The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
STRATFORn.

STAMFORD.
 R. Eston Phyfe leetured in the Congre. gational church lecture room, Thursday evening subject, Rome and Romans" /" Emmett Beardsley is repairing the chimneys on the Olney honse.
 Mir Allen Is moving into the Sterling house on Main street.
 Fred Perry Is painting carriages in one of the unoccupied stores in Booths block.
 Light Keeper Judson's horse, while hitchcd in front of Dufour's store, be- came frightened and attempted to break loose from the post. It succeeded in breaking shaft.
 Rev Joel s. Ives attended the funeral of Miss Annie Rowell. Interment at Pembroke cemetery. The floral contri- buttons were numerous and elegant.
 There was a large attendance in all the churches, Easter Sunday.
 The regular Easter exercises of the Sunday school of Christ church were held in the afternoon. There was an Easter choral service under the direction of the rector, with Miss Maud Wolf at the organ, after which the rector de- livercd an address upon the necessities of Christian, Illustrated by a large ship which stood amid profusion of flowers in the chancel, upon the masts of which the different classes placed the sails in- scribed with the qualifications necessary for perfect Christian life.
 The Easter exercises at the NJ. E. and Congregational churches were held Tn the evening, and were very interesting and appropriate.
 Edgar Osborne had the misfortune to badly cut his hand with hatchet, last week.
 Eddie Thomas fractured his ankle while jumping the railroad track.
 Owners of dogs are requested by the town officials to attend to registering same.
 Mir and Mrs Nelson Dorman arc re- joicing in new daughter.
 E. II. Merrck has been quite i'll, but is much better.
 Some of our market gardeners have put in the seed for early crops.
 John Mitchell, who was in the employ of CorteZ Wheeler, lost two of his fingers in hay cutter.
 The bids received for macademizing the roads are all higher than the amount which the town voted to eXpend for the purpose. Another town meeting was held, Wednesday, with Stiles Judson, Jr, In the chair and, on motion of Y. B. FairChild, it was voted, 65 to 2S, to buy a stone crusher and roller and the select men were authorized to gravel the lower swamp road, now South avenue, at q cost of not over $200 and to cXpend not more than Si50 in grading the Mill hills in Putney.
 At the annual meeting of Christ parish the old board of officials were elected with the exception of substituting Fred Wells in place of Edward Burritt in the list of vCstrymcn. MT Burritt declinel reelection. George Jewell was elected an additional vcstryman. The tinancia affairs are reported in first class con dition.
 r., r. Hall spent Sunday in New Norl with his friend, Ed. Allen.
 Curtis Thompson of Bridgeport hat bought the Mallett property on Mair street, adjoining the cemetery.
 William Porter has bought the Wheeler house on White street.
 Ebert IIubbell, the popular photo grapher, is to build studio near his present place of business.
 Mir Rowing, who bought the Hodge; place up town, has removed to Redding It Is reported that he has sold the pro perty.
 Mrs William J. Peck has made de cided Improvements at her pleasant home on Stratford avenue, where Clinton Beebe, the only. grainer in townsand Frederick Fellows have done fine work Several rooms have been newly plastered double doors placed between the from rooms, a new stairway put in, a dresser built, and every room in the house moro or less overhauled, including the bacl kitchen, where q smaller chimney has been built and the room ceiled. Nil Peck has a New York directory of l79S and many ancient articles of furniture grace the house, some of it the work O Silas Hubbell, great grandfather of Mir Peck.
 E. Holmes sold his Alderney COW ant calf in Bridgeport.
 John Edwards and wife are with thei daughter at Salem City, Dakota.
 George Ruthburn of Mansfield, Mass. has taken the place of Arthur P. Beer with w. R. Miller and boards with s. k Bunee.
 Wilfred NJ. Peck of Stratford has beel chosen grand warden of the State gran, lodge, New England Order of Protection