The Newtown bee., 1899-05-26
Fairfield County.
sTRATFoRD.
STRATFORD.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINas.

TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs.
George Boldt has returned from visit
with friends at Amherst, Mass.
The second and third degree was
worked on one candidate at the meeting
Of Housatonic Grange, last Saturda ]
evening.
| The l.. A. s. OF the Methodist church
met, last Tuesday evening, at the house
Of Mrs Sherwood On Main street. Re
freshments were served and all present
enjoyed a good time.
Two candidates received the second
degree at the last meeting of st Johns
Lodge, T. A. M.
Rev N. M. Calhoun of Winsted preach.
ed in the Congregational church, last
week Sunday. in exchange with Rev Mr.
Ives.
William Blakeslee, who left town some
months ago for the Philippines, has re-
Gently sent friends in this place copies of
newspapers published at Manila, which
are curiosities in their way and are high.
~ priced by the recipients.
Frank Ladd is doing the carpenter
work and Rufus Buddingtop the mason
work on the building which Julian Clin-
ton has had moved and is going to have
made into dwelling house.
Mrs Seller, who has recently visited
Mrs Blakeslee, has returned to her home
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
| The iron rails for the trolley extension
to Shelton came to our station by the
Consolidated road and are being drawn
by teams and distributed along the
line of the work.
Miss ethel Lowell has recently enter
| tanned friends from out of town.
Mrs John w. Thompson entertained
the Unique Whist club on Friday after
noon.
The meeting of the Thursday night
club was omitted, last week.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Reed have recently
entertained Mr. AID Mrs e. A. Beers of
Huntington.
Mrs Lucy Besrdsley OF New Haven
was in town, last week, visiting friends.
George A. Fairchild has received his
diploma as a graduated optician from q
| New York institution.
The vegetable gardeners are mourn
ing the long continued cold weather.
Nothing grows and the dry spell we had
injured the grass crop so as to make it
sure that there will be a short crop of
| nay.
Albert Wilcoxson has entertained Mr.
and Mrs Charles Cannon and Miss Pnney
Of New Haven, during the past week.
Miss Ada Edwards of New Haven has
been in town with friends for few days.
Mr. and Mrs G. M. Ball have moved to
New York.
Pequonnock council, o. U. A. M,
gave very fine entertainment in the
Town hall, last week Monday evening,
which was largely attended.
Several OF our people, who are inter-
ested in missionary work, were in attend
| ance at the basket convention, held In
New Britain last Wednesday, of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society.
The Fin de Seicle club are arranging
for another dance to be given soon.
OIonoque lodge, L. o. Q. F. held reg
ular meeting last Friday evening.
j. L. Porter has returned from visit
to Danbury.
The veterans will decorate the graves
Of the soldiers in our cemeteries on Sun
day, May %. Appropriate services will
be held at the monument On Academy
Hill in the afternoon at 2 80.
Mr. and Mrs Mills are visiting friends
on Long Island.
Robert Russell of New York has re-
Gently visited Mrs R. 81. Russell of Elm
street.
Alfred Wakely was delegate from
Mutual Hook & Ladder Co. to the State
Firemen's Convention, held in..New Lon
don, last week.
Fred Wilcoxson has returned from
business trip West.
Mr. and Mrs F. z. Clark have visited
Sv,
DR. Robert Brakeman of the u. S. s.
Boston, has gone to Washington, D. C.
Mrs Arden L. Judd entertained the
Diamond whist club at her home on East
Broadway, last week.
DR. Hotchkiss of Bridgeport has moved
into the Curtis house, corner of Main
street and East Broadway.
Edward Thomas has left Clinton's
store to work for William Peck, the ice
man. George Chavell, Jr., will take the
vacated position in the store.
The Pootatuek club boat house is soon
to be erected. Arthur Beers has the con-
tract and expects to have it ready by
July /.
MS Robert Curtis of Broad street has
been in New York for several days, Wis
ting friends.
Frank Franklin, formerly resident
here but now living in Ansonia,
spent few days of last week looking
up old friends.
Mr. L ing of Bridgeport has rented a
house on White street.
John C. Lewis and wife Of New Haven