The Newtown bee., 1893-08-04

around town, during the heavy shower last week. An elm in front of Lewis Curtis residence was visited for the sec ond time. It followed the wires into the hardware store and burned out the tele- phone. The Housatonic club house was also~struck and the man in charge stun- ned, and the blacksmith shop at the gravel pit had some of it's windows knocked out No very serious damage in any case.
 Mrs John R. Latin and Mrs Elmer s. Beardsley are both on the sick list.
 D. c. Wood has large potato which he dug the other day. It looks much like human hand.
 Miss Nellie l.. Casey is visiting her aunt, Mrs E. R. Stahl of Naugatuck.
 B. Holmes began digging the cellar for his new house on Main street, Mon- day.
 Edgar Osborn is building cottage on Johnson brook for Lewis Eurle.
 Edgar Osborn, after being laid up for six weeks with paralysis of the nerves, is able to be around again.
 s. R. Bunce has raised up the west end of his house, extending the gable into the main roof making roomy cham bers above and adding greatly to the appearance of his house, which calls for more new furniture. Mrs Bunce feels proud of her handsome new nickel fin- ish cook stove.
 Mrs J. M. Gilbert of Cincinnati, daughter of Lewis Curtis, i s visiting at her old home.
 l John Holmes has an addition to his | family of young son. Rev MT Pardee and wife were the guests of Rev Mir Cornwall and wife, on Friday last, and gave reception to their numerous friends in town.
 The Eagle Athletic club will hold a tennls tournament on Labor day.
 Maple drum crops played for Pequon- | hoSh SOuhSii, Os U. <A. IIsj lb GilCI pa rade in Bridgeport, on Friday.
 Miss Nela Thompson has accepted a at South Manchester.
 J. w. Beach lost valu able horse last week, while at work on Skidmore hill.
 Some of the boys gained entrance to the graded school, one night last week, and hoisted the advertising sign of Haul sons ice cream parlors, to the top o1 the flag pole. The school board are after them with sharp stick.
 I. Henry Blackman lost quite a mum Der of young fruit trees, by the tornado which visited his locality, last week.
 Miss Wolf has returned from lengthy visit to the wild and woolly west. Arthur Burritt has begun operation on John Peck Wheeler's new house, or upper Main street.
 Charles K. Stagg is at home for l short vacation.
 David Coe and family of New Yorl are visiting his mother on Main street. I Mrs Ross Ransom of Sandusky, O l, who has been at Mrs Charles H. Sill e mans, has gone to West Cornwall, Cl Mrs Euele's new house was raised
 few days since.
 5 We were visited by very sever d shower, Wednesday afternoon, whic Q did lots of good, as the ground wa !, getting very dry. The lightning struc
 in several places, but as far as hear
 from, did no very serious damage. ' The Housatonic Oster Co.,, are r e ported to have found water so salt, in ?, we'll they have recently driven on u d salt meadows, that they propose T. evaporate it for salt.
 The crop of early potatoes is feelir :, the dry weather and the late crop hs .i been damaged badly, from the san ' cause.
 IS George W. Fairchild, wife. and so i'd have been visiting the Berkshire Hills. 'e George K. Wilson and family expe IS to start, next week, for visit to Colul IT. bus, O., and the Worlds fair. n Mrs Robert Curtis has returned fro ,;s her visit tu Chicago. HE Edward Bennett lost valuable co ,s- last Wednesday. She had recent
 given birth to twin calves.
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