The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-11-07
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
STAFFORD.
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

STAFFORD.
NEWS TERsELY TOLD.
Edward Jarrett, for many years but
Ter for Mrs Hudson, has gone to his
home in Oswego, N. Y, to spend the
winter.
The Orville Curtis store on Main
street has been overhauled and ar
ranged for tenant.
Miss Maud Miller is at her mothers
home on Broad street, enjoying a va
cation from her duties as a school
teacher.
Miss Bennett, superintendent of the
graded school, has recently entertain
ed her sister.
Miss Lavinia Philips has returned
from visit With friends in Hartford.
Augustus Ganuhg of the U. S. S.
Constitution is visiting friends in
town.
Another one of the old landmarks
has been removed from in front of the
Russell place on Elm street in shape
of one of our large elms. 1t had be-
come so much decayed that it was
thought to be unsafe and consequent
ly has been removed. The old elms
about town are getting very scarce
and it will be but a few years before
they are all gone.
The initiatory degree was conferred
ON several candidates at the Friday
night session of Oronoque lodge, 1. o.
o. f.
The Epworth League held a Hal
tween social at the home of Miss Ges-
ner on Main street, which was largely
attended and Il very pleasant time en-
joyed.
The weather so far has proved a
blessing to every one who is short of
coal and this condition governs the
most Of our people. From the outlook
now a limited supply will probably
reach us soon so that no one will have
Miss Alice Palmer of Broad street
has returned from visit with friends,
in Westport.
Frank Ladd is rapidly recovering
from a severe illness.
Milford and Orange Changers will be
the guests Of Housatonic Grange, Sat
urday evening, November 8. The repu-
tation of our Grange for unbounded
hospitality will no doubt attract full
delegation of members from the visit
ing lodges.
Mrs Michael Kaniff is reported on
the sick list.
Some of the prominent members of
the Methodist church have been in
New York, the past week, looking for
an organ for their new church..
Elias Baldwin is entertaining
Charles Hobbs of Boston for a few
days.
Mrs George K. Wilson and son were
visiting friends in Bridgeport, last
week.
A very pleasant sociable was held
in the lecture room of the Congrega-
tional church an evening Of last week,
by the members of the Sunday school.
The cottage prayer meeting was
held, last week, at the home of George
| D,,tohor IN NnrtJ, ovonno
E. G.. Wells of Waterbury is quite
seriously i'll at his parents home or
Main street, with typhoid fever.
William DeForest, who has been
quite i'll, was taken to the Bridgeport
hospital, last week, for treatment.
| The ladies' prayer-meeting was helo
last Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs John Peck Wheeler on Mair
street. These meetings are quite in
teresting and the attendance SHOULD
be sufficient to tax the capacity of Mr.
Wheeler's large house.
Miss Florence Jennings of Norwall
has been recent guest Of Mrs Sidne.
Beardsley at her home on King street
Miss Sallie Wells of lower Mail
street entertained card party al
evening of last week.
Mr. and Mrs George Chambers,
newly married couple, have been re
cent visitors at the home of Mr. an,
Mrs James Hubbell of Broad street.
The last service in the old Methods
church was held on Sunday. Futur
services',will probably be held in Grang
hall until the new church is ready fo
occupancy.
- An attempt was made to enter tn
, Carey building on Main street, on
night last week. For some reason tn
depredatorS were scared off before SUI
ceeding in gaining an entrance. Som
damage was done to the door, as an a
tempt was made to cut away the WOO
, around the lock.
A new furnace has been placed
the new Pilgrim Baptist church c
l. Stratford avenue.
y Lorenzo Beers and family of Ell
street expect to leave for Californ
about December l.
s Mrs Hudson has closed her home {
e Main street and will soon leave f
o Europe to spend the winter, as h
[. been her custom for number of yeal