The Newtown bee., 1890-04-04
sTRATFORD.

SA As@1 1 SAoA~s | Abijah McEwen is to occupy the Ben jamin house, on lower Main street. Mir Lillingston has moved into his new ly purchased house on upper Main street, formerly occupied by John Cottrell, who has gone to Bridgeport.
 Tine last news from Rev Mir Livingston is that he is on his way home. He is very feeble and there are doubts as to whether he will reach home alive. There is a report of large manufac- turing concern employing over 100 hands locating on the Iollistcr tract, near Bruce's brook.
 Frank Hughes is in the employ of the | Housatonic road, with headquarters at Falls Village.
 Business is booming at II. J. Lewis s oyster house and large numbers of oys- ters in the shell are weekly shipped to England. James Plumb is painting the Dayton place, which is to be occupied by Dr Col lins of the Stratford pharmacy. The graded school has closed for the regular spring vacation. It will reopen, l 7th.
 Rev John Pegg closed his labOrs with the M. E. church, last Sunday. The con- gregation are awaiting a new preacher to be appointed by the conference, now in session in Brooklyn,
 All the old teachers in the graded school are to return with the exception of Miss Eleanor Peck, who has given up teaching to assume other duties and re- responsibilities. Miss JudsOn takes the room vacated by Miss Peck and a sister of Miss Backus, one of the present corps of teachers, takes the room formerly taught by Miss Judson.
 Signs have been placed on what has been known as Swamp lane changing its name to South avenue.
 Principal Peck goes to Orange, Mass, April i, to deliver his lecture, ''I oung America"
 Albert Merrill offers his new house on Main street for sale.
 There seems no clue to the parties who broke into the meat market and post of flee, last week. The damage to safe and building, ,occasioned by the blowing open of the safe in the meat market, will amount to $l5O to $l75. The amount of cash secured by the burglars was less than Sl0.
 Rev Mir Pardee, rector of Christ church, rejoices in the birth of daugh- ter.
 The athletic club are preparing for a game of ball on the Thompson grounds, Good Friday.
 The youngest child of George K. Will son is very sick with pneumonia.
 Will Perry has moved into one of the houses in the block on Main street.
 Hon F. A. Benjamin was in town, Sat urday. His family expect to come up from New York in May. Carpenters are at work on the resi- dence of Judson Curtis putting on an ex- tensive addition. He intends to rent the upper floor when the work is completed.
 The bids for the macadamizing of the roads to Bridgeport have been received, but no contracts have been awarded.
 The ladies connected with the COngre- gational sewing society gave supper in the lecture room, Thursday evening.
 Special service in the NJ. E. church. next Sunday evening.
 A large number of the young friends of Miss Alice Palmer assisted in celebrat- ing her birthday, last Friday evening. Guests from Bridgeport were present and Il pleasant time enjoyed.
 Frank Mcgan, 23, died Wednesday and will be buried Friday at from the resi- dence of his mother on StratfOrd avenue.
 Edward Thomas, boy of II, fell and broke his ankle, Tuesday.