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The Newtown bee., 1893-04-28
WESTON.
afternoon

Peter B. Perry and wife of Easton vis- tied Miah Perry on Sunday.
 D. l.. Rowland has been confined to the house by illness for several days.
 George c. Cole of Georgetown visited his grandfather, Ebcn Cole, on Sunday. Miss Lena Hill of Bedding has been the guest of Miss Carrie Warehouse.
 Miss Maud Williams has been i'll and attended by Dr Smith.
 John NJ. Lockwood has also been on the sick list.
 A surprise party was given Mrs Rix by Bethel friends, one evening last week.
 Mrs Joel Godfrey entertained the child- ren's Try society on Tuesday evening.
 George Tallman is now employed By William Henry Finch and Arthur NicI- ols by Loomis Gould.
 Luman Mead has gone to work in Nor walk.
 Lafayette Beers has returned from Massachusetts, where he has been spend- ing the winter.
 MT and Mrs Harry Flewellyn of Bethel have visited Merwin Beers.
 Mrs Adam Kennell is ill with pneu- monia.
 Miss Edith Pope Of this town and Har- ry Bennett of Georgetown were married on Thursday evening, April 20.
 Mrs G. B. Sturges has been spending a week with relatives in New Haven.
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TRUMBULL.

Mrs W. F. Beach is quite sick with a throat trouble. pr Stevens attends her. Horace Barnes has moved from Beach s tenement to Tait's house in the Center.
 Howard s. Beach is on the sick list.
 Tait & Son have purcha sed pair of oxen of Elijah Middlebrooks.
 MT and Mrs Edward Merrill of Nor walk have visited the families of w. F. and B. s. Beach.
 B. Bleosch was quite severely kicked by horse, last week.
 Burr F. Beach led the Y. P. s. c. E meeting on Sunday evening.
 Banford s. Beach was given serende Friday evening, by a number of his friends.
 Mrs Alfred Osborn has flock of 9t young chickens.
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MARBLEDALE.
AN EXCELLENT LEADER.


 According to the notice given, tht church choir from New Preston Hil came to the school house in Kent Hollow and performed it's task very edifYingly to all present. It is under the charge o1 c. A. Tomlinson whose whole heart is in such work and who is very ably second ed in all his efforts by his organist. Mrs George Couch of Woodville. The hymns sung were from new hymnal which is soon to be introduced in the choir on the Hill and were very fine indeed and as finely rendered. It is certain that their work of love was greatly appreciated and they are wanted here again.
 c. W. Robertson has the grip and has been confined to the house several days.
 J. Bydell is also victim of grip in a slight form.
 Mrs George A. Tomlinson is still obliged to remain indoors and her cough is still very wearing and tedious.
 This is not intended to be an advertise ment, but it is fact that you can buy splendid sugar cured hams at the village store for IS cents pound, which is sev- eral cents less than at the butchers.
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BEDDING.

Mrs Sophia Northrop and Mrs $. Banks from Newtown visited at Stephen Sanford's, last Wednesday.
 Mir and Mrs George Sherman from Shelton, and Miss Bemis, a sister; also Miss Downs and Mrs E. Sherman from Long Hill, were guests over Sunday of G. Sherman. and attended Christ church.
 James Warehouse, has spent the past winter in Virginia, the Southern part, and is now spending few days with his aunt, Miss NJ. A. Dennison, when he leaves on business trip for Toronto, Canada.
 Mrs c. Sanford being sick was unable to attend church, Sunday.
 P.Lyon, while riding on his bicycle, making to short turn, was thrown into the mud and water, escaping without injury.
 MT and Mrs E. Sanford from Danbury were guests over Sunday of J. l.. San ford.
 Miss E. Reynolds is home with pain ful abscess in her ear.
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ROXBURY.
PAINTER HILL.

