The Newtown bee., 1891-02-27
Mrs Robert Grey has visited her sister Mrs R. Davis.
STAMFORD.

 family will follow him, April l and the Wilkinson place will be occupied by W. E. Smith and family of Bridgeport.
 Miss Florence Brown, telegraph oper- ator at the station, has had type writer placed in the office.
 Attorney Stiles Judson, Jr, Stratford's representative at the General Assembly, is developing as one of the leaders of the House, in debate and generalship.
 The second Friday evening contest of the Eagle athletic club was not held Hast week.
 Mrs s. E. J. Hudson is expected back to Stratford soon and will spend the Summer at the old Johnson homestead. She has been spending the Winter i'll New York and Washington. hENext Sunday, Rev Charles l.. Pardee will preach his secoud anniversary ser mon at Christ church.
 It is definitely stated that Superin- tendent George o. Lines of the East End horse railroad will lay the tracks of his Stratford branch line in the exact center of the road, both on Main street and Stratford avenue. The road will be but Is feet wide and it is said, on good au- thority. that the selectmen will be oblig- ed to widen the road to provide accom-
 
 talk of an injunction to prevent the road from laying rails in the street center, but it will pro bably not be done, as the com pany's charter grants them the privilege of laying rails through Stratford avenue and Main street.
 Walter Emerson has sold his poultry business, which has been carried on in the Judson hennery, to Davis & White of Bridgeport, who have already taken possession. The new firm is to buy eggs and chickens, fattening the latter and selling both at wholesale and etail.They will engage in the business quite exten- sively and will continue William Plumb as superintendent of the hennery, while Mir Emerson is to drive wagon on egg and chicken collecting routes. MT Elm erson has conducted the hennery for about 16 months.
 Notwithstanding Saturdays storm, there was a goodly attendance at the third sale of the exchange in the COngre- gational lecture room and articles sold readily.
 It appears that A. E. Beach is not to move into the house he bought of MT Meachen. but that he bought it on spec ulation and to prevent it from being con- verted into q ''hotel' by Bridgeport syndicate who were looking at it.
 In digging for the foundations for MT Meachen's new house at Sandy Hollow, four skeletons were unearthed, but many of the bones have crumbled to powder. There is a record that this spot was used as a burying ground in 1637. The first Congregational church of the town was built in 1889 and was located near this spot.
 Rev William F. White of Trumbull, who AffiajataH at tha church, Sunday morning, by exchange with Rev J. S. lives, preached with force and originality and was liked. Rev Mir Ives preached in the evening.
 Dan Collins is said to have bought a saloon in Bridgeport.
 Harry Curtis has been clerking for Emory Judson.
 The BEE is now on sale in Stratford and you can find it every Friday morn- ing, about 8 or 3 o'clock, at the handy store kept by Youngs, the newsletter. Il you don't subscribe for the BEE, go to Chester Youngs and he will supply you; 4c copy.
 A car of rails for the horse railroad, expected here Friday, was delayed for several days, but has finally arrived and the work of laying ties and rails will be begun, next week. A Stratford man has the contract for preparing the road bed and laying ties and iron will employ many Stratford men. Selectman D. c. Wood has the contract for furnishing 5000 ties, which will be used from the Stratford terminus at the Democratic flag pole to the s.roeks'' on Stratford avenue. Bridgeport surveyors were here, last week and finished surveying from the brook to Christ church. This week, thau ha ffiliS faad tha ct.lxo xoI out the levels, etc. Work will be begun at this end, because the materials can easily be brought to Stratford by rail and carted from here. It is understood that teams of Constable Stagg will do this work.
 Mir Davis of Waterbury will move his family here and occupy the house with Ellsworth WilcoXson. His wife is a dress maker and hopes to secure work here.
 No school, last Monday.
 Stratford friends of Mr Snyder have received fine looking oranges from his Florida groves.
 The Consolidated road will not do any work here at present, as it has all it cares for in Southport and Fairfield not to mention Bridgeport. The road is to be raised about four feet at the crossing and the highway lowered about as much.
 The Congregational Y. P. $. c. E. gave I masquerade tea at the lecture room, Tuesday evening.
 Capt Charles Wakeley is driving styl- sh colt about town.
 5, ". Patterson is recoyering slowly from his fall carly in the Winter.
 The Choral society held business meeting, Monday evening, at the resi- fence of Miss Winnie Todd.
 The lecture of Presiding Elder Cheney was postponed till sTuesday evening of his week.
 George w. Fairchild has presented engraved silver medals to the Eagle Athletic club for their coming con- ests.
 Mir Emerson is in the tree business, lgent for western nursery.
 Prof Hibbard's readings, March 6, fifth in the Winter course
 Rev c. w. Fowlke is conducting inter- sting meetings in the First. Baptist ] hurch. Mir Munson took prize at the recent 'oultry show in New York Mrs Burritt of King street is reported cry ill.
 The granite works have received two ars of rough granite. They report air outlook for business, the coming ( eason. MT Hughes went to Boston to attend neeting of the wholesale and retail mar l le dealers association.
 Supt Lines and the selectmen are con- 3 ultlng as to location, style of rail, etc., pr the horse railway extension. 1 The down town Euchre club met. this reek, with Mrs John Miller. One of Philo Osborne's horses broke trough the floor of it's stall and narrow i 2 escaped serious injury. Employes of ne granite works came to his assistance (