The Newtown bee., 1893-05-05

the Christmas estate, lot 50 by GOO feet and intends to erect saloon thereon.
 The Congregational church has engag- ed J. $. Shey as tenor for another year.
 NJ. s. Kingan, who has rented the W. II. Bradley house, moved in this week.
 Elliott and Moore, the bicycle riders, who took the message from Bridgeport to Norwalk in the great relay race from Boston to Chicago, passed through here Monday morning. They were covered with mud.
 Mrs F. A. Steere has taken the busi- ness vacated by Capt J. V. Ryder and will continue selling TIE BEE at the old stand, as we'll as confectionery, etc.
 Cyrus $. Bradley has beautiful mag nolia tree on the lawn and fine showing of flowers in full bloom.
 E. II. Gray has recently purchased fine large bay horse of Bridgeport par ties.
 A Fairfield young man now drives E. H. Gray's bay mare, recent purchase.
 Quite a company from Southport at tended the 50th marriage anniversary of Mir and Mrs Louis at Mamaroneck.
 Cyrus $. Bradley will lecture at tte chapel of the Congregational church on Monday, May s, at 7.30 p. pl., for the benefit of the piano fund of the Christian Endeavor society. His subject will be ''rhe Infant of l783.''
 Mrs |. A. Hawkins has been confined the house for four weeks with rheuma- tism.
 R. Leslie Hawkins bas visited his brothers in Naugatuck.
 Henry Archer is moving out of the old parsonage, 1t having been sold to Arthur Oakley, who moves his family in soon.
 Miss Catharine Hawkins, who is book keeper at the Jennie Hamilton drug store in Bridgeport, was indisposed, Monday, having to stay at home for the firt day in nearly three years.
 Aaron Lockwood moved his family, this week, from the Francis Jelliff place to the house below Leroy Meeker's which MT Lockwood bought early in the spring
 Mrs Albert Sherwood has returned from three-month'S visit te her daugh- ter in Ohio.
 Dr Durham, who has occupied the res idcnce of Mrs Charles Bulkley, during the past winter, moved to his Greenfield residence on Monday.
 The ladies aid society of the Metho- dist church held basket sociable in the church, yesterday afternoon.
 NJ. B. Lacey and Sherwood Banks are members of the jury in the criminal court of common pleas at Bridgeport.
 E. c. SherwooG's new residence is completed. MT Sherwood expects to oc- cupy it this week.
 There was a meeting of Trinity parish, Monday night, and a vestry meeting af- terwards.
 The Monroe library grounds are being laid out in an artistic manner. When completed they will add much to the beauty of that part of the village.
 F. s. Mills opened his saloon in the Banks building, Saturday.
 The lower bridge over Sasco creek has been repaired. The storm washed out several places in the road. They are dangerous to travel and should be re- paired at once.
 Mir Chambers is having his house put in order for the summer. He expects to occupy it soon.
 Work on E. S. Hands residence is to be resumed, and the house will probably be completed this summer.
 Postmaster Jennings has sold the Mar tin Shaughnessy place on the turnpike, back of the east bound station, to James Watson.
 The anniversary of the Epworth league, will be held in the Methodist church on Sunday, May If.
 Miss Sparks, who has been mission ary in India for some years, was to speak on the work in that field. at the Methodist church, on Wednesday even ing.
 The ladies' aid society of the Metho dist church have been making their in- fluence felt in helping settle their new pastor, Rev MT Boswell, in the parson- age.