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The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
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GREENFIELD HILL.

This Spring will see the completion of the 2lst year of Dr Dunham's practice in Greenfield and vicinity.
 Miss Murray, who is wanted to testify in New York as witness in a will case, had papers served upon her, last week, by Sheriff Pike. She had successfully evaded the officer, who tried to find her in New York and it was only after re- peated trips that Sheriff Pike succeeded ill finding her.
 John Dalling. who has been at Verna farm dairy for trifie over eight years, is to leave, abOnt March l and will enter the service of Frederick Sturges of Mill Plain.
 John Costigan is able to be out again.
 We wish to correct an error in last weeks BEE. The admission fee to the school entertainment, Wednesday, Feb ruary 25, will be 15c, instead of 5c. Ow- ing to past experience of the dense crowds that have been packed into Acad- emy hall, on occasions of this kind: it has been deemed advisable to limit the number of tickets sold to l25. This will make things more comfortable for those who attend and those who are unable to gain admission, 25th, will have an op- portunity to gather in the entertainment, the next evening, February 26. Remem- Der, the entertainment will begin at s p m.
 The library association will hold it's monthly meeting, Monday evening, 23d, at 7 30.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Jennings, now of Poplar Plains, celebrated the fourth an- niversary of their marriage, Wednesday evening. lSth A number of relatives and friends from this place attended.
 Mrs Marietta Smith is having a new piazza and other Improvements on her house; Benjamin Middlebrook is doing the work.
 H. R. Elwood, Jr, has returned from Canada with a new horse and tive-year- old colt.
 B. B. Middlebrook recently bought a new horse.
 Miss Fayerwea4her attended the teach ers' convention at Fairfield.
 Rev J. Y. MacAlpine gave an interest ing discourse at Safeguard chapel. Sun- day morning. It is his intention to ad- third Sunday in the month. The regu- lar meeting of the Y. P. s. c. k. is held at the chapel, Tuesday evenings. Rev MT Davies of the Farms kindly lends his assistance at these meetings.
 Dwight Adams drives a black colt, d recent purchase. It is but three years old. It gives every appearance of mak' ing fine horse.
 Elmer Bulkley has traded his horse and colt for two COWS with John Barlow ssMiss Libbie Stephens of Port Jef1er' son spent Sunday with Mrs Hopkins.
 Mir Mills has had another relapse and is quite poorly.
 Henry Whitaker cut his leg badly while chopping wood, last week.
 Burr's district school rejoices in q damper in the stove pipe; many thanks to the committee.
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GEORGETOWN.

Miss Dora Lee spent part of last week with her brother in Bridgeport.
 Martin Peterson. while sliding, last Friday. fell from his sled and broke his arm. Dr Lowe attends him.
 The Y. P. s. s. met with Mrs G. C.. Byington, Wednesday afternoon.
 Miss Carrie Barrett has returned from a visit in Danbury.
 Miss McIntyre.of Brooklyn spent Sun day with her father.
 The M. E. church will hold meetings, this week and next. MT Lounsbury Of New Canaan will be present.
 E. s. Thompson's house was broken into, while he was at church, Sunday morning.
 A daughter was born to Benjamin Gil bert and wife, last week.
 Orlando Williams of Danbury was in town, Sunday.
 Lou Beers of Chicago was in town, this week.
 Mrs Scribner of Cannon has been with her sister, Mrs 4. o. Lee.
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SOUTHPORT.

