The Newtown bee., 1895-07-12

over ouDday.
 MT and Mrs R. L. Fenn and Miss Lois of New York are the guests of Fl. E.
 Bradley.
 The friends of Mrs Poppensiek, called upon her on the Fourth of July evening to see her night blooming cereus which celebrated the evening by putting forth | two large handsome Blossoms. \ Miss Bryan of New York is boarding again with her hospitable friends, MT and Mrs Andrew Erwln. MT Van Ingen was in town, last week.
 MT Gilmore, who is living at the Aber- nathy cottage, will be recognized by elderly readers of the New York Tribune as the author who wrote over the sigma ture of Edward Kirke. Mir and Mrs V. B. Sterling were over from New Milford, last Sunday, meeting Friends in this their former place of \ residence.
 A large Swedish picnic was held at the Charles l.. Hickox farm on the Fourth of July.
 The Lutheran Swedes gave fair and festival at the Town hall on Wednesday afternoon of this week. William Watts and family spent Sum- day at their house at Mt Tom lake.
 Charles Warner and his niece, Miss II Aaof oAO du tAlCuuGu NlSiG III South Britain and Watertown. Miles Soules, who has been SO i'll for a long time, is slowing improving and came down stairs, last week. Lyman l.. Clark is spending the week in Goshen, with his brother, Truman P. Clark. The Ladies' foreign missionary meet ing meets with Mrs o. ter at the par sonage on Wednesday of this week. Frank kilbourn and family attended ! the funeral of Mrs Ira Emmons at Ban tam, last Sunday, who died from injuries sustained by falling from cherry tree MT Ladin of New Haven spoke and sang in the Congregational Swedish church, last week, to the great pleasure and benefit of all who heard him. Since the Gunnery students went home the house has been painted inside and Is filled with city boarders. Mrs John c. Brinsmade and family are at the seaside. The milk at the Dairy, last month, which only brought one and three fourth cents per quart, made farmers feel that city boarders at $10 week pay much better.
 Fred Eckman arrived in the village, last week, after trip to Sweden, his na- tive land. He was accompanied by his brother, John Eckman of Bridgeport, who formerly was in the employ of H. w. Woodruff. The latter has been guest at Perry Anderson's.
 About 50 people attended a delightful picnic at Arthur Hollister's on the Fourth. On account of the rain dinner was served indoors, but there was ample room, and splendid dinner was served.
 D. R. Wilson and his force of workers have taken vacation for month, stop- ping operations the night before the Fourth. As far as they have gone thorough work has been done. They will start in again about August l.
 Miss Lucy Nettleton, just graduated from the Connecticut Literary Institute at Suffield, has passed few days with her sister, Mrs Samuel Hollister.
 Miss Hattie Nettleton has secured po- siti0n at Utica, N. r., as superintendent of a girls working club.
 Mrs Castle of Seymour has visited at Laurel Cottage in Nettleton Hollow.
 Lightning struck the barn of Henry NettIeton on June 23, doing quite little damage.
 Mrs Henry Hine of New Milford has returned home after 8 fortnight psssed at Edwin Hollister's.
 H. w. Woodruff, our carriage manu- facturer, has turned out three seat platform wagon for Samuel Hollister. MT Woodruff has been very busy with repair work. He has also just finished 1 milk wagon for Senator Averill and Burr Calhoun
 Miss Julia, daughter of Mir and Mrs A. c. Baker, has been visiting in Water town.
 Henry Fulois, the local stove dealer. plumber and tinsmith, calls attention to his line of gasaline and oil stoves, which {