The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

ty for number of his friends, Saturday evening.
 Miss Bertha Munde of New York has been guest of Mrs E. L. Wells.
 Bishop Williams is to preach and ad- minister confirmation at Trinity church, next Sunday evening" service at 30 o'clock.
 The public schools opened, Monday, with good attendance.
 Mrs Huntington is to sing at Trinity for the present. She is much liked and the congregation will not want to part with her. A meeting of the board of health was called on New Years day at the Town hall, Fairfield. No business was done, as there was not quorum present. Sev- eral complaints have been made by peo- pie of Southport which will probably be considered at the next meeting of the board.
 Sunday evening at Trinity church, the quartet of St Paul's church, Norwalk, sang most acceptably. At the close of the service, immediately after the bene- diction, they sang ''Nunc Dimittis'' in a most impressive manner.
 The frame of H. N. Wakeman's house is completed and the foundations of the rectory are well under way.
 A new platform has been built for the east bound station and one track laid. It will probably be several weeks before it will be completed. Both stations are to be lighted with the hydro carbon light, which is very fine. It is like gas, ,but bet ter.
 Miss Smiths school opened, Monday morning.
 The Delsarte lectures, which were omitted for the Christmas vacation, were resumed, Tuesday morning.
 A quiet but pretty wedding took place at the residence of Capt Bradford Wilson at 30, Christmas Eve. The contract ing parties were Norris A. Huntly of Bridgeport and Miss Emily L., daughter of MT and Mrs Capt Bradford Wilson. Notwithstanding the heavy rain fall, a pleasant company witnessed the solemn ceremony performed by Rev MT Holman, after which all were invited to the boun- teous spread, where they did ample jus tice to a table we'll filled with the delica- ces of the season; the following day, MT Huntly took his bride to Bridgeport, where they will board for the Winter. The happy couple were recipients of the following presents:
 Capt B. Wilson, father of bride, French clock.
 Mrs Bradley Wilson, mother of bride, toilet set, dozen China breakfast plates, cup and saucer.
 Mrs Huntley, mother of groom, silver cas- tor.
 Charles R. Hunty, brother ot groom, dinner set.
 Mrs Charles Huntly, silver butter dish
 MT and Mrs Edward Wilson, pearl agate tea pot.
 Winfield S. Wilson, dozen tea cups and saucers
 S. c. Wilson, lamp.
 John W. Bedient, piano lamp duplex burn- Mrs John W. Bedient, hand worked bureau and stand covers.
 Lewis and Grace Wilson, fancy pepper and salt shakes.
 MT and Mrs Fred Pritchard, handsome paper holder.
 Mir and Mrs A. F. Wilson, silver card hold 
 The main track is laid nextfthe old de- pot, ballasting is rapidly going on and trains will run over it, next Monday, af- ter which the fourth and last track will be laid.
 Mrs Jacob Purdy of Sing Sing, N. Y., died, Friday, 1st, 83 years old; W. E. Purdy attended the funeral.
 A lamp exploded in the ticket office, Tuesday night; owing to the immediate presence of the night watchman,no great damage was done.
 Mrs Van-D Dorn, sister of Mrs Edward Hawkins, has returned to her home at Farmers Village, N. Y.
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