The Newtown bee., 1896-07-10
STAMFORD.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs.

Miss Allen has returned to her home in Youkers, N. N., after an extended wis., It with her mother on East Broadway
 A number of extra cOnstables were sworn in for duty the night before the Fourth and as result there were no very great disturbances to report.
 Harry Thompson has returned from vacation trip to Massachusetts.
 It Is reported that Clinton & Holmes have bought out the store on Main street and Stratford avenue, run for many years by John Hard.
 Rev MT Cornwall and wife sailed on Saturday, from New York, for trip in Europe, They expect to be gone about th5cc months.
 Frank B. Austin and wife, who is a daughter of Dr Weston, former rector of Christ church, will spend the summer here.
 The piles of shells on knell's Island are buiug rapidly taken away and put un- der water in different locations along the sound.
 Charles !. Hughes has placed several ta blcrs in the cemetery, the past week, and out in foundations for others to be placed in position later. MT Hughes has the contract for a handsome receiving vault, to be built from granite and erect ed at the cemetery in Milford. When completed it will be presented to the cemetery by Anson T. Downes, E:q3o of Mi!furd's wealthy summer residents, as a memorial of a son who recently died. A gift of this kind to our cemetery would be good and useful thing to do.
 The Cuphcags held a regular meeting, Thursday evening.
 MT and Mrs William B. Snyder have returned to their home from winter so- jouru in Florida.
 The al frcsco fctc held on the lawn at the Methodist church was largely attend ed and all seemed to be enjoying good time.
 Mrs Reeves and Mrs C. q. Curtis spent the Fou.th in Sharon.
 Bernard Judson is now .a reporter on he Evening Post of Bridgeport.
 The fair in Town hall on the Fourth was well patronilcd and as usual, when the ladies of the Congregational church take hold of any enterprise they make it d great success.
 Miss Marion Beach of King street is en- tertainmg friends from Kansas City.
 Miss Jennie Booth is visiting friends in New Haven.
 There was large delegation of wheel mer from here in the parade in Bridge port on the Fourth.
 Crowds of our people have enjoyed the fireworks at Avon Park the past week, by taking up positions on the hill oppo- site the park, where 8 fine view could be had free of expense.
 A "Jack the peeper" seems to be in eY- deuce in the vicinity of Tory hill. Some of the ladies iu the neighborhood have been annoyed by him and their male friends are on the lookout with load ed guns.
 Dr E. M. Curtis of the Chicago univer- sitv has visited his parents in the upper ngrt of the town.
 Dr Bronson and family have moved into their summer cottage on the banks of the river at Whcrlcrs Farms.
 The graduating class of '9G held re- ccption at the home of Miss Coulter, one evening last week. l The Village Improvement Society held meeting, last week, and discussed vari ous improvements, which are very de sirable and which perhaps some day may be attained.
 MT and Mrs George Freyer have re turned from their wedding trip and vii reside for the present with MT Freyer' mother.
 John D. Wells has made business triI to Providence, k. J.
 Mrs Dunbar and Mrs Billings hay gone West for a pleasure trip.
 Charles Shaw, a cOlOred man, was al rested for vagrancy and committed t iail for 30 days, by Justice Peck.
 Mrs Dr Cogswell entertained the What so-ever mission circle at her home O Main street. The report of Miss Jenni Atwood, the delegate sent to the conver 5ion in New Haven, was read. The vii itors were refreshed with cream and cak after the business meeting.
 Miss Florence Park has visited friend in Milford.
 Frederick Wheeler of Meriden has vii tied friends in town.
 Albert Wilcoxson has been quite il but is reported as much better. A delegation of Odd Fellows visite Milford, last week, and assisted in insta lation of officers. D Druggist Futile has a small hapr family Tn the rear of his store. A dc and fox spend most of the time playir in very friendly and oomical way.
 Isaac Smith and daughter of Winstt E have visited Stephen D. Smith of Ma street.
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 Charles J. Hughes has erected Ve
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