The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-01
FRIDAY. AUGUST l, 1890.
sTRATFoRD.

~ lFOI morse TOT the bridgeport sclen-
tihc society and on portrait of Judge
Sidney d. Beardsley for the county court
house. He has finished copying a por-
trait OF Isaae Nj. Sturgcs, which Miss
Katherine Sturges will give to the Fair
held county bar.
Charles Il. Robinson of New Haven, u
stout young man Of 81, while swimming
ashore near the mouth of the Housaton-
&c river, Tuesday, was drowned in three
feet of water.
Charles II. Olney gave an illustrated
lecture on Mexico in the Congregational
. church, Thursday evening, for the bcne-
40 Of the library.
u. X. Sanger, n we'll known figure
about town for some years, died, last
| week, from Bright's disease. He was Il
veteran of the late war and was in receipt
| of n pension for wounds received in bat
. Bile. lie had no immediate relations in
| this vicinity, but had sister in Spring
/ Held aud the remains were taken there
Tor intcrmcnt.
There Il talk of the Sunday school con
nccted with the Congregational church
having their annual picnic at Woodmont.
Capt sherman benjamin, who Is 30
years old, may often be seen rowing
about the river handling his boat as skill
fully as any of the young men.
Mrs Melville Curtis has In her possess
Jon chair which was brought from Eng
Hand by some Of the johnson family over
Foo years ago.
The wheel club are appearing in their
snew uniforms, which are neat and pretty
hi At the ball game between the Wisner
shoe club and the Alerts, the former club
lwere victorious.
In the game between the Cupheags and
the Alerts, the Cupheags were the vic
tors. -
Co. h has commenced the regular
weekly drills preparatory to the annual
trip to camp.
The aged father OF Capt John Miller is
still very low from the effects of dysen-
recovery. Capt Mlller's wife has also
been quite i'll, but Is in fair way for re-
covery.
Our population, according to the new
census, Is 269S.
ID. C.. Wood Is complaining of depre-
dations committed by muskrats and
IA la,
Rev q. l.. Thompson of the Park street
Nj. T.. church, Bridgeport, preached two
! able sermons, Sunday, In the Methodist
church.
Charles Blakeslee, Charles Mills, Ru-
fus Buddington and Hiram Smith caught
nearly 700 pounds of striped bass at one
haul, Saturday, near the mouth of the
river. They report the school when first
discovered seemed to be acres in extent
but only small portion came within
hauling distance of the shore. This is
the biggest haul of bass made in this vi
Y entity for many years. The fish were
marketed In Bridgeport and brought a
good price.
Mrs Lewis Judson is spending few
weeks with friends at Mt. Vernon.
n The funeral Of the late Charles Gorham
.as s''~-I-I -" ms iaIe nome ny large
number of family friends and acquaint-
ances. lnterment at Union cemetery.
Charles Stage is the possessor of some
interesting old documents, including a
deed OF land dated 1872 and u bill of gro
ceries dated 1884.
Benjamin Uflord is quite Ill.
Principal Peck has sent his resignation
to the school committee.
Stiles Judson Is reported able to leav,
his room.
n -. Hughes received car of rough
I granite from Mantle quarry, this week
II A handsome marble tablet has beef
erected In the cemetery at the grave o
the late Josiah Booth by Mr. Hughes.
\ Capt John Miller brought home will
him from st. Croix two young dee
j which are running around In his yart
\ and attract attention from the younj
people down town.
N "Doc" Silliman went fishing down tn
VI river, Saturday, and succeeded in getting
fish hook imbedded in his finger. Ill
and his companion went ashore at tn
4 lighthouse and Keeper Judson brough
4 them up to DIR Lewis, who cut the hool
out. No serious injury, not even scar,
enough to prevent him going fishing
again.
Notices have been posted about tn,
lighthouse prohibiting trespassing OF
government lands.
QpEEN,q FADING