The Newtown bee., 1888-08-24

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 Cop.r.ht, lsss iy l.. o. Osborne entertains MT and Mrs George Phillips of Bridgeport. Mir Phillips was for many years inventor and head machinist of the Howe sewing company.
 Mrs Harriet Platt has returned to shel- ton.
 Luzen Hubbell, wife and daughter of Derby have visited Seeley Perry.
 John Baird has returned from hls visit in Bethel.
 Eddie Osborne, while at Bridgeport, went blue fishing with his uncle, s. V. Nichols. the Fairfield avenue butcher. Having baited his hook in nice shape, he gave the throw and immediately had a bite. First he thought twas trout or piekerel, it bit so quick, and then some great sucker or whale, it pulled so hard ;; but no great time elapsed before the fish was landed safe in the boat and sure enough it was a big one, over POO pounds. Young Ed had his uncle by the ear, nicely hooked.
 Mir and Mrs William Judd of Fairfield spent Sunday at Harry Lyons and Jud- son Curtiss of New York at Mrs c. E. Lyons.
 Bradley Wheeler is under the care of Dr Hill.
 Master Neal Curtiss of Brooklyn is guest of Mrs Charles Lane.
 Miss Jessie Hawley is at John Porter's.
 Miss Florence Hayes is visiting her sister, Mrs c. c. Sherman, in Seymour.
 Ira Penfield of Danbury is guest of Mrs c. B. Wheeler.
 E. J. Hawley is building small carp pond.
 Charles Curtiss's field of corn ranks among the best in this section and he is the master workman, having hired but three days work.
 Miss II. c. Turney spent last week Thursday and Friday in Huntington, with Mrs Willis Turney. A party of la dies went to Waramaug for picnic, Sat- urday; returned home extremely we'll pleased.
 J. T. Eastwood and little daughter Ida spent day in New York, last week.
 Mrs Julia Adams invited a few of her friends to blackberry party, last week Monday. Nearly all went home with full pails of nice berries. L. J. Schermerhorn spent Sunday with merhorn enjoyed the pleasure of being at Seaside park with the Sunday school l of St. Andrews church, Kent.
 The Housatonic road will have to iE- crease it's water supply at the depot, as l the night freight north became stalled there because there was no water in the tank, had to leave most of the train, run 1 to Hawleyville for water and then return l for the rest of the cars. There was but seven inches of water in the tank, Satur- day. A larger pipe from the spring used would remedy the trouble.
 Mrs c. M. Peck and Miss Nellie A. Peck of New Haven visited Mrs Susan Osborne of Stepney Depot and Mrs M.J Griffith and Mrs William J. Nicholson o1 Bridgeport. Isaac Wells and Sherman Botsford ] have been at work on the repairs B. Cur tis & Son are making on their mill at tht l depot.
 Mrs B. Klein of Bridgeport has beer guest of Mrs D. Warner.
 Mr and Mrs Alonzo Sherman of Long Hill have been with Leroy Sherman while his wife visited in Stratford. MI and Mrs Esley Dunning of Long Hil were there, Sunday.
 Louis Burkhardt has been under th' doctors care with lame side. lii daughters, Misses Fanny and Jennie, re gently took trip to New York ant points en route.
 Amos Birch spent Sunday with J. c Field of Shelton. Mrs W. l.. Horr of Bridgeport and Mir W. s. Wheeler of Shelton have visited J E. Field; MT Horr and sons were there Sunday.
 The ladies of the M. E. church invits the public to literary and musical ell tertainment in the church parlors oi Thursday, Both. Cake and cream vii be provided. If stormy, Friday even l ing.
 CHESTNUT HILL.
 Mrs Teague and daughters of the Parl City are spending few weeks with Mir Lendeveg.
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