An adjourned meeting of Trinity par ish was held in the chapel, Monday at z 30 m. Notwithstanding the heavy storm, a large majority of the voters were present. Francis Jelliff presided. The call to Dr Guilbert, which was voted at the last meeting.w twas changed to $14O0, and $500 per year for rectory. The meet yer Bulkley, John H. Sherwood and E. Livingston Wells, the committee appoint ed to notify Dr Guilbert.
 Robert Black and Mrs John Pell were guests of Miss Dimon, Sunday.
 The public schools will be closed, Mon day, 23d. in honor of Washington's birthday. The Board of School Visitors decided to give the children holiday on Monday, as the 22d comes on Sunday.
 Mention has been made in the BEE of troubles between Italians employed on the Consolidated road and their employ CTS. These grievances, and they are nu- merous, have been laid before the rail- road officials by Lawyer Penny. The road is to take prompt action and sever al changes will be made in the method of hiring and diseharging the men, by putting the authority in fewer hands and making the responsibility greater. The men say that extortion of all kinds is DTdCGICcu3 bIClI HCCCoSioiOS ptoo D1- ing good, though higher than the mar ket price of the best. One man has made quite good driving outfit, having -laid assessments for horse and carriage and then for . bicycle, which the Italians were obliged to pay. Another time, a pocket book containing about $50 was lost and the men were accused of steal- ing it,so an assessment was laid and $l80 collected. They complain that their sleeping apartments were unfit for habi- tation, being simply stalls. made by put ting blanks on the floor about three feet apart, for which they are compelled to pay from $4 to $7 month. If it rains, any part of day, so much is taken out of their wages. Each man, under some contractors, wears number, by which he is known and is given, each month, a book containing coupons, ranging from 1c to soc and representing in all $5 which must be traded at the contractor's store.
 Mir and Mrs Simon Banks will celebrat, the 21st anniversary of their marriage February P.
 The infant daughter of Mr and Mir Daniel Sprague was attacked by pneu monia, last week and appeared to be i'm proving, but, Friday night, she was talk en much worse.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Lewis k. Fox, a native of Redding, died at his home, 37 Elm street, Sunday, S9 years old, leaving a widow, son and twosdaughters.
 Alexander Milligan, a slave of drink who has been cutting timber for Am prose Taylor, was found dead on Cather- inc street, soon after midnight, Saturday.
 The city's grand list is $24, ,0l3, ,7S7 :; $2,071, ,505 larger than last year.
 P. T. Barnum, Bridgeport's biggest tax payer, is assessed at $590,624. He has bought the Baptist church on State street for about $55, 1000 and will put up a $65,00O block running back to the South church, stretching from Broad to Court streets. The Baptist church will now build new church on the east cor her of West and Washington avenues. It is also given out again that Barnum will build $5O,000 block for the scientific and historical societies diagonally oppo- site the new |. M. c. A. building on the corner of Main and Gilbert streets.
 The will of Miss Harriet Wooster of Seymour gives nearly all of her proper ty, including valuable real estate be- tween Seymour and Ansonia to her niece, Miss Helene c. Futile of Fairfield ave- nue, West End.
 Commissioners on the insolvent estate of Ernest w. Nash, who formerly ran a @confectionery and cigar store at West End, will be appointed at the probate ot- flee, 24th.
 The funeral of Jessemine II. Cornwall, who died on Wednesday, eight years old, will be attended, this week Friday, 2 p m, from the home of her parents, o39 Fairfield avenue.
 o. B. Cole has suffered from rheuma- tism in his back and shoulders.
 A lion died at the Barnum Winter Quarters, Monday.
 Nearly every seat at the First Metho- dist church was filled, Tuesday even- ing, when the sixth public concert of the Bridgeport choral society was given ln the presence of an audience including the wealth and fashion of the city. The entire program, which was carried out under the direction of Samuel 5. San- ford, showed the most careful prepara- tion and deal of talent. The cantata 'sBonny Kilmeny'' was given, with a chorus of 150 voices from the society Additional interest was given the con- cert by the presence of number of noted artists from Boston and New York. The violinist, Isadore Trostwyck. played as if his very soul was in the music and the audience was held spell bound to the close, when tumultuous applause burst forth.
 The trial of the 13 police officers, charged with dereliction of duty, is now set down for Saturday evening. It has been postponed nearly Is times already.
 The annual city meeting will be held at the Gem rink, Monday at 30 p m.
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EASTON.

Rev D. J. Ogden attended the meeting of the Fairfield West association, held Tuesday, 17th, with Rev MT McNeille of Bridgeport.
 Undertaken Charles c. Sherman had charge of the burial of Cyrus Wheeler Burton of Long Hill, Monday, l6th.
 Ladies' Enterprise society at George Freeborn's, Thursday evening.
 Fred Silliman will close his school at the Narrows, week after next.
 Miss Novela Thorpe is sick with meas les and has closed her school in Hatter- town for two weeks.
 M. II. Thorpe has exchanged cows with Ira Wildman and has bought cows of Fred Dikeman and Mrs James San- ford.
 Organist George J. Banks, who has been sick, was able to finger the keys of the Baptist organ, Sunday.
 Mrs James B. Turney is with her hus- band in Manchester, N. H. Her four children are with Easton relatives during her absence.
 Sylvester Turney of Warsaw, Ill.,, has visited his sister, Mrs J. M. Edwards.
 Samuel B. Turney has moved to James B. Turney's house.
 v. Nys have been at T. w. Turney's.
 Philo Hall is still very sick.
 Miss Rila Turney started for her home in Warsaw, H., Saturday, accompanied by her father, s. w. Turney.
 Reported that George Guernsey is to 20 into partnership with Wesley Pattisoh in the meat business in East Bridgeport Miss Mary Jennings of Greenfield has been at w. A. Sherman's.
 Mrs John Hull has visited her brother, John Sturges of Wilton.
 George J. Banks of Rock House has improved the appearance of his residence by blinds for windows and doors.
 Daniel Lyon is expecting to to go to Bridgeport, where he is to learn the ma chinist's trade at the Pacific iron works. Sorry to lose any of our young .oiks.
 Miss Martha Beach of East Village has visited her uncle, Charles Beach.
 Miss Ruth B. Beach is with her broth CT in East Village.
 Wakeman Bradley intends going to Pennsylvania, this week, after car or oxen.
 A German named Fritz succeeds Thom- as Witcher, in the Rowing place on Jump hill.
 We are pleased to learn that Andrew Perry, who has been in poor health for a number of years, is quite smart.
 Mrs Judson Beardsley entertains her sister, Mrs D. Fowler of Meriden.
 F. R. Booth is building kitchen on his house; O. Hall helps him.
 Erva G. Hurd of shelton spent Sunday at J. Beardsley's.
 Almon Franch's horse is gaining slow ly. He expects to buy a horse soon.
 Miss Katie Lynn of Bridgeport has been with her parents.
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BEDDING.

