The Newtown bee., 1896-12-04


 Rev aud Mrs Braman passed Thanks giving with MT and Mrs W. c. Hine of Worthwhile.
 TEMPERANCE JOTTINGS.
 The Loyal Legion will meet tomorrow at the usual place and hour.
 The December meeting of the Woman'S s Christian Temperance Union will be held on Wednesday, the Qlh. Misses Flossjr and Ellen Hayes of New Haven helped dispose of turkey dinner at Edson Ilayrs'
 Charles F. Nichols and family passed rh~nke giving day in HunJingtown, with Jerome N.rho'-.
 Prof Up}5, of the Newtown academy, was in town, Last week Wednesday, in rh' ii tercsts of ms ~chool. He was en- certaucd at tea hy Mi>s Julia Turney and sister as the Depot.
 John B.ncdjct, Jr., and family of Bridgeport rame to Srcpney for the usu al turkey dinner on Thanksgiving day, making glad the hearts of hls parents, Mir and Mrs John Benedict,
 R. B. Rockwell WAS pleased to see bis son, Edwin, home from Hartford for q Thanksgiving visit.
 WIuipm D. Bigolow entertained his brother, Oscar Blgelow and family of Bridgeport, for Thank giving.
 AIouzo and Charles rurdy, wi.h their families, were gusts of IHmon Purdy for turkey dinner.
 O.hndo pAttand family spent Thanks, giving wi,n Mir and Mrs John T. Porter
 Mir Waite of New York city passed sunday at thr creamery with Mir and Mrs Peter Agucw.
 Miss Elua Wurriuer was homo from school for the Thanb giving recess.
 Mrs Perry B. uubbell and daughter have vi-itcd in Southport.
 B. Hawlcy X Co.,, presented Rev Mr B~amun and Esv Mr Warriner, each with a pleasant reminder of thank giving, a good plump turkey.
 The Friday evening meeting, this week, is t1 be held with Mir and Mrs G. $. Fur her.
 The local sportsmeD, with their fancy named squirrel dogs, are reported to have baggrd 39 grays on Friday last.
 Royal B. Curtis entertained a former classnate from Worcester, Mass, Harry Hastinga, over Sunday.
 William Craft has large painting con, tract at B. HaWley & Co.'S store, It will b. put in fine shape.
 Miss Maud Beach of Bridgeport passed Sunday with Mrs NJ. B. Hawley.
 Mrs $. B. Hayes and daughter, Miss Mabel, have visited Spencer Nichols and family of Bridgeport.
 It is rumored that Mrs Ella Bates has sold ner place to Bridgeport parties.
 Mrs Agur Beardsley has been having some grading done about her house and the wood shed moved to better location. Edwards S. Beard=ley had charge of the work.
 Peter Ritter and family spent Sunday at stevenson with friends.
 Station Agent French and family were at Wilbur French's for Thanksgiving
 Alonzo Nichols, although 80 odd years are past history to him, was at the De. pot with his grist on Tuesday. He seemed as spry as men good deal young ] CT.
 c. E. Bolton s a decided attraction as the second in Newtown's winter course of entertainments, mex Thursday even ing, December 10. His subject, ''Russia and the Romanoffs," is timely and the lecture will be superbly illustrated with the steriopticOn. It will be well worth the drive to Newtown to hear him.
 Mir and Mrs L. B. Slade and daughters. Misses Florine and Florence, were Thanksgiving guests at Moses Huli's.
 B. Hawley & Co.,, have taken the agen, cy for the the Emergency fire extinguish- CT, said to be among the best on the mar ket.
 F. P. Sherman bought load of Gur- keys in Newtown, last week.
 Mrs Henry Sherman recently purchas- ed 8 large Newfoundland dog.
 Mrs Aurilla Stowe has returned from a three weeks visit in Waterbury.
 c. H. Banks will move his family to Bridgeport for the winter.
 Miss Jessie Bates of Hopewell spent her Thanksgiving vacation at. Miss c. Knapp's.
 MT and Mrs Turney Northrop and Ed win Lane were guests at M. H. Thorpe's, Thanksgiving day.
 Misses Meta and Lizzie Schwartz of Bridgeport were home over Thanksgiv- ing.
 Mrs Laura Clark of South Britian is spending few days with her sister, Mrs M. K. Parmalee.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Curtiss of Monroe were guests at ". F. selleek's, Thanks giving day.
 Mrs c. c. Downs and children and