The Newtown bee., 1888-10-12

liquidate it, if it could be obtained at per cent. and to induce such loan it was voted to exempt it from taxation.-Wil- liam Cothren, David s. Bull, Eli M. Towne, Scoville Nettleton, George F. Crane, Michael F. Skelley, Arthur D. Warner, Thomas c. Galpin. George M- Allen, Truman E. Wheeler and Barnett J. Atwood were elected justices of the peace at Mondays election. The town poor are to be boarded in the families of the town, according to the statute.-A portion of the new cemetery at its south west corner, some 300 feet long and 70 feet wide, has been set apart for the bur ial of persons of Catholic faith. that it may be consecrated in accordance with the rules of that church. It is subjectto the rules of the rest of the cemetery. Persons desiring lots pay their appraisal into the town treasury.
 Landlord Curtiss of the Woodbury
 House had a stand at the Danbury fair. He set the best of tables andis popular
 landlord. He took with him 100 celery plants for his patrons. furnished by F. $. Strong.-Hunters complain that game
 birds are scarce and that it does not pay
 to hcnt them. Gray squirrels are plenty
 where their favorite walnuts and chest
 nuts are to be found. The ferret has all
 most decimated the rabbit and few are
 to be found in the valley. Pot hunters
 can be thanked for scarcity of all sorts
 of game.-Will Vose still leads on bull
 heads. Saturday night. he brought in a
 long string, but thinks that it was rath-
 CT damp time and nothing to do with li-
 cense--Boyce and James Terrill were at
 Danbury during the fair taking in sheR-
 els by carrying passengers to the fair | grounds. They say that it pays. Dan . fas aall of than any other outside show and Barnum comes next.-Mr Towne was defeated
 for collector on the Republican ticket by temperance votes. it is said, for what
 reason Is only known to the voter He
 is strong temperance man. which is perhaps the reason.-Last year no license
 was carried by 50 majority: this year li- cense by 24. Where the joke comes in is discussed on our streets by many in not
 very polite language. in some eases. but . the majority think that no license can not be carried unless temperance men l vote on the question--Potaioes are sell ing by the 100 bushels for soc per bush
 el. There is no rot in this yicinitp and , the crop is a large one. Freight to Wa
 terbury is 10c per bushel and load for
 two horses about 50 bushels.-H. F. and , F. s. Strong have picked about 100 bas-
 kets of peaches from their orchard of 4Oo
 | trees. planlcu three Nc@arr sllCt- luta
 have cut them back, each year. about
 one half the growth and have lost very 2 few since planting. They have q small k apple orchard on the same land and ap- l ples are plenty in this off year and prices 1 good. The experiment in planting the ]. peach has been a success and the whole e expense been met by the fruit crop !. They are digging around the roots and : putting on one ton of ground bone- The
 trees are full of fruit buds and give
 promise of another good crop, if the
 weather is favorable during Winter and v Spring: peaches can be made to grow in Litchfield county.-Walnuts are plenty. . haZelnuts on every bush, che stnuts fail = crop. but late. These must take the I- place of our apple crop, which is a small n one in the valley and poor at that s Chauncey Bates. under the care of Dl . Atwood. is likely to pull through. H. h has been very sick.-Board of health me = at Huntington & Warmers office and ap s pointed a health committee. Saturda! evening, the joint board. school visitor |, and selectmen met at Dr Shove's offic ,,' and apportioned the school money anon; d the different districts according to tn ,r number of scholars.