The Newtown bee., 1894-02-16
STAMFORD.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Rev Joel $. Ives referred very pleas antly in his sermon, last Sunday, to the magnificent gift of Bitdsey Blakeman of the new public library building.
 H. P. Caverley of New York. spent Su nday in town.
 Several whist clubs have been organ ized among the young people, for dur ing Lent.
 The walk Iin front of the post office has been improved by few loads of gravel.
 H. F. Meachen, one of our selectmen, has been a member of St Johns lodge, F. & A. M, for 2l years and missed but three regular meetings during that time, and during his 10 years membership of the order of Odd Fellows, his record of attendance is about the same. Robert H. Russell, a son of Judge Russell, sailed this week for an extend ed trip in Egypt. During his journey he will furnish Harper's magazine with pen descriptions of the country and peo- pie Tn the regions about the Nile. w. H. Rogers, who has been for many years in the employ of the D. NJ. Read Co.,, has severed his connection with that firm.
 There is talk of a new steamboat line in the spring, between New York and Derby. A landing will probably be | made here, to accommodate freight and | passengers.
 Clinton & Holmes are enlarging their bakery.
 George Smith, the we'll known pro- I prietor of hotel at Milford Beach, died | this week after lingering illness, aged | 70 years.
 The pool room of William Fowler was raided late Saturday night. Sixteen men, including the proprietor, were ar | rested and placed under bonds for ap- pearance before Justice Peck, Monday l morning.
 The missionary entertainment given ! by the society connected with the Meth odist church, was enjoyed by large audience. Mrs Thompson of New l Haven made an address. The funeral services of the late Mrs Burritt was largely attended at her late residence, Rev Mir Cornwall officiating. Messrs l.. H. Todd, Lewis Curtis, Wal l ter Wilcoxson and Ransom Burritr, act ed as pail bearers. Interment was made in the family plot in Union cemetery. | Selectman Meachen lost a valuable | registered COW from disease, last week.
 Expressman Walter Curtis lost a val uable horse, last week. It was attack | ed by some incurable disease, and Fred l Thompson put an end to it's sufferings 1 by a shot from a rife. 1 David B. Booth of Putney is recover l ing from his illness. Mrs Booth seems | to be better also, and is able to walk about the room with very little help.
 The Ladies' aid society of the Metho dist church gave pleasant sociable, last week at the home of Mrs Sarah Smith.
 Mir and Mrs A. V. Sammis entertained
 a party of their friends at drive whist. Mrs E. B. French won the first prize.
 Miss May Wilcoxson gave geograph- ical party few evenings since. The prizes were won by Misses Taintor and
 Allen and Messrs Spall and Fairchild.
 Frank Sammis left on the 14th for Bermuda.
 Rabbits are plentiful and our sports
 men are having great success in shoot
 ing them.
 The Cupheag's will hold their annual masquerade ball, immediately after
 Lent.
 Capt Hull attempted to take barge load of coal mp the river, last week, but I got frozen in, and after considerable amount of labor succeeded in getting back safely to the upper dock. T Mrs Peterkin and family of Brooklyn N. r., are visiting D. F. Rhoades.
 D. c. Wood has received car load O
 seed potatoes from northern New York
 The county commissioners came t Stratford. last week, to meet our towl
 officials, but owing to some misunder standing, the two bodies failed to con
 meet.
 J Principal Chaffee celebrated his birth
 day few evenings since at his hom , on East Broadway. The Bible institute, ,held in the Congre gatonal church, last week, was sliml, attended, owing no doubt to the storn and bad walking. An attempt vii : probably be made to have the insti tute meet here again.
 Miss Jessie Brown, who has been a
 home for few days from her school
 has again returned.
 Mrs s. K. Bunce is about the hous again, after four weeks sickness wit pneumonia and heart trouble. Her sis