The Newtown bee., 1897-05-21

OIIuS &OOu pTICe" SuS LOok sptcld 2 care with them, and was about to bring
 them to the market when thieves entered
 the hennery last Monday night and stole
 every one of them, besides hen with a :, brood of young chickens only two weeks old. MT Rogers and his wife feel the loss keenly. There is no clue to the thieves, but 1t is the general opinion of the neighbors that it was committed by some shiftless fellows who are too lazy to work, and infest that section of country along the Branch.-EA American
 OAKvILLE AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Joseph Atwood and children have moved into the new Kennedy block since MT Atwood's death.
 Charles Warner has bought building lot of his father on Maple street, above the Beardslee houses, where he now lives, and is to builCl a new house some time.
 William Stiles sold his place to Thomas Shields, sold it again to Henry Smith for his son, William. It is pretty and valuable place, as time will prove.
 Harvey Russell has fixed and graded around his place till it is one of the prettiest in the villagr.
 The houses of Eugene Skilton and Frank Ball are being framed and raised, which will make two more nice large houses in the village.
 MT Baker, now of Waterbury, but who used to live in the Beardslee house, was in the village trying to find good place to move back here. We hope he will succeed in finding one but they are very scarce.
 Rev Mir Wilder of Watertown preached in the Congregational chapel, Sunday evening.
 Fox & Bradley of Waterbury have commenced work on William Russell's well and your correspondent guesses 1t will go now, as they are veterans at the business. They have 8 tough job!
 THE COLLECTOR MEANS BUSINESS.
 Last Saturday our local tax.collector placed one of our smart young men un- der arrest and took him to Litchfield jail for refusal to pay his tux. On arriving at the jail he concluded that it was bet ter to pay and thus avoitl further trouble for himself. It would have saved him something, however, if he had paid at first. The present tax collector doesn'G propose to barley with those whose taxes are due and who are to all appear ances able to pay. Tomorrow evening he will be at the postoffiee from 6 to 8. So if you haven't paid your taxes show up and pay them, thus avoiding trouble.
 ROAD WORK NOW AT ITS HEIGHT.
 The road workers are now busy and as a result there is 8 general improvement In the condition of the highways. That veteran road worker, K. G. Cables, is in charge of one machine. Andy Hard furnisnesI two pair of horses and drives himself. The other road gang is in charge of Frederick Lynn.
 The lecture given by Prof Turner at St Johns church, last Friday evening, was decided success. The church was crowded to the doors. Prof Turner showed about 250 views mostly of prom inent buildings and monuments in Ire- land. At the conclusion of the lecture a number of pictures of well known citi- zens were thrown on the canvass. The | local pictures were those of l.. W. Cut Ter, Senator Burton H. Mattoon, Fl. G. Scott, H. N. Cunningham, Patrick Dun- nigan, George F. Pritchard and John Dougherty.
 A bus load of music lovers went to Waterbury, last Friday evening to st- the choristers' concert at the City hall. M. A. Doolittle has at present mum. Der of boats on Lake Winnamaug. Within few days he expects to Lave regular navy to accommodate the fishermen and parties who wish to sail and row around the Lake.
 Last Thursday evening at the Grange the first and second degrees were con- ferred. Next Thursday there will be work on the third and fourth. Every member should be present.
 \. Rev Robert Crawford, pastor of the Methodist church at Stroudsburg, Pa. visited George Trewren, last week. He went from here to New York whence he will sail for Scotland for twe months visit to relatives.
 The Taft school nine played gams of ball with the Hillhouse team of New Haven, last Saturday. Taft's won by $ score of 12 to 6. The Hillhouse is on of the best school teams in the state ans