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The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
BROOKFIELD.

Rev k. l.. Whitcome and wife have been in Annandale, N. Y.
 The ladies of the Congregational soci- ety will give a festival, this, Friday ,even- ing, in the Town hall.
 Miss Julia B. Merwin returned from a two-weeks' visit with her sister in New York, Tuesday.
 Misses Susie Whitcome and Susie Pratt are at the rectory.
 Mrs Elizabeth Griffen of New York city is guest of her son, Benjamin Grif- fen. H9
 Mrs Arnold of Falls Village is guest of E. R. Northrop.
 William P. Williams visits Dr A. l.. Williams over the Fourth.
 Rev H. B. Mead has moved his family into the parsonage. Mrs George Livingstone and son visit her mother, Mrs Clark $. Peck.
 H. T. Hawley's family from Bridge port are at their Summer residence.
 Mir and Mrs John G. Hawley are at his fathers.
 Julius Blakeman's cousin from Dan- bury is spending the Summer with him. Mrs Hubbard of New Haven is with her sister, Mrr James.
 Mrs Hattie Beardsley of Danbury was the guest of her cousin, last week. 1 J. T. Beers sold over 50 bushels o1 strawberries, this season, and will picl about 200 bushels of peas. I E. G. Turner is repairing H. " W.Beers's 1 grocery wagon. MT Stevens of Lanes vile will do the painting.
 MT and Mrs Joseph C. smith have wis ited E. c. Smith.
 I Miss Henrietta Ruggles is home iron Shelton for the Summer.
 Arza Peck and family occupy the Sum mer home, the old Sherman Foote ploce
 MT Whitcome is on business trip t, New York.
 Dr J. M. Collins of New York spen l Sunday with his parents. Mir and Mrs Tompkins of New Yorl are at John Hawley's. James Lee had bright creamer can | standing at the south side of his barn last week, with bagging underneath. smoke was seen issuing from the ol bags and they were found on fire, pre- sumably from the heat Of the sun. short time would have been too late t ] save either barn or house.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
WESTPORT.

Every seat ill Nat ienal hall was filled,
 Friday evening, when pupils of Misses
 Lulu and Eva Sturges gave musicale.
 The guests were ushered to their seats
 by F. $. Gorham, W. T. Sturges, Fred
 ericll Adams and George w. Kirk. The
 stage was adorned with roses and other
 flowers and flowers were also presented
 to Miss Lulu Sturges, who, besides con- ducting the program, sang an acceptable
 solo. All participants in the musicale did their part well and received merited applause. while the dance that followed was enjoyed by all. The program:
 Balisario, Miss Lulu Sturges and Frederick
 Newell; After the ball, Miss Ella Giles; Spring awakening, Miss Carrie Gornam: Break of
 morn, Miss Edna Bradley; Tyrolienne, Miss es Carrie Crossman, Eva Sturges; By Nor mandie's blue hills, Miss Florence Foster; Dream of Heaven, Miss Bessie Marvin; Galop, Misses Rose Beers and Eva Stnrges; The shep- herd girl, Miss Leila Celey; Sulronda, Miss Lulu Sturges; Rondo No. 6, Misses Eva Bene- dict and Lulu Sturges; Morceau de salon Miss Hattie Meeker; Like the lark, Misses Jennie Kirk and Eva Sturges; Paraphrase de concert, Miss Helen Foster; Bedouin love song, Merritt Gault; Whitening flowers, Miss Eva Sturges; Cuban.dance, Misses Sadie Gault and Lulu Sturges; Chimes of the deep, Miss Bessie Smith; Fair starry eyes, Miss Emma Buckingham; Evening on the waters, Miss Lulu Kemper; MerTnaid's song, Miss Carrie Merwin; Ye soft blue eyes, Talcott Hull; Ey- enipg bells, Miss Lulu Taylor; Yeoman's we'd
 ding song Henry Hull; Polonaise, Miss Laura
 Gorham; Swiss echo song Miss Laura Smythe; RecolIections of Scotland, Miss Nellie E1wood; ; See the mountains slope surrounding, chorus. Born, daughter to Mir and Mrs Lloyd Nash.
 MT and Mrs A. $. Hurlbutt entertain i Mrs Hannah Adams, widow of Edson
 Adams of Oakland, Cal, formerly of
 Westport.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

An unexpected result of the recent dis astrous failure of the great firm of George K. Sistare's Sons may be an entire change in the ownership of the Shepaug road. It is known that the present man. agers of the road hold only compara- lively small amount of the stock and that large minority was still held by various owners; among others, the First national bank of Litchfield. The bank has been quietly collecting the shares held by smaller stockholders and sale has been made. The new owners are not made known, although it is generally surmsed that, with this and the stock thrown on the market by the Sistare fail ure, controlling interest has been ob- tained. The Litchfleld Enquirer thinks that either the Housatonic or New Eng land, probably the former, has acquired the road.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
DIAMOND HILL, BEDDING.

