The Newtown bee., 1908-04-17
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
Reddinf.
THE DUNCOMBE PLACE SOLD.

THE DUNC0MBE PLACE SOLD.
 George F. Duncombe of Bridgeport, administrator on his fathers estate, the late William Duncombe, has sold his fathers farm just east of the cen ter to Mir Bishop of Riverhead, L. l., who will soon take possession. Mir Bishop is a school teacher and it is re- ported he will, this fall, take charge of the Hill academy at the Center. This will be good news to the people of Red ding.
 Daniel S. Sanford is having large addition built on to his horse barn. H. c. McCollam has the contract.
 The Bee representative was ve ry plea sanity entertained at dinner, last Friday, at MT and Mrs Henry S. Os- borne's on the Ridge.
 w. c. Sanford was in Bridgeport on business, last Friday.
 Eugene Adams has improved his house by having it newly painted.
 Mir and Mrs Amery are having the grounds apout thelr Bungalow at the Center all nicely graded. Marshall D. Sanford has the contract.
 Judge j.. N. Nickerson has about S25 hens which are now averaging him about IA dozen eggs per day. He raises the Barred Plymouth Rock breed.
 MT and MrslAmery and family of. New York will arrive at the Bungalow at the Center for the season about May 1. Lawyer Burgess of New York has been spending a few days at his place at the Center, getting it in readiness for the summer.
 Mrs |. M. Underwood of West Red ding has sold his place to Mir Plumb of New York.
 J. B. Sanford spent a few days in New Haven, last week.
 Rev MT Benson from New Haven supplied at the Congregational church, last Sunday, and gave very interest ing and instructive sermon.
 Mrs M. A. Underwood of West Red- ding has rented the Congregational parsonage and is moving in this week.
 MT and Mrs Aaron H. Read are now nicely settled in the old home in Lone town once more.
 , Mrs Mary Underwood and Mrs Daniel Wood, who have been Ill with pneu- monia, are both gaining.
 The Ridge Cemetery association have purchased of MT and Mrs Robert Nich- ols a strip of land about 10 feet wide, south side of the cemetery, and are to make extensive improvements about the cemetery, this year.
 Charles Burr Todd, the author, made a short stay at his place here, last week.
 George Arnold is working for J. H. Duncan, this spring.
 Mrs Rufus Gould has been quite sick and under Dr Gorham's care.
 John Kolosky has resigned his posi- tion with John M. Sullivan on the Ridge and is to go to New York where he has taken position.
 Harry Rupf has vacated J. B. San ford's store at the Center.
 George s. Banks is erecting large new hen house just north of his other poultry house.
 Robert l.. Ferry has taken a position with John Sullivan on the Ridge. |
 Martin Murray is making extensive repairs on his house.
 J. H. Duncan is suffering with sci atic rheumatism. Ur Smith is at- l tending him.
 Frank Favereau, the blacksmith, at Sullivan's, has moved from Rock House to the old Joel Perry place in Weston.
 Thomas R. Ludway, sr., has been i'll for several weeks but is now gaining slowly and able to be out.
 John Demizer has purchased half | acre of land of Miss Hannah Keeler opposite Thomas R. Ludway's place and is to erect house on it in the near future.
 Sanford Osborne is to erect a new house on the lot opposite his fathers house on the Ridge, some time this summer.
 There is report that L. o. Peck is to erect handsome residence north of i his present one on Sunset Hill. I