The Newtown bee., 1896-11-20
of Odd Fellows, of which society MT Bowen is member, acted as pail bear CTS.

On Tuesday evening of last week thC annual meeting of the Mutual Protection Association was held in the selectmen'i room of the Town hall and officers elect ed for the ensuing year as follows: Dl E. C. French, president; F. B. Hand vice president; E. W. Wheeler, secreta ry; H. NJ. Hickox, treasurer; k. C. Margraff, member of the executive com mittee; Merritt Heminway, D. G. Scott and B. H. MattOOn, board of finance The report of the secretary showed that G3 members belonged to the association and the report of the treasurer shows a balance of $l53S1 in the treasury. The association is in a fourishing condition and every owner of 8 horse and every farmer and business man should be 6 member.
 D. M. Boardsley has been suffering se- verely for the past few weeks with an old rheumatic trouble.
 J. E. Warehouse is building a black smith shop near his fathers house, ,20x24 lC will be q commodious building and we'll suited to his work. The work was done by Carpenter Duby of MinortOwn.
 Charles Rogers, who for a long time was with Bryant in the shoe business, has opened a store in the old market quarters near the depot. He has already received 8 good degree of patronage, and expects to make success.
 l.. Brandayer of Waterbury runs a bakery wagon daily through Watertown and OakvilIe, handling the toothsome goods of Trott, the famous Watertown baker.
 X number of our people attended the sound money celebration in ThOmastOn, last week. They report glorious good time.
 At the Congregational church, last Sunday, the pastor, Rev Robert Pegrum, preached an interesting sermon from the text, "A true and timely testimony" Mir pegrum and Mir Bidwell represent the church at the annual conference held in Winsted, this week.
 A number of the members of Federal lodge, No. r, F. X A. M, attended the funeral of John $. Castle in Waterbury, last Friday afternoon.
 B. II. Mattoon has engaged Mrs Hat tie Sumerville to take charge of his of- flee during his absence,
 The football game which took place on the fair grounds, last Saturday afternoon, between the Hopkins school of New Haven and Taft's school of this town was distinct victory for Taft's. The score was 5S to 0 tin their favor.
 Myron Jones has been confined to the house with illness for the past two weeks
 The dancing class of '05 gave an infor- nal dance at the court room of the Town hall, Wednesday evening. It is intended to start another class this winter.
 The whist club have resumed their regular meeting for the winter. Cards are dealt out promptly every Thursday evening at o'clock and a good time is the order from then until II o'clock.
 Jerome Woodruff and wife had an ac- cident, one evening last week, which came near being serious. It seems that Mr Woodruff was driving out of the gate at the late residence of his sister when the horse shied. MT and Mrs Woodruff were both thrown violently to the ground. Mir Woodruff had his collar bone broken, while his wife received sev- eral bad bruises. They were taken into the house Of Truman Percy where their wounds were attended to. At last re- port they were both as comfortable as could be expected.
 The dance given at the Town hall, last Monday evening, was an enjoyable af- fair in the fullest extent and those pres. ent had as good time as is usually to be had at the dances given in the Town hall.