The Newtown bee., 1899-04-28

 iting friends, are having very good luck, shooting on the river. Two wild geese and 20 broad bill ducks were bagged, one day last week, by two well-known resi- dents.
 MT and Mrs John M. Dorman en ter tained the Ladies Aid society of the at their home on California street. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all in attendance.
 Word has been received of the desth of L B. Treat of Orange. Mir Treat was a brother of Mrs Mills Tomlnson of Oro- noque, and we'll known in this section.
 Miss Florence Judson of Milford has | recently visited friends in town.
 MT and Mrs Charles Atwood entertain | ed the Down Town Euchre club at their home on Sutton avenue, last Thursday evening.
 Miss Carrie B. Hubbell is home for & few days with her parents, ill.
 Miss Catherine Buunen has returned from an extended visit with friends in Minneapolis, Minn.
 Harry Curtis, an assistant engineer on the steamer Paris, has been at his home for 8 few days, while his vessel has been discharging and taking on cargo. Joseph St John has returned to his home in Toledo, O., after 8 pleasant visit with relatives here. The Melville Curtis place on Main street has been in the hands of carpen- ters and painters for short time and the l interior has been put in fine order.
 Mrs John T. Sterling of Bridgeport | has recently visited her relatives on Long ! Brook avenue.
 l The Strickland house, corner of Elm street and East Broadway, has been newly shingIed.
 Frederick Porter of Bethel has been a recent visitor in town. l Mrs Emma Bartram has returned to her home on East Broadway, from 8 visit with her brother, Edward Peck, of East | Derby.
 Charles J. Hughes of Bridgeport was in town on Saturday and erected 8 very neat tablet at the grave of the late Susan Smith, daughter of Lewis BeardsIey, in Union cemetery.
 Miss Julia Cannon of West Haven has visited friends in town. Charles Carey has painted the Selleck place, on Main street, in a very tasty l manner.
 Prof Kendall gave the third of Prof Corlew's course of lectures, in Grange hall, last week.
 Mrs George Cleveland is reported OF the sick list.
 Miss Elizabeth Stsgg of Cupboard Hill has entertained friends from out of town during the past week.
 Miss Gladys Curtis of Bridgeport spent day, last week, with friends here.
 Rebeksh lodge, O. E. S., met last Wednesday evening.
 Oronoque lodge, I. O. o. F., conferred two degrees on one candidate at the meeting held Friday night of last week.
 Miss Carrie Peck of Long Brook av. enue has recently entertained her nephew and niece, Paul and Marjorie Maynard. of New Britain.
 Daniel Connors is driving q fine pair of horses. which he has recently purchased.
 The lyceum of the Lundy's Lane Bap- tist church met, last Sunday afternoon, and gave very pleasing entertainment
 Groceryman Julian Clinton's team ran very serious results.
 The town fathers have begun to put the roads in order. Selectman c. B. Curtis has charge of those in the lower part of the town.
 John R. Latin expects to go to Ohio, this week, on business trip for the firm with whom he has been engaged for sev- eral years.
 It is reported that Mrs Lorin Ellis of Woodmont is seriously i'll. Mrs Ellis was known before her marriage as Mary Robinson, ,and has many friends in town, who will hope for her speedy recovery. David Middlebrook has returned | A~1 l weegs past.
 Rev Mir Lannin has gone to Boston.
 The Changers enjoyed one of their famous suppers at their hall, on Sstur- day evening.
 A lodge, of the O. U. A. M., will un- doubtedly be formed here. The charter list is nearly full and everything indi- cates vers favorable beginning. Mrs Walter Curtiss of Long Brook avenue entertained the Thursday night club, last week.
 The water in the pond at Peck's mill was drawn of, last week, to able wo l. men to lay the piers for the onelton trol- ley road. The highway is so narrow at the point between the pond and the mlll. that it would not admit of the laying of the track, and a new roadbed had to be provided for.
 Misses Edwards and Bradley, of New Haven, have been guests of David Wohlgemuth, during the past week.
 The Pootatuck Boat club are talking of