The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
In Fairfield Co unty.
BLOOMFIELD.
GRANGE NOTES.

The committee appointed by thu r the Grange to purchase piano bough & $2OO one in Danbury on Monday. Witt
 the discount, the cash raised by sub scriptions, over $10O, and other resources
 there will be only a comparatively small
 amount to raise, $50 or $35. An enter.
 tainment is on foot to be held in April
 to help meet this sum. Probably the
 new instrument will be in position in
 the Town hall for rehearsal some time
 next week. Two applications for mem
 bership were received at the last meet
 ing
 Quite number of the schools have been or are having vuca- tions, owing either to so much sickness or the bad weather and travelirg.
 The rain of last week has done more damage to the roads than all the others put together. Some are in a dangerous condition, some are nothing but stones and ruts, while all are badly washed.
 Georgc Mckee moved bis family from the tenement house Of E. (. Smith to Redding. where he has rented farm and will furnish milk to Clover cream- cry.
 Miss Matte Griffin spent sunday with relatives in Bridgeport.
 few farmers are selling some po- tatoes, sending to New Haven and other places at prices ranging from 20 to 25c net. Many are feeding, despairing of selling at any price.
 Frank PinkneY is now active in putting on the fl~xible asphalt cement roofing. He is receiving & number of orders. IL promises to be a rival to shingles, which will be welcome to those who have be- come dissatisfied with shingles. It has been in use for two years in town and so far gives good satisfaction.
 c L. Jackson will resume his usual routes with his meat wagon in two l weeks. Many sections of the town have 1 been without any regular butcher wagon 1 since last August. All will welcome Mr ] Jackson again in his old avocation.
 Junior Pratt will move to Virginia. |. leaving the old home. He will be very much missed by all parties.
 Miss Annie Church is home from Tor rington and is spending few days with her parents, MT and Mrs Albert Church.
 Miss Amy Lawrence of Danbury has been the guest of Mr and Mrs Will Par ker.
 Mrs Mariette Hamlin, who has been ill, is somewhat improved.
 Mir and Mrs Church were in New Mill ford last Saturday.
 MT and Mrs J. L. James, whose home was recently destroyed by fire, have found rooms and are now living at the Burr place, on the corner.
 George O'Dell accompanied Michael Kane on his peddling trip, last Wednes day.
 Ezra Thompson has been lE oking for 8 farm to take on shares. We hope he will find good one, for while living h, re they have proved themselves kind and neighbors.
 Bertis Botsford of Kansas has been staying with Will Hamlin, this winter.
 Levi Warner went mu kratting, last week Friday, and succeeded in bringing home five of them.
 Ezra sommers has been quite poorly and confined to the house.
 William Parker delivered ais crop of tobacco to Stuart Halpine, last Friday and Saturday.
 Turner &5 Butcher seem to be having B good run of custom at their blacksmith shop at the Iron Works.
 It is said that Mrs Theodore Manville has secured a situation in Danbury and has commenced working there.
 Frank Drapeau has been asserting to- Oacco nearly all winter in New Milford.
 Dr Todd, the veterinary surgeon of New Milford, is frequently seen in town.
 Mrs Duane Stone and Miss Anna Stone of New Milford have been the guests of Mrs Stones sisters, Mrs Homer White and Mrs Henry D. Lake.
 John Burr of Monroe passed few days with J. Howard Peck, last week.