The Newtown bee., 1889-05-24

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 The tennis court at the Theophilus Nichols place has been thoroughly roll cd and will soon be ready for the play CTS.
 The ladies' prayer meeting will be held next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock In the parlor of the Methodist church.
 George Speidel and wife, married in Orange county, N. Y., Tuesday, are guests of Mrs Speidels sister, Mrs R. D. Smith.
 w. B. Hall S Co. of Bridgeport have one of the largest signs in town. It GOV CTS four sides of the barn belonging to M. J. Dick, located on the depot road. Landlord Leonard has purchased fine pair of black horses from Jerome Platt. Rev J. P. IIoyt will hold service, next Sunday afternoon, in the school house in Hopewell district.
 Died, at Bermuda, at the residence of her son-in-law, s. C. Outcrbridgc, Mrs Emeline DiSeman, formerly of Newtown, aged s3 years.
 Presiding Elder Cheney was in Sandy Hook, Monday, and held quarterly con- ference.
 r. $. Bartram, who has many friends in Newtowp.is an author as well as pub fisher. He has recently prepared and published work entitled ''Retrographs, or look backward over the history of New York city, with numerous illustrat- Ions, biographies of eminent mon, auto graphs, map, etc. It is admirably
  the illustrations, we notice one of the of flee of the Yale Fountain Pen Co.,, which Is in one of the old, historic buildings of khe city. Of this company, which Is in- corporated, Mir Bartram is president. } The book can be seen at the library or post oflice
 Mrs J. k. smith was in Sandy Hook, last Friday.
 The trustees of the Newtown Village cemetery association will again call the attention of the owners of burial lots in this cemetery that the same regulations, which were adopted two years since at 5 their annual meeting, shall continue in < force the present year, viz.: That own Z CTS of all lots in the Newtown Village  them to be moved at least twice during 7 the year, once between the lst and 10th day of June and once between the lst and 10th day of August. Unless said owners will attend to this, the association will find it necessary to do such work and as- a sess the cost on the owners of such lots.'' At the annual meeting, held May II, Al. hot I Dick be and hereby is appointed a col lector for the association to collect such cost from the owners of such lots for their delinquency.--[Se Secretary.
 The many friends of Mrs II. l.. Wheel CT, who has been dangerously i'll with pneumonia for l2 days, will be glad to learn that she is little improved and hopes are entertained for her recovery. Miss Lydia A. Northrop Is home from Bridgeport.
 The disputed ballots in Danbury's second ward will be opened and counted, Saturday at 9 a m.
 A fish warden for Newtown wishes it stated that the law is still on in Taunton lake and that persons caught fishing there after this date will be prosecuted. George A. Peck of the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, New York, is at W. IT.. Glover's for the Summer.
 At the adjourned meeting of the Lii brary association, Wednesday evening. but little business was done. The com mittee reports were heard and final ac- ton on the revised constitution deferred until Saturday evening, June &, to which time the meeting adjourned. The ice cream festivals will be given as soon as practicable. It Is hoped that the com mittee now soliciting fancy work vii meet with liberal contributions.
 Postmaster-elect Sniffen is preparing his rooms for the post office.
 Dr Lynch of Bridgeport was called il consultation with Dr Sites in the cas' " of Mamie Halpin, who suffers from hip joint disease. An operation was neces sary.
 An overturned lantern, setting fire t. bale of iute, caused $30O,O00 confla grafton at Wilson Point, Thursday morn Ing. All the buildings of the New Eng land Terminal Co.,, with many cars, par tially insured, were destroyed. Until re built, freight will be shipped by way O Bridgeport, whence the company's thre steamers will leave for New York.
 Officers elected at the annual meetin of the St Vincent de Paul M. A. assoc ntlon, May 5 President, John F. Cor bet; vice president, w. J. Brew; set retary, NJ. J. Carmody; treasurer Thomas Y. Bradley. The admitting, au dting and visiting committees of tn board of directors remain much th same as before. Secretary Carmody wa reelected.
 w. IT. Sanford, with the Century C. m at New York, spent Sunday with h father, Aaron Sanford.
 Norman Northrop and son Will al busy painting their house and otht buildings on Sugar street, on which tl paint is never allowed to grow dull.
 The Bridgeport district convention Good Templars was held with Grani lodge, No. l22, in Sandy Hook, on u I5th, to celebrate the 20th anniversal of Granite lodge. The day was fine aI X. everything propitious except the sevel and dangerous Illness of Mrs H. Wheeler, which threw gloom over u convention and precluded the attendan of her daughter, Mrs Bennett, two
 the original members of Granite Tod, which was source of regret to man There was good attendance, betwe, forty and fifty visitors partaking of tl collation. spread by Granite lodge, whi fully sustained her reputation for gene f ous hospitality. Most of >the lodg throughout the district were represent and their reports were full of intert and, with few exceptions, encouragir Granite lodge still retains eight of h charter members, who have stood fiji through all the changes and vicissituc of twenty years, and five were prest at the convention, the others were , tained on account of illness. In hor of the interesting occasion, Gran
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