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The Newtown bee., 1890-03-21
TRUMBULL.

Miles 5. Standish, formerly of frum- wholesale meat dealer, in Hoboken. He has been promoted and is now head bookkeeper.
 One of the most beautiful and produc- tive fruit farms in this vicinity is that of J. II. Williams & Son. Most of the fruit produced on this fllrm has been the study Of the senior partner for Il num- ber of years. He has grafted and se- cured the best in the State. The trees receive proper care, every Spring, which every well-to-do farmer should attend to, in order to secure good crop. The fruit from this farm always meets with a ready sale in the Park City and mer- chants and dealers strive to obtain it. Not only fruit, but vegetables as well are grown to quite an extent, are always i'll demand and easily marketed.
 Section Boss Aldrich of the Housatonic has taken up 300 or 600 ties at Trumbull and distributed them down the track, as far as Fairchild's old mills, for the Spring work.
 Jacob E. Wilson of Oronoque is now peddling for ". N. French. He is in much better health and finds himself i'm proving when engaged in this business, which he understands thoroughly.
 K. $. Sterling is to build barn back oi his house, as soon as weather will per
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GREENS FARMS.

Improvements are being made about the Cole residence by John Fairchild of Saugatuck.
 The cellar for the new house which AL bert w. Mills, is to build on the east side of the road, short distance above Charles Mills's, has already been dug and partly stoned and the frame of the house is being predared by Uriah Perry S Son of Greenfield. The house is to be aOx27 feet and Mir Mills expects to occu- py it about the middle of June.
 Miss Hattie Meeker has a new Mathu- shek upright piano.
 A young lady from New York is board ing at Mrs l.. F.. ...Meeker's, seeking health and strength.
 A small city is growing up at Mrs Phipp's place, where. beeides the addit- ions to the large house, cottages are go- ing up.
 William Willis and E. A. Godfrey have purchased the West End stable on Colo rado avenue, near State street, Bridge port, and took possession, Tuesday morn ing.
 John H. Jennings and MT Miller were called to Bridgeport, last week. to testi- fy to the good character of George and Charles Warehouse of Bedding. They were accused of stealing valuable pair of tongs from Hincks S Johnson of Bridgeport, but, as they had always borne a good reputation and the evidence against them was slight. the case was nolled.
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BLOOMFIELD.

A recent letter frou Miss Mary E. Camp at Florence, Alabama, stated that the mercury fell to Is degrees above zero there.
 Clark T. Jackson began peddling meat two days q week, last week, Tuesday and Saturday. He succeeded in nearly filling his ice house, last week; some of the ice was eight inches thick.
 Mrs Andrew Bradley has moved to the Center and is with her mother, who needs her help in her feeble health.
 II. ". Andrews has had but one batch of eggs in his incubator, this Winter, and lost the whole of them; his ardor is somewhat cooled, but he may try batch of ducks eggs later. His flock Of hens have laid about POO dozen eggs during the Winter.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Mrs Horace Burr of Deertield is inn proving. David R. Brown, who has been laid up with neuralgia, is improving slowly. Cyrus $. Bradley of Hull's Farms, whose post office address is Box l53, Southport, is compiling list of those who entered the Revolutionary war from the parish of Greenfield and asks for in formation about these and also about Tories.
 The Bulkley orchestra are kept busy, notwithstanding the Lenten season. The four young men who compose itare meet ing with wonderful success and we'll may Greenfield be proud of her orchestra, for she is not now obliged to call outside aid as in former years for music for her par ties.
 What might easily have resulted in ser- ious injury to one or both boys occurred, Saturday afternoon, when Livingston Morehouse of Fairfield, grandson of Will liam Bradley, and William Murdock, q colored boy employed by Mir Bradley, found d cartridge of peculiar construct ion, such as were used for the gun invent ed by Mir Milbank and decided to fire it, s!just for fun" To do this, d nail was fitted into depression for the firing pin and the cartridge placed under raised window sash, the bullet, happily, being I hn dropped, the cartridge exploded with q loud report, the recoil sending the empty shell back with such force that, striking Master Morehouss in the mouth, it pen etrated to the jaw bone. The wound bled profusely and the boys were much frightened; but it was temporarily dress, ed until Dr Dunham could arrive. He found the flesh lacerated, but no further injury and Master Morehouse is now do ing well.
 David k. Brown is engaged in poultry raising and has from l25 to l50 hens now almost all Plymouth Rocks. He had last year, about 700 eggs and expects more, this year. He has a number ot hens setting, Tor he DelleVes Tn raising them in the good old way. He is also engaged ill butter making and has Il fins herd of Jerseys.
 Henry Sherwood lost horse, recently
 Mrs Sherwood Banks has been under Dr Dunham's care.
 Isaac and Nichols Milbank of New York have spent short time on the Hlll
 Notwithstanding the storm. Sunday morning, large attendance was present at the Congregational church, where Rev Dr Plumley preached from the text "Ant they shall see God,r mentioning the facI that many had seen God with their eyes even before the coming of Christ.
 Col 4. R. T. Nichols and w. J. Sher wood attended cattle sale at Water town, Monday.
 F. E. Silliman of Bridgeport is admin istrator on the estate of the late Ulysses B. Smith.
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HATTERTOWN.

