The Newtown bee., 1893-06-09

A number of people went to Danbury
 the early part of the week, while Tenn
 perance Worker Thomas E. Murphy was
 delivering his lectures in that place. They were very much taken with him and
 bad his stay there been of longer durat- ion, many more would have gone to hear him.
 The Eagle guard of St Thomas parish are making preparations to hold straw berry and ice cream festival in the parish house on Tuesday evening, June 13. The Sanctuary Chapter of St Thomas church held their regular monthly meet | ing, last Tuesday evening, at the house
 of Henry Beaupain on High street. Farchild Ferry of Brooklyn spent Sun- | day at his home in town. Charles w. Geer, who formerly con- ducted grocery store and meat market in English Brothers block, near the post office, has moved his family to Sheffield,
 Mass, where he will engage in similar | business.
 r Alfred Larson of Philadelphia has been
 paying a short visit to his old friends in | town.
 Leroy Gilbert of New Haven has been 1 the guest of friends in town for several | days past.
 A gang of men have been engaged in
 moving G. A. Kinner's barn on to it's ne W | foundation on Grand street. Herman Seil, of whom mention was
 made in our last weeks issue, was or | dained as a minister of the Congregation. | al church, last evening. Clarence Post, who has had a prolong. | ed and severe illness, is now able to get out of doors.
 George W. Roe and men have been en. gagged for several days repainting the in terior of Eli w. Gilbert's residence or | Center street.
 Next Sunday will be observed as child | ren's day at the Congregational and | Methodist churches.
 The thing of beauty in this place at the present time is rhododendron tree now | in full bloom in the yard of Nathan See. ! lye on Center street. It is worth going a good ways to see.
 | Mrs Lydia A. Falrchild, who has beer
 with her son, George $. Fairchild of thls | town for several months past, is visiting her uncle, William H. Platt of Wolf Pits | from which she will go to the home o1
 her father, Orrin J. Platt of Stepney for
 few weeks visit. HE Messrs Farnum & Fairchild have added l two more hat sizing machines to their factory in Grassy plain.
 l Last Saturday afternoon a large mum.
 Der of the pupils of Miss Ella Hollister's | gymnasium and school of music of Dan.
 bury held May-day picnic in the grove
 in the rear of George A. Shepard-s resi-. dence on South street. A large number of the schools friends in this town was
 present and the day being perfect, good I time was enjoyed by all.
 ! Mrs Carrie Tucker of Ansonia has been l the guest of friends in town. The recent improvements on Green l wood avenue makes a great difference ir l the appearance of this street. One ad.
 vantage gained is the greater width which the avenue now has. | Messrs Farnum $ Fairchild fhave had a small addition built on to the rear oi
 their factory in Grassy Plain. Henry Seymour, who has conducted a l barber shop in the rear of Starr c. Bar. num's grocery store, has moved his fix
 lures into the new building of Frank Coles, corner of Chestnut and Elm l streets and will be pleased to serve his old customers at his new stand and as many new ones as will.
 Undertaken A. T. Sanford has returned l from few days visit to New York. | Frederick K. Benedict has been making some improvements on the grounds about
 his residence on Grassy Plain street. I Mr and Mrs George A. Shepard are in l Chicago in attendance at the Worlds fair. i Frank w. Mackenzie and family have been enjoying a few days driving about the country, having visited South Nor I walk, Bridgeport and other places. | Hobart c. Fairchild of Bridgeport was l in town over Sunday visiting relatives. Mrs Oscar Sirine is spending a few weeks visiting with friends in Brooklyn.