The Newtown bee., 1896-06-26

12x24 addition to his house. This room is nicely finished with all the econveniencee to make pleasant kitchen, and will be used as such.
 A number of guests assembled at the home of Mrs Mary Prindle, widow of the late Isaac Priudle, on Thursday night of last week, to witness her mar riage to Dwight Hallock of Bridgeport Both bride and groom are well advanced in life and Miss Grace Prindle was called upon to act as their maid of honor while Rev Mir Humphrey performed the mar riage ceremony. Afterward refresh. ments were served. The house wa decorated with several large bouquets of roses, which mysteriously disappeared one by one during the evening, but it is said that they were found later in the evening. MT and Mrs Hallock will live in Roxbury, MT Hallock being a veteri- nary surgeon by profession.
 Miss Stella E. Clark closed her school, in the Burrirt district, after successful year, on Friday afternoon of last week. The children entertained the visitors present with several we'll rendered reef tations.
 Charles B. Squires, who was brought before Justice C. E. Prindle, June 10, on the charge of abusing bis grandfather, Col Philo N. Hodge, was fined $l and costs, and judgement on Imprisonment was suspended for his future good be- havior.
 c. E. Prindle has in his possession a valuable relic. It is one of the original ordinances of secession passed in Louis ana in 1861. Mr Prindle got it in New Orleans in 1862, when he was one of the boys in blue at the front.
 Myrou 5. ODelI was in with another car of cattle on last week Thursday and has found good sales for them.
 Bronson Brothers have been bu8ily at work on the front fence to the new addi- tion to the cemetery, putting up sub- stantial and good looking fence.
 Work is humming at the garnet works again, some 60 men being employed to get out the stones, and Superintendent Gilbert Williams is a busy man these days.
 Blacksmith Earl GarIick is putting a coat of paint on fine strong and new 1 farm wagon he has been at work on for some time past. He wants some farmer to have it soon, if they want a good article at a reasonable price.
 c. E. PrindIe has recently erected 8 new flag staff in the yard north of his house, from which floats a handsome flag of the stars and stripes. II might justly be in honor of the fine looking field of potatoes Mr Prindle is cultiva. ting, for they are of the best in this sec. tion, but he is a larger man than to fly a flag except for patriotism pure and simple.
 George Washington has closed his labors in Roxbury for the present and gave a stirring address to a large audi. ence at the Town hall on the eve of his departure.
 Edward Bishop has been at work pulling down the little house occupied by his son,in-law, Mir Hincklev, and ls taking it up to his own house, where il may be re-erected as an addition.
 Miss Edna Wanzer has been visiting friends in Birmingham and Shelton, thi. week.
 Mrs Frank Barnes called on friends il Washington, last week.
 William Fletcher, manager of the Rox bury Garnet Co.,, was in Danbury, last week, on business.
 Mir and Mrs M. c. Goodsell and chiIt spent Sunday in New Milford.
 Miss Daisy Hill of Bridgewater was il town, Monday.
 John Pace, manager of Mower Broth ers' stone quarry, was in New York, Mon day and Tuesday.
 T. E. Mower was in Litchfeld, las Saturday.
 Mrs Eugene Ward, wife of Selectmar Ward, has been sorely afflicted, the pas