The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-03-06
NEwToWN, MARCH 0. 1891.
STRATFORD.

w. L. Smith of the Housatonic freight
office, Bridgeport, has rented the house
Edward Church left when he moved to
Chicago.
Glad to know that the Stratford library
and reading room is receiving encourage
ment to continue its labors, increased
subscriptions having been given of late.
This Is an institution that is credit to
the town and should receive the hearty
support of all interested.
j. ii. Selleck has applied for an in
creased pension and also for nurse,
claiming that he is entitled to both be-
cause of inability to care for himself.
Samuel James Plumb has bought
building lot and intends soon to build.
John w. Thompson has been sick with
n severe cold.
Mrs Depew, who was attacked by
paralytic shock,a few days ago, is some
what improved, although the muscles of
her body are still partly affected.
since passed her S0th birthday, has been
very sick; general giving away of vital
forces incidental to old age. She suffers
little acute pain and was somewhat bet
ter, Sunday; able to take nourishment.
Lawyer E. F. Hall is to build a four
tenement house, this Spring, on land he
owns on the Bridgeport side of Bruce's
brook.
An unusually large number of articles
were brought in to the exchange at the
Congregational lecture room, Saturday,
and readily sold. Among them was q
load of hay, brought by Lewis Burritt,
which was bid in by Rev Mr. Ives.
Photographs of the old Pendleton
house, both before and after the building
had been taken down, have been secured !;
the latter shows only the huge stone
chimney. This was one of the older
houses of the town and probably dated
back $50 years or so. The house, with
property adjoining, has been bought by
Mr. Benjamin, who will convert the
grounds into a spacious and well graded
lawn.
Remember, c. L. Youngs will sell you
BEE for 4c.
Mrs Henry Wells, who lives on Main
street, just below Hard's grocery, was
Frustrated, Friday night, by a sudden
stroke of apopleXy and has lain helpless,
the right side being paralyzed.
w. ii. Smith spent Sunday at his old
home in Kent, Conn.
Charles II. Warner of downtown was
suddenly attacked by a.stroke of paraly-
sis, Saturday night and fell, unconscious.
He did not recover consciousness for
some time and DR. Lewis was called. Mr.
Warner, as we'll as his neighbor, Mrs
Wells, had reached middle age and both
had been in good health until so sudden
ly stricken down, at almost the same
time.
The second of the series of indoor ath-
letic games by the Eagle athletic club
was held at the home of l.. III. Russell,
last Friday evening.
Another of the series of lectures at the
Town hall will be given, Friday evening,
March 6.
The foundation wall of Mr. Meachen's
Rev C. L. Pardee of Christ church de-
livered his second annual sermon, Sum-
do 10 ha Of
the year; gave suggestions for the fu-
ture. The chief thing he wished accom-
plished during the coming year was the
construction of a parish or guild build
ing and this he urged warmly. He also
said that he had, during the year, offic-
ated at one marriage, seven infant and
five adult baptisms and attended II fu-
nerals, of which two were of commune
cants of his own church. He has offici-
ated at pa services, administered the
communion sc times, to 921 persons and
presented class of 10 to the bishop for
confirmation. One hundred and one SER
mons and addresses had been delivered
and 1903 parochial visits made. To five
sick people the communion had been adj
mnistered i'm private. The financial con-
dition of the parish was reported encour-
aging.
Practising for Easter music is going
on at Christ church.
Minnie l. and Ida Belle Osborne have
bought the place owned by the estate of
the late G. III. Cole and they will proba-
bly, move into it soon. The house has
been vacant for some time.