The Newtown bee., 1908-12-04
The NeWtOWn Bee.
Brookfield.
ST PAUL'S MISSION.
N owtown, Friday, December {, lPOs

subject of his sermon, last Sunday
 evening was Death" The subject of his sermon, Sunday evening, November 29, was Hell" The next Sunday,
 December 6, it will be Judgment, /"
 and the following Sunday, December
 l3, it will be Heaven" The first of
 the series of four sermons on Death
 which, was preached last Sunday even.
 ing, was very able and interesting
 one and those who do not attend these
 evening services and hear MT Robin.
 sons sermon are losing a fine treat.
 The seats are all free and all are cor.
 dially invited to come and enjoy the
 services.
 Even the most optimistic do not in
 these days blame anyone for finding
 fault with the weather. The conditions
 seem almost unparalleled for this sea.
 son of the year. More wells and springs are now dry or very near it than known
 before by the oldest inhabitants. The
 New England weather bureau report says the drouth during September was the most severe for many years. In January, March and April there was a moderate deficiency. In February and May an excess which at the end of May amounted to l.S0 inches. The June rainfall was the least for many years. At the close of June the accumulated deficiency was 3.60 inches in Rhode Island 20 inches in Connecticut. The July rainfall was nearly normal. Dur ing August the excess above normal was greater in this state than any other in New England, being 2.40 inches, Rhode Island coming next with l.8O inches. The most of the rain was Tn the first half of the month. The ac- cumulated deficiency at the end of Aug ust was Maine. 3.2O inches; New Hampshire, 2.6O; Vermont, 1.5O; Massachusetts, 1.90; Rhode Island, 2.4O; Connecticut, 20 inches. From August IS to September 29 there was practic- ally no rain in New England making one of the longest periods without rain within the history of the records ex- tending from 20 to 50 years. At the First of October the average accumu- lated deficiency for New England since January was Maine, 5.70; New Hamp- shire, 4.7O; Vermont, 4.3O; Masschu- setts, 4.7O; Rhode Island, 4.8O; Con necticut, 80. It will appear from this that Connecticut has received far more rain than any of the New England states yet it is terribly dry. Why is it so? The rains have been so scattered and so light as not to moisten to any depth and the long intervals between extended the drouth deeper and deeper without any rains being sufficient to extend deep enough to affect springs and wells, and the ground is now so dry that it will take several inches of ram falling so as to be all taken up to re- lieve the present conditions.
 William Barrett, who had the mis- fortune to fall and break one of his arms about two weeks ago, is quite seriously i'll and confined to his bed.
 Miss Clara Noll is spending few weeks in Mt Vernon with friends.
 Work on the state road in the west | part of the town is finished for this fall | and the men and machinery have left town. -
 E. E. Leach and family spent Thanks giving at Beaver Brook, the guests of Mir and Mrs James Leach,
 Major Green and family left, We'd nesday, for New York, where they will spend the winter. H. Hendrick has moved to Major Greens house and will take charge of it for the winter.
 Mir and Mrs Louis Covill entertained a whist party at their home on We'd nesday evening, November Il. After the game, music was enjoyed and re- were served.
 Onda Ocif of Long Meadow has pair of ducks which from February IA to October 22 laid 800 eggs.
 Miss Ada Cotton closed her house at he Iron Works, last week Wednesday, md went to Bridgeport where she will spend the winter.
 The Polish people who purchased George L. Corbin's farm few weeks ,go, will not move here and take pos Iession until April 1.
 Mrs B. Griffin and Master Ernest Mansfield spent Thanksgiving in Bridgeport, the guests of Mir and Mrs Charles Clark.
 William Pinckney has purchased the lorse sheds of Misses Emma and Sadie kellog, which stood beside the road just north of his house and has moved the he'd back of his house and has had it III nicely graded where the sheds stood which greatly improves his nlace.