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The Newtown bee., 1891-04-24
MONROE.

Bishop Williams will make his otficia visit at St. Peters, Saturday, 25th. Ser vices at the church at ? pm.A number are to be confirmed.
 Frederick Wheeler, Jr, has been home after four weeks trip in the West.
 Annie Goldsborough is badly poison
 Mrs R. B. Curtiss has been ill.
 Levi Downs and men have painted the Elm street cemetery fence and are now at work on Miles B. Burr's house in Cut lers Farm.
 Miss Elma B. Stevens has the grip.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Grange, this (Frday) evening at 7 30. This is the last of the Squirrel Hunt series of meetings. Special meeting, next week.
 Miss Kate Mead, who has been at F. D. Hollster's, has returned to Danbury.
 Rev John Marsland will occupy theCon- gregational pulpit again, next Sunday.
 Rev Charles Dixon of the East Village M. k. church was to have held evening services, beginning last Sunday evening ; but deferred doing so, as he had a spec ial call to entertain grip.
 On April 20, 1890, the people of Cutters Farm, with many doubts as to the advis- ability of the undertaking, ventured to start a union Sunday school in the school house. There were P present at the first session. All through the year, it has steadily increased in interest and numbers until nearly all the families in the district are represented and the peo- pie really feel assured that Cutters Farm Sunday school has came to stay. Last Sunday being the anniversary of the school, election of officers became nec- essary, as no provision had been made for ''hold-overs." The following were elected:
 Superintendent, Arthur W. Banks; assistant, Elmer Banks; secretary, A. E. Kraemer; as sistant, Edward Sherman; treasurer, Miss F. French; organist, Mrs Lanphere; assistant, Miss Amy Burr.
 The reports of secretary and treasurer were approved. At the close of the busi- ness, E. A. Daley, after a pleasant and the superintendent, with a fine parlor lamp from the school. Mir Banks respond ed with heart felt thanks. Rev MT Rob- ertson of Stepney spoke of the success of the school and gave words of encourage ment and commendation. E. B. Seeley then presented the school with 10 magic savings banks, which were given to mem- bers of the school with the understand ing that, when filled, the bank shall be- long to the collector and the contents (which will be 50 10c. pieces) will be us- ed as nucleus for a building fund, as the great need of the place is suitable building for religious purposes Gas there is also a large and flourishing society of Christian Endeavor in the neighbor- hood). As Mir Seeley has set the ball rol- ling, we hope ere long to have more commodious building for the work.
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NICHOLS.

Horace Fairchild and Oscar Plumb are sick with grip.
 Charles French has gone into the in surance business in Bridgeport.
 New chimneys are the order of the day: Mrs c. Peet, pr StarkWeather and Charles Evitts have had new ones built.
 Augustus Murr has bought horse, bug gy, etc, of George Amber, who has sev- cred his business connections with Wheeler S Wilson's, preparatory to nov ing to Schenectady. N. |.
 Alexander Baird has moved into the house vacated by George Hickox.
 The entertainment at Cooks hall on Tuesday evening, was listened to by q large audience and was success in ey- cry particular, ssBox and Cox and 9Ye
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STRATFIELD.

P. D. Hall of New York city visited his nephew, B. B. Brothwell, last week.
 Rev Mir Ellis af Long Island preached in the Baptist church, last Sunday, as a candidate.
 An informal dance and sociable for the children was held at the residence of B. B. Brothwell, last Friday evening.
 J. s. Blakeman has employed his for mer workman, Henry Barnum, to care for his garden and place.
 Mrs E. R. Brothwell has been quite sick with grip, but is slowly improving.
 Simon and John Rieter has bought a fine pair of oxen to work on their farm.
 John E. Osborne is grading the lot of Health Officer Fitzgibbons of Bridgeport. It will be great improvement to Strat- field avenue.
 Charles Rowe is preparing ground for an extensive crop of mangel wurtzel beets for his cows.
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LONG HILL.

