The Newtown bee., 1894-08-31
PAINTER HILL.

William Fewer was shot in the leg, last Thursday, while loading rifle. He is doing well under doctors care. Miss Hattie Percy has been under the care of Dr Rogers, but is now convales- cent.
 Mrs Frank Tyler of Middlebury has been visiting her aunt, Mrs c. R. Leaven- worth, and other friends. Mrs Julia Buckingham has returned from Southford.
 Miss Lillian Clark of New Milford was recent guest at G. T. Clark's. Mrs E. Tracy is entertaining a niece from New Haven.
 NJ and Mrs Seymour Brown have en- tertained friends from Hartford and Waterbury.
 o. B. French of Hartford made an ad- dress to the farmers, Tuesday evening, l in Hotchkissville hall in favor of the CO., operative creamery.
 Mrs George Harris is d guest of her sister, Mrs A. H. Wilsey. The selectmen have sent out notices to the delinquent dog tax payers notifying l them they must.immediately comply with the law and have their dogs registered. l Owing to the sickness of Phineas PlatJ and family he did not receive his cattle 1 from the land of c. T. Squire or those purchased of Mir Blakeman and Horace Squire until Tuesday of the past week. l W. B. Hodge of Bethel was the guest of his mother and brother and other
 friends, Sunday.
 1 Rev Mir Headly of the Connecticut
 Bible society is still canvassing the town. l He intends to call on every family in
 town and speak a word for the cause of 1 Christ to them and to encourage the
 work of Christianity in the town. He is
 a very able speaker and draws quite a congregation when he addresses the public
 Cutting tobacco and housing seems to be the doings of the growers just at this | time and this present week will find a
 greater part of the crop secured, if the
 weather is favorable.
 N. F. Beardsley is getting his stock in readiness to exhibit at the fairs, as is his usual lcustom, each year. The first l fair visited will be Watertown and after l ward he expects to attend the State,
 Bristol and Danbury fairs. MT Boards ley has great liking for fine stock and
 he comes honestly by it, for his father was great lover of fine cattle. His mammoth Hereford bull, now five years old, who has won so many prizes at the
 fairs, is in excellent condition and looks like d sure blue ribbon wearer, this year. He has added to his stock, this year, a iyearling pure blooded Devon bull, and he is beauty, and has received much admiration and will also visit the fairs.
 In addition MT Beardsley will take with him nine pair of cattle and some very handsome calves. MT Beardsley's stock
 attracts considerable attention of cattle breeders who like to own good oxen.
 E. w. Seeley and Miss Edna Wanzer passed Sunday with friends in Sherman.
 Heman Beardsley has been at work the past week, digging a we'll by the
 roadway just below the house of N. P. Beardsley, in the side hill. It was his expectation to find good water which
 he can carry to his house and have living
 water, thus saving the trouble of work ing the pump handle.
 It would do the farmers in this section
 of the country good to take drive up by E. O. Seeley's farm and see the man.
 moth corn he is raising, with which to fill his silo. The variety is the ''South-
 ern Ensilage" and it is not stretching the truth to say that it averages IA feet in height. Some of the stalks are way
 above this, measuring over two inches
 in diameter and good tall man cannot
 reach the ears on the stalk. Mir Seeley
 says it makes fine ensilege, as he has raised it for several seasons.
 w. and H. BroWnson are making some needeu repairs to Cnelr saw mIlI ana are
 building onto their furnace as they need
 more room for their casting work. I Henry Bronson and family recently enjoyed an outing by the sea shore at I Pine Creek.
 l Farmers generally are complaining of small potatoes. c. E. Prindle has had
 more than ordinary success with the taNew Queen' variety he raised this year. The potatoes are all of good size and some of them tip the scales at one
 and one half pounds. The potatoes are of excellent quality.
 I W. and H. Bronson have recently conn lpleted new ice house and recovered the
 barn for George H. Crofutt.