The Busy BEE was buzzing in this sec tlon, last Friday, to some purpose as there are few homes where it Is not a weekly visitor.
 Ernest Clark is on the sick list.
 c. Sanford Is able to resume the duties of school visitor.
 Miss Nettie Percy is in Bridgeport. Mir and Mrs F. H. Leavenworth recent ly visited in Bethlehem.
 Mrs c. F. Leavenworth Is giving in struction in music.
 MT and Mrs Daniel Mallett were re. gently at c. s. Clark's.
 TIE BEE Is the leading paper flor To- calls.
 c. II. Percy of Winsted. dealer in or gans and pianos, was at his brothers, S. K. Percy's, last week.
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BANTAM.

Pantam is rather quiet just at present. Not much to talk about; only now and then smashed up bicycle among the boys.
 Mrs ElvIa Smith is sick with conges- tion of the lungs.
 E. W. Fenton of Thomaston has a new Concord, bought of Flynn & Doyle.
 Frank Mckenzie of Bethel has pur. chased one of Flynn & Doyle's fine Whit. tier traps.
 C.F. Flynn took trip to South Nor walk, Tuesday, on business.
 Mrs Samuel Bissell of Shelton made a visit with friends and relatives in Ban tam, last week, and returned home Tuesday of this week.
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WOODVILLE.

Rev Mir Nelson preached here, April l6.
 Rev H Judd is spending a few days with l. c. Crofut.
 Nelson Hull and family have been vis- ting in Watertown.
 Mrs W. Cone of LiCchfeld is spending a few days at her old home. W. Cone spent the Sabbath with her.
 H. Couch and wife made a flying visit at Cornwall one day last week.
 James Reed has set out two elm trees in front of the school house.
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ALL FROM A SNOW BALL.

Miss Edna Knox of Groton, formerly of this town, was hit in the face with a snow ball, last winter. An abscess re- suited from the bruise. Within a few days she will undergo the operation of skin grating to close up the wound.
 Mark Hall has pond above his house where he thinks of putting on a boat for summer tourists.
 Scarlet fever has made it's appearance in the family of Fred Gilbert.
 The Field family have moved into Mrs Roberts house, near Joe Norton's.
 George Squires is suffering from a severe strain caused by cutting water pipes on plumbing job.
 Sam Smith was taken suddenly ill, last Sunday, and the doctor was sum- mOned.
 Mrs Emma Hilton will view the naval review in New York bay on the 27th.
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WATERBURY.

Architect J. A. Jackson has made plans for four-tenement house or South Leonard street, for John Wagner It will contain 20 rooms and be fitted with modern improvements.
 Tracy Brothers have been given the contract for rebuilding the Lillie block which was recently damaged by fire The walls are to be rebuilt and a new roof put on and the interior fitted up as before. T. B. Peck is the architect.
 Architect D. H. Meloy has made plan: for handsome new house at Highland Park, for Frederick Nuhn. It will be fitted with all modern conveniences.
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GUNNERY GOSSIP.

Pedro and Colby are just recoverin 2 to be out.
 The Gunnery nine and the Depot 1 nine played an interesting game of ball Saturday, the youngsters from the De- pot wining by score of II to l2.
 Mrs James Lonand has been here nurs- ing the sick boys.
 Miss Mary Church returned to town, Monday, and her drawing classes will go on as usual
 The Ssray Shot has offered a leather medal for the best string of trout caught this season. Spit on the worm boys!
 The game scheduled for Tuesday with the Ltchtield nine was not played on account of the failure of the Litch- field boys to appear
 In the notice of J. C. Lyons inven- tion there was misprint. For "lcgs" it should read Jugs.
 Miss Fanny r. Brown is home from Bristol for few days.
 Mrs Hutchinson and two daughters, and Miss Grace Secomb of Brooklyn, spent Sunday at Dr Ford's.
 Miss May B. Brown returned to Stam- ford Thursday.
 Miss Mary B. Church returned home, Monday. She has been visiting friends in Brooklyn.
 A. c. Titus moved the furniture for Mir Wadsworths house on Monday. The family horse which Mir Titus pur- chased for Mir Wadsworth use, of Dwight Wilson, proves to be acceptable. The family expect to move from the city within two or three weeks.
 Andrew Buckingham and J. C. Lyon went to Newtown on Saturday and en- joyed the hospitality of Ex-Sheriff San ford.
 Wednesday morning thermometer stood at 20 degrees. Plants were cold in their beds, last night.
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Fairfield County Chat.
CRANBERRY PLAINS.

