The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-06-25
FUNERAL OF WILLIE BOOTH

The funeral of little Willie Booth, eld-
est son of Walter Booth, was held at his
home, last Saturday. The house was full
of flowers that had been sent by sympa-
thizipg friends. The casket was covered
with them, and the grave lined with
roses. Rev Mr. Bushnell conducted the
service at the grave. The school children
who had been in Willie's class walked
around the open grave and scattered
roses over the casket. A large number
of relatives from out of town attended
the funeral.
George Pierce has sold to George f.
Barnes fine fat heifer that was in con-
dition to make steaks to suit the most fas-
tidious.
The tenants of the Leander Brakeman
estate cottage are making extensive i'm
provements around this place by remov-
ing rocks from the highway and in front
| of the house and barn, using dynamite.
The ice cream and strawberry festival
and dance on Thursday night was quite
a success and at that time several took
their first lesson at dancing. The ice
cream kept them cool and the strawber-
| ries and cake gave them muscle.
George Buckingham horse is Jon the
| road to recovery, the fever having left
her and now careful nursing is all that is
required to fix her all right, and that she
will have where she il owned.
Major Thomas on Wednesday made the
hills and watered and set out Is 900 to-
bacco plants, assisted by James Botsford,
James Thompson, Clarence Barnes, JEFF
| Holmes and three of his own family.
Botsford and Thompson being experts
made things lively during setting hours.
Miss Susie Pierce is home from zchool
during school vacation.
At the school meeting at Warmers
Mills district, Saturday evening, the 10Th
inst, W. A. Wilsey was elected commit
teeman and Henry Bronson clerk, treas
urer and collector for the ensuing Year.
The distributors on the estate of the
late Leander Blak 3man are E. w. Seeley,
Charles r. Hurd and David L. Gillett.
They met and looked over the property
on Friday of last week and are to make
the distribution on Wednesday of this
present week at the probate Office.
| George w. Lendeveg has his track and
approaches nearly ready for the grand
opening up of the spring meet of trotting
bred stock that abounds quite numerous
Just at present here in town.
George Crofut was taken on Saturday
with severe attack of quinsy, so severe
as to call to his assistance DR. l.. j. Pons,
our resident physician.
Rev George Bennett aud family are ex-
pected home this week.
Col A. L. Hodge attended a reunion
held at Woodmont, last Wednesday.
School closes in the North district on
Friday.
William Barnes and family of Ansonia
came to visit bis father on Sunday after
noon.
If there ia q surplus Of anything, this
year, it must be pigs, as your CORES
pendent counted II at Horace Squires,
about 10 more than he needs at his age.
The strawberry festival Of june II
vas quite success in every way. The
young people obtained music and enjoy
ed dancing after most OF the Ice cream
and strawberries had been disposed Of.
School closed ii the Warmers Mills
district last Wednesday with interesting
and appropriate exercises. School In the
Weller district also closed last Friday.
Alton WilseY is putting new ceiling
overhead In a part of the rectory.
Charles Hodge has been ii for some
time with malaria.
Some men under the directions OF Road
Master Garrison are building much