The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-08-18
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GREENFIELD HILL.
JOHN DIMON BRADLEY.

John DlmOn Bradley, one or the old
est residents of the Hull'S Farms dis
trict, died at his home in that place,
August 8, after long i'll
house for some time. Deceased was
So years of age and was a brother of
the late Levi and Elizabeth Bradley.
whose death followed each other in
quick succession at EaSton, short
time ago. Thus three members of tf e
family have died within the brief in
terval of a week or two. Mr. Bradley
leaves widow and one son, Cyrus
Sherwood Bradley, we'll known as a
writer and memorizer of local history.
The funeral was held from his late
mot & Reynolds of Bridgeport having |
the arrangements in charge.
Mrs M. B. Durham and daughter, |
Marion, are enjoying visit at New |
HarbOr, Me.
George H. Merwin is applying a
fresh coat of paint to the exterior of |
his house, which presents very at
tractive appearance.
Miss Lulu Banks is passing the week
with relatives in Danbury.
Mrs Hermon Perry and children are
home from delightful visit with
friends in Winsted and Torrington.
Miss Luella Burr is home from a
two weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs
D. Morris Andrews, of Weston.
Mrs Burr Merwin of Merwin's lane
is spending the week at her fathers,
d. B. Gould. Of ASpetuck.
D. G. Smith has added a handsome
buggy, one of the latest designs, to his
stock Of pleasure wagons.
The arrangements for the fifth an
nual fair of the Greenfield Country
club are now completed and the pre-
MUM list is in the hands of the COM
mittee for distribution.
Mrs Allen T. Jennings entertained
friends from Brooklyn, N. Y, last
week.
Selectman Lobdell, with force of
men and teams, has been repairing the
roads in the vicinity of the Country
club, which we're so severely ravaged
| by the severe wasbout of two weeks
ago.
George F. Wilson and S. E. Lobdell
went to New Haven, Monday, where
Mr. Wilson had been engaged by the
New Haven baseball management to
pitch for their team in the game with
New London. Messrs Lobdell and
Wilson are managers of the local team
here, which already enjoys an enviable
reputation among local baseball clubs.
Miss Frances Brown of Yalesville, a
graduate Of the State Normal college
at New Britain, has been engaged to
teach at the Banks North school fol
the coming year. Miss Brown will be.
gin her duties here, September 5.
Little Grace Burr, who has beer
quite ill with tonsilitis, is slowly i'm
proving.
Miss Bessie Burr spent few days,
last week, with her grandparents, MI
and Mrs George F. Parrack, in Easton
: Miss Lulu May Burr has been spen d
, ing two weeks in Weston, the guest o
her aunt, Mrs Morris Andrews.
Miss Mary Godfrey is enjoying ;
stay Of two weeks with her sister
Mrs G. L. Thorpe, in New Haven.
Mr. and Mrs Carroll Morse of New
York, Miss Eleanor Smith and Franz
Smith Of Norwalk are guests of Mr.
, William Wakeman on Center street.
bradley & Sturges started the man
ufacturing, last Monday, of the paten
dog food at their new factory.
Mr. and Mrs George F. Parrack o
Easton, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hall o
Bridgeport, Albert M. Buckley AM
5 family of Hoydens Hill we're al
guests, last Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs B
, Wesley Burr.
F., Jacob Rush, who has been spending
> a week at his old home at Patterson
N. Y, returned home, last Monday.
y Mss Bessie Archibald entertained
! few of her friends at her home, las
Friday evening. Albert Whittake
, entertained the company with hi
; graphophone and very pleasant so
=. cial evening was enjoyed. Refresh
' mentS were served.
F. Thorpe captured quite prize th
: other day. 1t was fine large ow
. which was Omaking trouble amon
. Charles Bradley's poultry. Mr. Thorp
shot at it but only seemed to have hi
t one wing a little. The owl is nov
e alive and doing we'll and Mr. Thorp
v will exhibit it al the Greenfield Hi
County Club fair on September II, l
. and IA, if the bird is alive and we'll.
5 Miss Amelia Frances is visiting
= friends in New York for few days.
j. The new state road between Mis-
\ A. W. Hubbell's and Mrs Bakers be
low the hill, was completed, last Nor
day. 1t makes a great improvement
= which will be appreciated by the ira,
:, cling public.
Master Alex jennings, who has bee
q quite seriously ill with dysentery,
now slowly impro wing.
n W. H. Wilson and family and Mis-
= Mollie Morehouse leave, next Satul
: day, for a weeks stay at Fairfel
Beach.
e Mrs B. B. Middlebrooks returned
T. last Monday, from a weeks stay will
y friends at Judd's Bridge and Washing
f ton. During her absence her daugh
ter, Mrs Kittie M. Holton, and daugh
ter, Ruth, of Danbury cared for he
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