Miss Lena, daughter of D. A. Pillow, is very sick with pneumonia and at this writing her recovery is considered ex- tremely doubtful.
 Mrs Lester Gregory of Brooklyn is visiting her mother, Mrs Caroline Wy man.
 During Thursdays storm the wind blew the chimney off from David Tinck- ler's house.
 Miss Iottie Adams of Norwalk visited her sister, Mrs Hezekiah Pillow one day, last week.
 Charles Barnes, one of our oldest and most respected citizens died at about 1 o'clock, Saturday morning in his roth year. He leaves a widow and two chiid- ren, Mrs George Gregory and Mrs Frank Bouton. The funeral took place from his late residence at } o'clock, Tuesday afternoon.
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WESTPORT.

Arthur Johnson of Danbury has be en visited at the residence of c. B. Kemper.
 Mir and Mrs N. P. Babcock of Ston- ington are guests at the residence of Samuel Wood.
 The managers of National hall have given to Oscar Smith, of Saugatuck, the contract to make numerous improve ments in the old standby. The dressing rooms and stage are to be enlarged, pud- lie water and electricity are to be intro duced, and drop curtain and fine new set of scenery is also to be added.
 Rev Dr Seward of Norwalk officiated at the Congregational church, Sunday.
 Cornelius Driscoll of this place and Miss Nellie Kearner of Brooklyn were married at the brides es'residence in Brook lyn, Wednesday. t....-
 The Dramatic club appeared in their four-act comedy, entitled ''Snow Ball. at Washington hall, Southport, Tuesday evening.
 Rev MT Mackenzie is trying to organ ize chapter of the brotherhood of St Andrew, at Trinity. During the extra high tide of last | week the schooner, Sarah B. Buckley, was carried broadside far above high water mark on Keyser's Island. c. F Chapman and men have been digging a | G<,x. sA !
 Miss Emma Burnes and Frank Still wagon were married by Rev MT Mac kenzie, after the service at Memoria church, last Wednesday evening.
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EASTON.
CENTER STREET.

Charles Abbott has so far recovered from his severe illness to be able to visit his uncle at the Center, $. N. Osborne.
 Every one is sorry to hear that Mrs Louis Burr is no better. Her condition is considered very critical.
 Ambert Kellogg has been spending a week at home, to help care for his parents and brother who have been very sick.
 MT and Mrs Charles Mallett and daughter, Verona, of Tashua, have visit ed their parents, MT and Mrs W. B. Williams.
 Mrs Marian Williams is gaining slowly. Mrs Alice Wheeler is earring for her.
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Litchfield County News.
WASHINGTON.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BAD FIRE.

A fire was discovered on Saturday morning, at place called the Sugar loaf" near one of k. K. Rossiter's drives at the south end of the"East tongue" " in the high coarse grass which covers the knoll, and but for light shower the night before,a hundred acres or more of shrubs and woodland would have been burned over. After the fire had consum- ed the grass 1t was easily put out in the leaves by whipping with cedar bushes, The under layers were wet. A few surface ones took the blaze. It appear ed on examination that some one lad been trying to smoke the foxes out of the burrows with which the hill abounds and after they had left, the fire spread. A. Titus quickly notified Mir Rossiter's men at the Green and with the aid of neighbors the flames were subdued.
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Dr Battam is improving rapidly.

