The Newtown bee., 1892-05-20
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STAMFORD.

Fred J. Beardsley has greatly improved his residence by a veranda on the south side.
 Dr Dickey of Brooklyn,.New York, ,has rented the Whitehead place.
 Miss Whitehead has been in town for few days.
 Co. K has been transferred to Bridge port.
 Constable Stagg sold horse at auct- ion which has been in his possession since last Fall. It was left by the parties who shot at George Tomlnson when he discovered them stealing potatoes. Will liam Blan1ey was the buyer.
 Osborn & Futile have opened their new ice cream and confectionery parlors. Ed Beardsley is in charge.
 Indications of very large apple and pear crop, this season. ; The Loyal Legion meets every two weeks during the season.
 Peas ought to be plentiful, for our gar deners have planted large quantity.
 The Congregational church was well filled, Sunday evening, to listen to an ad- dress fIom MT Tumantro Vishnu Kar- markar, high caste Brahmin from h. dia. He has been in this country for some time completing his education, to- gether with his wife, who has just grad uated from a medical college. They pur- pose returning to India soon to engage in missionary work among their own peo- pie. His address was exceedingly inter- esting and gave his hearers very intel Ggent understanding of some of the man. ners and customs of his people, especial ly concerning their home life.
 l.. B. Beers, wife and daughter have returned from six months visit in Cal ifornia.
 Miss Ona Curtis has resigned as organ ist at the M. E. church. She expects to join the choir of Christ church, Bridge port.
 Sidney Beardsley spent Sunday at home. He is working at Lakeville.
 Miss Florence Curtis has returned from visit in New York.
 The engagement of Robert French and Miss Lasher is announced.
 A swell wedding will occur in June, the contracting parties being we'll known Stratford people.
 Our citizens are invited to assist in the Memorial day parade at Bridgeport.
 Walter Emmerson is in the regular ar my and now stationed at David's Island, N. Y.
 MT and Mrs Roberts rejoice in young daughter.
 Alfred Curtis is able to be out safter siege of rheumatism.
 H. J. Lewis and family will soon go to their cottage at Stony Creek.
 Capt Charles Wakeley has bought a farm near the paper mill and will move there soon.
 Dea Johnson is building an addition to his house.
 Charles Wakeley, whose foot was am- putated, is recovering rapidly.
 The library has received lot of new books.
 James Smith, brother of Mrs William Curtis and Edward Smith, died recently at his home in New Haven.
 The granite works shipped lot of fin- ished work to Milford, this week.
 MT Drew has been elected organist at the M. E. church.
 Frank s. Bunnell is the newly elected president of the Congregational Y. P. s. c. E.
 Watson H. Smith is again able to be out after long illness.
 The entertainment in Town hall for the benefit of Charles Redfield, given by Oronoque lodge, I. O. o. F., was sue cess. A large number from Bridgeport were present.
 H. F. Stagg has had concrete walks laid in front of his place on White street.
 Contractor Blakeslee reports more work in his line on hand, this Spring, than for several years.
 Mrs U. Watt has visited Mir and Mrs Bartram.
 E. E. Judson sold the household effects of MT Daniels at auction, last week Thursday.
 Benjamin Holmes has begun work on Hiram Smiths new house on White street.
 The shop on the Stratton property is to be moved next to the house and will be used for kitchen. The change will improve the place.
 Dr Collins is improving the interior of his store by a set of new druggist bot ties.
 Lawn tennis courts are laid out on Par adise Green and the young people are us- ing them at every opportunity.
 STEPNEY.
 Go. D of the Loyal Legion will meet, at 3. Miss Edna Corning was 3 delegate from Go. D to the W. c. T. U. . in Bridgeport.
 Lothian Kennels shipped fine collie to Nebraska and two to Ohio, this week.