Elliott M. Beardsley has begun im- provements or alterations on his house.
 Samuel G. Beardsley will rebuild his barn burned on Easter Sunday night.
 Elijah Middlebrook and others have carted the engine and steam saw mill of J. A. Birge to the woodland bought of George A. Mallett near the Tashua school house.
 In the first selectman case just decided, ''honors were easy," except that ''he laughs best who laughs last.''
 Bag worms are on hand early and in appalling numbers. Constant vigilance for few weeks will be necessary to in- sure any fruit.
 Butcher Squinobal's horses slipped the bridle while his hired men were prepar- ing to load hay at the barn of Mrs Laura Knapp on the old Monroe turnpike, Mon day, ran around the meadow, out upon the road and down to the corner at A. Halls store, then, turning, went about half way down Saw Mill hill, when the near horse fell and they were stopped. One of the pair was badly cut and bruised.
 Elisha Booth has moved into the Wade place.
 John Thornton, wife and youngest son spent Sunday here.
 Fred Richard will move his family to Brattleboro, Vermont, this week.
 Miss Disbrow of Easton has visited c. E. Radcliffe.
 Mrs George Kuhn and son of Bridge port have been with Mrs Peter Kuhn.
 W. F. Coan and Frank Wheeler were in Guilford, last week.
 Mrs Rachel Clarke and family have measles. Mrs Mary Porter and Miss Emogene Sears are still confined to the bed with grip. Frank Kennedy is better.
 Mrs Thompson of Stamford has visited here.
 About 25 young people from this place attended the entertainment at Nichols, Tuesday eveuing.
 H. Trout of Buffalo has visited his nephew, Henry Wills.
 Mrs Frank Atherton died in Norwalk, April Is, of threat trouble. She leaves a husband and three children to mourn her
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HUNTINGTON.

Perhaps the Transcript can show it's authority for the participle horseback ipg," used last week.
 Special parish meeting, next Monday.
 Baptism at St. Paul's, next Sunday morning, Key MT Goldsboro officiating.
 Invitations are out as follows:
 MT and Mrs Henry Stetzer request your pres ence at the marriage of their daughter Mary to Edward H Bassett at 2sO shelton street, Bridgeport, Thursday evening, April 30.
 While neighbors were passing the home of Mrs Sanford, last week, their attention was arrested by the vigorous ringing of a call bell. Stopping at the door, they were told that "Some one is trying to steal the putty from the windows" This poor old woman has lived there in terror from imaginary foes until she suffers every night and is no doubt mentally af- fected by the constant worry. She is an object of pity.
 Materials are being obtained for a bridge near F. w. Wooster's.
 Miss Nellie Tongue is in Shelton.
 John Nichols has handsome wagon.
 Some young fool displayed his smart ness on the night of the festival by load ing MT Wilson's wagon with stones and putting blanket under the wheel.
 Mrs Frank Adams from Vermont has visited Mrs s. T. and E. J. Buckingham. Mrs Adams was formerly Miss Stella Al lis, daughter of the late Sylvester Allis.
 Wakeman Lockwood of Bridgeport, who is at H. F. Glover's, out of health, is on the gain.
 Mrs Platt from Milford has visited at Frank Bassett's.
 Mrs William Baldwin has had the old barn on her place taken down and will rebuild.
 Mrs William Beecher, who has been at Bridgeport caring for her daughter, has returned out of health.
 tRev A. J. Park has been in New Yo ork, his week.
 Charles Scribner has taken the farm of H. $. Lyon to work on shares.
 The man living in Jesse Nash's house at Cummings Corner has been laid up with sprained ankle.
 Harry Brownson has a fine field of ear ly cabbages set out.
 Clifford Bassett, with the help of Off cer Tomlinson, is trying to get satisfac- tion from MT Hankey, for whom he went surety. Mir Hankey has kept hidden days, but it is believed that he is near home nights.
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WESTPORT.

