The Newtown bee., 1888-07-27
A daughter was born to MT and Mrs K. ID. Thomas on the 10th.


 K. ID. Thomas on the 10th-
 Our friend John w. Rogers and wife visited friends here, last week. Though he has passed the 74th milestone, he is hale, hearty and jovial as in earlierdays- He remembers the raising of the frame of the first Methodist church edifice and how freely the good people parfook of the intoxicating liquors furnished for the occasion. And yet we croak and bemoan the increase CD of drunkenness in these degenerate days.
 T. c. Bacon has returned from his wis it in the West in somewhat improved health.
 Mrs Charles w. Kirkland has Harri- son medal of 1S40, a Lafayette medal and bill of Continental money for Ss. dated 1775.
 William Cothren has one of the Harri- | son medals, one of the $S Continental bills. piece of th9 Pocahontas oak tree. piece of Pilgrim Rock at Plymouth and piece of the river bed timber of the first grist mill dam in Woodbury, built in 1880. That timber is still in place and in good preservation.
 It is estimated that there are about 30 electors now residing in this town, who voted in lS40 for Gen Harrison, grand father of the present Republican candi- date for president. It is suggested that those who voted for Harrison in ls40 f should send in their names directed to F. : O. Box l52. Woodbary. The names of those who voted for him are desired. whether they lived here at that time or | not.
 At the annual meeting of the Wood r bury savings bank. July II, these officers s were elected: George B. Lewis, presi- : dent: Edward Cowles and Horace D. Curtiss, vice presidents; H. $. Tomlin- son, secretary and treasurer (his term 2 commencing September D; $. Nettleton. e NJ. F. Skelley, H. $. Tomlinson, F. F. Hitchcock, l.. J. Allen and D. $. Bull. directors.
 D. The woodbury club played with the IS Waterburys, last week Wednesday and
 won to '.
 4. There is wrath in the breasts of many IT, Woodbury housekeepers on account of ,e the devastatious of the buffalo bug.
 Mrs Henry Smith, daughter of Mir and :, Mrs w. $. Bruin, visit her parents e. Mir Coon, editor of Florida paper, was
 in town, last week. to visit friends. The
 paper is not political, but published to
 give information relating to the State ,n and its advantages as Winter residence le for invalids or for pleasure. 3. The eclipse of the moon, Sunday night, o' could not have been better for our young
 people: ss 'tis so pleasant sitting in the ,d dark you know.r The rest can be imag- V. ined by the elders, who will probably re-
 member good times past and gone. V, The Harrison medals of 40 are coming
 out of hidden stores. The barrels can be
 had at the present time; but the cider IT. will be missing and cannot play the e, prominent part in this campaign that 1t
 did in the former. Public opinion. like h the drinks, has changed for the better.
 George Roswell has taken the grass on CT the Randall place to cut on shares. He
 will make good thing of the bargain ed e. and E. c. Gordon. salesmen for ly Lord & Taylor, are home helping get hay lss on the old place. They have not forgot ed ten how
 Summer boarders are in town in great at CT numbers than any season heretofore K, The regular places are all full and over en flow is taking to the farm houses.
 Saxton & Brink are home on q visit ih- having finished their job of mason worl
 in Torrington. They will start, thi ID week. for Massachusetts, having secure'
 a contract there, which will keep then
 busy until snow flies.
 Dr Ketcham has done q good thing fo
 the Woodbury library by putting u
 shelves for the books in the rear of hi
 drug store. This is the first time ssi year [at- that the public have had easy access
 the books.
 Betts, the photographer from Bridg
 port, is doing good business in raisin ant- small pictures to cabinet size. He n: oas- all he can do for two days in the wee and and his work is of the best. him w. R. Tanning, farmer in Haz
 Plain. had a number of sheep killed !
 dogs. last week. The dogs were caugl ime at the business and the owners were ab
 to pay the bill. The town treasurer do ,,u. not object.
 X correspondent of the American mi
 es the yellow butterflies from the poo with and wet places along the highway In gain can be seen in plenty on some of Q the roads where the sun has not dried , for what moisture is necessary to their a
 pearance.