The Newtown bee., 1889-11-01

NEWTOWN, CONN, BEE.
 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER l, 1889,
 CIRCULATION. JANUARY l, 1882. S2,......,.....,.......... -.. .ool LAST WEEK, ,........... ....,........ 2099 John J. Northrop has spent few days with friends in Brooklyn and New York. A platform is to be built at Botsford, south of the depot, and east of the Derby track, for the convenience of Derby pas sengers.
 L. c. Harper and wife and Miss Del Nphina Rivers were Ncwtown guests at the party given in honor of the birthday of Mrs A. J, Rivers, lGl Howard avenue, Bridgeport, Saturday night. About 100 guests were present and a pleasant time was enjoyed by all, with dancing and q bounteous supper. The hostess received number of handsome gifts, including many articles of silver,
 Harry C. Fairchild, Sadie Camp, Stan ley Blackman, Mamie Blackman, John Coles, Frank Cogcr, Ready, Thomas Maloncy, are some of the new scholars at the Academy. There are now 13 scholars.
 Gould A. Murray, who has spent the Summer in Saugatucll with his daughter, @has spent q few weeks at his Hunting town farm, returning to Saugatuck, this week, for the Winter.
 Rev J. 0. Munson will preach in the Methodist church, next Sunday evening and at SOuthville in the morning.
 Eugene Bulklcy has been painting and repairing the house of Mrs James Kelly. A new switch board has been placed in the central office at Ncwtown depot and the new telephone system is in full operation.
 The handsomrst arlemisia seen in many day can be viewed at Mrs $. D. Croilutt's. There must he nearly 100 blossoms and new ones every day, mak- ing 1t Il thing of beauty.
 Thompson S Breed of Ncwburgh, N. r., are to publish directory of business men and other residents of stations along the HOusntouic. from pittsiirld to Bridge port They are represented by G. Van keuren and D. Gardner of Ncwburg, who were here, Wednesday.
 Ladies of the Congregational church will resume the l0c. suppcrs in the lee ture room of the church, this (Friday) evening.
 Joseph Teller and family of South Gov entry will move into the house vacated . by Eugene Clifford.
 James Callahan has spent Il few days in York.
 Miss Dclphina Rivers of Bridgeport has been added to the weaving depart nlent or the NlanClc mlllS.
 Rev A. F. Chapman was suffering from SO severe cold, Sunday, that it was nee essary to omit the sermon in the morn ing and the entire evening service.
 Undertaken Wilson was called to Woodbury, Monday, to attend the funer- al of Patrick O'Bricn, who died of con sumption, saturday, aged 2l The fu- neral was largely attended, high mass being said in the church at Southbury; the intcrmcnt was in Ansonia.
 C. T. Booth, who has been enjoying a vacation in Southford and Ncwtown, eX- poets to return to Bridgeport, Monday. To-day (Frday) is q holy day of obll- gation in the Catholic church and will be observed by special services at St Rose at s a m and go P m. Saturday is the feast of All Souls, when requiem mass will be said at 9 III.
 AhpSG llblNbbtN hb " UT ltIh ~ Taylor's are roc bushel, not 75c. They are richly worth Toe and more too and are unmiXed, Beauty of Hebron. They are well worth inspection.
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 An addition of several rooms has been built at,the house on Dayton street, oc- cupied by James Purtell; F.. C. MeCar- thy did the work.
 An ice house, lGx22 feet, with 10 foot posts, holding from so to 90 tons, is be- ing built at Mrs |. E. Harris's by MT Woods, Dennis Nash and John Elliott. Mrs Bridget Curtis, widow of Nehemi- ah Curtis, died at the town farm, Tues day She had been superintendent of the town farm for years and was about 70 years old. Her sudden death was caused by apoplexy. The funeral was attended from St Rose church, Wednesday at 3 p m, Rev John D. Kennedy officiating.