Officers of the new lawn tennis club: President, Frederick M. Salmon; vice pres ident, George Cute; secretary and treasurer, W. c. Staples.
 Charles Buck of New York was in town, Tuesday.
 Miss Nellie Bradley of New York spent Sunday with her parents, Mir and Mrs Hull B. Bradley.
 Miss Julia Finch of New York has been in town.
 Miss Agnes Hyde of Weymouth, Mass, has been guest of William H. Marvin.
 Wakeman Brotherton of Jersey City has visited Peter R. Foote.
 Miss Coombs of Portland, Maine, has visited her sister, Mrs J. l.. G. Cannon.
 Mrs A. s. Hurlbutt has been with friends in Baltimore.
 Rev and Mrs H. s. Still have been in Patchogue, l.. I.
 Mrs Ezekiel Eaton of Danbury has vis- ited Mrs Cornelius Kemper.
 Rev MT Marker of New ' ork officiated at the morning service at Trinity, Sun day; in the evening, Rev Mir Selleck.
 The pupils of Staples high school are to give reception in Assembly hall at the high school, Faiday evening.
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GREENS FARMS.

Mir and Mrs Amos Snifen of Croton Lake, N. I., have visited Postmaster CrOssman.
 W. H. Crossman of Rockville Centre, l.. l., has visited Postmaster Crossman and brothers.
 MT Phipps is having breakwater made to stop the surf from carrying his sea wall away. Thomas Shaughnessy has the contract.
 l. A. Parsell's children are improving, having been low with grip.
 Justus Mills and family have been sick with grip; Dr Fyfe of Saugatuck attend ed.
 Mir and Mrs Henry P. Dreher left for their new home in Springdale, Conn.,, Wednesday.
 The great mystery is where our new station is to be built; whether it is to be brown stone or brick and when we are to have it.
 Mrs c. L. Meeker has been in New York.
 After the usual morning service in the Congregational church, Rev H. Davies asked for an extended leave of absence for the purpose of visiting his parents, who live in England. It was voted to allow two months for this purpose. He will sail Thursday, April 30, by the steamer Augusta-V Victoria, an express steamer of the Hamburg American pack ct company.
 The Y. P. S. c. E. held it's regular meeting at the house of Mrs T. B. Wake man. Owing to sickness, there was not the fullest attendance.
 Mrs George Andrews died in Brooklyn, N. r., Saturday. The remains were in tered in the family lot in this place, Rev H. Davies officiating.
 The ladies' aid society have resolved to hold another fair during the Spring to raise funds for the lecture room. Fur ther particulars later.
 Miss Lizzie Dingee and Mrs Fred Bed ford were in town, last week, viewing the house and new barn at Phipps' beach.
 The funeral services of J. H. Ogden were held, last week Thursday. The services were conducted by Rev H. Da- vies, assisted by Rev B. J. Relyea. In speaking of the deceased, the latter said that, as man, citizen and a Christian, MT Ogden rarely had his equal. He was born in 1900, cast his first vote when 23 and thus had been serving his country for the long period of 6S years. He will be missed by all, by young and old alike and nowhere more than in the immediate neighborhood of his extensive estate.
 The railroad want about 50 feet of land of the Jenningses, which would bring their line within two or three feet of the Jennings residence, necessitating it's removal.
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STAMFORD.

