The Newtown bee., 1889-08-09
TRUMBULL,

TRUMBULL
 Program of praise service at the Con- gregational church, Sunday evening:
 Chorus, zone sweetly solemn thought
 Solo, s'Nearer, my God, to thee" Miss Lizzie Tait.
 Male quartet, Rejoice in the Lord"
 Chorus, s'Sweetly rise the strains"
 Solo, "Savior, breathe an evening hlessing" c. F. Plumb.
 Through the courtesy of the Housaton- ic officials, the 1ong-desired change has been made and the station at Trumbull Church will now be simply Trumbull.
 Hearing commotion in the poultry house of Almon E. Plumb, Monday night, Miss Mary Lynch ran out to drive off the intruder, which she supposed to be an animal. Inside the hennery, however. she found stranger, probably a gypsy, with T bag full of chickens, two of which were dead. Seizing the bag, she scream ed to MT Plumb and George Hawley, who were in the house. Dropping the bag, the thief, with averted face, dashed away.
 Gussie Payne of Bridgeport is visiting s. J. Parks. It has been decided to continue the evening mail at Trumbull church, not withstanding the report that it was to be stopped. None but the route agent wish ed it discontinued. H. W. Parks and George Dibble are keeping bachelors hall at Owen Lynch's.
 Edward Payne, wife and daughter spent Sunday with s. J. Parks.
 Night work at Tait's has already been partially stopped by the use of the new machine.
 George Gedney is clearing up the new cemetery; work which should be done frequently.
 W. $. Wheeler, who is gathering large quantities of tomatoes for sale in Bridge port, says that his vines are yielding we'll and that the fruit is unusually good. He takes seven or eight bushels to the city each day. For the first in market, S3 50 per bushel was obtained, but the price is now down to Sl per bushel. 4 temporary dam, placed in the spill way of the Rockdale dam as precau- tion against dry weather, was partly torn down, last week, and partly drifted away !; but no damage was done to either Tait's or Wards dam. The water spread over the low lands along the river and depos- tied much sand and grit on the meadows. I. E. Booth, Jr, is home, helping his venerable father through having.
 Mrs Payne, who has been with her daughter, Mrs s. J. Parks, is sick.
 sTEPNEY. Mrs J. T. Eastwood is improving in Bethel.
 The W. Turney Manufacturing Co. ex- pect to start up again, Monday.
 Miss Laura Oliver of Bethel pleasantly celebrated her birthday, Tuesday, by . party given by her grandmother, Mrs Al. Patchen. A picnic at Parlor Rock formed part of the entertainment, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Among those present were. children of Rev c. F. Terrence of Bethel, Miss Judd of Bethel, Misses Edith Turner and Ida Eastwood of Stepney.
 Miss Mary Jane Burr and Lester Burr are visiting in Easton.
 When the new post office is completed, Il veranda will be added to the house near by and the whole will be painted by Levi Downs.
 Miss Allie Vaudeville has visited Dan bury friends.
 Frank Fowler and wife. George Fowl CT and wife and Mir and Mrs Frederick Beardsley of Danbury were guests of zalmon Purdy, Sunday. Mrs William Beard of Bethel has visit ed Mrs John Burritt.
 Mrs Charles Lane has gone to Rye, N. Y, for month.
 Rev A. H. Manee's sister and her daughter of Brooklyn are at the parson- age.
 No medicine i'll the world is in better repute or more widely known than Ayers sarsapa- rilla- As safe and certain cure for all man ner of blood disorders. leading hysicians and druggists everywhere recommend it in pref erence to any other.