The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-03-09
will be glad to hear that she is able to
sit up little while each Jay.
Fairfield County.
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WEsTPORT.


LOOKING AFTER THE sTAY-AT-HoMEs.
State Truant Officers Potter of New
Haven and Adams of Stamford are look
ing up cases where parents are neglect
ing to send their chilcren to scnool.
George H. Banks of this place and
George B. Mills of Greens Farms have
been before Judge Joseph G. Hyatt and
pleaded guilty to violating the law and
their cases have been continued.
DEATH OF CAPT Il. P. BURR.
Capt Henry P. Burr died Saturday
funeral took place from his late residence
on Tuesday afternoon, Rev Jabez Bsckus
ofnciating, Interment was In Willow
Brook cemetery.
Mrs Frank e. Sturges Ia spending q
week with her daughter, Mrs Edmund
L. Abbott, in New York City.
Mrs John T. Murray is entertaining
her mother, Mrs Jones of Stratford.
At the regular Grange meeting held in
Grange hall, last week, DIR Mayo of
Storr's Agricultural college was present
and delivered an address.
Ihe Musical society met Monday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs Carl B. Dodge.
Philip G. Sanford and Orlando [. AL.
len are rusticating at Block Island,
Miss Annie B. Jennings is visiting
friends in New YORK. City.
Miss Bertha |. Wakeman is visiting her
sister, Miss Ethel S. Wakeman, at
Vassar college.
William T. Sturges spent Sunday with
friends in New York City.
The first of the union Lenten services
was held in Christ church, Sunday even
ing. Rev Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr., of
Trinity, preached the sermon.
Doric chapter, No. so, o. E. s., held
its regular meeting in Masonic hall,
Tuesday evening.
James W. Punzelt Of South Norwalk
has leased for a term of % years the
Sherwood farm near Hcckanum.
Mrs Arthur B. Tyrrell Of Stepuey has
been recent guest Of Mrs L. W. Holmes.
Out-of town parties are looking ever
Cedar Island with view to leasing it for
the coming season and once again max
ing it seaside resort.
Auctioneer George A. Darrow will dis
pose of by public auction on fThursday
all the personal property and household
goods of the late David Whitney.
1t is expected that the new Church of
the Assumption will be completed by
March II and that the dedicatory serv-
ices can be held on the Feast of the An
nunciation, Sunday, the 25th, under the
direction Of Bishop Tierney.
Mrs George Jelliffe has been spending
a couple of weeks with relatives sc
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Frank T. Dayton has secured q posi-
ton In the New York Office of the EN-
balmers' Supply company.
John D. Wood of the ]. D. Wood
Satchel Factory, is on the sick list.
The Westport postoff1ce was moved
into its new quarters, mo. Hurlbutt's
block, Friday evening.
The Hon Curtis Thomson of Bridge
port delivered an address on 1.-THE Beers
aud!their Country" at the Opera House,
for the benefit of the Reading Room and
Library, Thursday evening.
Mrs Wilson M. Harris is visiting
friends in Orange, this state.
Mrs Charles Harris has been spending
a couple of weeks with relatives in
Bridgeport.
Miss Ida Lsngdon of Darien is the
guest of Mrs Martha barrow.
Mrs Stephen j. Banks has returned
from short visit with relatives in
Greenwich.
Henry Peterson succeeds Webb Var
Slyke as bookkeeper fer the Saugstuck
Manufs cturing Company.
Mrs George W. Bsrhydt returned, Sat.
urday, from weeks visit with her sis.
ter, Mrs FL. M. Steele, at Baltimore, Md,