At the school meeting, Saturday even- ing, Oscar Jones was elected committee and Philo Berry clerk.
 Services at Miss Polly Selleck's, next Sunday at 4 30.
 The Ready Folks will hold their monthly meeting at the church, Saturday at 3.
 Dr Sayres and family of New York have been ut Frederick Olmstead's.
 John Olmstead of New York visits his father.
 Mir and Mrs Eben Hill celebrated theil tin wedding, last week Tuesday. About 30 present in the evening. They received an array of tin ware and also severa pieces of glass. A bountiful supper wal served.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
WHITE HILLS.


 Misses I.ibbie Hurd, Carrie and Alice French haze visited Miss Jennie Mallett in Tashua.
 Mrs Eli Beardsley entertained Norwalk friends, last week.
 Mrs Bennett French and daughter Car rie were guests of Sylvester Rounds, Sunday.
 J. w. Shanley, the lumber dealer, was on the hill, last week, in search of tim Der for electric light poles.
 Mrs Stiles Johnson entertains her granddaughter. Mrs Eliza Hubbell visits Stratford and New Haven relatives. J. D. Drew and wife of Meriden visited c. ". Drew, last week.
 Mrs II. Wixom is with her son, E. c. | Wixoln, for | few weeks.
 Miss Ida Williams will teach the school here again and Miss Alice French ir French district.
 MT and Mrs George Botsford were with her father, Sunday. The young pastors sermons are inter esting and, judging from the audiences have found favor with the people. Gov enant meeting in the church, Friday evening.
 Ida Williams anticipates trip to Dan bury, next week.
 Miss Nettie Beeman and Charle 1 Thompson were married in Ansonia, las week. I Albert Beeman is painting; also Jame Glover,
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
BRIDGEWATER.

MT and Mrs Charles Hatch recently spent two or three days in Cheshire.
 Miss Lille Mallett returned, last week, from visit in Stepney and Bridgeport.
 Herbert, son of Rev c. H. Smith, has returned from Trinity college, Hartford. J. c. Melton is having new sill and new covering for one of his barns. Carpenters A. Worden and Eli Smith of Southville have been building small addition to Elmer Frost's residence. Henry Sanford's sheep were visited by dogs, last Friday. One sheep and | lamb were badly bitten. Dogs seem to show q preference for Mir Sanford $ sheep.
 i Rev George Burgess, who has been with his brother for two or three weeks, occupied the Congregational pulpit, Sun day. He leaves for his new parish al ] IIadlyme, this week.
 Mrs J, L, Minor is not as well.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
WOODBURY.

