The Newtown bee., 1904-09-09
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 POISONED BY EATING LOBSTER.
 Several cases of poisoning from eat ing lobster are reported from Merryall. On Saturday night Robert Squires and Charles Foster of New Haven came up to sspend Sunday and Labor day with George w. Squires in Merryall. MT Squires brought with him a mess of lobster bought in one of the New Haven fish markets. The family par took of them, Sunday morning. Sum- day noon Robert Squires and MT Eos ter were guests at Judge Averill's in Washington for dinner. MT Squires was taken i'll while on the way home at New Preston village and while Dr Marcy was treating them messenger came in great haste saying George w. Squires was seriously i'll. MT Foster was taken ill before reaching MT Squires' home, and was in quite a crit ical condition, being delirious for some time. Dr Marcy staid faithfully by them and as a result MT Foster and MT Squires recovered sufficiently to return to their homes, Monday night.
 CHOICE CONCERT ASSURED.
 A concert for the benefit of the sur pliced choir of St Johns church will be given at St Johns parish house, We'd :!esday, September II, at SIS p. m. The talent will include: Miss Lillian Osborne, soprano, assisted by Carroll Ryder, tenor, the Lyric male quartet and the quartet of St Johns church, as follows: Miss Lillian Osborne, Miss Minnie Hoyt, Henry Harris, Louis s. Richmond. Mrs M. w. Hill will act as accompanist. The admission will be 35c.
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS.
 Nine persons will be admitted to membership at the Congregational church, Sunday, on confession of faith.
 Miss May B. Lord has returned to Boardman to hold series of meetings She will speak on Sunday at and '. 30 p. m.
 Misses Elsie and Olive Buck of Bridgeport, who have been passing their vacation with MT and Mrs o. w. Hoyt, have returned to the city.
 Robert E. Murphy, of the First Ma tional bank, is passing a vacation of two weeks in New York City.
 MT and Mrs c. F. Garfield of Bridge port were guests over Labor day of MT and Mrs B. J. Sturges.
 Sheriff A. H. McMahon is entertain ing MT and Mrs Arthur ~E. Ferris of St Paul, Minn.
 Miss Sarah Mallory of New Haven is the guest of her sister, Mrs Catherine Brinsmade.
 J. A. Northrop has installed one of the reliable Unique house heating plants in the residence of L. J. Stur- devant in Brookfield.
 Miss Fannie Addis of Bridgeport passed Sunday and Labor day with her parents.
 James Hodge of Webotuck was in town, Sunday, and called on his cousin, Albert w. Hodge.
 J. R. Johnson continues very poorly and appears to be gradually growing weaker.
 Arthur Brown of New York passed the holiday with his father, w. G. Brown.
 Louis Welton passed Sunday and Labor day in New York.
 The Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. closed it's factory for Labor day, Mon- day.
 T. M. Stack, superintendent of the Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. s plant. is away for his annual vacation.
 Edward Riddiford took in the Labor day parade in Danbury, this week.
 Miss Mary F. Warehouse has return. ed home from New Haven, where she has been spending the summer.
 A. W. Piper of Derby was in town, Labor day.
 MT and Mrs James Whaley and child of Bridgeport passed Sunday and La Dor sday with MT and Mrs William 
 De Watt Pepper, Jr., of New York, was the guest over Labor day of his parents, MT and Mrs De Watt Pepper.
 For refreshing glass of soda water with pure sprupS call at the drug store )f Albert EvittS.
 P. M. Cassedy sells the famous Laughi1n fountain pen for $1.
 Fine confections and smokers' per- luisites at Cassedy's.
 The temperance restaurant of A. w. Dayton is equipped with a modern md up-to-date pool table. Drop in md spend pleasant afternoon or ,vening.
 All the daily papers and magazinesI ! It Cassedy's.
 Druggist w. N. Noble is offering a complete line of the famous Wallace onfections.