The Newtown bee., 1897-08-06
Fairfield County Chat.
STRATFORD.
TOWN AND pEPsONar AEEA1P

S. B. Warren and W. C. Warren of
New Haven and J. D. Warren of New
Canaan have visited friends in town.
Charles Ell. Silliman and family have
returned from weeks visit with family
friends in Bridgeport.
Selectman Innis is experimenting the
repairs on Skidmore Hill. The roadway
was very badly washed during the re-
cent heavy rains.
One needed boat to get about Main
street after the rain storm, last week.
Water covered the roadway and rose
above the floors of most of the stores.
Clinton & Holmes caught it at their stores
on the East side of the street and also at
their bakery on the opposite side. A
large quantity Of flour and grain was
more or less wet. The oldest inhabitant
fails to remember eyer seeing Tanners
Brook so high.
At the second of the bicycle races,
Winton Buddington took first prize.
John Booth is reported quite ill.
Edward Bennetts, Jr., gave lawn
party at his home, last week, which was
largely attended. The proceeds are to
be devoted to the New York Tribune's
Fresh Air Fund.
Housatonic Grange will hold a picnic
at Nettleton's grove, August 26.
Druggist Tuttle is having his store
oyerhauled inside.
Fred Weller has opened bicycle re-
pair shop in Carey's store.
Mrs~Smith of Bridgeport is visiting
her daughter, Mrs w. Fl. Crawford, on
King street.
W. A. Russell of Ansonia is visiting
friends in town.
The Dolphin started on Monday for an
Eastern cruise, Joining the New York
Yacht club.
Sheriff Stage and his party returned
from fishing trip down East in safety
with large quantities of fish.
Miss Josie Tomlnson of Shelton is
visiting Miss Lizzie Wheeler, at her home
on East Broadway.
Mrs w. A, Gurley has returned from
visit to friends in Danbury.
Miss Ford OF Winsted ia visiting Mrs
Stiles Smith.
A new Generate walk has been laid in
front of the Hurd property, corner of
Harris and King streets.
Theodore Coe of Milford has visited
Mr. and Mrs Stiles Judson, Jr., at their
home on Main street.
Plenty of bass rewards the fisherman,
who tries his luck at the mouth of the
river.
Robert B. French is now one of the
Bridgeport Standard force, and will
furnish the news from this place, for
that paper.
r The Cupheags held their regular meet
ing Thursday evening, August 5.
C. F. Atwood has returned from an
outing at Twin Lakes.
Business seems to be brisk at Bedell's
shipyard. Quite number of Bridge
port yachts have been hauled out for
repairs, during the summer.
The ''Cooler'' finds an occasional oc.
cupant at night, but most of the travel
ing buns prefer to sleep in the open,
during the warm weather.
Morris Curtis, who has been in town
for some weeks, has returned to his
home in Columbus, Ga.
The Misses Austin of Kent have visit
ed Mrs R. Il. Russell. at her home or
Elm street.
The Methodist church Sunday schoo
picnicked at Pawson Park, on Monday
The Housatonic club gave hop at TIT
club house, Saturday night.
The seleetmen have their. hands full re
pairing roads which were so badly daPc
aged during the recent storms.
A. J. Miller has opened an ice cream
saloon at the corner of Main and Churcl
streets.
Some of the lots near Avon Park wer
covered with water three feet deep las
week and the water was six inches dee
on the car tracks in that vicinity.
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WESTON.
GOOD HILL AND BRADLEYyILLE.
Frederick Rockwell has moved int