William E. Duncomb has been confined to the house for two weeks under Dr Smiths care, suffering with boil on the ball of his eye.
 Selectman Charles Sanford is suffering with neuralgia and expects soon to nurse the measles.
 It will be remembered that the railroad accident at South Norwalk, last Summer, injured a number of Bedding people. Among them were the wife and child of Aaron Lockwood and the son of Henry B. Godfrey. Through the efforts of Samuel Tweedy, settlement has been effected with the railroad company, Aar- on Lockwood receiving $l400 and God frey 5000.
 Charles Workman is getting along as we'll as can be expected and hopes to De able to resume work in about month. Il. s. Shaw has hired another black smith, until he shall be able to commence work again.
 William H. Burr has returned from his trip to Northern Vermont to buy cat tie. He reports snow three feet deep on the level.
 A stray fox hound is at J. N. Kicker sons.
 William Couch, who has been confined to the house by a severe attack of maia- ria is able to be about once more.
 The town has a law suit on hand with that celebrated litigant, Mrs Jane Fay Tor, to be tried at the present term of the Court of Common Pleas in Danbury. It is to recover taxes to the amount or S2OO. the payment of which Mrs Taylor resists on the ground that she is not re- sponsible for them.
 Services at the Rectory, every Wednes- day afternoon at 3 during Lent.
 There was pleasant little party at John s. Sanford's, one evening last week. Among those present were Mr and Mrs Arthur Sherwood, MT and Mrs M. D.. Sanford and Miss Jessica o. Sanford. The guests amused themselves by games of whist.
 Mrs Henry Sanford is spending the Winter in Chicago with her mother.
 Tom Bassett is at Homer Iogan's in Easton. His health is somewhat inn proved.
 Morgan Green has moved into Pat trick Collins's house.
 Samuel O.. Shaw, who came home from Yale sick, has had an attack of pneumo- nia, but is better and on the road to re covery.
 According to appearances at Hartford, the chance for an appropriation for Put nam park look rather slim.
 w. s. Bassett is heWing ties for ". J Gorhanl.
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STEPNEY.

Rev A. II. Nance, pastor of the Step ney Baptist church, owing to illness and needed rest, has resigned.
 If weather and walking are favorable, there will be a temperance meeting in the Methodist church, next Sunday ev- ening at 6; Cob will meet, next Satur- day afternoon at ? 30.
 The resignation of Rev A. H. Nance will take effect, May 4.
 At the Baptist church, Sunday: Gov enant meeting at 10 30 a m; Sunday school at II 30 a m; preaching at m by Rev W. H. Walker, Jr, of Bridgeport |; collection for foreign missions.
 Rev MT Nance rendered his resigna-. tion, last Sunday, giving three months notice.
 Fred Sherman, who has been teamster and handy man for B. Hawley & Co.,, has given up the position, having had a slight misunderstanding with railroad tie he was carting.
 Mir and Mrs Fred Lyon and MT and Mrs Howard Cole of Bethel spent Sun day with c. E. Lyon.
 William Nichols, foreman in Star shirt factory, Bridgeport, was with his par ants, Sunday; MT and Mrs Perry Hub bell were guests of David Hubbell Judge Slade ofEBridgeport was guest at Diamond farm.
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I,Y0N,S PLAIN.

