The Newtown bee., 1888-08-31

A fine residence building on Pembroke street, West Stratford, will be occupied, about Christmas, probably, by Henry M. Hills of the Evening Post. He believes in having home of his own and begin ming housekeeping immediately after marriage. The date of the wedding has not been decided, but he will be married in the Fall to Miss Isabella Tasker of this city. Long life to you both!
 The Presbyterian Sunday school will picnic Ut High Rock, Saturday, Septem- Der s.
 Silas Burton of the D. NJ. Read Go. de- clined to act as trustee on the insolvent estate of W. R. Lewis & Co. and J. A. Morris of the same firm has been ap- pointed.
 The Bridgeport Paper Go. now makes l2 rolls of paper day for the New York Press.
 A special town meeting will be called, next Tuesday, to reconsider plans for all tering the old court house.
 Manager Russell Tomlinson of Hawes' Opera House has engaged l.. NJ. Rich as treasurer and opens the season to-mor- row, September l.
 Charles P. Haines fell 8 feet from building which he was painting, struck on the sidewalk and was carried home in the ambulance. No bones broken, but the joints of his feet and hands, where he struck, were fearfully wrenched and swollen. His companion saved himself by clinging to rope.
 Seven thousand copies of the Post, with supplement containing full de- scription of the dedication of the sol diers' monument at Milford, were issued, Thursday, 30th. The supplement-, full size sheet, was devoted entirely to Mill ford and was fully illustrated.
 The sidewalks at the corner of Broad and State streets have been re-laid.
 Mrs c. A. Phillips and daughter re- turned home, this week.
 A. M. Wooster and family are home again and with them are MT and Mrs J II. Patrick of Washington, D. C..
 Prof Sam Sterling is to start for Bos. ton after attending the Milford monu. ment dedication.
 J.V. Bradshaw will take his dog Dick with him to help advertise the New York Press. 'sBrad" will do the talking and Dick will wear suitably inscribed blan ket, besides an air that says, 1T agree with you entirely" when he extols tho Press.
 A sewer is being laid in Parrott ant Allen streets to connect with that il Broad street.
 Charter Oak council, No. 100, Order O United Friends, Bridgeport, will picni, at Parlor Rock, to-day, Friday.
 Miss Maggie Higgins is enjoying he vacation.
 Judge Phelps has returned from a five weeks European trip.
 The soldier boys came back from tn weeks encampment at Mantle, Saturda, afternoon. The weather was propitious save for one days rain. Friday, whel Gov Lounsbury and staff and the Noble of the Mystic Shrine were present, 15, ,00 visitors were in camp. All evolution were nicely carried out and the gallan soldiers received praise for the bushes like way in which they carried then selves and their arms. Our own Fourt regiment and Wheeler S Wilson ban were never seen to greater advantage.
 Miss Anna Conger has been sick wit dysentery, but is improving.
 The true version of the collision b, tween teams driven by Lewis Mallett ( Milford and Alfred Hopkins of Bridg' port, which resulted in Mir Mallett death, is materially different from tn; published in Bridgeport dailies. Mir Hol kins and an employe was driving ne; the curb on his right side, when the tea driven by MT Mallett turned the corne Both Mir Hopkins and Mir Mallett wel going at moderate rate of speed. \ Mallett did not try to turn out until tl last moment and then, for some une, plained cause, pulled the wrong rein an in spite of MT Hopkins's efforts, the V hcle collided with his wagon, bendr the shafts out of shape badly. Mir Ma lett and his wife were both thrown to u ground, but little boy in their wage at the time was not even raised from u cushion of the seat. Mir Mallett strut on the base of the spine, became unco scious and was taken to the hospit; whence he was taken to his home in NJ ford about week ago. Mir Hopkins w in no wise to blame in the matter.
 Within the week, over 16 pounds cells have been taken from the wat pipes at the police station by Plumb Middlebrook.-[Sta Standard. Citizens w recognize without difficulty MT Middl brooks usual correctness, but he real meant 1-16 of pound. There is go' plumbing at the central station.
 The Rambling Wheelmen have now far the best rooms of any club in u city.
 Shelton Stevenson has returned to ! regular position as confidential secretal to w. K. Lyon, superintendent of u Housatonic road and Will P. Hopkin who has filled that position for 8 weeks, is on brief vacation preparato to accepting similar position with w. Perrin, general passenger agent