The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
STAMFORD.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTrrNcs


 dncted the Sunday afternoon servic held at the Advent Chapel. John Anthony, of Main street, was tn victim of a painful accident la,t Tues day. MT Anthony is an employee of tht Consolidated road, and while at work il New Haven, had his foot badly crushed He was brought to his home here ant made as comfortable as possible, but vii probably be confined to the house fol some time to come.
 The Stove club have been entertained and instructed by large chart of the South Atlantic, exhibited by Capt Franl COley. Capt Coley has frequently sailed over the waters shown on the chart and ms explanations are very interesting.
 Housatonic grange are making active preparations for program to be given | before Westport Grange, and freQuent rehearsals are being held, the last one being at A. c. Innes', last Tuesday even ing.
 Miss Mary Butler, of Meriden Center, has been the guest of Rev and Mrs J. S. 1 Ives.
 Charles Judson is reported as being 1 seriously ill. The many friends of Uncle Charles will wish him speedy re- | covery.
 
 Sunday school meeting at the Methodist church, last Thursday. The |. F. s. c. K. give & sociable In fhe lecture room of the church, Friday evening, May 6 A musical and literary program has been arranged and refresh ments will be served.
 Up to the present writing but five shad have been caught in the Housatonic river. thls season, but if warm weather sudden ty comes on, the conditions may change and fair catch be made. The season is late.
 Mrs John Thompson has returned from I visit to friends in New York.
 Mrs l.. K. Golf and son of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mrs George K. Wil- son at her home on Main street.
 Alonzo Derby has given up the plumb. ing business, which he has carried on for fe v months in Booths block.
 G. F. Brown met with painful acci- dent while engaged in painting Dr Cogs- wells house on Main street. The B toot ladder broke while Mr Brown was daIt way up and he fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately no bones were broken and aside from bruises, which were quite painful, he escaped injury.
 Miss Marion Curtis has recovered from an attack of measles.
 Mrs John Peterkin has returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Nathan Wilcoxson's new.store iss4bout ready for occupancy.
 The Y. r. s. c. k. have begun pre- paratiGns for 8 fair and festival. to be given on the coming 4th of July, in Town hall.
 The W. c. T. U. will be we'll rep. resented at the county convention, to be held at Bethel, May 6.
 Miss Winifred Todd entertained the Uptowa Whist club, last. week. A telephone has been placed at, the lighthouse, thereby placing Keeper JUdson in immediate communication with the outside world. E. K. Bliss exhibited at the Stove club 3 curiosity, in shape !of chicken with four legs.
 Sheriff Stagg arrested Geo-ge Hine for using abusive language and he was placed in the cooler for safe keeping. Miss Louise R0uth entertained a party, one evening last week. Miss Baldwin, at one time very pop ular teacher in the graded school, has spent few days with Mrs William Cur tis of King street. Oronoque Lodge occupied their newly renovated hall, st their anniversary meeting, Tuesday evening. 1 K. E. Bliss is goirg to change his barn into dwelling house.
 The '. l.. M. c. met last week with Miss Louise Routh.
 Mrs Stiles Smith of Barnum avenue has had Mrs Anson Ford sof Milford as 8 guest during the past week. William Kimber, of New York. has visited Mrs Falken, of King street.
 Everything looks favorable now for the ear y beginning of the trolley exten- sion to Shelton.
 Miss Bertha Fald has visited friends in New York.
 There seems to be lack of harmoBv between Christ church parish and the rector.
 Wileon CIsrk is building a new house on Strawberry Hill.
 Mrs E. J. Peck has gone to New Brit ain, to visit her sick nephew, Paul May nard.
 Mrs Comelia Coley is seriously i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs George Beard, on the Ferry road.
 Samuel Benjamin Is not improving in health as fast as his friends could wish. Miss Weaver, of New Haven, has visit ed Mrs William Lattip, at her home on Cupboard Hill.