Edward Booth and family have spent several days with friends in Southbury.
 Mrs John Loucks of Danbury has been at her former home for several days.
 Mrs Charles Schaffer and son of Dan bury are visiting Mrs Eugene Northrop.
 Under the able management of Mrs c. b. Stillson, the What Nots scored their greatest success, Friday evening, 7th, at the cheerful home of Miss Nvt3ie Bene- dict. Several dialogues, interspersed with readings, recitations, etc., formed an attractive program, well carried out by the young people-and older ones. A reading by William Fischer brought down the house. MT Fischer attracted much attention during the evening be- cause of the blue coat which he wore, adorned with two rows of brightly pol ished brass buttons on which were the initial letters of the Connecticut National Guard, to which he belonged during our late war. The musical portion of the program was pronounced much better than the average. At the close of the exercises, the audience were treated to a couple of songs artistically given by the Mot What cullud" minstrels, composed of George Hubbell, c. Penny and E. Northrop. George attended to the instru- mental part of the music, while Charles and Edgar "got there" with the vocal part. George was not sparing of the rosin, notwithstanding the many times ''no rosin" has appeared in the BEE. Fri day, February 2l, the What Nots met with Eugene Northrop and passed a pleasant evening. The program was complete and varied and well carried out.
 The next meeting will be held with J. H. Summers, Saturday evening, 22d. The society extend their heartiest thanks to Charles Nichols for kindly furnishing music on his accordeon and cordially in- vite him to be present on the 22d.
 Mrs Isaac Patchen is home from her visit in Waterbury.
 William Patelien and wife of Water bury have visited Mrs |. Patchen. Several prayer meetings, conducted by Revs Nance and Robertson, have been productive of good.
 Mir and Mrs A. W. Penny of Bridge port have visited E. F. Favreau.
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SOUTHPORT.

According to rumor, Presiding Elder Cheney of Stamford, who held quarterly conference at the Methodist church, last week, was rather severe on reporters, some of whom he alluded to as ''empty headed" and otherwise censurable.
 About 50 members of the Methodist church gave Mrs Sally Hubbell of Green field a surprise, Monday, where she cele- brated her S0th birthday. Mrs Hubbell had invited the pastor of the church, Rev G. A. Hubbell, to spend the afternoon with her, but was greatly surprised to find so many at her door. However. she welcomed them with true hospitality and the hours were happily spent. With best wishes for many future years, Mrs Hub- bell was presented with a handsome black dress.
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nit. It is to be 24x34 feet, with 14-foot posts, and will be built by Beach Hall and F. J. Booth. It will be arranged for both horses, cows and hay, with a long shed at the end.
 Section Boss Aldrich saveda valuable heller belonging to Mir Plumb, which had become fastened between two bould- CTS at the bottom of a brook.
 Although hindered by bad weather and lack of men, William White has succeed ed ill raising the frame of his new house at the foot of Daniels Farm street. Nel- son B. Beach and Frank Odell are work ing there.
 Elmer E. Smith, the energetic milk man and poultry raiser, has bought of F. $. Sterling the property on the north side of the road, belonging to the estate ot Mrs Susan Sterling and will take posses. sion April l. There are B acres of good land, with buildings, and it will prove q desirable acquisition to Mr Smith. The house, now occupied by L. F. Patchen will be rented and MT Patchen will prob ably remain.
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W EsTPORT.

