The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-10-11
AT ST STEPHENS CHURCH.

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Mass will be held on Sunday, the 18th;
also on the Goth and 9th, weather per-
hitting, at the usual hour, 1870 O'Clock.
Mrs M. E. Beers is having her house
frightened with a fresh coat of paint.
William Craft is the architect.
Candee & Jennings are doing a good
business in the horse line, and have
some fine steppers on hand.
Mr. and Mrs S. U. Nichols of Bridge
port have been entertained at l.. o.
Osborne's. They had just returned from
the South having attended the Veterans
reunion at Chcamauga.
Miss Lille Nichols, while turning n
front of B. Hawley & Co.'s store, recent
ly, turned too short and caught the
wheel of her wagon in the wheel of John
Jackson's wagon, whose horse stood
hitched to a post. The result of the
collision was the upsetting Of Mr. Jack
sons wagon, and might have proved
serious for Miss Nichols, had not M. B.
Hawley, who saw the trouble, quickly
| come to the rescue and held her horse
from running. After the wagon was
righted it was found nothing had been
! broken.
Edwards Beardsley made his first ap-
pearance at the village store on Monday
night, since the recent pleasant event of
his marriage. There was quite large
crowd present and they say iG took quite
a bunch of cigars to go around.
G. E. Osborne attended the Danbury
fair on Tuesday of this week, taking
with him 10 pair of his handsome Nun
pigeons to be placed on exhibition. Mr.
Osborne has recently disposed of one OF
his handsome collies to Conductor Flynn.
S.J.Powell has gone to Port Jefferson,
l.. L., for the winter where he has &C.
cepted a position with large bakery
establishment. He took his horse with
him and will drive for the firm portion
of the time.
A. B. Curtiss unloaded car of excel
lent quality oats at his mill, ON Saturday
of last week. They will average at least
43 pounds to the bushel.
Mr. and Mrs John Darrow from South
Norwalk passed Friday and Saturday of
last week as guests at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs George Sims, at the Depot.
1t is reported that Howard jennings, OF
the firm of Candee & Jennings, has rent
ed the Benjamin French place. Mr. and
Mrs French remove to Carthage, N. Y,
where In the future they will make it
their home.
Blacksmith G. L. Smalley and his as
sistant, George Sims, put new pneumatic
tires on their bicycles, that they might
lose no time on their proposed trip to
the Danbury fair on Thursday of this
week.
Mrs Orlando Purdy received the sad in
telligence, this week, that her brother,
4 Lewis Seaman of Brooklyn, had lost a
son, killed in some manner by the trolley
| cars.
The pleasant weather of last Sunday
brought out large congregations at the
churches.
Mrs Waller of Bridgeport, who recent
j ly purchased the Linda Thorpe place at
| the Center, has been moving in goods,
this week, preparatory TO making it her
home.
Mr. and Mrs Orrin Plat, who have
been with Danbury friends and relatives
for an extended visit, returned to their
home here, last week.
The recent rains have been most well
come visitors here, for many wells have
been dry and quite good deal of incon-
venience has been experienced by those
who have had to go some distance to
prOcHre it.
Word has been received from Miss Lila
Moore, who recently left here TO accept
position as teacher in Whitworth col
lege, Brook Haven, Miss, for the coming
year, that she has very successful class
| of 2S pupils. This is an unusually large
class and she finds the work all that she
can attend TO.
Rev Mr. Jones who was in town, last
week, expected to return with his wife
this week, and attend to the shipment of
his goods to his new field of labor.
A. L. and L. v. Slade are erecting an
end kitchen to their house here.
Misses Bessie and Mabel Hayes, daugh-
ters of Stephen Hayes, while out driving
recently had their horse frightened by
bicycle, and he SHE'D overturning the
carriage. Fortunately the young ladies
were not hurt by the mishap.
Humane Agent r.. G. Tousey Of Long
Hill was in town recently, looking after
some horses that had been called to his
attention.
George s. Coley has sold his horse to
j. FL. Costello of Sandy Hook.
Mrs Julia Adams is visiting friends In
New Haven.