The Newtown bee., 1896-12-11

Mss Stella Clark gave whist party tc a few friends the evening of December 3
 Mrs P0ns is stIll very low. A nurse from Washington is caring for her.
 John Morris has sold his "Jack" tC Charles Petit of Woodbury. Booth < Creigh are engaged every day in slAughCering the pOrkers, as they make that a speciality.
 Miss Nellie Beers of Botsford Hill hos taken the school in the Burritt district. Mrs Mary Mallory of Hillside cottage IS quite poorly and grave fears are enter. tained as to her recovery,
 Something unusual to have the second crop of corn grow upon the same stalks Ii is reported that Ira M. Booth had his corn picked and after drawing his stalks he found that the bundles contained from five to IS ears of good sound corn.
 This town, although no license town, has the reputation of having one or more places where liquor is sold and a score where the accursed stuff, cider, is dealt out. Let the thing be investigates, and if true, stopped.
 George Washington is here among the people of ROxbury trying to lead them into the paths of right and righteousness, lie IS holding a series of meetings here.
 The dance held at the Town hall on the 26tb, it being Thanksgiving, by the Village Improvement society, proved to be success. Although the evening was not all that could be desired, thev had 8 nice party and had left in the treasury about Sl5, which amount is to be used exclusively for the benefit of the hall to buy carpet and curtains for the stage.
 Constable Wilsey has exchanged his sorrel mare with Dealer Parsalls of New Milford for very fine road mare. So look out you h0rsemen or you will lose your laurels!
 Harvey Thomas is to have in the near future a colt to handle belonging to Charles Petit of Southville, sired by Hurlingdale.
 Butcher Albert Barnes of Southbury, wife and child, called on his grandparents, Mir and Mrs l.. T. Squire, on Sunday last.
 When distributing oats around the nelghbnrho0d why show partiality and leave only to few while others are just as needy.
 c. T. Squire has delivered the renai in- der of cattle belonging to Phineas Platt, this present week, driving them as far as Oxford.
 Frank Pierce has been digging we'll few rods east of his house to bring water by pipe to his house and barn.
 R. T. Blade of Northboro, Mass, has been visiting friends in town.
 Fred B. Marsh, who lives with Mrs Thomas L. Warner, has been under treatment for his eyes going to pr Smith of Danbury weekly. He is much im- proved and can now see quite we'll.
 Mrs Isaac DOdd of New Milford has re- gently been guest of her sister, Mrs Jay Tyrrell.
 W. and H. Bronson have finished cast ing for the present and are now busy at work getting the blows and parts ready to be put together. The will supply customers with Roxbury and Wakeley blows and parts as usual the coming sea- son.
 Mrs Charles Miner recently gave the children of Miss Stella Clark's school, a pleasant little party at her home. It was a jolly time for the little folks.
 Five couple from Roxbury attended the dance at Brookfeld, last Friday night, and report merry time.
 There is talk of Leap Year ball at the Town hall before the ladies go out of power for eight years.
 Frank Castle of Southbury was calling on old friends in town Saturday.
 N. P. Beardsley, the cattle man, has been recently dealing in some fancy stock, having helped Samuel Lockwood of North Wilton get some of the best in the state
 John Woodruff has had streak of