The Newtown bee., 1899-04-14
Fairfield County.
WESTPORT.
EVENTS OF WEEK IN A LIVELY VILLAGE.

| church parlors, Thursday evening.
| Cake and ice cream were served. After
the entertainment WAS over progressive
dominOes were played.
| Mrs George w. Barhydt has had for
guest during the past week her sister,
Mrs II. Merriman Steele, who arrived
| home, last week, from years stay with
| friends and relatives in Paris.
| George w. Mills has severed his con-
nections with George A. Darrow, the
West Side grocer.
Rev Alexander Hamilton of Norwalk |
assisted Rev George w. Barhydt at the
morning service at Christ church, Sun
day.
William 7. Sturges of New York was
guest over Sunday of his parents, Mr. |
and MI F. E. Sturges.
Rev W. II. Weeks of Ravens wood, L. |
l., Cfficiated at Memorial church, Sun |
dav, during the absence of the rector. |
Rev Kenneth Mackenzie, who was out of
town on one Of his mission calls.
Miss Kate A. Wilcox Is visiting friends |
in New York City.
Peter Kramer and family have moved
to Georgetown.
Miss Minor of New York City is q
guest at the residence of Q. P. Wilcox.
Clarence Taylor Ia visiting relatives in
Massachusetts.
Thomas Quinlain has purchased new
trotter froul DR. BOhannon of South Nor
walk.
Miss Linda p. Thorpe of Bridgeport
has been spending a week with her
brother, George r. Thorpe,
J Miss Bertha Hanford of NorwaIk has
secured a position with Baker Frederick
Swsgirt.
Mrs Fl. B. Gilbert of Waterbury is a
guest at the residence of Mr. and Mrs
William E Sturges.
Charles E. Buck and family arrive at
their summer residence here for the sea
on, this week.
Mrs Sophia Hurlburt of Sound Beach
is visiting at the residence of Frank E.
Sturges.
Mrs George w. Andrews is visiting
relatives it New York city.
The Historic society met, Monday ev-
ening, with Mr. and Mrs John F. Godillot,
at which time a paper on "Rambles in
Great Britain" was read by Rev Robert
j. Thompson of the Green's Farms Con-
gregatiOnal church.
AT the annual parish meeting of Christ
church, held last week, the following
Ulcers were elected for the ensuing
wear: Wardens, George S. Adams,
Charles Wilson; vestrymen, Lloyd Nash,
} Charles Fable, Henry E. Sherwood,
George A. DarrOw, Thomas G. Stearns,
Z j. Fred Gorham; clerk, Henry S. Sher-
, wood; cemetery committee, Charles Fa-
BILE; delegates to conventions, Lloyd
MAST, j. Fred Gorham; alternates, Hen
y ry Z. Sherwood, George A. Darrow; or
2 ganist, Miss Elsie G. Sherwo ID ; sexton,
x Henry A. Buckley.
o Stuart w. Sherwood and William B.
q Wheeler, who have been spending their
81 Easter vacation home, have returned to
q heir school duties at the University OF
q Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
x At the annual parish meeting of Memo
q rial church Of the Holy Trinity, held las
y week, the following were elected officers
x for the ensuing year: Wardens, William
d L. Ccley and Henry A. Ogden; clerk
q The spring term of the public schoO
Y commenced last week on Monday, ant
q in the lower rooms there were more pa
q pills than can be accommodated.
x At the meeting Of the Baptist church
x last Monday evening, it was voted t.
q transfer the property to the State Con
< vention in trust until such time as tn
q church shall desire TO resume control.
Ernest Bright of Ansonia and Mis-
% Kate Osterhout were married, last Mon
- day afternoon, by Rev g. L. Thompson
Mrs Lewis j. Wheeler has been crit
cally i'll for few days past.
At the annual meetil~4 OF the Churc
Of the Good Shepherd, officers were cleo!
ed for the year: Senior warden, job
Fl. Barlow; junior warden, William S
l.
henry Berry, Frank n. Hotchkiss, Wal
son J. Miller, Charles r. just, Richar
G. Randall, r. S. Valentine, G. e
Shelton, Frederick 2. Hubbell; treasUr
err, Frederick 2. Hubbell; clerk, Georg
H. Berry.
The Daughters of Liberty held mas
querade in the Town hall, last Monda
evening.
Charles E. Florence of this place wa
sent to states prison for two years fe
bigamy by the Court in New HaveI
y last week.
[ Mrs Sturges Whitlock and her daugl
IA ter, Mrs Randall, have returned from
winters sojourn in Florida.
The loss by the burning of the hous
of John A. Butler, recently, was settled
last wekk, by the Hartford Mutual FIJI
Insurance Company, they having an il
surance of 81, 900 on the dwelling.
MI Mrs Michael Mcdonald was ARRESTED
" Friday last, for not sending her daug
ter, girl of ten years old, to schoo
She has not been In school but two dal
I'D | in two months. The mother was fine
s. and costs.
James Il. Taylor and Miss Carrie
J. Treat were married at the residence
the bride, last week on Wednesday eve
ing, by Rev r. r. Mathison.
-7 Miss Ruth Beardsley held receptit
of her dancing class in the Town ha
+ last Friday evening, and although it WI
" a very stormy evening, there was
good attendance Of the children al
= their parents.
~ Officer Burgess arrested John Day t
" intoxication and he was fined 81 al
costs.
e. The town clerk has been kept ve
busy the past week drawing deeds. o
rr large piece of real estate, the lot on Il
RI corner of Coram avenue and Cent
street with the carriage shop thereo
and has been purchased by r. j. Chadeayr
ing George F. Cook has commenced Il
lore excavation for a cellar to which he W
,oc' move his present residence, the new ]
SIZE cation being just across Howe avenl
ders from the old one.
The heavy rain of Friday night caus
nj on such rise in the river that the wharv
iress were covered so that vessels could 4
ASS. unload. The factories found it difieU
to run.
B. c. Bradley of South Britain visit
friends here, last Friday.
John r. Latin, general superintende
Of the grading for the trolley road, W
STRATFORD.