The Newtown bee., 1894-04-27
HOYDEN'S HILL.
STAMFORD.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN,


 Miss Lillingston. The work on the foundation for the new library building is being unfavor- ably criticised by some of the outside committee,
 The Sunday school Lyceum of the Lundy's Lane Bapti church are ar ranging for jubilee concert, to be given in Town hall. They will be assisted by the Yale Divinity cOlored quartet.
 Neale Thompson is devoting all his energies to the breaking of colt to har- ness. It's an even thing so far, as to which will come out ahead.
 MT and Mrs Edward Churchill have moved into the Dibble place on Long Brook avenue.
 The new station on the north side of the track has at last been opened to the public.
 Miss Washburn, one of the teachers in the graded school, has resigned to accept a position in the model school at New Britain. Miss Lake of Newtown will take the room formerly taught by Miss Washburn.
 Mrs Larkin is visiting her daughter, Mrs Harris.
 A. Bedell Benjamin and wife have re- turned from New York and will occupy the family residence here for the summer
 A few shad have sbeen caught in the river and the fishermen are looking for a big run a little later in the season, as all indications are favorable. Rev Mir Warner has been spending a short time with his daughter, Mrs E. c. Wood.
 Charles Blakeslee has the contract for the underpinning of Daniel Woods new house on Main street. | Samuel PattisOn expects to move into his new house, the latter part of May. There is 8 fine opportunity for some one to purchase very desirable residence ir town, as MT Pattison wishes to sell his present home, which is one of the most desirable ones, on Main street.
 The new road machine has been tested by the agent, in the presence of the SC lectmen, on some of our roads, and il worked to their entire satisfaction There is plenty of business for it, to keep il running for some time to come. A large delegation from the Young Peoples Union of the M. k. church wen to Bridgeport, Thursday evening, to at tend the meeting in the Washington Parl NJ, E. church.
 MT and Mrs George Coulter are tht happy parents of young daughter.
 H. J. Lewis residence is being newly painted.
 Benjamin Holmes is overhauling tho house of Capt George Culver on BroaC street.
 The Library entertainment on Thurs day evening was d grand success. Oul people are not often afforded the oppor tunity to listen to so talented a group o1 artists as were on the program of the evenings exercises. Prof Hurd acquit ted himself in his usual entertaining manner, and the only regret was, tha the hall was not larger, to accommodate all who wished to be present.
 Miss Northam of of Brooklyn, N. Y. Is visiting the Misses Curtis, on Academy hill.
 Rev N. k. Cornwall, rector of Chrs church, preached his second anniversary sermon, last Sunday morning.
 Mrs Pietsch of Chicago is visiting Mrs Allen.
 | Edward Beardsley, a former Stratford boy, now resident of Ansonia, spent Sunday in town. There is some complaint about the lamp on the north side of the track not being lighted. 1t took a long time to get it placed there, and it would seem as il some one should take the responsibility of having it lighted.
 Rev w. 5. Manship of Summerfieid church, Bridgeport, preached in the NJ E. church, Sunday evening.
 Mrs Orville Curtis is in fair way for recovery, after long and very serious illness. She is still very feeble, but her friends look for improvement in her con. dltion, unless other complications set in.
 A portion of the Eagle club are talking up swell dance, to be given in May. Curtis Thompson of Bridgeport has purchased the Charles Judson place on Main street. Esquire Thompson evi. dently has faith in the prospective value of Stratford property, as he is already one or the large real estate owners in town, and Is always ready to purchase any thing offered that is at all desirable.
 The basket sociable for the benefit of the Putney chapel was a success, social | ly and financially. Mrs Lee Worden has been visiting Mrs Walter Wilcoxson. John w. Beach is still very ill with slight hopes for recovery. Mrs Elmer Beardsley has been in Bos- ton attending the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs O. M. Hatch. MT and Mrs Hatch were former residents of Bridge port and have many friends in our town.
 MT and Mrs George Bartram are talk ing a trip through Western New York.
 Work has begun on the new house to be erected on Sutton avenues for Robert
 
 Miss Helen Cowles of New Britain, formerly an extremely popular teacher in the graded school, has visited friends in town.
 The Cupheags arc devoting the most of their attention to duplicate whist.
 For 42 consecutive years Mrs Ezra Wheeler and family have come to town in the spring, from New York, spent the summer months here and returned to the city in the fall.
 Moonlight visitors are reported as being around, so look to the fastenings of your barns and hen houses.
 Edward Beers Is building cottage at Meadows End, Milford.
 David Rhoadcs and George Morehouse stocked the streams about town and in Huntington with 5000 young trout, sent them by the fish commissioners.
 E. c. Wells is the ticket seller in the new station.
 An entertainment of rare merit will be