Mrs Frank Gorham of Valley Forge spent some time, last week, with her cousin. Miss Fannie w. Salmon.
 Mrs Louise Treadwell is in Norwalk.
 Mrs Walter Mills is in poor health she is with her daughter, Mrs R. Davis.
 Charlie Bedient has gone to New York city to work.
 Rev Charles M. Selleck, rector of St. Paul's church, Norwalk, preached an ex- cellent sermon, Ash Wednesday evening, in Emmanuel, from these words, "Christ has come; he is calling for thee"
 A special course of lectures will be given, Thursday evenings through Lent, by Rev Dr French, secretary of archdea- conry, Rev Mir Linsley of Newtown and Rev Mr Hallock of South Norwalk and other neighboring clergy at nl-
 Miss Adele Hamilton is visiting her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Livermore, m Stamford.
 Rev Alexander Hamilton returned home, Saturday night, from his trip to Ramapo Valley, N. and dliterent places in Pennsylvania. He spent Sun-
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TRJMBULL,

A new iron smoke stack has been put up at Tait's mills.
 A petition has been circulated by o. B. Burton, which has about 50 indorsers, for an evening mail for Trumbull. With the present mails, Bridgeport daily papers do not arrive until the next morning. The change will be a decided improvement.
 J. A. Phelps, the genial Homestead agent, has canvassed the town.
 J. Beckwth has disposed of a number of young cattle.
 Brindmade brothers have bought sev- eral fine young cows.
 Edgar Clark is building an extensive hennery.
 Alec Russell has vacated John Henri etta's tenant house, moving his family to Bridgeport.
 s. M. Brinsmade has replaced his fat cattle with fine pair of four-year-o1d Durhams.
 Mrs Charles Edwards has returned to her home in Stepney, having spent sever al weeks with daughters in Huntington and Trumbull.
 Coan sa Brinsmade have finished draw ing poles for the American Telephone Co.
 Charles Blakeman and wife of Shelton spent Sunday with his sister in Long Hill.
 A surprise party at Arthur Burr's, last Friday evening.
 A sociable will be given in the parlors of the Congregational church, Wedues- day evening, 25th, commencing at 2 o'clock. consisting of recitations, tab leaux, dialogues, singing by the Arion glee club and instrumental music, fol. lowed by an oyster supper. There will be a small fee at the door. Come one } and all and enjoy yourselves and, at the same time, help good cause.
 MT and Mrs Stephen c. Beach have spent several days in Northfield. r A company of about 50 assembled al !, the brilliantly lighted home of MT anc D Mrs Williom s. Wheeler, "Wednesday evening, to witness the marriage of H William Parks, brother of Miss Emm; Thompson. The guests included man, from Bridgeport and New Haven, be sides home relatives and friends. The :. parlor, in which the marriage took place had been hung with flowers and greens n and presented pleasing appearance A the wedding party entered, precedes bv the bridesmaids and best men, Mis- {" Minnie Hillhouse of New Haven an, 5 Charles A. Wheeler, Miss Jennie A Wheeler and Seeley Thompson, Rev Will E liam F. White, pastor of the Congre ga E tional church, stepped forward and, il an impressive manner, pronounced tn solemn words which made the twail one, Then came congratulations, heart,
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FAIRFIELn WOODS.

An orange party at the home of Frank Corriveau, Thursday evening, 26th, for the good of Hope Chapel.
 Fred Burritt and family spent Sunday with his father.
 Rev MT Jones of Fairfield will hold meetings, leach Tuesday evening through Lent, at Hope Chapel.
 Mr and Mrs w. N. Judd have visited in Stepney Mrs Judd's old home.
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NnRFIELD.

v. Godfrey attended the teachers meeting at Fairfield, last Friday.
 A few from town listened to Rev E. S- Houston at Wilton, Sunday evening. It will be remembered that this is the man who claims to have been baptized by Dr Talmadge in the river Jordan.
 Mail Carrier Bennett has moved into his brother's place near the post office. The carrier has recently added a new department to his business. He now makes a detour from the old post route and carries cans of milk for G. A.. Sturges, and passengers have the pleas inc melody of rattling milk cans to en- tertain them while en route,
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SPORT HILL.

Christian Endeavor day will be observ- ed by the Y.P. s. c. E. of Lees Chapel at the church, Sunday evening, 22d. Concert reading, recitations, historical sketch of the society, singing, (solo. quar- tet and congregational, remarks by the pastor and collection for missions. You are cordially invited to what is expected to be an interesting service. The eXer- else will begin at 30.
 Miss Fannie Seeley has visited in Bridgeport.
 Miss Emily Roberts has spent several days with relatives in New York.
 Master Artie Staples is recovering from q severe attack of grip.
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NICHOLS.

