The Newtown bee., 1892-05-27
REDDING.
4O5 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn.

BEDDING.
 Mrs M. Read visits her son George in New Haven.
 MT and Mrs A. Sanford, bride and groom, on their way to her future home in Canada, will visit her ancestral home at Rev c. w. Kelley's. The bride is daughter of Edward Sanford, Knoxville, Tenn.
 May 2l, a son was welcomed by MT and Mrs J. c. Read.
 Charles Sanford has been one of the jurors at the court in session at Bridge port.
 Miss Bessie Read visits her aunt, Mrs J. A. $. Burr.
 Mrs s. Sanford and son Ernest spent some days in Trumbull with her sister, Mrs Burritt.
 J. Hill caught over 30 trout in Little river, one day last week.
 Mrs A. Randall and Miss Jane Nichols have been entertained by Mrs Stephen Sanford.
 There was large meeting of the guild, last week Wednesday, at the rectory. Work progressed rapidly, some of the members being two hours in advance of the hour of meeting. Mrs Swan treated the guild to a tempting supper, a surprise which all enjoyed.
 Stephen Sanford is afflicted with d car buncle on the back of his neck.
 Mrs Silas Driggs and daughter Alice have been at Miss Julia Sanford's feast ing their eyes on the apple blossoms which have added such a charm to the landscape.
 After several weeks of mental and physical suffering, Moses H. Platt died on Monday night. Few men in town have worked harder to acquire compe tence for his little family and it was ow- ing to overwork, in great measure, that his sickness overcame naturally robust constitution. Of genial and accommo- dating disposition, he was quite pOpu- lar citizen. Cut off in his prime, his death is a hard blow to his family and his parents, who, for the second time, have been called to mourn the loss of son.
 MT and Mrs J. M. Reid are the happy parents of another boy, born on Monday.
 Quite number of witnesses were sum- moned from Redding to testify in the Walton case, which was tried in Bridge port, Friday. The State attorney accept ed plea of manslaughter and the trial proved a very tame affair, testimony only being given as guide to the judge in pronouncing sentence. It seems the gen- eral opinion that Godfrey provoked the quarrel and that, while Walton deserves punishment, the killing was entirely un- premeditated and undersigned. Annie Raynor will be liberated and promis- es to go to Long Island, from whence she came. Walton was given three years in State prison.
 Monday night of Memorial day, the long expected concert will come off in Whitehead's hall. After thorough and effective drill, there can be no possibility of failure. We anticipate rare treat. Thus far each concert has been an im- provement on that going before and we opine this will be no exception. Admis- sion 25c for adults and 15c for children. Receipts for the benefit of the school. If stormy, Monday, the concert will take place the first fair evening.
 James Brotherton attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs Jerome Platt, Sunday.
 Joseph Squires is having his pretty cottage at the Center painted the fash ionable yellow.
 William B. Hill has removed a portion of the siding on his house and substtut- ed shingles in the colonial style.
 On Monday, two loads of milk from Newtown destined for the creamery, each weighing 32OO, passed over the Ridge. It will be great relief to the poor horses when the Newtown separat- or gets in operation, which, we under stand, will be next week.
 John Brennan, who went from here to the soldiers home at Noroton, has obtain ed pension.
 Sorry to hear that D. Sullivan has lost a COW from getting mired in the swamp. The Connecticut Sons of the Revolut- ion will have field day at Putnam Park on the 14th of June.
 Philander Ferry is doing inside decor ation on the house of E. H. Whitehead, papering and painting. Those desiring an artist for such work will do we'll to employ him.
 Charles Sanford is doing jury duty in the Superior court at Bridgeport.
 If blossoms are any indication, there will be an abundance of fruit. The CO., pious rains of Saturday and Sunday have dispelled all fears of short crop of grass.
 Clericus-'sSo you told Joblets hell was like fiery furnace? What did he say?" Cynicus-"Di care; said it would be out more than half the time.n -ENew York Herald.
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