Phebe I. Cash was divorced from Frank Cash at Winsted, June IS, on the ground of assertion. Josephine Flanagan was divorced from Benjamin W. Flanagan at the same time on the ground of intoler- able cruelty; Cothren for plaintiff.
 Interesting historic ceremonies are to be held at Bethlehem on the 4th of July in commemoration of the settlement and services of Rev Dr Joseph Bellamy, the first minister of the town. A monument of Mine Hill granite has been erected on the park, the location of the first meet ing house, built in l742-4. The location was fixed by a committee appointed by the General Assembly, who reported that they had s'marked black oak bush on ye high land of ye run, that runs on ye east side of ye south end of ye Bear Hill so called.' Bethlehem was at that time parish of Woodbury. The stone is eight feet high, two feet square at the base, weighs 5o50 pounds and is properly inscribed. The services will commence at D m, previous to which the speakers and invited guests will partake of re- treatments in the chapel. At the close of the. dedication services, a procession headed by the children of the several Sunday schools in town will proceed to ] the old cemetery not far from the monu- ment and decorate the graves of the ear | ly ministers and fathers of the town. Among the speakers invited to take part in the services are President Dwight of Yale, Rev Mir Ives of the old pioneer church of Stratford, Rev Mir Banks of Rev MT Freeman of the mother church in Woodbury, William Cothren, the his 1 torian of 'Ancient Woodbury," and oth- CTS. Edward Bellamy, author of ''Look- ing Backward is expected to be pres ent, as is Prof Samuel Harris, D. D., of Yale divinity school. If the weather is unfavorable, the services will be held in the Congregational church.
 The drnm corps had pleasant fair at the Town hall.
 Bert Wyckoff of Yale and Edwin Jud- l sun oI " dteIUuTy VEIL NoouDuly. Mrs c. 5. Lennon and Mrs Ellie
 Thomas have visited Woodbury.
 George J. Capewell of Cheshire and a friend from England have visited George A. Capewell.
 l Rev ". W. Wisegarver, proprietor o1
 the Woodbury Reporter, has sold his pa per to Messrs Morrison and McNaH, pos E session to be given soon. We opine that ] F. F. Hitchcock will be an assistant edi
 tor. We are sorry to have MIr Wisegar . yer leave us, but, as in duty bound, W.
 welcome the new proprietors and wisf
 them success in the new undertaking The Woodbury valley furnishes T frs I rate field for q first class newspaper. Messrs Green and Richmond of Nev
 Milford are guests here. Sunday, c. M
 Allen entertained his niece and frient i. from Brookfeld.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
BETHEL.

Married, June 24, Miss Mela Rodemey- CT to Dr Ross, both of New Canaan. Miss Nellie Howes of Mount Vernon has been here; Falrchild Ferry has been home on a weeks vacation; Miss Anna Smith is home from the Boston conserva- tory of music; Henry Meeker is back from the west and others of the party are expected soon; Mrs Irving Clark and MT and Mrs Oliver Knowlton of Birming. ham have been at Sanford Platt's. The Danbury band gave an enjoyable concert here, Tuesday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
Lawrence Mitchell's Resort.

The binding over of John Kiernan, oth- erwise Jay Gould, for rape upon the per son of Isabella Bassett of Huntington, Lawrence Mitchell has been sheltering at his place in Sugar street. promi- nent official says that Mir Mitchell keeps one of the worst places in town and those in Il position to know consider his resort much more dcpraved and scandalous than the resorts which have so long pois- oned the beautiful surroundings of Taun- ton lake. It is thankless task to pillo- ry the keeper of such resort in these days of increasing lawlessness and dis regard for old landmarks of sobriety, chastity and morality; when Sunday is no better than any other day and the laws of God and the State are becoming dead letters but brutal crime is disgust ing to even the more refined criminal. Newtown's federation of different kinds of crime is eating out the moral heart of the community and drunkenness and li- centiousness are far too prevalent. That Mir Mitchell should poison the beautiful vale of Sugar street with such crowd of fellow sinners is too bad and nothing but evil and death to the town at large can result from this nest of moral cor ruption. Mir Mitchell himself has been laid up, his lip cut open by this John Kiernan, who flung Mrs Lewis, the aged woman who has served as ,housekeeper, out doors, where she struck MT Mitch. ell, who was just entering. Sin is a dis grace to any people and Newtown's poll. cy of tolerating or ignoring it can have but one result.It is possible that we may realize this when it is too late for any eff fectual remedy.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
SOUTHPORT.

Daniel Tolles has moved from IInll's hill to New Haven.
 Granville Warner and wife spent Sun day in Bethel.
 Frank Bradley and father were in Bridgeport, last week.
 Daniel Tollcs sold his horse, carriage and gig In Birmingham.
 A Kcttletown barn belonging to the es- tate of Henry Wheeler fell to piceees last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
NEW MILFORD.

Robert Erwin, once editor of the New Milford Gazette, now of St. Paul, is iii town.
 The Catholics are to have q grand pic nic and horse trot at the fair grounds on Fourth; also q game of ball, music and dancing in the afternoon and evening and fine display of fireworks.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
soUTHBURY.

Mrs Henry Russell and Miss Annie have visited in Meriden.
 Mrs c. E. Hine has returned from a visit in Oxford.
 Mrs Harriet Hunt visits her daughter in Plymouth.
 Lena Woodruffis at her grandmother's. Miss Alice Stiles entertains friend. Charles Osborne has bought carriage. An ice cream festival at the Town hall, Wednesday evening.
 Charles Osborne and Charles Hine were elected committee at the school meeting, Saturday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
OXFORD.

