The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

1 Peck, was read by the author before the members of the Stove club one evening last week. His subject was handled in the masterly style peculiar to the dis 1 tinguished author, and sc completely mystified his large audience, that no two of them seem able to tell just exactly what he was talking about. However, the club and their friends, were highly entertained by Mir Peck's paper, and hope to hear from him again.
 MT and Mrs Steven W. Gaines are re- joicing over the advent of a young daughter into their family circle.
 Miss Winnie Churchill has returned to her home in Hartford.
 Miss May Herring has returned to her studies at the Normal school in New Bri- i tian.
 Mrs 0. E La Count of East Lynne has visited her father, W. E. Peck, of Strat- ford avenue.
 James Leavitt and wife, former we'll known residents here, but now of New Brighton, Staten Island, are spending 8 few days with friends in town.
 George ". Fairchild is having his residence newly painted. About 20 of the friends of Miss Ada OImstead gave her surprise party, at her home on Main street, one evening last week.
 The marriage of Miss Florence Parks and William Nichols has just been an- nounced, much to the surprise of the numerous friends and acquaintances of the contracting parties.
 Mrs Julia Bunnell has Just returned from Europe, and is visiting R. W. Bun nell, at the family residence on Main street.
 The sale and supper given in Town hall by the ladies of Christ church par cially and financially. Prof COrlew acted as auctioneer for the articles re- maining unsold, in a very acceptable manner.
 A crowd of boys and men had a fine time, one afternoon last week, chasing Druggist Tuttle's tame fox, "Jimmy,'' ,'' that broke his chain and then made a break for liberty. After giving the crowd more fun than box of monkeys, he was captured and returned to his owner.
 Dick McCann was brought before Judge Peck, charged with drunkenness, by Sheriff Stagg. A fine of $7 and coste were imposed and the amount not being available, MT McCann was committed to the tender mercies of Sheriff Hawley, al his hotel on North Main street, Bridge port.
 D. L. Rhoades and several of the mem bers of the fire department discovered s fire at the residence of MT Nordaby or King street and by prompt action extin guished it before any serious damage wal done. The good judgment manifested il the action of Mir Rhoades and his friend
 is the subject of much favorable common } amongst our people. Miss Lizzie Wheeler has visited friend
 at Shelton.
 J. W. Dufour has received two mag ; niicent live turkeys from friends in Kan
 sas. Their combined weight is about ] pounds.
 . Rev Dr Maher of Milford delivered hi - lecture, ''Historic Ruins of Ancien - Rome" in Town hall, Tuesday evening a Dr Maher is one of the finest scholar
 and orators in this section, and his larg a audience was very highly entertained b k the masterly handling of his subject. i James Peet, who sold his place {
 Wheeler's Mill, some four years sine, l- and went west with his family, has II e turned, satisfied that there is no bette
 place to live and die In than old StratforC n The Chautauqua circle met this wee l, with Miss West at the residence of s. { 3. Dickenson. Prof CorloW had charge { n the program.
 If Hugh Aiken was fined by the jude in of the U. 5. Court, at Hartford, Tor
 taining letters which did not belong
 him. Postmaster Wells and his assis :. ant, Miss Neyland, appeared to testify e tue case. The accused claimed that b
 failure to return the letters to the prop
 owners was negligence rather than frol " any thought of stealing them. sd A naptha launch for Capt Charl
 Crane is to be built at the shipyard ne
 the Upper wharf.
 s A school entertainment for Decemb Z IS is announced by Prof Corlew. IT. Miss May Wilooxson has returned