The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06

spent Thanksgiving at Newtown-
 Some of our young men and maidens enjoyed a pleasant time at the wedding of Stiles Judson, Jr, and Miss Minnie L., daughter of George W. Miles of Milford, which took place at the residence of the brides father on Thursday evening, Rev Cornelius Bristol of Middletown officiat- ing. The many friends of the groom will wish him and his bride all manner of pleasant things and will welcome them cordially, when they return from their wedding trip and take up their resi- dence in town.
 Mrs Frederick Benjamin is not gaining her health as rapidly as her friends de- sire.
 Charles H. Silliman of Jersey City was in town, last week.
 D. c. Wood has been sick; Dr Cogs- well attended him.
 Quite crowd witnessed the exercises of the Eagle athletic club, Thanksgiving morning. l.. H. Russell took the first | the second.
 Elder N. G. Ceeney spent Thanksgiv- ing at the home of his father-in-law, Rev John Pegg.
 Letters from Rev Mir Livingston, now in Florida, do not give much hope that he will recover health sufficiently to en- able him to again take up his ministerial work.
 Lieut. II. G. Hubbell and family ate Thanksgiving turkey in town.
 The terrible rain of last week Wednes- day night nearly drowned out the town and caused much damage by washing out roads.
 portion of the bridge on the street parallel to the railroad had to be torn up and new stone wall laid, as the heavy flow of water, last week, caved it in, making it dangerous for travel. Charles Mills did the work under direction of Se-
 lectman Robert Curtis. Q The scholars of the graded school are Q preparing for Christmas entertainment
 on the evening of December 20 to raise - funds for school library. > Maple drum corps held q rehearsal ant s business meeting at the truck room, Mon
 day evening.
 > Work in the F. c. degree was perform
 ed by St Johns lodge, No. 8, Monday ev ny ening.
 A new tenement house is to be built ol . Wharf street by James Meachen. I. Selectman D. c. Wood has painted hi ,s residence.
 d Miss Carrie Fields, who has been ill fo il some time, is reported much worse am 'r small hopes of her recovery are entertain
 ed.
 SC T. E. Peck, author, lecturer and dyer r. is having new office and work room al 5 ranged to meet the demands of his rapid if ly increasing business. i Mrs Robert w. Curtis gave a roya " spread, last Friday night, which was en
 joyed by H. F. Meachen, wife and daugh l ter, W. Henry Benjamin and wife, NJ Il and Mrs Sturges and son, Mrs Theodor II Judson, Mrs John Miller, Mrs F. A. Rus 'i sell and son of Bridgeport. !, Mrs s. B. Mallett of Hartford visite if Mrs Theodore Judson, last week. s. R. Bunce entertained Frederic '4 u Beers, wife and son of New Haven an ~ Edward Beers of Bridgeport. 5. Clara, daughter of J. W. Dufour, wh IT has been i'll with intermittent fever, i n better.
 S' Bishop Walker of North Dakota con III firmed class of five at Christ church e The children's choral service, with cat,
 chising, was held, last Sunday and is Tt 9, peated on the first Sunday of each month 't James Baker, instructor of the choi s- of Christ church and choir master a
 Trinity, Bridgeport, is musical directo s, of the new choral society, which met
 in the Congregational lecture room, Mor day evening.
 Tt There were GA couples at the secon I. assembly at the Town hall, last wee ,n Thursday night, Sansone's orchestra ful h. nishing music. The next assembly wi
 be masquerade on the 18th. The a! sembly is composed of 20 members, R. I .s French secretary and eight assemble '' are planned, this season.
 Whiting Bros. have their pork packin
 house again in operation, in charge of
 w. Clarke, who has worked there for a Winters. They buy the choicest of farm .ir ers' pork and work it up for their ow
 retail trade, packing 40 or 50 barrels ( in pork, each season.
 The addition which Edgar Osborne ha
 built at the rear of John Smiths old ca
 riage shop on the Air Line road, the VI
 randa at the west end and two bay vii
 dows in front have made it into two con 'i fortable tenements. V. Merchant w. II. Smith ate turkey al Kent.
 'i- Rev John Pegg delivered a discours lg to young men, at the M. E. church, Sul r day evening. on ssThe Strength and Gl, te " of Young Men in the Battle of Life. a Fred Perry has painted E. H. Merrick ,o shop red, with white trimmings. ts Rev J. s. Ives gave Thanksgiyin he discourse at the Congregational churcl IT, Sunday.
 y Mutual hook and ladder ball at Tow nl hall. December 4: Cupheag ball. Jan,