There will be bus party at Cooks hall on Friday evening, February20, 1891, given by the Neptune social club.
 Estella N., wife of Vincent c. Peck, died at Philadelphia, last Friday, B years old. leaving an infant son. Mrs Peck was daughter of Elliott B. Plumb of Plumb & Winton and the funeral was at tended at the Methodist church here, Monday afternoon, Rev W.J.. White of Bridgeport, her old pastor, officiating. The floral tributes were. beautiful re- minders of her whose death called them forth.
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GOOD HILIrBRADLEYVILLE.

Miss Bertha Fitch, ,who spent last week in East Norwalk, has returned and will commence the Spring term of the Good Hill school, March ?.
 John W. Gulick has spent the last three weeks in New Jersey.
 Miss Lizzie K. Adams will close the Lyons Plain school, this week.
 More than five weeks passed after the bridge across the Saugatuck was carried away before the new one was built.
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EAST VILLAGE.

c. J. Woolsey has returned to town ana F. A. Curtis takes his place with c. B. Clark.
 E. c. Stevens has new street lamp in front of his store.
 Lyman Beers visits his brother Albert. Our teacher, Miss Leavenworth, boards with O. J. Sherwood.
 George Clark's horse. which had lung fever, recovered through constant nufs- ing. Married, in Oxford, Miss Mary Smith and Charles Johnson.
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GREENS FARMS.

C. H. Mills has spent few days in New York.
 In last weeks BEE I saw item statin z that had received an order from the Consoli- dated road that they would not allow me to keep the post office in the new station. have not signs of the new station building yet and don't think shall for some time to come. I would like to know where the writer received his information, for have never re- ceived any such order in the eight and a half years that have held the office of postmas ter and station agent.-[M. NJ. Crossman, post master and station agent.
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STAMFORD.

Selleck B. Middlebrook, married to Emma J. Middlebrook of Bridgeport, on the 21st of last May, was divorced, last week, on the ground of infidelity.
 At the annual meeting in Boston of the New England and Provinces granite and marble dealers, Charles J. Hughes of the Stratford works was chosen vice president.
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CHESTNUT HILL.

Samuel Beach is running his milk route, in the place of Cornelius Downs.
 Mrs Wakeman of Greenfield has visit ed her father, Bradley Williams.
 George French continues to improve a little. a
 Lieut. Starkweather of Washington, b. O., and little son have been guests of William E. Waller.
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WESTPORT.

Rev I'D. Martin, @ of Everett, Mass, preached at Memorial church, Sunday.
 Mrs B. $. Lewis has visited friends in Stepney.
 Mrs Charles E. Osborn of Danbury has visited Mrs Frederick Morehouse.
 Annual midWinter banquet of the Ce- dar Point yacht club at Hotel Stanley, Wednesday evening.
 Another town meeting is called for Wednesday, 24th, } p m, to consider the purchase of a steam stone crusher and road roller.
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DIAMOND HILL, BEDDING.

The entertainment at the schoolhouse, last Friday evening, was success. Rec itations by Mrs Middlebro0k and num- Der of the scholars were interesting. The drama, '..The train to Mauro," was well rendered, with Miss Grace Boughton as ssMrs Buttermilk." There were about 50 present and receipts netted $5. Look out for another in the future.
 E. T. Field went to New York, last week Thursday, to attend the funeral of his cousin, Miss Mary Reed.
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TASHUA.

Mrs Jane Mallett is caring for Mrs George B. Ferris of Newtown.
 Wheeler Burton, late of Long Hill, was buried here, Monday. For many years he lived in the house just south of Tashua l.,
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PLATTSvTLLE.

MT and Mrs l.. N. Reynolds and son Leon have spent nearly a week in Dam bury and Georgetown.
 Miss Fannie Seeley has been with Miss Grace Pyle of Bridgeport for week.
 Nelson Taylor is on a visit in North ern Connecticut.
 Bradley Meeker has new tenant in his house.
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DEERFIELD.

Mrs Mary l.. Fanton has visited her brother, Thomas E. Bradley.
 Mrs Charles Nichols has visited her uncle. Moses Burr of Weston.
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Miss Grace Boughton has been with her friend. Mrs William Brown of Long Ridge.
 The meeting of the Connecticut Bible society was held at the church, Sunday evening.
 Services at Dea Lees, next Sunday evening at 30.
 W. F. Banks, operator at Newtown, was in town, Sunday.