The Newtown bee., 1900-06-08
STAMFORD.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK.

nolo reception h the graded school building, on Saturday afternoon, June g, from 3 to o'clock. It is hoped that friends of both teachers and scholars will be in attendance. MT and Mrs Samuel Patterson of Patter- son avenue entertained their dau ghter, her husband and the grandchildren, on Memorial day. Their home is in Morristown, N. J. Wilson & St John, the new proprietors of the old Stratford Pharmacy, have had the interior of their store newly painted and papered, thereby very greatly inn proving it's appearance. A new marble counter has been placed at the soda water fountain.
 Most of our people went to Bridgeport on Memorial. day and attended the exer- cises at the Park. All pronounced the parade the finest seen in many years and the splendid exhibit made by Chief Birmingham's police force was noted by all.
 F. %. Rhoades and Clinton Peterkin of New York were in town on Memorial day.
 Mrs Samuel Beardsley of King St en- tertained party of friends at "Hearts'' on Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs Edward Beers entertained the Diamond Whist club, at her home on Stratford avenue, last week. Mrs Henry Meachen entertained the W. c. T. U. at her home on Elm street, last week.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary connected with the Mission chapel will hold social at the residence of Mrs W. o. Brown on Elm street on Friday evening of th1s week.
 Concrete walks have been laid in front of the residence of Watson Smith and from the Methodist church to the home l of E. 0. Wood.
 Mrs Evart Burton is reported seriously i'll at her home on Clapboord Hill. Her many friends hope for her speedy re- covery.
 Miss Katherine Silliman of Bridgeport has been quite seriously i'll at the home of Miss Ada Meachen on Elm street dur ing the past week. She is reported st this writing much better. with prospects of speedy recovery. Dr Lewis is in at- tendance and he pronounces the trouble to be tonsilitis, of which disease there are several severe ca ses about town. Mir and Mrs John c. Lewis of New Ha- ven have beeh recent guests of friends living at Tory Hill.
 William Tomlinson of New Orleans, La., is visiting his brother, George, st Oronoque.
 The Thursday Afternoon club will meet next week with Mrs King, at her home in Milford. The session will be continued during the evening and gentle men friends of the club will be present.
 The Ladies' prayer meeting was held last week at the home of Mrs George Dunlap on Main street.
 Miss Ethel Graham entertained par ty of young friends at her home on Bar. mum avenue, last Thursday evening in honor of visiting guests from Thomas. ton.
 It is rumored about town that new parochial school building Is soon to be erected on the lot. corner of Stratford avenue and Main street, known ss the Leavett corner.
 The sum of $5s 50 was realized by the managers of the recent public whist party. This amount will help very ma terially in reducing the debt on the
 piano, purchased for the Library associ. ation.
 A woman was struck by step of g
 passing car while picking coal from the
 railroad track, one day last week, and sustained two severe cuts on the head Dr Lewis was called to attend to her in |juries and she was sent to her home oI
 Hollister Heights, after having neces
 sary treatment. Her escape from being
 killed was simply marvellous. I William O. Brown read an essay o1 "The Blessings of Age," at the meeting
 of the University association, last week which received very favorable common
 from all present. | c. K. Blakeslee of King street hs
 been in Hartford for short sojourn. I The '. P.s. c. E. of the Methodi.