The Newtown bee., 1889-11-08
TRUMBULL.
PATCHEN-wARD.

QuiDe uumDer or friends and relatives gathered at the residence of Mir and Mrs Samuel Ward to witness the marriage of Ward to Miss Fannie Patchen, Thursday, October r., at pm. Rev N. T. Merwin of Poquonnock performed the ceremony. Mir and Mrs Ward at once repaired to their pleasant home in Trum- bull Center followed by the good wishes of all. Many handsome presents were received:
 The marriage of Miss Lizzie C. Tait and C. Frank Plumb is announced for Tuesday. 18th, at the Congregational church, Rev N. T. Merwin officiating. The wedding of Arthur E. Plumb and Miss Lottie c. Bennett of Long Hill is also to occur about Thanksgiving. Both these young couple have the best wishes of their friends for bright and happy future.
 Philo Reed has added new blinds to his house.
 J. J. Spencer of New Haven will preach, next Sunday, 10th.
 Mir Laird of Hamden, Mass, who has purchased c. B. Sherwoods place, has moved in. Alex Russell and family oc- cupy John Henriettia's old house and Samuel Russell goes to Bridgeport.
 Mrs David J. Botsford is on the sick list.
 J. E. Beckwith is to shingle his house, this week, Bridgeport parties doing the work.
 James Gedney has painted the Ali Brinsmade house dark brown. The barn will also be painted, the same light color as at present. A new wagon house is also to be built by F. l.. Burton.
 J. C. Hawley has laid stone wall for Lewis Brinsmadc.
 The estate of J. D. Brinsmade has been apportioned by the administrator and administrative. c. N. Brinsmade and Mrs J. D. Brinsmade. The personal and real estate is divided between Charles E. and Frank Brinsmade, the former having the land west of the highway, south of the parsonage and the latter the land op- posite the parsonage an l on Porter's hill.
 Ambrose Taylor, who is hauling tim Der and telegraph poles from Dea Lewis J. Shelton's tract on Booths hill, is dam aging the roads by chaining his wheels while going down hill. This is contrary to the law and punishable by fine.
 Frank N. Burr has returned to his work at Pennsylvania. Mir Madigan, with whom he is engaged in railroad sur veying, says that he was the first Irish boy born in Newtown.
 Misses Stella Wakeley and Aggie Len deveg have visited Mrs Samuel Ward.
 II. W. Parks sports new milk wagon, lettered ''Trumbull Center. INV Parks r
 Samuel Ward has graded and improv- ed the grounds about his new house.
 With a full and fresh stock of grocer ies, confectionery and tobacco, to which he has recently added line of hardware, etc., $. J. Parks is ready to supply all who need anything in this line ;low prices.
 W. N. French is building an addition to his horse barn.
 Charles Marvin, for years station agent here, is again in town, guest of George Bouton.
 Selectman w. N. French is heading a movement to lower the hill north of his house. By cutting down the brow of the hill two feet and raising the hollow be- low two feet, the ascent could be render ed quite easy and the cost would not be heavy, $25 or $50, probably. Part of the amount has already been pledged, either in money or work and it is hoped that the rest may be quickly forthcoming.
 It is understood that Miss Lawrence, who has been at her Long Island home, sick, will return to teach Daniels Farm school, next week.