The Newtown bee., 1905-07-07
TOWN TOPICS.
OBITUARY.
EARL GILBERT GAY,

OBITUARY. | EARL GILBERT GAY. Earl Gilbert, only child of MT ant Mrs Charles G. Gay of Bridgeport died on Friday last, at his parents home. His age was five and hal years. The child had been i'll witt diphtheria, but was apparently vel on the road to recovery and had beer released from quarantine, when h. had relapse and passed away very pathy of their many friends in this great affliction. The funeral was or Sunday.
 Miss Loretta Houlihan gave a sup per to this years graduating class O. the High school on Monday evening Those present beside the class were Miss Morse of New Haven, Miss York of New York and Prof and Mrs Jewell A most delightful evening was passed and the supper was all that could be delicacies of the season.
 A colonial ball will be given in con nection with the Bi-Centennial at the Town hall on Friday evening, August 4. All the citizens are invited to at tend in colonial costume.
 Misses Charlotte and Genevieve Thornhill of Brookfield spent the Stuart.
 The next evening Library whist will be held at Beach Memorial libra ry building July IS:
 The Beach Memorial library will be closed, next Tuesday, as the painters will be at work.
 There will be an ice cream and cake sale at the Beach Memorial library building, Saturday night The sum of $10.7 TO was raised by the sale of last Saturday..
 Miss Lizzie Noble of New Milford has visited Miss F. V. Daniels.
 Rev F. F. Johnson of Springfield, Mass, visited in town, this week.
 Miss Bessie Beers left on Thursday for sojourn in the Adirondacks.
 Mayor David Glover of the neigh boring city of Tinkertield is laid up With an 1nJured 1OOG.
 Martin Keating of Bridgeport passed the Fourth with MT and Mrs Thomas c. Keane.
 MT and Mrs James Lillis of Water. bury were guests of Mrs G. P. Lillis over the Fourth.
 Mrs John Lillis and daughter of Burlington, N. Y., have visited Mrs G. P. LilliS.
 Edward Lynch and MT Pynchon passed the Fourth with friends in town.
 Bridgeport passed the Fourth in town.
 John Kilbride of Passaic, N. J., was the guest of his father, Bernard Xii bride, for the Fourth.
 John F. McNamara of Passaic N. J., was with his parents, MT and Mrs Michael McNamara. over the Fourth. with Mrs Thomas Mcguire of Walnut Tree Hill over the holiday.
 MT and Mrs James O'NeiI were guests over the Fourth of MT and Mrs John Heating.
 Patrick Keating and lady friend of PaSSaic, N. J., are guests of MT and Mrs John Heating:
 Ice cream soda at Betts'.
 A fine line of perfumes, in bottle or bulk, at Betts.'
 MT and Mrs Joel Bradley of New Haven were guests over the Fourth with MT and Mrs Minott Augur.
 So-Bos-So Kilhy for COWS and horses protects them from the torture of flies. Taylor, Curtis & Co: sell it.
 Miss Lulu Blackman of Passaic, N. J., passed the Fourth with her par ents, MT and Mrs James M. Blackman.
 There will be an entertainment at the Town hall, Newtown, August 12, for the benefit of the Village Improve. ments. The play to be presented is to be sequel to "The Only Young Man in Town" comedy in three acts, "Maidens All Forlorn."
 Robert Banks has accepted posi- tion with the Postal Telegraph and Cable Go.
 D. N. Clark, the hardware man o1 Shelton, has a special sale of Paris green for few weeks. His price is 25c per pound; five pounds for s1 Notice his adv.
 l.. c. Gilbert returned from Buffalo N. Y, last week Wednesday, with 2t head of very fine fat cattle.
 Miss Ada Field of Easton, Mrs A. B. Fay and Miss Lucy Wright of West boro, Mass, and Miss Myrtle Bronson