The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
In New Haven County
OXFORD.
AN EXTENSIVE POULTRY RAISER.


 B. J. filling is quite large raiser of poultry having on his farm about 400 head, large and small. Last fall he built a very neat and attractive hennery for his stock. The building is 50 feet in length and divided off into apartments of ID feet each. One apartment is used for keeping the feed in and the others are for the comfort of the fowls. The build ing is built of matched boards and sheathed besides to make it nice and warm in winter and ventilation keeps it cool in summer. It is very complete hennery and MT filling now expects to add 75 feet more for compartments for fowls during the coming fall. For a good common every day and purpose fowl MT filling says he prefers the Plymouth Rock, but he also has some very handsome Wyandottes, and Brown Leghorns. When his new hennery is completed he will introduce new vari- cities and blood into his flock. Mir filling is farmer of the progressive type as his farm shows and raises much fruit. He has several very fine young orchards, and this spring has set out about an acre and three quarters of strawberries, which means about 12,000 plants. He finds a ready market in Naugatuck2 for his produce, which he always tries to have A No. l.
 PREPARING FOR THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
 The public are invited to meet at the residence of W. W. Hughes, Tuesday evening, June 4, to discuss the subject of public celebration of the Fourth of July.
 DEATH OF MRS ELLEN PATTERSON.
 Mrs Ellen Patterson died, Wednesday night, after an illness of some time The funeral was on Saturday, and the interment in St Augustine's cemetery, Seymour.
 THE SCHOOLS BEGIN TO CLOSE.
 The Riggs street school closes for the summer vacation, this week.
 Herbert Smith, of Fair Havea was in town on Sunday.
 The union meeting of the Y. P. s. c. E. in the Congregational church, Frl- day evening, was largely attended. Delegations came from Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, and Seymour. The interest of the evening centered in the address on missions, delivered by MT Lohenstrin of Yale College. He presented the subject in most earnest manner and dwelt up- on the demands of the present time, and also of the cheering progress made in many fields.
 The Memorial service in the Copgre- gational church, Sunday, was largely at- tended, and very interesting. A large delegation of Grand Army veterans from Seymour was present. Rev Mir Arm strong preached an able sermon, taking his text from Isaiah fl.
 Rev Mir Armstrong has been invited to preach Memorial sermon in Southford, next Sunday evening.
 There was no service in the Episcopal church, Sunday, owing to the absence of the rector.
 Miss Katie Osborn, has accepted a position in a choir in Waterbury.
 David Hawley, who for year past has been a sufferer from rheumatic pains, finds himself improving in health with the advent of the warm weather, and his friends trust it may mean speedy and permanent relief.
 Lee Armstrong is said to be planting 10 acres of the beans on the William Buckingham farm. Perhaps he is pre- pairing the crop for Boston for next sea- son.
 H. P. Williams has a handsome new horse purchased recently of Ansonia parties. .,-
 Charles P. Beecher has his produce for market gardening well started and is planting more than usual, this season. This week he has been getting ground ready for setting out about 20O0 tomato plants.