The next practice game of the Y. NJ. c. A. ball team will be held at COnetia Park, Friday afternoon.
 Prof Bausch's entertainment at the Town hall, Saturday night, was very in teresting but the attendance was not large enough to pay expenses.
 The band concert, Monday night, was we'll attended and a decided success.
 R. B. Cogswell, station agent at this place, is to move from the George Noble place on South Main street into one of Mrs Blacks cottages on Terrace place.
 An alarm of fire was sounded, Mon- day afternoon, but it proved to be only an attempt to smoke six hams in a bar rel at Smiths market.
 Large plate glass mirrors have been put in the windows of Rohertson's shoe store, similar to the one in Ellsworth SJ Starr's.
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FAIRFIELD WOOD.

The entertainment held, last Friday at Mrs J. l.. Pratt's, was success clear ing over $3G.
 Mrs Charles Burritt has entertained her niece from out of town. Mir and Mrs Fred Pratt and little daughter spent last week with his mother, Mrs Susan Pratt.
 Mrand Mrs D. C. Wheeler were guests of his father, Albert Wheeler on Sunday. Hanford Platt and family spent Sun day with Mrs s. Pra tt.
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MONROE.
IMPROVEMENTS AT B. S. HURD's.

lMPROF FEMENTS AT E. s. HURD s. Scaffoldings are up and carpenters at work on the house of B. $. Hurd. A new slate roof, cornice, new siding and piazzas all around, are mentioned as some of the Improvements.
 Miss Carrie l.. Clarke is visiting Miss Louisa Clarke.
 Dr E. NJ. Beardsley and wife are visit ing their daughter, Mrs Edward Hyde of Brooklyn.
 Wilson Hurd is home from Union City. Miss Caroline Sherman is i'll with a cold.
 The trailing arbutus is in blossom.
 Pine Swamp, near Botsford's, was all on fire, Monday.
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THE BOYS WERE FRIGHTENED.

James Boyce sent his boy, Dave, uI to the "Ville" barn, last Friday night, with horse and two-seated wagon. Or the way he took in three other young men aud in going down Alder swamp hill, the hold back broke letting the wag- on to the horses, heels. The running gear was left when the turnout reached the barn, but that was all. The air was full of boys and gravel stone.
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HUNTIN GTON.
LONG HILL.

Mrs Patrick Murphy was buried from her home, Sunday. The interment was in Stratford.
 John Wilkinson was home over Sun day.
 W. l.. Beard was here Sunday night with his parents.
 Mrs Hein's mother, brother and his family arrived, last week from Germany and are with her for the present.
 Miss Annie Dimon spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs Erastus Bennett.
 The scholars are making preparation for Arbor day by cleaning the school yard and selecting trees or shrubbery to set out.
 Charles Wakelee has bought pair of oxen of o. s. Beard.
 MT Frotcher intends to build on his farm very soon.
 Bennett Beard drives a new horse.
 The heavy rain of last week renders some of the land in this vicinity untila- ble. Joel, Fred, and Zina Beard have pur- chased new portable steam saw mill and are ready for work.
 Judging from the number of arbutus gatherers, fears may be entertained lest that sweet hamburger of spring be exter- minated.
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AN EXCITING INCIDENT.

Opposite the Central hotel, Woodbury. is plank walk with railing across a slough hole. It is favorite place for the fellows and girls to gather. A couple were sitting on the railing the other night, when male acquaintance came along, so putting out their feet they sought to trip him, but he was on to it.. Catching the fellows foot, thereby mak- ing him lose his balance, he clawed the air with one hand and clutched the girl with the other hand and both disappear ed backward. After crawling out of the slough of despond they took "sneak."
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his brother, Edmond Lynch, who will carry on the business as usual.
 The Long Hill drum corps have been under the instruction of George Hubbard during the winter, and are now prepar- ed to come before the public.
 George A. Clark has newly silled and covered his hay barn and is laying stone work preparatory to moving his horse barn beside the other, and will newly cover both.
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GOOD HILL-BRADLEYvILLE.

