The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31

steamer, was surprised at the cargo they take.
 There was quite parade in this city the other day of military, and a battery of artil- lery, in honor of the birthday of Gen Lee. I thought th2t this was certainly a free country, as no other nation on earth would allow alloy & any of your subscribers,-ls: P. Averill.
 THE BRIDGEPORT MARKET. WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY BUCK
 & DARLING, BRIDGEPORT. creamery tubs saas5, choice dairy soa2s, fair to good 15as0c common 12a15; cheese. factory chickens. dressed. fI iia1s; % fowls. dsd, 10aisc c calves c salsc; pigs 7as; hogs 6a7; potatoes sea, yeoW sa15o S caSbages M Mn'e bbi car rots 5Oa6O bu turnips 3Oa35; celery 75a1 p doz 6s beagy as p 25a3Oc lb; apples, Baldwins s3a$5, greenings saa5.oo; russets s:ooa499
 Mrs John Talty and Miss Mary Talty are suffering with grip colds.
 The desirable and correctly made Royal Worcester cOrSetS are sold by Taylor, Curtis & Go.
 Clinton Hyatt has taken a position in the factory of the Fabric Fire Hose Co.
 Frank Wetmore of Roxbury passed through Sandy Hook, Wednesday, with two horses, one of which he secured at his former home at Plattsville.
 Housekeepers in search of desirable line of linen towels, bureau and mantel scarfs, Creton and furniture calico are invited to call at the store of Taylor. Curtis Sc Go.
 Frank Benham, of the New Haven Blackboard Co.,, was at Taylor's hotel, Tuesday night.
 Mrs Susan Fairchild is visiting in Woodbury.
 MT and Mrs A. B. Blakeman will en- certain the members of Jepthah chap ter, O. E. s., at their Botsford home on Friday evening.
 The regular communication of Hi ram lodge, F. & A. M., will be held next Wednesday night.
 The B. c. Platt Go. of Hawleyville have leased the lumber yards of Gil bert Brothers of Bethel. MT Platt will have the management of the new yard in connection with his Hawley- vile business.
 George F. Baker has returned from trip to the furniture exposition in New York.
 Mrs L. B. Booth is visiting New Ha- ven relatives.
 MT and Mrs Minott Augur will en- certain the Colder set' at whist par ty, next Monday.
 Mrs Sylvester Dibble and young son of Hawleyville have spent few days at her fathers, Fred Andrews, in Taunton.
 The young people of Taunton were the guests, Thursday evening, of Miss Ella Fairchild, when pleasant social evening was enjoyed. A candy pull added to the fun of the evening.
 When in Shelton it will interest you and be for your profit to call at the hardware store of D. N. Clark. Notice their adv. in another column.
 Now is the time you need rubbers. We have them to fit everybody; also rubbersand felt boots, the kind that wear, and our prices are at the bottom fnotch.-[The Sandy Hook Shoe Store, W. c. Corbett, proprietor. MT and Mrs Frank Mitchell of Mile Hill entertained pleasant company
 
 were won as follows: first ladies', Mrs George F. Taylor: second ladies', Miss Mary Warner; ladies' consolation, Mrs s. c. Glover; first gentlemen's, A. T. NettletOn; second gentlemen's, George F. Taylor; consolation, Henry G. Cur l tiS.
 Louis Goulette of Stevenson was in New York at the time of the Subway explosion and right in front of the Grand Central Depot. Large pieces of glass fell close to him but he was fortunate enough to escape injury.
 You can get handsome calendar when in Bridgeport by stopping at Harry Riders, SIP Water street. Free for the asking.
 Newtown people in the Park City on Tuesday included Rev Patrick Flo ], Charles Parsons, Miss Florence War ner, Mrs A. B. Blakeman, Postmaster Duncombe and Miss Julia Duncombe.
 w. B. Glover, whose critical illness with pneumonia was announced in last week $ BEE, is now believed to be safe ly on the road to recovery.
 MT and Mrs F. H. Mitchell, Mrs S. M. Glover and John J. Northrop at tended the meeting of the Fairfield County Pomona Grange at Shelton on Wednesday.
 Mrs Charles B. Minor of Berkshire is visiting in Bridgeport. Mrs I. B. Goodsell is visiting her daughter, Mrs F. B. Hubbell, in Vest port.
 Arthur J. Wilson of New Haven has visited at Hosea NorthrOp's, this week.
 Jesse L. James has been appointed conservator over his brother, Andrew James.
 Master George Garfield is ill with the humps. MT and Mrs John B. GOOdSell were pleasantly surprised on Tuesday even inQ hV na rtX of their friends tine