The Newtown bee., 1894-04-06
In Fairfield County.
STAMFORD.

TO EXTEND THE STREET RAILWAY LINES. Surveyors have been laying out lines for the extension of the horse car tracks to Paradise Green. It's barely possible that the work may be done this summer and, by fall, up town residents will enjoy the privilege of travel by electric cars. METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS.
 At the annual meeting of the Metho- dist Sunday school, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Su- perintendent J. NJ. Dorman; assistant, George Carey; female superintendent, Mrs E. J. Peck; secretary, George w.. Fairchild; treasurer, George NJ. Fair child; librarian, A. E. Merrill; assistant librarians, Paul Carey and Miss Grace Lillingsten; organist, Ralph Drew; chor- ister, Miss Fairchild; treasurer of mis- sionary fund, Miss Carrie l.. Peck. The funeral of the late wife of Edgar Osborn was held at her late residence, Saturday afternoon, Rev N. E. Cornwall officiating. H. F. Stagg, $. Dickinson, T. W. Thompson, N. W. Farley, G. H. Spall and w. E. Stagg, acted as pail bearers. Interment was made in Union cemetery.
 
 resident, spent Tuesday in town. David Coe has moved from New York and is occupying the family residence on Main street.
 PeQuonnock council, o. U. A. M., held the last of their sociables for the season, on Tuesday evening. There was large attendance.
 The monthly meeting of the N. E. o. r. was held Tuesday evening.
 Hayward Caverly of New York spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Work is progressing on the new library building.
 Our people are thankful that the new | Washington bridge is open to travel. Charles E. Hubbell, who has been ab- sent for the past three months, on a bus mess trip, is at home again for a short time.
 | Fred 5. Beardsley, who has been with | II. J. Lewis, in the oyster business, for some years, has accepted position with Kinks x Johnson, the we'll known carri- age builders, in Bridgeport. News has been received of the serious illness of Henry Plant, at his home in l Michigan. Mr Plant is a brother of Mrs | Sterling and is well known to the older portion of our people. Samuel Pattersons new house is fast nearing completion and will be an i'm prOvement to the locality.
 James Peet, who has been fishing or Indian River, Florida, for the past few months, has returned home.
 Zina Beard and family, of Oronoque will remove to Sandy Hook, and William Jacoby and family, twill occupy his place after his removal.
 Letters received from R. H. Russell, Jr., state that he is travelling on the river Nile, and taking in all the points of in. terest in that locslity. Birdseye Blakeman, the donor of the new library building, is now in Europe | Edward JudsOn received the master masOn's degree from St Johns lodge. Monday evening, in the presence of $ large gathering of the brothers. After the ceremonies, bountiful collation. waS enjoyed in Town hall.
 Mir and Mrs Stiles Judson, Jr., enter tained a number of their intimate friend; ut their residence on Main street, ont evening, last week.
 k. w. Peck has been home from col lege for a few days.
 Miss Alice Smith of Bridgeport has been visiting the Misses Thompson.
 The wheelmen don't seem to have mucf regard for the instructions of the towl fathers, regarding riding on the side walks. It will probably be necessary tC fine few of them before the nuisance i abated.
 Curtis Thompson, who has purchased the Dayton property, has raised the lant rent ot the tenants and the owners of tn buildings are talking loudly of removins them to other localities.
 The spring term of the graded schoo opened, this week.
 It is reported that Stratford gardener nov hnrSn roi1roo1 onpopony QO per year for manure. A large quantity of commercial fertilizers is also brough into town by rail.
 The new station on north side of tn, track is not yet open for use of the pub lie.
 Mrs Freeman Curtis has visited he daughter, Mrs Havens, in Bridgeport.
 Miss Alvord of Danbury has been witt friends in town for few days.
 MT and Mrs Evart Burton will soon re turn from Bridgeport and occupy thei house on Prospect street.
 The many friends of Charles Carey who was injured, last week, from run away, will be glad to know that he i rapidly recovering from the injuries re ceived.
 E. s. Lupton and family will occup, the Curtis house, on East Broadway.
 Wallace Porter and family, we'll knowl here, now living in Wilkesbarre, Pa. will soon remove to Higganum, wher MT Porter will take charge of large az ricultural tool manufactory.
 The members of the Housatonic yach club are getting their boats ready for tn 1 summer campaign.
 C.. A. Plumb, Jr., has new turnout made necessary by his increasing busi ness.
 | The orange festival at the Methods church was a great success.
 Miss Ona Curtiss will sing another yea in Christ church choir.