Taylor's stereopticon show at the school house was well attended, last Fri day evening.
 J. K. Judson, agen5 of the state board of education, visited our school on Fri day.
 Miss Helen Hill will attend the great naval parade in New York on Thursday.
 Mrs J. B. Dikeman is sick with the grip. Dr Day attends.
 Mrs c. Bulkley and Mrs Q. F. Perry visited Mrs B. Fitch, last week.
 c. ". Bradley's Sons lately received an order for 1000 dozen axes.
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soUTHvILLE.

Rev k. l.. Whitcome administered the rite Of baptism to Thomas Pettit's three sons. The youngest was six months old and very sick at the time, but has sice died and was buried last Saturday, MT Whitcome officiating.
 Miss Agnes Roswell was to commence her school here, this week, but Is not able, being sick with grip.
 Mrs Laura Welton has Mir Purdy and his family from York state move into her
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STRATFIELD.
A MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.

Mr and Mrs G. Fred Bennett celebrated their anniversary which occurred on last Sunday. There was present MT and Mrs A. s. Middlebrook and family of Bridge port, Mir and Mrs J. Frank Brothwell of New Haven, all of whom passed very pleasant day and did ample justice to the roast turkey and other delicious viands as we'll as to the dessert of pies, ,puddings and many kinds of fruits. One and all wished the host and hostess many happy returns of the day.
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tenement house and take care of her farm the coming season.
 Mrs D. R. Barnum had cousins from Danbury to visit her, this week.
 Mrs Lydia Ann Platt spent two days Laura Welton's.
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NEW PRESTON.

II. NJ. BOlles is cutting a monument to be placed on the Lake plot in Taunton district, Newtown. He is also getting out a fine stone for Mary E. Barnum, daughter of Ezra and Henrietta Barnum. MT Bolles does fine work in the monu- ment line.
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BRIDGEPORT.
BUILDING GOSSIP.

A. H. Beers is the architect of the new stable on Middle street for Edwin Peck & Son and not A. H. Jenks, as before reported. It is to be four stories high, of pressed brick with brownstone trim- mings and slate roof. It is to have an elevator, 9x20 feet, to run the entire height of the building. There will be 150 box stalls, besides separate waiting rooms, office, etc.
 Architect 4. H. Beers has also made plans for new house at Stratford for w. H. Rogers. He has also planned a new residence at Black Rock for R. Dun- don to cost about $40OO.
 Architect A, s. Meloy has made plans for double house of 10 rooms on Pem- broke street for William Hickey. He has also made drawings for a two-family house on the corner of Iranis- | tan avenue and Olive street for T. A. & s. R. Burgess. It will have furnace heat and will be finished partly in hard wood. l Architect W. J. Skinner has made plans for large double house on Stil- man street for Henry Oesau. It will cost $4000; contracts not let.
 l Longstaff $ Hurd have been awarded the contract for the new 10-story build ing which the Hanover Fire Insurance Co.,, is to erect on Pine street, New York They have also secured the contract fol building new hospital for the college of Physician and Surgeons on the corner of 20th street and Second avenue, New l York.
 I At the last meeting of the building commissioners the following building permits were issued G. Drown & Brother, Read street, two frame houses Christian Peterson, Park avenue, frame dwelling, 23x48; Gustave Herthal, Bun nell street, frame cottage; Victor Yanses Pine street, two-story frame building Andrew Nash estate, State street, brick addition; Mrs Mary Buckley, Unior ! avenue, frame addition; Mrs William A Lewis, Seaside avenue, addition to house F. M. Beers, corner Kossuth and Shel ton streets, frame addition; Mrs Annie Smith, Nichols street, two-story fram,
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a trip to Florida, last Saturday, much improved in health.
 Mrs w. k. Pepper and daughter, Belle, of Meriden, have been guests of Mrs R.. T. Latin. Mrs R. T. Latin attended the funeral of her great uncle Chauncey Bidwell, who died at his home in Thomaston, So years old, after short illness of pneu- monia.
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The Copeland Brothers Co.
BRIDGEPORT.

at the parish room, before long. It is rumored that some out-of-town talent has been engaged.
 The mother of Rev Mir BulkleY, form- CT rector of Tashua, died recently at Sheboygan, Mich.
 Earnest Burr is employed by W. B. Coan of Long Hill, to draw logs into the mill.
 Charles Gilbert has received car load of fertilizer and another carload of plaster which he sells on reasonable terms.
 Charles Keeler is butchering fit calves
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BETHEL.
WOLF PITS.

