The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-06-06
tenor. Sam Sanford was, of course, the
leading spirit of the occasion.

tenor. Sam Sanford was, Of course, the
leading spirit of the occasion.
Grocer Vincent of the West End con-
tinues to keep open evenings, notwith-
standing the stir made by his announced
determination to do SO. The other gro
GERS hold to their agreement and close on
certain evenings.
Mason John Rutherford has nearly
completed the side walls for the large adj
dition to the Railroad avenue factory of
Burns, Silver & Co., manufacturers of
cabinet hardware and specialties. III. FL.
Nettleton has the contract for the wood
work The addition is made necessary
by the rapidly increasing business of the
company.
/ Work has begun in the West End fac
tory built by Eleazur Parmly for the
manufacture of heavy Howe sewing ma
chimes.
E. w. Nash, who has been with L. NJ.
Brundage & Co., West End grocers, for
several months, has the corner store in
the new block which L. NJ. Brundage has
Just finished at the corner of State street
and Clinton avenue and opens with fine
stock of butter, cheese and eggs, also
fruits, confectionery and cigars. There
has been no store distinctively devoted to
this business at West End.
/ Interesting revival services were held
at the West End Congregational church,
last week, conducted by Rev Mr. Dins-
more of New Haven. They have. been
we'll attended and number of converts
have been made. Special features of the
meetings were the praise services and
singing by the pastor, Rev Mr. Prentiss.
Mrs Elisha Booth of Long Hill has ex-
changed part of her property on Seaview
avenue, East End, for excellent building
lots near the hospital.
Rev DIR Thompson, the orator of Me-
mortal day, was guest of 7. L. Barnum'
Senator L. S. Catlin was grand marshal
of the day.
A free concert, the first of the season,
: was given at Bostwick hall Friday night
by the West End brass band. 1t was
well attended and the program was well
rendered.
p. w. Abbott of the West End was in
New Milford, last week, inspecting new
water motor. He was much pleased and
intends to put one into his Howard ave
nue. printing office.
An assembly will take place at Seaside
Institute soon. 1t is to be a full dress af
fair. Sansones orchestra will furnish
music. The committee are some of TIN
, prominent young ladies and gentlemen
of the Pequonnock Outing club.
? The Pequonnoek Outing association
e will soon have its outing suits and vii
probably take moonlight sail and cruis
ON the Sound about August /. An open
ing reception of this club will take plac
as soon as different faembers arrive frol
> various points in the State. This is a
association, formed this Summer, who's
object is to cruise about the Sound o
moonlight evenings and also for two
I weeks cruises to the principal coas
towns of Connecticut. The membershi
will be about 80 and include both ladie
; and gentlemen. The outing suits of thi
a association will be very pretty and th
= club colors will be pink, blue and cream
e Jacob Scheele, the New Canaan mu1
- derer, is sentenced to hang June Is, 1897
d Just before Judge Phelps pronounce
d sentence, Scheele made a speech in brol
s en- English 40 minutes long defendin
+ himself.
There was pleasant concert at Pro-
= tors, last week, with the inimitable j
rome May and his banjoists, supported b
> recitations of Mrs Emma Dunning Bank
an instrumental quartet composed of
u j. Abercrombie, NJ. t. Sniffin, I'll. He
IL bert and w. Hanford, with other attrac
g ions, not the least of which was the ma
ID terly banjo-guitar duet of jerome Ma
. and w. A. Hadley.
al Vineelette Bros. have removed the
a. steam saw mill from Milford to the ira
s. recently bought by c. w. Tator me-
ae Philo Reeds.
Mrs William Gorham and danght
Sarah have visited friends in Trumbn
d, p. Il. Barnum has bought a mate f
d. his carriage horse and now has pair
d, fast steppers.
nu w. S. Billiard, agent for the st
al Roofing Co., has the contract for puttil
ST on a new roof of over 5000 feet on w
"a mot & Hobbs factory; also roof on
ne Fairfield chemical works. He will al
put down one of those fine granoliti
10 pavements in front of No. Is COurtla
mo- street. These walks are fast gain
"a popularity in the city, where many ha
he been laid,
Eat P. E. Barnum has bought of Dal
nd Wakeman the large building on Coz
OF street now occupied by w. Fl. Raymon
he Court street stables.
n Charles johnson, who has been be
peddling milk for l.. p. Dean, has boue
several COWS and will soon start Ia
q business for himself.
1t Homer Silvey has accepted the pos
Idle ion OF night watchman at Barnunnss w
on ter quarters.
~. b. I'll. Hull of Hull & Palmer has BIZ
~ in Stamford, recently, preparing to !.
80 sumo work on the extensive waterwol
- which are being built just north Of |
~ borough.
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wo The board Of education has accept