The Newtown bee., 1909-04-16
The Newtown Bee. Newlown, Friday. April l6, 1903.
Warren.
MRS BELLE GIBBS JOHNSON.

MRS BELLE GIBBS JoHNsoN'
 The whole community was saddened on Tuesday morning, Apnl C. t0 hear that Mrs Belle Gibbs Johnson had passed away. Though she had been in failing health for more than q year he! friends lad hoped she would recover. She was cheerful and brave, attending church and Grange when most others in hel condition would have been confined to their beds. she had leen q faith fui wn"Ger in the Grange almos' since It's organization in this town. A good, noble woman who will be greatly missed in the community Tor she had the respect of all who Knew her. The funeral services were at her late home, Rev C. A. Pickett officiating. Representatives from Bridgawater, Asp'tdCk, Taylords vile. Kent, Ellsworth and Sharon Oranges, also patrons from Pomona and State Oranges were present. The flowers were many and beautiful. A pillow of roses anu lilies with sheaf of wheat and sycle of yellow narcis- sus. the gift of Wichita Grange of which she was a member. Mrs Brcad- meadow of Bridgeport. a near rela- tive, sent a large heart composed or roses. A large floral tribute was sent by the State Grange and one from Housatonic . Pomona Grange. The beautiful Grange burial service was used at the grave where Sister Johnson, by her request, was laid be- side her mother, Mrs Buel Carter. She leaves a husband, F. P. Johnson, and a hest of friends to mourn her loss.
 Rev MT Pickett preached an eX- cellent sermon on Easter Sunday. The decorations were potted plants.
 Very little arbutus this season as the fields nave been bare most Of the winter and the buds seem to need a blaikct Of snow.
 Mrs J. s. Comstock of Winsted was calling on friends in town, recently
 Roy Chappius<caught fine string of trout, last week,
 Roy Davis of Japan is visiting at Perry Strong's.
 Til and Mrs John Morrow and son of New Milford, visited friends in town on Sunday.
 MT and Mrs George Humphrey ar rived at the George Lyman place on Saturday, April 10, where more than 20 of their friends were waiting tC give them hearty welcome. They had four fires, the house all aired and warm so they might not feel the change so much from Florida, where they nave spent the winter. Dinner and hot coffee were ready for them after their cold ride from the station
 For the past week we have had degrees of climate enough to please everybody, ranging from 70 and SC degrees above to 16 and IS degrees above zero.
 Edwa'd Eaton of Woodville has sold his farm known as the "cheese factory" place, also his Woodville home to Elmer Platt of Northville.,, The State road men and horses are at work again on the State road which was not completed last fall. II appears they will have some months yet to work here.
 Miss Pickett is substituting fol Miss Dwy in the North East school as Miss Dwy has been called home by the serious illness of her mother.
 Charles Ohmen has bought the William Weeks place on Town HiA.
 John Andregg, Jr., has taken pos session f he new ia m house built by MT Sackett of New York. He has a team of mules and fine yoke of oxen 10 cultivate th- firm. We will now see some scientific farming. Il !