The Newtown bee., 1896-10-02
in Fairfield County.
STAMFORD.

The race meet and lantern parade of the bicycle club is set down for Saturday, October 3. A. Bedell Benjamin and George A. Fairchild are timers, 4. De- Forest Wheeler starter and Dr Gilbert, Dr Cogswel, Charles Judson and W. E. Smith are the judges.
 Miss Jessie TolIes of N " Haven has visited Miss Edith Hendce.
 The Young Peoples society of the Methodist chu >ch conducted very in- tere2ting missionary eur1 ice, Inst Sun day evening, Tn the place of the usual sermon. The papers OF home missionary ! work were very intcre7ting and good music helped to make very pleasant and instructive time.
 Charles J. Hughes of the Stratford | Granite Works, has just comp'e ed a very handsome fence around the lot in Union cemetery belonging to the Austin family. During the past week MT Hughes has also erected marble head stones in the same cemetery for Mrs Enoch Curtis, Mrs Charles Campbell and Mrs Eliza Nichols.
 Robert Dorman has been home from NOrwalk fora few days.
 ". B. Russell of An8onia has spent few days in town with his aunt, Mrs R. H. Russell, on Elm street. A number of the wheel club went to Bridgeport, Thursday, evening to take part in the great bicycle sound money parade.
 MT and Mrs Ezra Whiting have return ed from visit to New York State.
 Mir and Mrs F. NJ. Beardsley of Broad street are happy in the advent of young son and heir.
 { Miss Maud Wolf has visited friends in i New Haven.
 l l. \. BeJden and family have returned from a trip to Vermont The estate of the late Daniel Lahcy has been laid out in building lots and some of them have been sold at auction.
 Key Moses Taylor and Dea Leonard Saunders were delegates from the Lundy's Lane Baptist church to the convention hold at NorwaIk.
 X young lad named Ogdncr fell from an apple tree in the schoolhouse yard d few days since, but escaped with no serious injury.
 Mir and Mrs H. r. Stagg have visited Philadelphia.
 Miss NanDuyne of Monroe has visited Mrs F. H. Allen on East Broadway.
 Mrs Secley anG her granddaughter, Miss Harriet Thompson, expect to leave soon for the South, where they will spend the coming winter.
 stagg y BeardsIey have the contract for fine baln, to he built for A, De- Forest Wheeler, in the rear of his hand some house on Academy Hll. \ colt belonging to NJ. C. Gary ran away 8 few days since, starting from near the Congregational church. He soon cleared himself from the wagon and ran home, without doing any very serious damage. Mrs G. F. Smitn and Mrs G. W. Jud son of Orange, Mass, are visiting MI , and Mrs Frank l.. Curtis on East Broad way.
 The '9G club enjoyed shore dinner al George smiths, Thursday evening. Dea Saunders received quite a severe cut over the eye a few days since, while working around a derrick. Dr Levi: dressed the injury. Edward Blakeslee has been at work al Milford for the past three weeks on the Memorial vault, which Charles J. Hughes , of the Slratford Granite~Works is build ing for Anson Treat Downes in the ceme tery at that place.
 J. W. Cook, secretary of the Bridge port ' NJ. c. A., gave an illustrated talk in the Congregational church or the general work of the association, witt which he is connected. Our people were well represented al Huntington faira
 Daniel Mcintyre, while working on a building a few days since, was hit on the f head by falling brick, badly cutting his scalp.
 Two of the famous quadruplets died at the Hospital, last week, and one or two more will probably follow soon.
 Ned Thomas was arrested by officers Beardsley and Judson on complaint of hls wife. The charges against him were not sustained and Justice Peck discharg- ed him.
 Attorney Sumner of Bridgeport and David G4illingston, caught 23 bass last Thursday, the largest of which is report ed to weigh 12 pounds. If any fish are to be caught, uncle David knows where they are to be found.
 There was very large attendance and much enthusiasm at the banner raising Tuesday evening.
 Buyers for seed oysters are on hand and the river men are happy. N5;a, TTIID 1Tfo15 ;o x,;e;t;nn Tho rIau