The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-05-19

nesday afternoon. The attendance was
large, Mr. Peck's acquaintance extend.
ing to all the surrounding towns. In
terment was made In Union cemetery.
william Stage is having city water
put in his houses on Harris street.
Decorator Charles Hill is at work on
Mrs Williamson's house, Oh Lower
Main street.
Miss Florence Allen sang at club
meeting in Milford last week.
Mrs Melville J.. Curtis entertained
number of friends from New Haven, last
week, who were in attendance on the an
niversary exercises of AzaIia chapter,
.. K. S., held in Masonic hall.
Mr. and Mrs Dew have recently visited
friends at Greenfield Hill.
B. F. Lasher is experimenting the
erection of the stone piers for the trolley
line bridge, over the mill pond at Put
uey. The whole work of the extension
Of the line to Shelton, seems to be 60
ing ahead very satisfactorily, at this
time.
| Pequonnock council, M. 70, gave a
concert and reception, in Town hall,
Monday evening. Clark orchestra of
Milford furnished the music for dane
ing. A fine program for the concert ives
presented, and large audience listened
with pleasure. Delegations from all
councils in this locality were present.
Prof Thaddeus Peck's exhibition OF
fire extinguishers was deferred for q
month, as, at the time set last week, 8
bountiful rain had so soaked the materia
to be used, that it was impossible to gel
it burning sufficiently we'll, to give the
chemicals fair chance to do what was
claimed for them.
The Veterans held a meeting Saturday
evening, to arrange for Memorial da,
exercises.
Robert Coe, of AnsonIa, has been il
town for day or two the past week.
The Judd place, corner of Linden ave
nue. and Broad street, has been rented t
John Challenger, of Philadelphia.
Mrs Phebe Burton of Ansonia has Wis
Ted her old friends in this splace durin
the past week.
Mrs Van Houghton has returned t
her home in New Jersey, accompanie
by her sister, Mrs George Spall.
Clinton Beebe has purchased lot O
White street, of Miss Wheeler, aud wi
build house upon it right away, for b
own use.
It is reported that Mrs Warner ha
sold her place on Stratford avenue, I
New York parties.
t Russell Curtis of New Haven has Ivisi
= ed friends in town.
Patrons Of the trolley line are muc
pleased with the arrangement for CO
for Bridgeport, leaving Paradise Green
i few minutes before one O'Clock at nigh
Clarence Smith has returned from
: trip to Virginia.
;, Mrs Frank Sammis entertained th
I Diamond whist club, alast week, at ht
!, home on Academy Hill.
Mrs Wilbur Andrews and Mrs r. !
Russell; entertained the None Such clut
last week.
e Mrs Mallett has entertained Mil
l Brown, of Norwalk, during the pa
week.
Miss Della Park has visited friends i
West Haven, spending Sunday with he
. friend, Miss Edna Stevens.
= Charles j. Hughes of the Stratfol
? Granite Works, Bridgeport, has erecte
n a very neat granite headstone, in Unio
= cemetery, at the grave of the lsre just,
q B. Hawley, who recently died in Bridg
port and was brought here for burial.
w. Parkinson Of Staten Island h,
visited friends in town. -
It is reported that the Perry Beardsle
!. place has been rented to parties fro
Bridgeport.
Interesting services were held at th
r Methodist church, Sunday evening. Re
Mr. Prince delivered an address on Ten
perance, which was listened to with il
10 terest, by the large audience presen
The Junior Epworth league gave