The Newtown bee., 1888-11-02
MONROE.

with which he has been prominently connected for many years and has come out for Cleveland and Thurman. -[Bridgeport Farmer.
 John $. Joyce is home and working in Bridgeport again.
 Mrs Liza Englehart of New Haven has visited c. N. Curtiss; also Mir Cutts of Whitestone, l.. I.
 Mrs c. N. Curtiss is visiting friends in New Haven.
 Mrs $. A. Noe has returned from the Adirondacks and is keeping house for MT Curtis during his wife's absence.
 Edward Hawley had sheep killed by dogs, last week. He has replenished his flock by purchasing 12 of F. Sherman.
 Philo Burr is having his house improv- ed by fresh coat of paint.
 Miss Eva $. Noe has returned from her visit at New Haven and is with her aunt, Mrs Fisher.
 l.. B. Sterling is rending the rocks asunder in his fields with dynamite.
 James c. Johnson's buildings have been much improved in appearance by their new coat of paint, put on by E. Sherman of Long Hill.
 The musicale given by the Y. P. $. C.. E., last week Thursday evening, was pronounced by all present to be the best and all felt that they had gotten more than their moneys worth. Mrs E. w. Lewis, whom the major part of the audi ence had heard in a former entertain ment, surpassed herself. That MT Rot tomly's efforts wore appreciated was evi- dent by the applause bestowed and the wish expressed to hear him again. Mrs Banks is known to all by reputation and every one expected something extra and they were not disappointed. In Miss Bessie Stevens was recognized a young | elocutionist whose star is ascendant. | Mrs Dr J. G. Stevens entertains com pany from out of town.
 Samuel J. Beardsley just escaped being burned out, Thursday, 25th. A defect i've chimney allowed the heat from the kitchen to penetrate to the rooms above Mir Beardsley's loss of bedding, etc., is considerable.
 Mrs George w. Clark and Mrs John D Beach have a number of boarders, em ployed by J. w. Shanley on his woot job.
 Sinclair Bros. have purchased lot O apples, which they are selling in Bir mingham and Ansonia. : l.. o. Osborne lost heifer which go mired in the Pepper Street swamp.
 Dogs killed three sheep for Georg , Crofutt; number for Dr Beardsley an' , Harvey Peet.
 Edward Gannan died at the residenc r. of his parents in Monroe on Tuesday o f last week, after long and painful il ness. He was taken sick, last July, wit kidney disease, which gradually grev worse until it ended in his death, Tues u day morning The deceased was an exen plary young man and was noted for hi
 strict moral qualities and his entire fret
 dom from those bad habits which so gel s erally affiict young men of the preser # day. The funeral, which was yer large one and attended by many friend q from Danbury, Bedding, Newtown, w is terbury, Birmingham and Bridgepor
 eyidenced the high esteem in which u
 deceased was held. The interment VI | at St Rose cemetery, Sandy Hook. Fl
 parents of the deceased have the earne B. sympathy of a large circle of friends
 their deprivation of son who was sue ;. credit to their parental care.
 George c. Blanchard's lecture drew l., very small house, last week.
 Miss Lizzie Chester of Boston has vi
 tied her cousin, s. B. Wales. 70 Republican caucus at Town Hous 5h Saturday evening, Sd, 30.