The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-07

paper man, having been with the New
York Herald for % years.
The dock property and store, men
toned in the last BEE, was sold to G. II.
Hawsey, a. bridgeport oysterman. He
bought, some little time ago, the old
Gorham place occupied by John Gallott.
r. P.Sherwood is to paint the renovat-
ed house of Mrs Charles Rockwell
The roofs of Mrs Jessup's cottage are
to be painted by r. p. Sherwood.
Mrs L. F. Sherwood is at Terre Haute
mountain house.
Miss Anna, daughter of L. F. Sher-
wood, is with John b. Goodsell, New
town.
Rev DR. Gleeson preached acceptably
at the Congregational church, Sunday
morning.
Uriah Perry & Sons of Greenfield are
doing the carpenter work in the Congre-
ga5ional parsonage.
Attorney Howard N. Wakeman repre-
sents the remonstrants who oppose the
application of Timothy Hanley to sell
liquor at the octagon house.
Rev 3. A. Gilman is expected back in
time to officiate at the Methodist church,
Sunday, 10th.
c. w. Wells and F. E. Northrop are
building 16-foot sharpie.
Master Selden Waldo of the famous
Trinity boy choir, Bridgeport, sang in
the choir of the Methodist church, Sun
day. In the morning, he sang with the
choir; in the evening, he sang a duet
with Miss Edna Kelsey, "Jesus, Lover of
My Soul
Selden Waldo of Bridgeport has been
boarding with Mrs Noltemeier.
Joseph Edgar Wells has returned from
a weeks visit in New Milford.
Twenty-one men are now employed by
Northrop Brothers, number of men hay
ing been hired since work at Dingee's
was begun.
Born, Friday, son to Mr. and Mrs John
f. Shaugnessey.
a good volume of water was found at
a depth of IL feet by we'll diggers at C.
c. Chambers's.
Rev j. FL. Breckenridge, superintend-
ent of the Methodist hospital in Brook
Ign, officiated in the Methodist church,
Sunday morning. In the evening, Rev
Mr. Beach of Bridgeport, a student at
Drew theological seminary, spoke. He
will preach again, next Sunday, MORN
ing and evening.
Joel Banks of Hulls Farms has board
ers from New York.
Woodward & Spicer have engaged
more help. They have three contracts
in town and two in Bridgeport.
Woodward & Spicer have sold five fur
naces, this season.
The B. & B. S. club is reported in a
fourishing condition, financially and in
every way.
Commission Merchant Nelson Alyord
reports the following early August pric-
es for onions: Reds, good, 81; whites,
So. Mr. Alvord has received over 200
barrels of onions from sets and began,
this week, receiving onions from seed
Eighteen dollars was received by Town
Clerk Pike from one dog keeper, Mon
day.
Rev Sherwood Roosevelt of Michigan
is visiting his aunt, Mrs Noltemeier.
John Lemblom spent Sunday in George
town.
Conservation meeting of the Congrega-
tional Y. 2. S. C. E. at the church par
Tors, Wednesday evening, led by the pres
ident, John johnson; regular monthly
business meeting, Friday evening.
1t is said that Rev Sherwood Roosevelt
will preach in Trinity during the absence
of Rev DR. Guilbert on vacation.
A special collection for the new Meth
dist hospital at Brooklyn was taken in
the Methodist church, Sunday morning,
and 500 80 received.
Attorney Howard n. Wakeman has
bought property on Clinton avenue,
Bridgeport.
Miss Lizzie Nichols of Albany is at
Mrs Charles Bulkley's.
Uriah Perry & Sons of Greenfield have
raised and covered the new house of
Charles A. Wheeler.
The new passenger station is being
slated.