The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-09-04
STRATFORD.

STRATFORD.
For failure toregister their dogs, Frank
Constable Stage and tried by Justice
Peck. Lally's fine and costs amounted
to $S.
Rev Joel S. Ives returned from his va
cation in time to ofiiciate at the Congre
gational church, Sunday.
Eddie Judson has enjoyed vacation al
Block Island and elsewhere.
First Lieutenant w. B. Bristol of Co
X has taken weeks vacation.
Charles Mills has suffered with q
sprained ankle.
Charles Wolgum has been in Guilford
oystering.
Miss Allie Curtis, who has been quite
sick, has recovered under DR. Lewiss care.
Edgar Osborne has bought cow in
Southport.
+. b. Roberts broke ground for the
new cottage of Isaac L. Belden, Monday.
C. w. Blakeslee has the contract for the
mason work.
For the first Sunday since they began
running, the horse cars were not crowd
ed, last Sunday, because of the rain.
Mrs Fred c. Beach has returned home.
Property on Main and adjoining streets
has taken boom since the completion of
the horse railroad.
Milford authorities raided the houses
of Ida Roberts and Della Brown, last
week.
Report says that Emmett Beardsley has
the contract for the mason work of a
1926, 900 house in Danbury.
Quietly, but none the less effectively, a
movement for carrying the town for no
license has been inaugurated. 1t is the
design to shut out possibility of saloons
here and prohibit as great an evil, the
selling of beer from house to house by
wagons from Bridgeport. In view
party and the nearness of the election,
some think that it would be prudent for
Mcmahon & Wren to wait until after
election before pushing their plans for a
saloon here.
The horse of Rev Mr. Ives was kept,
during his absence, by Mr. Burritt.
oil ~, nd 70
from Bar Harbor.
1t is currently reported that the Meach-
en- family has received large legacies by
the death of a millionaire uncle in Eng
land, but members of the family had not
received positive knowledge of the death
of their aged uncle, nor the disposition
of his property. There are three MEM
bers of the family here, James and Will
liam and Mrs Baxter. Another brother
is in New Haven. James came here from
England nearly 40 years ago and William
came here from New Jersey.
A girl visiting at Thomas Bridges,
Carrie Quinn, broke her arm by fall
from the steps of the Congregational
church, last week.
Morton Beardsley's private school
opened, Monday, with good attendance.
William Strong and Miss StLong re-
turned from Pittsfeld, this week.
The o. U. A. NJ. holds meetings in Odd
Fellows hall.
William b. Tuttle and family board at
Mrs Wolfe's. Mr. Tuttle is able to give
closer attention to the new drug store
and is much pleased with Stratford.
In spite of the inroads made by the
horse cars, travel on the Consolidated be-
tween Stratford and Bridgeport has by
no means closed. When the new tickets
went into effect, uniform style of num-
bering was adopted and each 100000 af-
ter the first was designated by its appro-
pirate letter. Stratford has already reach
ed B400O, showing that 204, 900 Bridge
port tickets have been sold here.
Rev j. S. Ives led the daily prayer
meeting in Bridgeport, Tuesday morning.
Over 100 tons broken stone have been
taken from the lodges at Washington
bridge, which are being blasted by order
of the government.
G. w. Fairchild has been sick with ma
larial fever.
Elliott w. Peck will begin his studies
at Worcester, next week.
Miss Lizzie Best will teach in Bethany.
The Christian Endeavor meeting at the
M. Z. church was postponed until next
Sunday evening.
Elliott j. Peck has issued pamphlet
treating of the Bible account of creation.
SOUTHPORT.
Mrs Henry I. Whiting, who has sung
soprano at Trinity for nearly three
vaarc hconf C,,nJo-o ;. ,nJa,