Co. k has chosen Burton H. MunsOn first sergeant; J. c. Vanderbeck corpor- al.
 The case of James Peet, an appeal from a justice decision, was thrown out of court when reached in the docket of the crimi- nal side of the court of common pleas, Tuesday. Peet was arrested by Deputy Fish Warden Samuel Wakeley, charged with violating the fishing laws in putting a fyke net in the HOusatonic before the limitation of time set by law had expired. He was tried before Justice E. o. Hull of Stepney at the Town hall, found guilty and fined s and costs, amounting to about SIP. Stiles Judson, Jr, appeared for Peet and J. A. Wilson of Bridgeport for the prosecution.
 A. E. Beach has bought the shore house of Lorenzo B. Beers.
 Rev L. T. Thornton preached at the Baptist church, Sunday evening.
 E. J. Peck has sold property to the railroad near the gravel pit.
 Selim Booth, aged SS years, former resident of Monroe, died, suddenly, Mon- day afternoon, at the home of his sister, in-law, Mrs Josiah Booth. The funeral services were held, Wednesday morning, and the remains taken to Monroe for in- torment.
 Fire on the meadows, Saturday, de- stroyed several stacks of hay.
 What purports to be the last will and testament of the late Benjamin Ufford will be offered for probate, Saturday.
 F. A. Benjamin's family are expected from New | ork, the last of this month.
 Rob Hard is able to get around with out the aid of his crutches.
 Mrs Charles Warner. who has been ser- iously ill with grip, is slowly recovering.
 The children overturned a standing lamp at the residence of Capt John Mill Ter, last week, and, but for the prompt action of Capt Miller, serious fire might have occurred. The damage to piano, carpets and furniture was about $50.
 The children connected with the grad ed school have raised funds for flag.
 Sylvanus c. Dickinson has been quite ill, but is now better.
 Mrs Dea Judson, who for several years has been an invalid, is reported worse.
 Postmaster Spall has been obliged to add new boxes for the accommodation of the rapidly increasing business of the of flee.
 Edward Wells fell from load of hay, Saturday, and his neck and shoulders were badly bruised.
 A few shad are being caught in gill nets. About 50 were taken, Tuesday night, between the bridges.
 The Eagle athletic club held meet ing, Thursday evening, to arrange for lawn tennis.
 D. c. Wood is furnishing the Bridge port Electric Light Co. with poles.
 The Stratford wheel club intend to give parade soon.
 Will Rogers has new bicycle.
 The horse railroad is being pushed, but there is vexatious delay on account of non arrival of special rails for the corner and turnOuts.
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HOYDEN'S HILL.

Mrs Alonzo Staples is slowly recover ing from recent sickness; her daughter, Mrs Arthur Merwin, has cared for her.
 David Stillson is building a hennery for George Lover.
 Mir Birge has the steam saw mill in Spruce Swamp. Some of the choppers board at Mrs William Wilson's.
 Morris Wilson and Thomas Castle cart piles to Black Rock.
 Mr Craik is doing Alonzo Staples's Spring work.
 Mrs William Bennett has returned home, after week in Brooklyn.
 Charlie Bennett has been home from Virginia.
 T.. Olmstead is boarding at Mrs Caro- line Wheeler's.
 MT and Mrs Rice have visited Mrs Wil- liam Wilson.
 Miss Cora Buckley has been with Mrs William Buckley.
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Egypt's Latest Find.

Scholars interested in Biblical and Egyptian history rejoice in a fresh dis coyery of mummies and ancient relics in the vicinity of Thebes, last February. An Arab gave the clue, an old shaft 40 feet deep being cleaned out, at the bottom of which was gallery two feet wide and six feet high.
 The list of treasures comprises: 163 mummies, some weighing, with their cases, quarter of a ton; v figures of Osiris in wood, and D of them with ~pa- pyra; 100 cases of ushabti, supposed to contain 10000 specimens s(these ushabti ire small images of mummies, usually blue and supposed to represent the per- sons who may be useful as attendants and slaves to the departed in the under world); Is canopic jars; II large palm baskets; processional fans of palm leaves; wooden statues of Isis as Ne phis, three or four feet high; several boxes of jewels and treasures about POO papyrus rolls, one of which is one metre high and supposed to be longer than the great Harris papyrus in the British Mu- scum, the largest heretofore known; san dals; mummified meats; plates, dishes, etc.; fruits-dates and doom-palm nuts. These mummies are those of priests from the 18th to the 2lst dynasty, and this is probably their second removal from their original tomb.
 Interesting as this discovery is in im- portant mummies and in objects reveal ing the life of the ancient Egyptians, pro- bably the most important of the treas ures are the papyri. It is possible that the 76 small Osiris are only repetitions of chapters of the book of the dead, which may add little to our knowledge of the ceremonial religion, but the large papyrus found is likely to prove of great value. The museum authorities have not yet had an opportunity to make an examination of these treasures, consequently there is fever of expectation among Egyptolo- gists as to what may be revealed.
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ASPETUCK.

