The Newtown bee., 1897-04-30

John Burritt has purchased a stylish young horse, and now expects to be able to keep up with any of the boys.
 E. Hawley & Co. are having their store building dressed in new coat of paint. William B. Craft has charge of the brushes.
 George Coley has been presented with a handsome fox terrier dog that came from Fall River, Mass.
 Miss Emily SeeleY has been visiting with friends in Ansonia.
 c. G. BIakeman and George s. Coley attended the unveiling of the Grant mon- ument at New | York on Tuesday.
 Frank T. Warriner of Munson, Me, is stopping at the Methodist parsonage with Rev and Mrs Warriner for few weeks. He has come to the Nutmeg State with view of making it his permanent home if he can secure desirable position.
 James Cosgrif, Station Agent French's right hand man, has been called to act as a supply at Falls Village, this week, During his absence George Pentield is as sisting the genial station master with his work.
 B. Hawley & Co. have had consider able rush in the grain business, so much so that Edwards 5. Beardsley with his teams was called in for few days to help bring up four car loads from the De pot.
 Carpenter George Curtis has built new cabinet for George k. Turner. MT Turner will use it to display his curios in. Alfred 5. Edwards has been very seri- ously sick with malarial fever.
 Mrs Emily Alquist of Bridgeport has been a guest of Mrs Annette Burr and been calling on old friends at the Depot.
 Miss Henrietta Turney Is recovering 1 from her recent illness.
 John Benedict, Jr., and family of Bridgeport were with his parents, MT and Mrs John Benedict, Ut the Depot, last Saturday.
 MT and Mrs Jerome Morgan of Bethel were guests at John BenedicC's, recently. Mrs Morgan was on her way to visit her 1 sister, Dr Celest A. Benedict at Bridge port.
 Mrs Harry Plumb of Bethel was a guest of Mrs John T. Porter, over Sun day. Miss Fannie J. Plumb, who has been there for six week past, has return ed to her Bethel home.
 Miss Beardsley has returned to heI pleasant home once more.
 Mr and Mrs William Judd of Fairfield were Sunday guests of Mrs Belle c. Ly' on.
 William Blackman and daughter, Maud of Danbury, visited his father, Lev Blackman, Sunday. l Mrs Eli LeaVenworth has spent few days with her son, Andrew Leavenworth
 Mrs c. k. Lyon spent the day with Mrs John Benedict of Lower Stepney, recent ly.
 Mrs E. s. Beardsley spent the day with her friend, Mrs M. B. Hawley, recently
 G. Fl. Lyon is painting at John Lakes ln Elm street.
 Mrs Andrew Leavenworth Is caring fol Mrs John Stillson of HaUtertown, who it very sick.
 MT West and Mir Paddock of Bridge port have been the guests of Mrs Elihu Taylor.
 MT Broderick of Bridgeport has beer the guest of Miss Emma LeavenWorth.
 George s. Coley and c. G. Blakeman veterans, were among those from this vi cinity attending the great Grant memor ial parade at New York on Tuesday. Nil Coley was a member of the 1st Connec ticut Volunteers, Heavy Artillery, enlist ing January 20, 1862, ,and again February ,, 1864, and was mustered out September 20, 1865. MT Blakeman was of the l7tt regiment, enlisting August l3, 1862, anC mustered out July 19, 1865. Both ot : these old veterans have excellent wal records.
 Mrs P. Abbott and Mrs Julius Burn 5 ham of Bridgeport have been the guests of George Coley. Miss Hattie Hall of Huntington il f guest of Mrs Q. A. Elwell.
 c. k. Osborne has visited E. B. Jen