The Newtown bee., 1892-04-15

the highways in good condition, which will be appreciated by the travelling pub. lie.
 The Episcopal rectory is being refitt' d for the coming rector.
 Miss Daisy Hill visited in Jersey City. last week.
 Miss Mary Dykeman visits friends in Brooklyn.
 Mrs Lemon has returned from a visit to Bridgeport.
 Born, Wednesday, April 6, daugh- ter to MT and Mrs F. McNiff of Roxbury Station.
 George H. Hurlburt was in New York, last week.
 Town Clerk A. F. Squire also collects the taxes.
 Rev MT Fishburn of the Congrega- tional church has rendered his resigna- tion and expects to leave in May.
 Rev J. Nelson of the Methodist church is to leave; are sorry to lose him and MT Fishburn, as they have made many friends in their short stay here.
 c. T. Squire is still confined to the house. The school in Warmers Mill dis trict began, Monday, with Miss Daisy Hill teacher.
 Mrs Harry Thomas has purchased the place formerly owned by N. R. Smith, deceased, and is soon to move into it :; one of the best places in town.
 E. R. Stahl and wife of Naugatuck are with c. T. Squires, Mir Stahl devot- ing his time to the small streams, entic- ing the speckled beauties and he meets with success, as he is quite an expert in that line, always returning with smil- ing countenances and a large string of trout.
 Dr Pons is building an addition to his barn. Jay Tyrrell does the work getting out the timber at his new Mill at Rox- bury Falls.
 Miss Jessie Burritt is visiting her brothers in Waterbury.
 Mrs Horace Hill and Miss Jennie Me- Ewen have just returned from a pleasure trip to New York.
 w. B. Seward has been repairing and his house for city people, the coming season.
 Edmond Stone of Gaylordsville has taken the Moses Warner farm at Rox- bury Falls. He has been dangerously ill, but, under the careful management of pr Pons. is little better.
 Mrs W. B. Seward is in New York and Bi ooklyn for two or three weeks.
 Report says that they are to have another store at the Station, and that some of the groceries have already ar rived. Variety is the spice of life. May they all succeed.
 Bert Futile is moving into o. s. Tyr rell's house at the Station.
 The literary sociable met, last week Tuesday evening, at the home of Myron Odell. There was large attendance and an interesting program was carried out.
 Miss Hattie Snffen, teacher of the center school, began her last term, Tuesday, April 5, with full attendance. A number of the pupils of the Booth school, which has been closed, are in During her vacation, Miss two weeks, but she has begun the term with her accustomed energy.
 Rev M. R. Fishburn's call is to the assistant pastorate of the First Congre- gational church of Washington, D. O., which has membership of nearly 900 and a trained choir of 50 voices. Rev Dr Newman, the pastor, will spend the Summer in Europe and the assistant pastor will have charge. It is under stood that MT Fishburn will occupy the pulpit, Sunday evenings and assist in all the services. He will leave Roxbury, the first week in May.
 Albert Squire and wife have moved into the Congregational parsonage and Daniel Warner, who lived with them in the Nathaniel Smith homestead, will make his home with Darwin Beardsley.
 Egbert Bradley and Mrs F. Wells of Toronto were married, Sunday evening, by Rev Austin Isham.
 Miss Mabel Thomas has been ill with lung fever. She is better.
 Henry Beach and son of Meriden spent Sunday with Henry Warner.
 Miss Crane of Bethlehem teaches, this term, in the North district.
 Harvey Thomas, whose business has called him to Newtown, spent Sunday with his family. He is meeting with encouraging success.
 Miss Grace Prindle returned to the High school in Seymour, from which she has been absent since Christmas. Miss Grace will be graduated in June.
 Miss Edna Wanzer, who is attending school in New Jersey, came home for her Easter vacation.
 Mrs Eva Goodsell of Woodbury was in town, last week, calling on old friends.
 William MerWin visited his daughter, Mrs Howard Smith, in Sheffield.
 Mrs William Welton of Bridgewater has been with Mrs Harvey Thomas.
 The Shegaug road has bought about .l5, 900 ties, this year and will lay about 10, GOO new ties during the present season. The ties Ut the first highway crossing be- low the station. where Ambrose Taylor