The Newtown bee., 1890-01-03
STRATFORD.
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Officers of the Congregational Sunday school:
 Superintendent, II. II. Judson.
 Assistant, Dea C. C. Wells. Secretary and treasurer, F.. J. IIalI
 Librarians, II, Evans, l. l.. Bclden.
 Chorister, Rev ]. >. Ives.
 The wife of Thomas Bridges died, ear ly Sunday morning, aged 46 years and was buried from Christ church, Tuesday afternoon. She had been great suffer- CT from consumption for many months. She leaves husband and five children, one of whom has been i'll for long time with heart trouble. Interment at Union cemetery.
 A fair audience was present at the Sunday school exercises in the Congre- gational church, Sunday evening. Sing ing, recitations and addresses made up the program. The Sunday school seems in flourishing condition.
 Rev Joel s. Ives preached an able Christmas sermon, Sunday morning.
 Another assembly was held at Town hall, Tuesday evening. There seems q little difficulty among the promoters of these festive occasions. Some of the boys think claw hammer coats, patent leather shoes and lavender kids rather weighty for regular club dances.
 One of Mrs Leavitt's pair of carriage horses died, Sunday, from pneumonia. This Is the second of a pair of fancy horses that she has lost within year.
 Dr Collard made 10 professional calls on Tuesday, all but three of them being cases of ."La Grippe" Nearly half of them were in Stratford.
 A new meat market is to be opened by Stagg and Porter in the building former ly occupied by George Cradduck.
 George NJ. Curtiss was buried at Nich- ols, Rev Mir Ives and the U. A. NJ. con- ducting the funeral services on Satur- day. He first married Miss Bedient of Devils Den, Weston and, for his second wife, Mrs Stanley.
 A town meeting is called for Saturday afternoon to take up the matter of light ing the streets and also to consider q proposition to macadamiZe the principal roads to Bridgeport.
 In the matter of macadamiZing the roads to Bridgeport, we hope the town meeting will take favorable action. The great improvement made on the road leading from Bridgeport to Southport will demonstrate what we might have from our village to the city. Care should be taken that, if the work is done at all, 1t shall be done in thorough manner and placed in the hands of those who un- derstand what is needed and how to do 1t.
 At the meeting at the Armory, last week Thursday night, to elect a success sor to Capt Morehouse, who resigned the captaincy of Co. K, Lieut. c. H. Gibner of Bridgeport was elected by vote of 22 to 19 for Lieut. Stiles Judson, Jr. The company is largely made up of Bridge port men, who, for several reasons, are anxious to have it removed to that city. Against this are the members of the com pany who reside here. There seems some doubt as to whether the result of the election will be accepted by the au- thorities at Hartford. The State has a lease of the Armory from the town, which has some three years more to run. The town will not be inclined to give up an assured income of S35O per year for their building and the State will not be anxious to pay rent for unoccupied prem ises, so that 1t seems pretty positive that there will be no change of location at present. It is unfortunate that such a complication of affairs should arise, as the company was in prosperous condit- ion and fast becoming credit to them- selves and the town. It Is to be hoped a fair and proper conclusion will be soon reached.
 Mrs T. +. Fairchild and daughter spend part of the Winter in New York.
 Cupheags will give their annual ball on the evening of the 9th.
 The next of the Winter course of lec- lures will be given by Dr Van Yorx, Tuesday evening, 7th. The date has been changed so as not to conflict witt other attractions. The subject is ssAn tiquity of Cave men of Devon'' and will doubtless call out large attendance .Th' doctor Ia an eloquent and attractive speaker and the through investigation he has made of his subject will resul in an instructive lecture.
 A good gravel walk has been laie from the track to Mir Hurd's corner m improvement which can be repeate' in several other localities to the grea benefit of those obliged to get abou town on foot.
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