The Newtown bee., 1891-05-01
STAMFORD.

young elm trees planted at Soundview, where he has many building lots for sale.
 Members of Go. K. attended the funer- al, Sunday, of Philip H. Davidson, until recently a member of the company, but then transferred to Go. B.
 Joseph LeComte of Brooklyn has nov ed into the Lobdell place near the light house and will spend the Summer here.
 George II. White and wife are pleas antly settled in Gothic cottage on Academy hill, where they have been since last Fall; they will remain for the Summer, at least.
 The E. Allyn Powers place on Main street looks 50 per cent. better in shining new paint. The house has been painted a light olive, with dark trimmings.
 Rev w. H. Walker of Bridgeport preached in the Methodist church, last Sunday, Rev E. D. Bassett not having recovered from grip. He hopes to be able to resume his place in the pulpit next Sunday.
 While riding his bicycle on the side walk, Sunday, VIII Rogers made too short turn and crashed into the candy store of J. w. Dufour. The window was broken to pieces, but Rogers was not cut.
 A company of 10 Kings Daughters was organized at the Methodist church, last week. Miss K. Hendee is president, Miss Carrie Hubbell secretary.
 Edgar Osborne has built fence for Mir Snowden of Academy hill.
 A car of rails and ''chairs" arrived for the horse railroad, Saturday. Nearly all the straight rails came by boat.
 W. II. Smith attended the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Congre- gational church at Kent, this week We'd nesday. While in Kent, MT Smith was a regular attendant at this church.
 The new house of Daniel Talmadge, near the wharf, is almost ready to occu- py, the white coat being put on and doors hung, this week. Edgar Osborne has done the carpenter work.
 w. II. Smith has sold his new house on the Bridgeport road.
 Edgar Osborne is to put a 6xlG addition on the house of Milkman Otis B. Curtis.
 W. II. Smith has signed contracts for a new house on Frank street, Bridgeport. The plans, from the office of Architect w. J. Skinner of Bridgeport, provide for nine room house of pleasing design, with modern improvements. The car penter work is to be done by Samuel W. Hubbell of East Bridgeport and the ma sorry by Charles Blakeslee of Stratford
 Mrs Powell of Uptown has been very sick with grip and pneumonia.
 Mrs John Benjamin has spent few days in Stratfnrd-
 John Hard has been looking for new hostler.
 Though hearing was advertised at the probate office in regard to the ad- mission of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Benja- min Utford, no such paper was offered, as there has been no will Many of the heirs, nine in number, were present and agreed to the appointment of Edmund Pendleton as administrator. The per sonal estate of Mr Ufford will amount to about $50, ,000. The real estate will be appraised at about $6000 and will go to John Dayton of New York, though he is no nearer of kin than other heirs. Un- der the statute, the land goes back to the family from whom it was received. Mir Dayton will continue to rent the land for store sites, as did MT Ufford.
 Ell. Fellowes has been been building fence for John Benjamin, enclosing the old Pendleton place which he recently bought. The grounds have been graded by John Beach and, with land of Mir Ben jamin, thrown into great lawn of two acres or more.
 John Hard has bought new horse of Dr Hubbard of Bridgeport.
 Such progress is made with the work of laying rails for the horse car track that there is no doubt of the ability of the company to run a car by May 9. Su- perintendent Lines has said that he will run one car even if he had to do it on unspiked rails.
 The Union cemetery association re- ports $209 99 on hand. There were 45 burials, last year. The officers:
 President, R. H. Russell; secretary and treasurer, N. B. Wells; directors, A. Wilcox son, F. J. Beadsley, G. H. Spall, R. H. Russell, Charles B. Curtis, J. W Thompson, Ezra Whit ing, Stiles Judson, R. G. Curtis.
 Principal W. NJ. Peck delivered his lecture on the Yankee in Stamford, Mon- day evening.
 Good results continue to attend the Saturday afternoon sale held by the 1a- dies of the Congregational church and about $125 has been raised toward the church debt.
 A semi annual meeting of the ladies' foreign missionary society of western Connecticut was held at the Meth odist church, Thursday of this week. The meeting was opened at 10 with an address on foreign missionary work. It had been expected that Mrs Gulick would deliver this address, but, because of illness, ,.she was unable to do SO. At noon, collation. was served, the dele- pataS and others hrinU,nu fbair oxDn