J. Grumman attended the funeral of his daughter, Mrs E. Whitehead of Beth el, Tuesday.
 c. B. Wakeman has been sick.
 Mrs William Ferris and daughter have visited Mrs Fred Burritt of Long Hill
 Mrs A. Wakeman cares for her moth CT, Mrs B. Williams of Trumbull, who has been very sick.
 Mrs Eugene Whitehead, formerly Miss Jennie Grumman of this place, died at her home in Bethel, Saturday. Her fu- neral took place from her late residence, Tuesday at l p m.
 Coley M. Abbott is slowly improving
 Frank Gould is quite sick; Dr Gorham attends.
 Mrs Jerome Abbott has visited in Bridgeport.
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SPORT HILL.

Mir Duinkerke preached, Sunday, from the text, "And they that are Christ's have crucif1ed the flesh, with the affect ions and lusts.'
 The most severe thunder storm in years visited this place, Saturday night, the lightning striking barn and sever- al trees.5
 F.aH. Staples has had second at tack of grip.
 B. Marsh has bought pair of oxen.
 Misses Addie Godfrey and Edith Sher- wood have visited Washington and other places of interest.
 Mrs Rice of Bridgeport has been with her mother, Mrs l.. N. Reynolds.
 MT Roberts was home, Sunday.
 Union services, having been discon- tinued through the Winter, will begin again, the first Sunday of May. First service at the Center; preaching by MT Duinkerke.
 Born, son to Mir and Mrs Frank Wade.
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EASTON.

George Keller has his house raised and will soon have it ready to occupy.
 Gussie Marsh commenced school at the academy, Monday.
 T. W. Turney has the contract for cart ing lumber for George Keller's new house.
 Henry Osborne has papered at Charles Sherman's.
 Hanford Lyons horse jumped the fence, making complete wreck of his buggy.
 Miss A. Marsh attends Staples Acad- emy.
 Miss Louie Turney is with Mrs Beard of Oronoque.
 Ladies' Enterprise meeting at Academy hall, Thursday afternoon, 23d.
 The monthly union services of the Baptist, Methodist and Congregational churches, discontinued during the Win ter, are to be resumed, beginning May 5, at the Congregational church.
 Mrs H. Platt, Mrs E. Rich and Mrs Hawley of Bridgeport were recent guests of Mrs E. H. Bradley.
 G. Burr Tucker has been on jury duty at Bridgeport.
 Fred Prevo, who has been employed at Wakeman Bradley's, has secured a situa- tion in Boston.
 Mrs Ed Rawlng, Mir and Mrs Charles Downs and children have visited Mrs Harriet Garfield.
 c. G. Peet spent Sunday with Mrs P. E. Knapp.
 Miss Flora Nichols is with her aunt, Miss Hattie French.
 T. J. Brown and family of Bridgeport occupy the Leroy Sherman place.
 $. N. Osborne has potatoes up, hood the first time.
 Through the medium of the BEE, Wakeman Bradley has secured house. keeper.
 MT and Mrs Stewart Bowdy and daugh- ter Maude of Danbury and Floyd Tucker of the Farmer spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs c. B. Tucker.
 Isaac U. Thorpe of Jump hill, while speeding his horse on Park avenue, Bridgeport, ran into W. E. Seeley's car riage and was thrown violently out, striking on his head. He was taken to the Wilson house in an unconscious con- dition and over a dozen stitches taken in wound on his head. MT Thorpe's wag- on was badly wrecked.
 Mrs Hattie Bunnell and daughter of New Haven have been with her father,Z. E. Wilson.
 Robert Galloway has carted feed for Edward Hill.
 At the union meeting at the Congrega- tional church, Sunday evening, May g., Rev MT Duinkerke, the new Methodist pastor, expects to preach.
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SOUTHBURY.

