The Newtown bee., 1888-05-18
WOODBURY.

F. F. Hitchcock is making extensive changes and repairs on his building. He has removed the old stone chimney, II feet square, built some 150 years ago in the then prevalent style. This chimney occupied about one fourth of the main building and the stone removed would make about 20 rods of good wall.
 At the Republican caucus to appoint delegates to the State convention. the following gentlemen were appointed : Horace D. Curtis, James II. Linsley, Omer K. Norton and A. Pearsall.
 Dr ketcham's horse ran from the post office, last week, but only got as far as the hay scales, a few rods away, when the carriage turned a double summer sault and became reasonably fine kind ling wood. The horse was caught after running a short distance.
 Friday, lth, Mrs Lucinda Banks cele- brated her Sd birthday with party of friends, five of her visitors being over D years old.
 The remains of David Brothwen were removed, last week, from RoXbury, where they have rested for the last 50 years, to the new family lot in the an- cient cemetery here.
 James c. Bull of Chester, N. Y., called on his relative, pr T. M. Bull, Tuesday. He greatly admired our beautiful, broad, main street.
 Clinton w. Judson of Bethlehem has bought out the meat business of J. D. Kimball. The latter will butcher for the Waterbury market.
 Curtiss & Watson deliver 1900 quarts of milk daily to the Waterbury market against l20 quarts when they began, a year ago.
 Dr l.. Y. Ketcham will probably take care of the Woodbury library and put it in an improved condition.
 Our vegetable and landscape gardener, Marcus D. Betts, has commenced his an nual round of down town gardens. Work flies with energy when he is around.
 There was an interesting missionary meeting in the First church parlors, Sun day evening.
 Arbor day was neither greeted nor ob- served. When anything does atttact the
  to none i'll effective work.
 We had pleasant call from our friend, l George shelton, former partner of Judge Huntington, now of Helena, Montana. Not being in good health, last Win ter, he took a trip to South Amer ica, visiting Brazil and the Republic. Returning to New York and still needing the relief of sea air, he went | to London and returned, week ago, on a visit to his mother and friends here He has lucrative practice in Montana. 1 Sylvester F. Richards, the veteran, is detailed to decorate the soldiers graves at Southbury and South Britain on Deco ration day, 30th.
 Beginning Monday, I4th, the Hotch- kiss stage will leave the Woodbury post office at 6 III.
 Edmond J. Curtiss is building Il Sum mcr kitchen at his Douglass place.
 Mrs D. 5. Lennon was in town, last week.
 George White of Brooklyn visited Mrs Daniel Curtiss, over Sunday. l Mrs Sheldon Summers is visiting il Bethel.
 l Mrs Henry Lambert has returned iron l New Haven and Waterbury, where sht was detained by sickness. I The family of Frank Jackson of New Haven have rented rooms for the Sum mer of Frank Jlds0n.
 Mrs J. II. Allen is in declining healti and her mother, Mrs Atwood, has re turned from Waterbury to care for her
 William Warner is George N. Proctor's new clerk.
 Edward Moves of Duluth, son of tho late Rev G. Moves of the First church, k on a vacation at his mothers in New Ha- ven. He has lost his voice and is in fee ble health. He went to Florida, but has returned.