The Newtown bee., 1892-04-29

him. On the other hand, H. k. Parrott, who also married daughter of Mrs Gar land and who has been appointed admin istrator upon her estate, she having died, claims the whole 6G shares as part of her estate. At the market quotations, it can be readily seen that it makes consider able difference which way this novel question is decided.
 Wheeler & Wilson orchestra furnished music for the brilliant assembly at Mad ison hall, last week, when fully 200 join- ed in the g numbers danced. Among the ladies were Miss May McMahon. white lace with demi-train; Mrs W. E. Miller, rose colored silk, white. violets, diamond ornaments Nellie Bolande, white India silk; Mamie Smith, pink h. dia silk with jet ornaments; Annie Den miss, blue China silk and black lace Nel- lie Foley, lavender silk trimmed with chiffon; Nellie Coughlin, pink silk with chiffon; Annie 1oolan, black lace; Miss Bolande, pink silk; Mamie Irving, white and pink; Mamie Bray, pale yellow silk,
 
 nan, Nile Green silk; Miss Lineburgh, black lace and ornaments; Miss Lamb, white cashmere with white tulle; Marian Wren, red silk, chiffon and diamond or naments; Teresa McMahon, Nile green silk with chiffon; Lorene Dewitt, blue silk with while lace; Grace Green, blue and white; Jennie O'Connell, pale blue; Nellie Abberton, white cashmere and lace; Annie Gilhooly, moirel green and black lace; Kate Cullinan, white silk tulle, green moire trimming; Mamie Gull linan, lavender silk with black lace and feathers; Stella Dewitt, pink silk with chiffon. The gentlemen in attendance: Finton J. Kelly, James McElroy, w. Gill hooly, George Wren, James H. Dorus, F. Pfau, F. Maloney, Archibald Leverty, c. Bolande, H. Bolande, James McNamara, John Brown, Jr, Dr Warnes, Timothy Lanigan, James Davis, ". A. Redden, Henry Callahan, J. D. Toomey, J. H. McKiernan, James A. McNerney, J. II. Pagan, Thomas Fitzgerald, J. A.O'Brien, Frederick W. Hall, John Murphy, Louis Brock, J. H. Broderick, John Fay, Thom- as Daley, Dr John Lynch, Dr Ed Fitz- gerald, Frank Kane, H.. F. Dupee, Hon John Phelan, Bernard Heating, John Me- Mahon, F. w. Wren, J. Dillon, John Me Elroy, John P. Dunn, John A. Leverty, J. c. Donahue, w. R. Hurley, John Car ter, John B. Donnelly.
 Miss Edith Stickles is now contralto at the North church.
 Mrs Henry Parcels, who visited friends in New Milford, has returned home.
 MT and Mrs William E. Seeley, Jr, en- tertained large number of society peo- pie at their residence on Clinton avenue, at the fifth anniversary of their wedding day, last Friday. From f until s, there P was reception and, at 30, dancing was begun. Mrs w. E. Seeley received in the pink room and was gowned in pink vel vet and crepe de chene cut decOlette. There were great many from out of town present. The residence was just , crowded.
 , o'clock tea at their residence oD State street to a large number offriends. Mrs Bartram was attired in white cord silk, with point lace and a display of dia- monds.
 l.. B. Silliman and wife have gone E South.
 Bridgeport's board of education, by reason of the recent changes, will receive three new members: Henry c. Coggs- well, Frank Miller and Frank Kinsley. These gentlemen are all representative business men and doubtless will add con- siderable to the active working force needed to successfully carry on the pub lie school work. The reorganization of the board will take place the second Mon day of May, when a president, vice pres ident, secretary and superintendent of schools will be elected.
 At the hearing before committee ap- pointed by the common council to assess benefits and damages for the widening of Main street between North avenue and Porter, every person affected by the pro- posed change appeared by himself or counsel and asked for damages. In all, something like $25, 1000 damages were asked for. c. A. Grannis, who has a frontage of about 25O feet and row of fine elm trees, wanted not only land dam ages, but $500 for each tree that should be cut down. Attorney J. J. Rose, who represented the interests of Mrs S. M. Haight and the Olivet church society, with total frontage of about 400 feet, claimed that every inch of, land taken caused material damage, because the land was already almost too shallow to be available. The claim was also made that the steps of the new church build- ing would have to be curtailed and pos sibly one entrance rendered useless, en- ability that, in view of the general oppo- sition and large damages asked for, the committee may report back to the coun- Gil asking for fuIther instructions. This method is sometimes pursued where ben efits cannot be found sufficient to pay the damages and this seems to be an im- provement which nobody wants. E :
 The Clover club held their meeting, last week Tuesday evening, at the resi- dence of Mrs Cullinan on State street and most enjoyable evening was passed.
 The girls club of this city, known as the Earnest Workers club, contemplate the holding of a club convention, to be held next Fall and to take in all the clubs of the Northeast.