The Newtown bee., 1898-09-09
Fairfield County.
SHELTON.
FAvoRs THE USE OF GRAVEL.

with Selectman Palmer visited the
Bridgeport road where the contemplated
improvements are TO be made. He very
much approved of the proposed grading
and was lib raj in his offer to the town
in the way OF appropriation s. Mr. Mac
Donald is very much in favor of graveled
roads in the country TO gns and hopes as
the towns improve their roads they will
use gravel, which well laid, will last in
good order for years, and proportion
ately is much less expensive than stone
ballast or macadam.
FACTORIES SHUT DOWN ON ACCOUNT OF
THE HEAT.
Owing to the severe heat Thursday
and Friday, some of the factories shut
dowr,as It as almost imp :sible for the
men to work. Some of them shut down
over Monday, it being holiday.
William Davis has been quite i'll with
dysentery; also his daughter, Mrs Sam.
uel Tyther, has had slight attack.
Both are improving.
j. Louis Ungerer has N owed his house
hold effects gtrom Seym our to this place,
having given up and sold out bis bust
ness in that town. He formerly resided
here.
Miss Anna Mahoney, daughter of
Michael Mahoney, and James Lynn were
welded in the Catholic church in Derby,
last Wednesday morning.
boy of the name of Walter Laher
was arrested, last week, for stealing
apples. Others boys were implicated
and the cases were continued, giving the
boys an opportunity to do better.
During the month of August there
were SIX deaths. The oldest was 80
years and the youngest ten days.
E. L. Staples has held q symposium or
a literary entertainment for three days,
the past week, at his home, but the
weather has been so close and warm
there has not been large attendance,
but the literary treat has been much en-
joyed by those who have been present.
Among the speakers have been John 81.
Light of Norwalk, DR. Griffin of Danbury,
Rev E. P. Presley and Miss Grace M.
Bronson.
Miss Carrie E. Hills, daughter of Aus
tin Hills, and Arthur T. Thomas were
married at the home of the bride, last
Sunday afternoon, by Rev G. L. Thomp-
son of the Methodist church.
Rev G. G. Sauer, after preaching here
last Sunday evening, was summoned by
telegraph to Montauk Point, where his
brother-in-law, who is in the army, was
very sick. He left Monday loren On for
the camp.
The cotton mill has had a one story
addition built on to the rear of the fac
tory. Business is good with this as we'll
as most of the factories here.
Shelton division, S. of A, are prepaI =
ing play, entitled 1.-THE Social Glass;
for an entertainment to be given in the
fall.
The local branch of the Salvation
Army has been given up.
Charles T. Morse has presented to the
library two volumes of the Congress.
sional Globe, 1860.1861, which are now
very interesting reading.
James Fl. Beard has contracted tc
erect three story frame building at the
corner of Howe avenue and Cornell
street ongpi operty recently purchased,
William Wilkinson and wife returned
from two weeks trip in the Catskills
last Thursday.
Miss Moffat of the Home Missionary
Society gave very interesting address
in the Congregational, church last Sun
day, the pastor not having returned from
his vacation. There was no evening ser
vice. Rev Mr. Keneston Is expected
home the last Of this week.
A lad by the name of Harold Ell. Hol
comb was before the Town court, las
Saturday, for theft, he having taken hi
mothers pocketbook with iseveral dol
lars in it and gone to.the shore for goet
time. He was sent to the Reform
school, although only nine years of age
as in other respects he has been incorri
gible.
| George Tucker, member of the army
having been under Gen Fred Grant, re
turned ZONE on furlough, Frida.
night. He Is troubled with rheumatisr
and has to 90 on crutches. They wer
sent home In Pullman cars.