The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
reach her dock until Wednesday,. Near ly week in getting up from New York.
STRATFORD.

WORK ON THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE Work on the Washington bridge pro- gressess very slowly. As things look | now, it may be some time before one is able to get on it, even if it is completed. If the old one is taken away and the new one can't be used, traffic between Strat- ford and Milford will be seriously in- cOnvenienced.
 The Chautauqua circle meet, this week, with Rev MT Shackleton, at the parsonage.
 E. W.Peck has returned to his college, after enjoying short vacation at home. | Miss Nela Thompson has returned to her duties at South Manchester.
 The household effects of the late Mrs Caroline Wooding, were sold at auction, Wednesday morning, at her late resi- dence.
 Mrs F. R. Sammis is visiting friends at Shelton.
 The photographic sociable of the |. P. s. c. k. at the Congregational lec- ture room, last week, was a great suc- cess. Mrs w. B. Cogswell gave an in- terestng description of the pictures. Miss Coe located the delusive donkey and received prize of two bottles of per- fume.
 There is a constant complaint of dirty hn obliging men in charge of them. Capt Charles Plumb celebrated his 69th birthday, last week, at his home on Par rott street.
 Miss Flora Coulter, who met with a serious accident, last December, on the ice, is able to be out, and visited the li- brary for the first time since the acci- : dent, last Friday.
 Housatonc Grange visited Indian River Grange of Milford, last week. Miss Eliza Fairchild is spending few weeks in Bridgeport. 7 The Lupton house, on Broad street, has been sold to parties in Bridgeport.
 A colored quartette entertained a large party at Mrs Talbot's residence on Main street, Thursday evening.
 Mrs Josiah Booth is visiting friends l in Springfield.
 Samuel Meachen cut a severe gash ir the palm of his hand while splitting , wood, one day last week. It took II stitches to close the wound. v The whist club met with the Misses - Allen, last week.
 l. The o. U. A. M. went to Milford, las y week, to attend an entertainment in tha
 place, given by William Fowler Council
 W. B. Russell has been spending 6 '' few days in New York. r. Mrs Axtell and son of New Jerse, \ are visiting her father, Samuel Platter son.
 9 Miss Hattie Lane of Wallingford i n visiting Miss Susie Wilcoxson. r. H. c. Rowe has begun the erection o > new house on Warwick avenue. w g c. Jessup is the carpenter and c. w e Blakeslee does the mason work. if The adjourned cases of McElroy, Joh !. Bond and Miner Smith were concluded II last Saturday afternoon before Justic
 Cullinan, in the Town hall McElro
 pleaded guilty and was fined $l5 an
 costs and the complaints against tn
 other two were nolled. a Dr G. F. Lewis has an addition to hi h. family of a daughter. n Capt Crane has begun the construe d tion of a new boat, for Capt Jame Plumb.
 The cold wave drove all the travelin :, men into Shelter, and the cooler wa n crowded to it's fullest capacity for SC,
 eral nights.
 The D. M. and L. society held an CT joyable candy pull, at the residence c
 George w. Farchild, last week. l, $. H. Bunnell is at home for shol a visit; number of his young friends vii le tied him to welcome nim home. A yer d pleasant time was the verdict of a
 present.
 A specimen of St Lawrence marble
 from which the new library building in to be built, can be seen in the windo'
 of pr Collins pharmacy. h. Some of our young people attende pr the reception at Smith college, la! le week.
 A The poor horse car service will haI
 an injurious effect on the Stratfor D. boom. People will not be so anxior
 to buy lots and build houses unless the
 can be assured that the facilities for ge s' ting to and from Bridgeport, during ba -. weather especially, are certain and sur
 There is great craze about town ft
 the collection of old coin. Druggi George K. Wilson has the finest ar
 most complete collection made so far. 10