The Newtown bee., 1893-05-26

ed operations on their proposed improve menGs at the Tea Party lane crossing. A driveway is to be made along side the track, from Tea Party lane to Main street. One station is to be built near the pres ent locality of Charles Stagg's barn, and the other, on the opposite side of the tracks, near Main street. The freight depot will probably stand near the East ern boundary of Union cemetery.
 We were visited with d severe shower, accompanied with violent thunder and lightning, Tuesday evening.
 A handsome granite tablet has been placed in Union cemetery by MT Hughes, at the graves of Guy Hand and wife.
 A gang of Canadians have purcha ed a tract of woodland at OronoquP, anu have erected saw mill for saving ties and timber.
 Sutton avenue has been worked in good shape. When the new houses now build ing are completed it will be d very pleas ant locality.
 James Leavitt has his naptha launch in shape for the seasons business.
 Bedell Benjamin and wife are occupy ing their summer residence. Mir Ben jamin's health is very much improved.
 A pair of horses broke from car at the flag pole terminus. one day last week, ana ran away. one or bnem Stfuck q carriage in front of PhiIo Osborn's stable and broke the shafts. Mrs Albert Curtis narrowly escaped being run over by the frightened animal. They were finally se- cured without further damage.
 Miss Wolf and her grandmother have gone to Chicago for tWo-month's visit to friends.
 The foundation for Mir Todd's new house is completed and the frame is ready for putting together:
 The drum corps are rehearsing for their public appearance on Memorial day.
 A new soap factory is talked of, to be in operation as soon as the necessary buildings can be erected, on land pur- chased of Charles Stagg. David l.. Rhoades caught the best string of trout seen in town, this season. John Benia min and wife will return to their summer residence on Elm street, this week.
 David Johnson has been elected super intendent of the Sunday school of the Lundy's Lane Baptist church, and E. | Williams; secretary and treasurer. Dr Collins is the happy owner of a wonderfully aristocratic white bull dog. w. M. Peck is one of the three compet- itors for the Townsend prize for oratory, in the Yale law school. 1 The hook and ladder company have tested their new apparatus, and it seems to be very satisfactory. | A new missionary society has been formed from the young lady members of the Methodist Sunday school.
 The services of the G. A. R. will be held Tuesday morning, closing in time | for them to take part in the exercises in Bridgeport. Ex-members of Go. K have been invited to take part with them.
 <l | Sunday, and thousands of people admir- ed our beautiful town. | J. w. Beach and D. c. Wood are push ing the work of grading Skidmore hill. Daniel Mallett is building an addition to his residence.
 The old Lundy house on Lundy lane is to be cut in two and one part moved a few feet north, making two pretty cot tages.
 The Sunday schools in the different churches are making preparations for proper observance of children's Sunday. A very handsome tablet has been erect ed in the Congregational church yard by Mir Hughes at the grave of the late Mrs Susan T. Walker.
 ] Mrs c. w. Smith and son are visiting relatives in Springfield, Mass. | D. W. Judson is building an addition to his barn.
 Mrs Samuel Meachem had her peram- l bulator badly damaged by being run into 1 by bicyclist, one day last week. The baby in the carriage escaped injury. Mir and Mrs John Lewis of New Haven spent Sunday in town. Stiles Whiting lost horse very sud- denly ,last Saturday. It dropping dead in 1 the harness.
 A neighbours dog bit one of Minott Smiths children, few days since.
 The Chautauqua circle met with Miss Susie Wilcoxson, Tuesday evening.