The Newtown bee., 1893-11-24
NEW PRESTON.
A DANCE AT THE LooMARwICK.


 On Thursday evening of last week, the best and largest attended dancing | party thus far this season was given at | Loomarwick house. Cams orchestra of l Woodbury furnished the music. At | least 30 couples were present as guests. The supper was admirably prepared by | the ladies and arranged by Mrs Brown, with assistants, in the most convenient way for the company. The dancing ceased at a reasonably early hour on Fri day morning, and we think every che re- turned to their respective places of abode feeling that they had enjoyed an exceed ingly pleasant gathering. Too many thanks cannot be extended to MT and Mrs Brown for their kindness and hospi- tality rendered so generously for the comfort and pleasure of all invited. We hope the affair may be repeated in kind at the same place again.
 A peanut sociable. under the auspices of the Y. P. 5. c. E. of the Village church, was held at Thomas Renfrew, Jr's., at Arrow Point, on Monday even- ing of this week.
 Miss Abbie Beeman is expected home from Phelps, N. Y., this week.
 On Thursday of last week, occurred the 50th anniversary of the marriage of Mir and Mrs Frederick l.. Sherman of this place. They celebrated the event in a quiet manner by visiting MT Sherman's sister, Mrs Wells, of New Milford. J. B. Wilson went, on Thursday of last week, to Bridgeport and Easton, for a weeks visit.
 Miss Nellie Taylor, who teaches the | Marketable school, met with quite se- were accident two weeks ago. While pid hn OH l spraining an ankle. She has kept about | by the use of crutches. | Surprise party No. was held at George kinney's, on Friday evening of last week. Ten couple were present from New Milford, besides a good depu- tation from this village and Marbledale. Music for the dancing was furnished by two musicians from Danbury.
 Mrs Charles Carter came back from Terryville, on Friday last, for an indef- mite stay at her home here.
 Rev MT Evans gave the young people some of his ideas on dancing, at the village church, last Sunday morning, taking for his text, "All things are yours"
 Mrs w. c. GranniSs of Litchfeld vis- tied her parents here on Tue day and Wednesday of last week.
 M. B. Merwin of Orange was at E. H. Beardsley's, over last Sunday. D. S Beardsley is still confined to his home by illness.
 Julius M. Snow is busily engaged in husking Horace N. Sherman's corn.
 E. Hull has recently painted, in an artistic manner. an ancient style sleigh for Dr k. A. Marcy. who intends to use the same during the coming winter. also one more modern in appearance for Robert Armstrong. Dr Marcy's has al ready, since painted, excited the envy oi several would be purchasers, and some talk has been iudulged in concerning the feasibility of opening factory foI the manufacture of some of like pattern
 D. E. Granniss is again able to sit up after three weeks illness of grip aqC iaundice.
 Mrs John $. Gum is passing short time with her daughter, Mrs Barrows in Hartford.
 Mrs c. E. and Miss Lucy Lennon go this week, with A. c. Caskey, to Detroi for few weeks visit with Mrs Fanny Lemon Caskey there. Mrs Lora Sperry, late of Tyler City, il at present acting as housekeeper at Rob ert c. Whittlesey's.
 w. 5. Watson and family intend to close their home at Lake Waramaug next week, for the winter. Mrs David Calhoun of Christian stree paid her daughter, Mrs Lucy Jones o1 this village, visit on Tuesday and Wed nesday of last week. As her absence from home of late years has been so rar, we deem it worthy of record to me ntiot the above occurrence, which was also O great satisfaction to all who met he here as well as to her daughter.
 Joseph Titus, with assistants, Johr and George Ferris, commenced tn, framing and erection of Major Waite Burnham's new residence on Tuesday O. last week.