The funeral of Miss Laura Hcock was attended on Saturday afternoon, Rev David Pierce officiating. The deceased was a lifelong resident of the town, hay ing resided in the house built by her fath- CT, Simeon Hicock, graduate of Yale college in 1892. Her mother was Miss Annie l.. Wakelee of Huntington, whose father, Deacon James Wakelee, owned a farm now largely occupied by the village of Shelton, where many of the relatives still reside. The interment was in the family lot at the White Oak cemetery, where four generations of her ancestors are buried. Deacon Benjamin Hicock came from Waterbury in 1897 and died in 1745. The pallbearers were four neph- ews, Benjamin, William. Nelson and Wal ter Hicock. Her age was 7S years.
 Mrs Gidney Stiles has entertained rel atives.
 Sociable, Thursday evening, at Mrs Cyrus Grey's.
 A. c. Wnshp has moved to his farm on Hull's hill. Blacksmithing will contin- ue as usual.
 Mrs Charles Hineawas injured by a fall and is confined to the house.
 Many of our farmers are making exten- sive preparations for early potatoes.
 1eTTy Oinltn Is preparing Io occupy Clle George Pierce farm.
 John Murray has resigned his position on the railroad and applied for one on the B. S5 V. road. The latter road, un- der the old management, is we'll patron ized.
 Mrs Shaw has returned from trip to New Y York. Ayoung lady came with her who expects to remain at Dr Cooley's for the present.
 It is reported that Mrs Katie O'Brien and Michael German were married at Watertown, Sunday and that they will commence housekeeping in A. A. Stones house.
 Patrick Lardener has taken the posi- tion of section master, vacated by John Murray.
 David Smith made flying visit to his family, Friday.
 Mrs Theodore Mallory has visited in Meriden.
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HATTERTOWN.

Miss Alice Corning of Des Moines, Ia., is guest of Ralph Benedict.
 Mrs Betsey Northrop is with her son, Eugene NorUhrop.
 Dr c. A. Benedict of Bridgeport was guest of her brother, Charles Benedict, over Sunday.
 William J. Cook and family and Mir Smith of Danbury have been at Mrs Charles Morgan's.
 Mrs c. A. Pratt and Henry Pratt of Naugatuck have been here, negotiating for the sale of their property.
 Mrs Mary Tousey and little grandson Harry of Long Hill have visited the fam fly of Charles Benedict.
 Mrs William Fischer has visited her sister, Mrs Stephen Parks, at Trumbull.
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SOUTHPORT.

G. F. Monroe has the frame out for an addition to his shop.
 Peas are up in several places two inch es high.
 Saturday night, boys bent on mischief tore number of pickets from the fence in front of the residence of Misses Bulk ley, next to the Congregational church.
 Glad to say that Mir and Mrs James c. Wentz have returned; hope they have come to stay.
 Mrs B. H. Wells was in town, Sunday.
 Miss Harriet Perry has been quite sick with grip.
 Ground was broken, Monday, for the new station for west bound trains, on the Elwood property, just west of the Carpenter avenue bridge. It is to be 20x60 feet and will be of wood.
 John B. Pell of New York has been in town.
 Teachers association of Fairfield coun- ty at the high school, Bridgeport, Fri day and Saturday, May and 2.
 Bishop Williams made his annual visit at Trinity, Sunday evening and preached an excellent sermon. from Corinthians, K, 26, ssI therefore so ran, mot as uncer-
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WOLF PITS.

John Malone is working for MT Knowles.
 Mrs Sherman's son from Danbury has been with her.
 w. H. PIatt has sold his Nelson farm to Frank Banks of Bethel
 John Wildman has rented Mrs Eddy's farm.
 John Finnell is working for the Hous- atomic road.