The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-07

day, for the Thimble islands. Rev Mr.
Ives is on months vacation at his faith
er's home in Maine, ID. p. Rhoades and
wife on a trip to the White mountains.
Walter Booth has sold land, corner of
White and East Broadway, to Lawyer
John Bennetto of New York and Herbert
l.. Bartram.
The flag pole was placed in position,
last week, on the tower of the graded
school.
Miss Maud Wolf visits in Bethel.
William futile of the new drug store
expects to move to Stratford soon, if a
desirable cottage, near the station, can
be secured.
Frank Smith is driving Bridgeport
horse car.
The pipe organ in the organ loft of the
church has been moved back, bringing
the small organ directly in the center
of the gallery.
William Nash of Main street has been
sick with malaria, but is improving.
Rev C. l.. Pardee and family have re-
turned from Branford and Mr. Pardee of
ficiated at Christ church, Sunday.
William Strong and Miss Strong have
decided to spend the Summer in STRAIT
ford.
Town Clerk Henry z. Stage, Judge of
Probate Robert I'll. Russell and Capt
Alonzo Gray, committee of arrangements
for the annual reunion of the veterans
association, went to Savin Rock, Satur-
day, to complete arrangements for the
day. The reunion will be held on Thurs
day, August 10. A prime Savin Rock
dinner will be served at l and post pran-
dial speeches will be made.
Rev George w. Judson preached for
Mr. Ives, last Sunday and will preach
again, next Sunday.
Rev DR. Phelps, retired clergyman
who is editor for Baptist paper in Hart
ford, is to preach in the Congre9 ational
church, the third and fourth Sundays in
August.
A remonstrance as long as the moral
law will be presented to the county COM
missioners when hearing is had on the
o,op1ioo t;oD IF MoNobon G. Uran +bro,,rb
Emory Judson, to sell liquor at the store
in Booths block. There is universal de-
sire that the remonstrance prevail and
that no more licenses be granted to STRAIT
ford. "True," said a leading business
man, "Stratford voted license, but that
does not alter the fact that have right
to protest with all my power if l find
that a saloon, to which | object, is to be
started in the vicinity of my property.
No one wants a saloon here in Stratford
village
After lingering illness, Miss Mary
Laurentine, eldest daughter of Arthur Fl.
and the late B. A. Showden, and grand
daughter of the late Gen Robert Bogar-
dus, passed away, Saturday night. She
had been boarding III Newtown and re-
turned from there but short time be-
fore her death. She was an estimable
young lady. The funeral, at which tlow-
ers were by request omitted, occurred,
Wednesday afternoon and was attended
by relatives and immediate friends only.
Oystermen have generally finished
planting and a few have begun to spawn.
The cold rain of last week is regarded as
unfavorable.
Guests here include Rev G. w. Judson
and wife of Orange, Mass, Miss Mary
Messenger of Southington, Edward and
Rev George johnson, Misses Jessie Clark
of Waterbury and Stella Boerum of
Bridgeport.
Considerable credence has been given
a story that the Consolidated road was
contemplating a reduction of fare be-
tween Stratford and Bridgeport and
would soon be ready to sell 100 tickets
for So, or at the rate of &c for round
trip. The cause of the change was alleg-
ed to be the falling off in the sales of
tickets since the East End horse cars be-
gan making regular trips and selling six
trips for 25c. Neither Station Agent AL
len nor the authorities at Bridgeport have
received official notice of such reduction
and ridicule the idea. ''There seems a
widespread notion that the road is to car
ry passengers for almost nothing" said
Agent Allen, "but see no reason why.
People often ask for dollars worth of
tickets, expecting to get them at the new
rates, but can't sell them. The sales
have decreased somewhat,a las they always
do in Summer" A resident said, 1.-THE
Consolidated road will never do such a
picayune business as to cut rates with a
horse car line between two stations. No
money would be made if it should, for it
would then be necessary to carry three
times as many to obtain the same money.
No one grumbled when the fare was &c,
for that was at the regular rate per mile;
but when the system of putting all fares
at multiple of five was adopted and the
Stratford fare was rushed up to Zoe, in
stead of being dropped to sc, the people
began to dislike the road.
SOUTHPORT.
Mr. and Mrs David III. Sherwood of
MIL hill 20 fo x,;cif O. rot1o.o