The Newtown bee., 1888-08-03
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Charles Powell met with quite an aeei- dent; while loading rye for Mallett San ford, the cart gave way and he fell to the ground, striking on his shoulder.
 $. Bibbins has had slight attack of hemorrhage.
 George McDermott and lady were re- cent guests of Mrs James Case.
 Eva Dayton is home from school at shelton and Miss Jessie Dayton visits her grandmother, Mrs Nathaniel Cole of Shelton.
 H. w. Lyon sold fat COW to Joseph R. Hawley of Long Hill, last week.
 Charles F. Gilbert, committee, has hired Miss Jennie Mallett as teacher in district No. ,.
 Rev MT Davis conducted the funeral services of Mrs Hanford Lyon, last week Mrs Lyon died of malarial fever at the age of 70 years Her maiden name was Susan w. Bradley and her early home in Weston. She leaves two children, H. w. Lyon and Mrs K. H. Nichols of Stratfield.
 MT and Mrs Alfred Short of Brooklyn are at David B. Wilson's.
 Miss I.ottie Parrack has visited rela- tives in Fairfield Woods; Mrs Charles Candee has visited in Lyons Plain.
 Mrs George Garfield spent Sunday, July g, in Long Hill; MT and Mrs w. F. Selleck and daughter visited friends in Danbury; Miss N. NJ. Thorpe her aunt, Mrs c. J. Milton~of Bridgeport.
 Miss Bettie Peet of Stepney Depot has visited her sister, Mrs F. M. Canfield. l Master Charles Peet cut his foot se- I verely by stepping on seythe; he is with his mother at Stepney Depot.
 Miss Lucy Elwood recently visited friends in Naugatuck and Watertown.
 The petitioners in the Easton road case finished their testimony, Tuesday, July 24. The defence also introduced testi- mony in re-buttal. The evidence was closed and an adjournment taken to Sat urday, 18th, for arguments. Charles w Blackman still thought that the meeting at Canfield's office did take place and the matter was carefully talked up. James Staples said that this was a put upjob by the old Water Go. They had a man il Easton who tried to annoy them. Black man insisted that Garfield did talk about a new road. Road could be built fol I $2000. Platt said that he could opentht road for less money than the town hao received from Water Go. F. $. Edwards testified that the City road had been tray eled frequently. Objected to and reject ed. w. y. Haines found no solid ledg. of rocks on east side of river; he and Or mel Hall tested with crowbars and fount plenty of loose soil. Joseph Wheele knew of but one place where there i solid rock; road could pass over it. E M N. Taylor testified that Bibbins made tn, motion in town meeting to sell the road Ellis Wheeler didn't think that he sait what Ward testified. Horace Wheeler testimony was objected to. N. T. Hal gave measurements to Bridgeport by diff ferent routes. Ormel Hall cited thos, who travelled the road. Ransom o : Beers offered his views, but his testimon, was excluded. In rebutta, c. s. Can field, attorney for town, showed origina agreement between Water Co. and town Blackman, Thorpe and Wheeler were il his office, but nothing was said save al to legality of discontinuance. In hi judgment, common convenience and ne cessity did not require road. Blackmal thought something was crooked. Dit not say the road had better be built. Ol cross-examinatiOn, admitted that Black man did talk about new road and Wheth CT company could be compelled to bull, new road. NJ. H. Thorpe had been owe route, but could recall nothing. Charle Wheeler did not hear word about nes road at Canfeld's office. J. ". Johnson