A special meeting of the Saugatuck valley creamery company will be held at the residence of E. H. Nash, Friday, 22d, at D Ill. \ full attendance is desired, for business of importance will be con sidered. There are two creamery projects in this vicinity, this one at Sipperley's Mills and that at Greens Farms. They are essentially different, ina.much as the Saugatuck valley company is on the sep arator plan, while the Greens Farms people wish to establish cream gather ing route and convert the cream thus ob- tained into butter. as is done at Monroe. Many fear that there will not be suffic- tent milk to supply both, if each decides to begin business in earnest and to-day s meeting is called to decide upon the fu- ture course of the Saugatuek valley com pany. Consolidation has been talked of, but nothing definite done.
 A missionary from India was at the Saugatuck church, Sunday, describing the customs of the people ill an interest ing manner and receiving Il goodly col lection.
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some time, was to start, this week, for Atlanta.
STEVENSON.

The Round hill trestle is nearly com pleted. Perhaps two days more will fill to the track. But when flood of rain fills this loose dirt with water, down hundreds of loads will go into the river and the current of the river here is strong in freshets and will gouge out an immense amount of dirt. unless stone are dumped as protection. On dit, that the party from Shelton has backed out of its purpose to occupy the building at Stevenson, the best on the Little Derby.
 Charles Sherman caught l2 suckers, March 12, that weighed B pounds. King. fishers, red winged blackbirds and other s'second corners" have arrived.
 Miss Lena Sherman has d new piano
 R. $. Hinman has legally adopted Ed ward Curtis, son of Ella Hinman.
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EASTON.
EPHRAIM OSBORNE,

The death of Mir Osborne, aged 52, at Cranberry Plains, last week Tuesday, ex- cited feeling of sorrow here, as he was well known and had many relatives in Easton, aside from Postmaster Osborne, brother, and his burial was here, Fri day. Mir Osborn was stricken down sud- denly with symptoms of heart trouble. An attack of grip preceded his death, but was not considered serious and he was about his business as usual and only a few minutes warning of Death s approach was noticed.
 The funeral, from Christ church, West port, was attended by Revs Hyde and Coley, Friday at F 30, Rev Mir Hyde of ficiating at the grave at the cemetery in Easton and the casket was open for friends to take last look at the remains before being lowered to it's last resting place.
 Sympathy is expressed for the wife and five-year-old boy, Louie, so suddenly bereft, as we'll as the daughters, Miss Emma, a teacher in Greenfield and Miss Edith, who is with Norwalk friends. Other relatives are his aged mother, Mrs Peter Osborne, Mrs Coley Abbott, now of Weston, and Mrs Charles Hyatt, sis ters, who were sick and unable to attend the funeral, as also was Postmaster Os- borne's wife. Mir Osborne was thrice married and leaves a child by each wife, two children by his first wives having died some years since. Mir Osborne had recently sold his milk route to Charles Jennings of Greens Farms and was to move to Mrs Lewis Patrick's farm, April 1.
 Miss Flora Candee has visited her un- cle, Editor Sharpe of the Seymour Rec ord.
 George BrOtherton has furnished Wheeler Bros 2000 feet of white ash logs which they saw into material for tennis rackets, ordered by New York parties.
 Henry c. Wilson of Bridgeport has moved into his fathers old place on Will son street. William A. Mallett commenced work at the paper mill, St. Patrick's day. George s. Gillett has d new saw which he fitted up himself for saving wood, us- ing his tread power and does first class work saving for himself and neighbors. George McDermott is employed haul ing stuff from tract of timber cut of by Shanley Bros. in East Village. | Mrs Eli Winton, who has been feeble for several years, is quite low and hel life was despaired of.
 i Charles II. Sherwood was in charge ot repairs recently made at Eliphalet Gray's mill below Aspetuck where a 42-inch Rodney, Hunt & Co. turbine wheel has been placed and repaired and fitted the circular saw mill John +. TOmlinson re. gently had removed there.
 Mrs Sherwood Adams, who has beer sick nearly year, was able to feed her self, this week, the first time since last May.
 Mrs Philo Lyon has been quite poorly
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STEPNEY.

