The Newtown bee., 1893-05-26

Friday and dined at the United States. Dr Todd, the veterinary surgeon, was in town, last week Friday, to perform an operation on a horse belonging to Black smith Cole, at the Depot.
 George B. Reed of Hawleyville is with his brother, J. R. Reed, the station agent.
 Straw hats are getting fashionable once more. Robert Watts has a big assort- ment and can suit you. Call on him.
 Apollos Jennings was in New Milford on Monday.
 Miss Ann Hartwell recites to Rev Elijah Woodruff,
 Miss Emma Zeiner of New Milford, has been spending a few days at Mrs Henry Frisbie's.
 Miss Metta Odell is entertaining con- pany from out of town.
 Miss Judson from Hartford, is visiting her aunt, Mrs Abel Calhoun.
 Miss Ruth Merwin spent Saturday with her cousin, Miss Mary Frisbie.
 Mrs Fred Frisbe was out to church, Sunday. It is the first time since last October.
 Mir and Mrs A. Chapman are visiting Mrs c. Woodruff.
 Mrs WadswOrth intends to take a trip to Boston, this week Thursday.
 Mrs Henry Woodruff, who has iuven- ile temple here. expects to attend the temperance convention at New Haven, May 24 and D, accompanied by some of the young members here.
 Mrs Charles Warner has been i'll from the effects of stroke of paralysis some three weeks ago. Mrs Lyons, her sister, stays with her and cares for her.
 Since the death of the two Mitchell sis ters, Miss Eliza has remained mostly alone. She is as comfortable as usual.
 A great many loads of fine furniture has been taken to William Hamilton Gib- sons new house and it now presents a very homelike appearance.
 Peck Beach has rented his house to the Cady's. Mir and Mrs Beach expect to be at liberty to board in any place which suits them best, now.
 We were glad to see Mrs Gum back in church again, last Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Albert Chapman from Florida were at church. Edgar Calhoun and family from Waterbury have come to the farm for the summer. Miss Jud- son of Hartford is also at Abel Calhoun's for the summer.
 Mrs Sherman Woodruff has been in Guilford for a few weeks, visiting.
 Three daring bicyclists tried the ups and downs of the lower Church hill road, last Sunday afternoon, by coming up from the southwest. There must have been some muscular action in climbing the long hill.
 Corn planting is now the order of farm exercise. The weather is hot, being to- day. Tuesday, at S7 degrees. George Calhoun came up from New Haven, Monday night, to make prepar- ations for starting off to Oregon.
 Jay c. Lyon, inventor of propagating boxes, is receiving flattering offers from business firms for the sale of his patent. Letters in reference to it have been re- ceived from London and Paris. There is | big money in it for somebody and the patentee intends getting share it. He has not made any decision as yet. It was William Jones, instead of George, a policeman from New York, who arrest ed the woodchucks, last week, with | fine Ballard rifle which he has left with his brother-in-law, Albert A. Titus, to do execution till a mid d-summer vacation. 1 Miss Carrie Brown, who expects to be | in town the coming season, will take charge of the Mission Sunday school at I the Town hall, with Mrs Martha old for the summer months. Miss Mabel Bolles of New Preston is teaching in the primary room of Calhoun street school for the four remaining school weeks.
 MT and Mrs A. w. Chapman left town, Tuesday, for New Milford |