The Newtown bee., 1899-10-06
STAMFORD.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JorTMGs

pr Robert s. Blakeman has received orders from the Navy department to re- port at Newport, for duty.
 A steeple Jack, from North Adams, Macs, has been engaged fer several days in scraping the steeple of the Congrega- tional church, preparatory to it's r3ceiV- ing fresh coat of paint. His operations SO tar In the air, have attracted the at. tention of many people, none of whom express any desire to exchange places with him. Mrs Axtell and two children of Morris. town, N. J., have been recent guests o1 Samuel Patterson, at his home on Patter' son avenue.
 The o. U. A. M. held regular meeting in Mechanics Hall, last week.
 The Pootatuck Boat club have secured d & satisfactory design for club pin, and the members will soon be decorated with very handsome badge. s
 Mrs George Wheeler has returned from a visit at Nichols, where she has been ad' minlstering comic to her sick daughter Mrs Baldwin, who is now rapidly regain ing her health.
 Mrs Charles Hubbell of Sutton avenue has recently entertained guests from Bridgeport.
 Ez Graham enters the college oi Music, in New York, the first of thit month. An attendance of two days ir each week will be required from him
 Our town was well represented at the celebration in honor of Admiral Dewey in New Ycrk, last week. All unite ir seating that New York never saw s: large a crowd before.
 Mrs Charles Hubbel's class in ths Methodist Sunday school, took the ban ner awarded for the largest percentage of attendance, for the past year, 1t being | 100 per cent. George Meachen's clasi came next, with an average of 98 pei cent.
 Mrs Abbie Clark is visiting Mrs vii liam Fl. Curtis, at her home on King street.
 Regular town meeting was held II Town hall, Monday afternoon, and { large amount of business attended to.
 Mrs Charles Martin is reported ill, a her home on Jackson streeE.
 Miss LillA Judeon Is visiting friends il New Haven. - ..-~s -. . - ---.5
 The regular quarterly conference 0 the Methodist church was held Wednes day evening.
 Miss Carrie l.. Peck has returned from visit with friends in Derbys sa*~a
 Miss May Wilcoxeon, of the She Tor High school, has been at her home Il this place for 6 short visit. < ! D e
 Mrs J. Sanford Saltus has returned tt New York, after visit with her sister Miss Hubbell, ,..at Rivercliff on the Housa tonics .s -.sF s, ~e- s+~.a
 Charles Rogers and daughther wer' thrown from their carriage, by tn frightening of 6 colt they were driving while In the vicinity of Avon Park. N very serious damage was done, but l was an exceedingly nar row escape.
 Edward Dorman began attendance & Yale college, last week. 1''--',- e. s.t F :. Mrs Elizabeth Booth ia making her an nual visit with friends out of town.
 MT and Mrs Henry Pstchen expect t spend the winter in New Yt rk City. The wetk ky college prayer meetinl was held st the house of c. K. Hill, on tha Ferry road, laat week. sss-r fs4s II Mtand Mrs Otis Curtis ard Mfr and Mr Walter Curtis have been recent visitor In Milford. s ..,.st -..s.. s.ses
 Chicken thieves relieved Clifton Ora ham of 30 head of choice st0ck, an even ing of fast week. e 1 l Mrs Elizabeth Peck and her daughter Mrs Dove, will leave at an early day fo