The Newtown bee., 1895-03-15
WESTPORT.
UP AND DOWN THE sAUGATUCK.


 Mrs H. B. Bradley has been kept 1T the house for six weeks with the grip.
 Miss Helen Bradley of New orE visited her mother, Mrs H. B. Bradley this week.
 E. N. Sipperley has fine new step per, bought of Danbury parties.
 George F. Perry and family have moved tf
 MT and Mrs William E. sturges have beer visiting, during the past week, in Brooklyn A number from this place attended the re caption given in the Town hall at fa1rheia Friday evening.
 John ". Wood, who has been spending tho winter with friends here. returned, last week to his home in Plantville, where he is em ployed aS overseer on & large farm. Miss Fannie Jackson is visiting her brother Arthur Jackson, in New Haven. Smelt fishing with seines in the SaugatucE has now commenced, having been delayed on account Of the ice, according to law the 18th Of April is the last day they are allowed
 Mrs George J. Underwood has been tho guest Of relatives in New York during the The Pastoral Aid society ot Memoria church met, Thursday afternoon, with Mrs E F Marvin.
 Rev L. N Booth of Bridgeport will conduct the Union service at Christ church, Friday evening.
 ing, with Mir and Mrs s, Hoyt.
 Charles H. Kemper has leased the Sauga tuck Iron Works for five years and has car
  readiness for him. He will take possession about April l5, and move his leather business there, and use his present factory for dyeine purposes.
 Miss Frances Hooker Seeley ot Plattsville assisted by the Mandolin Club ot Bridgeport gave one of her excellent entertainments ir the lecture room of the Saugatuck Me hodist church, Tuesday evening The proceeds were tor the Ladies' Helping Hand society of the church
 ' The Historial society met, Monday even ing, and two papers, one sketch of the Saugatuck Congregational society ot West port'' by Rev Jabez Backus, and one 8 "Sketch Of Christ church parish' by F. H
 Charles B. Wheeler, of the late firm of Brad ley & Wheeler, is filling the position of ex so long and efficiently held by q. F. Jen nings ot Green S Farms, who owing to numer ous other business has secured MT Wheeler to assist him.
 week. of the death ot Miss Amanda Phelps who died at her home in Woodbury, and who during the rectorship of Rev Alonzo N. Lewis at Trinity, resided here with her sister, Mrs
 William Sniffen has accepted the position of pitcher for the Hobert college, Geneva, N duties.
 Alfred F. Radcliff has become member of Company F. of Norwalk.
 Edwin A Beers, of the firm of Beers Broth. CTS, who has been confined to his home with an attack of grip, is slowly improving.
 MT and Mrs Henry c. Enc, who have been SDe0QlUR UD6 Wl1l0T III NGW 1OTky nave P6- turned to their Westport home.
 At the annual meeting ot the Westport & Saugatuck Horse Railroad Co. held, last week, William H. Saxton was elected presi- dent, Franklin NJ. Raymond vice president and Henry E Jackson superintendent This official, by resolution, will be relieved of col lecting fares as he has hitherto done and that work will in the future be done by Messrs Joseph and George w. Mills.
 Miss Susie Taylor celebrated her 1Ith birth day, Thursday afternoon, at the residence of her parents, MT and Mrs Frank N Tayl Tor, on Imperial avenue, by giving a party to 8 num- Der of her young friends and acquaintances.
 Rev II. M. Sherman of St Pauls church, Bridgeport, official ed at Trinity church, Fri day evening.
 Miss Winffred Kemper returned, Thursday, from snort visit with friends in Stamford.
 Mrs Cornelius Finch returned, Wednesday, from weeks visit at the residence of Will liam J. Finch.
 Allen Renoude, who has been confined to the house for the past four months with i'll ness. is again able to be out
 Miss Helen Downes of Greenwich is visit ing friends in town.
 MT and Mrs A. T. GoodSell of Bridgeport are visiting Mir and Mrs Wilson Harris,
 Mrs Ambrose Hurlbutt, J-., of Baltimore and Mrs Frank O. Coley ot New Haven are guests at the residence of A. s. Hurlbutt.
 Miss Katie Wheeler has been spending the week with friends in Norwalk.
 A lively runaway took place in the village, became frightened at the escaping steam from the Capt DePuy and ran away, scatter ing empty barrels all along the road to the Staples High school, where they were stopped by coming in contact with 8 tree. The dam age was not great.