The Newtown bee., 1891-07-31
GREENFIELD HILL.

GREENFIELD HILL.
Mrs Sarah Wilson and family have Wis
tied Mrs Simon Banks.
L. S. Gray, with d. B. Adams's famous
dog Sam, succeeded in capturing three
large raccoons before breakfast.
Mrs Simon Banks fell over stone wall
and sprained her wrist badly. DIR Dun
ham was called, but found no bones brok-
en-.
Miss Hattie Banks visits relatives in
Danbury.
Henry Craft entertains his mother.
ID. b. Adams fell from the great girt
in the barn, but luckily escaped with a
sprained ankle. He was unable to step
on his foot for some time.
j. b. Nissan and wife are home from
their Canadian trip.
Miss Sophie Read of New York is WIS.,
iting Misses Nissan.
A pleasant tea party was given by Mrs
Charles L. bradley to number of friends,
last week. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs German, Mrs Benedict, Mrs
Sally Hubbell, Miss A. w. Hubbell, Miss
Mamie Hubbell.
While driving away from j. b. Kiss
ANS, one day last week, George Chap
man, son of the railroad magnate of Mill
Plain, was overturned and thrown out.
He was bruised, but not seriously hurt.
The horse was injured so badly that it
could not be used for several days.
w. A. Dolbrey, poultry man at Verna
farm, expects to bring his family here
soon.
Miss Martha Meeker led the prayer
meeting of the Y. p. S. G. E. at the Con-
gregational church, Friday evening.
Frederic Bronson and family expect to
leave, about August i, for their annual
visit at Newport. They will stay about
three weeks.
couple of sheep, belonging at Verna
farm, were frightened away when the
flock was attacked by dogs and Dairy
man Dalling has been unable to find
them.
Charles Beers of Bridgeport has put
over u mile of electric wire into Verna
mansion.
Unverified rumors have for several
days been circulated, claiming that Miss
Murray had settled the case brought
against her by Lieut. Barton by paying
$1,000; other rumors said that the case
had been tried and that Miss Murray was
beaten. Lawyer Charles III. Peck of
Stratford, counsel for Lieut. Barton, was
asked concerning these rumors and said,
~ know nothing about it, save that the
case has not been tried and has not been
settled, so far as my knowledge extends. y
The case of Miss A. w. Hubbell against
Miss Agnes Murray now stands at the
head of the trial list in the docket of the
Superior court cases and it will probably
be tried as soon as funds to pay the jur-
ors can be obtained.
A well-informed young lawyer says
that it is proper to make a separate COM
plant against Miss Murray for each at
tack by each of her dogs; that il per
son were attacked by five dogs at three
times, there wonld be ground for 10 COM
plants.
II. b. Banks, who has been seriously
sick, is improving, though still weak.
G. Arthur Banks of Southport has been
getting hay for Horace Burr.
DIR Donaldson of Fairfield has been in
attendance ON Mrs Horace Burr, who has
been quite sick.
Samuel S. .Meeker has entertained
Thomas Hart and family of Cleveland,
Ohio.
1t Is said that Miss Murray has receiy-
ed handsome legacy by the death Of
her sister, Miss Caroline, at Paris.
Frank Perry has visited in Humans
burg, N. ".
Uriah Perry q Sons are busy with
house at Weston and the house of c. A.
Wheeler at Southport.