The Newtown bee., 1891-07-03
STRATFORD.

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~ Miss Ella Curtis of Nichols, July Z.
eff we catch the scoundrel, Wen hang
him up to the first tree" was the general
expression of public opinion and indig-
nation when it became noised about town
that some unknown fiend in human shape
had attempted to assault Helen, 12-years-
old daughter of Albert Curtis. The as
sault occurred, Saturday afternoon, when
Helen was on Main street, near Long
Brook avenue. She had just left little
companion, when she was accosted by
man, a stranger, with mustache and
curly hair. He offered her SOC to show
him where the saw mill of Selectman ID.
C. Wood was and claimed to be an en-
gineer looking for work. Helen unsus-
pectingly stepped around the corner into
Long Brook avenue and was directing
the man to Mr. Woods mill when he clap
ped his hand over her mouth, stuck pis-
toll into her face and threatened to kill
her if she made sound. Frightened al
most beyond speech, the girl accompan-
led him and was dragged along the ave-
nue., past the houses and nearly to the
railroad. There she struggled violently
and was thrown down; but, eluding the
grasp of the brute, she ran like a deer
and found shelter at Elliott Peck's. She
was soon taken home, but has been in
an extremely nervous condition since.
This is the second assault in that part of
the town and the officers are on the watch
for suspicious characters.
Butcher George w. Cradduck is ableto
be at the market part of the day, to as
sist the boys.
John Bond, who has been quite sick
with pleurisy, is out again.
Men are at work at the lower dock at
a spar that has been lying at the dock
for months. 1t is 70 feet long and was
the mast of schooner that went to
pieces some time ago. Capt Ferrett of
Bridgeport, who has charge of the work,
saws that it is to be taken to Bridgeport.
George II. White is out with gig,
which has been painted and put in good
order.
Rev Charles Ill. Daniels of New York
will preach at the Congregational church
at 80, next Sunday evening. Those
who have heard Mr. Daniels will be glad
to welcome him again.
Sterling II. Bunnell was among the
graduates of the Sheffield Scientific
school at Yale, this year. Four STRAIT
ford young men are in the institution, 5.
II. Bunnell, Frank Bunnell, Charles j..
Sniffen and Fred Brakeman.
The Eagle Lacrosse club has chal-
lenged the Tabernacle Athletic club of
Jersey City and it is expected that the
game will occur here on the Fourth.
j. w. Thompson has sold couple of
lots at Soundview to Willard II. WASH
burn of Bridgeport.
During July and August, the Sunday
evening service at 30 at Christ church
will be omitted and evening prayer will
be said at the church at 5.
w. O. Brown and wife of New York,
who have visited Mrs Dunbar, have hired
a cottage in Madison, Conn. Mrs Brown
is noted singer and her solos in Christ
church, Sunday, were greatly apprecia-
ted.
John Hard has spent couple of days
in Danbury.
The Stratford oyster company has
planted $4,000 square yards of oysters,
which are just ready to spawn. Planting
for II. J. Lewis e Co. is now going on,
with every prospect of an early spawn.
A bus came from Milford, Sunday, to
carry passengers to the shore houses. 1t
remained until about l o'clock, then went
home. Not a passenger had been car
ried.
This season has been poor for Stratford
strawberry growers, the dry weather and
rain coming at the wrong time.
William T. Curtis and wife of River
side, Cal, are spending few months
with friends in Stratford and Putney,
where his home was before he left for
the glorious climate of California.
Miss Bertha Field is organist in the
Methodist church during the absence of
Miss Ona Curtis, who is on a brief trip to
Pennsylvania.
AL. Burt has commenced to build an
other house on Egypt lane. His brother
is doing the work.
The cellar for the new house of DR. L.
j. Beardsley on King street has been
dug. The carpenter work is to be done
by David c. Mills of East Bridgeport,
brother-in-law of DR. Beardsley.
The old Burritt homestead on King
street, occupied by Lewis Burritt, has
been recovered and repaired by Arthur
w. Burritt of Bridgeport.
Mrs George L. Holmes returned, Fri
day, from New London and Mantle and
will spend the Fourth with her father,
Expressman d. w. Judson.
The Y. 2. S. C. E. of the Methodist
and Congregational societies will give
fair and festival at the Town Hall, the
Fourth of July. Ice cream at 8, supper
from 5 to s. There will be fancy articles,
lovely walters, flowers and music. The
proceeds are to defray the expenses of a
delegate to Minneapolis.
George w. Carey, in behalf of the class
of 81, presented Principal Wilfred M.
Peck with q handsome cana-hnttnmed Of