The Newtown bee., 1894-08-10

 the wrong end first. Mir Beers and boys were all somewhat shocked.
 ROUND THE STATION.
 H. II. Dickinson is digging well to supply his barn with water.
 Miss Lena Tyrrell has returned from her visit at Lake Waramaug.
 Mrs Frank Booth has been visiting her parents in Union City, the past week.
 D. C. Garrison has been making exten- sive repairs on his farm buildings. Pitch ard 6G Smith of Hawleyv.lle are doing the painting.
 II. A. Hill has been replanking the dam at his mill.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Sanford, MT and Mrs David Gillett, MT and Mrs Walter Booth and Mir and Mrs G. w. Hurlburt spent few days, last week, at Hodge & Mowers cottage, Lake Waramaug.
 Charles Collins has left his position as blacksmith at the garnet works to fill similar one at German Valley, N. J.
 II. A. Hill and wife, Miss Daisy Hill and Mrs Warehouse have gone to Lake Waramaug for a few weeks.
 James Lee is building an addition to his creamery, to be used as a boiler room.
 o. $. Tyrrell has housekeeper.
 I. NJ. Booth has brought home his promising colt, "Hope." He has had her In training for several months in Yer mont. Harvey Thomas is handling her to keep her in trim for the fall races.
 Work at the quarry being slack, num- Der of men have found employment at the garnet works.
 The electric storm, which passed over here the Sd about p. m., is thought by some to be the cause of a well known citizens slight indispostioD.
 MT and Mrs John Fowler of Danbury have been visiting at John Newton's, the past week.
 Fred Warner is doing the clustering at Timothy Dacy's new house.
 c. H. Wilcox is driving a fine pair of black horses.
 Miss Alice Warner is visiting her sis ter, Mrs Allen Joyce.
 Charles Booth has purchased of Walter Thomas a large five-year-old mare.
 Veterinary Garlick has under his care a brood mare belonging to Peck of the creamery that got entangled in a wire fence and badly injured one of the hind legs, cutting to the bone and severing several of the muscles.
 Several went from here, the past week, to Waramaug fishing, and report excel lent luck and fine time.
 Sergeant Nicholson entertains his son. in-law and family from New Milford. They spent the time berrying and fish ing. They are trying to capture large bass that several have seen but none as yet have been able to land.
 c. T. Squire and youngest son tried their hand at fishing, the last day of July, and caught B in very short time. Not wishing for any more at that time, they left for home.
 Mrs Charles Gilbert has exchanged her family horse with Horse Dealer Carpen- far nf for
 Horace Squire. who will be SS if he lives until the 10th of November, drove to Milford, last Wednesday afternoon, August l. He left Roxbury about ? p. m. and arrived home about II a. m., Thursday, staying all night at Phineas Platt's. How many young men could beat this!
 Auctioneer North of Waterbury was in town, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. and held auctions both evenings, on the green, and disposed of quite an amount of goods of various kinds. He is certainly an expert at the business,
 The garnet quarry did not run but one day under the new style and now has gone back to the two cents per pound schedule and several new hands have gone to work there.
 Walter Thomas exchanged horses with one of Veterinary Todd's students, MT Couch of New Milford, last week.
 Myron Bishop has taken large con tract to draw silica, delivering at Judd's Bridge station.
 Myron O'Dell arrived home from Buf- falo on the lst, with load of cattle, and of most of them the same day.
 w. B. Seward has left his hotel at Der by, which he opened last spring, and has gone into business in New Jersey.
 Col George Hurlburt, S9 years old, went to the lHousatonic on Monday ,driv- ing seven miles, and enjoyed it very much, as he had very good luck.
 A young girl residing with the family of Leverett Castle met with serious mis- hap while attempting to part two horses that were fighting She received kick, breaking her jaw bone. Dr Ketcham of Woodbury was called to attend her.
 B. R. Bradley has bought eight fine young heifers of Barnes & O'Dell. Not- the fact that MT Bradley has crop or two of tobacco on hand, he .xy i'll ica oot7 rIa 0f aoroc fh;o rnar