The Newtown bee., 1891-05-08
NEwToWN, MAY 8, 1891.
STAMFORD.

VAoA SA'P'
 Mrs Ida Roberts, who lives just across the river in Milford, has suffered with grip.
 There are said to be number of wit nesses against Edward Rowing in the case against him for illegal liquor sell ing. It is to be tried at the May term of the court of common pleas. It is to be noticed that Rowing was arrested for the offense, though the license stands in the name of his bar tender, Baldwin.
 Tax Collector Fred F. Beardsley has issued notice to tax payers that he will receive taxes at the hardware store of l.. H. Todd & Co.,, Main street, from June 10 to July 10, from m to S p m. On June 24, he will be at the store formerly occupied by Samuel Morse, Oronoque, from to 3 p m; the same day, he will be at the residence of Nathan B. Booth, Putney, from to 5 p m. An addition of 34 of per cent. will be made on all taxes unpaid after July 10.
 Blasting has been going on at the rocks near Perry Beardsley's for weeks and the road bed was not ready for horse car rails until late this week The rails have been laid and are ready for use on the turnouts and curves, for which the iron arrived only few days ago and nearly everything is in readiness for the grand opening of the road, Saturday. Super ;pto ;c and will celebrate the occasion in proper style. The bridge across Bruce brook is to be taken up and new iron bridge put down. It will be two feet higher than the present one and will be paid for by the towns of Bridgeport and Stratford. This work cannot be done before the for nal opening of the road, but it Is possible to use the present bridge temporarily.
 Capt Jack Sellick talks of a trip to Cal ifornia and Alaska.
 Mrs Caroline Slawson has been at the point of death with pneumonia.
 k. W. Rowing has obtained warrant against John Wells, charging him with malicious and wilful injury to private property. Some Sundays ago, Wells flung large stone through one of the windows of kowing'e place. No one was hurt, but Rowing is on the war path for the scalps of his enemies, as he calls them.
 J. F. Quire, the Stratford avenue blacksmith, has been sick with grip and was compelled to close his shop for sev- eral days.
 Mrs Lewis Russell, mother of Judge of Probate Robert Russell, has been very low with pneumonia.
 James Moloney of Long Island is now in charge of John Hard's stables.
 Mrs G. A. Leavitt came to Stratford for the Summer, this week.
 Ezekiel Curtis has been sick with the grip.
 Edward Burton came home, Saturday, sick with grip.
 Mrs Robert B. Hard has spent a week with her sister, Mrs Savage of Brooklyn.
 Complaint has been made because lights are not shown more plainly at the corner of Stratford avenue and Main street, where the street has been obstructed by the horse car company for weeks. Two or three lanterns have been stolen and strangers have several times driven into the piled-up stones or the excavations.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. held a sociable Monday evening, with Mir and Mrs c. W. Blakslee. It was the semi-annual meet. ing and these officers were chosen:
 President, F. R. Curtis; vice president, Ster- ling Bunnell; recording secretary, Nellie l.. Coe; corresponding secretary, c. W. Blakes- lee; treasurer, John c. Booth; prayer meeting committee, Annie Tolbert Nellie Booth, Min nie Judson, H. II. Judson, Susie Hawley; look out committee, pr Cogswen, William M. Wheeler, Georgia Booth, Helen F. Row well, An na B. Spall; social committhe, Amy Taintor, Jennie A. Booth, Helen P Stagg, c. W. Blakes- lee, F. R. Bunnell missionary committee, Alice c. Judson, Mrs Cogswell, Florence Cur tis, Mela Thompson, Lora c. Mallette; flower committee, Ida Burritt, Mrs BIakeslee, Mrs Ida Beardsley, Grace Hawley, Noah Wilcox; sunshine committee, Jennie T. Smith, Georgia Thompson, Florence Park, Edith Hocken- smith, Annie Appleyard.
 There was service in Christ church, Thursday morning, Ascension day, at 10, communion and an address.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Garlick to Samuel Meachen, May 13. The ceremony will occur at the residence of the brides parents at 3 p m, Rev c. l.. Pardee of Christ church officiating.
 With the opening of the horse car line comes great demand for desirable rents. Real Estate Agent Thompson says that he has more demand for houses that will rent for SIP to $l5 a month than can be filled.
 Warren Tucker of Indian Orchard, Springfield, Mass, has moved into the house.
 The handsome house of Franklin Sam mis of Bridgeport is to be put into first class condition at once by carpenters from Edgar Osborne's, frescoers and paper hangers from Coughlin Brothers of Bridgeport. The house will be occu- pied by Frank A. Thompson of Guilford, who has taken a lease for one year, with the privilege of three, or an option of purchase. The house will be one of the finest on East Broadway and the grounds will be maintained somewhat after the English style. MT Thompson is the we'll known safe manufacturer of New Haven.
 Mrs Dennis Coe and daughters have moved to their own home.
 E. w. Watkins has moved from the