The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-10-02

day evening, lat the home of the groom's
aunt, Mrs Sterling. The bride was for
mer resident of Stratford and both are
we'll known here.
Ex-Principal w. M. Peck has begun
his studies at the Yale law school and
has prepared four lectures for Winter de-
livery.
Mrs j. b. Dibble, who is over so, has
visited her daughter Fannie in Southing-
ton.
Edgar Osborne lost valuable two
year-old colt that had been pastured in
the country and Mr. Osborne was bring
ing it home, when, becoming frightened,
it broke away and fell backward, strik-
ing on its head and dying almost instant
ly. Mr. Osborne had but a short time be-
fore refused 800 for the colt.
The new house of L. L. Belden is raised
and covered.
A number of employees of S. w. Hub
bell, the East Bridgeport builder, enjoy
ed shore dinner at Minor Smiths, last
week.
Charles Stage of Boston is spending a
weeks vacation with his father, Town
Clerk Henry z. Stage.
James McQuillan is executor of the es-
tate of Miss Margaret Carly.
The Republican caucus was called for
Thursday evening, October /, by Stiles
,Judson, Jr, chairman town committee.
At the annual town meeting to be held
Tuesday, October 5, several matters of
interest will be acted upon besides the
election of officers and the reading of the
town reports. Among them are vote
on the question of license or no license
to direct the manner in which the roads
of the town shall be worked, and the
poor of the town supported; to consider
Il petition presented to the selectmen.
having for its object the lighting of the
streets; to consider the advisablity OF
requiring peddlers to take out a license.
Following the agitation in regard to
the use of the sidewalks in the village by
bicyclists, 80 local cyclists have sign
ed a paper promising not to ride on the
sidewalks between the Methodist church
and John Hard's, also between Mrs Tai
bots and the post office, between ) anG
9p m, and generally not to annoy pedes
trians.
Charles Nichols complained to the
Bridgeport police, last week, that his
wife, with whom he had always lived il
harmony, had left home with their in
FAINT child. He could not find them ano
feared that she might have become in
sane.
Noah Webster Farley, formerly station
agent here, is now employed in Water
bury.
The Meachen house on South avenue
and the Lang house fronting on the river
are to be rented and have been placed il
the hands of John w. Thompson. F. c.
Beach is to make extensive improvements
J on the Murphy place and that also viii
be for rent.
Charles Mallory has moved into tn,
brick mansion on White street.
Edmund Smith has moved from Blacl
Rock to White street, occupying rooms
in the brick mansion.
The house in Lundy's Lane near thu
Baptist church has been rooted and i'm
: proved by Dea johnson.
Carpenter D. c.. Mills has nearly fin
| ished the wood work on the handsome
new King street house of DR. Lemuel j
. Beardsley.
Miss George C. Thompson is with Miss
Lulu Curtis in Brooklyn.
Mrs John w. Thompson is with hcl
daughter, Miss Nellie Thompson, in New
Britain.
Constable Stage has transformed g
barn into a tenement house, near the
Congregational church and has rented il
to colored family.
John Moran has sold his house on Can
aan lane to a Bridgeport man.
Fred Perrin of Derby, who has beer
running one of E. w. Kowing's houses
here, was recently arrested by Constables
Stage and Beardsley ON charges of Sun
!, day liquor selling, violating the screer
, law and keeping disorderly house. He
gave bonds of 800, which he forfeited
He came here August and has promised
to leave town before November l.
The Hopson mosquitoes are again here
in force.
Hon F. A. Benjamin Is again in poor
health.
Ezra Whiting, who owns stock in the
Peoples steamboat company, is among
those asking, through Attorneys Thomp
son and A. M. Talmadge, for the appoint
ment of a temporary or permanent re-
ceiver for the company.
Patterson, patterson & Co. have attach
ed S. ID. Fero's property at East End fol-
rent bill of $25.
Miss Eva Jewell, who disappeared from
, Coney Island with her brother-ih-law
Samuel w. Thornton, has arrived at hel
Brooklyn home safe and sound, though
it was believed that both had beer
drowned. They say that they were
swept out to sea, picked up by passing
vessel and taken South: thew scorn the