The Newtown bee., 1892-03-18
SHELTON.

The newly elected board of warden and burgesses met on Tuesday evening, 8th, and organized. The following commit tees were appointed: Streets and side walks, J. H. Barlow, l.. w. Booth; fire department, w. F. Askam, c. c. Burr; police and special constables, c. c. Burr, H. J. Roberts; lamps, H. J. Roberts, l.. w. Booth; sewers, w. F. Askam, l.. W. Booth; nuisances, l.. w. Booth, J, H. Barlow; board of health, pr D. A. Rich ardson health officer, J. H. Barlow, H. J. Roberts, c. G. Burr. H. T. Williams was elected clerk, G. w. Squi1es collec- tor of garbage and Chief of Police Tom lice Tomlinson was re-appointed to that office and sanitary inspector. D. s. Brinsmade, c. E., was appointed bor- ough engineer and park commissioner and A. w. Paige borough counsel. John H. Barlow was declared senior burgess and, on motion, H. J. Roberts and c. G. Burr were elected a committee on fin- ance.
 Clark < Briver have sold several Vic- tor bicycles.
 A surprise party was given Miss Flora Schellinger, Tuesday evening.
 William s. Sturges has bought some 12 acres, just north of Riverview park and expects, in the near future, to build a fine residence.
 George Rose fell and sprained his leg badly, Tuesday evening.
 In the case of State against Mills, brought for non-support. the defendant has entered into an agreement to pay a weekly allowance for the support of his children.
 Real estate transactions of Huntington for February: c. H. Storrs to Susan C.. Hawley; Catherine F. Wood of New Y ork to Mrs Jane Brenan of Seymour :; Osborne & Cheeseman Go. to Birming- ham Brass Co.,; T. H. Wilson to J. l.. Beardsley; A. E. Hewitt to o. L.Beards- ley; South End Land Go. to M. A.. Walsh.
 A Wallingford friend is visiting Abner Bunting.
 Willard TOmlinson is to have hot wa ter apparatus placed in his residence by D. II. Kelley.
 J. k. Wrigley has placed monument in the uptown Derby cemetery at the grave of his deceased brother.
 Tine Torrington Daily Register wisely cOngratulates the borough of Shelton over the reelection of Gould A. Shelton, A. M., NJ. D., to the office of warden.
 Alfred Mills, Ezra Gould and Peter Milford, duck shooting.
 William Palmer has on exhibition in F. and other bones of some biped, the name of which he leaves you to guess.
 Miss Martha Kimberly is better.
 Rev w. F. Markwick of Ansonia ex- changed with Rev A. A. Lathbury, Sun- day.
 George White, who formerly lived in Eln street, Monroe, and was lately in the employ of D. N. Clark, has moved to HaverhiIl, Mass.
 Hobart Bradley, formerly of Newtown, is expecting to open grocery store in one of F. w. Curtis's blocks on Coram avenue.s
 home in Bristol, after a pleasant visit with friends here.
 D. N. Clark spent Sunday with his par ents at Southville.
 w. H. Cox of Milford is guest of Frank Platt.
 Samuel A. Hurd is spending few days with friends in town.
 John W. Perry has bought the meat market of w. G. Booth, who will remain in charge of the business
 William Holmes, Jr, and others are contemplating the formation of poultry association in the vicinity.
 F. A. Wales, John H. Donovan and many other citizens think the proper thing to do is to sell the old town and borough building and put up structure that will serve the present and future needs of the community much better than the present can, after it is remodeled on the most approved plan.
 Principal s. k. Foreman is giving his classes some very interesting experiments in laboratory work.
 Shelton manufacturers will be largely represented at the Worlds Fair.
 Misses Mcdonald, dressmakers, for merly of Birmingham, have taken rooms in Ducker's block.