The Newtown bee., 1893-06-30

| trustee, Frederick N. Lyon, Frederick o. Gehrels and John McCorbett, Jr.
 George F. O'Den, formerly of this place, was in town the early part of the week.
 The old band stand near Cole & Am- bler's hat factory which was so badly damaged by the great fire, last fall, has been placed again in good repair, also the fence which surrounds it.
 Frederick Ferry has removed the fence about his residence, corner of Chestnut and Elm streets.
 guests friends from New York City over Sunday.
 Mrs Oscar Sirine has returned from a few weeks visit at her daughters home in Brooklyn, N. |.
 Mrs John Kyle has sold building lot to C. R. Sherman who will soon have a house erected thereon.
 The Sanctuary chapter of St Thomas church will hold straw berry and ice cream festival in the Parish house, this evening.
 All members of Wooster council, No 2S 0. U. A. M., are requested to be pres. ent at their next meeting, Monday even. ing, as matters of interest to every mem.
 
 Mrs Frank McGregor of Golden Hill is entertaining as guest Miss Florence Bee. be of Bridgeport, Ct.
 MT and Mrs Leon Carey of Brooklyn N. 1., MT and Mrs D. B. Carey of Stam ford, Ct., have been visiting at Israel II Wilson's home on Chestnut street.
 Miss Lillian Starr of Mount Vernon, N 9., has been the guest of Mrs Eliza Up- son on Railroad avenue for several days
 The Sanctuary chapter of St Thomas church met with Miss Waleska Ohler last Tuesday evening. This was the last meeting they will hold during the sum mer months.
 A second game of base ball was play. ed at the ball grounds, last week Thurs day afternoon, between the Bethel and the Grassy Plain hines which resulted in an. other victory for the Grassy Plain club the score standing at the end of the game l2 to l9. Much interest was manifested 1T the game by friends of both sides, and some good playing was witnessed. They say they are going to try it again.
 Sanford J. Platt is having new house erected on Beaver street near the Hoyt Fenner place.
 Builder Arthur J. Senior and men are pushing Samuel Kyle's new house or Elm street forward at lively rate and will soon have it ready for the masons
 The ". c. T. U. met at the residence of Mrs William Judson on South street Wednesday evening.
 John Reid is engaged in getting ont samples at his factory which he has re- gently had fitted up with machinery.
 samuel Dauchey is enjoying trip te the Worlds fair.
 Mrs Andrew J. Patchen, who has beer visiting her sister, Miss J. Turney at Stepney for the past few weeks, has re- turned.
 James Durant of this town is in at tendance at the Worlds fair.
 Joseph A. Judge lectured in Nichols opera house, last Friday evening, to a small audience.
 The party of young men who were camping out at Norvoo Island near South Norwalk, returned home, last Fri day night.
 On account of the rain the annual in spection of the fire department was not had Monday afternoon. It is now in. tended to hold it next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 John Chinn, who has lighted the street lamps for number of years past, has secured the contract for another year.
 The Congregational Sunday School is making arrangements to hold their an- nual picnic at Roxbury Falls, some time next month.
 Died, Tuesday morning, aged 82 years, Mrs Ruth Northrop. The funeral was attended from her late home on South street, yesterday afternoon.
 Rev H. E. Turner of the Hampton In stitute, Va, give lecture with stereop- tion illustrations in the Congregational church, last evening.
 Henry Burr of Westerly,eR. T., has been spending several days in town.
 Sidney R. Adams, formerly of this place. but now of Bridgeport, Ct., paid a short visit to friends in town few days since.
 Arthur Osborne is in Chicago attend ing the Worlds fair. Heswent in com pany of Samuel Dauchey.
 There will be game of base ball tO1 morrow afternoon at the ball grounds, played between Danbury and Bethel clubs.
 Don't forget the strawberry and ice cream festival tonight, at the parish house under the auspices of the Sanctu' ary chapter of St Thomas church. A SC. iect musical and literary entertainment