J. W. Shanley, who has been shipping timber from East Village by way of Stevenson and the extension, has begun to load cars at Stepney Depot. He is cutting and saving wood in Easton. He says that hundreds of dollars worth of wood and slabs are stolen annually from his mills and that a sharp watch must be l kept to prevent constant depredations.
 C. w. Edwards has sold the articles he advertised in the BEE, d double harness and double wagon being bought by Frank Wade of Chestnut Hill and sin gle lumber wagon going to F. J. Squino- bal of Long Hill.
 A missionary concert will be held in the Methodist church on the evening of the last Sunday of the month. It will con sist of readings, rectations. etc., and, probably, singing by the glee club. The concert will begin at 30.
 Miss Louise French is with Miss Anna Fairchild of Bridgeport. Mrs Rachel Turney passed her 90th birthday, last week Wednesday and is still in fairly good health.
 Are wedding bells to be heard in Up- per Stepney soon?
 Barnum Curtis is fitting up the old mill at the corner for d tenant house. Mrs Caroline Dayton is preparing to take several more boarders from the fac tory.
 D. l.. Sturges expects to return to work in Bridgeport in few weeks. w. J. Candee has number of horses which he will sell as soon as Spring opens.
 Mrs C. W. Edwards and children have spent few days with her parents in Newtown and her sister in Bethel.
 John D. Beach, who has been very sick, is recovering slowly. B. II. French, who has been sick with able to be about again. Born, recently, q daughter to Mir and Mrs David Hall.
 Dr Porter of Bridgeport was called in consultation with Dr Hill, last week, on the case of Marcus Tyrrell, who was s ick with grip and has had d relapse. They gave little hope of recovery. Miss Lillian French, who is teaching at Isinglass, Huntington, has been board ing with the committee, Edwin Booth. | She spends Sunday at home. E. II. French says that if he sells a part of his property and some of the buildings, he may remain here, but if he sells out, entirely, he may move to York State.
 April l will see several changes at the Depot. Andrew Patchen and family will move to Bethel, Mir and Mrs Chapman will move from the tenement opposite John Benedict's to Miss H. Turney's house and J. T. Eastwood and family will also move into Miss Turney's.
 Lothian Kennels Collies are becoming quite noted. A party in Boston, who or dered one, last week, says, "I learned of you through friend of mine in the south of England
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BEDDING.

Mrs C. D. Leavenworth sold the cattle advertised in the BEE to John H. Ogden of Easton, three days after the ad. ap- peared.
 The following letter was received by one of our aged citizens on the occasion of his birthday, from an absent son:
 My dear luther: turn aside just moment before beginning the days duties to send you greetings and congratulations upon the re- turn of your birthday. think you may con sider this beautiful morning as happy omen and regard it as betokening the character of the days of your life that are yet to come. May they be full ofpeace and happiness. With love and best wishes for the future, sincerely yours, ss s < ss
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Divorces are, alas, altogether too ire quent in Fairfield county to excite more than a passing notice; but decree of annullment of marriage by the court is seldom obtained. One has just been granted, however, by the Superior court at Bridgeport, the marriage of Wakeman Beers of Bedding to Miss Isabella McAr- thur of Hawleyville having been annulled last week Friday. Mrs Beers resumes her maiden name. C. II. Northrop managed the case, rare in legal annals.
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Willie, son of George c. Stahl of To- ledo, Ohio, arrived, Friday, for visit with his grandparents, MT and Mrs Will liam Fairchild. He came from New York alone and told this story of his journey. 'I left Toledo, Monday, with papa. We went to Washington and saw the President of the United States and l shook hands with him at his house. Then we came to New kork and there papa left me; but he is coming here, Tuesday,"
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NUMBER l2.
marry Miss Clara c. Way of Bath Beach. l.. l.. on the 26th.
HULLS FARMS AND CROSS HIGH
 WAY.

