The Newtown bee., 1893-07-07

IloNdIu F.. MdcASuZte anu IdulIy are spending a week at Bells Island. They are occupying the Durant cottage.
 Edwin C. FairchIld of this town and Perry E. Fairchild of Danbury spent the Fourth at the home of their grandfather, Orrin J. Platt, in Stepney.
 E. Starr Judd has had the roof of his barn reshingled.
 George M. Rowe and men have been repainting Samuel kyle's blacksmith and carriage shop on Chestnut street.
 Herman Taylor has been freshening up his residence, corner of Center and Rector streets, by the application of paint.
 MT and Mrs Anthony Gilmartin have been spending few days with friends in Bedding.
 The Bedding boys were not Sin it" so to speak, last Monday. By invitation a picked nine from this place went down to play them game of base ball, the re- suit of which was a victory for the reth- el club by score of 26 to7.
 Mir and Mrs Rolin Toms spent the Fourth in Stamford.
 Leigh Whitaker, who has visited his former home in England, has returned.
 The Eagle Guard has elected as officers nor the ensuing year: Captain, c. Ben nett Short; secretary, Harry Lyon; 2 ant, Frederick Smith; sergeant, Herbert Lyon.
 George Walker, who5haS been spend- tug several weeks visiting his old home in Canada and other places, has returned.
 Miss Bertha Barnum, who has been teaching school in New Milford, is home for the summer vacation.
 Mrs Charles H. Freudenthal of Green wood avenue has entertained as guest her sister, Miss Ella Bates of Darien, Ct
 Frank Solley of New York City spent the Fourth in town, at the home of his father on Elm street..
 Mrs Charles H. Hawley and son, Will liam, are spending the summer months, visiting in Chicago.
 Rudolph Luebeek of New York City spent the Fourth visiting with friends in town.
 The many friends of Andrew J. Hal lock will be pleased to learn that he has received the appointmeLt of deputy sher- if for this town.
 The Sanctuary chapter of St Thomas church held their entertainment and strawberry and ice cream festival, last week Friday evening, in the Parish house, which was a decided success both financially and otherwise. The follow ing is the program rendered: Piano sOiOs MioS HdIGSkd OUIST, SOlO. MISS Grace Short; recitation, Miss Bertha Ohler; piano solo, Miss Edith Dibble solo and chorus, Miss Helen Bassett, Mrs Leroy Stone and George H. Crofut and Howard Gilbert. Piano and violin selection Messrs Frederick and Edward 1 Gehrels.
 The next reunion of the regiment, c. V. l., of which there are few members l residing in this town will be held in l Newtown on August 29. l The public schools of the town closed for the summer vacation, last week Fri day.
 But comparatively few Fourth of July goods were displayed, this year, by the 1 local dealers, and some of them did not ! handle them at all. But in spite of that l fact a good amount of noise was made by the small boy, with considerable helI l by the larger ones. The noise com menced the night before and continued l through the night till interrupted tow ards morning by slight rain. But l the dawn of clear day soon revived the racket and sizz, pop, boom, was the or der of the day.
 l Howard E. Mackenzie has had the l barn in the rear of his residence or Greenwood avenue repainted Frank ". Mackenzie and family spenj the Fourth with friends at East Nor walk.
 There were number of our citizens
 who were patriotic enough to display the national cGlors, on Tuesday, but there
 were others who failed to do so. We dc call their patriotism into question, but
 we do think it is just as well to remem Der what these days mean for us, and te 1 show that we do 80, by patriotic signs
 Among those who did not display tho flag, was the Order United American
 Mechanics" one of whose chief corner
 stones is patriotism, consequently, ont 8 of the first to whom we look for patriot ic displays.
 There was lawn party at the home 1 of Frederick H. Richmond on the even I ing of the Fourth.
 Clayton B. Ferry met with an acciden the Fourth by standing at the wrong en6
 of a cannon and receiving the charge O powder in his face.
 The large sign board of Cunningham s''sG Doran's, Danbury furniture firm