The Newtown bee., 1895-08-09
A GOOD POTATO CROP.

A GOOD POTATO CROP.
 The potato crop, as far as has been sampled,is of good sized tubers and quail ity, with but few in hill and no small ones, so that the yield is expected to be full average crop. Several are digging and marketing with rather small prices after drawing them to market, 70 to 75 cents per bushel.
 Twenty-one pounds of granulated sugar and one dozen fruit jars tor $1.60 You can buy five gallon galvinized oil can filled with first quality oil for $1.25 at the Hotchkissville cash store. .s.::
 Mrs David Barnes has visited friends in Southbury.
 Mrs Black and family are at their place at the Station.
 M. l.. Beardsley commenced running his power and threshing machine, last week, but was obliged to stop day or two for repairs. He finished the thresh- ing on Tuesday of this week, having shelled out large number of bushels.
 MT and Mrs Darwin Keeler of Bridge water are guests of their daughter, Mrs Heman Beardsley. MT and Mrs Boards ley also entertained MT and Miss Whit tlesey, cousins from Morris, over Sum- day.
 Rev and Mrs Vaughan sailed from New York for England on Saturday of last week.
 One of the finest pieces of corn in town is that raised by Heman Beardsley on the farm of Minott L. Beardsley. It is field to be proud of and no mistake and elicits considerable amount of favora- ble comment from passers by.
 MT and Mrs s. B. Smith, who have been spending week at Walnut Beach, Milford, returned home on Tuesday, af. ter very enjoyable outing as guests at their sons cottage at the shore. K. W. Seeley, who has also been at the shore, returned with them.
 H. H. Warmers handsome stallion, "Chetolah Prince," is in fine condition. He and some of his get, among which are some very nice colts, may visit some of the local fairs, this fall.
 This week A. W. Sanford dug potato that he raised that weighed 35 ounces, and now is waiting for the man who can beat this record to show his hand.
 Daniel Garfield of Bridgewater was a guest at N. P. Beardsley's, Tuesday. MT Garfield was looking for stock, and of course consulted MT Beardsley's. l It is reported that David Barnes, the expert fisherman, recently came home with an empty basket, an almost unheard of thing for him, and he is wonder | ing what is the matter with the fish Ill the river, just now, that even his tempt ing bait and persuasion failed to please. | Gilbert Williams, of the Garnet works, is just completing 24sfoot addition to his house, which will give him some much needed room. Besides an office he will have three good living rooms in the new addition, which is sealed through I out.
 Leander Blakeman is under the treat l ment of Dr Pons.
 I George Crofut and two sons, with Mar tin Bradley and John Clark, were al Lake Waramaug on Saturday. They alse report poor fishing.
 1 Rev Walter Downs Humphrey ane and family left here on Monday morning
 for an outing at Char lie Hodges cottag'
 at Lake Waramaug.
 I Ira M. Booth exchanged his large gre
 work team for a beautiful buckskin road . ster on Friday last.
 T Phineas Platt of Milford was gues
 of c. T. Squire one night the past week bringing up horses to turn out in pasture Ellie Thomas has finally been persuad ed to part with his carriage. As ther
 was two aspirants for it, MT Thomas ha
 things all his own way regarding price 2 Messrs Hurlburt and Barnes were bot r anxious to get it, MT Barnes being tn ] iucky HAL. Ai6Aou&A A0 pdiu WHh 9 seems to be an exorbitant price, he seem e satisfied, as he had just finished up b
 ether pleasure wagon, so he needed on for his immediate use. The price repor { Z cd is the magnificent sum of $2 n Harness Maker Tyrrell is out with {, fine bay gelding which he says is only