The Newtown bee., 1891-01-16
MONROE.

to parties from there.
MONROE.
Gas escaping from coal stove, last
Saturday, nearly suffocated Mr. and Mrs
F. w. Wheeler, who were Frustrated all
day Sunday.
F. W.. Wheeler's horse ran from the
Center to David Sears, where it broke a
wire fence and could go no further.
Strange to say, neither horse nor wagon
was injured.
Miss Rose Sinclair and Mrs F. D. Hol-
lister have returned from New York.
In the Center school, the scholars hav-
ing the highest averages during the
month of December were E. Rose Wheel.
err So per cent, Annie Fohrenbach 81, An
ME Goldshorough SO, Weir Goldsborough
90, Ella German 81, Katie German 80,
Ethel Wheeler 80, Jay Freer "a.
The installation of officers of Harmony
Grange, 90, took place, last Friday even
ing. The installing officer was State
Deputy John II. Francis of Meriden. 4
collation. was served by the ladies of the
grange.
Quite party left Monroe, Thursday
for Bristol to attend the meeting of the
State Grange.
Miss Elma Stevens spends a week il
Bridgeport.
the Monroe creamery was held, Monday
afternoon, at which the following board
of directors were elected:
Homer E. Clark, Walter Beardsley, Freder.
lex w. Wheeler, Stephen French, j. NJ. Hub.
bell, Joseph E. Field, Scion B. Wales. Audi
tors, David S. Clark, John L. Beardsley'
David Sears has left Chill squash at
the store of Marshall Beach in Monroe
and will deliver a barrel of -four to any
one who will guess the nearest number
of seeds it contains at Zoe a guess. 1t
will be cut February 10 at 8 p m. A free
dance at the Town hall at the Center to
all who guess. The dance will be Csc to
all others. Mr. Sears obtained three
squash seeds, last June, of c. III. Bennett,
the Bridgeport shoe dealer, planted them
June 20 and in 80 days from the time it
set the squash was picked. 1t weighed
rs pounds and won the set of harness Of
fered by Mr. Bennett for the largest
squash raised from seed furnished by
him. The squash which Mr. Sears is now
having the public guess on grew on the
same vine and weighed 80 pounds. Town
Clerk d. A. Nichols will cut the squash
and count the seeds. Every one guess
ing will be given present for each
guess, if present at that time. Ii the
winner of the barrel of flour prefers, he
can have 81 in cash instead. Mr. Sears
put up 60-pound squash at New Years
and Mrs Rufus Way won the silver dol
lar, guessing 465 seeds, "A too many. In
addition to the guessing contest, Mr.
Sears has deposited $40 gold piece with
Marshall Beach as prize for the one
raising the heaviest squash from seed
furnished by him, each contestant pay
ing SC and a penny for each seed. This
contest will be open till Wednesday, Oc-
tober Is, 1891. Mr. Sears address is
Monroe, Conn. and he will mail the seed
to any address in the United States upon
fulfillment of the conditions.
Horace Bristol of Cheshire has been in
town and bought fat cattle of Lynson
Beardsley and George Bidwell.
The property OF Francis B. Hubbell,
consisting of a house, store and three
acres Of land, was appraised, Tuesday,
January -, by D. A. Nichols and B. S.
Hurd.
George H. Edwards thinks that it pays
to advertise in the BEE, as his ad., last
week, brought immediate customers for
his stock. If you have wants of any
kind, to buy, sell or exchange, advertise
in the BEE. From no other source will
you receive such sure returns. One of
ten hears the remark, 81 advertised in
the BEE and sold ont Immediately
Such notices never fail to catch the eye
If interested parties and are often the
first thing perused.
Mrs Charles B. Clarke has been sick,
but is better.
The storm, Sunday, postponed the an
nual meeting of the Congregational
church for one week.