The Newtown bee., 1907-12-20
DAVID SEARLES.

of his daughter. Mrs Charles Clans. or Thursday. December l2. aged 69 years. The funeral was held from his daugh, ter's home on Saturday morning al l0.30. Rev A. C. Fairbush oVciating. The body was taken on the noon train to Stamford for burial. He is survived by two daughters and five sons. F. B. Bouton had charge of the funeral ar. engagements.
 Two new families have moved into the house of the Gilbert X Benne tt Manufacturing Co.,. on Portland av- enue. Mir Cockran's family is from W eston. The other family is from New York.
 Axil Anderson is showing fine line of fancy articles, toys and dolls for the Christmas trade. He can also sup ply you with Christmas and other can dies, Malaga grapes, mixed nuts, Flor ida oranges, dates, etc.
 The Sunday school of the Gilbert Me morial church will hold Christmas ex- ercises for the children on Monday evening, December 23.
 Connery Brothers have big stock of toys, dolls and fancy articles for the Christmas trade. They also have lots of candy, mixed nuts, dates, Malaga grapes and sweet oranges for the Christmas shopper.
 Mrs Oscar Olmstead is critically i'll at her home in Little Boston district.
 Mrs Charl,s Briggs of New York was a guest, last week, of Mrs Charles Weiderstrom.
 Miss Rosie Carroll, who was i'll with a severe cold, last week, is now gain ing.
 Mir and Mrs Frank J. Williams of Portchester, were guests, last week, of MT and Mrs John B. Williams.
 Several of the young people of Georgetown gave very enjoyable en- tertainment at the Gilbert Memorial church on Saturday evening, Decem- Der IA. A musical entitled, "The Do- nestle Band," given .by the young people was much enjoyed by the audi ence. w. w. Stevens of Danbury gave several recitatior,s which kept the au- dience in laughter. The young people who had part in the play wereE Mrs Deborah Didrickson of Danbury, Miss es Edith, Mary and Ella Perry, Miss Lillie Bouton, Mi ss Alice Stocking, Miss Sadie Kearns, Mrs Charles Jen- nings, Harry Barrett, Lester Remson, Louis Perry, Will Pardee and MT Clark. The proceeds were for paying the debt on the new piano.
 Miss Blanche Gates, who has been i'll with scarlet fever, is now able to be about the house. The quarantine was removed from her grandmother's house, Mrs May A. Bennett, where she lived, last Saturday.
 MT and Mrs Ezra P. Bennett will spend Christmas in Tarrytown, N. Y :, the guest of MT and Mrs George Os- borne.
 Oscar Clans and family have rented the lower part of Mrs Mary E. Cros- by's house and will move there in a short time.
 Miss Catherine Benedict, who has been with Mrs Mary E. Crosby for few weeks, returned to her home in Bridgeport, last week Wednesday.
 The body of Miss Banks of Port chester, N. Y, was brought to George town, last Monday, and taken to the Umpawaug cemetery in Bedding for burial. Undertaken F. B. Bouton had charge of the funeral arrangements and went to Portchester on Saturday for the body. Miss Banks was a daughter of Charles Banks, who for merly lived in Bedding,
 The men who are putting on the slate roof on the new factory of Gil bert & Bennett Manufacturing Go. are boarding with MT and Mrs J. B. Will Hams.
 There was cottage prayer meeting at the home of MT and Mrs Lyman Franklin on Portland avenue, last week Thursday evening. Rev w. II. Hudson, pastor of the Methodist church, led the meeting.
 Miss Edith Carlson is i'll with scarlet fever. Her sister, Adelia, who was