The Newtown bee., 1891-08-28
STRATFORD.

Barber Wohlgemuth has bought sal
boat.
Peter Hopkins was fined 81 and costs
and jailed 60 days for trying to carve UP
his wife while drunk, last week.
Miss Elsie Powers is home from Mcxi-
co.
The Baptists raised $3.50 at their fcsti-
val, last week.
Mrs NJ. L. Conkling of Rosebank, Stat
en- Island, made a short visit with friends
here, last week. On her return, she was
accompanied by Capt John Brooks, who
will spend few days on the island.
Miss Maude Hull has returned from a
short visit in Seymour.
Lawyer James Ii. Thompson of Knox
vile, Tenn, is spending his vacation with
his father, Attorney Curtis Thompson.
Benjamin l.. Lewis of Bristol has visit
ed G. w. Lampson.
A competent corps of teachers has
been secured for Stratford graded school.
S. Mather of Cold Spring, N. Y, is prin-
cipal; Miss Kate Judson of Huntington,
Miss Eliza Baldwin of New Canaan
Misses Belle F. and May Backus of New
Haven; Miss Jessie II. Lyon of Darien
Miss Clara M. Woodruff of Windsor
Locks.
Two fishing parties caught nearly 200
small or harbor bluefish off Bridgeport,
a few days ago, but the larger blues
have hardly come in force yet.
Truman Buddington of Birmingham
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Margaret earthly, who died, Sun
day, was 60 years old. The funeral was
attended at the home of Patrick McQuil-
Ian, Tuesday, at 80 and from st James
Catholic church at 8.
The order wagon of C. j. Hughes of
the Stratford granite and marble works
has been neatly lettered.
Before leaving Stratford for his vaca-
ton at Block island, Lawyer Edwin f.
Hall secured a remonstrance against the
granting of liquor license to John Reil-
Iy to sell in the Booth block and will ap-
pear for the remonstrants when the APP
plication is heard before the county COM
missioners. The signatures are the same
as for the remonstrance against E. E.
Judson. 1t is now said that, should the
commissioners follow their previous ac-
ton and refuse license, application may
be made to sell in different part of
town, away from Main street, where
such opposition would not be met.
The graded school building is being
put into good order, the interior being
cleaned, and the outside painted by c.
III. Carey. New curtains, an improve
ment, are to be put up.
Rev J. S. Ives is expected home in
time to officiate at the Congregational
church, next Sunday. Rev DR. Phelps
of Hartford preached, last Sunday.
Lawyer E. F. Hall has bought of F.
FL. Smith the building occupied by c. l..
Youngs, the newsdealer.
The family of Rev B. +. Warner are
still at S. w. Benjamin's, but he is in
New Hampshire.
Isaac Hull, the coal dealer, was mar
ried, last week Thursday, to Miss Lillian
Tallmage. The marriage occurred at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Rev E. d.
Bassett of the Methodist church perform
ing the ceremony. A brief wedding trip
to Boston was enjoyed and Mr. and Mrs
Hull are residing in Stratford.
When Constable Stage arrested Peter
Hopkins, last week, he found a murder
GUS looking knife, sharpened to a razor
edge, in Hopkins's sleeve.
David r.. Rhoades is in Boston.
The Stratford granite and marble
works are full of business. Among other
work. they are turning out two hand
some monuments, sarcophagus and cot
tage, for the Barnum family of Danbury.
Carpenter Dooley has built hay barn
for Constable Stage.
Stratford graded school is to begin
September z, Labor day.
Melville Curtis, with w. b. Hall Il Co.,
is spending his vacation in Stratford.
Constable Stage attached two-seated
surrey belonging TO Frank Graham, last
week, in favor of Provost Of Bridgeport.
E. b. Daniels does the mason work on
the addition at Mrs Curtis's house.
N. N. Curtis, wife and daughter, also
G.. G.. Jordan and son Of Columbus, Ga,
are with Constable Stage. Mr. Jordan is
a prominent railroad man of Georgia.
Misses Curtis are building an addition
at the back of their house also piazza
in front Of the place near the Episcopal
church. Edgar Osborn and men are
doing the work.
Rev G. II. Weaver Of Wilmington will
oficiate at Christ church, next Sunday
and, the Sunday after, Rev Mr. Warner
Of Christ church, Bridgeport, where Rev
MI Pardee win oflclate, next Sunday.