The Newtown bee., 1892-08-05

"A about town and relates his old stock of fish stories with more enthusiasm than ever.
 Mrs E. R. Silliman fell, Monday and badly sprained her ankle. The injury was painful and will confine her to the house for time.
 Mrs Marston of Hartford has rented the Sterling house.
 The Loyal Legion picniced at Avon park, last Friday afternoon. Last week Wednesday afternoon and evening, the Wheeler 6 Wilson band entertained large crowds at the same place. The concerts on Wednesdays will be continued as long as the people turn out to listen. ,r..
 Rev Dr Troy of Richmond, Va, gave an interesting lecture in the Lundy's Lane Baptist church, last week Thursday even- ing.
 Benjamin Holmes is to build new house for P. Callahan on lower Main street.
 Mrs Erie Carling has been quite i'll with nervous prostration.
 Dave Wohlgemuth's new rooms are ap- preaching completion and he will occupy them, probably, next week.
 Mrs H. Burton has visited her son, Franklin of Ansonia.
 Selectman Stiles Judson is again able to be out.
 The Peoples pharmacy have put new watering trough at the town pump. F. H. Allen and mother have been in Boston.
 The corps of teachers for the graded school, the coming year, is as follows Principal, J.D. Bartley Miss Belle Back us of New Haven, grade 7; Miss Lyon, grade 6; Miss Hall, grade ,; Miss Cleve- land, grade 4; Miss May Backus and Miss Washburn, grade 3.
 Albert Wilcoxson is home again from visit in York State. Mrs Otis Curtis is in Woodmont. MT and Mrs St John have started for their home in the West. r Charles A. Lowell has gone to Cobra do for visit. Ezra Whiting and wife have also gone West for an extended trip.
 F. P. Beardsley has been appointed dog agent.
 Whooping cough is quite prevalent in town.
 Walter Curtis is assisting the station agent at Woodmont. The M. E. Sunday school will picnic al Nettleton's grove, Wednesday, 10th. William Ortlepp has bought 9 acres of land in Great swamp.
 Sheriff Clarkson's family have return. ed from visit to Newtown.
 The first katydid of the season was heard, last week. The old saying is that frost will come six weeks after the sound of his melodious voice is first heard.
 The Lundy's Lane Baptist Sunday school picniced at Avon park, ,last week
 Dredgers are at work on Middle Ground bar below the lower wharf.
 A daughter of MT Herring fell, last week and fractured her collar bone.
 Benjamin Byington has gone to Sara toga and western New York to spend his vacation.
 Truman l.. Curtis had little excite ment at his residence, few days since. The soot in the chimney caught fire and, falling, set the fire board in the dining room in blaze. A few pails of water put an end to the trouble. If it had hap pened in the night, different result might have been the outcome.
 MT Lupton is very low and not ex- pected to recover.
 Edward Bland and wife of Detroit wis., it Mrs Bland's parents, Mir and Mrs FER. Silliman.
 John Hard sold at auction, Tuesday, a portion of the household goods and store fixtures belonging to the estate of the late John Brooks.
 Mrs Parsons has returned from visit in Schoharie county, N. r., much im- proved in health.
 
 The Congregational Sunday school will picnic at High Rock, Saturday, 9th.
 Rev MT Orcutt preached in the Con- gregational church, Sunday. Rev MT Ives and son are at Castine, Maine.