Fire Insurance Agent John Hull paid he damages caused by fire on the new house belonging to Charles Guyre. Leslie Hawkins has visited friends out of town.
 Misses Hyde have sold their house and farm to MT Gallagher.
 II. Thomas has purchased a new horse- Henry Hull has sold pair ofhorses to his son-in-law, Frank Edwards.
 Mrs John Totten and children have wis ited friends out of town.
 Butcher Elwood never gets left. He stored D tons of ice from Joel Banks's mill pond.
 E. c. Birge & Son stored about I5 tons from the same pond.
 Elmer Buckley bought horse from Lewis Meeker.
 \ little girl was welcomed at the pleas ant home of Mir and Mrs Thomas McNal- ly.
 Mrs Martin Godfrey recently received quite a legacy from her mothers estate.
 Mrs Leroy Mecker entertained Mrs Wheeler of Westport.
 The sudden but not unexpected death of Mrs Horace Ogden occurred Thursday morning, 18th. For more than eight weeks she has been confined to her bed and has been stricken down from time to time with paralytic shocks. It is owing to her stout constitution that she has lin- gered so long as she has. All through her illness, her mental faculties have been somewhat clouded. Her physician, Dr Durham, had stated that she never could survive her illness and all that could be done was to care for her during the short time she was permitted to re- main on this earth. The deceased was a woman of strict integrity and her honest qualities to all with whom she dealt is a marked proof of her character. For many years, she has been a member of the Congregational church at Greenfield
  health would permit. Among those who are left to mourn her loss is an aged hus- band, three children, Henry B. of Cross Highway; Mrs Willis Morehouse, who has been by her bedside during her ill., ness and Mrs Frank Whitehead of West port. She will not only be mourned by many friends, but will be missed in the neighborhood where she has spent the greater part of her life and where she has shown her moral character it is true light. The sympathies of the whole neighborhood is extended to the bereaved, who feel the loss of a devoted mother. Horace B. Meeker has recently pur- chased fine pair of Devon oxen of Will l liam Osborne of Weston.
 Many Cross Highway people attended the social dance given at Lewis Burr's of Burr's Highway. Wednesday evening 12th.
 Curtiss Banks has bought bull of Steven Wheeler of Easton.
 Henry A. Banks, who had the misfor- tune to break his leg, is able to be about on crutches.
 Albert Hull, who has been sick for some time, was able to be out. Sunday.
 Bradley Ogden of Bridgeport has wis ited his old home at Cross Highway.
 The chimney has been taken out of the house formerly owned by Mir Olm- stead by Burt and Elmer Hull. It meas ured 60 feet around it at the base; some yoke of oxen to draw them out.
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WESTON.

Mrs Harry Finch, who has been in poor health for years, dropped dead sud- denly, Sunday. She was about 70 years old and leaves husband and one child, by a former husband, Mir Nichols.
 An enjoyable card party was given at Denman Coley's, last week Thursday evening and another is booked for this (Friday) evening at Lloyd Godfrey's.
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k. l.. Johnson, who never cries over split milk, says that he expects to fill his ice house about April with wood. He has about decided to close his creamery, unless ice can be obtained Ut home or more cheaply than at present from abroad
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WHITE HILLS.

Mrs Abiah Hubbell recently visited Mrs John Every of Bridgeport, accom- panied by Mrs John Nichols of Walnut Tree Hill.
 MT Winton and wife of Roxbury were recent guests of Philip Jones.
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HUNTINGTON.

At the bi-monthly meeting of the 10 societies of the Derby Christian Endeav- or Union at Ansonia, last Friday, an in vitation was accepted to hold the next meeting in the Huntington Congregation al church and the date of meeting was changed from the second Friday in the month to the first Friday, which will bring the convention here, May ?.
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Those situated so as to know assert that the law protecting our trout streams has been grossly violated, during the past mild and open Winter and think that n few prosecutions would be just the treatment for the transgressors.
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The popularity of the BEES advertis- ing columns, particularly the small ad. department, was well illustrated, last week, when the number printed exceed ed that of any previous week for d year or more. If you want to buy or sell any thing, put a 25c ad. ill the BEE and watch results. You will be surprised.
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DON'T FORGET THIs-W Whitcst Extrs C. Sugar, l5 pounds for Sl; Granulatcd, l2 Ia pounds for $l; New Buckwheat Flour, I5 pounds, 50e.; Choice Turkish Pruncs, pounds 25e. Best Lean Hams, l4c. pound; Best Lean Shoulders, l0e. pound; Fine New Tomatoes c pounds) and Corn, l0c. can;l.I pound boxes New Sardines, 4 boxes De. l-2 pound boxes same. 3 boxes 2ac.: Granulated Indian Meal, pounds 25c. at W, l.. WILLS Ds State street, Bridgeport, Conn.
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NICHOLS.

It is expected that David II. Noon of Waterbury, the popular elocutionist and reader, will give a recital in Cooks hal soon, for the benefit of the Improvement society.
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sTRATFIELp.

Mir and Mrs E. G. Wilson entertained a euchre party, 3d. Miss Lottie Screder and Mrs Charles Rowe, the champion players. were entitled to first prize.
 George Warren has 3S Leghorn hens which laid 123 eggs in four days.
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DANBURY.

The first of May will be moving day with the White street saloon keepers. Some have already secured new stands, while others think of converting their present places into temperance billiard halls
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J. A. Turner shipped two cals of wood to Bridgeport, last week, from Turner's siding on the Shepaug and has spent sev- eral days with his mother.