The Newtown bee., 1892-04-15

useful and beautiful presents, which are as follows: Kitchen range, French china tea set, toilet set, check for $25, marble clock, lemonade set, silver fruit dish, silver butter dish, silver coffee pot, silver tea pot, silver sugar bowl, silver spoon holder, silver pickle castor, three orange sets, three fruit knives, half dozen tea spoons, half dozen table spoons, dozen knives, dozen forks, dozen dessert spoons, solid silver berry ladle, two water sets, brass piano lamp, mirror, plush rocker, rug, table scarf, plush rocker, drugget, lamp, willow rocker, sewing chair, ice cream set, carving set, cracker jar, plush rocker, linen, water set, table, toilet out fit from George Plumb, Tennessee, uncle of the bride.
 The M. E. church will hold appropri- ate Easter services, next Sunday even- ing.
 The granite works shipped a car of fin ished monuments to Milford, Wednesday.
 Master Fred Blakeman has gone to Norfolk, Va for a short visit.
 The new gates are in operation and are in charge of J. F. Pendleton, Thomas O'Brien and Robert Eccleston, who are on duty from a m to 9 p m.
 Ellsworth Wilcoxson is seriously ill with rheumatic fever.
 Easter services at Christ church, Sun day evening.
 A surprise party was given Miss Agnes Thompson at the residence of H. l.. Bar tram, last week, by a large number of friends and mates. A very pleasant time is the universal verdict of all present.
 Elsie, daughter of William and Fannie Osborne, died, last week, from diphther- etic croup, aged II years. There were seven children in the family and all were sick with measles.
 E. w. Peck is spending his vacation with his parents.
 Frank Noonan moves to Woodmont.
 Misses Wheeler have visited Mrs D. B. Hatch in Brooklyn.
 Walter Emerson is said to have enlist ed in the army.
 MT and Mrs $. A. Andrews have young son.
 Sexton Doolcy of the NJ. E. church has resigned.
 MT Hughes of the granite works is quite lame, having allowed his new wag- on to run over the toes of one foot. The injury is painful, but not serious, unless blood poisoning should set in.
 Gideon P. Lewis, who resides near the ferry, is very i'll with erysipelas-
 Edward Hammond, who has been in Florida, has returned home.
 Rev MT Bassett was too ill, last Sun day, to conduct services and a prayer meeting was held in the morning, led by Charles Hubbell. In the evening, the young peoples society took charge.
 There was large attendance at the town meeting, Saturday, and $500 was appropriated for repairs of the upper and lower Bridgeport roads. The selectmen were authorized to have a survey made of Skidmore hill and instructed to pre- sent the probable cost of changing it's grade, at future meeting. They were also instructed to lay out road on the south side of Academy hill. There was little discussion over the matters pre- sented for consideration and, after short session, the meeting adjourned till next October. Several of the items in the warning for the meeting were not touched at all. Lawyer Peck acted as chairman and Fred Beardsley as clerk.
 The stone crusher is to be moved to Second Hill road.
 The Congregational Endeavor society will hold 7 m prayer meeting, Sun- day morning.
 The tN in sisters, Mrs Blakeman and Mrs Vanderbeck, will give birthday party, next Monday evening.
 Much interest is manifested in the re ception to be given by the young pupils of Misses Downs dancing class, next Monday evening. The reception of the older class will be held, Thursday even ing following.