The Newtown bee., 1895-10-04

ON TAsHUA HILL.
Born, on September 81, son to Mr.
and Mrs Charles S. Mallett.
The work of charging the cemetery
began, Wednesday, with DIR Hill as over
seer. 1t will be great Improvement
when completed.
Mrs Isaac Plumb of Prescott is expect
ed at her sisters, Mrs Wheeler's, this
week.
Rev Il. B. Whipple has been very sue
cessful with the subscription paper for
improvements in and around the church.
George Clark drives a fine new pair of
horses.
Arthur B. Curtis, son of Andrew B.
Curtis at the Depot, has gone to Troy,
n. Y, for few days sojourn. He left
on Monday, accompanying Mrs w. F.
Green and daughter, who were guests at
Mr. Curtis last week, to their home in
Troy.
Blacksmith G. L. Smalley and George
Sims took spin on their wheels, last
Sunday, to South Norwalk, via Bridge
port and return. They didn't mind the
little wetting they got on the return trip.
During their stay in South Norwalk they
we're guests of Mr. Sims uncle, d. A.
Ffllow.
While making lively time in trying to
catch the early train south, Tuesday
morning, Homer Clark came near hay
| ing a runaway. His hold backs broke
twice, nearly causing his horse.to run, but
| in spite of such little annoyances as these
he overcome them all and was at the de-
pot on time, safe and sound.
Mr. and Mrs S. j. Hoyt from Bridge
port spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs George Sims.
Miss May Boysen of Palestine district,
Newtown, is with Mrs Caroline Dayton,
as her companion for the present.
Despite the large number of lame
wagons that are in Blacksmith Smalley's
front yard to his shop and the rest of
work that has kept him hustling at the
forge of late, he will take little vaca-
ton on Thursday of next week, the 10th,
and visit the great Danbury fair. Dur
ing that day "not at home" will be self
evident by closely closed doors.
Mrs Fred I'll. Lyon from Bethel was
with her mother, Mrs Charles E. Lyon,
last week. Miss Martha Beach enter
tanned Mrs Lyon and her daughter one
day during the latter's visit in town.
| Mrs Carson, who has long been an in
valid and is at Mrs Letitia Fowler's, is
slowly improving in health.
Mrs Hattie Hawley of Bridgeport is
visiting at S. G. Nichols.
Last week Tuesday evening about 25
of the friends of Miss LISA Gibbs gather
ed at her home and rendered her a very
enjoyable surprise party. A good sup
per and lively music made the time pass
very pleasantly.
Stepney people almost enmasse turned
out and attended the Huntington fair
during its progress, last week.
Mrs S. j. Powell has ordered of 2. w
Bates, the Norwalk monument man, {
handsome stone to be erected at the grave
of her mother, in Southington, this fall
Mr. and Mrs Orrin Platt are still will
Danbury friends.
Edgar Northrop has been seriously
sick with dysentery, but is improving.
George Coley found a stray cow on thu
highway, this week, and he also fount
the owner, for it proved to be COW be
longing to K. S. Beardsley, that had beer
naughty and gotten out of its pasture lot
c. E. Osborne lost quite quantity o
, nice melons, but the naughty boy can
be blamed, for the frost got ahead o
, him this time.
Arthur Loveioy made flying trip t.
) his grandfathers', II. B. Peets', the latte
part of last week. Mr. Lovejoy is in tn
, oyster business with his brother.
Mr. and Mrs B. Hawley, Mrs M. B
Hawley and Mrs E. j. Hawley were il
attendance at the Baptist convention
held at Stamford, last week.
David Hubbell has been guest at Mr.
: Burr Mead's in Tashua.
The Womans' Christian Temperance
Union will hold its September me citing
Wednesday, the 9th, at the usual plac
l and hour. Look for reports of count
and state meetings at that time.
Rev Mr. Payne and S. j. Bates iron
; Long Island are visiting at /. Wells.
Robert Davis and family spent Sunda,
+ at Daniel Davis.
Mrs Fl. e. Garfield and Mrs Wallac
Davis and little daughter spent Thurs
, day at G. G.. Downs in Long Hill.
Arthur Garfield, now in Bridgeport
spent Sunday with relatives in this vi
cinity.
: Ernest Garfield has bicycle.
Miss Jessie Bates, teacher of the Dia
mond Hill school, Redding, spent Satur
: day and Sunday at l. Wells.
:, Frederick p. Sherman of Stepney De
pot visited at Mr. and Mrs John Peck's, i
9 Brookfield, this week.