The Newtown bee., 1894-08-10
Fairfield County News.
STAMFORD.
A LIVELY RUNAWAY.

LIVELY RUNAWAY.
 Two men driving up Main street about 10 o'clock, Tuesday night week, ran into | some obstruction near Christ church and | were thrown from their carriage without | serious injury to themselves. The horse l cleared himself from the wagon, jumped l the fence in front of the Olney property l and made a bee line for the river. One | of H. J. Lewis stone hitching posts was broken off during the trouble.
 Mrs Frank l.. Curtis has returned from visit to Orange, Mass.
 Ralph Drew is recovering from a serious attack of dysentery. Mrs k. D Sammis is ill with malarial fever.
 Nathan B. Wells is still seriously ill. Miss Hattie Wakelee will teach in the Oronoque district, the coming fall and
 winter.
 MT Chaffee has been re-engaged as prin- cipal of the graded school and most of the Ol0 corps or GeacuerS. Robert and Bayard ClarKson spent Sunday with their father, Sheriff Clark son.
 L. H. Russell is ill.,,
 E. H. Judson will spend his vacation at the Thousand Islands. William Curtis, another aged resident of the town, died at his home on East
 Broadway, on Monday, aged 7S years.
 Attorney E. F. Hall has returned from successful fishing trip to Block Island.
 Officer Stagg arrested a Bridgeport man for delivering lager beer in town in violation of the liquor law. James Moore has visited his mother on Main street. Miss Emma Allen is visiting in Mon- roe. George Henry Curtis of North Caro- lima, formerly Stratford boy, is visiting friends in town.
 Miss Archer of New York is visiting the family of MT Fellows. Miss Maud Wolf has visited in New town. Ally Munson, a former Stratford boy, has position in the Liberty National bank of New York. Miss Lessey of New York is visiting Mrs Bennetto. An infant grandehild of Thomas Cook, while playing about stove, overturned a vessel of hot water and was fearfully scalded.
 l Miss Mamie Wilcoxson gave a very pleasant lawn party, in honor of her guests, Miss Baldwin of Milford and Miss Nettleton of Waterbury. s. H. Bunnell has returned to work, | after long resting spell An entertainment in aid of the Fresh Air fund is being arranged for in the ear 1 ly part of August. Mrs John Peterkin l is directing the affair.
 Letters received from Wilfred M. Peck of California, former successful princi- pal of the graded school, report the ar rival of young daughter in his family. Capt Ash Bonds sloop took out par l ty of fishermen from Birmingham, on Saturday, for trip of several days. The friends of MT and Mrs Frank R. Curtis will sympathize with them in the loss of an infant daughter, one of twins. The dry weather has ruined potatoes and not more than half the usual quan- tity of celery and cabbage plants have been set out.
 The Traction company have their double tracks laid as far as the flag pole and are laying single track on Broad way as far as Washington bridge. A single track will also be laid as far as
 Paradise Green. It is thought the trolly cars will be run in another month. D. c. Woods handsome new residence is assuming handsome appearance, be- ing in the hands of the fathers. It will
 soon be ready for the mason. Stagg $
 Beardsley do themselves great credit in
 their fine workmanship. Miss Carrie St John Hartford is the guest of Mrs Elmer Beardsley. George Meachen has 10000 celery plants planted and 50, ,O00 more to set out. lowing to the extreme dry weather all
 plants had to be watered, last week.