Mrs W. F. Hoyt is on the sick list.
 Robbie Harrison's horse ran, throwing and bruising him and breaking the wag- on.
 The dynamite factory are filling some large orders this spring; one from Win sted of three tons.
 Miss Allie Hurlbut is away on pleas ure trip, visiting in New Milford and Bridgeport.
 Mrs Edward Mead doesn't gain as fast as her friends wish.
 Mr Davis, who has boarded with ". J. Gorham in Couch's Hill, has returned to the city.
 Mrs D. G. Wood and and daughters have been with her mother in New Fair field.
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SOUTHPORT.

The personal property of the late Sam uel Bassett, deceased, was sold at public auction, last week Tuesday, George Tom- linson, acting as auctioneer; also the per sonal property of the late G. A. Robin son deceased, was sold at auction, last week Wednesday. James Bartlett of OK ford was the auctioneer.
 Bertie White visited A. Purdy in Step ney, last week.
 Granville Warner of Hnll's Hill went
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NEW MILFORD.
SUPPORT THE Y. NJ. c. A.

oITTUkI HE ! |. M. .. A.
 The Town hall was filled, Sunday night, to hear pr Warmers address on |. NJ. c. A. work. The speaker advanced sound practical ideas on the subject and our local association should recieve lib- eral support from our moneyed men in order to keep the association up to it's present successf ful standard.
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HOTCHKISSVILLE.
THROWN FROM A TEAM.

While driving a spirited colt up from town the other night George Brown and wife were thrown off the bank near John Gees, but happily without sus- taining injuries. Mrs Brown has won derful control of her nerves, for she says she was not frightened in the least.
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Rev Mir Hurlburt officiated at the Con- gregational church on Sunday. He has missionary for four years among the Mormons and gave an interesting address on the Mormon church and people.
 On Saturday, Mir Whitcome had a funeral, a wedding and baptized two children at their hone.
 A few persons from this town attend ed the great naval service in New York on Thursday.
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neunOeTS "cIe IeCelNeu uy leILer, ldSJ Sunday.
 MT and Mrs c. c. Hayer and family of Danbury spent Sunday here, the guest of her father, Robert Zeiner.
 Miss Edith Crossman spent few days in New Milford, recently, the guest of her aunt.
 Mrs Susan Buckingham leaves next Monday for Bridgeport, where she will spend the summer.
 Mrs Maggie Johnson of New Milford spent Sunday here with her sister, Mrs William Gregory. Miss Josie Clark, after spending few months in Worthwhile, returned last week to her home in Brooklyn, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs I. W. Gregory.
 Miss Edith Dean spent Sunday at her home in West Cornwall.
 Joseph Zeiner of Washington, and Miss Emma Zeiner of Judd's Bridge were guests, Sunday, of Miss Flora Zeiner.
 School Inspector Bowers visited our school, Tuesday.
 A number of our young people have been for arbutus recently.
 The familiar face of Edward Harmon former resident of our town, was seer upon our streets, Tuesday. |
 We are sorry to learn that W. w Wells, one of our most prominent citizens is rapidly failing, with softening of tho brain.
 The road workers are progressing quite rapidly, having reached the lower bridge. Don't forget the auction at Mrs Marcia Glover's Hanover district, on Saturday
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, to Bridgewater, last week, to visit his sister, Mrs Wallace Tucker. George Norton and family returned to
 their home iu Bridgeport, last Monday. Mrs Charles Morton has been on the sick list during the past week.