The Newtown bee., 1892-06-24

several niches and throwing delightful soft light over the auditorium, making an audience room probably unsurpassed in it's makeup even among the large number of handsome Bridgeport church. es. At the proper time, the BEE shall have more satisfactory description of the church building, of which the North End feels justly proud.
 The ladies' aid society of Olivet church continues it's good work with no diminu- tion of energy, notwithstanding the heated spell. This week, they met with Mrs Holste of 3s3 North avenue and en- joyed a delightful evening of social inter- course.
 Mrs Isabella Holmes of Brooklyn, N. r., is visiting Mrs George Jamieson of North avenue.
 Mrs Cornelia Baldwin and son Edward M. Baldwin of Danbury paid short vis- it to Mrs Baldwin's old home, where she played as child 75 years ago and lived over again, with her niece, Miss Eliza bet c. Porter and her grand-niece, Mrs J. J. Rose, the memories of her childhood days.
 Stephen Nichols, Esq, and Rev E. K. Holden attended the exercises at the re- cent Putnam Park celebration. Mir Nich- ols is known as one of the Sons of the Revolution and his great age, 8S years, enables him to connect our present his- tory with that of the years closely con- nected with Revolutionary history. Judge Prentice of the Superior court has been kept unusually busy and, in these last days of the court year, the law yers are urging him to try the cases now assigned for trial, but he has said that he l shall probably take up no more cases af- ter finishing that now being tried. This is unfortunate, as we are informed that 1 one of the cases assigned and ready for Greenfield Hill against Agnes Murray, which has been delayed five years, not 1 withstanding the repeated efforts to get to trial on the part of Miss Hubbelfs counsel, Attorney Rose. It is understood that this case will take precedence of others and will be tried in October, if not now.
 The recent case on the part of the State against Albert l.. Smith of Trumbull, which was brought to a sudden termi- nation after the cross examination of the States witnesses by Mir Smiths attor- ney, in consequence of which Judge Walsh ordered nolle in favor of MT Smith, ought to teach grand jurors and justices of the peace to move slowly in saddling the towns with legal expenses.
 Hon D. N. Morgan has been in Chica go.
 E. w. Dewhurst, who built Long Hills macadam road, has secured the contract to furnish the city with trap rock, which B. D. Pierce, Jr, has supplied for seven years.
 Bradley Nichols S5 Son have bought the Leigh homestead on North avenue for $35, 1000. Northward the real estate boom hieth itself.
 The funeral of Mrs Fannie P. Jennings who died, Tuesday, 14th, was attended at her late residence, Thursday, 18th. Rev H. A. Davenport, pastor of the Pres. byterian church, rendering the service. Interment in Mountain Grove. Mrs Jen- nings leaves husband, Robert T. Jen- nings and two sons.
 l A. k. Bartram has been appointed con- servator over w. H. Sherwood.
 The new business college, 122 Fairfield avenue, has secured good paying posit- ions, within the past two weeks, for the following graduates Percy Foote, with the Coulter & Mckenzie Machine Go. l; w. s. Batchelor with the Flames Mfg. Co.,. l. J. Auerbach with A. l.. Winton |; Mamie Shallue with McElroy Bros. Car rie Buck with c. A. Bell and Leila Heis- Ter with the Pembroke steam laundry.
 Miss Hattie, daughter of the late Mon- son Hawley, was married at New Haven, 9th, to Rev E. E. Matthews, who goes from the West End to Pittsburg.
 Miss Gertrude w. Bradley of no East Washington avenue, who has studied at the Pratt institute, Brooklyn, is carv- ing two oak panels for the wainscotting of the women's building at the Worlds Fair.