
WATERFOWL,
MRS JOHN T. PURDY.

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After an illness of about two weeks,
Mrs John T. Purdy died, last Friday
night, at their residence in this vii
lage, aged At. The deceased is sur
vived by husband and six children,
the eldest Of whom is 10; also a broth
err, Michael J. Drum. of Waterbury,
and three sisters. The funeral was
held, Sunday afternoon, from St
Johns church, Father LOTUS officiat-
ing. The attendance was unusually
large.
Mr. and Mrs w. J. Munson, Mr. and
Mrs F. B. Noble and Mr. and Mrs G.
B. MattCOn were the guests, Sunday,
Of Mr. and Mrs Dwight Baldwin at
Woodmont.
F. D. Lynn, who was injured a
week ago by being thrown from a
wagon, was able to be removed to his
home in Woodbury., Sunday.
Miss Mary Bronson has returned
from two weeks visit with friends
in Southbury.
Miss Carrie Lewis, a former teacher
here, is home from Hampton, Va,
where she has been teaching since o.
tober.
observance of Sunday" is the sub
ject of a series of sermons which Rev
William Nc Nicholl is ably presenting
to the people here. Sunday baseball
is one of the sins Of commission of this
village and it gets it's deserved denun-
citation in these discOurSes.
Mrs Charles A. Perry is confined
| with illness.
Gerald Cunningham was home from
Trinity over Sunday.
Mrs Julia Black is visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs Marcus Fox.
Mrs f. N. Barton and Mrs A. Camp
| visited in Litchfield, last week.
Whooping cough is on the increase
in town.
Mrs William Warren, who has been
stopping with friend in Bridgeport
| WatertOwn and is visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs James Black spent Sun
day with w. G. French.
Rev DR. Dinsmore of Waterbury gave
| very interesting Grafton to small
number at the hall on Memorial day
after the usual parade.
Mrs Metcalf continues very low and
| her daughter, Mrs Somerville, has CIV
| en- up her work in Oakville and de-
voting herself entirely to the care of
her mother.
from her recent illness so as to be able
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Mr. Rogers, who lives now on the
Academy road, has begun the founda-
| tion for home of his own on the
building lot Of H. T. Dayton near Mr.
Brandmeyers'.
G. w. Atwood, who recently started
feed store south of Pythian hall, has
instituted new custom for that kind
Of business, that of opening evenings
to accommodate the many farmers who
patronize the Waterbury milkmen
who have long made this corner arc und
the large electric light their general
loading place.
The equity in the Mattoon cottage
at the shore was sold, Saturday, to a
Waterbury party by the bank trustee,
Nc Lane Buckingham.
The members Of the Girls club gave
Mrs Jerome Woodruff, who has done
so much in their behalf, a reception,
last Friday evening, at the Congrega-
tiOnal chapel.
A daughter was born, June l, to Mr.
and Mrs Christy Irwin.
Miss Eva Atwood of Woodbury. has
again taken her old position at the To-
cal telephone office.
President Luther of Trinity college
preached the sermon at Christ church,
Sunday.
Mrs F. w. Gray and children are
visiting in Chicago.
Joseph Atwood, who has been con
fined to the house for some weeks from
the kick of horse, is able to get out
the door again.
Mr. and Mrs r. H. Hard spent Sun
day with friends in Oakville.
Morgan l.. Cooley spent Sunday
with his family here. 1t is reported
that Mrs Cooley and little son, Hewitt,
will spend the summer in Nova Scotia.
The conference of the Naugatuck
Valley Congregational churches held
in WATERFOWL, last week, was very
largely attended and was complete
success in every way. The discussions
of the different topics were able and
interesting ana general good feeling
prevailed. 1t is said that the confer
ence had not been held here before for
about II years. The day was favor
able for driving and many came with
their own teams, while many more
took advantage of Waterfowl superior
train service. The aggregate was re-
ported by some as the largest gather
ing Of the kind in the valley for many
wears.