The Children's day collection in the Congregational church for the New West education commission amounted to more than $23.
 David Roberts is improving in health.
 A book club has just been started here for the privilege of reading new books of the season.
 The superintendent of the Sunday school gave talk to the children on the evils of cigarette smoking, in connection with the temperance lesson, last Sunday
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
LANEsYILLE.

|. G. IIamlin has returned home.
 T. $. Manville, wife and daughter and Miss Maude Warren have been ar c. l.. Hamlin's.
 Rev k. T. Cooper attended the funeral of Mrs Joyce, mother of Mrs Charles Os- borne. The cause of Mrs Joyce's death was justification of the heart.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Local drawing room car rates on the Housatonic are: For 30 miles or less, 25c; for over 50 miles, soc. Drawing room cars are attached to train leaving Pittsfield at l 10 p m on Monday, We'd nesday and Friday and to the train leav- ing Bridgeport at 10 d Ill on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Friday and Saturday, July and ,, the Hawleyville express freight, leaving Bridgeport at 10 10a m and leaving flaw leyville on the return at l2 55, will not run and the 10 In express from Bridge port will stop at Trumbull and Long Hill on those days only.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

James Heating, formerly of Gas street, who has been braking about two years and a half, has lately been promoted to the position of conductor and has charge of the Derby and Housatonic Wilson Point freight.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

The commissioners have approved the layout of the New Io orl, Bridgeport and Eastern railroad from Portchester to New Haven and as soon as d subscription of $5000 per mile, per cent paid in, is secured, work will begin.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

John and Gottlieb Schumacher, the Sandy Hook barbers, are now in their new quarters in the building which John recently moved from back of the house to site near Wells Brothers shoe store and fitted up as shop. It is large and more convenient than the former shop and will be, when completely fitted up, an excellent shop.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Frank T. Botsford and wife of San Di- ego, Cal, are once more with Newtown friends. MT Botsford, who is visiting his father, William Botsford, Esq, is as enthusiastic as ever over California; glo- rious climate and unrivalled natural ad- vantages.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

It is probable that Newtown's new sta tion will be ready for use by the middle of August. The chimney has been built, the slate roof put on and the outside of the building carried forward as rapidly as possible.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

lale's cup of delight was full, last week, for her crew whipped the Harvards at the boat race at New London for the fifth time and her ball team routed the EIarvards, Saturdays , to and took the college champlonshlp.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A petition with about 150 signers has been presented to the superintendent of the Rubber factory, asking that the shops be closed for the July holidays from Thursday night until Monday morning.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A clam bake will be given by the young mems temperance and literary society in Walnut Tree hill, early on the morning of the Fourth. The festivities will con- clude in time to attend the picnic at St. Patrick's grove John F. Ford, James J. McMahon, George Meyers are com mittee
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

owen Meehan of the tunnel, who has recently been advanced and is conductor of the Hawleyville and Waterbury New England freight, Is succeeded as tall brakeman of the local freight by John McMahon.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A cat shut into $. C. Bulls drug store upset glass show bottle, broke d large glass in the front window and escaped. Mir Bull is looking for that cat with a loaded shot gun.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

The semi-annual report of R. G. Dun & Co.,, compiled by the local manager, George J. Henderson, shows that Bridge port district, which includes all Fairfield county, Is In a tlourishing condition. Failures have been few and unimportant and the outlook for the future Is encour- aging.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Matters in regard to the Journals dia- mond earring contest have been at a standstill, but it is noticeable that Dam burians do less boasting than they did a few days ago. It is also noteworthy that the Journal says nothing about the earrings or their presentation. ..
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A mammoth piece of suction hose, IS inches in diameter and nearly 20 feet in length, has been shipped by the Rubber, which is again sending freight over the New England road.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

The event of the evening of the Fourth in Sandy Hook will be the exhibition of fireworks at Glover's square. About $50 worth of pyrotechnical ammunition has been procured and will be set off early in the evening.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04
s0UTHvILLE.

