The Newtown bee., 1892-04-01

lcaYe, ue4C week, TOT mOuCQgS GF1p through the South, making stops at Hot Springs, Ark. and Savannah, Ga, ,return- ing by steamer about May l.
 John Stapleton and William Flynn start, next Saturday, for 8 two-weeks' trip to Boston and Charlestown, Mass.
 In the pubic schools at Bridgeport, they have rule requiring all of the scholars to sing in chorus, every morn ing some of the girls have conceived the idea that it spells their pretty faces to sing and have refused to do it. The trustees are now considering plan to make them comply with the rules, the penalty for refusing being expulsion.- Savannah Morning News.
 George Rikeman, formerly of this city. who has been in business in Denver, Col, has returned te this city to spend months vacation with his mother, Mrs NJ. l.. Rikeman, at Seaside park.
 There have been four fires inside of eight days and only one was worth call ing out the fire department. It cost mon- ey, but good many don't think so.
 Young ladies from the southwestern and northern part of the city are trying to arouse enough interest in lawn tennis to form club in this city and propose calling it the Ivy Leaf lawn tennis club. They are of the opinion that they can play good. They are thinking of secur- ing the lawn tennis ground on Washing ton avenue. A very interesting season is looked for.
 M. G. Goodwin is having a cottage built on one of the three lots which he bought from E. Nichols S5 Son.
 c. Hawley and wife are spending a months vacation at Jacksonville, Fla.
 The Young Peoples Society of Christ ian Endeavor of the South church held a memorial service, Sunday evening, in connection with the regular meeting, in memory of Miss Kittie s. Earle. Miss Earle had been member of the society since it's organization and her early de- mise is mourned by large circle of friends. Her unselfish life and pleasing manner had made her a general favorite and her memory should be an impetus to better living by those who knew her
 The First Baptist church, desiring to
 raise more money for their building
 fund, have issued to the members sys
 tenn of pledge cards, which are expected
 to raise the needed amount.
 William E.Hatheway of the HatheWay Bros. Manuf'g. Go. of South avenue has ; been in Hartford looking after the inter. ests of the company in a settlement of :
 suit that has been pending there before
 the courts.
 The layman is still dazzled with the , high sounding titles, "quo warranto, ; "mandamus," etc., which evidently ar' weapons of destruction just at this stag to the enemies of Chief Rylands. An other kind of weapon is being prepared for election day and it is no less weap
 on than a political knife which is being ground to an edge that makes the spark fly from the grndstone of public opinion A crowded house listened to we'll pre- - pared sermon by Rev w. H. Walker, Jr l at Olivet, last Sunday morning and, il , the evening, addresses were made by tw' ; students from Princeton college. } Mrs Nelson King of Clinton has visited her mother, Mrs $. A. Evarts of Georg street.
 Vacation week has been taken advan , tage of by some pupils to make trip t.
 Washington, D. c. Mrs Warren w. Por , ter acts as chaperone to party consist , ing of Misses Mabel and Grace Porte , and Bessie and Mamie Goodsell. MT Porter, principal of the Gran street school, improves the opportunit
 to run down to keene, N. H., to visit hi f brother, R. II. Porter, cashier of tn
 Keene national bank.
 Interesting exercises were held, Satul r day afternoon, at Olivet church unde
 the auspices of the Junior Christian Er
 deavor Union. Reports were read show ing the organization in flourshing cor dition. Mrs Elf c. Smith, superintenG
 ent of the Union and Rev k. k. Holder , pastor of the church, made interestin and instructive addresses.
 The many friends of Alexander Bel
 who has been almost at deaths dOol r will te glad to know that his chances c r life are somewhat increased. MT Bel l who was foreman of the Bronze an
 Aluminium factory of Housatonic avenue
 last Fall, had the misfortune to lose fir , ger while engaged in his duties. hi injury, a few weeks ago, produced bloc poisoning which Dr Smith feared woul , result fatally, but, owing to previou good health and habits, MT Bell may ye be successful in his battle for life. - Politics is the all absorbing topic dis , cussed at present. Even that Democrat
 ic Gibraltar, the Fourth ward, has bee invaded by Republican club which Ina .. organized with the following officers:
 President, Joseph J. Rose.
 Vice presidents, John c. Shelton ant } W. E. Parker.
 Treasurer, M. H. Rogers.
 Secretary, Charles E. Beers.
 A novel and interesting entertainment
 was given in the parlors of the Firs
 Methodist church on Thursday evening
 March 24, under the management of Mis-
 Clara M. Cushman, returned mission ary from China, who is the originator and organizer of the Cushman bands. : missionary organization of young ladies for the furtherance of missionary work in China. One of the attractive feature: of the evenings entertainment was the