The Newtown bee., 1888-10-05
TRUMBULL.

center has a peach orchard of which he is very proud, but which has been sam pied so often that but little fruit remain ed for the owner. This year he arranged a scarecrow in a conspicuous place and awaited developments. A party of young men from out of town passed by on the other side when they saw the figure. but, finding it in the same position when they returned, unhesitatingly appropri- ated as much of the choicest fruit as they could carry. As they turned to leave, one of them walked up to the scare crow and knocked it's hat off, but suddenly felt a heavy hand and saw the owner of the orchard, tall and stern, who had stepped from behind the stuffed figure. The two marauders were simply paralyzed with fright and could not stir. When they recovered, however, they departed on a double quick.
 The handsome pair of grade Durham cattle with which s. M. Brinsmade took first prize at the Huntington fair were | bought, two years ago, from Don C. Peet of South Kent, who took five first premi- ums at this years New Milford fair with five similar pairs. Mir Peet is brother-in- law of $. c. Beach.
 For the past two months, Lester s. Nichols has been working out an ideal railroad line. It is not nearly done, but he constantly adds improvements, latest styles rolling stock, etc. Associated with him is his cousin, James E. Roberts, who zines, II passenger cars, one mail car, nine freight cars, two box cars, one ca boose and a vestibule train named Trum- bull. There are two divisions, the Union Pacific and Iron Mountain and trains are run on schedule time by signal balls. \ complete time table apparatus is included in the equipment of the road, which is 216,000 miles long, at the scale of 1000 miles to the inch. The most remarkable point in the entire layout is that the track and rolling stock, including engines, are made wholly of wood. They were cut out with bracket saw and finished with a common pocket knife. Cars are paint ed and lettered and the most luxurious have glass windows, while engines are fitted with wheels. All this speaks well for the patience and ingenuity of the ow- ner. We hope that, at some future date, his name may stand at the head of some great railroad corporation.
 The most noticeable feature about
 Stephen c. Beach's re-modeled house is the addition at the rear, l3N26 feet. which equals the main building in height But this is scarcely tithe of the new con veniences. The old chimney has been
 removed and the new one, though still of . ample proportions, leaves space for q
 six-foOt rolling door. All floors art
 double lined with sheathing paper as ar extra protection against the cold. The
 new front piazza is deep and cool and en- trance to the house is afforded by mod
 ern front door. Communication is easy on the ground floor because of numerous
 doors opening in every direction. Nearly every room on this floor has been painted and papered and the result is highly sat. isfactory. May they live long to enjoy i. it.
 Mir and Mrs c. B. Moves and family . left for the city, last week.
 No quorum was present at the society
 meeting of the Congregational church. last Friday evening and it was adjourned for one week.
 l W. $. Wheeler has finished canning to l matoes for the season and has put Fl : over 5000 cans
 Mir Odell has moved into Owen Lynch: . house.
 p W. H. Brinsmade has choice assort | ment of flowers, including a night bloom s ing cereus with seven buds.
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