DIN. Clark of shelton and Mir and Mrs Roe have visited $. F. Clark.
 school closes, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A great saving in soap can be made by using the patent soap tray Warner, Clark & Taylor and M. B. Terrill & Co.are gig--
 ing with the first purchase of 50 cents
 worth of Brussels soap.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Belle Campbell of Sandy Hook acci- dentally fell down hatehway leading to cellar and dislocated both bones of her right wrist, last week Thursday. pr Richardson was called.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

NJ. F. Bradley, Miss Joanna Haugh, James J. Lenihan have visited in town :; P. Hurley and wife of New York have also been home.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Few if any Newtowners will patronize the excursion from Bridgeport to Mill waukee, next week, over the Housatonic and western roads, to the national con vention of Knights of Pythias. Tickets are only S2l 90, however and excursion ists are not limited to the knights alone. A special train will leave Bridgeport at D m, Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Rehearsals for the literary entertain ment ut St. Patrick's hall on the evening of July |, us an adjunct to the mammoth picnic to be held at St. Patrick's grove during the afternoon and evening, has been actively going on and an excellent program Is assured. A Newtown letter Go the News says that Newtown Is all eX- citement over the picnic and adds:
 Preparations arc being made To care for wis itors rom Dnnbury and surrounding districts. Tho exercises of the day will begin by solemn services In St. Rose church ut II o'clock when body, including the drum corps, St. Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus and various SO dalties. A mass wtll he suid for the rcpose of the souls of deud soldiers. Alter all " III naIourn tu the grove, where day of nmuse' mont Is assured, The programme includes two games of base ball between the local in vincible sandy Hooks and out of town teams. The other amusemonts include throwing the base ball; 100 yards dash; three legged mcc; sack rnco climbing the grcnscd pole; chas' Ing a greased pig. In the evening, grand musical and dramatic entertainment will be given In the hall, The music will be by Bliss weu known orchestra. Dancing both after noon and evening. Refreshments served on the grounds. A cordial invitation Is extend. cd to all out ot town friends to come to New town on the Fourth.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Five members have recently been ad- ded to St. Rose drum corps, John Lynch, Michael Lynch, Martin Crotty, P. Bradley and Michael Blake. The band will now have two bass drums, seven snares, six fifers and a set of cymbals.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Not having sufficient power, the Rub Der Go. bought 5-ton boiler which will soon be placed in position, making nine boilers required for their motive power and to dry stock.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Landlord Taylor and wife of Sandy Hook spend couple of days with Mrs Taylor's brother, Stanley Botsford of -Wallingford.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A young Berkshire man performed a dangerous feat, Sunday night, by going over the Mantle falls. He escaped with slight bruises and is about to challenge he world
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Henry Becker has moved from tene-
 ment on the cemetery road, Sandy Hook, to one of the new houses just put up by the Rubber Go.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

It is announced that C. W. Dayton will give grand clam bake on Dayton street, Friday, in honor of the new bridge.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

One bar of Brussels soap will do more work than two bars of the cheap rosin soaps now being sold.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A. F. Townsend of New York Is now visiting the Rubber factory, as r. c, Jones Is in London arranging deal in aeouite
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

F. l.. Ronalds, Esq, departed from Newtown, Tuesday evening, intending to sail from New York on the Brittanic, Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Misses Mary and Kate Higgins of Brookfield have visited their sister, Mrs Frank W. Kirby of Dayton street.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

The law now allows you to fish in Taunton pond, but you can't legally whip the brooks for trout.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Jerome Judson and Lawyer O'Hara have spent few days in Bantam, fish, ing, with excellent success.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Miss Donohue is once more day tele- graph operator at Botsford, succeeding Mir McGerry, who is in Ansonia.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Dr Richardson was obliged to take two stitches Go close the cut at the base of TommyCribben's left thumb .Tommywas helping $. W. Somers about hay cutter and accidentally caught his hand on the knife,
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

James Carey is committee at Berk. shire and w. J. Brew at Toddy hill.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Mrs NJ. D. Johnson has entertained hel sister, Mrs E. D. Clark.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

The New England road has ordered 1000 freight cars and 10 locomotives.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

A special meeting of Trinity parish is warned for next Monday, July ', 30 p m, to meet at the rectors study to con slider the financial affairs of the parish.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Mir and Mrs F. W. Seagrist were guests of II E. Bradley, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1890-07-04

Landlord Houlihan of the Grand Gen. tral has a fine young five-year-old horse, for which he recently traded.